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Minneapolis: August 22 to August 31, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 22 to August 31, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Phantogram at Palace Read More Phantogram This Sunday's show is sold out, marking Phantogram's triumphant return to Minneapolis, in support of their new album Voices. … Bob Moses Canadian duo Bob Moses (also Grammy winners, btw) came out with guitars and keys a’ blazing with a badass drummer joining them (who’s name I never caught). Lead singer/guitarist Tom Howie was an ...

PHANTOGRAM
+ Bob Moses
Palace Theatre
Sun 08/25/2019 (6:30pm/$39.50)
palacestpaul.com

New York duo Phantogram (Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel) is back with their summer headlining tour. We’ve always liked these guys, and fairly excited about their new song “Mister Impossible”, which was a song that they’ve had an idea of it for a long time. After building their studio called Harmony West in Laurel Canyon, they put together the song in their own space. The song finalized last spring when they took it to Joshua Tree.

Bob Moses to open.

Tour dates:

August 16 Reno, NV Grand Theatre *
August 17 Ogden, UT Twilight Concert Series*
August 18 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom
August 19 Estes Park, CO Stanley Hotel
August 20 Bellvue, CO Mishawaka Amphitheatre*
August 22 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Cove at Harrah’s*
August 23 Kansas City, MO KC Live!*
August 24 Chicago, IL The Riviera Theatre*
August 25 St. Paul, MN Palace Theatre*
August 27 Madison, WI The Sylvee*
August 28 Columbus, OH Express Live!*
August 29 Detroit, MI The Fillmore*
August 30 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall*
August 31 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall
September 3 Boston, MA House of Blues*
September 4 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall*
September 5 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
September 6 Washington, D.C. The Anthem*
September 7 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Music Festival
September 9 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle*
September 10 Birmingham, AL Avondale Brewing Company*
September 12 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall*
September 13 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory*
September 14 Austin, TX Stubb’s*
September 15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace*
September 16 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren*
September 18 Tucson, AZ The Rialto Theater
September 21 Pomona, CA The Fox Theater Pomona
September 22 Las Vegas, NV Life Is Beautiful
November 22 San Diego, CA Wonderfront Music Festival

* with Bob Moses

Other shows in the area:

MN State Fair 2019 Iron Maiden 2019 Tour Hovvdy/Lomelda at 7th Street Alex Lahey at Turf Club Demons & Wizards at Skyway Nathaniel Rateliff at Surly Brewing Fest Read More Minnesota State Fair Despite my protests, we end up going to the Minnesota State Fair every year. This is the "Great Minnesota Get-together", where everyone goes to enjoy eating something on a stick… Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013....

MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Thu 08/22/2019-Mon 09/02/2019
mnstatefair.org

The annual Minnesota State Fair is back, this year running August 22 to Labor Day, September 2nd. I won’t be listing every bands set to attend, but the major ones. Please note in addition to the concert ticket, you’ll also need to spend an entry fee into the fair.

We don’t go every year, as it’s very expensive to attend. On top of the entry fee, the fried foods are marked up - so for a family of four, you’re looking to drop over $150 easily. Personally speaking, I rather take that money and go to smaller concerts or buy yourself some CDs or DVDs.

The last time we went was on Labor Day in Sep 2017, because we had the day off work.

Schedule:

Thu 08/22/2019 Barenaked Ladies, Hootie & The Blowfish

Thu 08/22/2019 Belinda Carlisle

Fri 08/23/2019 Max, Why Don't We, Eben

Sat 08/24/2019-Sun 08/25/2019 Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone

Sat 08/24/2019 Dierks Bentley, Caylee Hammack

Sun 08/25/2019 Clint Black, Trace Adkins, Terri Clark

Mon 08/26/2019 The Classics IV, "The Happy Together Tour", Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Turtles, Tommy James & The Shondells, The Cowsills, Chuck Negron, The Buckinghams

Tue 08/27/2019 "Weird Al" Yankovic

Wed 08/28/2019 Daryl Hall & John Oates, G. Love & Special Sauce

Thu 08/29/2019 Logic, Prof

Fri 08/30/2019 Lauren Jauregui, Lionel Richie

Sat 08/31/2019 Mavis Staples, Savannah Conley, Brandi Carlile

Sun 09/01/2019-Mon 09/02/2019 Dessa

Mon 09/02/2019 ZZ Top, Cheap Trick

IRON MAIDEN
+ The Raven Age
Xcel Energy Center
Mon 08/26/2019 (6:30pm/$35)
xcelenergycenter.com

Iconic band Iron Maiden is back, and they’re headlining the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul.

Show up early to check out English melodic metalcore band The Raven Age, a band founded by guitarists Dan Wright and George Harris in 2009.

Tour dates:

Aug. 17 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Paints Arena
Aug. 19 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 22 - Chicago, Ill. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 24 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Aug. 26 - St Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
Aug. 28 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Bell MTS Place
Aug. 30 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place
Aug. 31 - Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome
Sept. 03 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Pepsi Live
Sept. 05 - Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
Sept. 06 - Portland, Ore. @- Moda Center
Sept. 09 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center
Sept. 10 - Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena
Sept. 13 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept. 14 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Bank of California Stadium
Sept. 17 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
Sept. 19 - Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater
Sept. 21 - Dallas, Texas @ Dos Equis Pavilion
Sept. 22 - Houston, Texas @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell
Sept. 25 - San Antonio, Texas @ AT&T Center
Sept. 27 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Palace
Sept. 29 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Palace
Sept. 30 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Palace
Oct. 04 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ Rock In Rio
Oct. 12 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Velez Sarsfield Stadium
Oct. 15 - Santiago, Chile @ Estadio Nacional

HOVVDY and LOMELDA
+ Nadine
7th St Entry
Tue 08/27/2019 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Lomelda and Hovvdy are on a co-headlining tour for their Covers split EP (Double Double Whammy Records). Both bands are longtime friends from Texas.

Nadine to open.

Tour Dates:

8/22 - Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
8/23 - Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR
8/24 - Columbus, OH - Big Room Bar
8/25 - Milwaukee, WI - The Back Room
8/26 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
8/27 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
8/29 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
8/30 - Columbia, MO - Cafe Berlin
8/31 - Norman, OK @ Opolis
9/1 - Denton, TX - Andy's Bar

ALEX LAHEY
+ Kingsbury
Turf Club
Wed 08/28/2019 (7pm/$16)
turfclub.net

Australian songwriter Alex Lahey is headlining the Turf Club in support of her new album The Best Of Luck Club (Dead Oceans).

Los Angeles’ Caroline Kingsbury, billed as Kingsbury will open.

Tour Dates:

Tue. Aug. 13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Wed. Aug. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Fri. Aug. 16 - Austin, TX @ Antone’s
Sat. Aug. 17 - Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Co.
Mon. Aug. 19 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Tue. Aug. 20 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
Thu. Aug. 22 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
Fri. Aug. 23 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat. Aug. 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Sun. Aug. 25 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
Tue. Aug. 27 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Wed. Aug. 28 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Sat. Aug. 31 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
Sun. Sep. 1 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Tue. Sep. 3 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

DEMONS & WIZARDS
+ Lizzy Borden & TYR
Skyway Theatre
Thu 08/29/2019 (6:30pm/$39.50)
skywaytheatre.com

Legendary metal band Demons & Wizards is headlining the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis this August 29th. This is the band’s first shows in 19 years.

Lizzy Borden and TYR to open.

Tour Dates:

August 17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
August 20 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
August 21 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore
August 22 - Portland, OR - Roseland
August 24 - Denver, CO - The Summit Theater
August 26 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live
August 28 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
August 29 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theater
August 31 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
September 1 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
September 4 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
September 5 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater
September 7 - Atlanta, GA - Progpower

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
+ Hiss Golden Messenger
Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field
Fri 08/30/2019 (5:30pm/$49.50/Sold Out)
surlybrewing.com

The very popular Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats sold out the Surly Brewing show on August 30th, thanks to being the #1 most played artist and #1 most played song (“You Worry Me”).

Special guests Hiss Golden Messenger to open.

Tour Dates:

August 19—Vail, CO—Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
August 21-22—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 25—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 29—Moorhead, MN—Sister Cities Smokeout
September 11—Forest Hills, NY—Forest Hills Stadium
September 14—Fredericton, Canada—Harvest Jazz
September 17—Philadelphia, PA—Mann Center
September 20—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Beyond
September 22—Franklin, TN—Pilgrimage Music
September 29—Dana Point, CA—Ohana Fest

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Minneapolis: May 16 to May 18, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 16 to May 18, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

David Byrne 2018 Poster Read More David Byrne While fans will know David Byrne from his music from Talking Heads in the 80s and his solo work, people rarely know that Byrne is a huge bicycle enthusiast. Byrne's bicycle is his main mode …

DAVID BYRNE
+ Benjamin Clementine
Orpheum Theatre
Thu 05/17/2018 (7pm/$61.50)
Fri 05/18/2018 (7pm/$61.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

David Byrne, the singer/guitarist of iconic American rock band Talking Heads, will be playing Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday. Thanks to popular demand, Byrne added a second show.

Byrne’s new solo record American Utopia is out now on Todomundo/Nonesuch Records.... his highest charting album ever (entering at No. 1 on the Top Current Album Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 and topping both Rock and Alternative Album Charts).

Benjamin Clementine to open.

2018 Tour Dates

05/12 - Washington, DC - The Anthem *
05/13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center *
05/15 - Milwaukee WI - Riverside Theater *
05/16 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater *
05/17 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater *
05/18 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater *
05/20 - Edmonton, ALB - N Alberta Jubilee *
05/21 - Calgary, ALB - S Alberta Jubilee *
05/23 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theater *
05/24 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater *
05/25 - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival
05/27 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium *
05/28 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center *
05/30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Capitol Theatre *
06/06 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater *
06/2 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater *
06/3 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater *
06/5 - Des Moines, IA - Des Moines Civic Center *
06/7 - Kansas City, MO - Kauffman Center *
06/8 - St. Louis, MO - Peabody Opera House *
06/9 - Indianapolis, IN - Farmers BureauAmph*
06/14 - Oxford, England - New Theatre **
06/15 - Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall **
06/17 - Birmingham, England - Birmingham Symphony Hall**
06/18 - Manchester, England - Manchester Apollo **
06/19 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo **
06/20 - London, England - Hammersmith Apollo **
06/23 - Prague, Czech Republic - Metronome Festival
06/25 - Zagreb, Croatia - INmusic Festival
06/26 - Wien, Austria - Museumsquartier
06/27 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
06/30 - Ewijk, Netherlands - Down The Rabbit Hole

# w/ Lisandro Aristimuño
% w/ Juana Molina
$ w/ Karina Zeviani
@ - w/ Mexico Institute of Sound
^ w/ Perfume Genius
** w/ Laura Mvula

Hinds at 7th Street Entry Poster Hall & Oates & Train 2018 Poster Marian Hill at Palace Theatre Poster Anderson East 2018 Poster Lake Street Drive at Palace Poster Read More Hall & Oates You know we absolutely love Hall & Oates, so I was fooled into clicking a news link on Facebook about “Hall and Oates got into a bloody confrontation that ended with Hall getting bit in the face and Oates landing in jail … Train Remember Train? The San Francisco band blew up with hit singles like "Meet Virginia" and "Hey, Soul Sister"? Well the band was on tour for most of 2012 with Mat Kearney for their sixth studio …

Other shows in the area:

HINDS
+ Goodbye Honolulu, Tights
7th Street Entry
Wed 05/16/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Madrid-based garage all-girls rockers Hinds is touring in support of their sophomore album I Don’t Run (Mom + Pop), their first record in two years, since their debut Leave Me Alone. Why so long? The group has been constantly doing sold-out world tours, and they’ve learned a thing or two when they recorded their second album.

Tour Dates:

5/11 - Washington DC @ U Street Music Hall
5/13 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
5/14 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
5/15 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
5/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
5/18 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
5/19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
5/21 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
5/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
5/23- Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
5/25 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
5/26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
5/27 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
5/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom

HALL & OATES/TRAIN
+ Kandace Springs
Xcel Energy Center
Wed 05/16/2018 (6pm/$52.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

What a weird super team-up: Train and Daryl Hall & John Oates will be co-headlining at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul on Wednesday.

The two groups have also released their single, “Philly Forget Me Not”. The song is also significant, in that it marked the first brand new song that Hall & Oates have written and played together in over 15 years (since “Do It For Love” in 2002).

Tour dates:

Sat May 12 Wed May 16 Fri May 18 Sun May 20 Tue May 22 Thu May 24 Sat May 26 Tue Jun 05 Thu Jun 07 Sat Jun 09 Mon Jun 11 Thu Jun 14 Mon Jun 18 Wed Jun 20 Fri Jun 22 Sun Jun 24 Tue Jun 26 Thu Jun 28 Sat Jun 30 Fri Jul 13 Sun Jul 15 Wed Jul 18 Fri Jul 20 Sun Jul 22 Tue Jul 24 Thu Jul 26 Sat Jul 28 Tue Jul 31 Sat Aug 04 Tue Aug 07 Thu Aug 09 Sat Aug 11

St. Louis, MO St. Paul, MN Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Philadelphia, PA Toronto, ON Boston, MA Pittsburgh, PA Washington, DC New York, NY Charlotte, NC Duluth, GA Tampa, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL Orlando, FL New Orleans, LA Nashville, TN Montreal, QC Grand Rapids, MI Omaha, NE Kansas City, MO Oklahoma City, OK Dallas, TX Houston, TX Austin, TX Los Angeles, CA San Diego, CA Oakland, CA Portland, OR Seattle, WA

Scottrade Center Xcel Energy Center United Center Little Caesars Arena Quicken Loans Arena Nationwide Arena HoagieNation Festival Air Canada Centre Xfinity Center PPG Paints Arena Capital One Arena Madison Square Garden Spectrum Center Infinite Energy Center Amalie Arena BB&T Center Amway Center Smoothie King Center Bridgestone Arena Bell Centre Van Andel Arena CenturyLink Center Sprint Center Chesapeake Arena American Airlines Ctr Toyota Center Frank Erwin Center The Forum Viejas Arena Oracle Arena Moda Center KeyArena

MARIAN HILL
+ Michl
Palace Theatre
Wed 05/16/2018 (6pm/$31.50)
palacestpaul.com

Platinum-certified duo Marian Hill is headlining the Palace Theatre in support of their sophomore album Unusual.

Tour dates:

May 11 Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Steel
May 12 Boston, Massachusetts Royale
May 13 Toronto, Ontario The Mod Club
May 15 Chicago, Illinois Metro
May 16 St. Paul, Minnesota Palace Theatre

ANDERSON EAST
+ J.S. Ondara
First Avenue
Wed 05/16/2018 (7:30pm/$17)
first-avenue.com

Originally this Anderson East show was booked at the Fine Line Music Café, but thanks to terrific presales, the show has been upgraded to the much larger First Avenue mainroom.

Show up early to see local musician J.S. Ondara open. Ondara actually was Anderson East’s support act earlier this year.

LAKE STREET DIVE
+ Liz Vice
Palace Theatre
Thu 05/17/2018 (7pm/$34.25)
palacestpaul.com

Lake Street Dive is returning to the Twin Cities area this Thursday at the Palace Theatre in St Paul. Their latest album Free Yourself Up is available now on Nonesuch Records.

Tour dates:

May 12 - Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
May 13 - Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
May 15 - Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
May 17 - St. Paul, MN Palace Theater
May 18 - Des Moines, IA Simon Estes
May 19 - St. Louis, MO The Pageant
May 21 - Albuquerque, NM Kimo Theater
May 23 - Los Angeles, CA Ford Theater
May 24 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues
May 25 - San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 27 - Napa Valley, CA Bottle Rock Festival
May 29 - Vancouver, BC Commodore
May 30 - Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market

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Daryl Hall and John Oates / Tears For Fears at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)

Hall & Oates Setlist Adult Education Maneater Out of Touch Say It Isn't So You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (The Righteous Brothers cover) One on One Possession Obsession She’s Gone Sara Smile Wait for Me Is It a Star Method of Modern Love I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) You Make My Dreams -- Encore -- Rich Girl Kiss on My List Private Eyes Tears For Fears Setlist Everybody Wants to Rule the World Secret World Sowing the Seeds of Love Advice for the Young at Heart Everybody Loves a Happy Ending Change Mad World Memories Fade Creep (Radiohead cover) Pale Shelter Break It Down Again Head Over Heels Shout Tour Dates 05/15/2017 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL * 05/17/2017 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI * 05/20/2017 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH* 05/22/2017 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH* 05/24/2017 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN* 05/27/2017 HoagieNation Festival* 06/07/2017 AmericanAirlines Arena Miami, FL* 06/09/2017 Amway Center Orlando, FL* 06/11/2017 Infinite Energy Center Duluth, GA* 06/13/2017 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH* 06/16/2017 Forest Hills Stadium Queens, NY* 06/17/2017 Prudential Center Newark, NJ* 06/19/2017 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON* 06/21/2017 Centre Vidéotron Quebec City, QC* 06/24/2017 TD Garden Boston, MA* 06/26/2017 Verizon Center Washington, DC* 07/11/2017 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX* 07/13/2017 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX* 07/15/2017 Fiddler's Green Englewood, CO* 07/17/2017 Gila River Arena Glendale, AZ* 07/19/2017 Valley View Casino San Diego, CA* 07/21/2017 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV* 07/23/2017 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA* 07/25/2017 SAP Center At San Jose San Jose, CA* 07/28/2017 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA* 07/29/2017 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA* 09/01/2017 JAS Aspen Snowmass Experience * = with Tears For Fears, Allen Stone Read More Hall & Oates You know we absolutely love Hall & Oates, so I was fooled into clicking a news link on Facebook about “Hall and Oates got into a bloody confrontation that ended with Hall getting bit in the face and Oates landing in jail … Tears for Fears Tears for Fears is massive, yet when they reformed to do some tour dates (with Spandau Ballet in Australia!) there is no official website or outlet for touring information … Allen Stone Seattle-based hippy R&B artist Allen Stone brought on a raucously entertaining set to NYC’s Terminal 5 Thursday, October 9. .…

In a night of duo duos, Hall & Oates gave us an Adult Education to their brand of rock and soul, while ‘80s pair Tears for Fears gave their own blend of musical Advice for the Young at Heart in a hit-filled evening that brought some 14,000 to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. 

The four-hour evening began with an unfortunately too short acoustic set from hippie-soul artist Allen Stone, in support of 2016’s Radius (ATO Records) and whose song ‘Perfect World’ was recently used to promote the new Dear White People series on Netflix.  Washington state native Stone got to know Daryl Hall when he appeared on the Live from Daryl’s House TV show and ended up on Hall’s tour of the same name a few years ago. 

His four-song set actually started ten minutes early, catching some early concert goers somewhat by surprise, Stone in patched jacket with flowers wrapped around his mic stands, singing his own ‘Upside’ as well as the Burt Bacharach/Hal David-penned classic, ‘I Say a Little Prayer’.  Serving as just a taste of his music, Stone is worth seeking out when he plays full sets at smaller clubs again. 

After a short break, lights dimmed as an introductory video montage hit the overhead screens, with Lorde’s goth-y, slowed version of ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ as its soundtrack.  This segued into Tears for Fears entering and playing the same song themselves, starting their seventy-minute set with perhaps their biggest hit. 

The Bath, UK natives, now both in their mid-fifties, returned to the area for the first time in over a decade, following the opening number with ‘Secret World’, a Beatles-esque gem (even working in a verse of McCartney’s ‘Let ‘Em In’) from their last studio release, 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (New Door/Gut Records), with 1990’s ‘Sowing the Seeds of Love’ next and keeping the hits and momentum moving. 

Before ‘Change’, Curt Smith recalled being in an area coffee shop in the morning, encountering a barista who was beyond excited for the show that evening.  “They suck!” Smith cried out to her in jest, the shop worker not recognizing who he actually was. “We’ll attempt not to suck”, he promised the crowd, and apologizing to the unknown woman in the crowd. 

After a third song from 1983’s The Hurting, Orzabal took the lead for a faithful cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’, then going back to the first album again for ‘Pale Shelter’, with actual drumming subbing in for the recorded version’s drum machines. 

Perhaps because of the shortened set, ‘Head Over Heels’ was performed without the ‘Broken’ intro/outro (almost unforgivable) but the standing, cheering crowd didn’t seem to mind, the band then leaving the stage until being called back out for a single song encore of ‘Shout’.  With a promised new album due later in the year, we’ll hope to see the band again, with a longer set and more time to play.

2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Daryl Hall and John Oates next took to the stage, as St. Paul became Philadelphia for their headlining set, clocked just shy of two-hours.  Though the pair hasn’t released an album in more than a decade, they have been busy separately as well as touring together sporadically. 

John Oates has a successful solo career, having played the Dakota locally, and recently authored a memoir, Change of Seasons, released in March.  Daryl Hall has released a handful of solo albums as well, probably now best known for his Live from Daryl’s House program, airing since 2007. 

The Daryl’s House band, large and well-rehearsed from all the TV sessions, was the duo’s backing band also included longtime sax player Charles DeChant (in shimmering suit and long white hair) who often stole the show during his solos. The music all night leaned towards slightly looser improvisations of the classic songs, often with extended jams, perhaps partially the result of Hall and band playing on the show with so many diverse and different musicians.

1984’s Big Bam Boom was the album most featured, including on their opening ‘Adult Education’  and deep cut ‘Possession Obsession’, but most other musical eras were represented as well.  “It’s really good to see you…. our blood is up!” Hall remarked, mentioning they were only a couple dates into the tour. DeChant’s signature sax anchored ‘Maneater’ and the band even included their rock and soul version of a classic Righteous Brothers song.

After a crisp ‘She’s Gone’, even more soulful than when done in 1973, Hall took to his new grand piano for a handful of songs, starting with 1976’s ‘Sara Smile’.  1979’s ‘Wait for Me’ and 1974’s ‘Is It a Star’ (from the War Babies album, “a bit of a departure from many things… music mostly”, Hall joked), an Oates-led song, pleased especially the longtime fans. 

The signature bassline of ‘I Can’t Go for That’ got people on their feet, the song stretched out and expanded to add even more soul, and main set closer, ‘You Make My Dreams’ made a lot of people’s dreams come true, to see the song performed live.

The full band was properly introduced before the three-song encore- 1977’s ‘Rich Girl’ flowing smoothly into 1980’s ‘Kiss on My List’, then the band ending the evening with the Grammy-winning ‘Private Eyes’ from 1981 (no trench coats or magnifying glasses like in the video though) with the crowd clapping along on cue, at the chorus.

A seemingly very different pairing seemed to work well in the end as Hall and Oates and Tears for Fears (along with Allen Stone) provided an electric four hours of entertainment , a chance to re-visit the past, and a discovery that the music the duo duos first played some thirty-five+ years ago, still resonates with their many fans today.

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Tears For Fears at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)

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Hall and Oates at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (11 May 2017)

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Minneapolis: May 08 to May 11, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 08 to May 11, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Jesus and Mary Chain As part of the Psychocandy 30th anniversary celebrations, The Mary Chain have also agreed to appear at Austin Psych Fest on May 8-10, 2015. …

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
at Palace Theatre
Tuesday 05/09/17, 7pm ($30)
palacestpaul.com

After a very successful Pyschocandy 30th Anniversary Tour in 2015, the reunited Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain (brothers Jim Reid and William Reid) is back on tour in support of their new record Damage and Joy (ADA / Warner Music). The record is their first in 19 years.

For those who missed them the first time around in the 80s and 90s, this upcoming show cannot be missed.

Philadelphia’s The Cobbs (named after brothers Paul Cobb and Ryan Cobb) to open.

The Jesus and Mary Chain North American Tour Dates:

5/09 - St. Paul, MN @ The Palace
5/10 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera
5/12 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
5/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
5/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
5/20 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
5/22 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
5/23 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
5/24 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

Read More CJ Ramone I love We're pretty excited to find out that CJ Ramone (the Ramones bassist from 1989 to 1996) is coming to the Twin Cities this June 10th in support of his latest Last Chance to Dance …

CJ RAMONE
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 05/10/17, 8pm ($13)
triplerocksocialclub.com

With all the original The Ramones are dead, its youngest member CJ Ramone continues the tradition by playing those classic Ramones numbers, along with CJ originals. We’ve seen CJ before, it’s really great to see all the Ramones fan gather and celebrate and remember the legendary band.

Big Eyes and Drones (not to be confused with Australia's The Drones) to open.

Tour dates:

5/6/2017 Broken City Calgary, AB
5/7/2017 Mercury Room Yeg Edmonton, AB
5/8/2017 Park Theatre Winnipeg, MB
5/10/2017 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
5/11/2017 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL
5/12/2017 Majestic Café Detroit, MI
5/13/2017 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
5/14/2017 Les Foufounes Electriques Montreal, QC
5/16/2017 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
5/17/2017 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA
5/18/2017 The Loft Poughkeepsie, NY
5/19/2017 Milkboy Philadelphia, PA
5/20/2017 Gold Sounds Brooklyn, NY
7/10/2017 Hard Rock Pub Pamela Torun, Poland
7/11/2017 Poglos Warsaw, Poland

Read More Skating Polly Grrrl rockers Skating Polly will be in town next Wednesday, March 30th. The duo (Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse) was previously in town in in 2014 with White Fang. … Kitten Forever Local trio Kitten Forever (Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton) is celebrating their 10th Anniversary as a band next Saturday, July 23rd. They’ve enlisting various … Tony Peachka Next up was local all-girls Tony Peachka with a Melissa on vocals/guitars, Stephanie on guitars, Haley on drums, and Danielle on bass. Apparently Danielle is also …

SKATING POLLY
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday 05/11/17, 8pm ($10)
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Skating Polly (trio of stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse and brother Kurtis Mayo) is headlining the 7th Street Entry on May 11th, their first post-support for legendary punk band X. SP’s New Trick EP (El Camino Records) features Nina Gordon and Louise Post from Veruca Salt.... so these girls, or rather grrrls have a thing for 90s alt-punk/rock.

The trio (previously a duo) was previously in town on March 2016

Local girl bands Kitten Forever and Tony Peachka will open.

Tour dates:

May 5 | Knuckleheads* | Kansas City, MO
May 6 | Delmar Hall* | St. Louis, MO
May 7 | City Winery* | Nashville, TN
May 8 | Neighborhood Theater* | Charlotte, NC
May 9 | Cat’s Cradle* | Carrboro, NC
May 11 | 7th Street Entry | Minneapolis, MN
May 12 | Lyric Room | Green Bay, WI
May 13 | Subterranean | Chicago, IL
May 14 | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI
May 15 | Grog Shop | Cleveland, OH
May 16 | Smiling Moose | Pittsburgh, PA
May 17 | St. Vitus | Brooklyn, NY
May 19 | Pouza Fest | Montreal, QC
May 20 | Kung Fu Necktie | Philadelphia, PA
May 21 | DC9 | Washington, DC
May 22 | Rumba Café | Columbus, OH
May 24 | Ready Room | St. Louis, MO
May 25 | Bottleneck | Lawrence, KS
May 26 | Opolis | Norman, OK
June 3 | The Nile | Mesa, AZ
June 4 | The Shop | Prescott, AZ
June 6 | Casbah | San Diego, CA
June 7 | Bootleg Theater | Los Angeles, CA
June 8 | Constellation Room | Santa Ana, CA
June 10 | The Parkside | San Francisco, CA
August 26 | It’s Not Dead Festival

* Dates w/ X

Read More The Wild Reeds NPR described The Wild Reeds as Americana’s “newest and most promising voices”. The band recently released a new three-song EP called Best Wishes and will … Tears for Fears Tears for Fears is massive, yet when they reformed to do some tour dates (with Spandau Ballet in Australia!) there is no official website or outlet for touring information … Hall & Oates You know we absolutely love Hall & Oates, so I was fooled into clicking a news link on Facebook about “Hall and Oates got into a bloody confrontation that ended with Hall getting bit in the face and Oates landing in jail …

Other shows in the area:

05/08/17 Froth is headlining the 7th Street Entry. The Coax to open. 7:30pm, $10.

05/09/17 Boston’s Pile is on tour in support of their fifth album A Hairshirt of Purpose (Exploding In Sound Records). Stereogum said the band harkens “long-since-passed rock legends.” Gnarwhal and Double Grave to open. 7pm, $12.

05/09/17 UK singer/songwriter Lewis Watson is headlining Triple Rock Social Club on Tuesday. Watson is on a post-SXSW tour to promote Midnight (Cooking Vinyl). The new record is a departure from his earlier work. The 24-year-old is grown up. Prams will open. 6pm, $14.

05/10/17 Emel (full name Emel Mathlouthi) returned to Minneapolis in support of her new record Ensen (out May 10th). Bae Tigre to open. Seated, all ages show. 7pm, $15.

05/10/17 Leif Vollebekk is back at the 7th Street Entry. As of this writing, no opening band listed. 7:30pm, $12.

05/10/17 From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia The Steel Wheels will be bringing their folk music to the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. Their new album Wild As We Came Here is out now via Redeye Worldwide thanks to crowdfunding PledgeMusic. 7pm, $25.

05/10/17 Los Angeles-based quintet The Wild Reeds is headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on Wednesday. Blank Range and Superior Siren will open. 7pm, $10.

05/11/17 Tears For Fears and Hall & Oates (billed as Daryl Hall & John Oates) will be co-headlining the Xcel Energy Center. 6pm, $35.

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News: Hall & Oates Announce Summer 2016 Tour

Read More Hall & Oates So, with the 22nd episode of Live from Daryl's House, Daryl Hall (you know of Hall & Oates) teams up with Smokey Robinson to play a nine-song set. Some of the song listed will be “Sara Smile,” … Sharon Jones Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings latest album is Give The People What They Want, so expect to hear a few numbers from that new album. … Trombone Shorty Mardi Gras will continue at the Minnesota Zoo later this week as Trombone Shorty comes to town for an undoubtedly spirited show. Releasing his Grammy-nominated debut album, Backatown…

You know we absolutely love Hall & Oates, so I was fooled into clicking a news link on Facebook about “Hall and Oates got into a bloody confrontation that ended with Hall getting bit in the face and Oates landing in jail, according to police.”

The story is actually quite old (2012), but according to ABC News, Roger Oates bit Scott Hall above the eye... and the ending joke was that he was truly a “ManEater”.

Thankfully, it has nothing to do with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Daryl Hall and John Oates, who recently just announced their summer amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour featuring Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, will kick off on Friday, May 13.

We’re also big fans of Sharon Jones and Trombone Shorty, so this will make for an excellent billing... only if you live in Minneapolis, you may have to do a bit of driving to Chicago.

Tour dates:

05/13/16 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
05/15/16 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell
05/17/16 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
05/19/16 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
05/21/16 Tampa, FL MidFlordia Credit Union Amp
05/24/16 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
05/26/16 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
07/10/16 Philadelphia, PA BB&T Pavilion
07/12/16 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
07/14/16 Bangor, ME Darling's Waterfront
07/16/16 Boston, MA Xfinity Center
07/18/16 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/20/16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/22/16 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amp
07/24/16 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
09/09/16 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre
09/12/16 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09/14/16 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
09/18/16 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
09/20/16 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl*
09/23/16 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

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Music Festival Guide: Sled Island Music Festival, Shaky Knees, Rewind Scotland, and Eindhoven Psych Lab

Read more Music Festivals.

Sled Island Music Festival Logo Read More Kathleen Hanna It's hard to believe it's been 17 years since Kathleen Hanna released her post-Bikini Kill solo album and feminist classic, Julie Ruin. Since that time things went a little off-course. …

SLED ISLAND MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
Web: sledisland.com
When: 18-22 June 2014
Where: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Due to last year's Alberta flooding, the Sled Island Music Festival was forced to cancel two of its four day programming. Instead of getting refunds, most pass holders opted to re-invest their ticket towards this year's festival. So, it's happening: this year festival will be taking place June 18-22.

Organizers have announced that the upcoming festival will feature guest curator, Kathleen Hanna! We love her, so it should be interesting to see who she invites.

It's still early days, so no official lineup has been announced. You can buy passes blind (and save money):

$179 Discovery Pass - access to all Sled Island events (250+ bands, art, film, comedy), subject to capacity.
$299 Discovery Plus Pass - all the benefits of the Discovery Pass as well as priority access to all Sled Island events (skip to the front of lines!), Artist Lounge privileges, a Sled Island delegate bag and more!

All-Ages Passes are also on sale for $50, granting you access to all-ages venues including Olympic Plaza, Tubby Dog and many more.

Shaky Knees Music Festival Poster Read More The Replacements Paul Westerberg is a big Twins fan, "Kurt's dead, that's great!", "I'm Vu, Vu-me!". Falsetto, explained …

SHAKY KNEES MUSIC FESTIVAL
Web: shakykneesfestival.com
When: 09-11 May 2014
Where: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Shaky Knees Music Fest just announced that The Replacements have agreed to play at this year's event. Weird that they will play under Modest Mouse, who is headlining May 10th. Anyway, this will be the Minneapolis-based band's first performance in the southeast since May of 1991!

Single day tickets for presale is $84 a ticket, a three-day ticket is $150 and VIP is $475 (sold out). Again, those are the advance prices, expect the prices to go up the closer it countdown to the actual date. Since the VIP prices is three times the standard three day price, you're probably wondering what you get with it. Well, private bathroom for one thing... almost worth it, right?

Full lineup:

Friday – May 9th
The National, Spoon, The Gaslight Anthem, Cage The Elephant, Dropkick Murphys, Foals, The Airborne Toxic Event, Band Of Skulls, Graveyard, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Man Man, White Denim, Wild Belle, The Whigs, The Bright Light Social Hour, Sleeper Agent, American Aquarium, Mutual Benefit, Blood Red Shoes, Songs For Kids

Saturday- May 10th
Modest Mouse, The Replacements, Portugal. The Man, Conor Oberst, Dawes, Jenny Lewis, Cold War Kids, Lord Huron, Tokyo Police Club, The Lone Bellow, Hayes Carll, Gregory Alan Isakov, Houndmouth, Apache Relay, Wake Owl, Packway Handle Band, Fly Golden Eagle, Phox, The Districts, Songs For Kids

Sunday – May 11th
Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Violent Femmes, Local Natives, Trampled By Turtles, Iron & Wine, Jason Isbell, Deer Tick, The Hold Steady, Blitzen Trapper, Description, Mason Jennings, Langhorne Slim & The Law, San Fermin, Jackie Greene, Kopecky Family Band, The Weeks, Paper Bird, Benjamin Booker, Crass Mammoth, Songs For Kids

Rewind Scotland Logo Read More Hall & Oates So, with the 22nd episode of Live from Daryl's House, Daryl Hall (you know of Hall & Oates) teams up with Smokey Robinson to play a nine-song set. Some of the song listed will be “Sara Smile,” …

REWIND SCOTLAND
Web: rewindfestival.com
When: 18-20 July 2014
Where: Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland

This is actually a traveling and camping festival, so there are two other Rewind Festivals: Rewind North (North of England at Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire on Saturday August 30th and Sunday August 31st) and Rewind South (Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames will return for its sixth year on Saturday August 16th and Sunday August 17th).

Rewind Scotland's headliners are Billy Ocean and Hall & Oates. If you love the 80s, you need to be there. Too bad it's not 80s prices. Prices starts at £55.00 per day. You get discounts if you get a campsite, etc.

SATURDAY 19TH JULY
Billy Ocean | Jimmy Somerville | 10cc | Heaven 17 | The Sugarhill Gang | Midge Ure | Go West | Nick Heyward | Björn Again | Cheryl, Mike and Jay formerly of Bucks Fizz | Dr & The Medics | Steve Augeri former lead singer of Journey

SUNDAY 20TH JULY
Daryl Hall & John Oates | The Boomtown Rats | Marc Almond | ABC | Roland Gift | The Selecter | Blancmange | T'Pau | Johnny Hates Jazz | The Christians | Matt Bianco | The South

Eindhoven Psych Lab Poster Read More The Growlers Of course you have the main course of the Growlers. The Growlers is that organic grass-fed burger that all the free love people can feel good about eating. …

EINDHOVEN PSYCH LAB
Web: eindhovenpsychlab.com
When: 06-07 June 2014
Where: Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia and Eindhoven's Effenaar venue have announced Eindhoven Psych Lab, a brand new European music festival, showcasing modern psychedelic music.

So far, initial line-up shows San Francisco' Wooden Shjips as headliner. Also includes Hookworms, The Growlers, Follakzoid and Terakaft, among others.

Early bird prices are quite reasonable, starting at £37.50 (45 euros).

Eindhoven Psych Lab
Wooden Shjips
Hookworms / The Growlers / Föllakzoid / Terakaft
Elephant Stone / The Oscillation / Mugstar / Nisennenmondai / Cosmonauts /
Peter J Taylor Big Band / Weird Owl

Counterblast Experiment Presented by Rocket Recordings:
Teeth of The Sea / Gnod / Terminal Cheesecake / Anthroprophh / Lay Llamas

Fuzz Club Presents:
Sonic Jesus / Cosmic Dead / Wall Of Death / Radar Men From the Moon / The Underground Youth / The Wands / The Woken Trees

Plus much more to be announced....

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W♥M063: Playlist (Part 1)

W♥M063 [download (43 min, 39 mb)]

Sally and Kristen reveal what they've been listening to lately. In part two, we cover our ears as Vu tells us what's hot on his ipod.

 

Icehouse - Electric Blue

Sally: "stuck in the 90s", Motown music, Franz Ferdinand, The Jesus and Mary Chain, 80s music, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis the News, and Icehouse.

Kristen: Pulp (obviously), Florence and the Machine, John Barry, At the Drive-In, The B-52's, Richard Hawley (Longpigs), New Order.

Also update on Playground Weekender. Reminder that you can win a pair of tickets by simply sending an email to sally@weheartmusic.com with the subject header of "Playground Weekender" and you'll be entered into the contest. Please note that it ends February 10^th.

Download this episode at archive.org. If you want an automatic feed to our podcast, headover to mypodcast and click on the itunes logo (or add manually with the rss).

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