Starting in 2024, we are pleased to have Robin back as concert reporter from California. She’s previously contributed, covering
Blur in New York and
in California (probably their the band’s last ever tour).
For this year, and beyond, we are entering an arrangement for her to write about these upcoming shows at
The Fox Theater in Oakland.
03/16/24 The Kills with Heartworms at the Fox Theater
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The Kills
Man, I love The Kills. I love VV’s voice, and I love Hotel’s guitar work. The two are just unbeatable.
The British/American duo will be touring in support of their 2023 album God Games, available on Domino Records.
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
The Kills
with Heartworms
at the Fox Theater
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We love
The Kills. VV’s voice with Hotel’s guitar playing… the two are just unbeatable.
The Kills (03 June 2014)
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We saw The Kills in
03 June 2014 and said, “Alison Mosshart (aka “VV”) stormed across the stage with so much attitude that you almost had to take a step back. She is a tall, slender, drop dead gorgeous woman with such an amazing set a pipes on her that she almost seemed too good to be true. She was mesmerizing to watch as she moved to the music. She had the crowd completely captivated by her movements and her gorgeous voice. There were a few brief moments where she would go to the back of the stage for a sip of water or to sit for a minute but even then, I couldn't take my eyes off her. Her presence was just something that you cannot put into words. and it truly took my breath away. Her male counterpart, Jamie Hince (aka “Hotel”), was just as entertaining as he played the guitar with so much passion that it was clear he was loving being on stage and playing.”
While the British/American will be stopping by Minneapolis on
12 Feb 2024, that show
The Paranoyds as opener.
For the remainer of the Kills tour, starting Feb 27, the support will come from South London auteur
Heartworms (aka Jojo Orme).
Heartworms’ latest single, “May I Comply”, was produced by Speedy Wunderground head Dan Carey, and premiered with Lauren Laverne on the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast show.
Speaking about the single, Heartworms says: “When I wrote this track I just wanted to get over an ex and to tell my little brother he’s good enough… turned out to be a lot darker than I thought.”
Heartworms US Tour Dates
Feb 27 – Webster Hall, New York
Mar 1 – 9:30 Club, Washington DC
Mar 2 – The Orange Peel, Asheville
Mar 4 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta
Mar 5 – Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville
Mar 7 – House of Blues, Houston
Mar 8 – Stubb’s, Austin
Mar 9 – House of Blues, Dallas
Mar 11 – Sunshine, Albuquerque
Mar 12 – The Van Buren, Phoenix
Mar 14 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles
Mar 15 – Ace of Spades, Sacramento
Mar 16 – Fox Theater, Oakland
(all dates with The Kills)
03/22/24 The Kooks with The Vaccines and Daisy the Great at the Fox Theater
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The Kooks
The first time I saw The Kooks, it was in Chicago in 2007, and it was because their small tour did not include Minneapolis... which I noted that I saw three Minneapolis people in Chicago ...
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The Vaccines
We love The Vaccines. The UK band will be back in the city at the Fine Line Music Café (now run by First Avenue) and will be playing some tracks from their fourth studio album Combat Sports.
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Openers Daisy the Great are actually a Brooklyn-based duo, fronted by Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker who made waves last fall when they teamed with AJR on the song, “Record Player”, a re-worked version of their own 2017 folk-pop song.
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Friday, March 22, 2024
The Kooks
with The Vaccines and Daisy the Great
at the Fox Theater
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Wow, what a lineup! This same tour is coming to Minneapolis, at the Fillmore on March 16, 2024.
We’ve seen all these bands and they are all amazing.
The Kooks (04 October 2014)
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We last saw
The Kooks in Minneapolis on
04 October 2014 and noted, “When The Kooks took the stage, it brought back memories of seeing them in Chicago in 2007. The band was new and fresh then, and although they've grown up a little, they're still full of youthful energy and fun on stage.
It's also worth noting that this is the first tour to feature new drummer Alexis Nunez, who previously drummed for London's Golden Silvers.”
The Vaccines (10 Oct 2018)
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We saw
The Vaccines in
10 Oct 2018 and said, “After a short break, the lights dimmed and a weird medley of “Phantom of the Opera” and ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”, The Vaccines have finally arrived to the clean stage of the Fine Line Music Café. Singer Justin Hayward-Young mentioned after a few songs, “Weird, not being at Triple Rock for sure.” As Hayward-Young mentioned, this was The Vaccines’ fourth time in Minneapolis, and “Minneapolis have been very good to us.””
The Vaccines are touring in support of their new album
Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, available on Thirty Tigers.
Daisy the Great (16 Apr 2023)
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Finally,
Daisy the Great (Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker), who we saw in
16 Apr 2023, with the snow: “Despite the snow, Daisy the Great drew in quite the crowd. Everyone on the dancefloor were already super dedicated fans, knowing all the songs and have kept up with the duo’s misadventures on their tour. The 7th Street Entry was only their four show on this 2023 tour … yet they seemed like seasoned professionals, even though they’re often goofing and joking around.”
The Vaccines 2024 US Tour Dates with The Kooks
Feb 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Mar 1 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
Mar 2 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Mar 4 – Toronto, ON @ QET History
Mar 5 – Montreal, QB @ Mtelus
Mar 6 – Albany, NY @ Empire
Mar 8 – Boston, MA @ MGM Fenway
Mar 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
Mar 11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Mar 13 – Washington DC @ Anthem
Mar 15 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera
Mar 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Filmore
Mar 18 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Mar 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union
Mar 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
Mar 22 – San Francisco, CA @ Fox Theatre
05/18/24 Waxahatchee with Good Morning at the Fox Theater
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Waxahatchee is headlining the Triple Rock Social Club this Friday. The duo’s latest album Out in the Storm is available on Merge Records. Cayetana and Snail Mail will open.
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Good Morning
On their very first American tour, Australian duo Good Morning (Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair) will be stopping over to the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis (aka “Dakhóta Land”) on April 11th. They’re touring
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Waxahatchee
with Good Morning
at the Fox Theater
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Kansas City-based Katie Crutchfield, aka
Waxahatchee, is back on tour in support of her new album
Tigers Blood on ANTI- Records. The 2024 tour kicks off at Kansas City’s Uptown Theater on April 18th and goes through September.
Plains (18 Nov 2022)
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We saw Katie Crutchfield in Plains in
Nov 2022 and said, “Plains is more of a duo and they are comprised of Katie Crutchfield who plays under the name Waxahatchee and Jess Williams. Both are established singers with indie labels that decided why not get together and play a bunch of country songs. If you listen to their debut album I Walked With You a Ways you would think they have been singing together since birth like musical twins, so similar but different enough to make their harmonization not too homogenous and prepackaged.”
Good Morning (11 Apr 2022)
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Australian band
Good Morning to open. We saw them in
Apr 2022 and said they were popular with the teenagers: “Good Morning came on stage to a large group of young teenagers (even though the show is 18+, many of the fans seemed to be under 20) packed together on the dancefloor. Even though the band looked young, and even though it’s their first American tour (first time in Minneapolis, “as far as we know”), you never got the impression that the band was amateurish. They seemed well practiced, everyone knew their positions, everyone knew when to move about to other instruments… I’ve seen seasoned bands that goofed/not ready for prime time… so it’s refreshing to see this young Australian band take their live show so seriously.”
Tour dates:
April 18 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater ^
April 19 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre ^
April 20 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed ^
April 21 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre ^
April 23 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall ^
April 25 – New Haven, CT – Toad's Place ^
April 26 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre ^
April 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount Theatre ^
April 28 – Richmond, VA – The National ^
April 30 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ^
May 1 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium ^
May 3 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live ^
May 4 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theater ^
May 5 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
May 6 – Birmingham, AL – Lyric Theatre ^
May 8 – Tulsa, OK – Cain's Ballroom ^
May 9 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill's ^
May 10 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater ^
May 11 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater ^
May 13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren ^
May 14 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA ^
May 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium ^
May 17 – Paso Robles, CA – Barrelhouse Brewing Co. ^
May 18 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater ^
May 19 – Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Winery ^
May 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot ^
May 23 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom ^
August 19 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall %
August 21 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington's %
August 23 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant %
August 24 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee %
August 25 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell's Beer Garden %
August 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol %
August 28 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
August 29 – South Deerfield, MA – Tree House &#
August 30 – Portland, ME – State Theater &#
August 31 – Accord, NY – Arrowood Farms &#
September 1 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage &#
September 6 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center - Wolf Trap &#
September 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore #@
September 8 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore &+
^ w/ Good Morning
% w/ Tre Burt
# w/ Tim Heidecker
& w/ Snail Mail
+ w/ Greg Mendez
@ w/ Gladie
05/16/24 Belle & Sebastian with The Weather Station at the Fox Theater
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Belle & Sebastian
You know we love Belle and Sebastian. The band writes amazing songs, and their live shows are equally amazing.
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Weather Station
Opening up the show was fellow Canadians The Weather Station. Currently the live band was a trio, featuring singer/guitarist Tamara Lindeman and with help from drummer Matt (?) and guitarist Evan.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Belle & Sebastian
with The Weather Station
at the Fox Theater
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You guys know we’re all massive
Belle & Sebastian fans, right? Their new album
Late Developers just came out on January 9, 2024. With all my CD purchases in the past few years, I’ve bought them all from Amazon, because the company offers
instant MP3 downloads as a perk.
There’ll be a tour in support of the new record, and, yes, they are returning to Minneapolis on May 8th, 2024. We are definitely going to cover the First Avenue, as well as this Fox Theater show.
Belle & Sebastian (27 May 2022)
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We last saw the band in
May 2022 and wrote, “The return to the Palace on May 27th also marked another special occasion, as they celebrated one of their crewman, Johnny Lang’s 50th birthday. They actually even planned on having him sing The Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (after a few shots of whiskey, of course). It was quite an eventful night. Also, it’s worth noting that Sarah Martin was absent in the band, due to contracting COVID. She’s replaced by violinist/backup vocalist Kristen, at least that’s what I heard singer Stuart Murdoch say on stage.”
Weather Station (08 March 2016)
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The Weather Station to open. It’s been a long time since we saw her, in
March 2016: “Opening up the show was fellow Canadians The Weather Station. Currently the live band was a trio, featuring singer/guitarist Tamara Lindeman and with help from drummer Matt (?) and guitarist Evan. All three band members would later resurface for Bulat’s backing band during her main set. The Weather Station’s set featured a lot of new songs from her latest Loyalty album, including “Way It Is, Way It Could Be”, which did not feature any percussions. Lindeman, who sounded like Joni Mitchell, described the song as a “quieter song... as if it could get any quieter.” That’s actually a pretty good description of the band, they’re a quiet, acoustic, and gentle.”
Tour dates:
Apr
23
Atlanta, GA, US
The Eastern
Apr
24
Richmond, VA, US
The National
Apr
26
Philadelphia, PA, US
Union Transfer
Apr
27
Boston, MA, US
Orpheum Theatre
Apr
28
Montreal, QC, Canada
MTELUS
Apr
29
Toronto, ON, Canada
History
May
1
Brooklyn, NY, US
Brooklyn Paramount
May
2
Washington, DC, US
The Anthem
May
3
Royal Oak, MI, US
Royal Oak Music
May
4
Chicago, IL, US
The Salt Shed
May
6
Kalamazoo, MI, US
Bell's Eccentric Cafe
May
7
Milwaukee, WI, US
Turner Hall Ballroom
May
8
Minneapolis, MN, US
First Avenue
May
10
Denver, CO, US
Fillmore Auditorium
May
13
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
The Bellwether
May
14
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
The Bellwether
May
15
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
The Theatre
May
16
Oakland, CA, US
Fox Theater
May
18
Portland, OR, US
Revolution Hall
May
19
Seattle, WA, US
Moore Theatre
May
24
Madrid, Spain
Tomavistas
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