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Minneapolis: September 19, 2024

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19 September 2024 Hippo Campus with Lutalo at First Avenue Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .… Lutalo Opening the show was Vermont-based singer/producer Lutalo (not to be confused with Ugandan musician David Lutalo). He was last seen opening for Claud in September 2023 and seemed to be a fairly active singer .…

19 September 2024 Thursday

Hippo Campus
with Lutalo
at First Avenue
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Minneapolis’ Hippo Campus has announced a series of special intimate shows, with one of them at First Avenue’s mainroom on September 19, 2024.

Hippo Campus at Minnesota Yacht Club Festival (20 July 2024)

We’ve seen the band several times, but their last appearance at the Yacht Club, in July 2024, was one of their biggest stage yet: “Local group Hippo Campus drew in a large crowd, despite what setlist.fm say. We shouldn’t be surprised about their big fan base, as they’ve sold out their appearance at the Armory in April 2022: “Quite a spot to land, The Armory, a venue that can hold close to 8,000. A pretty big jump from the concert We Heart Music covered at First Ave in 2017. But this band of schoolmates (Jake Luppen (lead vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (lead guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass/keyboard), and Whistler Isaiah Allen (drums/vocals) has been on a steady ascent since graduating from the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts and releasing a self-assured single/music video Little Grace in 2014.” I can hear an older woman, puzzled at the big turnout, asks her friend, “What’s the big deal with these guys? They look like they’re in high school.” I had to laugh a little.”

Lutalo at Amsterdam Bar and Hall (30 Oct 2023)

Lutalo to open. We saw the Vermont-based singer/producer in Oct 2023 and said, “Opening the show was Vermont-based singer/producer Lutalo (not to be confused with Ugandan musician David Lutalo). He was last seen opening for Claud in September 2023 and seemed to be a fairly active singer. You find out that he was born and raised in Minnesota, so being back in St Paul, felt like being home. He played “PLPH” early on… which stands for Pretty Little Painted House … what is the painted house? It’s in reference to the White House. He ended his set with his most popular song, “Bad Man.””

Tour dates:

Sep 15 West Hollywood, CA, US Troubadour

Sep 17 San Francisco, CA, US The Independent

Sep 19 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Sep 24 New York (NYC), NY, US Bowery Ballroom

Sep 25 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis

Dec 4 London, UK O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

19 September 2024 Zheani with Buttress and ZAND at Fine Line

19 September 2024 Thursday

Zheani
with Buttress and ZAND
at Fine Line
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We love Australians… so very happy to see that Brisbane-based singer, songwriter and producer Zheani (Zheani Sparkes) is headlining the Fine Line, as part of the The Maenad Tour, in Minneapolis on September 19, 2024.

Support from New Jersey rapper Buttress, and also my favorite architectural word, and Blackpool-born ZAND.

Tour Dates:

Sep 4 San Diego, CA, US Music Box

Sep 5 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre

Sep 6 San Francisco, CA, US The Independent

Sep 7 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades

Sep 9 Portland, OR, US Hawthorne Theatre

Sep 10 Vancouver, BC, Canada Fortune Sound Club

Sep 12 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile

Sep 13 Boise, ID, US Knitting Factory

Sep 14 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Grand

Sep 15 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall

Sep 17 Kansas City, MO, US The Bottleneck

Sep 17 Lawrence, KS, US Bottleneck

Sep 19 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line

Sep 20 Outdoor Bridgeview, IL, US Riot Fest

Sep 24 Toronto, ON, Canada Velvet Underground

Sep 25 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Fairmount

Sep 26 Boston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall

Sep 27 New York (NYC), NY, US Elsewhere

Sep 29 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts

Sep 30 Washington, DC, US Union Stage

Oct 1 Charlotte, NC, US The Underground

Oct 2 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West

Oct 4 Orlando, FL, US The Abbey

Oct 5 Ybor City, FL, US Crowbar

Oct 8 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall

Oct 9 San Antonio, TX, US The Rock Box

Oct 10 Austin, TX, US Parish Austin

Oct 12 Albuquerque, NM, US El Rey Theater

Oct 15 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom

19 September 2024 Nekrogoblikon with Enterprise Earth and Dead Icarus at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Enterprise Earth Show up early to check out Sanction, Enterprise Earth and Rivers Of Nihil (touring in support of their third album Where Owls Know My Name). …

19 September 2024 Thursday

Nekrogoblikon
with Enterprise Earth and Dead Icarus
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Los Angeles melodic death metal band Nekrogoblikon is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, in St Paul, on September 19, 2024.

They are bringing Enterprise Earth and Dead Icarus as support. The latter bad features Alex Varkatzas, formerly of gold-selling band Atreyu, and this is their first-ever tour.

Tour Dates:

Sep 13 Seattle, WA, US El Corazon

Sep 14 Vancouver, BC, Canada Fortune Sound Club

Sep 16 Calgary, AB, Canada Dickens Pub

Sep 18 Winnipeg, MB, Canada Park Theatre

Sep 19 St. Paul, MN, US Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Sep 20 Lincoln, NE, US Bourbon Theatre

Sep 20 Chicago, IL, US Riot Fest

Sep 21 Sioux Falls, SD, US Bigs Sports Bar

Sep 23 Fort Wayne, IN, US Piere's Entertainment

Sep 24 Lexington, KY, US Manchester Music Hall

Sep 26 Flint, MI, US The Machine Shop

Sep 27 Rochester, NY, US Montage Music Hall

Sep 28 Hartford, CT, US Webster Theater

Sep 29 Hampton Beach, NH, US Wally's

Feb 25 2025 Fremantle, WA, Australia Metropolis Fremantle

Feb 27 2025 Hindmarsh, SA, Australia The Gov

Mar 4 2025 Brisbane, QLD, Australia The Princess Theatre

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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Minnesota Yacht Club Festival (20 July 2024)

07/20 Red Hot Chili Peppers at Minnesota Yacht Club Festival Red Hot Chili Peppers Setlist Intro Jam Can't Stop Scar Tissue Here Ever After Pea Snow ((Hey Oh)) I Like Dirt Wet Sand Eddie Soul to Squeeze Tell Me Baby Whatchu Thinkin' Californication Black Summer By the Way -- Encore -- I Could Have Lied Give It Away Offspring Setlist Come Out and Play All I Want Want You Bad Staring at the Sun Make It All Right Sweet Child of Mine (Guns ‘N Roses cover) Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones cover) Bad Habit Gotta Get Away Why Don't You Get a Job? (Can't Get My) Head Around You Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) The Kids Aren't Alright Self Esteem Hold Steady Setlist Constructive Summer Hot Soft Light Party Pit Lanyards Stevie Nix Sequestered in Memphis You Can Make Him Like You Understudies Entitlement Crew Carlos Is Crying We Can Get Together Stuck Between Stations Chips Ahoy! Your Little Hoodrat Friend Killer Parties Hippo Campus Setlist Paranoid Suicide Saturday Baseball Everything At Once Way It Goes Ride or Die South Bang Bang Bad Dream Baby Tooth Fairy Where to Now? Poems Boys Buttercup Yippie Ki Yay Soul Asylum Setlist Trial by Fire Somebody to Shove Misery Bittersweetheart Lately Little Too Clean Freeloader Bus Named Desire Oxygen Got It Pretty Good Hopped Up Feelin' Without a Trace Black Gold Runaway Train Just Like Anyone Attendance Read More Minnesota Yacht Club Festival There is a new major music festival coming to Minneapolis in 2024. The very first Minnesota Yacht Club Festival (MYC) will be held at Harriet Island Regional Park on July 19-20, 2024. … Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers could have been called Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem, or as Ryan would have it as TFATMMMoM. … Offspring It’s that time of the year again. The annual gettogether called the Minnesota State Fair. As usual, in additional to the Fair’s entrance … 311 and Offspring ($49) … Gary Clark Jr. Gary Clark Jr. and band then unassumingly took to the stage for their two-hour headlining set, in support of his second live full-length Live North America 2016 (Warner Bros Records), released this March. Starting … The Hold Steady The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening … Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .… Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry … Bugsy Instead, Emily Schoonover from Bugsy stepped in at the last minute. The rest of the band comprised of singer Callie Marino, guitarist Wilson Zellar, guitarist Noah Topliff, and drummer Alex Gray. .... Nico Vega You know I love Nico Vega, the band is always fun to see live, although I'm sad to see Minneapolis isn't part of their itinerary. This new tour is with Crash Kings. I'm not entirely sure what the tour is in support of…

The second day of the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival had even more attendees. We were also better prepared, bringing an extra battery pack for the iPhone (my phone died on Friday with heavy use throughout the day) and an empty bottle to take advantage of the hydrostations. Free parking was at the usually spot, and it was a nice day for walking to Harriet Island. Crossed over the bridge and entered the gates at 1pm, expecting to hear music already.

Unfortunately, being first band on the bill (and first date of their national tour), it was a rough start for Nico Vega. There were technical difficulties that prevented the band from playing. Singer Aja Volkman said she could not hear anything on her monitor.

About 15 minutes later, they started playing and by the time the third song, their latest single “Crazy Things We Do For Love” was played, their time was over. So overall, only three songs were played on their set.

This is really a shame, because we’re actually big fans of the band. The band had a long six-year hiatus, but they’re back with a new album Make It Out Alive. Even Michael Peña is back (he had to step out when his acting career took off - you might have seen him in Ant-Man and Narcos: Mexico), as you can see from MN Yacht Club photo. What is funny is that Nico Vega is actually the brainchild of Pena and Rich Koehler. They were really impressed with Aja’s singing and stage presence that they asked her to join their band, named after Pena’s mother.

If you’ve ever seen the band (we’ve seen them five times now), it’s really hard to take your eyes off Aja. Her dance moves are unbelievable, and she can really hold a note. And that outfit! Perfect for yachting around.

Nico Vega at Xcel Center (12 March 2014)

We’ve seen Nico Vega in Oct 2007, Sep 2009, Mar 2013, and the last time we saw them was in Mar 2014: “All three bands took advantage of the larger stage setup and catwalk which extended into the middle of the crowd, including quartet Nico Vega, who has toured often with Imagine Dragons, and is prepping release of their upcoming album, Lead To Light (Five Seven Music). Lead singer Aja Volkman (who happens to be married to Dragons singer Dan Reynolds) skipped and bounced back and forth down the extension (not barefoot though), singing with the growl of an Alanis Morissette and the knife edge of The Kills’ Alison Mosshart. Playing mostly newer songs, including ‘Beast’ from recent EP, Fury Oh Fury (Five Seven Music), the band connected with the audience in a way that few third acts on an arena bill do, and was well received with newest single, ‘I Believe (Get Over Yourself)’, from their upcoming Spring release.”

Although it was a bust for their MN Yacht Club, we still love the band and hope to catch them again with a full set.

Over at the Skipper stage, local indie group Bugsy is playing their biggest stage yet. They were clearly excited to be there and was so grateful for the opportunity. Emily Schoonover said that they weren’t included originally, but with some effort and connection and good luck, they’re on stage to entertain us!

Bugsy at 7th Street Entry (22 June 2023)

We like the band, having accidentally seen Emily in Oct 2022 (stepping in to help Dad Bod), and then seeing them play a set in June 2023: “Bugsy (Emily Schoonover, Shannon Maroney, Alex Norman and Griffen Desai) seemed to drew in the local crowd, which isn’t a surprise, considering how much love they get on TikTok. The band is fairly new, starting with their debut EP Teratoma in 2020 (during the pandemic).”

To take advantage of their biggest audience yet at the MN Yacht Club, Emily asked the audience to say “Yipee” at the same time so she can tape it on her phone (just to see what that’s like).

They covered The Nerves song “Hanging on the Telephone” on their set. They joked that their version is based on “whoever you think it is”, it’s clearly Blondie’s version. No one would have known the song until Blondie’s cover was a hit.

Bugsy’s new single “Cat Versus Rabbit” just came out this week.

Back to the Crow’s Nest stage, Tulsa’s Wilderado seemed really laid back. Singer Max Rainer didn’t move too much and was just taking it easy. They didn’t have to work hard to win over the audience, because everyone at their stage were already fans.

The band have been building up a massive fanbase via streaming (200+ million streamers and over 3+ million monthly listeners), their song “Head Right” and “Surefire” (their biggest hit song) were well-received.

The seasoned band have played all across the nation, and have been around since 2016, when they first came to our attention. We played one of their songs on our podcast, and it was love at first listen.

Currently the band is signed to Bright Antenna Records with a new album Talker, due out September 20th. The new LP was recorded in Norman, Oklahoma, and produced by James McAlister (Gracie Abrams, The National) and Chad Copelin (Sufjan Stevens, SYML).

I was surprised to see Soul Asylum so early on the bill. To me, and based on unscientific analytics from setlist.fm, the band should be ranked much higher.

Singer and only original band member Dave Pirner is a goofball (as usual!), and was just having a good time. “Hello fellow yachters. I know I took my yacht to the gig.”

When Dave asked guitarist Ryan Smith what his yacht was called, he said, it’s called “Hall and Notes”.

Soul Asylum (05 Jun 2015)

Similar to the last time we saw the band in Jun 2015 the band played all their hits. Love hearing “Somebody to Shove”, “Without a Trace” and “Black Gold”… and, of course, their signature song “Runaway Train”… which, personally speaking, should be the set finale - but it wasn’t!

Trombone Shorty was a whole lot of fun. He really has a great stage personality, and although he does sing on some songs, he let his trombone do most of the talking. Being from New Orleans, he definitely had to play “When the Saints Go Marching In”. Of course, being in Minnesota, he had to play Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy”… trombone style!

We haven’t seen him before, only through the television show Treme, but seeing him in person, we’ll definitely have to check him out again when he comes back to the area.

Local group Hippo Campus drew in a large crowd, despite what setlist.fm say. We shouldn’t be surprised about their big fan base, as they’ve sold out their appearance at the Armory in April 2022: “Quite a spot to land, The Armory, a venue that can hold close to 8,000. A pretty big jump from the concert We Heart Music covered at First Ave in 2017. But this band of schoolmates (Jake Luppen (lead vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (lead guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass/keyboard), and Whistler Isaiah Allen (drums/vocals) has been on a steady ascent since graduating from the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts and releasing a self-assured single/music video Little Grace in 2014.”

I can hear an older woman, puzzled at the big turnout, asks her friend, “What’s the big deal with these guys? They look like they’re in high school.” I had to laugh a little.

Hippo Campus’ new single “Tooth Fair” is out now.

The Hold Steady is always a crowd favorite. The band’s frontman, Craig Finn grew up and worked in Minneapolis, so he always loves coming here.

Craig Finn at First Ave (29 Jun 2015)

We’ve seen them several times, with the last one we saw him solo in June 2015 and wrote, “At other cities, he, “normally has to introduce himself in other cities on this tour ... for Minneapolis, he felt, "I think it's safe to assume we can skip that part." Clearly seeing that his fans (all proudly wearing their Hold Steady T-Shirts) were present and in front for this show. Helping Finn on this low-key acoustic tour was Arun Bali (Saves the Day), however throughout his set, he borrowed Heartless Bastards' drummer Dave Colvin and bassist Jesse Ebaugh ... and for this Minneapolis show, Lifter Puller's Steve Barone joined Finn on stage to play "Mission Viejo". Finn talked about all his songs on his 40-min set, explaining that he's never been to Modesto, California ("Modesto Is Not That Sweet") or that "Extras" was a "touring song" (even though he specifically hated tour songs) or that "Western Pier" was his answer to "Knights In Satan Service" (KISS).”

The Hold Steady started their Yacht show with “Constructive Summer” and a dedication to former Twins star Joe Mauer’s induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Finn also changed the original lyrics of “Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer, I think he might've been our only decent teacher” to “Raise a toast to St. Joe Mauer, I think he might’ve been the greatest ever catcher.” What a dedication.

Finn also joked about his outfit. He said he bought the suit, thinking he would wear it on fancy occasion, like a real Kentucky gentlemen. Of course, he’s never invited to those social events… so he’s very thankful that the Yacht Club asked the band to play - so he is proudly wearing the yachtiest suit.

The Offspring at Edgefest 6 (May 1999)

We haven’t seen The Offspring since 1999, so it’s been a long time coming to finally see these aging punk rock stars again. Right out of the gate, these guys hit us hard with “Come Out and Play” quickly followed by “All I Want”.

These jokesters banter on about world-breaking attendance, saying that they just got word that there were two and a half million (and three people) in the audience… and a couple of women just gave birth. They’re not all wrong, there definitely was a large turnout for their stage when they came on.

People love songs from their breakout hit album Smash and were all singing along. Sometime singer Dexter Holland would just let the audience finish his lyrics.

If you were wondering why there are long hiatus period of the Offspring going on tour or making public appearance, I can’t speak for everyone in the band, but it would seem Dexter has many other interests, including holding a PdD in molecular biology, owning and promoting his hot sauce company Gringo Bandito, and a certified aircraft pilot. Plus, he collects stamps.

The Offspring is really excited to announce that they have a forthcoming album called Supercharged, coming out October 11, 2024, via Concord Records. Hopefully that would mean that the band is back together again for a promotional tour in 2025 or winter 2024 tour.

Gary Clark Jr closed out the Crow’s Nest stage. Since signing to Warner Bros Records, the guitarist have been gaining popularity with his fusion of blues, rock and soul. He is also famous for doing long touring, some of it was documented in Gary Clark Jr. Live and Gary Clark Jr Live/North America. All that touring paid off and he won the Grammy’s “Best Rock Song” for his song “This Land”.

Gary Clark Jr. at NRG Stadium (28 Apr 2024)

Clark recently toured with legendary The Rolling Stones in Apr 2024 and we noted, “We've got boots on the ground for the opening night of their North American Tour at the huge NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, where they were joined by Texas native Gary Clark Jr as opening support.”

Clark played a few from his recent album JPEG Raw, including the title track.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, John Frusciante) was the clear favorite and rightly the headliner. The biggest controversy on their set is that they did not play “Under the Bridge”, undoubtably their best-known song. It would have been a perfect set closer, as we were basically underneath the Wabasha Street Bridge. Someone joked, “Maybe they finally got over the bridge.”

The truth is that “Under the Bridge” is a set alternative/rotation. For our show, they played “I Could Have Lied” in its place.

We’re very impressed with the first annual Minnesota Yacht Club Festival. It’s incredibly well organized. They kept the music going between the two stages, as soon as one ends, the other begins. It’s an all-day event, and the best part is you can leave and come back as much as you like (before 7pm).

I think based on hearing everyone making fun of the Yacht name, including the musicians, I’m not sure if it’s such a good name as a music festival. It sounds yuppy. It’s not Yacht Rock (the Current radio station was playing yacht rock songs in honor of the festival - even though the music genre has nothing to do with the event). It’s not a boating club. It’s just a confusing name. But who knows, if it’s successful enough, over time, people will just accept it and will forget about the name. After all, remember when the iPod was first announced. People made fun of that, but soon it was synonymous as a digital music player.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers at Minnesota Yacht Club Festival (20 July 2024)

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Minneapolis: July 16 to July 20, 2024

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07/16 Hana Vu with Babebee at Turf Club Read More Hana Vu California’s Hana Vu opened the show. The 18-year-old is joined on stage by guitarist Christian Wright, bassist Sebastian Jones, and drummer Jair Hernandez. .… Babebee Babebee opened the evening. They’s birth name is shrouded in mystery, starting as a musical project in 2020 when they decided, “The artist side of me was like, ‘My real name is dead. I gotta come up with a new one.’” .…

07/16/2024 Tuesday

Hana Vu
with Babebee
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

California’s Hana Vu is back on tour to support her new album Romanticism. The theme and promotional photos seems to suggest it was influenced by Caravaggio’s paintings.

Hana Vu (05 Sep 2018)

We first saw Hana Vu in Sep 2018, on her very first tour: “After spending 30 hours driving in a car, Hana Vu was happy and relieved to finally play for us. Although Vu had written and recorded three albums (about 30 songs) since 2014, this was the first time the group went out on a national tour, with the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis a first stop for the band. Vu mentioned early in their set, “This is our first time not in California. The first time ever.””

Babebee (29 Sep 2023)

Babebee to open. We saw the singer in Sep 2023 and wrote, “Babebee’s musical is lush, experimental dance music that could be made in the bedroom. In fact, most of the instrumentation came from a computer while Babebee sang and Mitchell played the drums.”

Tour dates:

July 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop

July 11 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall

July 12 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza

July 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall

July 16 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

July 17 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

July 19 - Toronto, ON @ Baby G

July 20 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz

July 22 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

July 23 - Cambridge, MA @ Sonia

July 25 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

July 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

July 27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe

July 29 - Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview

July 30 - Nashville, TN @ Row One

July 31 - Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory

Aug. 2 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

Aug. 3 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk

Aug. 4 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

Aug. 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

Aug. 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room

07/18 Jessica Pratt with June McDoom at Fine Line Read More Jessica Pratt California songbird Jessica Pratt will be in town at the Cedar Cultural Center next Tuesday, in support of her latest Drag City album On Your Own Love Again. ...

07/18/2024 Thursday

Jessica Pratt
with June McDoom
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Jessica Pratt is touring (with her full band) in support of her her fourth album, Here in the Pitch (Mexican Summer).

Jessica Pratt (11 Oct 2019)

We saw Pratt in Oct 2022 and noted, “Jessica Pratt came out decked in a black suit wearing dark shades, her blonde hair shaggy around her face as she clutched her acoustic guitar. I had never heard her music before this festival, and after giving her latest album Quiet Signs a solid listen I was beyond thrilled to find this lady. She’s a 70’s folk dream, a lullaby and a haunting figure as she strummed her guitar and mesmerized the crowd with her breathy tunes. Accompanied by Matthew McDermott on piano, the set was slow and soft, a nice sigh of air as festival goers sipped on their coconut waters and beers. Ya gotta stay hydrated in the desert, people.”

June McDoom to open.

Tour Dates:

June 25 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret %

June 26 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos %

June 27 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom %

June 29 - Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu %

July 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ^

July 19 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre ^

July 21 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival

July 22 - Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy ^

July 24 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ^

July 25 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom #

July 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live #

July 27 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair #

July 29 - Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre #

July 30 - Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom #

Aug. 1 - Asheville, NC @ AVL Fest

Aug. 2 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East #

Aug. 3 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West #

Sept. 14 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups &

Sept. 15 - Detroit, MI @ El Club &

Sept. 17 - Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall &

Sept. 18 - Montréal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques &

Sept. 20 - Sun. Sept. 22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time ∞

Sept. 21 - Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall &

Sept. 21 - Sun. Sept. 22 - Accord, NY @ Woodsist Festival

Oct. 3 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

* = with Joanna Sternberg
~ = with Astrid Sonne
% = with Tony Molina
^ = with June McDoom
# = with @
& = with Otto Benson

07/19-07/20 Minnesota Yacht Club Festival at Harriet Island Regional Park Read More Minnesota Yacht Club Festival There is a new major music festival coming to Minneapolis in 2024. The very first Minnesota Yacht Club Festival (MYC) will be held at Harriet Island Regional Park on July 19-20, 2024. … Alanis Morissette The Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning new musical is about a perfectly imperfect American family, based on Alanis Morissette’s memorable ... Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers could have been called Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem, or as Ryan would have it as TFATMMMoM. … The Black Crowes The Black Crowes first came into fame with their rocking version of Otis Redding's "Hard to Handle". I don't think they have ever achieved such success, at least from what I remember.... Gary Clark Jr. Gary Clark Jr. and band then unassumingly took to the stage for their two-hour headlining set, in support of his second live full-length Live North America 2016 (Warner Bros Records), released this March. Starting …

07/19/2024 Friday
07/20/2024 Saturday

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
at Harriet Island Regional Park
minnesotayachtclubfestival.com

We’ve previously mentioned the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in January, but at that time, nothing was really known about it.

Now that we’ve gotten closer to the date, they’ve announced the full lineup. The two major headliners are Alanis Morissette for Friday and Red Hot Chili Peppers for Saturday’s show. It also looks like there’ll be two stages per day. The reasons for this is because the music can keep going (it might take up to 30 minutes to setup the stage for the next band). Unfortunately, if you want to get a good spot, you might have to pick one stage and camp out there, instead of running back and forth between the two stages.

Nico Vega (18 Oct 2007)

Anyway, if you show up early, these are the bands that we love and have seen in the past.

We first saw Nico Vega in Oct 2007 and wrote, “So I went to see a few bands played last night. Two were from Sweden, but the best (performance-wise), I thought was Nico Vega, from Los Angeles, California. They're a three-piece band that sounds kind of like a thrash/rap/hard rock band, but what really impressed me was Aja's bold leotard outfit. You can't tell from the photo, but she's also barefoot.”

Oklahoma band Wilderado is touring in support of their new LP Talker via Bright Antenna Records. The album comes out September 20, 2024.

Wilderado (20 June 2023)

We caught the band in June 2023 and said, “From Tulsa, Oklahoma, the band is comprised of Max Rainer and Tyler Wimpee on vocals and guitar, Justin Kila on drums and David Arthur Timson on bass. Rainer and Wimpee formed the group in 2015 when they met in college and decided to start writing songs by their fifth year when they noticed all their friends had moved on. Their music resides in that aura of transition. Rainer told the Atwood Magazine that it took them five years as a group to all get on the same page. And right now they seemed to have found the right gear with Billboard Magazine describing their sound like a fine whiskey: “Wilderado just goes down easy.””

The Head And The Heart (06 June 2023)

The Head And The Heart is playing on Friday night. We recently saw them in Jun 2023 and wrote, “We’ve been longtime fans of the band, seeing them on their initial national tour (and an accompanying in-store live set at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis) and several times since, most recently last October in Minnesota. Hopes were dashed that original co-vocalist Josiah Johnson might feel ready enough to join the band on stage for a few dates, including the previous night at Colorado’s Red Rocks, but the band carried on as they always have, impressing veteran followers and making many new ones.”

Lineup:

JULY 19 • Alanis Morrissette • Black Crowes • Gwen Stefani • Head & the Heart • Joan Jett & the Blackhearts • Durry • Morgan Wade • Michigander • Gully Boys • Harbor and Home

JULY 20 • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Gary Clark Jr • Offspring • Hold Steady • Hippo Campus • Trombone Shorty • Soul Asylum • Wilderado • Bugsy • Nico Vega

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

vu ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com ♥ bsky.ap

Minneapolis: February 25 to February 29, 2024

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02/25 Silversun Pickups with Hello Mary at First Avenue Read More Silversun Pickups Recently, Silversun Pickups announced their 15-date November tour, with special guest Zella Day. The tour will hit all major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and more. …

02/25/2024 Sunday

Silversun Pickups
with Hello Mary
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles’ Silversun Pickups will be headlining First Avenue this February 25, 2024.

The band released Acoustic Thrills in June 16, via New Machine Recordings, and features live, stripped-down, and reimagined versions of three songs off their latest album, the Butch Vig-produced Physical Thrills.

Silversun Pickups (16 August 2022)

We saw Silversun Pickups in August 2022 and wrote, “The ninety-five-minute headlining set from Silversun Pickups, started like a time machine- a spooky ebbing hum and dry ice smoke prefaced the band taking the stage which began with “Well Thought Out Twinkles”, from their 2006 debut album, the song also remembered for being featured on Tony Hawk and Rock Band video games.”

Hello Mary to open.

Tour dates

Feb 08 | Ventura, CA | Ventura Theater
Feb 09 | Santa Ana, CA | The Observatory
Feb 10 | Santa Cruz, CA | The Catalyst
Feb 12 | San Francisco, CA | The Regency Ballroom
Feb 14 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom
Feb 15 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre
Feb 16 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom
Feb 18 | Spokane, WA | Knitting Factory
Feb 19 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory
Feb 20 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Union
Feb 22 |Denver, CO | The Ogden Theatre
Feb 25 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue
Feb 26 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre
Feb 27 | Chicago, IL |The Vic Theatre
Feb 29 | Indianapolis, IN | The Vogue Theatre
Mar 01 | Kalamazoo, MI | The State Theatre
Mar 02 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues
Mar 03 | Detroit, MI | Saint Andrew’s Hall
Mar 05 | Toronto, ON |HISTORY
Mar 06 | Montreal, QC | Théâtre Beanfield
Mar 08 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground
Mar 09 | Portland, ME | State Theatre
Mar 10 | Providence, RI | The Strand
Mar 11 | Albany, NY | The Egg – Hart Theatre
Mar 13 | Harrisburg, PA | HMAC
Mar 14 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club

02/26 Municipal Waste with Ghoul, Necrot and Dead Heat at Fine Line Read More Municipal Waste I'd recommend this as highly for people who are into things like Municipal Waste, Septic Death, Man is the Bastard, Nausea, XBRAINIAX, or Hummingbird of Death as I would for people who are just into …

02/26/2024 Monday

Municipal Waste
with Ghoul, Necrot and Dead Heat
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Municipal Waste, Tankcrimes, Nuclear Blast are pleased to present the first ever Brainsqueeze Tour… stopping by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on February 26, 2024.

The live tour will feature Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot, and Dead Heat.

Brainsqueeze Tour 2024 w/ Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot, Dead Heat:

2/15/2024 Black Cat – Washington, DC
2/16/2024 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
2/17/2024 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
2/18/2024 The Paradise – Boston, MA
2/20/2024 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
2/21/2024 London Music Hall – London, ON
2/22/2024 Rec Room – Buffalo, NY
2/23/2024 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
2/24/2024 Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
2/26/2024 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
2/27/2024 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
3/01/2024 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
3/02/2024 Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction, CO
3/04/2024 UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
3/05/2024 Terragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
3/06/2024 Encore – Tucson, AZ
3/08/2024 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
3/09/2024 Trees – Dallas, TX
3/10/2024 House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
3/12/2024 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/13/2024 The Abbey – Orlando, FL
3/14/2024 40 Watt – Athens, GA
3/15/2024 The Senate Theatre – Columbia, SC
3/16/2024 The National – Richmond, VA

02/28 Karina Rykman with Cloudchord at 7th St Entry Read More Karina Rykman bassist Karina Rykman (who replaced original bassist Dave Dreiwitz when he joined Ween) is all smiles, doing her head-banging on the bass. The group looks like they are having a good time on this tour, even if it’s about the end ....

02/28/2024 Wednesday

Karina Rykman
with Cloudchord
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

New York’s singer-songwriter-bassist Karina Rykman is back in Minneapolis, headlining the 7th Street Entry on February 28, 2024. Be prepared for a special guest of Minnesota dream-pop duo Vansire, because the two teamed up for “Joyride (Vansire Remix),” a new spin on the title track from Rykman’s debut album Joyride (AWAL Records).

Karina Rykman (17 Mar 2023)

We actually accidentally saw Karina Rykman, as part of Marco Benevento’s band, in 17 Mar 2023 and wrote, “Anyway, drummer Chris Corsico looks like he’s ready to rock out, while bassist Karina Rykman (who replaced original bassist Dave Dreiwitz when he joined Ween) is all smiles, doing her head-banging on the bass. The group looks like they are having a good time on this tour, even if it’s about the end. Their last show is tonight, at the High Noon Saloon in Madison, Wisconsin.”

Tour dates

02/17 – Austin, TX – 3TEN ACL Live
02/18 – Houston, TX – Last Concert Café
02/20 – Dallas, TX – The Ruins
02/22 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
02/23 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Otherside
02/24 – Frisco, CO – 10 Mile Music Hall
02/26 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
02/28 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
02/29 – Madison, Wi – High Noon
03/01 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
03/02 – St Louis, MO – Central Stage

02/29 Raffaella with WHY NOT at Fine Line Read More Raffaella We saw Raffaella in Sep 2019 and wrote, “New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis …

02/29/2024 Thursday

Raffaella
with WHY NOT
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis, by the way of New York, Raffaella, will be closing out leap-year February 29, 2024, at the Fine Line. The pop singer recently released her LIVE, RAFF, LOVE (Act I).

Raffaella (24 Sep 2023)

We caught Raffaella in 24 Sep 2023 and said, “Local indy pop singer Raffaella Meloni opened up the evening. She’s actually a transplant from Manhattan who made the leap to the Twin Cities after a chance encounter with the lead singer of Hippo Campus, Jake Luppen, turned into something more, as in moving in together. “I like Minneapolis,” she said of her new home. “It smells better.””

WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

2/21/2024- New York, NY- Baby’s All Right
2/22/2024 - Boston, MA - Sonia
2/23/2024 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
2/26/2024 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
2/29/2024 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
3/02/2024 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
3/11/2024 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge

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

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Hippo Campus at The Armory – Minneapolis (23 April, 2022)

Hippo Campus at Armory Setlist 2 Young 2 Die Ashtray Bad Dream Baby Blew Its Semi Pro Bang Bang Sex Tape Honestly Suicide Saturday Scorpio Listerine Monsoon Vacation Ride or Die Way It Goes Deepfake Baseball Where to Now? South Boys Understand -- Encore -- Bambi Buttercup Tour Dates 05/06 - Manchester - Academy 3 05/08 - Glasgow - G2 05/09 - London - The Garage 05/10 - Antwerp, BE - Trix Bar 05/11 - Cologne, DE - Jaki 05/13 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

“We’re Hippo Campus and we’re from here.”

And so they were, the hometown band, making a stop, midway through their tour to promote their aptly named studio album, LP3.

Quite a spot to land, The Armory, a venue that can hold close to 8,000.  A pretty big jump from the concert We Heart Music covered at First Ave in 2017. But this band of schoolmates (Jake Luppen (lead vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (lead guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass/keyboard), and Whistler Isaiah Allen (drums/vocals) has been on a steady ascent since graduating from the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts and releasing a self-assured single/music video Little Grace in 2014.

Right from the start there were those bright, warm, interlocking chords, seeming to overcome the cold and snow.  Breezy, ethereal, it was the kind of pop music to propel you, as you drive, windows down, through a frozen landscape.

Opening act, Ginger Root, making their 19^th and final appearance with Hippo Campus, share the same creative spirit as their lead, even accepting the request from Hippo Campus’ guitar tech to join them on stage for the song Loretta, a song Kai had learned over the first leg of the tour. 

Then Hippo Campus took the stage with a brash, auto-tune-anthem, 2 Young 2 Die, and then proceeded to enliven the hometown crowd. 

Nathan remarked that they have been a band for eight years, which maybe forty in pop years.  And even with the two-year pandemic layoff, there was no rust as they played through an extensive and impressive catalogue. 

For being in a space the size of an airport hanger, the band’s sound was lush, tight and popping.  The crowd was with them from the beginning, joining in on Suicide Saturday, even taking over the refrain at the end of the song. 

DeCarlo Jackson, who joined the group in 2017, was a fan favorite with his laidback flugelhorn solos, especially on Sex Tape, as he sailed above the rollicking skip of the guitars like a cool ocean breeze.  

For a time The Armory was the home court for the Minneapolis Lakers before they moved onto Los Angeles.  Opposing players would often complain of getting shin splints from the rock-hard floors.  That’s why I was surprised when the floor seemed to have some bounce when the crowd started jumping up and down to the jubilant South.

Earlier, when slipping my belt back on, after passing thorough security, I noticed a headline from a 1964 Minneapolis Sunday Tribune newspaper in a display case:  THE BEATLES BOMBED IN MINNEAPOLIS.  The article stated that only 400 fans showed up to The Armory concert.  No such nosedive would happen to Hippo Campus with their sold out show. 

“So good to be back home,” said Jake to the crowd. “The best day of my life!”   It wasn’t hyperbole.  There was a feeling that this concert was a celebration of a venture that started at Seventh Street Entry and culminated earlier that day with the highest form of recognition bestowed on a local band:  Their name on the fabled First Avenue wall. 

dave ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: April 21 to April 23

04/21 Black Pistol Fire at Fine Line Read More Black Pistol Fire Canadian-bred, but based out of Austin, Black Pistol Fire, has sold out their upcoming 7th Street Entry show in Minneapolis. The band’s latest Deadbeat Graffiti is available now. …

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04/21/2022 Thursday

Black Pistol Fire
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Austin duo Black Pistol Fire is returning to the Fine Line Music Café this April 21st. I know what you are thinking, weren’t they just here?

Yes, the duo played the Fine Line in July 2021, which we said, “Austin duo Black Pistol Fire is seemingly very grateful to be back touring, especially because their “Look Alive” Summer 2021 tour is going so well… having sold out a few venues, including Emo’s in Austin.”

Tour Dates

Thu, APR 21 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Fri, APR 22 The Rave / Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Sat, APR 23 Metro Chicago Chicago, IL
Mon, APR 25 The Shelter Detroit, MI
Wed, APR 27 Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
Fri, APR 29 Beale Street Music Festival 2022 Memphis, TN
Sat, APR 30 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Mon, MAY 2 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Wed, MAY 4 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Thu, MAY 5 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
Fri, MAY 6 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Mon, MAY 9 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Tue, MAY 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Thu, MAY 12 Rum Runners London, Canada
Fri, MAY 13 The Opera House Toronto, Canada
Sat, MAY 14 Bronson Centre Ottawa, Canada
Mon, MAY 16 Théâtre Fairmount Montréal, Canada

04/21 Spoon with Margaret Glaspy at Palace Theatre 04/22 Spoon with Margaret Glaspy at Palace Theatre Read More Spoon Last month, Spoon shared their version of The Beatles 1967 fan club single “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)”, as part of the Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021. The collection marks the fifth year of Spotify Singles: Holiday. .... Margaret Glaspy Margaret Glaspy is back in town, headlining the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, in support of her new EP Born Yesterday (ATO Records). The EP is a bookend to Margaret’s lauded debut album Emotions …

04/21/2022 Thursday
04/22/2022 Friday

Spoon
with Margaret Glaspy
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Popular band Spoon sold out their 4/21 show, so they quickly booked a second one… giving fans an extra choice.

The band released released Lucifer on the Sofa on Matador Records, which Rolling Stones called, “their best record ever.”

Margaret Glaspy will open both nights.

Tour Dates

4/6 - Boston, MA - House of Blues #
4/8 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall #
4/9 - Richmond, VA - The National #
4/11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
4/15 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore #
4/16 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom #
4/18 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit #
4/19 - Chicago, Il - The Riviera Theatre #
4/21 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
4/22 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
4/23 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave #
4/25 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note #
4/28 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheatern#
429 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
4/30 – Memphis, TN – Beale St. Music Festival
5/24 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom *
5/25 - Salt Lake City, UT- The Complex *
5/27 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
5/28 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
5/29 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
5/31 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up *
6/2 - Los Angeles, CA – Palladium *
6/3 - Tucson, AZ - The Rialto Theatre *
6/4 - Phoenix, AZ -The Van Buren *

#with Margaret Glaspy
*with Geese

04/22 Yumi Zouma with Mini Trees at Turf Club Read More Mini Trees Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. ....

04/22/2022 Friday

Yumi Zouma
with Mini Trees
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

New Zealand-born Yumi Zouma is touring in support of their fourth album Present Tense (Polyvinyl Records).

The North American tour will begin April 7th, with guest NoSo. JORDANN will join the tour for April 16-17, Mini Trees from April 18-25, Noble Oak onApril 28, and, finally Beauty Queen from April 29-May 6.

Tour dates

04/01 – Oslo, Norway – KRXSSET
04/03 – Berlin, Germany – Burg Schnabel
04/04 – Warsaw, Poland – Praga Centrum
04/07 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
04/08 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
04/09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
04/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04/14 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair *
04/15 - Portsmouth, NH - The Press Room *
04/16 - Montréal, QC – Petit Campus **
04/17 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern **
04/18 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop †
04/20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall †
04/21 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon †
04/22 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club †
04/23 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck †
04/25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater †
04/28 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox Cabaret §
04/29 - Seattle, WA – The Crocodile ‡
04/30 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ‡
05/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ‡
05/05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy ‡
05/06 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah ‡


* w/Special Guest NoSo
** w/Special Guest JORDANN
† w/Special Guest Mini Trees
§ w/Special Guest Nobel Oak
‡ w/Special Guest Beauty Queen

04/23 LP with Nick Leng at Palace Theatre Read More LP Heart on her sleeve, LP, will be at First Avenue this Thursday, February 7th. LP’s fifth album Heart To Mouth is out now on BMG/Vagrant. …

04/23/2022 Saturday

LP
with Nick Leng
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Laura Pergolizzi, or otherwise known by the stagename, LP, is touring in support of Churches (SOTA Records).

If you’ve never heard of LP, you may have heard her songs, sung by Cher, Rihanna, Backstreet Boys… and many others.

Nick Leng to open.

Tour dates:

03/31 - Anfiteatro Del Parque de la Exposición - Lima, Peru
04/14 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^
04/15 - The Orpheum - Vancouver, BC, Canada ^
04/16 - The Paramount Theatre 2779 - Seattle, WA, USA ^
04/17 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^
04/19 - The Union Event Center - Salt Lake City, UT, USA ^
04/21 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO, USA ^
04/22 - Arvest Bank Theatre - Kansas City, MO, USA ^
04/23 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN, USA ^
04/24 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL, USA ^
04/26 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON, Canada ^
04/28 - State Theatre - Portland, ME, USA ^
04/29 - Place Bell - Laval, QC, Canada ^
04/30 - House of Blues - Boston, MA, USA ^
05/01 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA, USA ^
05/03 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY, USA ^
05/04 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY, USA ^
05/06 - The Anthem - Washington, DC, USA ^
05/07 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC, USA ^
05/08 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, USA ^
05/10 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA, USA ^
05/11 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN, USA ^
05/13 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Austin, TX, USA ^
05/14 - House of Blues - Houston, TX, USA ^
05/15 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX, USA ^
05/17 - The Historic El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, NM, USA ^
05/18 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ, USA ^
05/20 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA, USA ^
05/21 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA ^

^ with Nick Leng

04/23 Hippo Campus with Ginger Root at Armory Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

04/23/2022 Saturday

Hippo Campus
with Ginger Root
at Armory
first-avenue.com

Local indie-pop Hippo Campus is ending their national tour with a headlining show at the Armory in Minneapolis on April 23rd. Their latest album LP3 is out now via Grand Jury.

The group will rest for a week before embarking on their UK/EU headline tour in May 2022.

We last saw the band live at First Avenue on 12 Mar 2017 and wrote, “The buzz for Hippo Campus at their homecoming show was simply amazing. As soon as the band took the stage, a hundred cellphones went up in the air to record every moment of the band. The audience was generally young teenagers, but that is expected for a semi-rare all-ages weekend show at First Avenue.”

Tour dates:

31st Mar - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
1st Apr - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
2nd Apr - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
4th Apr - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
5th Apr - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
6th Apr - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
8th Apr - Oakland, CA - The Fox Theater
9th Apr - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
10th Apr - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
12th Apr - Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Palladium
13th Apr - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
15th Apr - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
16th Apr - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
17th Apr - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
19th Apr - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
20th Apr - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly
21st Apr - Omaha, NE - The Admiral
23th Apr - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
6th May - Manchester - Academy 3
8th May - Glasgow - G2
9th May - London - The Garage (sold-out)
10th May - Antwerp, BE - Trix Bar
11th May - Cologne, DE - Jaki
13th May - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet

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

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

We♥KC - March 27 - April 3 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

03/27 Night Club at Bottleneck-Lawrence Read More Night-Club L.A.'s "sinful synth-pop band" Night Club premiere a racy new video for "Control" via Buzzbands.LA. Night Club is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Mark Brooks, former guitarist Warlock Pinchers and vocalist Emily Kavanaugh. …

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

 

Ok, it’s officially started--

Between the backlog of postponed dates and bands feeling safe enough to head back on the road, there are several nights this coming week that you will want to be in two (or more) places at once; and instead, will have to pick the show you want to see the most. 

Area sports fans are somewhat upset that Tyreek Hill is now a member of the Miami Dolphins, so find some happy instead, at one of these great live concerts coming to the area. 

(Despite some health mandates loosening up, several artists are still requiring for entry, so check with the venue and/or better to assume masks and/or vaccination proof are required)

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence area for the Final WEEK of MARCH:

Sunday March 27
Night Club w Holy Wars, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15-$20

Night Club is a Los Angeles dark electronic band, formed by Mark Brooks and Emily Kavanaugh in 2012. The band’s third album, Die Die Lullaby, was released Oct 2020. 

Dark-pop openers Holy Wars are also from LA, formed by Kat Leon and Nicholas Perez, who covered Garbage’s “Only Happy When it Rains” on last year’s The Influence EP.

“Tribute to the Beatles” feat. Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland and more, Kauffman Center. $49-$109

Beatles favorites and other classic rock 'n' roll hits performed by superstars Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland (Badfinger), Denny Laine (founding member of The Moody Blues and Wings) and Jason Scheff (Chicago).

03/27 Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats at The Truman Read More Uncle Acid + Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Idle Hands Palace Theatre Tue 11/19/2019 (7pm/$39.50) palacestpaul.com King Diamond will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on November 19th, in support of …

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats with King Buffalo, The Truman. $25-$50

The Cambridge UK riff-driven rock band is doing a handful of rescheduled US dates before heading over to Europe to support Ghost. We caught them live way back in 2015.

Openers King Buffalo are a self-proclaimed heavy-psych band from Rochester, NY and have 4 EPs, three albums (with a 4^th coming this year) and have toured with Clutch and The Sword. 

Big Daddy Weave w Ryan Ellis, Open Door Baptist Church. $19.95-$75

Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, and Brian Beihl. They are signed to Fervent Records.

Alton Brown (chef), Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $35-$69.50

The celebrated chef is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, interaction, music, unusual cooking and science demos.

03/28 The Airborne Toxic Event at The Truman Read More Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally ...

Monday March 28

The Airborne Toxic Event w/Mondo Cozmo, The Truman. $25-$30

The LA alt-rock band that broken big with 2008’s “Sometime Around Midnight” has returned, in support of 2020’s Hollywood Park, an audio companion to front man Mikel Jollett’s memoir of the same name.  Their fan base remains very loyal and they’ve replaced a few members since we saw them live back in 2013, but the core unit remains and their sound is often much bigger than the rooms they are playing.

Arrive early for opener Mondo Cozmo, a Philly singer-songwriter/producer who plays chorus-heavy alt-folk rock and is out in support of 2020’s New Medicine that featured single, “Upside Down”.

03/29 Girl in Red at The Truman Read More Girl in Red Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven, or better known as her stage name Girl in Red (stylized as girl in red) will be doing a North American tour in 2022. The girl in red North American tour is selling quickly with several shows …

Tuesday March 29

Girl in Red w Holly Humberstone, The Truman. $24.50-$50 (sold out)

Like everyone else, we’ve been talking about and anticipating this Norwegian’s live tour for the last two years. The KC show (like most on the tour) is long sold out, though there might be a slim possibility of last-minute tix released. The singer-songwriter (aka Marie Ulven) was buzzworthy before releasing her debut album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, last April with hit single, “Serotonin” still all over the radio. 

Arrive early for celebrated UK singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, whose major label EP, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November. She recently won the Brits Rising Star Award and will join up as support for Olivia Rodrigo following this run, so this is a chance to see her close up and early on.

03/29 Yola at Madrid Theatre Read More Yola Yola is playing the Fine Line Music Café on January 15th, with Amythyst Kiah. Tour dates: 01/07/2020 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA 01/08/2020 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY …

Yola w Jac Ross, Madrid Theatre, $27.50-$65 (note venue change)

Bristol, UK country soul singer Yola is just getting started, though has already been nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2020, with two  additional nominations this year, and was mentored by Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach.  Her second album, Stand for Myself(produced by Auerbach) came out last summer and she played a sold-out Madison Square Garden last fall, in support of Chris Stapleton.

Opener Jac Ross leans a little more R&B, and released his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” last month. 

Hippo Campus w/ Ginger Root Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $26-$28

They’ve been Twin Cities’ favorites for years, and it’s only more recently than the rest of the country is falling in love with this peppy indie-pop/rock band.  We’ve written about them for almost a decade, and first saw them at a local festival in 2015 when they’d already established a strong area following. 

The band has been prolific during the pandemic, releasing the Good Dog, Bad Dream EP in 2021 and new album LP3 came out just last month.

Rittz and Grieves, more, recordBar, $25

This six-act Loud & Clear Tour stop features the Georgia hip-hop headliner, previously signed to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music label, and is in support of last year’s S.O.S., released on his own label. 

Grieves is signed to fabled Minneapolis label Rhymesayers Entertainment, though based in Seattle, and had a new album, Canopy, drop last year. 

03/30 Nation of Language at recordBar Read More Nation of Language Brooklyn-based synth trio Nation of Language (singer/guitarist Ian Devaney, keyboardist Aidan Noell and bassist Michael Sue-Poi) recently released their single and video for “This Fractured Mind.” ...

Wednesday March 30

Nation of Language w Glove, Ducks Ltd, recordBar, $14/$16

This Brooklyn indie new wave (OMD-inspired) synth band wowed us with their recent performance on Stephen Colbert and we caught the band live back in St. Paul in Oct 2021. They have a second album, A Way Forward to tour with, and also recently released a Broken Social Scene cover. 

Glove (not to be confused with the Robert Smith/Siouxsie band The Glove) also have an 80s synth-wave sound, are from Tampa, and just released their first album, Boom Nights, last week. Ducks Ltd. are a duo and drum machine, whose new single, “50 Sheets of Grey” is their first music since debut album Modern Fiction. 

Circles Around the Sun w Mikaela Davis, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $17-$20

LA based instrumental group founded by Neal Casal.  Opener fuses chamber-pop, folk, and psych rock.

Thursday March 31

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Knuckleheads. $29.50

Leprous with The Ocean Collective, Granada. $20

A night of prog-metal from the Norwegian headliners and Berlin-based support band

 

Subtronics with Boogie T, Rusko, more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $30-$45

 

Philly dubstep DJ/ producer with plenty of support acts on his Fractals Tour.

04/01 Steve Aoki at KC Live! Read More Steve Aoki Steve Aoki is currently partying across America with his Aokify America Tour, recently selling out his appearance at Epic in Minneapolis last Saturday, November 9th …

Friday April 1

Riff Generation- KC Jazz Orchestra, Medallion Theater, $10-$35 

Brand new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre.  Note the venue change to the Medallion Theater in Westport. 

Steve Aoki, Power and Light District- KC Live! $25-$50

We’ve managed to see this DJ/entertainer/entrepreneur several times live, but have somehow managed to escape without getting cake all over us.  We assume this is an extension of his Neon Future IV: The Color of Noise Tour, which was postponed due to the pandemic, and features special guests Eric Coomes and Steve Serrano, confetti, lights, inflatables, and plenty of cake, cake, cake!

Jim Gaffigan(comedian) T-Mobile Center. $49-$109

Comedy that’s big enough to fill an entire arena-The Fun Tour is the latest outing from the six-time Grammy-nominated stand-up, actor, producer and author.  Gaffigan filmed his last Netflix comedy special, Comedy Monster, at the (much smaller) State Theatre in Minneapolis last fall. 

Vanner, Granada- Lawrence. $50

K-Pop! Formed in 2019, is this five-member South Korean boy band the next BTS? Spendy tix at least say they have a healthy following.

Animals as Leaders w/ Intervals, Truman, $28.50-$55

Wash D.C. instrumental progressive rock band, whose new album, Parrhesia, releases March 25^th.  Openers are Toronto-based progressive metal. 

04/02 Baroness at Bottleneck-Lawrence 04/02 The Darkness at The Truman Read More The Darkness British glam rockers The Darkness is back! The band formed in 2000 and by 2006 had called it quit. Of course, they couldn't stay away - by 2012, they had reformed (which we mentioned the reunion tour). …

Saturday April 2

Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60 

Like many shows, this has been re-scheduled a couple times due to the pandemic.

We previously wrote: Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also includes a limited edition signed poster and the performance will feature two sets – the first, completely fan-voted and the second curated by the Georgia heavy metal band themselves.

We covered them last in 2016 and latest album is 2019’s Gold & Grey (on Abraxan Hymns Records), which they were previously set to tour with, but after a pandemic delay, are finally getting the chance to.  The album is produced by one of our favorites, frequent Flaming Lips collaborator, Dave Fridmann.

The Darkness with The Dead Deads, The Truman. $28.50-$60

Always over the top entertaining, the UK glam rock band still believes a thing called love and is out in support of new album, Motorheart. We caught them live back in 2015 and the band is also (somehow) keeping things family-friendly in this all-ages show. 

Charley Crockett with Vincent Neil Emerson, Granada- Lawrence, $25-$30

 

The Texas country/Americana artist is touring on his tenth album in six years, and has two more albums on the way, including a covers LP.  Prolific!

Kansas City R&B Music Festival featuring Monica, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Tank, Jeremiah, Jacques, more, April 2, Municipal Auditorium, $89-$250

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) with Intent, April 2, recordBar. $20

 

Gus Johnson, April 2, Folly. $39.50

Barns Courtney, April 2, recordBar (postponed to October 30)

Brockhampton with Jean Dawson, Paris Texas and HVN, April 2, The Midland. CANCELED

04/03 Wilderado at Bottleneck-Lawrence Read More Wilderado Show up early to check out California’s Wilderado, touring in support of their new single “Surefire”. Tour Dates: 10/04/2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, PA 10/04/2019 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA ...

Sunday April 3

Wilderado w Flipturn, April 3, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15 

 

The Tulsa indie-folk band is out in support of their self-titled debut album from last year, featuring recent single, “The Worst of It”. Maybe you just caught them on Jimmy Kimmel.

Florida five-piece indie band Flipturn is named after a swimming maneuver, has a new single, “Playground” out this week, and promises their live show to be a complete and total release of inhibitions, for band and crowd alike. 

Nektar, April 3, Knuckleheads. $30-$50

Witness prog rock history as this longtime band (formed in 1969) is out on their Vinyl Sides Tour.  We caught the band live, just days before the pandemic shutdown, and were amazed at their musical dexterity, loyal fan base, and creative longevity.

It gets a bit confusing with two incarnations of the band in existence (the other German-based version known as New Nektar) but we liked what we heard and saw from this lineup, and the band must have enjoyed their reception in Kansas City as well, returning to the area once again.

Naked Giants w Wombo, April 3, Granada Theater- Lawrence, $15-$18

Seattle alt-rock indies who we caught live in 2018 are back with new album, The Shadow.
Openers are a Louisville avant-pop trio who just released new single, “Below the House”

New Morse Code, April 3, Lied Center. $16-$30

cello/percussion chamber-pop duo, tix are cheapest with current student ID

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Dog Days

Read more When Animals Attack, Dog-Gonnit , Dog days of Summer Dog Day Afternoon, andWho Let the Dogs Out?.

Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, “South” EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) …

HIPPO CAMPUS
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Minneapolis’ Hippo Campus announced their forthcoming EP Good Dog, Bad Dream via Grand Jury. The EP will come out August 6th.

Talking about the “good dog” lyric from the title track “Bad Dream Baby”, singer Jake Luppen explained, “The lyrics are a stream of consciousness, darting between my complex relationship with my father, a Britney Spears documentary, and some older men at Grumpy's (my favorite bar in Minneapolis) who used to hit on me. The hook references my exit from the Mormon religion when I was 15 and the isolation felt during quarantine and the death of the dog my mom got me during my parents’ intense divorce.”

We last saw Hippo Campus at their hometown gig in March 2017 and wrote, “The buzz for Hippo Campus at their homecoming show was simply amazing. As soon as the band took the stage, a hundred cellphones went up in the air to record every moment of the band. The audience was generally young teenagers, but that is expected for a semi-rare all-ages weekend show at First Avenue.”

With new music coming out, you can probably expect to see the group heading back to touring. We’ll keep you updated if they do return to the road.

Good Dog, Bad Dream (EP) Tracklist

01 - Bad Dream Baby
02 - Deepfake
03 - Sex Tape
04 - Where To Now
05 - Mojo Jojo

MARTHA HILL
marthahillmusic.com

UK’s Martha Hill (not to be confused with most influential American dance instructors in history) recently released Dog Hearted Man EP.

In support of the EP, Hill will be doing a UK tour in October.

Tour dates:

10/14/21 Hug & Pint, GLASGOW
10/17/21 The Cluny, NEWCASTLE
10/18/21 Sunflower Lounge, BIRMINGHAM
10/20/21 Colours, LONDON
10/21/21 The Fiery Bird, WOKING
10/22/21 Westgarth Social Club, MIDDLESBOROUGH
10/23/21 Old Cinema Launderette, DURHAM
10/24/21 The Castle Hotel, MANCHESTER
10/27/21 The Fulford Arms, YORK
10/28/21 New Adelphi Club, HULL

GIRLPUPPY

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Atlanta based singer-songwriter Becca Harvey, aka Girlpuppy, will be releasing Swan EP on August 20th, via Royal Mountain.

Tour Dates

09.17 - Riot Fest - Chicago, IL
10.14 - Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI
10.15 - Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
10.16 - Rose Bowl Tavern – Urbana, IL
10.18 - HI-FI – Indianapolis, IN
10.20 - Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
10.21 - The Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
10.25 - Smith's Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
10.26 - Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
10.27 - The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
10.29 - The End – Nashville, TN
10.30 - Proud Larry's – Oxford, MS
10.31 - Growlers – Memphis, TN
11.02 - The Burl – Lexington, KY
11.03 - Madison Theater – Covington, KY
11.04 - The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
11.06 - The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
11.07 - Ottobar – Baltimore, MD

SLAYYYTER
slayyyter.com

“Dog House” is the latest single from Los Angeles’ Slayyyter. The song is taken from her debut album Troubled Paradise.

Expect to hear the song in her upcoming headlining 2022 tour.

Slayyyter North American Tour Dates

5/4/22 Los Angeles, CA
5/7/22 San Francisco, CA
5/9/22 Portland, OR
5/10/22 Vancouver, BC
5/11/22 Seattle, WA
5/13/22 Salt Lake City, UT
5/14/22 Denver, CO
5/16/22 St. Paul, MN
5/17/22 Chicago, IL
5/19/22 Toronto, ON
5/20/22 Detroit, MI
5/21/22 Columbus, OH
5/22/22 Pittsburgh, PA
5/24/22 Washington, D.C.
5/25/22 Philadelphia, PA
5/26/22 New York City, NY

LANEY LOU AND THE BIRD DOGS
laneylouandthebirddogs.com

Montana’s bluegrass/Americana act Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs will be releasing their fourth album Through the Smoke on July 30, 2021 .

The five-member bluegrass ensemble will be doing a tour this year.

2021 tour dates:

07/08- The Jam, Arcata, CA
07/09- Dying Breed Brewing, Oakdale, CA
07/10- Hill Top Concert Series, Murphys, CA
07/16- Under the Big Sky Festival After Party, Whitefish, MT
07/18- Under the Big Sky Festival, Whitefish, MT
07/24- Red Ants Pants, White Sulphur Springs, MT
07/29- St John's Summer Concert Series, Billings, MT
08/05- The Old Saloon, Emigrant, MT
08/06- Bob Marshall Music Festival, Seeley Lake, MT
08/07- Big Spring Brewing, Lewistown, MT
08/08-Abayance Bay Marina, Rexford, MT
08/19- Big Sky, Big Sky, MT
08/21- Lewis And Clark Brewery, Helena, MT
08/28- Summers End Festival, Hailey, ID

GLAIVE facebook.com North Carolina’s singer, songwriter and producer Glaive (stylized as glaive), will be releasing All Dogs Go to Heaven EP in August. Although Glaive is relatively new to the music industry, only began making music since the COVID pandemic, his tracks have already been streamed over 13 million times.

PRYOR & LEE pryorandlee.com Country duo Pryor & Lee were recently in the news for their single “Good Ol Dogs & God”. The single was to promote / donation to 130 animal shelters across the country. “We are so excited to be partnering with all of these incredible organizations that share our love for dogs,” says Pryor & Lee. “It’s going to be a great time singing some country music and raising money for organizations across the world.”

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Minneapolis: November 23 to November 25, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 23 to November 25, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Hippo Campus at Palace Theatre Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .… Now, Now It’s been over three years since Now, Now (formerly Now, Now Every Children) play live. We previously caught the band in April 2013 and wrote …

HIPPO CAMPUS
+ Now Now
Palace Theatre
Fri 11/23/2018 (6pm/$35)
Sat 11/24/2018 (6pm/$35/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Local favorites Hippo Campus will be playing a double night at the Palace this November 23-24. The band just released their sophomore album Bambi.

We’ve seen the band several times, including one from March 2017, and we can safely describe them as simply amazing: “As soon as the band took the stage, a hundred cellphones went up in the air to record every moment of the band.”

Other local favorites Now, Now will open. We last saw them at Basilica Block Party 2018 and said, “The indie-rock band has very positively grown since their earlier days (with …”Every Children” in their name) and the somewhat dour but bright-pink haired Dalager was seen with a big smile of her face in the late afternoon sun, as she and bandmates walked in unison with guitars.”

The Saturday show is sold out, but there’s still a few tickets left for Friday night.

Tour Dates:

11/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
11/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
01/25 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman*
01/26 - Denver, CO @ Ogden*
01/28 - Santa Fe, NM @ Sunshine Theater*
01/29 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren*
02/01 - LA, CA @ Novo*
02/02 - San Francisco, CA @ Fox Theatre*
02/04 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
02/06 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theater*
02/07 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theater*
02/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Imperial
02/14 - Manchester, UK @ 02 Ritz
02/15 - Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
02/16 - Newcastle, UK @ The Riverside
02/18 - Birmingham, UK @ Institute
02/19 - Dublin, IE @ Dublin Academy Green Room
02/21 - London, UK @ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
02/23 - Bristol, UK @ SWX
02/24 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
02/26 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique
02/27 - Cologne, DE @ Luxor
02/28 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
03/1 - Amsterdam, AN @ Tolhuis
03/3 - Berlin, DE @ Lido
03/4 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
03/5 - Copenhagen, DK @ Hotel Cecil

^ w/ The Districts
* w/ Now Now
$ w/ Michigander
+ w/ Palm

Other shows in the area:

Jake the Snake at Cabooze Novo Amor 2018 Tour Live Nation Presents One’s To Watch Read More Novo Amor UK-based folk singer/songwriter Novo Amor recently announced his new Guns N Roses' cover song "Welcome To The Jungle" as part of the new Axe Black Campaign. …

JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS
The Cabooze
Fri 11/23/2018 (7pm/$20)
cabooze.com

Look, you know we love our WWF (later changed to WWE, no thanks to the World Wildlife Fund). We grew up watching Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Bobby “the Brain” Heenan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, and, of course, Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Jake the Snake will be at the Cabooze on Friday, telling stories about his wrestling days and holding a Q&A.

The poster also promised “a night of comedy”.

Details:

Jake "The Snake" Roberts - Dirty Details Tour at The Cabooze

$20 Adv • $25 Day of
$50 General Admission + Meet & Greet

WWE's Jake "The Snake" Roberts brings his Dirty Details Tour - Tales from the Pit to The Cabooze!

This uncensored night of comedy and stories from the road will forever change how you look at the glory days of WWE.

NOVO AMOR
+ Gia Margaret
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 11/24/2018 (7pm/$17.50/Sold Out)
thecedar.org

Novo Amor (aka Ali Lacey) is touring in support of the debut album Birthplace (AllPoints Records). His entire US tour is sold out.

Also, if you’re planning on picking up the vinyl version, you might be interested to know that the album was made from recycled vinyl pellets off cut from other records (meaning that each record is its very own unique color and style).

Chicago’s Gia Margaret to open.

Tour dates:

14 Nov - Union Stage, Washington DC
15 Nov - Bowery Ballroom, New York NY
17 Nov - The Sinclair, Cambridge MA
20 Nov - Theatre Farimount, Montreal, CA
21 Nov - Velvet Underground, Toronto, CA
23 Nov - Lincoln Hall, Chicago IL
24 Nov - Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN
27 Nov - Bluebird Theater, Denver CO
28 Nov - The Commonwealth Room, Salt Lake City UT
30 Nov - St. James Hall, Vancouver, CA
1 Dec - Columbia City Theater, Seattle WA US
2 Dec - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR
4 Dec - Swedish American Hall, San Francisco CA
6 Dec - Lodge Room, Los Angeles CA, US

LIVE NATION PRESENTS ONE’S TO WATCH
feat. Triathalon, The Marias
Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Sun 11/25/2018 (7pm/$15)
amsterdambarandhall.com

The co-headlining tour of The Marias (The Marías) and Triathalon is coming up on Sunday, November 25th, at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul.

Tour dates:

Nov 13 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Nov 15 Raleigh, NC Kings
Nov 16 Philadelphia, PA Foundry at Fillmore
Nov 17 College Park, MD Milkboy ArtHouse
Nov 18 New York, NY Grammercy Theater
Nov 20 Allston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Nov 21 Montreal, CANADA Le Ministere
Nov 22 Toronto, CANADA Mod Club
Nov 24 Chicago, IL El Club
Nov 25 St. Paul, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Nov 29 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Nov 30 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
Dec 1 Vancouver, CANADA Rickshaw Theatre
Dec 13 Las Vegas, NV Bunkhouse Saloon
Dec 14 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room

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Minneapolis: November 1 to November 2, 2018

The Joy Formidable at Turf Club Read More The Joy Formidable We were pretty thrilled to get see The Joy Formidable last year for $3 (as a promotional gig for Red Bull’s Sound Select Series). Now that the new album Hitch is out now, the Welsh trio will be headlining the much bigger venue First … Tancred Next was Tancred. These guys were just as captivating as Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas but in a completely different way. There must be a thing with the name "Jess" because, not only was Jessica Hernandez's voice amazing …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 1 to November 2, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE JOY FORMIDABLE
+ Tancred
Turf Club
Fri 11/02/2018 (8pm/$25/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

Wale’s The Joy Formidable (vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd, drummer Matt Thomas) is back in town, after their recent Foo Fighters North American tour. The group’s fourth album AAARTH is out now.

We love the band, and talked about the band before their first single was officially released in July 2008, a decade ago.

As for Tancred, we saw her n March 2016 and said, “A little backstory on Jess Abbott, who mentioned on stage that she lived in Minneapolis for five years and does not miss the snow/cold (she currently resides in California). In fact, she’s downright disappointed that it was so cold (and snowing) on the night that she was back in town. Her connection to Minneapolis is that she is the guitarist for Now, Now (fka Now, Now Every Children).”

North American Tour Dates:

Oct 26 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 27 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
Oct 28 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Oct 31 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Nov 1 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Nov 2 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
Nov 3 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Nov 4 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
Nov 6 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
Nov 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Nov 8 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
Nov 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 10 – Washington, DC – Black Cat

Other shows in the area:

Lily Allen 2018 Tour Low Cut Connie at First Ave Mountain Man 2018 Tour Read More Lily Allen UK's Lily Allen is touring the US in support of her latest album Sheezus (Regal, Parlophone). Her semi-recent tour (August) with Miley Cyrus featured an accidental nip slip ... Low Cut Connie Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner, James Everhart, Will Donnelly, Larry Scotton, and Lucas Rinz) will be in town in support of their latest Dirty Pictures (Part 1) via Contender Records. … Mountain Man Mountain Man mostly did harmonizing a cappella-style songs on their set. It sounded much better indoors vs their patio show last year (mostly because the audio sounded one thousand times cleaner.) …

LILY ALLEN
Varsity Theater
Thu 11/01/2018 (5:30pm/$62)
varsitytheater.com

The always fun Lily Allen is back in the United States as part of her “#NOSHAME” tour. She’ll be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on November 1st.

We saw her in Oct 2014 and said, “Here's the thing about Allen, she writes lyrics like she sees them. They are songs about people she knows and how she feels about them, for example, "Alfie" about her kid brother Alfie Allen and Game of Thrones star...”

If you’re wondering about the high ticket price ($62), it’s justified because she has employed over 10 dancers/staff and undergoes various costume changes throughout her set.

Note: This is an all-ages show and doors are opened at 5:30pm.

Tour dates:

11/01/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/03/2018 Summit Denver, CO
11/04/2018 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
11/06/2018 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
11/08/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA

LOW CUT CONNIE
+ Ruby Boots
7th Street Entry
Thu 11/01/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

We were so impressed with Low Cut Connie at Rock the Garden earlier this year, that we can’t wait for their upcoming November 1st show.

Since we saw them, the band have been busy appearing on various radio and television and wowing audiences across the nation. Rolling Stone loved them so much that they’ve added their record on their 50 Best Albums of 2018 so far.

Show up early to check out Ruby Boots; she was last seen in town on June 2018. Ruby is an Australian, but based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fans of Nikki Lane should take note, as Lane co-wrote/sang on some of her songs.

Tour dates:

10/25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/28 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11/1 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11/2 - Davenport, IA - The Raccoon Motel
11/3 - Davenport, IA - The Raccoon Motel
11/5 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
11/6 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
11/8 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
11/9 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
11/12 - Dallas, TX - Dada
11/13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
11/14 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
11/17 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
11/18 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East

MOUNTAIN MAN
+ The Dead Tongues
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 11/01/2018 (7pm/$22/Sold Out)
thecedar.org

I’ll always remember the first time I saw Mountain Man(Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, Amelia Randall Meath) in July 2011 and was confused that they’re all women. I also didn’t realize how incredibly popular they would become, having sold out all future appearances in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. They have a huge fanbase here.

Once again, Mountain Man sold out the upcoming Cedar Cultural Center for November 1st.

Join them with The Dead Tongues (aka Ryan Gustafson from Hiss Golden Messenger touring band), who is touring in support of his solo album Unsung Passage.

Tour dates:

10/27/2018 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
11/01/2018 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
11/03/2018 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/06/2018 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
11/08/2018 The Independent San Francisco, CA
11/17/2018 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC
11/18/2018 Haw River Ballroom Saxapahaw, NC

Wilderado 2018 Tour Slightly Stoopid at First Ave KT Tunstall at Fine Line Josh Groban 2018 Tour Read More Slightly Stoopid As for Slightly Stoopid, say what you will about them, but they sure command legions of fans. Their fans seems proud to be 'stoopid' and they're all about smoking herbs, crowd surfing, and having a good time .... KT Tunstall I’ll never forget seeing KT Tunstall over at the now-defunct Epic in Minneapolis in November 2010. KT actually paused the show so she can ask the girl in front to stop talking on her cellphone. Josh Groban Josh Groban stopped by the Target Center in Minneapolis as part of his "In the Round" tour, in support of his latest album All That Echo (released February 2013 via 143, Reprise). ....

SURE SURE / WILDERADO
+ Lunch Duchess
7th Street Entry
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles’ indie pop band Sure Sure and New York’s Wilderado will be co-headlining their 7th Street Entry show on November 2nd.

Sure Sure previously opened up for local buzz band Hippo Campus in February 2018.

Wilderado will be releasing Favors (Acoustic) in December 7th on Bright Antenna Records. This is an acoustic version of their previously released Favors EP.

Local band Lunch Duchess to open.

Tour Dates

10/27: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall
10/29: Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/30: Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Live
10/31: Chicago, IL @ Chop Shop
11/1: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11/2: Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
11/3: Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
11/6: Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
11/7: Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
11/9: Oakland, CA @ The New Parish
11/10: Los Angeles, CA @ The Lodge Room
11/12: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11/16: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court

SLIGHTLY STOOPID
+ Hirie
First Avenue
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$35.50)
first-avenue.com

Slightly Stoopid is starting their “Just Passing Through” in Minneapolis on Friday, November 2nd.

Tour dates:

Nov 2 @ First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN
Nov 3 @ The Pageant | St. Louis, MO
Nov 4 @ Egyptian Room | Indianapolis, IN
Nov 8 @ The Joy Theater | New Orleans, LA
Nov 9 @ The Tabernacle | Atlanta, GA
Nov 10 @ The Cowan | Nashville, TN
Nov 11 @ The Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Nov 15 @ The National | Richmond, VA
Nov 16 @ The Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, NY
Nov 17 @ Penn’s Peak | Jim Thorpe, PA
Nov 18 @ Strand Ballroom | Providence, RI

KT TUNSTALL
+ Maddie Ross
Fine Line Music Café
Fri 11/02/2018 (8pm/$30)
finelinemusic.com

Singer/songwriter KT Tunstall is back at the Fine Line Music Café on November 2nd, in support of her sixth studio album Wax.

Tour dates:

10/27 – Austin, TX – 3Ten ACL Live
10/28 – Dallas, TX – Kessler
10/30 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
11/1 – Chicago, IL – Park West
11/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
11/4 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
11/6 – Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley
11/8 – Detroit, MI – El Club
11/9 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
11/11 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
11/12 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
11/14 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
11/16 – Buffalo, NY – Iron Works
11/17 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
11/18 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial Ballroom

JOSH GROBAN
+ Idina Menzel
Xcel Energy Center
Fri 11/02/2018 (7pm/$55.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

Multi-platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, and global superstar Josh Groban is headlining the Xcel Energy Center on Friday, November 2nd, as part of his tour for his eighth full-length studio album, Bridges (Reprise Records).

We caught this guy in October 2013 and said that he was pretty, pretty funny.

Tour dates:

10/26 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
10/27 Inglewood, CA The Forum
10/29 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
10/30 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
11/02 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
11/03 Milwaukee, WI WI Entertainment & Sports Center
11/06 Chicago, IL United Center
11/07 Detroit, MI Little Caesars
11/09 Boston, MA TD Garden
11/12 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Arena
11/13 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
11/15 Washington DC Capital One Arena
11/16 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
11/18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

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