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Minneapolis: June 15 to June 16

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06/15 Pansy Division with Bev Rage & The Drinks and Lumari at 7th St Entry Read More Pansy Division In Pansy Division's Pile Up album, Morrissey is mentioned in the song "Homo Christmas": "Don't be miserable like Morrissey, let me do you underneath the Christmas tree...". ...

06/15/2023 Thursday

Pansy Division
with Bev Rage & The Drinks and Lumari
at 7th St Entry
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I may have told this story before, but I used to be a volunteer radio DJ at Fresno State’s KFSR 90.7 FM. My timeslot was Thursday from 10pm to midnight, I mostly stuck to Britpop … but my friend, the late Melinda (aka Black Velveeta), would play some quirky “cheesy” stuff, everything from April March to the Sleestacks to Cranes to Mr T Experience to Wally Pleasant. She loves those weird bands.

Anyway, one day, we got a CD from Pansy Division in the early 90s and we loved it. I guess, back then, being gay wasn’t something you talk about. But Pansy Division, they were openly gay, and it really inspired so many other bands to follow in their footsteps.

Now, I’ve never seen Pansy Division live (if I had, I probably blacked out and don’t remember), but Melinda did see them with Green Day. I don’t know if I believe her, but she told me that someone had a bag of sh*** and threw it at Billie Joe… because their album was called Dookie.

Anyway, the band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album Undressed (Lookout! Records) with a special 2023 shows. If you’ve never seen the band live, here is your chance!

Pansy Division will play the 7th Street Entry on June 15th with support from Bev Rage & The Drinks and Lumari.

Tour Dates:

June 15 - Minneapolis, 7th Street Entry
June 16 - Milwaukee, X-Ray Arcade
June 17 - Chicago, Beat Kitchen
September 28 - Portland, Mississippi Studios
September 29 - Vancouver, BC CANADA, Biltmore Cabaret
September 30 - Seattle, Clock-Out Lounge
November 16 - Philadelphia, Johnny Brenda’s
November 17 - Baltimore, Metro Cafe
November 18 - New York (Ridgewood, Queens), TV Eye

06/16 Meet Me @ The Altar with Chloe Lilac and Kid Sistr at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Chloe Lilac 7th Street Entry on July 31st. The show is sold out. This will be her first headlining tour. 17-year-old Chloe Lilac to open. …

06/16/2023 Friday

Meet Me @ The Altar
with Chloe Lilac and Kid Sistr
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Critically acclaimed rock trio Meet Me @ The Altar is on their “The Pink Couch Tour,” and they’ll stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on June 16th.

The group’s debut album Past // Present // Future is out now.

Chloe Lilac and Kid Sistr to open.

Tour Dates:

May 19, 2023 - Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Music Fest*
May 23, 2023 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall^
May 24, 2023 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar^
May 26, 2023 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center^
May 27, 2023 - Atlantic City, NJ - Adjacent Fest^
May 29, 2023 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room^
May 31, 2023 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington's^
June 1, 2023 - Colorado Springs, CO - Vultures^
June 3, 2023 - Addison, TX - Taste Addison*
June 4, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA - OUTLOUD *
June 6, 2023 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole^
June 8, 2023 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace^
June 9, 2023 - San Antonio, TX - Rock Box^
June 10, 2023 - Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City^
June 12, 2023 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar^
June 13, 2023 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room^
June 14, 2023 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's^
June 16, 2023 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Hall^
June 17, 2023 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Pride*
June 19, 2023 - Milwaukee, WI - XRay Arcade^
June 20, 2023 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi^
June 21, 2023 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups^

+ With support from Young Culture and Daisy Grenade
* Festival appearance
^ With support from Kid Sistr and Chloe Lilac

06/16 Billie Marten with Olivia Kaplan at 7th St Entry

06/16/2023 Friday

Billie Marten
with Olivia Kaplan
at 7th St Entry
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Yorkshire’s Billie Marten is touring in support of her new album Drop Cherries (IMPERIAL Music).

The album was recorded entirely on tape in Somerset and Wales late last summer, and it marks the very first time that Billie Marten has both written and co-produced (with Dom Monks) one of her records.

The title is taken from a tale she heard from a friend just before she was starting to create songs for the album, and the title track came soon after. It’s a metaphor where the gift of cherries stands for offering someone your love; doing anything you can to make them happy. “Dropping cherries,” she begins, “is such a strong, visceral image that I tried to channel throughout recording in Somerset and Wales, to capture the vibrancy, unpredictability, and occasional chaos one experiences within a relationship. Imagine stamping blood-red cherries onto a clean, cream carpet and tell me that’s not how love feels.”

The singer/songwriter will stop by the 7th Street Entry on June 16th.

Olivia Kaplan to open.

Billie Marten Live Dates:

June 6 Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
June 7 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
June 9 Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
June 11 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Mission Theater
June 13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
June 14 Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
June 16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
June 17 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
June 20 Toronto, ON @ TD Music Hall
June 22 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 23 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
June 24 Washington, DC @ Union Stage

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: April 1 to April 2, 2017

Read More Overcoats Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 1 to April 2, 2017. No foolin’!

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MAGGIE ROGERS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 04/01/17, 7pm ($15/Sold Out)
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With Maggie Rogers’ ‘Alaska’ song hitting Spotify’s Viral 50 in 40 countries and hit #1 in 23 countries (including the U.S.), it’s not hard to see why this 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist sold out her appearance at the upcoming Triple Rock Social Club show. In fact, she’s sold out her entire tour in the UK!

Rogers’ debut EP Now That The Light Is Fading is out now on Capitol Records.

Show up early to check out Overcoats. We’ve seen the duo twice now, and both times were completely different shows.

Tour Dates:

03/30/17 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
04/01/17 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
04/02/17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/04/17 Toronto, ON Mod Club
04/05/17 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
04/07/17 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
04/08/17 Washington, DC U Street
04/10/17 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/11/17 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
04/12/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall
06/15/17 Firefly Music Festival
06/30/17 Rock Werchter Festival
07/16/17 Citadel
08/06/17 Lollapalooza

Read More Green Day Green Day's ¡Uno!, the first in the trilogy of albums, hits stores today (September 25th) via Reprise Records. Be on the lookout* for ¡Dos! on November 13, 2012, and ¡Tré! … Rachael Kilgour Minnesota folk singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour recently won the grand prize of “NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition” and the 2015 Telluride Troubadour … Foxygen Duo Jonathan and Sam, otherwise known as Foxygen is heading out on tour in support of their latest album ... And Star Power, which just came out today via Jagjaguwar. .... Whitney Newcomers Whitney (not to be confused with the late Whitney Houston) to open. Whitney is led by drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich, previously from Unknown Mortal Orchestra. ..…

Other shows in the area:

04/01/17 French multi-instrumental minimalist FKJ will be headlining the Cabooze in Minneapolis in support of his debut full-length, French Kiwi Juice. Dabeull and Cezaire to open.

04/01/17 Singer and actress Bridgit Mendler will be playing the 7th Street Entry with Powers. Mendler has been recently cast in the lead role in “Thin Ice”, a new Fox comedy pilot from “New Girl” creator Liz Meriwether.

04/01/17 Punk rockers Green Day to play Xcel Energy Center with Against Me! .

04/01/17 Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will make you laugh at the Skyway Theatre.

04/01/17 Local singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour will headlining Cedar Cultural Center. Lucy Kaplansky to open.

04/01/17 Mothership and Black Pussy to play Turf Club in St Paul.

04/01/17 Soul revival band Sonny Knight & The Lakers to play Icehouse.

04/02/17 Foxygen to headline First Avenue. Gabriella Cohen will open.

04/02/17 London’s artist, poet, playwright, novelist, and rapper, Kate Tempest will headline the 7th Street Entry. We saw her in June 2015 and noted, “Beats were somewhat primitive and a hybrid of dancehall, grime, dub, and electro, but served only as the place-setting to Tempest’s machine gun narrative lyrics of truth-telling, anti-consumerism and conformity, desperate street people, and good intentions gone bad.” Tempest’ Let Them Eat Chaos is out now on Lex Records.

04/02/17 Whitney will headlining the Triple Rock Social Club.

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Billies

Read More Green Day Green Day's ¡Uno!, the first in the trilogy of albums, hits stores today (September 25th) via Reprise Records. Be on the lookout* for ¡Dos! on November 13, 2012, and ¡Tré! … Norah Jones Norah Jones is currently on tour with Cory Chisel in support of her album Little Broken Hearts. Her appearance at the sold-out Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis last night proves to …

BILLIE JOE AND NORAH
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Billie Joe Armstrong, of Green Day, and Norah Jones, have recorded a full length album called Foreverly, due November 25th via Reprise Records. You can currently stream it on amazon.

I actually had no idea this was in the works, but apparently the two met in 2005 while performing on the Grammys with Stevie Wonder, Bono, and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys). They decided to do a proper reinterpreted recording of 1958 The Everly Brothers songs.

Obviously the new album will be less 'punk' than what we've previously known from Billie Joe's band Green Day, so I'm personally interested in hearing the new record… however, Armstrong commented on Stereogum that "The average listener might be like, 'Well, [this record's] not punk rock' or whatever ... but I like doing different things. For the past 25 years, with my band, it was this constant building of chaos and this kind of beast that just grew and grew – and to jump off that train for a while and just do something for the sake of loving the music and loving a project and there's no agenda attached ... I don't know, it was good!"

Currently you can listen to two tracks on their website. There are a variety of packages you can get for the new album, including digital, compact discs, good old fashion vinyl (available December) and, yes, cassettes (available January 2014).

Foreverly will be out November 25, 2013, on Reprise Records.

Tour Dates 11/21/13 Ram's Head Onstage Annapolis MD 11/22/13 Gonda Theatre Washington DC 12/13/13 Majestic Theatre Madison WI * 12/14/13 Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis MO * 12/15/13 The Englert Theatre Iowa City IA * 12/16/13 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis MN * * with Bitchin Bajas Read More Johnny Cash A while back I wrote an article on Cornershop's debut EP, Lock Stock & Double-Barrel and mentioned a little known fact: there is a hidden Johnny Cash song ("Houston Hash") at the end of the EP. …

BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY
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Low-fi maestro Will Oldham, who plays under the name Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, has been crafting quietly devastating music for two decades. His recording career began in the mid 90s releasing several albums as Palace Music or the Palace Brothers and working with Steve Albini on most of those albums (1996’s Arise Therefore was recorded at the legendary Pachyderm studio!) In 1999, Oldham, as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, released I See a Darkness to critical acclaim and it hoisted him into the spotlight. Johnny Cash covered “I See a Darkness” on his American III: Solitary Man album and Mark Lanegan sang “You Will Miss Me When I Burn” on a Soulsavers’ split single with Oldham singing Lanegan’s “Sunrise.” Other collaborators include Tortoise (2006’s The Brave and the Bold), the Cairo Gang/Emmett Kelly (2010’s The Wonder Show of the World) and Matt Sweeney on the exquisite 2005 record Superwolf.

Not one to shy away from emotionally raw honesty, Oldham’s music is often an intense experience. Oldham’s quivering vocals have a quiet, crushing vulnerability to them and really enhance the darkness in his lyrics. Songs like “My Home is the Sea,” however, from Superwolf showcase a soulful sensuality in the musician.

Oldham will soon be kicking off his first solo tour in years. He will be playing at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on December 16th. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to catch him live!

VILLEBILLIES
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The Villebillies are from Louisville, currently signed to Sony Music Entertainment/RED Associated Labels.

Their latest single "Love Is Kind of Crazy" features a sample from the late English pop singer Dusty Springfield's "Spooky." This is the typical style of the group, bringing in soulful harmonies with their rap verses.

You can hear "Love Is Kind of Crazy" for yourself via YouTube.

Producer Dustin "Tuck" Tucker talk about the song, "There is something about Villebillies and the fall season. We always seem to produce our best work this time of year. Dusty Springfield singing those words 'Love is kind of crazy with a spooky little boy like you' has an eerie quality to it. It fits our vibe and it makes your head nod at the same time, so it just made sense to sample and capture the tone of the original song while giving it the traditional Villebillies treatment both musically and visually."

BILLY J
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Founding member of Sacred Oath (a band that has opened up for Twisted Sister, Cinderella and Bruce Springsteen, just to name a few), Billy J just released his self-titled EP yesterday (November 19th). This is his first release in over two decades and feature five tracks of rock and blues style songs.

Track Listing:

1. She's Mine
2. New Car
3. She
4. Boomerang
5. My Baby's Blue

Stephen “Buzzy” Krist, veteran music producer and percussionist, also plays percussion on three of the tracks. All music arrangements were put together by award-winning blues artist Dave Fields. Billy J. fronts the band on lead vocals and guitar.

BILLY FOX
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Billy Fox is, or rather was, the front man for the live hip hop act Botanics; he's currently based in Sydney, Australia.

Apparently Triple J's Zan Rowe loves Billy Fox's song, "Monuments", calling it, "Beautifully warm production, nice chorus payoff, strong vocal line..."

Hear it:



"Monuments" was released October 18th and is available as a free download via billyfox.bandcamp.com.

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Three of a Kind

Read More Green Day Other punk-ish bands in the 20+ year club includes Green Day (who just announced three albums!), Bad Religion (these guys are legendary, I love Greg Graffin - the smartest man in punk)…

GREEN DAY
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Green Day's ¡Uno!, the first in the trilogy of albums, hits stores today (September 25th) via Reprise Records. Be on the lookout* for ¡Dos! on November 13, 2012, and ¡Tré! on January 15, 2013. The latter album is named after drummer Tré Cool.

Yes, the album is out now, but it seems like all the news is about singer Billie Joe Armstrong. He was hospitalized in Italy and the band cancelled the weekend dates as a result. Although it came back as "severe case of dehydration," we kind of all knew it was drugs-related. Then there was the breakdown on stage when Armstrong walked off stage after smashing his guitar and you found out later that "Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse."

After reading about these various incidents, I would suspect that this might be the last hurrah for Green Day. In my personal opinion, I do not think Green Day will tour again, so if you are a massive fan, you need to see them this year.

Green Day's first leg of their ¡UNO!, ¡DOS!, ¡TRÉ! TOUR will begin in November.

11/26/12 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 11/27/12 Kennewick, WA Toyota Center 11/29/12 Salem, OR Salem Armory Auditorium 12/01/12 Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium 12/02/12 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort 12/04/12 Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Civic Aud 12/10/12 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre 01/07/13 Green Bay, WI Resch Arena 01/08/13 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena 01/10/13 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena 01/11/13 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center 01/13/13 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena 01/14/13 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center 01/16/13 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center

01/18/13 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena 01/19/13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 01/21/13 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center 01/22/13 Philadelphia, PA Liacourias Center 01/24/13 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center 01/25/13 Portland, ME Cumberland Civic Center 01/27/13 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi Arena 01/29/13 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre 01/30/13 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center 02/01/13 Moline, IL I Wireless Center 02/02/13 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center 02/04/13 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Arena 02/06/13 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center 02/08/13 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

* This is a punny reference to Green Day's first record deal on Lookout! Records in 1989.

Read More The Devil Makes Three I saw these guys, The Devil Makes Three, last year, I was rather surprised by the turn-out (they sure have loads of fans).

DEVIL MAKES THREE
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I see a lot of shows, and one of the stand-out performances was seeing Devil Makes Three at the Triple Rock last year. They blew me away with their sold-out bluegrass/punk/country show.

Like most successful touring band, the trio is back in Minneapolis this Saturday at the Cabooze. If you want to have a good time, seeing them at the outdoor venue will be a great introduction to the band. Plus, plenty of room for you to dance…

If you were planning on catching Devil Makes Three in November, Jonny "Corndawg" Fritz will be opening. Jonny will be touring as a duo with his longtime band member, Nashville-based fiddle player Josh Hedley, who'll also be helping out on vocals. His tour is in support of I'm Not Ready to Be a Daddy and Down On the Bikini Line.

Apparently his nickname, "Corndawg" might be going away for his future endeavors. He might be called "Johnny Fritz and the In-Laws" in the future.

09/25/2012 Mr. Small's Theatre Millvale, PA 09/26/2012 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI 09/27/2012 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, OH 09/28/2012 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL 09/29/2012 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN 10/02/2012 Blue Moose Iowa City, IA 10/03/2012 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS 10/04/2012 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE 10/05/2012 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO 10/06/2012 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO 10/10/2012 George's Majestic Fayetteville, AR 10/11/2012 Cain's 2nd Stage Tulsa, Oklahoma 10/13/2012 The Parish Austin, TX 10/14/2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival, TX 10/27/2012 Communion in Redwoods Big Sur, CA 10/30/2012 Belly Up Tavern* Solana Beach, CA 10/31/2012 Orpheum Theatre+ Flagstaff, AZ 11/01/2012 Club Congress Tucson, AZ

11/02/2012 House of Blues* West Hollywood, CA 11/03/2012 The Catalyst* Santa Cruz, CA 11/04/2012 Fillmore+ San Francisco, CA 11/07/2012 Senator Theatre+ Chico, CA 11/08/2012 Historic Ashland Armory+ Ashla/OR 11/09/2012 Crystal Ballroom+ Portla/OR 11/10/2012 Showbox at The Market+ Seattle, WA 11/11/2012 McDonald Theatre+ McDonald Theatre 11/14/2012 A Club+ Spokane, WA 11/15/2012 The Wilma Theatre+ Missoula, MT 11/16/2012 Visual Arts Collective+ Garden City, ID 11/17/2012 The Depot+ Salt Lake City, UT 12/27/2012 Higher Ground Burlington, VT 12/29/2012 State Theater Portla/ME 12/30/2012 The Met Providence, RI 12/31/2012 Theatre of the Living Arts Phila, PA * with Sean & Zander, and Jonny Fritz Corndawg + with Jonny Fritz Corndawg

Read More Dirty Three An upcoming performance by Australia’s renowned instrumental rock band Dirty Three should have music fans frothing at the mouth with excitement.

DIRTY THREE
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Just a reminder that Dirty Three is in the middle of their North American tour! It's been three years since they were last in America, so don't miss them.

The new tour in support of Toward The Low Sun*, the band's first album in over seven years. Emily is covering their appearance in Minneapolis.

Tue. Sept. 25 - Detroit, MI @ Trinosophes (1464 Gratiot)
Wed. Sept. 26 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Thu. Sept. 27 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
Fri. Sept. 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Mon. Oct. 1 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
Tue. Oct. 2 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Wed. Oct. 3 - Portland, OR @ The Mission Theater
Thu. Oct. 4 - Portland, OR @ The Mission Theater
Sat. Oct. 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Hardly Strictly Festival
Mon. Oct. 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater

* Check out "Rising Below" via Drag City.

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