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Minneapolis: November 19, 2016

Read More El Ten Eleven Los Angeles post-rock duo El Ten Eleven, known for their fretless bass with electric drumming. Will be in town at the Triple Rock on October 3rd in support of their latest Fast Forward. ....

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 19, 2016.

NOTE: Michigan producer Griz will be headlining the Myth on this date. Also STRFKR will play First Avenue.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

EL TEN ELEVEN
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 11/19/16, 7:30pm ($14)
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El Ten Eleven will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, November 19th. The band was last seen in town last year in October 2015 in support of Fast Forward.

Show up early to check out Austin’s Bayonne (aka Roger Sellers). He’s currently on tour in support of Primitives (originally available on Punctum Records, but will be re-issued via City Slang).

Tour dates:

11/16/16 Columbus, OH The Basement
11/17/16 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
11/18/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/19/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
11/20/16 Omaha, NE Slowdown
12/28/16 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

Read More FIDLAR Sure, FIDLAR was only in town earlier in May (selling out both nights at 7th Street), but the band is back thanks to Riot Fest... and touring in support of their sophomore album Too (Mom+Pop) .… SWMRS Recently, Bay Area quartet SWMRS (Swimmers) released their debut single "Miley", which i-D Magazine described as "the most punk tribute to Miley Cyrus ever." Singer Cole Becker .…

FIDLAR
at Varsity Theater
Saturday, 11/19/16, 6pm ($18)
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Fidlar (stylized as FIDLAR) is back in town! The last time they were here in September 2015, we wrote, “The crowd sang, no they screamed, along to every word of every song. It didn't matter that they were being shoved up against the thigh high stage (which leaves some gnarly bruises), nobody missed a beat. With lyrics like "I drink cheap beer, so what, f**k you" what is there not to love?”

FIDLAR’s new record Too is out now on Mom+Pop.

Joining Fidlar will be SWMRS. The last time the band was in town, it was with WAVVES in September 2015 when they only had one single (‘Miley’).

Now the band’s debut Drive North was praised by Rolling Stone, calling them “Best New Artists 2016”. Drive North was produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper, so it is easy to see why FIDLAR asked SWMRS to come on tour with them.

The Frights to open. Their debut album You Are Going To Hate This was also produced by Zac Carper (that dude gets around).

Amoeba Music says The Frights “make music that's a lot smarter than it would appear. Beneath the bratty, corrosive surface lies a rare tunefulness and dedication to dialing up rock's past...startlingly great at kicking out the garagey jams.”

Too Much Tour with SWMRS and The Frights

11/12/16 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
11/14/16 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
11/18/16 - The Rave II - Milwaukee, WI
11/19/16 - Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
11/22/16 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO

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Rocktober: October 3, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 3, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Helmet If country is not your thing, Helmet will be playing Mill City Nights on March 11th. If you grew up in the 90s, you will recall their ever creepy music videos on MTV. For the 21st Anniversary of Betty …

BATTLES
at First Avenue
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 8pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

Experimental rock group Battles will be at First Avenue this October 3rd. The current lineup feature guitarist/ keyboardist Ian Williams, guitarist/ bassist Dave Konopka (formerly of Lynx), and drummer John Stanier (formerly of Helmet).

Battles' latest release La Di Da Di recently came out on Warp Records.

Tour dates:

09/30 - Paradise, Boston, MA, US
10/01 - Lee's, Toronto, ON, CA
10/02 - Metro, Chicago, IL, US
10/03 - First Ave, Minneapolis, US
10/06 - Imperial, Vancouver, BC, CA
10/07 - Neptune, Seattle, WA, US
10/08 – Hawthorne, Portland, WA, US
10/09 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US
10/11 - Crescent, Phoenix, AZ, US
10/13 - Trees, Dallas, TX, US
10/14 - Mohawk, Austin, TX, US
10/15 - Republic, New Orleans, US
10/16 - Masquerade, Atlanta, US
10/17 - Exit In, Nashville, US
10/18 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, US
10/19 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, US
10/20 - Webster Hall, New York, NY, US

Read More Doomtree Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree is on the road to SXSW 2015! The tour is also to promote his upcoming full-lenth album All Hands, due January 27, 2015 on their own Doomtree Records. .... Aesop Rock Aesop Rock was, depressingly enough, born the same year as I was, which goes to show you where a bit of talent and dedication can get you. I mean, sure, I could copy and paste a couple lines ....

DOOMTREE ZOO
at CHS Field
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 2pm ($35)
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Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree will be headlining the "Doomtree Zoo" festival at CHS Field. The giant party will also feature Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic, Trash Talk, Shabazz Palaces, Open Mike Eagle, Serengeti, Aby Wolf, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, and Anonymous Choir.

Doomtree tour dates:

9/26 - Boston Calling Festival - Boston, MA
9/27 - Rock & Roll Hotel - Washington, DC *
10/3 - Doomtree Zoo (CHS Field) - St. Paul, MN
10/14 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA #
10/15 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR #
10/16 - Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA #
10/17 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA #
10/18 - Sayers Club - Las Vegas, NV #
10/31 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
11/6 - Witching Hour Festival - Iowa City, IA
11/8 - Fun Fun Fun Fest - Austin, TX
11/30 - The Stache - Grand Rapids, MI
12/1 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
12/2 - Tattoo Queen West - Toronto, ON
12/3 - St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
12/4 - Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
12/5 - Barrymore Theatre - Madison, WI

* - w/Speedy Ortiz
# - w/ Astronautalis

Read More El Ten Eleven Los Angeles-based instrumental rock duo El Ten Eleven just kicked off their Fall tour yesterday at Nebraska's Bourbon Theatre. The tour is in support of their remixed Transitions album ....

EL TEN ELEVEN
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 8pm ($14)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Los Angeles post-rock duo El Ten Eleven, known for their fretless bass with electric drumming. Will be in town at the Triple Rock on October 3rd in support of their latest Fast Forward.

Sego to open.

Tour dates:

09/26/15 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
09/30/15 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
10/01/15 Columbus, OH The Basement
10/02/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/03/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/07/15 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
10/08/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/09/15 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo
10/10/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
10/11/15 Eugene, OR Hi Fi Music Hall
10/14/15 Santa Cruz, CA The Atrium
10/15/15 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
10/16/15 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
10/17/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/18/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/29/15 London The Islington
10/30/15 Manchester Manchester Academy
11/01/15 Exeter Exeter Cavern
11/02/15 Cardiff Dempsey's
11/03/15 Leicester Firebug
11/06/15 Madrid, Spain Wurlitzer Ballroom
11/10/15 Paris, France L'Olympic Café
11/12/15 Liege, Belgium L'Aquilone
11/13/15 Tallinn, Estonia Rock Cafe
11/14/15 Ventspils, Latvia Juras Varti
11/15/15 Vilnius, Lithuania Tamsta Club
11/16/15 Moscow, Russia Smena
12/03/15 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
12/04/15 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
12/05/15 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theater
12/06/15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
12/09/15 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
12/10/15 Flagstaff, AZ The Green Room
12/11/15 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
12/12/15 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brew

Read More Kirko Bangz Platinum-certified Houston hip-hop heavyweight and LMG/Unauthorized Entertainment/300 Entertainment recording artist Kirko Bangz is kicking off the “SoMo: The Fallin’ Up Tour” on ....

SOMO
at Myth
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 7pm ($29.46)
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American R&B singer SoMo (real name Joseph Anthony Somers-Morales) will be in town at the Myth on October 3rd.

Special guests Jordan Bratton and Kirko Bangz to open.

Tour dates:

09/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
09/29 Hillard, OH Park Street Saloon
09/30 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
10/02 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/03 Minneapolis, MN Myth
10/06 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/09 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House
10/10 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert House
10/14 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
10/16 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10/17 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
10/20 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
10/22 San Diego, CA House of Blues San Diego
10/24 Los Angeles, CA Fonda Theatre
10/27 Phoenix, AZ Club Red Theaters
10/28 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
10/30 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
10/31 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
11/03 Cleveland, OH House of Blues Cleveland
11/05 Boston, MA House of Blues Boston
11/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza
11/10 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
11/11 Columbia, SC Music Farm Columbia
11/13 Orlando, FL The Beacham
11/14 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
11/17 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
11/19 Austin, TX Emo’s Austin
11/20 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
11/21 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston

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Perfect Ten

Read More Throwing Muses "My setlist is super depressing," warned Kristin Hersh as she took the stage at the Icehouse in Minneapolis last night, May 19th. .…

THROWING MUSES
throwingmuses.com

One of my favorite shows this year was seeing Kristin Hersh live at the Icehouse in Minneapolis. I'm happy to announce that Hersh is back with Throwing Muses and she's releasing the band's first new music in ten years called Purgatory/Paradise. Yes, their last self-titled album was released in 2003.

What is unique about this upcoming Purgatory/Paradise release is that it will be released as a book and CD … although it is probably not a surprise to Kristin Hersh fans, who is familiar with her Crooked book/CD combo and biography Rat Girl, etc.

Still, I find it cool because, like Hersh, I'm old still would prefer to hold and adore music in my hand, reading over the liner notes, admiring or trying to make sense of the artwork, and reading over the written words and lyrics… There's something magical about owning a physical representation of music - why do you think vinyl are so popular these days?

In addition to the art book, which was designed by drummer Dave Narcizo, the book comes downloadable content such as commentary, instrumentals, and the album plus art in multiple digital formats!

Look for Purgatory/Paradise on November 11th via Harper Collins/It Books (actual book release date is October 28th). Makes for a perfect gift for the Throwing Muses fan in your family.

Check out a track called "Sunray Venus" from Purgatory/Paradise on their website throwingmuses.com

EL TEN ELEVEN
elteneleven.com

Los Angeles-based instrumental rock duo El Ten Eleven just kicked off their Fall tour yesterday at Nebraska's Bourbon Theatre. The tour is in support of their remixed Transitions album that came out in April, but the original mixed album is from last year. You can stream the entire original mixed record (50 mins) on their Soundcloud.

Tour schedule below:

8/29 Iowa City, IA - Iowa City Yacht Club
8/30 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
8/31 Chicago, IL - North Coast Fest
9/03 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
9/04 Newport, KY - Southgate House
9/05 Columbus, OH - The Basement
9/06 Champaign, IL - Guitar Fest
9/07 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
9/08 Akron, OH - Musica
9/10 Buffalo, NY - Nietzsches
9/11 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
9/12 Portland, ME - Empire
9/13 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
9/14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
9/15 Providence, RI - Fete Lounge
9/18 Montreal, QC - Club Soda *
9/19 Toronto, ON - The Hoxton *
9/20 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
9/21 Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
9/22 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
9/26 Fort Collins, CO - Hodi's Half Note
9/27 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
9/28 Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep

* = supporting Peter Hook & The Light

EVE
eve-360.com

Eve's first North American tour in TEN YEARS is happening now, in support of her Lip Lock album. You may remember that we mentioned the epic release earlier this summer.

Speaking of epic, Eve will be making a stop at Epic in Minneapolis over the Labor Day Weekend on September 1st (Sunday). We are covering her concert, so stay tuned for photos and a review.

We previously mentioned that she said how the new album was like starting over, like a brand new artist: "I'm not trying to relive any moments of my life, I'm in a new place in my life. I'm almost a new artist - 2013 is a year you will see more sides of me than ever before, this is just the start!"

Remember, the last time you saw Eve was 10 years ago, so if you missed her in the last decade, here's your second chance:

08/31/13 Detroit, MI Chene Park
09/01/13 Minneapolis, MN Epic Event Center
09/05/13 West Hollywood, CA The Roxy Theatre
09/06/13 Oakland, CA Grand Live
09/08/13 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

TENSNAKE
facebook.com/tensnake

You know we love Astralwerks Records, so whenever they announce sign that they've signed an artist, we pay attention! Recently, Astralwerks said they've signed Tensnake. If you know your Germany DJ, that is the stagename for Marco Niemerski who gained international fame with his 2010 dancefloor smash-hit "Coma Cat."

I believe the first Astralwerks release will be called "58BPM" (featuring Fiora), which is the lead single from his forthcoming album See Right Through.

U.S. TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
10/31 - Mezzanine - San Francisco, CA
11/03 - Hard Fest Day of the Dead - Los Angeles
11/07 - Concorde Music Hall - Chicago, IL
11/08 - U Street Music Hall - Washington, DC
11/09 - Verboten - Brooklyn, NY

TEN KENS
tenkens.com

Toronto's ethereal artrock Ten Kens released their third album Namesake earlier in May.

Just recently (August 20th), the band posted this on their FB:

It’s not all doom and gloom. Enjoy a free download of Ten Kens latest single, the summer-psych jam ‘The Field Around Your Van’. Just click the link below and enjoy.

soundcloud.com/ten-kens/ten-kens-the-field-around-your

If you want to check them out, it's a free download. Too lazy to click through the link? Stream it below:

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