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Read More Little Big Town Kansas will play a nearby homecoming show, and country fans will get to see Little Big Town up close, opting for two theater shows instead of one big arena gig. … Miranda Lambert The Smithereens will be playing Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant. 03/17/2017 Miranda Lambert with Old Dominion and Aubrie Sellers will be at Xcel Energy Center. …

LITTLE BIG TOWN
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Country music superstars and multi-Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winners Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town have join forces to co-headline this spring’s The Bandwagon Tour.

Speaking of towns & cities, Citi is the official card of The Bandwagon Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning the Tuesday (Jan 11) ahead of each on sale date at 12 p.m. local time until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

Dates on Sale Beginning This Friday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. Local Time:

06/27 * Tuscaloosa Amphitheater | Tuscaloosa, AL
06/28 * FirstBank Amphitheater | Franklin, TN
06/29 *# William Green | Johnson City, TN
05/6 + Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Houston, TX
05/7 Dos Equis Pavilion | Dallas, TX
05/8 Walmart AMP | Rogers, AR
05/12 Credit One Stadium | Charleston, SC
05/13 MIDFLORIDA Credit Union | Tampa, FL
05/14 iTHINK | West Palm Beach, FL.
05/20 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | St. Louis, MO
05/21 Ruoff Music Center | Noblesville, IN
05/22 Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, OH
06/2 Budweiser Stage | Toronto, ON
06/3 DTE Energy Music Theatre | Detroit, MI
06/ 4 Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls, OH
06/9 Northwell Health | Wantagh, NY
06/10 PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ
06/11 BB&T Pavilion | Camden, NJ

* Miranda Lambert & The Cadillac Three only; not part of The Bandwagon Tour
+ on sale Friday, Jan 21. at 10 a.m. local time
# on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. local time

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. … Courtship. Opening the show was Courtship (stylized as courtship.). We’ve previously seen the band debut in Minneapolis in March 2018 and said, “…sunny electro-pop of Los Angeles duo Courtship. …

MAGIC CITY HIPPIES
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Miami’s Magic City Hippies is currently on tour in support of their forthcoming album Water Your Garden. This new album is the first album that the trio were in various locations in the USA (Los Angeles, Montana, and Miami). The album was put together remotely, and they are eager to go back on tour.

Courtship is their support for this tour. We saw the duo (trio for this live show) in Oct 2021 and said, “As you can see from the photos, the band is joined by a live drummer. Songs on their set includes plenty of songs about “guys”, like “Guy Stuff” and “Nice Guy”. They ended their set with an explosive rendition of “Stop for Nothing”.”

Tour dates:

Jan 13: Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall ^
Jan 14: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^
Jan 15: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle ^
Jan 16: Washington, DC - Union Stage ^
Jan 18: Fairfield, CT - Warehouse ^
Jan 20: Boston, MA - Big Night Live ^
Jan 21: New York, NY - Irving Plaza ^
Jan 22: Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry ^
Jan 23: Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall ^
Jan 25: Cleveland, OH - House of Blues ^
Jan 27: Indianapolis, IN - The Hifi ^
Jan 28: Chicago, IL - Park West ^
Jan 29: Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom ^
Jan 30: Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater ^
Feb 1: St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall ^
Feb 2: Kansas City, MO - Madrid Theatre ^
Feb 4: Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre ^
Feb 5: Steamboat Springs, CO - Strings Music Pavilion
Feb 6: Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room ^
Feb 8: Bozeman, MT - The ELM ^
Feb 9: Missoula, MT - The Wilma ^
Feb 11: Seattle, WA - The Showbox @ The Market ^
Feb 12: Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom ^
Feb 14: Eugene, OR - Sessions Music Hall #
Feb 15: Sacramento, CA - Harlow's #
Feb 17: Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Atrium #
Feb 18: San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
Feb 19: Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco #
Feb 20: San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park #
Feb 22: Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom #
Feb 23: Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad #
Feb 25: Dallas, TX - Trees #
Feb 26: Austin, TX - Emo's #
Feb 27: Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall #

^ courtship. supports
# Bay Ledges supports

Read More Purple Funk Metropolis Ticket link in our biome, or at first ave dot com. Love you. Purple Funk Metropolis and Dr. Goon and The Daily Tribune to open. ....

PURPLE FUNK METROPOLIS
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Local seven-piece instrumental Purple Funk Metropolis will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in Feb 11th. The band released their new album The Golden Goose recently.

Opening up the Feb 11th show will be The Controversial New 'Skinny Pill' and Shrimp Olympics.

Track listing:

1. Get Loose!
2. This Just In
3. Scrum Diddley 03:36 4. Big Fat Soul Explosion
5. Tres Leches
6. Egg Boy
7. Beautiful Golden Fur!
8. Salty
9. Chunky Jam
10. The Zebra
11. Take Flight
12. Sam's Club
13. Dance Party for the Ages

CANYON CITY
canyoncitymusic.com

Paul Johnson, aka Canyon City recently released his new EP Matinee on Nettwerk.

Talking about the new album, Johnson notes, “Some of these songs end in hope, some in despair, but I hope that they all are able to keep folks company (or maybe ask for that company myself) in the brutal and beautiful experience of being human in an unfamiliar season. When it’s hope, I’m trying to remember and hold on to it. When it’s despair, I’m going to travel through it.”

Matinée Track List:

01. Changes
02. Paris
03. So Are We
04. Comets
05. Locket
06. Song for Spring

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Minneapolis: January 9 to January 16, 2020

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 9 to January 16, 2020.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

G. Love at First Avenue Read More G. Love & Special Sauce G. Love and Special Sauce's show packed and ended their set with the popular "Cold Beverages" song. By this time, I was ready for bed...

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE
+ Shamarr Allen
First Avenue
Fri 01/10/2020 (7:30pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Multi-instrumentalist G. Love (billed as G. Love and Special Sauce) will be headlining First Avenue this January 10, in support of his new album The Juice out January 17 via Philadelphonic/Thirty Tigers).

Shamarr Allen to open.

Tour dates:

January 7 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
January 9 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
January 10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
January 11 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
January 12 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
January 14 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
January 16 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI Indianapolis
January 17 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
January 18 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
January 19 - Bensalem, PA - XCite Center
January 21 - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
January 23 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
January 24 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live
January 25 - Uncasville, CT - Wolf Den
January 26 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
January 28 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head On Stage
January 30 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton Live
January 31 - Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom
February 4 - Greenville, SC - The Firmament
February 6 - New Smyrna Beach, FL - Beachside Tavern
February 7 - Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall
February 8 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
February 9 - Lake Worth, FL - South Florida Garlic Festival
February 27 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
February 28 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
February 29 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
March 1 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
March 3 - Telluride, CO - Sheridan Opera House
March 5 - Park City, UT - Park City Live
March 6 - Las Vegas, NV - The Yard at TopGolf Las Vegas
March 7 - Stateline, NV - Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
March 11 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
March 12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho
March 13 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
March 14 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
March 16 - San Rafael, CA - Terrapin Crossroads
March 17 - Ashland, OR - Historic Ashland Amory
March 19 - Bend, OR - The Domino Room
March 20 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
March 21 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
March 22 - Vancouver, BC - The Venue
March 24 - Sandpoint, ID - The Hive
March 26 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto
March 27 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat
March 28 - Hailey, ID - The Mint
March 29 - Teton Village, WY - Mangy Moose

Other shows in the area:

Le Vent Du Nord at Cedar Cultural Center Surfaces at Fine Line Radio K at 7th Street Entry Atmosphere at First Ave Mpls Drew/ Austin Willette at 7th Street Entry Yola at Fine Line Taylor McFerrin at 7th Street Read More Le Vent du Nord Quebec's Le Vent du Nord (The North Wind) is releasing Tromper le temps ("Fooling Time") in the US on November 3rd. Hurdy-gurdy player and songwriter Nicolas Boulerice explained why it's important to … Atmosphere Please note that Clyde Iron Works is located in Duluth, Minnesota. I've never been there before, but I would think this is a smaller than the usual venue that superstar rapper Atmosphere and his usual Rhymesayers …

LE VENT DU NORD
+ Uskudar Eclectic
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 01/09/2020 (7pm/$18)

The award winning and highly acclaimed Quebec band Le Vent Du Nord is stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center.

Uskudar Eclectic to open.

Tour dates:

01/09/2020 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
01/10/2020 Blue Note Ballroom Winsted, MN
01/11/2020 Holy Trinity Parish Hall Des Moines, IA
01/12/2020 Boman Fine Arts Center Forest City, IA
01/24/2020 Zankel Hall At Carnegie Hall New York, NY
02/27/2020 Museum Of Fine Arts Boston Boston, MA
02/28/2020 Colonial Theatre Keene, NH
02/29/2020 Chandler Center For The Arts Chandler, AZ
04/25/2020 Carnegie Lecture Hall Pittsburgh, PA
04/26/2020 Happy Days Lodge Peninsula, OH
05/16/2020 Oats Park Arts Center Fallon, NV
06/18/2020 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
06/19/2020 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
06/20/2020 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
06/21/2020 Telluride Bluegrass Festival
07/10/2020 Montana Folk Festival
07/11/2020 Montana Folk Festival
07/12/2020 Montana Folk Festival
07/13/2020 Mendocino Music Festival
08/30/2020 Highland Center For The Arts Greensboro, VT

SURFACES
+ Public Library Commute
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sat 01/11/2020 (6pm/$15/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Texas Reggae-vibe rockers Surfaces will play the Fine Line Music Café on Saturday, January 11th. The band sold out their 7th Street Entry appearance, and as a result was moved to the larger-capacity venue of the Fine Line - unfortunately, that venue has also sold out.

Show up early to check out Public Library Commute. Tour dates:

1/3 - Atlanta, GA (Aisle 5)
1/4 - Charlotte, NC (Neighborhood Theatre)
1/6 - Cleveland, OH (House of Blues Cambridge)
1/8 - Toronto, ON (Velvet Underground)
1/9 - Pontiac, MI (The Pike Room)
1/10 - Chicago, IL (Chop Shop)
1/11 - Minneapolis, MN (7th Street Entry)

RADIO K GIGAWATT RESIDENCY
feat Products, Controversial New 'Skinny Pill', Sass
7th Street Entry
Sun 01/12/2020 (7:30pm/$7)
first-avenue.com

Local radio station, Radio K is putting together their “Gigawatt Residency” show at the 7th Street Entry. The show will feature local bands like Products, Controversial New 'Skinny Pill', and Sass.

About Radio K:

Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new.

Featuring a vast library of independent music, in-studio performances, videos and specialty shows, Radio K is an essential link to the world of independent and local music.

ATMOSPHERE
+ Lioness, Nikki Jean, DJ Keezy
First Avenue
Mon 01/13/2020 (7pm/$30/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

The very, very popular Atmosphere is playing First Avenue on Monday, January 13th. Blink, and it’s sold out, of course.

Residency:

01/13/2020 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
01/17/2020 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON
01/21/2020 House Of Blues Boston Boston, MA
01/25/2020 College Street Music Hall New Haven, CT
01/27/2020 9:30 Club Washington, DC
01/29/2020 The Cowan Nashville, TN
01/31/2020 Stubb's Bar-B-Q Austin, TX
02/04/2020 The Marquee Tempe, AZ
02/05/2020 Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
02/08/2020 The Novo Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2020 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
02/12/2020 Cargo Concert Hall Reno, NV
02/16/2020 The Wilma Missoula, MT
02/18/2020 Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
02/22/2020 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
02/23/2020 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
02/25/2020 MacEwan Hall Calgary, AB
02/28/2020 Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN

MPLS DREW / AUSTIN WILLETTE
+ Trev, Jake Giller, Themaraj
7th St Entry
Tue 01/14/2020 (7:30pm/$7)
first-avenue.com

MPLS Drew is co-headlining the 7th Street Entry with Austin Willette.

Trev, Jake Giller, and Themaraj (although they are not mentioned below) to open.

MPLS Drew writes:

MPLS Drew and Austin Willette w/ Trev and Jake Giller in the 7th St Entry on January 14
Tickets → bit.ly/37mN5QI

$7.00
7:30 PM doors / 8:00 PM showtime
18+ | ID required

YOLA
+ Amythyst Kiah
Fine Line Music Café
Wed 01/15/2020 (7pm/$26)
finelinemusic.com

Yola is playing the Fine Line Music Café on January 15th, with Amythyst Kiah.

Tour dates:

01/07/2020 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
01/08/2020 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
01/10/2020 9:30 Club Washington, DC
01/12/2020 The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
01/14/2020 SPACE Evanston, IL
01/14/2020 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
01/15/2020 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
01/15/2020 Top Hat Lounge Missoula, MT
01/17/2020 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
01/19/2020 A&R Music Bar Columbus, OH
01/24/2020 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
01/29/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend
01/30/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend
01/31/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend
02/01/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend
02/02/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend
02/08/2020 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
02/11/2020 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
02/18/2020 Venue Nightclub Vancouver, BC
02/19/2020 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
02/21/2020 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
02/22/2020 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
02/23/2020 Music Box San Diego, CA
02/25/2020 Troubadour West Hollywood, CA
03/11/2020 American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
03/12/2020 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
03/14/2020 Globe Life Park In Arlington Arlington, TX
03/20/2020 Mississippi Coast Coliseum
03/21/2020 Legacy Arena at the BJCC Birmingham, AL
04/09/2020 Bluesfest
04/10/2020 Bluesfest
04/12/2020 Bluesfest
04/22/2020 Huntington Center Toledo, OH
04/23/2020 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
06/06/2020 Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA

TAYLOR MCFERRIN
7th St Entry
Thu 01/16/2020 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles-based producer, composer, pianist, DJ, and vocalist Taylor McFerrin is touring in support of his new album Love’s Last Chance… stopping by the 7th Street Entry on January 16th.

Tour dates:

01/15/2020 Tomorrow Never Knows
01/16/2020 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
01/16/2020 Tomorrow Never Knows
01/17/2020 Velvet Underground Toronto, ON
01/17/2020 Tomorrow Never Knows
01/18/2020 Tomorrow Never Knows
01/19/2020 Tomorrow Never Knows

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Minneapolis: September 20 to September 21, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 20 to September 21, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Gorillaz I'm not going to lie, I love me some Gorillaz-action. Being a fan of Blur and Tank Girl and Dan the Automator, it was only natural that I fell in love with this cartoon band's first single, "Clint Eastwood"…

GORILLAZ
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Wednesday 09/20/2017 (6:30pm/$69.50)
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The popular Gorillaz (Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett) will be headlining the The Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St Paul in support of their new album Humanz.

Be sure to show up extra early to check out multimedia performance artist turned rapper and producer, Zebra Katz, who recently shared his single ‘Blk & Wht’ (produced by Kashaka) with NOWNESS.

It’s obvious that both Damon and Jamie are big fans of Zebra Katz, who thought he would be a great addition to their Humanz world tour.

Tour dates:

09/16/2017 Meadows Music And Arts Festival
09/18/2017 Fox Theatre Detroit, MI
09/20/2017 The Roy Wilkins Auditorium Saint Paul, MN
09/22/2017 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
09/24/2017 Life Is Beautiful Festival
09/26/2017 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
09/30/2017 KeyArena At Seattle Center Seattle, WA
10/05/2017 Forum Inglewood, CA
10/08/2017 Austin City Limits Music Festiva
10/11/2017 Infinite Energy Center Duluth, GA
10/13/2017 III Points Festival
0/15/2017 Austin City Limits Music Festival
11/01/2017 Rockhal Club Luxembourg, Luxembourg
11/02/2017 Wiener Stadthalle Vienna, Austria
11/04/2017 Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark
11/05/2017 Oslo Spektrum Arena Oslo, Norway
11/06/2017 Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
11/08/2017 Samsung Hall Zurich, Switzerland
11/09/2017 Geneva Arena Geneva, Switzerland
11/11/2017 Zenith - Die Kulturhalle Munich, Germany
11/13/2017 BudapestArena Budapest, Hungary
11/14/2017 O2 Arena Prague, Czech Republic
11/17/2017 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Germany
11/18/2017 Mitsubishi Electric Halle Dusseldorf, Germany
11/19/2017 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg, Germany
11/21/2017 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands
11/22/2017 Forest National Brussels, Belgium
11/24/2017 Zenith Paris Paris, France
11/25/2017 Zenith Paris Paris, France
11/27/2017 The Brighton Centre Brighton, United Kingdom
11/29/2017 The SSE Hydro Glasgow, United Kingdom
12/01/2017 Manchester Arena Manchester, United Kingdom
12/02/2017 Arena Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
12/04/2017 The O2 - London London, United Kingdom
12/05/2017 The O2 - London London, United Kingdom
12/13/2017 Velodromo Montevideo, Uruguay
12/16/2017 Bue Festival

Read More Alison Moyet Alison Moyet's Live at Bush Hall digital download EP is available next week, July 29th. The five-track EP feature live rendition of her songs, "When I Was Your Girl" …

ALISON MOYET
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Wednesday 09/20/2017 (7:30pm/$32.50)
finelinemusic.com

English singer/songwriter Alison Moyet (formerly of the duo Yazoo), is one of Britain’s bestselling singer (over 23 million album sold). She’s currently in the United States to promote her ninth album Other, which came out earlier this year on Cooking Vinyl.

Regarding the album, Moyet explains, “For me, making a record at this age, lyrically, is a different proposition. Observation in most cases replaces emotion. The invisibility of middle/aged woman rather thrills me and instead I watch… Subject matter covers what you might expect from a pop album. Dyslexia, locked-out syndrome, diversity, Persephone, doggedness and the Internet. Always asked what a song is about, I attempted to cooperate, but in truth though the lyrics incorporated my best attempt to describe what I see and of the meaning that is mine. I want, who chooses to, to find their own landscape or indeed none. Some of us have always felt ‘Other’. I no longer wish it were otherwise.”

US/Canada tour dates:

13 Sept – Royale, Boston, MA
15 Sept – Irving Plaza; New York, NY
17 Sept – The Danforth Music Hall: Toronto, ONT
19 Sept – Park West: Chicago, IL
20 Sept – Fine Line Music Café: Minneapolis, MN
22 Sept – Star Theater: Portland, OR
23 Sept – The Showbox: Seattle, WA
25 Sept – The Fillmore: San Francisco, CA
26 Sept – Music Box: San Diego, CA
27 Sept – The Fonda Theater: Los Angeles, CA

All tickets are on sale now and info is available on Alison's website.

Read More Ásgeir Internationally praised musician Ásgeir will release the Icelandic language version of his debut album, titled Dýrð í dauðaþögn, in the U.S. Released in his native country when Ásgeir was just 20 years-old, the breathtaking ...

ASGEIR
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Thursday 09/21/2017 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ásgeir will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café on Thuesday, in support of his new album Afterglow.

The sophomore album has received praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, Under The Radar and more.

Ásgeir was last seen in town in Febuary 2015 with Irish singer-songwriter Hozier.

Be sure to show up early to check out UK’s Tusks (aka Emily Underhill). She’ll be likely playing tracks from her forthcoming debut album Dissolve, due for release on October 13th via One Little Indian.

Dissolve, which follows her Ink (2014) and False (2016) EPs.. which I’m sure you can buy at the upcoming show.

Tour dates:

9/13/2017 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up
9/16/2017 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
9/19/2017 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
9/21/2017 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
9/23/2017 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
9/24/2017 Toronto, Canada The Great Hall
9/26/2017 Montreal, Canada Corona Theatre
9/27/2017 New York, NY Irving Plaza
9/29/2017 Campbridge, MA The Sinclair
10/1/2017 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
10/2/2017 Washington D.C Sixth and I
10/4/2017 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
10/7/2017 Austin, TX Austin City Limits

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.…

Other shows in the area:

09/20/2017 Olympia’s Naomi Punk is currently on tour in support of their new album Yellow. The trio (singer/guitarist Travis Coster, guitarist Neil Gregerson, and drummer Nic Luempert) will headline the Turf Club in St Paul. The Controversial New 'Skinny Pill' and Another Heaven to open. 7:30pm, $10

09/20/2017 Rhiannon Giddens is headlining The O'Shaughnessy in support of her second album Freedom Highway. 7:30pm, $27

09/20/2017 Philadelphia’s Sheer Mag and Bloomington’s Laffing Gas are playing the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis next Wednesday. Joust to open. 7pm, $10

09/21/2017 The Afghan Whigs is headlining First Avenue. This was a surprise, considering that Guitarist Dave Rosser suddenly died in June. Jon Skibic will be playing guitars. Har Mar Superstar to open. 7pm, $30

09/21/2017 Shlohmo and Corbin (formerly Spooky Black) is co-headlining the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St Paul. D33J to open. 8pm, $20

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The Gooch Palms at the Triple Rock, Minneapolis (28 Sep 2016)

Gooch Palms Setlist Living Room Bop Eat Up Ya Beans The Slide Invisible Man GPBNO Sleep Disorder Tiny Insight You Don’t Look Me Up Hunter Street Mall Trackside Daze Tour Dates 10/01 Toronto, ON Silver Dollar 10/04 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s Alright 10/07 Baltimore, MD Windup Space 10/08 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups 10/12 St Augustine, FL Shanghai Nobby’s 10/13 New Orleans, LA Siberia 10/14 Houston, TX Walter’s Downtown 10/15 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas 10/20 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar 10/21 Las Vegas, NV Bunkhouse Read More Gooch Palms Los Angeles (by the way of Australia) punk two-piece The Gooch Palms (Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend) will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Wednesday, September 28th .... Controversial New Skinny Pill The Controversial New Skinny Pill, The first band You turn to for the soundtrack to a UFO sex-cult party ....

The Gooch Palms is currently on tour in support of their new album Introverted Extroverts (Summer Camp Records). The Australian duo (Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend) stopped by the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last Wednesday, September 28th.

Tights

Opening up the show was Tights (not to be confused with UK band The Tights), a local band that they originally wanted to be called “Hoes” but the singer’s mom didn’t like the sleazy name. The band came on stage slightly after 9pm and, thus, started a late, late show for a school night.

I don’t think they’re online at all, but I recognized the bassist Shannon Boyer from Royal Brat. I’m pretty sure the other girls are also in other bands... As we previously written, “Minneapolis is swarming with incestuous (creative) relationships.”

Since we couldn’t find their music online, they started their set with a song about ‘Breakfast’, and followed by songs about drinking and birth control.

The Controversial New Skinny Pill

Next up was The Controversial New Skinny Pill (guitarist Skyler, drummer Alana, bassist Dan and synthy Mariel), a hippy-ish weird psych band. Funny enough, Skyler confessed in the middle of their set that he actually ripped his pants doing a dance move on stage.

The ‘Skinny Pill ended their set with a cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s ‘Taking Care of Business’.

The Black Widows

All-girls local trio The Black Widows (drummer Lady Tobalyas, bassist Pamela Laizure, and guitarist Corinne Caouette) closed out the show. The band’s self-titled cassette release is on Wiener Records, a subsidiary of Burger Records.

The band mostly played songs from their self-titled, such as ‘Big Daddy’, but they actually started their show with a brand new song called ‘Mummy Momma’, a Halloween song that they’ve written for their Halloween show “Black Widows’ Greatest Night Ever 3: Halloween Extravaganza!” (complete with Go-Go Dancers) on October 29th at Grumpy’s. Unfortunately, they only played the instrumental version, as they are saving the lyrical debut at the upcoming spooktacular show.

The Gooch Palms’s best-smell setlist ever was at the Triple Rock Social Club show. Apparently the duo wrote their set on their takeout box.

Smelly Setlist

The Gooch Palms are generally known for their over-the-top (and sometime Leroy would play in the buff) shows, but they seemed relatively “in check” at this show. As you can see from their smelly set, they mostly played songs from Introverted Extroverts, including GPBNO (“Gooch Palms Big Night Out”), ‘Sleep Disorder’ and ‘Living Room Bop’.

Late in their set, they explained that where Newcastle, Australia, is at (approximately three hours north of Sydney), and that they’ve never thought they’d be halfway around the world to play in dive bars across North America. They explained that they used to hang out at the ‘Hunter Street Mall’, watching the “smackies, d***heads, the honeys”.

The Gooch Palms continues their Introverted Extroverts Tour.

Gooch Palms at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (28 Sep 2016)

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Minneapolis: September 27 to September 28, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 27 to September 28, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Young the Giant California's Young the Giant (not to be confused with Australia's Jungle Giants), is currently on tour in support of Mind over Matter, which came out January 2014. … Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot is back in town at the Triple Rock Social Club this April 7th, in support of their fourth LP Need Your Light (Barsuk Records). The record came out in February but already Harper’s ....

YOUNG THE GIANT
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 09/27/16, 7pm ($27/$30)
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California’s Young The Giant is currently on tour in support of their highly anticipated third studio Home of the Strange (Fueled By Ramen). The album has already hit No. 1 on iTunes Alternative chart and top 3 overall when it was recently released.

Ra Ra Riot will open the show. The band’s latest album Need Your Light is available now on Barsuk Records.

We previously caught the New York band earlier this April 2016 at the Triple Rock Social Club, which we described as “a bit of an orchestral feel to them due to the violin and cello but at the same time, it's nothing short of great dancing music. It didn't matter what song they were playing, the crowd reacted the same way and was unable to stand still.”

Young The Giant Live:

09/24/16 Madison Theater Covington, KY*
09/25/16 Life Is Beautiful Las Vegas, NV
09/27/16 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
09/29/16 The Pageant Saint Louis, MO*
09/30/16 Power & Light Kansas City, MO*
10/02/16 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
10/04/16 Iron City Birmingham, AL*
10/05/16 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA*
10/07/16 Revention Music Houston, TX*
10/08/16 South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX*
10/09/16 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
10/18/16 House Of Blues San Diego, CA*
10/19/16 House Of Blues San Diego, CA*
10/21/16 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA*
10/22/16 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
10/24/16 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
10/26/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver*
10/27/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver*
11/01/16 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO*
11/04/16 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL*

*With special guests Ra Ra Riot

Read More Porches Co-headlining will be Porches, the project of Aaron Maine. He’s currently touring in support of his Domino Records Pool, which came out February 5th. The record was called “Best New Music” from Pitchfork, as well as Harper's Bazaar … Japanese Breakfast Opening will be singer Michelle Zauner, of Philadelphia indie punk band Little Big League, under the solo moniker of Japanese Breakfast. The music showcases Zauner's dark ...

PORCHES
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 09/28/16, 7:30pm ($13/$15)
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We caught Porches at the 7th Street Entry in April 2016 and described their frontman Aaron Maine as “a charismatic young singer”.

Maine is back at the 7th Street, this time, as headliner and bringing Japanese Breakfast and London’s Rivergazer. We caught the former in July 2016 and noted that Michelle Zauner’s “songs were chilling yet up-beat. At times Zauner's voice was haunting and beautiful and other times you could really hear her punk side come out as she screamed into the microphone.”

Japanese Breakfast’s debut album, Psychopomp is out now on Yellow K Records (not to be confused with K Records).

Tour dates:

09/24 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court *
09/26 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge *
09/27 Omaha, NE Milk Run *
09/28 Minneapolis, MN 7th St Entry *
09/29 Madison, WI High Noon *
09/30 Chicago, IL Subterranean *
10/01 Detroit, MI El Club *
10/02 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern *
10/03 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz *
10/04 Burlington, VT ArtsRiot *
10/05 Boston, MA The Sinclair *
10/18 Brighton, ENG Sticky Miles
10/19 Leeds, ENG Brudenell Social Club
10/20 Dublin, IRL Whelans
10/21 Glasgow, SCT The Hug & Pint
10/24 London, ENG The Dome
10/25 Lille, FR La Péniche
10/26 Reims, FR La Cartonnerie
10/28 Paris, FR Pitchfork Festival
10/29 Amsterdam, NL London Calling

* w/ Japanese Breakfast, Rivergazer

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THE GOOCH PALMS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday, 09/28/16, 7:30pm ($7)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Los Angeles (by the way of Australia) punk two-piece The Gooch Palms (Leroy Macqueen and Kat Friend) will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Wednesday, September 28th, in support of their new album Introverted Extroverts (Summer Camp Records).

Randomly: The Gooch Palms’ favorite food is a vegetarian burrito at El Metate in San Francisco. Believe them when they say, “We've eaten a LOT of Mexican food since then but can confirm that 5 years and hundreds of burritos later... [El Metate]’s STILL THE BEST!!!”

In typical Triple Rock fashion, you get at least three bands - which for this show, includes The Black Widows, The Controversial New Skinny Pill and Tights.

Tour dates:

09/24 Seattle, WA Black Lodge
09/28 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
09/29 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
09/30 Detroit, MI UFO Factory
10/01 Toronto, ON Silver Dollar
10/04 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s Alright
10/07 Baltimore, MD Windup Space
10/08 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
10/12 St Augustine, FL Shanghai Nobby’s
10/13 New Orleans, LA Siberia
10/14 Houston, TX Walter’s Downtown
10/15 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
10/20 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
10/21 Las Vegas, NV Bunkhouse

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Minneapolis: July 22, 2016 (a pair of hands)

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 22, 2016 (a pair of ‘Hands’).

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Bear Hands Brooklyn-based indie rock band Bears Hands (guitarist/singer Dylan Rau, guitarist Ted Feldman, bassist Val Loper and drummer TJ Orscher) is back with their third ... Moth & the Flame On their brief set, TMTF played tracks from their debut 2011 album and also some tracks from their Ampersand (&) EP, including "Sorry" and "Wishing Well". ....

BEAR HANDS
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 07/22/16, 8pm ($13/$15)
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New York’s Bear Hands (not to be confused with Bear’s Den) is back on tour, this time promoting their third album You'll Pay for This, which was co-produced by guitarist Ted Feldman and longtime Bear Hands collaborator James Brown (Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys) and mixed by Alan Moulder (Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Foals).

Since its release in February, the first single "2AM" has been gaining momentum at radio, securing #27 at Alternative Radio, #9 on Alt-Nation's #18 and #1 Most Added this week.

Opening will be The Moth and the Flame, who we previously caught earlier in February 2016 as part of the SiriusXM’s “Advanced Placement Tour”.

Tour dates:

7/17 - Memphis, TN - The Hi-Tone Cafe #
7/18 - Lexington, KY - Manchester Music Hall*
7/20 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s*
7/21 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown*
7/22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry #
7/23 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium #
7/25 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre*
7/26 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep*
7/27 - Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theatre*
7/29 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock*
7/30 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom*
7/31 - Bakersfield, CA - B Ryder’s*
8/01 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory*
8/03 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Music Club#
8/04 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst*
8/05 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s*
8/06 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades*
8/07 - Eugene, OR - HiFi #
8/13 - Portland, OR - 94/7 Birthday Bash
10/7-9 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits

# Headlining
* w/ Atlas Genius

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CLOUD BECOMES YOUR HAND
at The White Page
Friday, 07/22/16, 6:30pm ($8)
the-white-page.org

Speaking of hands... Brooklyn’s Cloud Becomes Your Hand (multi­-instrumentalist and composer Stephe Cooper, with drummer Booker Stardrum and midi Sam Sowyrda, violinist Hunter Jack, synth Weston Minissali, and bassist Simon Hanes) will be playing the White Page in south Minneapolis (3400 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407).

We previously written about the band’s release of Rest in Fleas earlier in April 2016.

Also on the bill, Chicago’s Wei Zhongle (now in their fourth iteration of the band, led by John McCowen), Gem Jones, The Controversial New Skinny Pill, and a performance piece by Which Sister?

Cloud Becomes Your Hand’s tour dates:

7/16 -- Boston, MA @ the Record Company
7/17 -- Montreal, QC @ Brasserie Beaubien
7/19 -- Toronto, ON @ Double Double Land
7/20 -- Ypsilanti, MI @ Dreamland Theater
7/21 -- Chicago, IL @ the Hideout
7/22 -- Minneapolis, MN @ White Page
7/23 -- Madison, WI @ Mickey's
7/24 -- Chicago, IL @ Archer Beach Haus
7/25 -- Cincinnati, OH @ the Comet
7/26 -- Pittsburgh, PA @ Pgh Art House
7/27 -- Ithaca, NY @ Sacred Root Kava
7/28 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville

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Minneapolis: June 29 to June 30, 2016

Read More Sonny Knight & The Lakers You may recall that we covered Sonny Knight & The Lakers at the Red Stag Block Party earlier in August 2014.John described the show as a dancing and religious experience…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 29 to June 30, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

SONNY KNIGHT & THE LAKERS
at Lions Park
Wednesday, 06/29/16, 6:30pm (FREE)
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Every Wednesday, the city of Lindström in Minnesota (it’s about 45 miles north of Minneapolis), organized these “Harmony in the Park” events in Lions Park. The event is free and open to the public, with emphasis on family and fun.

Next Wednesday, our favorite local soul revival band Sonny Knight & the Lakers will be playing the “Health Fair” show.

Harmony in the Park Schedule

06/29 Health Fair: Sonny Knight & the Lakers
07/06 Water Festival: Bob & the Beachcombers
07/13 River City Cloggers: Rising Joy
07/20 Non-Profit Night: Link Union
07/27 Photo of the Lakes: Monroe Crossing
08/03 National Night Out: Rockin’ Hollywoods
08/10 Faith Community Night: Boiling Point

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MORRIS DAY & THE TIME
at Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
Thursday, 06/30/16, 6:30pm ($50)
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The successful “Music in the Zoo” Summer series by Sue McLean & Associates continues next Thursday with legendary singer, musician, actor Morris Day and his band The Time.

With the Purple One’s recent passing, the funk is still fresh in our minds, so this upcoming show might be a nice tribute to Prince.

Mina Moore to open.

Morris Day & the Time’s tour dates:

06/29/16 Milwaukee, WI Henry Maier Festival Park
06/30/16 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo Amph
07/14/16 Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
07/22/16 Keepin' The Funk Alive
07/23/16 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union
08/05/16 Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill Amph
08/06/16 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
08/11/16 Napa Town & Country Fair
08/12/16 Keepin' The Funk Alive
08/13/16 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
08/25/16 Philadelphia, PA Dell Music Center
08/27/16 Keepin' The Funk Alive
08/28/16 Los Angeles, CA Microsoft Theater
09/16/16 San Diego Bayfest
10/22/16 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre

Read More Murder Shoes Local guest Murder Shoes (featuring Tess Weinberg, Christopher White, Derek Van Gieson, Elliot Manthey, and Tim Heinlein) opened the show. We previously caught the band …

MURDER SHOES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Thursday, 06/30/16, 8pm ($5)
triplerocksocialclub.com

If you’ve have nothing going on next Thursday, check out these local bands for the price of an import beer (details below).

We’ve seen Murder Shoes a few times, with their last appearance with Eliot Sumner earlier this month, the local band played a ton of new songs. Expect a similar set.

Details:

A true Mélange of local bands coming to you live and Direct from the Triple Rock, Sponsored by Radio K!!!!

Murder Shoes, that band you've maybe heard before but maybe not? Maybe you Can? ;) ;)

Andrew Jansen (Loud Sun), so much vibez dripping from the speaker when these sweet humans play

Devata Daun, if you haven't gotten this song ‘Animal Instinct’, stuck in your head yet, here you go.

The Controversial New Skinny Pill, The first band You turn to for the soundtrack to a UFO sex-cult party

Kai will be spinning all your favorite songs you didn't know you loved, before, after and in between bands

This Party costs $5 and its 18+

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