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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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Teeners

Read More Ex Hex Anyway, I'm pretty excited to report that Mary Timony is back, with Betsy Wright and Laura Harris, in their new band is called Ex Hex. …

"Well, you're not a teenager,
So don't act like one.
Sure, she's a heartbreaker,
Does she have one?"

- Camera Obscura

TWEENS
tweensband.com

Are you seeing Ex Hex on tour? Show up early to check out Tweens from Cincinnati, Ohio. The trio (although only listed as a duo currently) is singer Bridget Battle, bassist Peyton Copes and drummer Jerri Queen, and they play "trash pop" music.

Friendly stalking them, I see they are really excited to play the Midwest. So much, they even had a surprise/practice show last night (July 15th) with The Slippery Lips at the Comet in Cincinnati.

Tour dates:

7/16 Cleveland,OH @ Grog Shop*
7/19 Milwaukee, WI @ Riverwest Public House
7/20 Minneapolis,MN @Triple Rock Social Club*
7/21 Madison,WI @ High Noon*
7/22 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop*
7/23 Columbus,OH @ Double Happiness*
8/07 Cincinnati OH @ Fountain Square
8/21 Ottawa, CAN @ Arboretum Festival

* w/ Ex Hex

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
teen-daze.com

Morning World is the new album from Teen Daze, set for release on August 14th, 2015.

We previously caught Teen Daze, aka Jamison, at a show in 2012, and I described the show as complete darkness by a one-man DJ from Vancouver.

Upcoming tour dates (all dates with Heavenly Beat):

9/12 - Vancouver, BC @ Fortune
9/15 - Spokane, WA @ The Bartlett
9/16 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/17 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
9/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
9/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
9/24 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
9/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
9/26 - El Paso, TX @ The Lowbrow Palace
9/28 - San Antonio, TX @ 502 Bar
9/29 - Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge Room
9/30 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs Jr
10/1 - Houston, TX @ Rudyards
10/2 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
10/3 - Hot Spring's, AR @ Maxine's
10/5 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/6 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club
10/7 - Raleigh, NC @ King's
10/8 - Washington, DC @ DC9
10/9 - New York, NY @ Baby's All Right
10/10 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
10/13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
10/14 - Montreal, QC @ Newspeak
10/15 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
10/16 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
10/17 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
10/18 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
10/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/20 - Kansas City, KS @ The Riot Room
10/21 - Wichita, KS @ Rock Island
10/22 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
10/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/24 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux

HEYROCCO facebook.com Charleston's Heyrocco recently released their debut LP Teenage Movie Soundtrack, last month on Old Flame Records. You just missed Heyrocco open up for Jimmy Eat World, but you can still catch them at the Moontower Festival in Lexington, Kentucky this August 29th.

TEENENDER bandcamp.com Boston's synth pop duo Teenender (Brian and Chris Mckenna), or rather stylized as "t e e n e n d e r", recently release their self-titled album online last month. Wait, synthpop and from Boston? I wonder if they are friends with Freezepop? Teenender's music was featured in IMPOSE’s “Week in Pop” section.

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