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Dan Croll and The Dig at Turf Club, St Paul (16 Sep 2017) (Updated)

Dan Croll Setlist Intro/Compliment Your Soul Away From Today One of Us Can You Hear Me 24 Wanna Know January Only Ghost Thinkin Aboutchu Be Alone Sometimes When I'm Lonely (aka Eminem) Bad Boy Educate Swim From Nowhere -- Encore -- Tokyo Home Read More Dan Croll That “next album” is called Emerging Adulthood and it’s out now on Communion Group Ltd. Croll is touring in support of the new album and will be stopping by the Turf Club … The Dig Hey, also Brooklyn’s The Dig will open. The Dig’s new album Bloodshot Tokyo is out now. Tour dates: 09/07/2017 Warsaw Brooklyn …

Dan Croll is currently touring in support of his album Emerging Adulthood (Kobalt Music Recordings), stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on September 16, 2017.

New York’s The Dig (guitarist David Baldwin, bassist Emile Mosseri, keys/guitars Erick Eiser, and drummer Mark Demiglio) opened up the show. We haven’t seen the indie/psych rock band since 2012 at the now-defunct 400 Bar, when they were touring in support of Midnight Flowers.

Now the band is back with Bloodshot Tokyo, doing a string of tour with Portugal. The Man, and now with Dan Croll. The band is getting a lot of buzz from their new singles ‘Communion’ and ‘Tired of Love’.

The Dig spent their entire set playing with a backdrop of blood red color, while the front lights were in stark blue. Like last time, you can see David and Emile trading singing and instrument duties.

Highlight of their show was after ‘I Already Forgot Everything You Said’, singer Emile Mosseri dedicated ‘Self Made Man’ to Dylan. He even got the audience to chant the name before the band started to play the song.

As soon as their set ended, the band hustled to clear the stage, as their set ran a little overtime.

Dan Croll took the stage, shortly after 10:15pm with a full backing band: John Stark on bass, Andrew Hunt on keys, Jethro Fox on guitar, and David Kelly on drums.

We first saw Croll as opener to Aurora on November 2016, writing, “UK folktronic singer-songwriter Dan Croll (who is one to watch as well) opened the evening with a criminally short but enjoyable thirty-five minute set of songs from his 2014 full length Sweet Disarray (Deram Records/Universal) as well as some new music set to appear on his next album…. Minneapolis was actually the second US city Croll ever played in, after his first gig in Chicago.”

Croll only had Andrew Hunt helping him with his 2016 tour, so now back with a full band, he was able to play Croll’s songs as they were meant to be heard.

After a long tour, Croll confessed that he actually didn’t know what day it was. “I’ve been informed that it’s the weekend,” he said, before they played ‘January’.

While Dan Croll is ending his tour today at San Diego’s Irenic show, the Dig continues their tour:

09/24 - San Diego, CA @ Irenic %
09/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
09/26 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
09/28 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
09/29 - San Antonio, TX @ Limelight
09/30 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
10/02 - Houston, TX @ White Oak
10/03 - New Orleans, LA @ HOB Parish
10/05 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
10/06 - Raleigh, NC @ Pourhouse
10/07 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery

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Dan Croll at Turf Club, St Paul (16 September 2017)

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Minneapolis: September 15 to September 17, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 15 to September 17, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Spoon Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response. .... Twin Peaks This is the Chicago Twin Peaks band... I wonder if they will get sued once Showtime start their David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks production in 2016? ...

SPOON
at Palace Theatre
Friday 09/15/2017 (7:30pm/$35/Sold Out)
Saturday 09/16/2017 (7:30pm/$35/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Fans are Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga about Spoon coming back to town... The popular band sold out a double night at the Palace Theatre this upcoming week: September 15-16. Spoon's Hot Thoughts album came out in March on Matador Records.

Also worth noting is that Merge Records will be re-releasing a remastered Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga as a special double vinyl and album (with bonus CD & EP). The reissue will be in stores on October 20th... and if you get it from the Merge store, it comes bundled with a T-Shirt.

Chicago’s Twin Peaks (nothing to do with David Lynch weird television show) will open.

Spoon on tour:

Sep 10 Peoria, IL — Limelight
Sep 11 Omaha, NE — Sokol Auditorium %
Sep 13 Milwaukee, WI — Pabst Theatre %
Sep 14 Madison, WI — Orpheum Theatre
Sep 15 Saint Paul, MN — Palace Theater %
Sep 16 Saint Paul, MN — Palace Theater %
Sep 30 Berkeley, CA — Greek Theatre &
Oct 01 San Diego, CA — San Diego Open Air &
Oct 03 Phoenix, AZ — Comerica &
Oct 05 Morrison, CO — Red Rocks &
Oct 06 Austin, TX — ACL Festival
Oct 10 San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theater +
Oct 11 Tulsa, OK — Cain's Ballroom +
Oct 12 Dallas, TX — House of Blues +
Oct 13 Austin, TX — ACL Festival
Oct 15 Houston, TX — House of Blues +
Oct 17 New Orleans, LA — House of Blues +
Oct 20 Columbia, SC — Music Farm +
Oct 21 Jacksonville, FL — Mavericks +
Oct 22 Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore

^ w/ White Reaper
% w/ Twin Peaks
& w/ The Shins
+ w/ Mondo Cozmo

Read More Widowspeak Widowspeak is touring in support of their fourth studio album, All Yours, which is set for release on September 4th, 2015. ...

WIDOWSPEAK
at 7th Street Entry
Friday 09/15/2017 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

The first time I was meant to see Widowspeak, it was supposed to be in June 2012... but their van broke down driving from Chicago to Minneapolis. I eventually caught the Brooklyn band as headliner at the 7th Street in October of that year.

Widowspeak’s new album Expect the Best is out now and they are very proud of the new record... and they are very excited to play these new tracks on this 2017 tour (which starts tomorrow!)

Clearance and Madeline Kenney to open.

09/08 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
09/09 Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
09/11 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
09/12 Detroit, MI @ El Club
09/13 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
09/15 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
09/17 Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Social Club
09/19 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
09/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
09/21 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
09/22 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09/23 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
09/24 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
09/26 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
09/27 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
09/29 San Diego, CA @ Space Bar
09/30 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
10/01 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
10/03 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
10/04 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
10/05 Birmingham, AL @ Syndicate Lounge
10/06 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
10/07 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/08 Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
10/09 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
10/10 Washington, DC @ DC9
10/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot and Saddle
10/12 Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston
10/13 New York, NY @ Rough Trade NYC

Read More Dan Croll Show up early to check out UK solo artist Dan Croll. He’s currently in America to promote his new single ‘Swim’ (which premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show). … The Dig Not to be confused with the 90s alternative band called Dig, this indie band is currently on tour in support of their new album, Midnight Flowers, which came …

DAN CROLL
at Turf Club
Saturday 09/16/2017 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

We caught Dan Croll in November 2016 and noted, “UK folktronic singer-songwriter Dan Croll (who is one to watch as well) opened the evening with a criminally short but enjoyable thirty-five minute set of songs from his 2014 full length Sweet Disarray (Deram Records/Universal) as well as some new music set to appear on his next album.”

That “next album” is called Emerging Adulthood and it’s out now on Communion Group Ltd. Croll is touring in support of the new album and will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul this Saturday.

Hey, also Brooklyn’s The Dig will open. The Dig’s new album Bloodshot Tokyo is out now.

Tour dates:

09/07/2017 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
09/08/2017 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, DC
09/09/2017 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
09/11/2017 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
09/12/2017 Bar le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC
09/13/2017 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
09/15/2017 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
09/16/2017 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
09/19/2017 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/20/2017 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
09/22/2017 The Independent San Francisco, CA
09/23/2017 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
09/24/2017 The Irenic San Diego, CA

All dates with The Dig.

Read More J Roddy Walston and the Business The show started with an all-too-brief set from Tennessee rockers, J Roddy Walston and The Business, in promotion of their breakthrough, Essential Tremors (ATO Records). … Sleepwalkers Richmond's Sleepwalkers to open. Sleepwalkers' debut album Greenwood Shade is out now. .… Thundercat Thundercat Look, I love the ThunderCats cartoon (I own all the DVDs)... so I'm always hesitant when a band named themselves after something I love. To be fair, the Arctic Cat … The Flaming Lips I think this was my first time seeing The Flaming Lips, but I could be wrong. Seems odd that this was "a very special Early Evening performance", since the band's psychedelic/space rock seems to work better at night …

Other shows in the area:

09/15/2017 Check out Downtown Boys over at the Triple Rock on Friday, September 15th, with Kitten Forever and XOXO Tech. 7:30pm, $12

09/15/2017 One of the most passionate pianist/singer I’ve ever seen J Roddy Walston and the Business is headlining the 7th Street Entry this Friday. The band’s fourth album Destroyers of the Soft Life is coming out September 29 via ATO Records. Expect to hear preview of the album at this live show. Sleepwalkers to open. We haven’t seen Sleepwalkers since they opened up for the popular group The Lumineers in June 2016. 7:30pm, $12

09/15/2017 Los Angeles underground Sextile is touring in support of their new album Albeit Living (available on Felte Records). The trio will be stopping by the Icehouse in Minneapolis. Finesse, The Switch and DJ Sarah Sequoia to open. Please note: these Icehouse shows starts late (11pm) due to its day business. 10:30pm, $7

09/16/2017 Hamilton, Ontario-based folk/alt-country trio Elliott BROOD will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, playing tracks from their sixth studio album Ghost Gardens (set for release on September 15, 2017 via Paper Bag Records). Jake Allan will open. 8pm, $12

09/17/2017 Breakout vocalist, songwriter and producer Kali Uchis sold out the 7th Street Entry this Sunday. Uchis was last seen in town in Oct 2015. Phony Ppl to open. 6pm, $18/Sold Out

09/17/2017 Thundercat (aka Stephen Bruner, not the cartoon) is playing First Avenue in support of his latest Drunk (Brainfeeder). Saco and Uno to open. 7:30pm, $20

09/17/2017 The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco will play the Myth. 6pm, $39.50

09/17/2017 Finnish rockers Apocalyptica will be bringing their cellos to the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis this September 17th. Expect them to cover some great Metallica tunes. 7pm, $30

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Aurora, w/ Dan Croll at the Cedar, Minneapolis (12 Nov 2016)

Aurora Setlist Lucky Winter Bird In Boxes Little Boy in the Grass Under Stars Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) [Acoustic] Through the Eyes of a Child Runaway Under the Water I Went Too Far Running with the Wolves Conqueror -- Encore -- Warrior Life on Mars? (David Bowie cover) Dan Croll Setlist Wanna Know Compliment Your Soul Sweet Disarray unknown new song (Makes You Feel Special?) Swim From Nowhere unknown new song (Never Been to Tokyo?) Read More Aurora Norway’s Aurora (aka Aurora Aksnes) is back in Minneapolis, headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday, November 12th. She previously sold out the 7th Street Entry in April 2016. … Dan Croll Show up early to check out UK solo artist Dan Croll. He’s currently in America to promote his new single ‘Swim’ (which premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show). …

On a crisp fall evening, we’ve just seen a bright and shimmering star—

Not looking up to the sky or at the super moon, but at a sold out Cedar Cultural Center, as Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora charmed the crowd and showed why she’s destined for bigger things.

UK folktronic singer-songwriter Dan Croll (who is one to watch as well) opened the evening with a criminally short but enjoyable thirty-five minute set of songs from his 2014 full length Sweet Disarray (Deram Records/Universal) as well as some new music set to appear on his next album.

“You’re all SO close… I find it terrifying!” Croll said after a tender ‘Compliment Your Soul’, apologizing if anyone was in the “splash zone” and accidently spit on, while singing.  Minneapolis was actually the second US city Croll ever played in, after his first gig in Chicago.

“You can find my songs on the internet… if you have it”, the bespectacled Croll dryly remarked before going into the new ‘Swim’, primarily electronic in structure, but eminently hummable.  Croll then switched to guitar to ‘From Nowhere’, his debut single that caught the world’s attention.

Before the closing ‘Home’, he apologized for any overplaying it may have received as a soundtrack for a Home Goods TV commercial.  Look for Croll to return to these parts once the new album is released.

The lighting on the woodsy backdrop turned brown to green as Aurora began her 78 min. set with the slowed tempo of ‘Lucky’, from her debut full-length, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Decca Records/Glassnote).

We were gutted to miss her appearance at the 7^th St Entry earlier in the year (which sold out quickly as well) but were glad to have this chance to watch her play to a room she’d also obviously outgrown.

The twenty-year is very focused but playful on stage, with closed eyes and her arms moving spastically like Fiona Apple and crack band led by writing partner Odd Martin Skålnes, carefully building song after song into a sweeping brushstroke of icy dream pop.

Though relatively new to the scene, her fans have grown exponentially and become feverishly loyal- handing her original artwork and handmade jewelry as gifts during the set and holding signs up in support, something very usual for a new artist and in this venue.

Between songs, Aurora talked about the horrors of jogging, the amount of Norwegians in the area, and touring with a perpetual cold. ‘Murder Song’, done acoustically with Skålnes showed Aurora’s considerable vocal range, as the crowd remained hushed for the quiet song. ‘Runaway’ left her breathless, the song with its “take me home where I belong” chorus patiently building into its crescendo.

‘I Went Too Far’ is one of her happier songs and the diminutive blonde singer responded by jumping about the stage, like a happy twenty-old only would.  The heavily percussive ‘Conqueror’ ended the main set, but the crowd was loudly adamant about an encore and was soon rewarded.

‘Warrior’ was full of big beats and sounded very Scandinavian, then the rest of the band left the stage except for her keyboardist for a quiet final song.  “I didn’t write it”, Aurora remarked at the beginning, “but I love the man who did” launching into a tender cover of Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’.

At her young age and claim that she’s already written over a thousand songs, Aurora is just getting started and those that have been lucky to see her in smaller venues are fortunate, as this bright star is most likely headed to bigger stages and venues.

Remaining Tour Dates:

11/25/16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/27/16 Los Angeles, CA "30 Days In LA"
11/28/16 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
12/01/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
12/02/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
12/03/16 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
12/12/16 Halden, Norway Brygga Kultursal
12/13/16 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
12/14/16 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
12/16/16 Tromso, Norway Clarion Hotel
12/17/16 Stavanger, Norway Stavanger Konserthus
12/18/16 Drammen, Norway Union Scene
01/21/17 Singapore, Singapore Gardens By The Bay
01/25/17 Sydney, Australia The Metro Theatre
01/26/17 Brisbane, "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
01/28/17 Footscray, Footscray Community Arts Centre
01/30/17 Auckland, New Zealand Albert Park
01/31/17 South Bank Melbourne Recital Centre
02/03/17 Adelaide, "St. Jerome's Laneway Festival"
02/04/17 Lilyfield, Australia Sydney College
02/05/17 Fremantle, Australia Esplanade

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Aurora at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (12 Nov 2016)

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Minneapolis: November 12, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 12, 2016.

NOTE: Band Of Horses with Wild Belle will be playing the State Theatre on this date.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Aurora Norwegian Aurora Aksnes, otherwise known simply as Aurora, just released her debut EP Running With The Wolves last week, May 4th via Decca Records. The 18 year-old will be doing a limited …

AURORA
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday, 11/12/16, 7pm ($20)
thecedar.org

Norway’s Aurora (aka Aurora Aksnes) is back in Minneapolis, headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday, November 12th. She previously sold out the 7th Street Entry in April 2016.

Show up early to check out UK solo artist Dan Croll. He’s currently in America to promote his new single ‘Swim’ (which premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show).

Croll was granted the opportunity to work with the legendary Sir Paul McCartney, and won the National Songwriter of the Year Award from the Musician’s Benevolent Fund. Croll recently signed to Communion Records in the UK.

Tour Dates:

11/11* - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
11/12* - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11/13* - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
11/14* - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
11/25^ - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11/27^% - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre
11/28^% - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre
12/02^ - Seattle, WA - Showbox
12/03^ - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre

*w/ Dan Croll ^w/ Foreign Air
%w/ OYSTER KIDS

Read More NOFX A NOFX cover “Linoleum” was also played, but instead of trying to out-punk the Orange County punk band, Fallon’s version is a little more acoustic. …

NOFX
at Cabooze
Saturday, 11/12/16, 8pm ($29)
cabooze.com

The boys are back in town.

NOFX will be making their “First Ditch Effort” appearance at the Cabooze this Saturday, November 12 (with Pears and Useless ID).

Prior to the Cabooze show, you can see Shaun M. Colón’s A Fat Wreck: The Punk-u-mentary documentary about the influential California punk label Fat Wreck Chords (and some of your favorite punk bands: NOFX, Foo Fighters, Bad Religion, Against Me!) at the Sound Unseen Film Festival in St Paul. The film will come to VOD and Blu-ray/DVD on November 22nd via The Orchard and Something Kreative... just in time for the Christmas holiday.

After the show you can try and get into the free NOFX After Party, starting at 11:30pm at the Triple Rock Social Club (walkable from the Cabooze).

Although it’s not a guarantee that NOFX will appear at the Triple Rock, the chances are high that they may show up to hear some Extreme Noise DJ’s playing some classic NOFX songs.

If you are interested in seeing A Fat Wreck: The Punk-u-mentary, here are screening dates:

11/11 Time Community Theater*- Oshkosh, WI
11/12 SOUND UNSEEN FILM FEST - Saint Paul, MN
11/12 Reggie's Tavern* - Wilmington NC
11/17 Marrs Bar* - Worcester, UK
11/18 Neshaminy Creek Brewing* - Croydon, PA
11/19 Mellomveien - Trondheim, NOR
11/20 Soup Kitchen - Manchester, UK
11/21 Enzian Theater - Maitland, FL
11/24 The Exchange - Bristol, UK
11/25 Poppodium Volt - Sittard, NLH
11/25 Hamar kulturhus - Hamar, NOR
11/25 Hyde Park Picture House - Leeds, UK
11/26 Roxy Theatre - Victoria, CAN
11/27 DIY Space for London- Dundee, UK

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