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Minneapolis: November 5 to November 7, 2017

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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 5 to November 7, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

JOHN CARPENTER
Myth
Tue 11/07/2017 (7pm/$45)
mythlive.com

Legendary horror film direct John Carpenter is currently on tour, can you believe it ? He’ll be stopping by the Myth, with a full live band, to play some of his film scores… including the very popular theme song for ‘Halloween’.

13 of John Carpenter’s classic movie themes were recently made available in the Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998, which you can pick up at this forthcoming show.

True diehard fans may want to get the VIP package exclusively at theofficialjohncarpenter.com to greet & meet the director himself.

Tour dates:

11/4/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
11/5/17 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11/7/17 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth Live
11/9/17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
11/10/17 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/12/17 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/13/17 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/15/17 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/16/17 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/18/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
11/19/17 - Syracuse, NY @ The Palace Theatre

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Other shows in the area:

OUR LADY PEACE
+ Smshing Hrts
Minneapolis Music Hall
Sun 11/05/2017 (8pm/$25)
musichallmpls.com

Remember Our Lady Peace? The band is out of their five-year hiatus this year to celebrate their 20th Anniversary of their hit record Clumsy. It’s hard to believe that the album came out in 1997 and featured such hits as the title track, ‘SuperMan’s Dead’ and ‘4AM’.

What is even more exciting is that they’re arriving in Minneapolis at the new Minneapolis Music Hall, resurrected from the ashes of Mill City Nights/The Brick.

Tour dates:

11/03 Delmar Hall St Louis, MO
11/05 Music Hall Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
11/06 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA
11/07 The Truman Kansas City, MO
11/09 Aztec Theater San Antonio, TX
11/10 Gas Monkey Live Dallas, TX
11/12 Summit Music Hall Denver, CO
11/15 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
11/16 Neptune Theater Seattle, WA
11/17 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
11/19 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
11/20 The Independent San Francisco, CA
11/21 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA

KELELA
+ Lafawndah
7th Street Entry
Sun 11/05/2017 (7pm/$17/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Kelela is touring in support of her debut record Take Me Apart. Her upcoming 7th Street Entry show is sold out.

Tour Dates:

11/5 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11/6 - Chicago, IL @ Promontory
11/7 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/9 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
11/10 - Montreal, QC @ Belmont
11/11 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
11/12 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/13 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Coda
11/16 - Washington, D.C. @ U Street
11/17 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
11/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
11/20 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
11/21 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH
+ Josh Harmony & Co., Chalk
7th Street Entry
Mon 11/06/2017 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

One of the greatest / worst band name, Guantanamo Baywatch, is coming to town on Monday, November 6th.

Tour Dates

11.03.17 – Hamtramck MI @ Trixies
11.04.17 – Chicago IL @ Emporium
11.06.17 – Minneapolis MN @ 7th Street Entry
11.07.17 – Sioux Falls SD @ Total Drag
11.08.17 – Denver CO @ Hi Dive
11.10.17 – Salt Lake City UT @ Diabolical Records
11.12.17 – Los Angeles CA @ The Hi Hat
11.13.17 – Santa Cruz CA @ Catalyst Club
11.15.17 – Portland OR @ Mississippi Studios
11.17.17 – Vancouver BC @ The Cobalt
11.18.17 – Seattle WA @ Sunset Tavern

GWAR
+ He Is Legend, Ghoul, U.S. Bastards
First Avenue
Tue 11/07/2017 (5pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

One of the best live band Gwar is headlining First Avenue this Tuesday. Please note the start time of 5pm for this all-ages show. Show up early to check out the opening bands, including Ghoul, touring for Dungeon Bastards.

Tour Dates:

11/03/2017 Pop's - Sauget, IL
11/04/2017 Anthem - Sioux City, IA
11/05/2017 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
11/07/2017 First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2017 Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, MB
11/09/2017 Saskatoon Event Centre - Saskatoon, SK
11/10/2017 Union Hall - Edmonton, AB
11/11/2017 The Palace Theatre - Calgary, AB
11/13/2017 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
11/14/2017 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
11/15/2017 Showbox SODO - Seattle, WA
11/17/2017 The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
11/18/2017 Fremont Country Club - Las Vegas, NV
11/19/2017 Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA
11/21/2017 House of Blues - San Diego, CA
11/22/2017 The Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
11/23/2017 The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
11/24/2017 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2017 The Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
11/26/2017 Bourbon Theatre - Lincoln, NE
11/28/2017 Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
11/29/2017 Gas Monkey Live - Dallas, TX
11/30/2017 House of Blues - Houston, TX
12/01/2017 The Aztec Theater - San Antonio, TX
12/02/2017 Varsity Theater - Baton Rouge, LA
12/03/2017 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
12/05/2017 Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
12/06/2017 The Ritz - Tampa, FL
12/08/2017 The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN
12/09/2017 Limelight - Peoria, IL
12/10/2017 St. Andrew's Hall - Detroit, MI

PHOEBE RYAN
+ Morgxn, Molly Kate Kestner
7th Street Entry
Tue 11/07/2017 (9pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Indie-pop artist Phoebe Ryan is touring in support of her new James EP. Phoebe was last seen in February 2017, where we noted: “Emerald-haired indie-pop newcomer Phoebe Ryan opened the evening with a fun and lighthearted short set, mostly culled from her 2015 debut EP, Mine (Columbia Records) with new album expected in 2017. Comparable to Brooklyn’s Oh, Honey and Melanie Martinez (both of which she has written songs for), she kicked things off with the title track from the EP, before telling a story of her high school ex-boyfriend getting engaged the day before… to someone else.”

Molly Kate Kestner and Los Angeles-based artist morgxn (she was last seen with Skylar Grey in 2016) will open the show.

Tour Dates:

11/3/17 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
11/5/17 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
11/6/17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/7/17 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
11/10/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
11/11/17 Seattle, WA Barboza
11/13/17 San Francisco, CA Swedish American
11/14/17 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex

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He Is Legend at Studio B, Minneapolis (18 October 2015)

Tour Dates 20 Oct 2015 Fubar, St Louis, MO 21 Oct 2015 Riot Room, Kansas City, MO 22 Oct 2015 89th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 23 Oct 2015 Prophet Bar Elm Street, Dallas, TX 24 Oct 2015 Empire Control Room, Austin, TX 25 Oct 2015 Scout Bar, Houston, TX Read More He Is Legend Over at Studio B at the Skyway Theatre will be North Carolina's He Is Legend. The band is currently signed to Tragic Hero Records. ...

He Is Legend recently headlined Studio B (inside the Skyway Theatre) last Sunday, October 18th. The band is celebrating some vinyl re-issues of their previous albums, their latest is Heavy Fruit came out in August 2014 via Tragic Hero Records.

Must Be The Holy Ghost

Opener Must Be The Holy Ghost is one of the coolest live shows I have seen. I've been to my fair share of shows that have "live art" at them but this kind of took it to a whole new level. The live art I have seen has been artists painting or drawing while a band is playing. The artist paints whatever the music makes them feel and it usually turns out absolutely awesome. Watching something like that is really cool and adds to the ambiance and creativity of a live show.

Must Be The Holy Ghost (MBTHG) is a one man band (two if you count the analog visual psych projector artist Evan Hawkins). Jared Draughon, the musician, does amazing things with looping pedals. If you were just listening to the music, I honestly don't think you would know that it was all coming out of one man. I've seen looping pedals live millions of times but I've never seen them utilized like this and give such an awesome sound. The layers of the music were numerous but not muddy. Although the sound was on the softer side, it was full of energy. It was amazing to see Jared work his magic on the pedal board and what not but what was more captivating was the live art going on.

Last night, like I said, took live art to a whole new level. The second the projector on the cart was set up in front of the stage, I was intrigued. I stood there wondering where in the hell you would even get one of these in this day and age. I wondered what they were going to do with it. When first turned on, the projector only showed the band's name along with a stained glass looking design underneath it. I was frustrated because I thought that's all they were going to use it for. I mean, I get that it's a creative way to display your band's name but all of that work for just that? Boy, was I wrong!

The second the music started, Hawkins started and had the whole crowd in awe. He used a simple concoction of what seemed to be water, oil, and food coloring to make one of the most beautiful backgrounds I have ever seen. He carefully used eye droppers to drop colors onto a plate on top of the projector and then washed them out with oil and water. This created an almost bubble like effect not only across the screen that was pulled down behind Jared, but also on Jared's plain white t-shirt.

The art seemed to move with the music. Hawkins would use a plate to "squish" the color mixture he had going. As he raised and lowered this plate, the bubbles would move to the beat. He also used plastic tubing to blow into the mixture making the colors and bubbles swirl. It is really hard to describe what was happening but trust me when I say that it was truly awesome. At the same time, there were times where I caught myself not paying attention to the music and more just to what was going on behind the screen. That was such a shame because what I did catch music-wise was absolutely amazing.

He Is Legend was the headlining act last night, although I truly think MBTHG really stole the show. He Is Legend is always a fun band to see. This was my fourth or fifth time seeing them and they have yet to let me down. Their music is heavy but in a fun way. It is what I like to call "party metal" because, although there are metal aspects, it truly just makes you want to get up and dance. Lead singer Schuylar Croom is always entertaining to watch on stage. He is never standing still and is able to get everyone in the crowd moving along with him. They played some old songs last night that I had yet to see them play live so I was super excited. They also played some new songs that had the small, but humble, crowd excited.

Cantharone

There were a couple other opening acts last night including my boys in Cantharone. As always, it was a pleasure to see them grace the stage. They played a couple new songs that I had yet to hear and really showed their progression as a band. It makes me super proud to be able to call them my friends. So many bands will show up on the local music scene but they don't last or they don't progress, they just stay the same. Cantharone is one of the few local bands that has stuck around and keep on getting better and keep on progressing.

He Is Legend will end their October tour on the 25th at Scout Bar in Houston, Texas.

He Is Legend at Studio B, Minneapolis (18 October 2015)

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Rocktober: October 18 - October 19, 2015

Read More The Darkness Now The Darkness is back again with a fourth studio album Last of Our Kind. If you missed them the first time or second time around, you simply have to catch them …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 18 to October 19, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

HE IS LEGEND
at Skyway Theatre
Sunday, 10/18/2015, 7pm ($15)
skywaytheater.com

Over at Studio B at the Skyway Theatre will be North Carolina's He Is Legend. The band is currently signed to Tragic Hero Records.

He Is Legend tour dates:

18 Oct 2015 Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis
19 Oct 2015 Subterranean, Chicago, IL
20 Oct 2015 Fubar, St Louis, MO
21 Oct 2015 Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
22 Oct 2015 89th Street, Oklahoma City, OK
23 Oct 2015 Prophet Bar Elm Street, Dallas, TX
24 Oct 2015 Empire Control Room, Austin, TX
25 Oct 2015 Scout Bar, Houston, TX

Also, just a reminder that we are also covering British glam rockers The Darkness on this darkened night. The band is on their "Blast of Our Kind" tour, in support of their Last of Our Kind album, and presented by The Noise. 7pm/$30... Additional details at varsitytheater.org and weheartmusic.com.

Read More Teen Daze Teen Daze started the night off. He's a one-man DJ, playing his music by turning knobs and pushing buttons. Not that interesting to watch, probably why he asked the lights to be turned off …

TEEN DAZE
at 7th Street Entry
Monday, 10/19/2015, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Teen Daze is back with his latest Morning World, available now on Paper Bag Records. Of course, we already mentioned the tour and album in July 2015, and previously saw him in 2012. He also recently launched his drip.com account (drip.com is a subscription service where you can get exclusive content, etc.)

Since we already talked about Teen Daze, let's take a look at the opener: Brooklyn's Heavenly Beat (aka John Felix Peña). Heavenly Beat's latest Designer is the fourth LP since 2011.

Heavenly Beat's tour dates (all dates with Teen Daze):

10/14/2015 - Montreal, QC @ Newspeak
10/15/2015 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
10/16/2015 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
10/17/2015 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
10/18/2015 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
10/19/2015 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/20/2015 - Kansas City, KS @ The Riot Room
10/21/2015 - Wichita, KS @ Barleycorn's
10/22/2015 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
10/23/2015 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/24/2015 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux

Also, just a reminder that Sneaker Pimps' IAMX will be playing at the Varsity Theater. 7pm, $20. Additional details varsitytheater.org and weheartmusic.com.

Read More Youth Lagoon Youth Lagoon followed Majical Cloudz on the stage, and vocalist Trevor Powers changed up the visuals from the minimalist look that Majical Cloudz had. With a lit back drop and lights flashing and moving about … Moon King We previously mentioned Toronto's Moon King and hinted about their highly anticipated LP in 2015 (with no cover artwork). Now that it is 2015, I can let you know more details about the record ....

YOUTH LAGOON
at First Avenue
Monday, 10/19/2015, 7:30pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

Boise's Youth Lagoon (aka Trevor Powers) is back on tour, this time in support of Savage Hills Ballroom (Fat Possum Records). We previously saw his show at the Fine Line Music Café in May 2013.

Toronto's Moon King (Daniel Benjamin & Maddy Wilde) will open the show. We previously caught the duo earlier in May 2015, which we wrote was their third time in Minneapolis.

Moon King's US Tour Dates.

10/15: Urban Lounge, Salt Lake*
10/16: Bluebird Theatre, Denver*
10/17: Bottleneck, Lawrence*
10/19: First Ave, Minneapolis*
10/20: Turner Hall, Milwaukee*
10/21: Thalia Hall, Chicago*
10/23: A&R, Columbus*
10/24: Loving Touch, Ferndale*
10/25: Opera House, Toronto*
10/26: Sala Rossa, Montreal*
10/28: Millworks, Harrisburg
10/29: Webster Hall, NYC*
10/30: Paradise, Boston*
10/31: Union Transfer, Philadelphia*
11/01: 9:30 Club, DC*
11/03: Cat's Cradle, Carrboro*
11/04: Terminal West, Atlanta*
11/05: Mercy Lounge, Nashville*
11/06: Proud Larry's, Oxford*
11/07: One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans*
11/09: Warhouse Studio, Houston*
11/10: Club Dada, Dallas*
11/11: Mohawk, Austin*
11/13: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix*

* = w/ Youth Lagoon

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