Minneapolis Music Guide: March 9-March 15, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul!) shows next week: March 9-March 15. Concert-wise, if you're into smaller/indie bands - it will be dead in Minneapolis, because everyone is in Austin, Texas, for SXSW.

Sword/O'Brother/Big Business at Mill City Nights Concert Poster Read More The Sword But the crowd didn't really start going nuts until The Sword went on. The Sword is a much younger band, formed in Austin, Texas in 2003. Their sound is more on the “thrash” end of doom metal, with riffing reminiscent of … O'Brother Songs from their slightly hour-long set consisted of music from Disillusion, including "Ascension" and "Disillusion", which seems to go hand in hand with its theme of darkness and anger. …

MARCH 9: MILL CITY NIGHTS
The Sword w/ O'Brother and Big Business

O Brother, where are thou?

Why, they’re on tour, opening along with Big Business, for The Sword.

An Atlanta-based five-piece, the band O Brother is playing in support of their sophomore full-length, Disillusions (Triple Crown Records), recorded in Long Island along with engineer/producer Mike Sapone (Brand New, Public Enemy, Daytrader). The heavier, more refined sound is a follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2012 debut Garden Window.

Regarding their new album, according to their bio, “The sprawling concept albums of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson and more provided the grist, but these five intrepid seekers have crafted a complex slab of bejeweled art-rock that shimmers vividly all on its own.” That’s all we need to hear to pique our interest.

O'Brother's U.S. tour dates:

03/06/14 Indianapolis, IN Vogue
03/07/14 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
03/08/14 Milwaukee, WI Rave Bar
03/09/14 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
03/10/14 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
03/11/14 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
03/13/14 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
03/14/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
03/15/14 Spokane, WA The Hop
03/16/14 Seattle, WA Neumos
03/17/14 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
03/19/14 Sacramento, CA Harlow's Night Club
03/20/14 San Francisco, CA Slim's
03/21/14 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
03/22/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
03/23/14 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
03/24/14 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
03/25/14 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
03/26/14 Jackson, MS Morningbell Records

Bangerz RCA Read More Icona Pop Of course, her biggest hit song, "I Love It", is actually made famous by Icona Pop. I sensed a little bitterness when she announced the song, "You all know this, I wrote this song. This is my song." …

MARCH 10: XCEL ENERGY CENTER
Miley Cyrus w/ Icona Pop

Miley Cyrus' oversexualized Bangerz shows have been getting a lot of attention, criticized in TMZ where they comment how her parents were in the audience at one of her recent show.

Either you love it or hate it, it's hard to ignore all the attention that Cyrus is getting.

03/06/14 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
03/07/14 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
03/09/14 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
03/10/14 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
03/12/14 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
03/13/14 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
03/15/14 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
03/16/14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
03/18/14 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
03/20/14 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum
03/22/14 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
03/24/14 Orlando, FL Amway Center
03/25/14 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
03/29/14 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
03/31/14 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
04/02/14 Boston, MA TD Garden
04/03/14 East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
04/05/14 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
04/07/14 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
04/08/14 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
04/10/14 Washington, DC Verizon Center
04/12/14 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills
04/13/14 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
04/15/14 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
04/16/14 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
04/18/14 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Plaza
04/19/14 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
04/22/14 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
04/24/14 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum