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Minneapolis: April 19 - April 21, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from April 19 to April 21, 2015.

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Read More Shook Twins Shook Twins are an Indie folk-pop band from Portland, Oregon, featuring identical twins Katelyn and Laurie Shook, with Kyle Volkman and Niko Daoussis. …

PILE
at Hexagon Bar
Sunday 04/19/15, 7pm (??)
hexagonbar.com

I was going to spotlight The Mountain Goats, but Merge Records doesn't need the spotlight. Instead, we've previously written about Shook Twins at Bryant Lake Bowl on 04/19.

Also, Boston's Pile is back in Minneapolis, this time over at the Hexagon Bar (a misnomer, it's actually a rectangle-shaped bar). Pile is touring in support of their new album You're Better Than This, out now via Exploding In Sound Records.

Pile's North American tour dates:

04/09 - Seattle WA - Black Lodge
04/10 - Missoula MT - Hawkey Haus
04/11 - Salt Lake City UT - Diabolical Records
04/12 - Denver CO - Rhinoceropolis
04/14 - Omaha NE - Sweatshop Gallery
04/15 - Lawrence KS - Jackpot Music Hall
04/16 - Carbondale IL - The Swamp
04/17 - St Louis MO - Foam
04/18 - Iowa City IA - Trumpet Blossom Cafe
04/19 - Minneapolis MN - Hexagon Bar
04/20 - Milwaukee WI - Cocoon Room
04/21 - Chicago IL - Beat Kitchen
04/22 - Detroit MI - Trumbull Plex
04/23 - Oberlin OH - The 'Sco
04/24 - Columbus OH - 169 S 18th St
04/25 - Gambier OH - The Horn Gallery
04/26 - Pittsburgh PA - Mr. Roboto Project
04/27 - Philly PA - Johnny Brenda's
04/28 - NYC - Baby's All Right
04/29 - Boston MA - Jp Church
05/12 - Portsmouth NH - Red Door
05/13 - Portland ME - Poland St.
05/14 - Burlington VT
05/15 - Montreal QC - Pouzza Fest
05/16 - Toronto ON - Soy Bomb
05/17 - Buffalo NY - Mohawk
05/18 - Troy NY
05/19 - New Haven Ct - Heirloom Arts Project
05/20 - Providence RI
05/21 - Lowell MA - The Safe
05/22 - Easthampton MA - Platinum Pony

Read More New Politics Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised standing stool, you can tell that this wasn't their first rodeo. Also, choosing to cover fan-favorite …

SOMEKINDAWONDERFUL
at 7th Street Entry
Monday 04/20/15, 7pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Last year Cleveland's SomeKindaWonderful went on tour as support act to New Politics. SKW is back now as headliner at the 7th Street Entry on Monday, April 20th... Because what else are you going to do on 04/20?

SomeKindaWonderful's eponymous self-titled debut album came out on June 23rd via Downtown Records/White Clover Records.

Opening up the 7th Street Entry show will be Tired Tongues, an electroclash band from Minneapolis.

SomeKindaWonderful 2015 Tour:

04/11/15 Reno, NV Underground
04/13/15 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
04/14/15 Santa Barbara, CA Soho Restaurant
04/15/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
04/20/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
04/22/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
04/23/15 Detroit, MI Shelter
04/24/15 Columbus, OH The Basement
04/25/15 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
05/03/15 West Palm Beach, FL "SunFest"

Read More Hey Rosetta! What's new with Hey Rosetta! is that they have a new album called Second Sight, which is set for January 27th, 2015... which I'm going to assume they will preview some tracks for us this November 19th. …

HEY ROSETTA!
at Turf Club
Tuesday 04/21/15, 7:30pm ($8)
turfclub.net

It's that time of the month again! That's right, the Communion Club Night is taking place on Tuesday, April 21st. This month will feature Canadian band Hey Rosetta!, they previously opened up for Stars last November 2014.

Hey Rosetta! is on tour in support of Second Sight, their fourth studio, via Sonic Records.

When I first saw this band in 2012, I noted that they had some serious fans (some of them drove as far as from Canada) to see the band at a smaller venue.

Also on the bill are Kevin Garrett and Going to the Sun.

Hey Rosetta!'s tour dates:

04/11 Allston, MA Great Scott†‡
04/13 Cleveland, OH Cambridge Room†‡
04/14 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi†‡
04/15 Louisville, KY Zanzabar†‡
04/16 Nashville, TN High Watt†‡
04/18 St. Louis, MO Demo†‡
04/19 Kansas City, MO Tank Room†‡
04/21 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club†‡
04/23 Chicago, IL Schubas†‡
04/24 Rock Island, IL Rozz-Tox†‡

†Communion Club Night Residency
‡with special guest Kevin Garrett

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Minneapolis: March 16 - March 18, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on March 16 to March 18, 2015.

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Read More Mikky Ekko It would seem that the New York-based band is now back on the road in support of their self-titled debut album. Co-headlining the tour will be Mikky Ekko, a band that I mentioned in my Mika, Mykki, Mikky, Mikael, Mike, Mikill article. …

BROODS w/ Mikky Ekko
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday 03/16/15, 7pm ($16)
finelinemusic.com

New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut album Evergreen.

The first leg of their tour will feature Mikky Ekko (RCA Records) as support, while the second half of their tour will feature Swedish R’n’B artist Erik Hassle (Record Company TEN/RCA).

Tour dates:

03/06 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory^
03/07 San Francisco, CA - Regency^
03/09 Seattle, WA - Neumos^
03/10 Vancouver, BC - Imperial^
03/11 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom^
03/13 Salt Lake City, UT - Complex^
03/14 Denver, CO - Bluebird^
03/15 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre^
03/16 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line^
03/17 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave^
03/18 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge^
03/20 The Hoxton Toronto, ON*
03/21 Corona Theatre Montreal, QC*
03/22 The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA*
03/25 Irving Plaza New York, NY*
03/26 Trocadero Theater Philadelphia, PA*
03/27 9:30 Club Washington, DC*
03/28 Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC*
03/29 Masquerade (Hell Stage) Atlanta, GA*
03/31 Fitzgerald’s Houston, TX*
04/01 Trees Dallas, TX*
04/02 Emo’s Austin, TX*

^ with Mikky Ekko
* with Erik Hassle

Read More Mat Kearney Mat Kearney’s latest effort is called ‘Young Love’ and that was what the several hundreds of University of Minnesota students showed Kearney on his 70 min. outdoor appearance near Coffman Union Saturday … Judah & the Lion Just good ol' boys from the south, Judah & The Lion are extremely talkative (at least singer Judah Akers) and happy to be playing their sold out show at the 7th Street Entry. From my understanding …

MAT KEARNEY
at the State Theatre
Tuesday 03/17/15, 6:30pm ($32.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

We caught Mat Kearney in 2013 at the University of Minnesota, in support of Young Love. Kearney is back, this time for his latest Republic Records album Just Kids, which came out last month, February 24th, 2015.

What is exciting about this "Just Kids Tour" is that he is bringing along Virginia's Parachute and Tennessee's Judah & the Lion (who you may recall impressed us when they came to Minneapolis November 2014).

Tour dates:

03/06/15 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
03/07/15 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
03/08/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
03/10/15 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
03/11/15 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
03/13/15 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
03/14/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
03/15/15 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
03/17/15 Minneapolis, MN The State Theatre
03/18/15 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
03/20/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
03/21/15 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
03/22/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
03/24/15 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
03/25/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
03/27/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
03/28/15 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
03/30/15 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
03/31/15 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
04/02/15 Birmingham, AL Iron City
04/03/15 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
04/04/15 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

Read More Filligar Filligar has a new album out 13th October 2007 called The City Tree. They are from Chicago, Illinois, and have been around since 2002, but had a different name for the band: Flipside. …

COMMUNION CLUB NIGHT
at Turf Club
Tuesday 03/17/15, 7pm ($8)
turfclub.net

It's that time of the month again: The Communion Club Night. This month features Chicago's Filligar, a band that I wrote about in 2007, telling you that they used to be called Flipside. I just checked, but the band's lineup is the same since I wrote about the brothers: Johnny, Teddy and Pete Mathias and childhood friend Casey Gibson.

Also on the bill are Louisville's The Pass and Denver's Brolly.

Filligar's tour dates:

03/11/15 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
03/12/15 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
03/13/15 Peoria, IL Sound Bar
03/14/15 Columbia, MO Rose Music Hall
03/15/15 Kansas City, MO The Tank Room
03/17/15 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
03/18/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/19/15 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
03/20/15 Rock Island, IL Rozz Tox
03/20/15 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing
03/21/15 Rock Island, IL Rozz Tox

We write about Communion every month, but if you are still not familiar with these shows - they are an international concert promoter that emerged from the Communion Club Night tours that span both the US & UK. The U.S. nights are modeled on original Communion Club Nights formed in Notting Hill, London founded in 2006 by Ben Lovett, Kevin Jones and Ian Grimble. Since its conception Communion has promoted over 800 shows and sold upwards of 400,000 tickets. Visit communionmusic.com to learn more about all things Communion.

Read More Hollywood Undead Los Angeles based hip-hop/metal veterans Hollywood Undead will release their fourth studio album, Day of the Dead, on Interscope Records on March 31st. The album (the band's first since 2013's Notes from the Underground) .…

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Wednesday 03/18/15, 6pm ($22.50/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Los Angeles rap rock band Hollywood Undead is currently on tour in support of their fourth studio album Day of the Dead (which is coming out at the end of the month March 31, 2015, via Interscope Records).

The thing with this band is that all of the band members (Charlie Scene, Da Kurlzz, Danny, Funny Man, J-Dog, and Johnny 3 Tears) wear their own unique masks, based on the common hockey goaltender design..... which is actually perfect for Minnesota, as we do love our hockey.

With over two million records in the United States, it's easy to see why the upcoming Fine Line show is currently sold out.

Special guests From Ashes to New will open the show.

Tour dates:

03/09/15 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
03/10/15 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
03/11/15 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre
03/13/15 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance Theatre
03/14/15 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
03/15/15 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
03/17/15 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
03/18/15 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
03/20/15 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
03/21/15 Murray, UT The Murray Theater
03/30/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
04/18/15 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell
04/25/15 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Park
05/09/15 Las Vegas, NV City Of Rock
05/17/15 Columbus, OH Crew Stadium
06/10/15 Dresden, Germany Alter Schlachthof
06/14/15 Nickelsdorf, Austria Pannonia Fields
06/19/15 Paris, France Le Bataclan
06/20/15 Dessel, Belgium Boeretang
06/21/15 Clisson, France Hellfest Grounds

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Minneapolis: February 16 - February 18, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from February 16 to February 18, 2015.

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Read More Ariel Pink Ariel Pink has been producing original music since 2000, and a few years ago, he's really started coming on my radar. Before I knew it, he went under a new band called Haunted Graffiti. ... Jack Name Opening up for the show will be Los Angeles' Jack Name* (aka John Webster Johns), who previously worked with Ariel Pink and as guitarist in White Fence. ...

ARIEL PINK w/ Jack Name
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday 02/16/15, 7:30pm ($15)
finelinemusic.com

Los Angeles' Ariel Pink is back with pom pom, his first studio release without his band moniker Haunted Graffiti. His new tour will also feature Jack Name as opener, who was previously in town with Thee Oh Sees in November 2014. Jack Name's latest album Weird Moons came out last week, January 20th, via Castleface.

Tour dates:

02/07/15 - San Francisco, Bimbo's 365 *
02/09/15 - Portland, Haw/15 orne *
02/10/15 - Seattle, Neumo's*
02/11/15 - Vancouver, Rickshaw /15 eatre *
02/13/15 - Salt Lake City, Urban Lounge*
02/14/15 - Denver, Bluebird *
02/16/15 - Minneapolis, Fine Line *
02/17/15 - Chicago, /15 alia Hall*
02/18/15 - Pontiac, Crofoot Ballroom*
02/19/15 - Toronto, Phoenix *
02/20/15 - Montreal, National *
02/21/15 - Boston, Paradise Rock Club*
02/23/15 - Washington, 9:30 Club *
02/24/15 - Philadelphia, Union Transfer*
02/25/15 - New York, Terminal 5 *
02/28/15 - Future Every/15 ing Festival
03/01/15 - Lille, Le Grand Mix
03/02/15 - Paris, Cabaret Sauvage
03/03/15 - London, Electric Ballroom
03/04/15 - Brighton, Old Market
03/05/15 - Lyon, Epicerie Moderne
03/06/15 - Milan, Elita
03/07/15 - Bologna, Locomotiv
03/08/15 - Zurich, Mascotte
03/09/15 - Frankfurt, Mousonturm
03/10/15 - Copenhagen, Bremen /15 eatre
03/11/15 - Berlin, Postbahnhof
03/13/15 - Amsterdam, Melkweg
03/14/15 - Ghent, Vooruit
03/15/15 - Brussels, Beurrschwoubourg
03/28/15 - 03/29/15 - Santa Ana, Ca - Burgerama

* with Jack Name

Read More Communion Since the first Minneapolis Communion Clubnight started October 2013, it's only been scheduled at the Varsity Theater. Now with November coming up, they've decided to change venue to the Turf Club in St Paul ...

COMMUNION CLUB NIGHT
at Turf Club
Tuesday 02/17/15, 7pm ($8)
turfclub.net

Like clockwork, the monthly Communion Club Night is back this Tuesday, February 17th. Also worth noting is that new to 2015, Communion also added Chicago to their monthly music series.

This month will feature headliner Philadelphia electronic pop duo Marian Hill (Jeremy Lloyd and Samantha Gongol). The band probably took their name from a silent movie actress of the same name. The band's music reached #1 on the Hype Machine popular charts and fans have been putting their music on all across their Spotify playlists (including "Got It" hitting the #1 Spotify's top tracks).

Also on the bill, Kristin Diable from Baton Rouge. The 'leggy crooner' is said to have the soul of Lucinda Williams, but a voice of Bonnie Raitt.

Finally, for the local show, Black Market Brass, who described themselves as playing both new original songs, as well as covering classic 70's Afrobeat and Afro-Funk music of West Africa.

Wait, that's not all. In addition to the music, these Communion shows usually have local businesses at the show. The shows I have attended in the past, they feature anything from used records to vintage clothing to food. You never know what you're going to get until you attend a show.

Also, maybe it is kind of too early to announce it, but Canadian band Hey Rosetta! will be headlining April's Communion Club Nights. We previously saw them with Stars in November 2014, and we're excited to hear that they'll be back in April 2015.

Read More Portland Cello Project Portland Cello Project (PCP) returned to Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center last night, June 29th. This is one of those rare bands that is sponsored by MPR's Classical station, as noted by the Cedar's introduction. ....

PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday 02/18/15, 7:30pm ($15)
thecedar.org

We've seen Portland Cello Project (PCP) a few times, it's always nice to see them come back to the Cedar. If you've never heard of them, they are basically cellists who cover popular modern songs, sometime to amusing effects.

This time around, PCP will be showcasing covers of their hometown hero, Elliott Smith, with a new cover album called to e.s. (which came out December 2, 2014). Expect to hear those new tracks, as well as fan favorites like "Mission: Impossible" theme or Adele's "Rolling in the Deep", on their upcoming tour.

PCP will be in town on Wednesday, February 18th.

Tour dates:

02/10/15 Republic, WA - Republic Brewery
02/12/15 Walla Walla, WA - Main Street Studios
02/14/15 Spokane, WA - The Bartlett
02/15/15 Missoula, MT - The Top Hat
02/18/15 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
02/19/15 Madison, WI - The High Noon Saloon
02/20/15 Chicago, IL - SPACE
02/21/15 Davenport, IA - The Redstone Room
02/22/15 St Louis, MO - The Duck Room
02/26/15 Lincoln, NE - Vega
02/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room

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Minneapolis: November 18, 2014

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on Tuesday, November 18, 2014.

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Read More Jamestown Revival Jamestown Revival- comprised of Texas based duo Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, are the next generation of Americana/Indie. They wrote their album UTAH in the mountains …

JAMESTOWN REVIVAL
at Cedar Cultural Center
Tuesday 11/18/14, 7pm
$15: thecedar.org

Texas duo Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) are coming to Minneapolis on November 18, in support of their new album Utah. The record came out September 23rd via Republic Records.

Opening up the show will be South Carolina's Nikki Lane and Idaho's Hollow Wood.

Tour dates:

Nov 04 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft *
Nov 05 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge*
Nov 07 – Washington, DC @ Gypsy Sally’s*
Nov 08 – Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar ^ *
Nov 09 – Teaneck, NJ @ Mexicali Live ^ *
Nov 10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^ *
Nov 12 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East ^ *
Nov 14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Café ^ ~
Nov 15 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement ^ ~
Nov 16 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door ^ ~
Nov 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural ^ ~
Nov 20 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^ ~
Nov 21 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen ^ ~
Nov 22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ~
Nov 25 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ^
Nov 26 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge ^ *
Nov 28 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American ^ *
Nov 29 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour^ *
Nov 30 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour^ *
Dec 02 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^ *
Dec 03 – Santa Fe, NM @ Skylight ^ *
Dec 05 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs ^ *
Dec 06 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^ *

% w/Black Cadillacs
* w/Pete Molinari
^ w/Nikki Lane
~ w/Hollow Wood

Read More Communion The monthly Communion Clubnight is a great way to check out new and upcoming bands. We previously saw Johnnyswim, The Lone Bellow, Tennis, just to name a few, under the Communion banner. These shows usually also have …

COMMUNION CLUBNIGHT
at Turf Club
Tuesday 11/18/14, 7pm
$9.50: turfclub.net

Since the first Minneapolis Communion Clubnight started October 2013, it's only been scheduled at the Varsity Theater. Now with November coming up, they've decided to change venue to the Turf Club in St Paul.

I'm not sure why the venue change, possibly because since Turf Club is own by First Avenue, they may reach a broader audience - and also nearer to those who live in St Paul, Minnesota.

If you've never been to a Communion show, check out this November show featuring Mikhael Paskalev (Norwegian-Bulgarian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Ålesund), Count This Penny (duo Amanda and Allen Rigell from Madison, Wisconsin) and Peter Michael Miller (from We Are the Willows).

I have only seen We Are the Willows before, and I have described their singer, Peter Michael Miller as having a "weird feminine voice".

Mikhael Paskalev's tour dates:

11/03/14 San Francisco, CA Fillmore
11/04/14 Hollywood, CA Hotel Cafe
11/05/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/07/14 Austin, TX Belmont
11/09/14 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas
11/11/14 Nashville, TN Exit / In
11/12/14 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theater
11/14/14 Cambridge, MA Sinclair
11/15/14 Portland, ME SPACE Gallery
11/16/14 Brooklyn, NY Baby's All Right
11/18/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
11/19/14 Madison, WI Frequency
11/20/14 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing
11/21/14 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

Read More Usher This was reported last year, but I just found out about it this week. I thought this really funny, that Usher gets his inspirations from The Simpsons. …

USHER
at Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday 11/18/14, 6:30pm
$37.50+: xcelenergycenter.com

One of the biggest name in R&B and pop music, Usher is currently on tour... Expect to hear some demos for his forthcoming eight studio album UR.

The so-called "#URXTOUR" tour:

11/04/14 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
11/05/14 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
11/07/14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
11/10/14 Washington, DC Verizon Center
11/11/14 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
11/13/14 Boston, MA TD Garden
11/14/14 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
11/15/14 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Boardwalk
11/17/14 Chicago, IL United Center
11/18/14 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
11/21/14 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
11/22/14 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
11/24/14 San Jose, CA SAP Center At San Jose
11/26/14 Seattle, WA KeyArena
11/27/14 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
11/30/14 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
12/02/14 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
12/04/14 Dallas, TX American Airlines
12/05/14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
12/06/14 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King
12/08/14 Memphis, TN FedExForum
12/09/14 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
12/12/14 Orlando, FL Amway Center
12/13/14 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
12/14/14 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena

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Communion Clubnight at the Varsity, Minneapolis (14 Oct 2014)

Whigs Setlist Hot Bed Like A Vibration Production City Friday Night The Particular The Difference Between One And Two Modern Creation Staying Alive Hit Me Black Lotus Waiting Right Hand On My Heart Already Young Read More Communion Since Communion came to Minneapolis in 2013, we've been covering their monthly shows at the Varsity Theater. I'll have to confess that we're pretty lucky to have Communion .... The Whigs I've often confused this garage Georgia band the Whigs with The Afghan Whigs. Anyway, the Whigs played a few tracks from their 2012 album, Enjoy The Company ("Staying Alive ", "Rock and Roll Forever", "Summer Heat".... Field Report To keep with the schedule, music started right on time at 2pm with Milwaukee's Field Report, playing tracks from their just-released album Marigolden (Partisan Records).....

The monthly Communion Clubnight is a great way to check out new and upcoming bands. We previously saw Johnnyswim, The Lone Bellow, Tennis, just to name a few, under the Communion banner. These shows usually also have local shops selling goods at the venue, for last night there were some arts/crafts shop and used $1 books, along with the usual full bar and pasta serving from the Loring Pasta Bar.

American Scarecrows

The first of four bands, American Scarecrows drew in a lot of local supports from their fans, friends and family. Their brief set included tracks from their latest Yesteryear and their debut album Keep Your Devils Around.

The full setlist: "Outskirts (Buried in the Sound)", "Depending On The Weather", "Cannon Canyon", "Gods of the West", "The Peak", "Cheshire", and "Stay The Same".

Water Liars

Mississippi's Water Liars took the stage next, announcing that they were pleased to be playing at "America's Best Bathroom".

Water Liars played tracks from their 2014 self titled album and their 2013 album Wyoming, including the title track, "Fake Heat" and "I Want Blood". Also, I don't know if it is just me, but I thought their bass sounded really overblown and distorted.

Field Report

Although from Milwaukee, Field Report had a lot of local support... including singer Chris Porterfield's parents who drove all the way from Rochester to see the band. Joining Chris on stage was Tom on bass and Shane on percussion.

The showcased some tracks from their recently released album Marigolden (Partisan Records), including "Home (Leave The Lights On)" and title track (which closed out their set).

The Whigs closed out the Communion show. Singer/guitarist Parker Gispert is in his rock mode, complete with sunglasses, and he effortlessly rocked out some tunes from the Whig's popular album Mission Control and Enjoy the Company... but also most of their set included tracks from their 2014 album Modern Creation (including the title track).

As you can see from their setlist, there was a block of four songs from the new album ("Friday Night", "The Particular", "The Difference Between One And Two", and "Modern Creation"), but thankfully the last block of the set were older familiar tracks and set finale "Already Young".

The Communion Clubnight series continues at the Turf Club in St Paul on November 18 and will feature Mikhael Paskalev, Count This Penny, Peter Miller of We Are The Willows.

The Whigs at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (14 Oct 2014)

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Rocktober: October 14, 2014

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 14, 2014.

Read More Communion Since Communion came to Minneapolis in 2013, we've been covering their monthly shows at the Varsity Theater. I'll have to confess that we're pretty lucky to have Communion .... The Whigs I've often confused this garage Georgia band the Whigs with The Afghan Whigs. Anyway, the Whigs played a few tracks from their 2012 album, Enjoy The Company ("Staying Alive ", "Rock and Roll Forever", "Summer Heat"....

COMMUNION CLUB NIGHTS
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday 10/14/14, 7pm
$9.50 / $15 (Door): varsitytheater.org

The October Communion Club Night is next Tuesday, October 14th. This is a great value for the dollar, and if you're a student or MPR member, you can grab tickets for only $5. You must have a valid ID card.

Also, I'm not sure what's going on with the club, but next month, in November, it's moved to the Turf Club, in St Paul. Next month's Communion show will feature: Mikhael Paskalev, Count This Penny, Peter Miller of We Are The Willows.

Anyway, the October 14th show at the Varsity will feature:

The Whigs: Paste Magazine called this Athens-based band, "the last true rock and roll bands." The Whigs are currently touring in support of their new album Modern Creation.

Field Report: With Communion expanding to Wisconsin, it's only natural that they've also signed on new artists like Milwaukee-based Field Report. Their sophomore record, Marigolden, is out now.

Water Liars: This Mississippi-based trio is currently signed to Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum Records with a current self-titled album.

American Scarecrows: With these Communion shows, there is the staple Minneapolis-based band, and for this show, it's American Scarecrow. They are an Americana/folk band.

Read More Glenn Tilbrook Glenn Tilbrook will be returning to the States this fall for dates in support of his new acoustic solo album, Happy Ending. The tour kicks off on September 23 in Boston and will continue through the end of October, including two ...

GLENN TILBROOK with Jefferson Grizzard
at Turf Club
Tuesday 10/14/14, 7pm
$20: turfclub.net

As half of the songwriting team for Squeeze, Glenn Tilbrook is back in the US to play tracks from his acoustic solo album Happy Ending. The record is described as "bits of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits". The tour started late September and continues to New York at the end of October.... and stopping by St Paul's Turf Club next Tuesday, October 14th.

Opening up for Tilbrook will be Jefferson Grizzard, singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. His latest album Learning How to Lie is out now on Back Porch Syndicate Records.

Tour dates:

10/10/14 San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar
10/12/14 Denver, CO Soiled Dove Underground
10/13/14 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
10/14/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/15/14 Chicago, IL City Winery Chicago
10/16/14 Evanston, IL SPACE
10/17/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10/19/14 Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Cafe
10/20/14 Asbury Park, NJ Wonder Bar
10/23/14 Riverhead, NY Suffolk Theater
10/24/14 Highland Lakes, NJ Highland Lakes
10/25/14 New York, NY Iridium Jazz Club
11/02/14 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
11/07/14 London Union Chapel
11/13/14 Newcastle Mill Volvo Tyne

Read More David Gray This year looks like an all-star lineup: Including David Gray, The Jayhawks, Lissie, Scars, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Fitz and The Tantrums, G. Love & Special Sauce…

DAVID GRAY with David Kitt
at Northrop Auditorium
Tuesday 10/14/14, 7:30pm
$65 / $49.50: northrop.umn.edu

While Communion is affordable, this show is not... even though it is being held at a university auditorium.

English singer/songwriter David Gray is currently on an intimate "Evening With"-type tour in support of his latest Mutineers (Good Soldier Songs).

Listed as opener for this Minneapolis show is another "David": David Kitt, an Irish musician with already six studio albums under his belt.

Tour dates:

10/10/14 Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center
10/11/14 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
10/12/14 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
10/14/14 Minneapolis, MN Northrop Auditorium
10/15/14 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/17/14 St. Louis, MO Blanche M. Touhill PAC
10/23/14 London Union Chapel
12/01/14 Liverpool Liverpool Philharmonic
12/02/14 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
12/03/14 Llandudno Venue Cymru
12/05/14 Cork, Ireland Cork Opera House
12/06/14 Killarney, Ireland INEC
12/07/14 Dublin, Ireland Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

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Communion announces Communion Clubnights

Read More Communion That’s one of the ways 89.3 The Current and evening host Jade, described the flavor of the music for the evening that was the February edition of the monthly Communion music series at the Varsity Theater. …

Since Communion came to Minneapolis in 2013, we've been covering their monthly shows at the Varsity Theater. I'll have to confess that we're pretty lucky to have Communion series in Minneapolis, as one of a few handful of cities.

After a summer break of three months (June to August), Communion, now rebranded themselves as Communion Clubnights, will be returning next week, September 16th. It is the same format: music, some pop-up shops, and MC by local radio DJ Jade.

Communion Minneapolis (September 16):

Jessica Lea Mayfield
Crash
The Ericksons

Headliner Jessica Lea Mayfield was last seen in Minneapolis earlier in May, and before that, at SXSW 2014.

Communion Minneapolis (October 14):

The Whigs
Field Report
Water Liars
American Scarecrows

I want to say that The Whigs was just in Minneapolis a few weeks ago... but I last saw this band at Turf Club in 2013.

Again, we're only one of nine cities that host Communion Clubnights, usually these things only exist in major cities like New York or Los Angeles... to have it in Minneapolis is pretty awesome.

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W♥M208: SXSW Aftermath

W♥M208: SXSW Aftermath (27 mins) Read More SXSW South by Southwest (SXSW) Music is next week: March 11-16th. Since March 1st, I've received about 200 emails with the subject header of "SXSW" …

Brody's thoughts on this year's SXSW on W♥M Radio!

Topics:

Steve Lamacq

Temples

The Crookes

Missed bands: The Soil & the Sun

The Strypes (Ireland)

Vance Joy (Australia)

Spelling of GRMLN

Definitely the best SXSW ever

Song of the show is Mø's cover of Spice Girls' "Say You'll Be There".

Mø is touring:

03/19/14 Magnet, Berlin
03/21/14 Bikini Barcelona, Spain
03/22/14 Independance CLUB Madrid, Spain
03/24/14 La Maroquinerie Paris, France
03/25/14 Botanique Brussels, Belgium
03/26/14 People's Place Amsterdam, Netherlands
03/28/14 Plastic Tree, Milano
03/29/14 Tavastia Helsinki, Finland
03/30/14 Club Kosmonavt, Saint-Petersburg
03/31/14 Moscow Hall Moscow, Russia
04/03/14 Godset Kolding, Denmark
04/04/14 Train Aarhus, Denmark
04/05/14 Skråen Aalborg, Denmark
04/11/14 VEGA København
04/12/14 Forbrændingen Albertslund Municipality
04/17/14 Fermaten Herning, Denmark
04/18/14 Gimle Roskilde, Denmark
04/19/14 Parkteatret Oslo, Norway
04/23/14 Uebel & Gefährlich Hamburg, Germany
04/24/14 Köln, CBE
04/25/14 St. Gallen, Grabenhalle
04/26/14 kaserne ^.^ Basel, Switzerland
04/27/14 Geneve, L'Usine
04/29/14 Hansa 39 Munich, Germany
04/30/14 Wien, Fluc Wanne
05/01/14 A38 Budapest, Hungary
05/03/14 The Academy Dublin, Ireland
11/01/14 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire London, UK

BONUS: Mary from theregoesthefear.com and Communion shows at the Varsity Theater - taking place this Tuesday (03/18/14).

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Brave Baby / Johnnyswim - Communion MN, Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (18 Feb 2014) concert review

Communion Minnesota #5: February 2014 Concert Poster Brave Baby Setlist Star Forty Bells Days of Our Youth Ancients Cooper River Night Daisy Nothing in Return Magic and Fire Johnnyswim Setlist Falling For Me Don’t Let it Get You Down Diamonds Adelina Take the World Trouble Live While We’re Young Home Heart Beats Actual Wolf Setlist Minneapolis Kerosene & Spark Northern Girl Let it Go The One I Love (short story) Victims & Things Family Communion Schedule 03/04 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY 03/05 Gypsy Sally's Washington, DC 03/06 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA 03/11 The Bluebird Bloomington, IN 03/12 Zanzabar Louisville, KY 03/13 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN 03/18 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN 03/19 Frequency Madison, WI 03/20 Ribco Rock Island, IL Read More Communion Communion, the live music promotions team and tastemaker indie label, continues their monthly music series and residency at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis with its February lineup this Tuesday. … Brave Baby Charleston, SC new indie-rock band Brave Baby tops the bill, in support of their debut, Forty Bells (Hearts & Plugs) with a sound some have described as a happier, Youngblood Hawke-esque Arcade Fire. …

Call it a shot of “southern comfort”.

That’s one of the ways 89.3 The Current and evening host Jade, described the flavor of the music for the evening that was the February edition of the monthly Communion music series at the Varsity Theater.

Communion Varsity Theater Marquee

The live music promotions team and tastemaker indie label continues as a new platform for developing, emerging and established bands to tour, as well as showcases noteworthy local artists.

Local artist Sombear (aka Brad Hale, drummer for Now, Now) got the evening started with selections from, and including the title track to his debut, Love You in the Dark (Trans- Records). Hale, whose alias is a play on the word “somber” is, like his band, signed to Death Cab for Cutie member Chris Walla’s label. The songs, including ‘Incredibly Still’ are highly personal, and echo a '90s pop influence.

After a pair of EPs, Actual Wolf (aka Eric Pollard) recently released his self-titled full-length (on Duluth MN's Chaperone Records). Touching on inspirations from Neil Young to Elton John and able to weave an engaging story, the Wolf got the crowd immediately on their side, with opener, ‘Minneapolis’ and continued with a concise set, mostly culled from fans’ Twitter requests.

Johnnyswim: Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez

Nashville (by-way-of-L.A.) folk/soul/blues/pop duo, who also happens to be married, Johnnyswim followed with the longest set of the evening. Clocking in at 45 min., they played selections from their EP, Heart Beats (Big Picnic Records) and previewed tracks from their upcoming full-length, Diamonds, due out April 29.

The couple, backed by three other musicians, has had massive buzz ahead of the album, especially on VH-1 where they were designated a ‘You Oughta Know’ artist and on Palladia, whose “Live from Daryl’s House” program, just featured the two.

Johnnyswim Setlist Photo

Starting with the quiet, ‘Falling for Me’, the couple’s admiration for each other was obvious; often singing to each other as they looked in each other’s eyes. Singer-songwriters Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez met after a church service in Nashville and began making music together (in more ways than one).

The Tennessean described their sound as a Lauryn Hill-meets-John Mayer, and while there is a laid-back earthiness present, the songs are more traditional and folk/blues based, rather than rock or rap.

Amanda Sudano

Sudano, whose mother was the disco singer Donna Summer, has a natural gorgeousness about her, and an ache of longing in her voice, as evidenced in ‘Diamonds’, the upcoming album’s title track, which is a bit of a revenge track for the band’s early non-believers.

Ramirez is the personable bandleader, driving each song with a strumming guitar passion. ‘Take the World’ was another sweet ballad sung to each other as much as the audience, so much so that it felt a little intrusive to their privacy as they emoted each verse.

Johnnyswim

The set took fire near the end, with their self-described “only country song”, ‘Home’, which morphed into an off-mic refrain from Johnny and June Cash’s ‘Jackson’. Current radio hit, ‘Heart Beats’ ended the set with a clap and sing-a-long, amidst booming percussion, both pleading in repetition, to “dance until the world ends”.

Expect the mounting buzz to continue for Johnnyswim and even more exposure as the album breaks in late April.

Brave Baby

Keeping with the southern theme, Charleston, SC new indie-rock band Brave Baby closed out the evening with a 35min. performance in support of their debut, Forty Bells (Hearts & Plugs) with a sound that defies any linear definition.

Wolfgang Zimmerman

The band, Keon Masters (guitar/vocals), Ryan [Wolfgang] Zimmerman (drums/vocals as well as producer), Jordan Hicks (bass), Christian Chidester (guitar), and Steven Walker (keys) aspire to an Arcade Fire grandness to their songs, and take some inspiration from that band, though their sound echoes more of a 70s FM radio feel, that reveals more complexities after each additional listen.

There’s a sense of foreboding in the title track with its chorus, "Forty bells, Forty bells, I hear them coming" and drummer Zimmerman took over lead vocals for a couple songs, which gave the music a slightly different relaxed vibe.

“I’m sorry if you were expecting Southern rock”, Masters mentioned, and the riff of ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ cheekily started as he went on to say they’ve been here once before and had time to see the Mall of America on this visit.

Brave Baby Setlist Photo

‘Nothing in Return’ (purposely mis-named on the setlist) cuts deep with its melancholy “I guess I’m never gonna love if I’m never gonna hurt” and the band’s best track, single ‘Magic and Fire’ with anthemic lyrics, “take me home, it’s where my heart is/ don’t let me go, we’ve gone too far/ tie down the load, it’s all we’ve got” ended the night rightly.

Brave Baby is a band still charting its direction and exploring its possibilities and potential, and it will be interesting to see how they move forward.

Communion again succeeded in its mission: bringing up-and-coming national acts to town worthy of your attention, alongside established local artists, for a varied and diverse full night of music.

The good news is starting with the March edition (at least in Minneapolis), tickets have gotten even cheaper for students and public radio members… so now you have no excuse to not attend.

Brave Baby at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (18 Feb 2014)

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Minneapolis Music Guide: February 18 - February 23, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis shows this week: February 18-23.

Wig Out at Jagbags Matador Records Read More Pavement One of my very first real concerts I went to was Pavement at the Cadillac Club in Fresno, California, on 09/16/1994. I sure wish I had the ticket stub or flyer, but I distinctively remember this show because Pavement's drummer Bob …

FEBRUARY 18: CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, w/ Tyvek

Stephen Malkmus (former Pavement singer) and his band, the Jicks, will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis in support of his latest album Wig Out at Jagbags. Tyvek is listed as opener for this show, as well as Madison, before Disappears displaces the band in Chicago.

02/18/14 Minneapolis | Cedar Cultural Center
02/19/14 Madison | High Noon Saloon
02/20/14 Chicago | Lincoln Hall
02/21/14 Ferndale, MI | The Loving Touch
02/22/14 Toronto | Lee’s Palace
02/23/14 Montreal | Cafe Campus
02/25/14 Boston | Paradise
02/26/14 NYC | Bowery
02/27/14 Brooklyn | Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/28/14 Washington DC | Black Cat
03/01/14 Philadelphia | Theatre of Living Arts
03/03/14 Carrboro | Cat’s Cradle
03/04/14 Atlanta | Terminal West
03/05/14 Birmingham | Bottletree
03/06/14 New Orleans | Parish @ HOB
03/07/14 Houston | Fitzgerald’s Upstairs
03/09/14 Dallas | Granada
03/15/14 Portland | Star Theater
03/27/14 San Francisco | Slim’s
03/28/14 Los Angeles | El Rey
03/29/14 San Diego | Casbah
03/30/14 Pioneertown, CA | Pappy and Harriet’s
04/01/14 Phoenix | Crescent Ballroom
04/02/14 Las Vegas | Beauty Bar
04/03/14 Salt Lake City | Urban Lounge
04/05/14 Missoula | Top Hat
04/07/14 Calgary | Republik
04/08/14 Edmonton | Starlite Room
04/10/14 Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre
04/11/14 Victoria | Lucky Bar
04/12/14 Seattle | Neptune

Communion: February 2014 Poster Read More Communion 89.3 The Current personality/evening MC (as well as resident DJ between acts) Jade teased before introducing Jackson, MS by-way-of Nashville band The Weeks for this month’s installment of Communion, a monthly series …

FEBRUARY 18: VARSITY THEATER
Communion MN - February 2014

Communion, the live music promotions team and tastemaker indie label, continues their monthly music series and residency at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis with its February lineup this Tuesday.

Started in London in 2006 as an informal group getting together to play music (which included Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons Manic Street Preachers/Travis producer Ian Grimble), Communion has launched a new platform for developing, emerging and established bands to tour, as well as showcases noteworthy local artists.

Forty Bells Hearts and Plugs

Charleston, SC new indie-rock band Brave Baby tops the bill, in support of their debut, Forty Bells (Hearts & Plugs) with a sound some have described as a happier, Youngblood Hawke-esque Arcade Fire.

Nashville-based folk, soul, blues, pop husband/wife duo Johnnyswim has been getting the most buzz of the lineup, currently all over VH-1 and in support of their latest EP, Heart Beats (Big Picnic Records).

Locals Actual Wolf (aka Eric Pollard) and Sombear (aka Brad Hale, drummer for Now, Now) round out this very full night of music in Minneapolis.

Communion schedule:

Feb 18 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Feb 19 Frequency Madison, WI
Feb 20 Ribco Rock Island, IL
Mar 04 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
Mar 05 Gypsy Sally's Washington, DC
Mar 06 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
Mar 11 The Bluebird Bloomington, IN
Mar 12 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Mar 13 Mercy Lounge / The High Watt Nashville, TN
Mar 18 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Mar 19 Frequency Madison, WI
Mar 20 Ribco Rock Island, IL

Read More Incan Abraham Incan Abraham are in the middle of a mini-tour of Southern California, and naturally they started at the Echo in their hometown of Los Angeles before heading out to San Diego and the OC with back to back shows.…

FEBRUARY 19: 7TH STREET ENTRY
Incan Abraham w/ Van Stee

Los Angeles' Incan Abraham is currently on tour, building buzz for their forthcoming album Tolerance (scheduled for April 8th on White Iris Records). In the meantime, the band previewed "Concorde" single for you to hear on Soundcloud.

Jess, who saw them last year, wrote, "For those unfamiliar with [Incan Abraham], their sound could be categorized with the likes of Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and High Highs... music that goes hand in hand with the strive to be an enlightened being. "

Incan Abraham will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday. Local band Van Stee (consisting of Charlie Van Stee and Josh Kaplan from the disbanded The CVS Trio) is set to open the show. You may recall we previously mentioned their debut album We Are, released last year on Humans Win! Records.

Incan Abraham Tour Dates:

02/18 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
02/19 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
02/20 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
02/22 Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
02/23 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
02/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
02/26 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
02/27 New York, NY @ HiFi
03/03 Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s
03/05 Charleston, SC @ Tin Roof
03/06 Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Festival
03/08 03/16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/20 Phoenix, AZ @ The Western

Lucius 2014 Tour Poster Read More Lucius Lucius just stopped by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis as part of their tour in support of their debut album Wildewoman, out now on Mom + Pop Music. .…

FEBRUARY 20: CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Lucius w/ You Won't

NYC-based quintet Lucius is currently riding the crest of a pretty big wave.

After wowing the Minneapolis crowd with an October show at the 7th St. Entry, the band returns to the bigger Cedar Cultural Center this week, supporting their bouncy debut, Wildewoman (Mom + Pop Music).

Co-founders/lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig dress, look, and sing in unison, backed by three multi-instrumentalists.

Expect a healthy dose of infectious, dance-inducing pop songs and a good excuse to shake your hips to warm up on a chilly winter night. Time Magazine dubbed them “a band to watch” and hopefully you took note, as the Minneapolis date is long sold out.

Boston-based duo You Won’t, open the show with their own blend of melodic, theatric folk, supporting their debut, Skeptic Goodbye (Old Flame Records).

Tour dates:

02/19: Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
02/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
02/21: Appleton, WI @ Esch Studio
02/22: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
04/05: Brussels, BE @ Botanique (Rotonde)
04/08: Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (upstairs)
04/13: Utretcht, NL @ Festival Tweetakt
04/16: London, UK @ Oslo
04/18: Manchester, UK @ Night & Day Café
04/19: Dublin, IE @ The Workmans Club
04/20: Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
06/05: Hunter Mountain, NY @ Mountain Jam
06/06: Randall’s Island, NY @ Governors Ball
06/21: Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival

Together Pangea band photo Read More Together Pangea Together Pangea (or rather their preferred spelling of together PANGEA) is currently on tour in support of Badillac, out now on Harvest Records. Singer/songwriter William Keegan started recording .…

FEBRUARY 21: 7TH STREET ENTRY
Together Pangea w/ Mozes And The Firstborn

We actually wrote about the tagteam of Together Pangea and Mozes and the Firstborn yesterday, so I won't spend too much time re-introducing them.

What I didn't mention was that the Minneapolis show will feature a third local act, Frankie Teardrop, who likes to "make rock and roll jams." Teardrop doesn't take himself seriously and promote bad reviews like, "comically terrible" or "what a joke". Sounds like it's going to be fun. Teardrop will likely play tracks from his latest Tough Guy album (which came out last October).

Together Pangea tour dates:

02/18 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
02/19 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
02/20 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
02/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
02/22 - Kansas City, KS @ Record Bar
02/24 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
02/25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
02/26 - Boise, ID @ Flying M Coffee
02/27 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
03/02 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
03/05 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill

Aer 10 Spot Read More Kosha Dillz Kosha Dillz (real name: Rami Even-Esh) was next. Although he was allocated a thirty-minute set (as were all the openers), he did not jump straight into his set. Instead, he had a listening .…

FEBRUARY 22: FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE
Aer w/ RDGLDGRN and NeW bEAt FUNd

Boston's Aer released their self-titled sophomore album last month and landed at #6 on the iTunes Album Chart. The duo kicked off their " Word of Mouth Tour" on January 31st and continues to Minneapolis this February 22nd at the Fine Line Music Café.

Aer North American Tour Dates:

02/18 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
02/19 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
02/20 Chicago, IL @ Metro
02/21 Madison, WI @ Majestic
02/22 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
02/23 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
02/25 Denver, CO @ Gothic
02/26 Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
02/28 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
03/01 Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room
03/02 Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
03/05 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
03/06 San Francisco, CA @ Slims
03/07 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
03/08 San Diego, CA @ SoMa
03/09 Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
03/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Lauchpad
03/12-03/13 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03/14 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
03/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/16 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
03/18 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
03/19 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
03/20 Charlotte, NC @ Visualite Theatre
03/21 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
03/22 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

Live at the Cactus Rodriguez & Jacobs Read More Carrie Rodriguez Carrie Rodriguez's last date on a very long National tour for her latest album, Give Me All You Got was at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, April 14th. .…

FEBRUARY 23: CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Carrie Rodriguez w/ Frankie Lee

Since no one I know can afford the Paul Simon and Sting concert at Xcel Energy Center, how about checking out Carrie Rodriguez at the Cedar Cultural Center this Sunday instead?

We caught Rodriguez last year at the same venue, and noted that Romantica's Luke Jacobs was there to help her sing and play... as it turns out, the two of them have a new live album called Live at the Cactus.

Expect Rodriguez and Jacobs to play some country-ish folk tunes. Opening up is local alt-country Frankie Lee, not to be confused with the 70s bluesman of the same name.

02/18/14 Cedar Rapids, IA CSPS
02/19/14 Evanston, IL SPACE
02/20/14 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
02/21/14 Rockford, IL Severson Dells Nature
02/23/14 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural
03/07/14 Conroe, TX Dosey Doe Coffee House
03/12/14 Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Door
03/14/14 Denver, CO Soiled Dove Underground
03/16/14 Jackson, WY Center For The Arts
03/21/14 Bellingham, WA Green Frog Cafe
03/23/14 Seattle, WA The Triple Door
03/24/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
03/25/14 Eugene, OR House Concert
03/30/14 Berkeley, CA Freight & Salvage
04/19/14 Lewisville, TX Medical Center

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