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Heart to Gold at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (06 Dec 2022)

Read More Heart To Gold If there is a place to be, it’s at Heart to Gold’s very first headlining show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on December 6th. This is right before the band heads out on a national tour with Born Without Bones (which starts 12/08 in New Jersey). …

Heart to Gold headlined the 7th St Entry, in Minneapolis, last night, December 6th. The local band previously opened for Hunny, Remo Drive, Hockey Dad, Dingus, and Jeff Rosenstock, etc., but this show was special because it was their first headlining show. And it was sold-out.

On a brisk winter evening in Minnesnowta, I made a rookie mistake and didn’t check in the social media platforms to get set times for a solid lineup of local acts. I missed the entire sets of Lapdogs and Killusonline.

Lapdogs has been on my radar ever since their 2020 release “Teeth”. “Hold yer Horses” is one of the better local tracks I’ve heard the last five years. If they make more tracks like “Skeletons” (newest single), “40 hrs”, and “Chasing my Tail”, they will be on the right trail.

Killusonline was the electronic blend of the rock group. “Inside Out” and “Ura Gona” are two of the latest singles.

Gramma

Gramma was third on the bill and was able to catch a couple tracks. Love the instrumentals but the vocals were a little heavy for me.

Now, on to the stars of the show, Heart to Gold. I’ve been wanting to see a local band pull off a mosh pit with ease. A sold-out show at the 7th Street Entry with rabid/die-hard fans causing quite the scene and crowd participation. They even had a ring leader of the mosh that would climb on the pipes on the ceiling and surf back into the crowd. Fans would climb on stage and jump right in for crowd surfing, including the bandmates from Gramma on the encore.

“Respect”, “Tigers Jaw” and “Tokyo” the first track off their 2018 release got the crowd in a frenzy. They skipped out on my favorite track “Wave” off the new record but played most of the others off the 2022 release “Tom”.

For fans of The Orwells, Blink 182, and Rise Against, this is the band for you.

Heart of Gold is heading to the east coast and Chicago for a small tour with Born without Bones and Housewife all starting this weekend through December 18th.

Tour dates:

Dec 8 Asbury Park, NJ, US The Saint
Dec 9 Brooklyn, NY, US The Broadway
Dec 10 Hartford, CT, US Webster Underground
Dec 11 Somerville, MA, US Crystal Ballroom
Dec 12 Philadelphia, PA, US Kung Fu Necktie
Dec 14 Lakewood, OH, US Mahall's 20 Lanes
Dec 15 Chicago, IL, US Beat Kitchen
Dec 16 Chicago, IL, US Beat Kitchen
Dec 17 Pittsburgh, PA, US The Mr. Roboto Project
Dec 18 Buffalo, NY, US Mohawk Place

Heart to Gold at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (06 Dec 2022)

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Rocktober: October 24 to 31, 2021

Read more Rocktober and Minneapolis Music Guide.

10/24: Liily at 7th St Entry   10/25: Colony House at Fine Line   Read More Colony House Here are some quick Colony House facts: #1 most played and downloaded single on SiriusXM Alt Nation, #3 Billboard Heatseekers Charts, and #7 on iTunes Alternative Rock Charts. …

10/24/2021 SUNDAY

LIILY
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles shoegaze band Liily (Dylan Nash, Sam De La Torre, Charlie Anastasis & Maxx Morando) will be touring in support of their debut record TV or Not TV. After being added to popular Spotify playlist, the band found themselves on Amazon Music, Apple Music, and their songs featured on BBC Radio 1's Indie Show With Jack Saunders.

As of this writing, no opening band listed to open.

Sep 27 Tellus360 Lancaster, PA
Sep 28 The Middle East Restaurant Cambridge, MA
Sep 30 Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY
Oct 1 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
Oct 2 The Met Providence, RI
Oct 3 Capital Ale House Downtown Richmond, VA
Oct 4 Cats Cradle Carrboro, NC
Oct 5 Tue Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Oct 7 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Oct 8 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
Oct 10 Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 12 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Oct 14 The Basement Nashville, TN
Oct 16 Sat The Riot Room Kansas City, MO
Oct 17 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Oct 21 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Oct 22 The Basement Columbus, OH
Oct 23 Triple Crown Whiskey Bar Davenport, IA
Oct 24 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Oct 25 Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE
Oct 26 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Oct 27 Soundwell Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 29 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

10/25/2021 MONDAY

COLONY HOUSE
with Fleurie
at Fine Line
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We were supposed to have seen Nashville indie rockers Colony House in March 2020, but due to the pandemic, we never got around to seeing them. The band is returning to the Fine Line this October 25, 2021, to make up for 2020.

Their new album, Leave What's Lost Behind, reached #3 on the Apple iTunes Alt Charts and #14 on the overall Apple iTunes Charts.

Fleurie will open.

0/15/2021 The Recher, Towson MD
10/17/2021 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
10/18/2021 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
10/19/2021 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
10/24/2021 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
10/25/2021 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
10/28/2021 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
11/02/2021 Neumos Seattle, WA
11/06/2021 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
11/11/2021 Antone's Austin, TX
11/12/2021 Granada Theater Dallas, TX

10/27: Dayglow at First Ave   10/27: Tokyo Police Club at 7th St Entry   Read More Tokyo Police Club The show’s quick sellout, was no doubt helped out by Newmarket, ONT quartet Tokyo Police Club (themselves a headliner in own right) beginning a three-week support stint after putting the finishing touches on their newest album ....

10/27/2021 WEDNESDAY

DAYGLOW
with courtship.
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Unfortunately, COVID-19 claimed Dayglow’s sold-out 2020 North American tour… they are now making it up with this upcoming headlining show at First Avenue on October 27th.

Courtship (stylized as courtship.) to open.

Tour dates:

09/28/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
09/29/21 - Denver, CO @ Summit
10/05/21 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
10/06/21 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
10/12/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
10/13/21 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
10/15/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/16/21 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/17/21 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/19/21 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
10/21/21 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/23/21 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/24/21 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
10/27/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/28/21 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/29/21 - St Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
10/30/21 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman

10/27/2021 WEDNESDAY

TOKYO POLICE CLUB
with Pkew Pkew Pkew
at 7th St Entry
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Canadian quartet Tokyo Police Club is celebrating their “10th Anniversary of CHAMP” tour… and will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on October 27. Funny enough, this is the third time the band have tried for this tour, having twice having to delay their Champ 10 tour, due to the pandemic.

For the first time, you can get their album Champ on vinyl, along with an expanded digital version, via Mom + Pop (U.S./Mex./Aus.), Dine Alone (Can.) and Memphis Industries (UK/EU).

Pkew Pkew Pkew to open.

Tour dates:

10/25 – Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
10/26 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
10/28 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/30 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
11/02 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
11/03 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
11/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
11/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
11/07 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/08 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
11/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
11/12 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
11/13 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
11/15 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
11/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/18 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
11/19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/20 – Washington DC @ Union Stage

10/28: Kidd G at Fine Line   10/28: Dar Williams at Cedar   Read More Dar Williams The last time we saw folk singer Dar Williams, it was at the Gutherie Theater in 2010, so it's been a long time since we saw her. As we previously mentioned, Williams was a great storyteller, so expect to hear some funny …

10/28/2021 THURSDAY

KIDD G
with Spencer Crandall
at the Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the 7th Street Entry, this Kidd G show was upgraded to the larger capacity Fine Line Music Café down the street. The musician is touring in support of his debut album Down Home Boy.

Explaining the album name, Kidd G said, “I’m still the same down-home guy who’s all about family, friends, my hometown and making music and I think that comes across in my music.”

Spencer Crandall to open.

Tour dates:

10/15 Houston, TX House of Blues Bronze Peacock
10/16 Dallas, TX House of Blues Cambridge
10/28 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
10/30 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
11/5 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend
11/6 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
11/7 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
11/19 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre

10/28/2021 THURSDAY

DAR WILLIAMS
with Heather Maloney
at the Cedar Cultural Center
thecedar.org

Singer/songwriter Dar Williams will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this October 28th. Her latest album I’ll Meet You Here will be out October 1st, on BMG’s recently launched Renew label.

We like Williams and have seen her a few times, noting that “she had stories about all of her songs. These songs were all true stories... and, of course, very few of them are about love - which Dar admitted confessed that she is not a fan of love songs…”

Heather Maloney to open.

Tour dates (more dates on Dar Williams’ website)

09/30 Fall River, MA Narrows Center for The Arts
10/01 Brownfield, ME Stone Mountain Arts
10/02 Putney, VT Next Stage Arts Project
10/03 Natick, MA Center for Arts In Natick
10/05 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom
10/07 New York City Symphony Space
10/08 Ithaca, NY Hangar Theatre
10/09 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
10/10 State College, PA The State Theatre
10/12 Kent, OH Kent Stage
10/19 Saint Louis, MO Delmar Hall
10/21 Lawrence KS Lawrence Arts Center
10/23 Fort Collins, CO Fort Collins Armory
10/24 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
10/27 Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre
10/28 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
10/29 Mineral Point, WI Mineral Point Opera House
10/30 Chicago, IL Old Town School Music Store

10/31: Banners at Fine Line   10/31: Hunny at 7th Street   Read More Banners Liverpool’s Banners, with Utah’s The Moth and the Flame, and California’s Pop Etc, will be on tour as part of the SiriusXM Presents Alt Nation Advanced Placement Tour. This is Banners’ very first USA tour, and it’s kicking ....

10/31/2021 SUNDAY

BANNERS
with Julian Lamadrid
at Fine Line
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Liverpool’s Banners (stylized as BANNERS) will be stopping by the Fine Line on Halloween, October 31st. Be sure to dress up!

Julian Lamadrid to open.

Tour dates:

10/31/2021 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/02/2021 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/06/2021 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
11/10/2021 Antone's Austin, TX
11/12/2021 Bronze Peacock Houston, TX
02/02/2022 Melkweg Amsterdam
02/06/2022 King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow
02/09/2022 Bodega Social Club Nottingham

10/31/2021 SUNDAY

HUNNY
with Michi, Heart to Gold and Small Crush
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Southern California band Hunny (stylized as HUNNY) will be playing the 7th Street Entry on Halloween.

Michi, Heart to Gold, and Small Crush to open.

Tour dates:

10/8 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street
10/9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
10/10 Dallas, TX Club Dada
10/11 Austin, TX Antone's
10/13 San Antonio, TX Vibes Underground
10/14 New Orleans, LA Parish
10/16 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/17 West Palm Beach, FL Respectables
10/18 Orlando, FL The Abbey
10/20 Washington D.C Songbyrd
10/23 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
10/24 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere
10/26 Boston, MA The Sinclair
10/28 Columbus, OH The Basement
10/30 Chicago, IL Subterannean
10/31 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
11/2 Denver, CO Lost Lake Lounge
11/20 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: February 1 to February 6, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 1 to February 6, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Dorothy 2019 Tour Read More Dorothy Los Angeles-based alternative rock band Dorothy will be heading to Minneapolis at the Fine Line Music Café this January 5th. The band will be playing some new tracks ... Spirit Animal Brooklyn-based alt-rock band Spirit Animal will be playing the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul. Additional details can be found at amsterdambarandhall.com. Nico Yaryan to open.

DOROTHY
+ Spirit Animal
Varsity Theater
Fri 02/01/2019 (7pm/$20)
varsitytheater.com

After supporting Greta Van Fleet, Los Angeles-based rock band Dorothy continues with their final leg of their “Freedom Tour” ... stopping by the Varsity Theater this Friday, February 1st.

We caught the band (led by Budapest-born singer Dorothy Martin) in Jan 2018 and wrote, “Martin’s vocals naturally soar like a young Ann Wilson with the new material generally upbeat and more blues-tinged than last year’s Rockisdead (on Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Records?!) album. After the crunchy Zeppelin-esque ‘Who Do You Love’ Martin commented briefly about the weather, but quickly got on with things, determined to keep the heat already generated, inside the building.”

New York’s Spirit Animal to open.

Dorothy "The Freedom Tour" with Special Guest Spirit Animal

1/30 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
2/1 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
2/2 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
2/5 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar*
2/6 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
2/8 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
2/9 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
2/10 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
2/12- Washington DC - 9:30 Club
2/14 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
2/15 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
2/16 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
2/19 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West*
2/20 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
2/22 - Dallas, TX - Trees
2/23 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn
2/25 - New Orleans, LA - The Parish at House of Blues
2/26 - Houston, TX - House of Blues Bronze Peacock
3/1 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater

*Spirit Animal not appearing on this engagement

Other shows in the area:

Disturbed 2019 Tour Kacey Musgraves at Palace Theatre Hockey Dad / Hunny 2019 Tour Dan Mangan at Turf Club Interpol at Palace Theatre Mozes and First Born at 7th Street Read More Three Days Grace I saw Three Days Grace on their co-headlining tour with Shrinedown, and I have to say that bar-none, Three Days Grace was the superior of the two bands based on their stage presence, their live show setup (fireballs!!) ..… Hunny Also on the bill is Hunny (not to be confused with Christian band Honey or the stuff that Winnie-the-Pooh likes to eat). This southern California six-piece (front man/lead guitarist Jason Yarger, ... Interpol If there is one thing to know about Interpol, it's that the band is always nicely dressed up for their show. Since the New York band came on the music scene with their critically acclaimed 2002 album Turn on the Bright Lights, the band's …

DISTURBED
+ Three Days Grace
Target Center
Fri 02/01/2019 (6:30pm/$47)
targetcenter.com

Disturbed is bringing Three Days Grace to the Target Center this Friday.

We caught the Canadian band Three Days Grace in Feb 2013 and said, “With four album's worth of material to work with, My Darkest Days' singer Matt Walst (displacing Adam Gontier), had no trouble "kicking ass" throughout their set. They played through all their hits, including the popular "I Hate Everything About You", which had the crowd singing along to the chorus.”

Tour dates:

Feb 1 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Feb 16 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Feb 20 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
Feb 21 Washington DC Capitol One Arena
Feb 23 Uncasville, C- Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb 25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Feb 27 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Mar 1 Montreal, QC Place Bell
Mar 2 Buffalo, NY Keybank Center
Mar 4 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Mar 5 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Mar 7 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Mar 8 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

KACEY MUSGRAVES
+ Liza Anne
Palace Theatre
Sat 02/02/2019 (6:30pm/$36/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Multiple Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves has sold out her upcoming appearance at the Palace Theatre in St Paul. Kacey’s third studio album, Golden Hour is out now.

Liza Anne to open.

Tour dates:

01/31/2019 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
02/01/2019 The Sylvee Madison, WI
02/02/2019 Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
02/16/2019 The Masonic San Francisco, CA
02/18/2019 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR
02/19/2019 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
02/21/2019 Alabama Theatre Birmingham, AL
02/22/2019 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
02/27/2019 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
02/28/2019 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
03/01/2019 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
03/02/2019 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
03/08/2019 The Bomb Factory Dallas, TX

HOCKEY DAD / HUNNY
+ Pllush, Heart To Gold
7th St Entry
Mon 02/04/2019 (7pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Australian alt-rock duo Hockey Dad is co-headlining with Hunny for the upcoming 7th Street Entry show on February 4th.

If the name Hockey Dad sounds familiar, that’s because they were one of our picks for SXSW 2018. As for Hunny, we saw them in Oct 2016 and said, “Hunny (not to be confused with Christian rock band Honey), opened up the show, playing tracks from their Pain/Ache/Loving EP. The last time we saw the band in October 2015, they did not have all their band members... not so on this current tour. As you can see from the photo, all six band members were accounted for (Jason, Jake, Joey, Jacob, Gregory, and Kevin).”

Tour Dates

1.30.19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
2.1.19 Chicago, IL Subterranean
2.2.19 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
2.4.19 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
2.5.19 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
2.6.19 Omaha, NE Reverb Lounge
2.7.19 Denver, CO Globe Hall
2.8.19 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
2.9.19 Reno, NV The Holland Project
2.10.19 Berkeley, CA Cornerstone Berkeley
2.11.19 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium
2.12.19 Fresno, CA Strummer's
2.13.19 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
2.14.19 San Diego, CA Soma San Diego

DAN MANGAN
+ J.E. Sunde
at Turf Club
Tue 02/05/2019 (7pm/$13)
turfclub.net

JUNO-Award winning singer/songwriter Dan Mangan will be stopping by the Turf Club this Tuesday, February 5th.

We caught Dan Mangan (back when he was touring as Dan Mangan + Blacksmith in Oct 2014 and wrote, “From Vancouver "the most cities", Dan Mangan + Blacksmith are normally a larger band, but for this tour, their guitarist Gordon just had a baby, so they are a stripped down three-piece for this tour.”

Tour dates:

01/02/2019 New Vision United Church, Hamilton, ON
02/02/2019 Maxwell's Concerts, Waterloo, ON
04/02/2019 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
05/02/2019 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
06/02/2019 Garrick, Winnipeg, MB
07/02/2019 Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
08/02/2019 Francis Winspear, Edmonton, AB
09/02/2019 Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB
10/02/2019 Yates Memorial, Lethbridge, AB

INTERPOL
+ Sunflower Bean
Palace Theatre
Tue 02/05/2019 (6pm/$40)
palacestpaul.com

Interpol will be headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Tuesday, February 5. Show up early to check out New York trio Sunflower Bean as they tour to support their critically acclaimed sophomore album Twentytwo in Blue.

Tour dates:

01/31/19- Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth
02/01/19 - Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
02/02/19 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater
02/05/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theater
02/07/19 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
02/08/19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
02/09/19 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
02/11/19 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
02/14/19 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
02/15/19 - Washington D.C. @ The Anthem

MOZES AND THE FIRSTBORN / THE PARROTS
+ Harper’s Jar
7th St Entry
Wed 02/06/2019 (7pm/$15/Sold Out)
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Dutch quartet Mozes and the Firstborn and The Parrots are co-headlining this upcoming 7th Street Entry show in Minneapolis.

If you like Burger Records, you definitely will want to be there.

Tour dates:

01/31 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^
02/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^
02/02 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge ^
02/04 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room ^
02/05 – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel ^
02/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry ^
02/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club ^
02/08 – St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room ^
02/09 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s ^
02/10 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups ^
02/12 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs ^
02/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s ^
02/14 – Washington DC @ DC9 ^
02/15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade ^
02/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ^
02/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^
02/18 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement ^
02/19 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone ^
02/20 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa ^
02/21 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
02/22 – Dallas, TX @ Regal Room
02/23 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
02/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

^ with The Parrots

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Minneapolis: September 14 to September 16, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 14 to September 16, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Liz Phair at First Ave Read More Liz Phair Iconic American singer and songwriter Liz Phair returned to the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, on Monday, to bring us her “Girly Sound to Guyville” show. .… Speedy Ortiz It'll be a regular Popfest over at the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, May 2nd, with headliner Speedy Ortiz and special guests, Krill, Two Inch Astronaut, and Bitter Canon. …

LIZ PHAIR
First Avenue
Sat 09/15/2018 (8pm/$30)
first-avenue.com

When we saw Liz Phair earlier in June 2018, the number one complaint we had was that it felt stripped down, especially without a drummer (even some “jackass” in the audience yelled, “You need a drummer, Liz!” at the show). All that will be addressed in this upcoming “Amps on the Lawn” long sold out show at First Avenue.

Indiepop band Speedy Ortiz to open. We last saw them in May 2015 and wrote, “Speedy Ortiz's hour-long set was interesting. First of all, the band doesn't do encores; they just play an extra two songs and then immediately head over to the merch table. Like many independent bands, they make most of their money playing these shows and selling directly to fans.”

Tour dates:

9/8/18 Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
9/10/18 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
9/11/18 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
9/13/18 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
9/15/18 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
9/18/18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
9/19/18 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
9/20/18 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
9/21/18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre
9/24/18 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
9/25/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
9/27/18 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
9/28/18 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
9/29/18 Dana Point, CA @ Ohana Music Festival
10/1/18 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
10/2/18 Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre
10/3/18 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/5/18 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/6/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/9/18 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
10/10/18 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/12/18 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom

Nothing But Thieves at First Ave Lucy Spraggan at 7th Street Dispatch at Armory Andrew WK 2018 Tour Poster The Frights at 7th Street Wolfmother at First Ave Read More Nothing But Thieves Nothing But Thieves (not to be confused with Like Thieves) is an English five-piece alternative rock band, currently signed to RCA Records. Their self-titled album came … Andrew WK First Avenue, to take a peek at Andrew WK's insane party show. He was playing all the songs off his I Get Wet album, I half expected his nose to start bleeding on stage… .… The Frights The Frights to open. Their debut album You Are Going To Hate This was also produced by Zac Carper (that dude gets around). Amoeba Music says The Frights “make music that's a lot .… Wolfmother The last time we caught Wolfmother, it was at the Riviera Theatre, Chicago on 25 Nov 2006, at the height of their international stardom .… Little Man Little Man is back with new music and video for “BLVD”, which you can see on YouTube. The single was recorded and mixed by producer John Fields (Soul Asylum, Jonas Brothers). .…

Other shows in the area:

NOTHING BUT THIEVES
+ Grandson, Demob Happy
First Avenue
Fri 09/14/2018 (8pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Critically acclaimed U.K.-based band Nothing But Thieves is back in Minneapolis, in support of their forthcoming new 4-track EP entitled What Did You Think When You Made Me This Way? (Sony Music U.K./RCA Records). They’ve already preview the lead single “Forever & Ever More.”

We last saw the band at the Fine Line Music Café in Oct 2016 and said, “Of course, they saved their best-known song (‘Wake Up Call’) as the set closer, ending on a very high note... with fans demanding more and more.”

Tour dates:

9/8 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
9/9 Corona Theater Montreal, QC
9/10 Phoenix Concert Hall Toronto, ON
9/12 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
9/13 Metro Chicago, IL
9/14 First Ave Minneapolis, MN
9/15 Truman Kansas City, MO
9/17 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
9/18 Complex Salt Lake City, UT
9/20 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
9/21 Vogue TheatreVancouver, BC
9/22 Showbox Seattle, WA
9/24 Fillmore San Francisco, CA
9/25 Fonda Los Angeles, CA
9/27 191 Toole Tuscon, AZ
9/29 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
9/30 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
10/2 Basement East Nashville, TN
10/3 Buckhead Theatre Atlanta, GA
10/5 Beacham Theatre Orlando, FL
10/6 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/8 The Underground Charlotte, NC
10/9 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
10/11 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10/13 House of Independents Asbury, NJ
10/14 TLA Philadelphia, PA

LUCY SPRAGGAN
+ Colin Campbell, Jordan Carr
7th Street Entry
Fri 09/14/2018 (8pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

UK artist Lucy Spraggan will be stopping by 7th Street Entry in support of a compilation album called Introducing Lucy Spraggan. The compilation is available on Spotify and features 12 songs from her entire discography.

Tour dates:

Sept 08 – Bourbon & Branch – Philadelphia, PA
Sept 09 – Jammin Java – Vienna, PA
Sept 10 – Rockwood Music Hall – New York, NY
Sept 13 – Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL
Sept 14 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
Sept 15 – Shank Hall – Milwaukee, WI
Sept 18 – High Watt – Nashville, TN
Sept 20 – The Rustic – Dallas, TX
Sept 21 – Secret Group – Houston, TX
Sept 22 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
Sept 25 – Hotel Café – Los Angeles, CA
Sept 26 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
Sept 28 – Barboza – Seattle, WA
Sept 29 – Bunk Bar – Portland, OR
Sept 30 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, CAN
Oct 01 – Lost Lake – Denver, CO

DISPATCH
+ Scatter Their Own, Nahko And Medicine For The People
Armory
Fri 09/14/2018 (6:30pm/$17)
armorymn.com

Dispatch is back in town, this time at the new Armory venue, and they’re bringing Nahko And Medicine For The People and Scatter Their Own.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

9.13 - CrossroadsKC - Kansas City, MO
9.14 - The Armory - Minneapolis, MN
9.15 - Huntington Bank Pavilion - Chicago, IL
9.16 - PNC Pavilion - Cincinnati, OH
9.19 - Mann Center - Philadelphia, PA
9.20 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA
9.21 - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion - Boston, MA

ANDREW W.K.
Varsity Theater
Fri 09/14/2018 (7pm/$22)
varsitytheater.com

“When it's time to party... WE will party hard.”

Andrew W.K. is bringing his full band to party at the Varsity Theater.

No opening band listed on the venue’s website.

Andrew W.K. Tour Dates:

Sept 08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Sept 09 – Vancouver, CAN @ Imperial
Sept 11 – Calgary, CAN @ Dickens Pub
Sept 13 – Winnipeg, CAN @ The Park Theatre
Sept 14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Sept 15 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
Sept 18 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
Sept 19 – Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar
Sept 21 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
Sept 22 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Sept 23 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music
Sept 25 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
Sept 26 – Durham, NC @ Motorco
Sept 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Sept 28 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham

THE FRIGHTS
+ Hunny, Hot Flash Heat Wave
7th St Entry
Sun 09/16/2018 (7pm/$17)
first-avenue.com

The Frights is headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of their new album Hypochondriac. Label mates Hunny and Hot Flash Heat Wave will be support acts.

Tour dates:

Sep 8 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
Sep 9 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Sep 11 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Sep 12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Sep 14 + 15 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
Sep 16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Sep 20 Dallas, TX Trees
Sep 21 Austin, TX Barracuda
Sep 22 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
Sep 23 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
Sep 25 Orlando, FL The Abbey
Sep 27 Tampa, FL Crowbar
Sep 28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sep 29 Greensboro, NC Blind Tiger
Oct 3 Washington DC Rock N Roll Hotel
Oct 4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Oct 5 Boston, MA Royale
Oct 6 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
Oct 7 New York, NY Brooklyn Steel
Oct 10 Toronto, ON Hard Luck
Oct 11 Detroit, MI Shelter
Oct 12 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
Oct 13 St. Louis, MO Fubar
Oct 16 Sante Fe, NM Meow Wolf
Oct 18 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

WOLFMOTHER
+ Little Man
First Avenue
Sun 09/16/2018 (7pm/$27.50)
first-avenue.com

I’ve mentioned this before, but at the height of their popularity, we bought scalper tickets to see Wolfmother at Riviera Theatre, Chicago on 25 Nov 2006. We got in at a discount because the show was already starting and ended up missing the opening band.

Speaking of, show up early to check out psychedelic band Little Man, who we recently mentioned was back with new music and local shows.

Tour dates:

09/14/2018 Riot Fest Chicago
09/16/2018 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
09/17/2018 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE, US
09/18/2018 Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO, US
09/20/2018 Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ, US
09/21/2018 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
09/21/2018 – 09/23/2018 Life is Beautiful Festival
10/30/2018 Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
11/01/2018 Observatory, San Diego, CA
11/05/2018 Paper Tiger, San Antonio, TX, US
11/06/2018 Emo's Austin, Austin, TX, US
11/07/2018 Granada Theater, Dallas, TX

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Rocktober: October 18, 2017

Read More Violent Femmes Violent Femmes have announced details of their eagerly awaited new EP, HAPPY NEW YEAR. The four-track EP will be released April 18th, exclusively on 180 gram champagne clear vinyl …

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 18, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

VIOLENT FEMMES
+ Teenage Strangler
First Avenue
Wed 10/18/2017 (7pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

Do you like American Music?

You know we still love the Violent Femmes. Their Midwestern tour starts next Wednesday, October 18th.

We caught the band when they re-formed in 2015 and again at their triumphant return to First Avenue with a double residency: 05 July 2016 and 06 July 2016. Both shows were great because they did two different sets.

And we can confirm they play all their hit songs, including ‘Blister in the Sun’, ‘Kiss Off’, ‘Gone Daddy Gone’ and ‘American Music’.

Tour dates:

10/18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/20 - South Milwaukee, WI - Performing Arts Center *
10/22 - Wausau, WI - Grand Theatre *
10/23 - Oshkosh, WI - The Grand Opera House
10/24 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre *
10/25 - Eau Claire, WI - State Theater *
10/27 - Green Bay, WI - Meyer Theatre *
10/28 - Chicago, IL - The Vic *
10/29 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre *

*w/Special Guest Brett Newski

Read More Bad Suns Another Southern California band, Bad Suns, played next, in support of their Vagrant Records EP, Transpose, with full-length, Language & Perspective, due out in late June. ... Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 … Kings of Leon Multi-platinum selling rock band Kings Of Leon’s latest single and video ‘Find Me’ was released late last year (December 2016), taken from their #1 album WALLS .... The War on Drugs Although Kurt Vile is no longer in The War On Drugs, the Philadelphia is proving that they can survive without Vile with a string of sold-out shows. The shoegazey band is currently out on tour in support of their latest release …

Other shows in the area:

BAD SUNS
+ Hunny, Qty
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 10/18/2017 (7:30pm/$20)
thecedar.org

BEACH FOSSILS
+ Snail Mail, Raener
7th Street Entry
Wed 10/18/2017 (7:30pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Beach Fossils’ new album Somersault is out now on Bayonet Records.

Beach Fossils Tour Dates:

10/11 - Providence, RI @ The Met
10/12 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
10/13 - Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theater
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/15 - Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch
10/17 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/21 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
10/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/ 24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/25 - Richmond, VA @ Capital Ale House
10/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

CRAIG FINN
+ John K. Samson
Turf Club
Wed 10/18/2017 (7pm/$26)
turfclub.net

Craig Finn is touring for his new album We All Want the Same Things (Partisan Records). Finn is really popular around the Minneapolis/St Paul area, so this show is probably sold out.

Tour dates:

10/13 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive
10/14 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery
10/15 - Nashville, TN - City Winery
10/16 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
10/17 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
10/18 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
10/20 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
10/22 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
10/23 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
10/24 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
10/25 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10/27 - Buffalo, NY - The Leopard Lounge at Town Ballroom
10/28 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy Philadelphia
10/29 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
10/30 - Boston, MA - City Winery
10/31 - New York, NY - City Winery

KINGS OF LEON
+ Dawes
Xcel Energy Center
Wed 10/18/2017 (6pm/$35)
xcelenergycenter.com

Dawes is touring with Kings of Leon.

10/13 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
10/16 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
10/18 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10/20 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
10/21 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
10/23 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
10/25 - Jacksonville, FL - Daily's Place
10/27 - West Palm Beach, FL - Perfect Vodka Amph
10/28 - Tampa, FL - MidFlorida Credit Union Amph
110/3 - Mexico City, MX - Sports Palace

THE WAR ON DRUGS
+ The Building
Palace Theatre
Wed 10/18/2017 (7pm/$31/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

The War On Drugs’ A Deeper Understanding is out now on Atlantic Records. Their show at Palace Theatre is sold out.

THEE COMMONS
+ Bad Man
Icehouse
Wed 10/18/2017 (10pm/$12)
icehousempls.com

Thee Commons’ new album is available now on Cosmica Records. Note: Late start time of 11pm.

10/12 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
10/13 Columbus, OH The Basement
10/14 Ft. Wayne, IN Brass Hall
10/15 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
10/17 Iowa City, IA The Mill
10/18 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/19 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
10/20 St. Louis, MO Bootleg
10/21 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
10/22 Omaha, NE Reverb
10/25 Ft. Collins, CO Hodi's Half Note
10/27 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/28 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/31 Spokane, WA Big Dipper

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Beach Slang at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (28 Oct 2016)

Beach Slang Setlist Atom Bomb Throwaways Filthy Luck Alex Chilton (The Replacements cover) Ride the Wild Haze Spin the Dial Wasted Daze of Youth Punks in a Disco Bar Too Late to Die Young Noisy Heaven Boys Don't Cry (The Cure cover) Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas Where Is My Mind? (The Pixies cover) Future Mixtape for the Art Kids Hard Luck Kid Kids Punk or Lust Dirty Cigarettes American Girls and French Kisses Get Lost Can't Hardly Wait (The Replacements cover) Bastards of Young (The Replacements cover) Just Like Heaven (The Cure cover) Wonderwall (Oasis cover) Androgynous (The Replacements cover) Skyway (The Replacements cover) The Ledge (The Replacements cover) Jessie's Girl (Rick Springfield cover) Just Like Honey (The Jesus and Mary Chain cover) Love My Way (The Psychedelic Furs cover) Hot Tramps Chesterfield King (Jawbreaker cover) Bleached Setlist Trying to Lose Myself Again No Friend of Mine Think of You Keep On Keepin' On Wednesday Night Melody Sour Candy Searching Through the Past Looking for a Fight Sleepwalking Skulls (Misfits cover) Wasted on You Next Stop Dead in Your Head Electric Chair Read More Beach Slang Beach Slang is currently on tour in support of their upcoming debut album Find People Who Feel Like Us (out October 30 on Polyvinyl Records). Like most of the Midwest tour … Bleached Not to be confused with the two brothers from Bleach, Bleached are basically two sisters, Jennifer and Jessie, who has a thing for 70s porn. I saw Bleached last year and I went on record to say that I really like their music. ... Hunny Also on the bill is Hunny (not to be confused with Christian band Honey or the stuff that Winnie-the-Pooh likes to eat). This southern California six-piece (front man/lead guitarist Jason Yarger, ...

Philadelphia’s Beach Slang headlined the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last week (October 28th).

Hunny

Hunny (not to be confused with Christian rock band Honey), opened up the show, playing tracks from their Pain/Ache/Loving EP. The last time we saw the band in October 2015, they did not have all their band members... no so on this current tour. As you can see from the photo, all six band members were accounted for (Jason, Jake, Joey, Jacob, Gregory, and Kevin).

Being first band on the bill is tough, as we have previously mentioned, and the band made a point to thank people for showing up early... and every so often would mention the band’s name.

Bleached

Next up was Bleached (not to be confused with Christian band Bleach). The first time we saw them (and probably their first Minneapolis show?) in 2012, before their debut album Ride Your Heart came out, I wrote that I really love the band: “Their music and attitude is that of 90s garage rock, a bit of punk as well.”

The two sisters Jennifer Clavin and Jessica Clavin were previously in Mika Miko, another band that I wrote about in 2008 and recommended their music.

The stage was dressed in roses and lit-up lights as the band came on stage to play some songs from their latest Welcome the Worms. Midway into their set, they covered The Misfits’ ‘Skulls’... just in time for the Halloween spirit, of course.

Although billed as Beach Slang (not to be confused with Christian metal band Sinai Beach .... sorry had to keep the theme alive!), it really was a solo acoustic tour from singer and songwriter James Alex. It made sense, given that it’s hard to get everyone on the same page when it comes to touring. After all, most people have work and obligations. It also gave Alex more freedom to play whatever he wanted, especially if the band didn’t know the right chords for some cover songs, etc... as a result, Alex’s set changes from night to night.

Setlist

For the Minneapolis show, it was quite special, first, as it was close to Halloween, Alex showed up with KISS’ Paul Stanley makeup. Also, given that Alex is a massive The Replacements, he pleased the fans by playing a lot of ‘Mats cover songs.

As you can see on the photograph of his setlist, he did not follow it at all. In fact, the setlist was more of a suggestion rather than a roadmap. Before the fourth song (The Replacements’ ‘Alex Chilton’), Alex finally spoke, “I’m from Philadelphia, but I feel like I’m home here!”

The first time we saw Beach Slang, when they were on tour for their Find People Who Feel Like Us record in Sep 2015, we knew they were big ‘Mats fans. They were touring with the Replacements’ bassist Tommy Stinson, and confessed that “Every record I own is from here [Minneapolis],” referring to the Replacements, Prince and Hüsker Dü.

If you’re a punk rock, Minneapolis-rock fan, this is a great, fun, singalong show to attend.

Remaining tour dates:

11/4 Austin, TX Sound on Sound Festival
11/5 Mcdade, TX Sherwood Forest Faire
11/7 Glasgow, UK Mono
11/8 London, UK Scala
11/9 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club
11/10 Brighton, UK The Haunt
11/12 Brussels, Belgium Witloof Room
11/13 Hamburg, Germany Knust
11/14 Hanover, Germany LUX
11/15 Berlin, Germany Lido
11/17 Leipzig, Germany Conne Island
11/18 Bezirk Ottakring, Austria Chelsea
11/19 Winterthur, Switzerland -- Albani
11/20 Munich, Germany -- Ampere
11/21 Muenster, Germany -- Sputnikhalle
11/22 Cologne, Germany -- Gebaude 9
11/23 -- Paris, France -- La Maroquinerie
11/25 -- Barcelona, Spain -- La 2 d'Apollo
11/26 -- Madrid, Spain -- Moby Dick

* w/ Bleached

Beach Slang at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (28 October 2016)

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Minneapolis: October 28, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 28, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Beach Slang Beach Slang is currently on tour in support of their upcoming debut album Find People Who Feel Like Us (out October 30 on Polyvinyl Records). Like most of the Midwest tour … Bleached Not to be confused with the two brothers from Bleach, Bleached are basically two sisters, Jennifer and Jessie, who has a thing for 70s porn. I saw Bleached last year and I went on record to say that I really like their music. ... Hunny Also on the bill is Hunny (not to be confused with Christian band Honey or the stuff that Winnie-the-Pooh likes to eat). This southern California six-piece (front man/lead guitarist Jason Yarger, ...

BEACH SLANG / BLEACHED
at Triple Rock Social Club
Friday, 10/28/16, 8pm ($16)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Philadelphia’s Beach Slang is touring in support of their new album A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings (Polyvinyl Records). We’ve seen the band a few times, the last being April 2016 and wrote, “The members of Beach Slang seemed just as shocked as I was at the sheer amount of people that came out to see them on a Monday night. It wasn't a sold out show but it sure was packed for this new band. Once they started playing, it all made sense. I understood why so many people decided to venture out on a Monday night to see them.”

Co-headlining with the band will be Los Angeles’ Bleached. We caught the Bleached sisters in 2012 and noted, “I like Bleached. But then again, I do have a thing for grrrl rock. Their music and attitude is that of 90s garage rock, a bit of punk as well.”

Hunny to open. We also have seen this band before, they were in town in October 2015 and we said, “Normally it is tough to be the first band on the bill, but not for California's six-piece band Hunny. By the time the band took the stage at 6:15pm, the dancefloor was surprisingly packed.”

Bleached Tour Dates:

10/25 Bloomington, IN The Bishop*
10/26 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House*
10/28 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock*
10/29 Maquoketa, IA Codfish Hollow*
10/30 Omaha, NE Reverb Lounge*
10/31 Kansas City, MO The Tank Room*
11/01 Fayetteville, AR George's Majestic Lounge*
11/02 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street Collective*
11/4 Austin, TX Sound on Sound Festival
11/5 Mcdade, TX Sherwood Forest Faire
11/7 Glasgow, UK Mono
11/8 London, UK Scala
11/9 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club
11/10 Brighton, UK The Haunt
11/12 Brussels, Belgium Witloof Room
11/13 Hamburg, Germany Knust
11/14 Hanover, Germany LUX
11/15 Berlin, Germany Lido
11/17 Leipzig, Germany Conne Island
11/18 Bezirk Ottakring, Austria Chelsea
11/19 Winterthur, Switzerland -- Albani
11/20 Munich, Germany -- Ampere
11/21 Muenster, Germany -- Sputnikhalle
11/22 Cologne, Germany -- Gebaude 9
11/23 -- Paris, France -- La Maroquinerie
11/25 -- Barcelona, Spain -- La 2 d'Apollo
11/26 -- Madrid, Spain -- Moby Dick

* w/ Bleached

Read More Hey Anna New York's Hey Anna is a sister-act of Anna and Erin on keyboards/rhythm guitar and Katie on bass (the rest of the band consists of Andrew Smolin and Matthew Langner). ...

THE BOXER REBELLION
at Turf Club
Friday, 10/28/16, 8pm ($18)
turfclub.net

London quartet The Boxer Rebellion will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul this Friday, October 28th. The band’s fifth album Ocean By Ocean is out now via Absentee Recordings/Kobalt (available on iTunes).

The band took their name from the anti-Christian uprising in China in the early 1900s. Check out Chang Cheh's 1976 Boxer Rebellion film. Shaw Brothers film fans should know that Cheh is famously known for his entertaining Venoms films.

New York’s sister-act Hey Anna (Anna and Erin on keyboards/rhythm guitar and Katie on bass) will be on the bill. This band came to our attention along with Hey Ocean! and Hey Marseilles in 2013. Now, go sing ABBA’s ‘Hey, Hey Helen’.

Nashville’s Ry Cox to open.

Tour Dates:

10/26 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
10/28 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
10/29 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
10/31 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
11/01 – Montreal, QC – The Ritz
11/02 – Boston, MA – Sinclair
11/03 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/05 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
11/06 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
11/09 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
11/10 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
11/11 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
11/12 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
11/14 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
11/15 – Austin, TX – The Parish
11/18 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom

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The Neighbourhood at First Avenue, Minneapolis (16 Oct 2015)

Neighbourhood Setlist     Intro: Ferrari W.D.Y.W.F.M.? Let It Go Wires Prey Baby Came Home Afraid Daddy Issues Female Robbery The Beach Wiped Out! Mixtape Solo medley: Lurk / Jealou$y / Dangerous / When I Get Back / #icanteven / U&I Warm Sweater Weather R.I.P. 2 My Youth Outro: John Williams' "Theme From Jurassic Park" Read More The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood are: Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar), Mikey Margott (bass) & Bryan Sammis (drums). ... Bad Suns Another Southern California band, Bad Suns, played next, in support of their Vagrant Records EP, Transpose, with full-length, Language & Perspective, due out in late June. ... Hunny Also on the bill is Hunny (not to be confused with Christian band Honey or the stuff that Winnie-the-Pooh likes to eat). This southern California six-piece (front man/lead guitarist Jason Yarger, ...

American rock band The Neighbourhood stopped by First Avenue in Minneapolis last night, October 16, in support of their forthcoming Wiped Out! album. The record comes out October 30th via Columbia / the Revolve Group.

Hunny

Normally it is tough to be the first band on the bill, but not for California's six-piece band Hunny. By the time the band took the stage at 6:15pm, the dancefloor was surprisingly packed. The eager audience was ready to dance and scream at whatever singer Jason Yarger had to say. For example, just mentioning that they had just released their debut EP Pain/Ache/Loving had a massive audience cheering with approval.

Their brief 25-min set included plenty of tracks from their debut EP, out now via Blahblahblahscience and B3SCI Records, including "Parking Lot", "Natalie", and set finale "Cry for Me."

Bad Suns

Bad Suns was up next. The band needed the sun, as they played under darkened lights. More details later....

Setlist:

Rearview
Cardiac Arrest
Take My Love and Run
We Move Like The Ocean
20 Years
Transpose
Dancing On Quicksand
Learn to Trust
Sleep Paralysis
Salt

The Neighbourhood's giant background video screen was nothing short of impressive. During their 40-min plus performance, the black and white animated videos were a key part of the band's performance.

As soon as the band took the stage, literally everyone, and we mean everyone, held up their smart phone to take a snapshot.

Instead of the standard encore, the band quickly exited, leaving singer Jesse Rutherford alone on stage for a 10-min "Mixtape" song, which was a solo medley of "Lurk", "Jealou$y", "Dangerous", "When I Get Back", "#icanteven", and "U&I." Since there was no backing band, it came off looking like Rutherford was doing a live Karaoke in front of the adoring crowd. The timing had to be perfect to sync up with the video screen and the pre-recorded background music.

Once "Mixtape" was over, the rest of the band came back on stage to play out to "Warm", "Sweater Weather", and lastly, the lead single from Wiped Out!, "R.I.P. 2 My Youth." Clearly, "Sweater Weather" is their #1 hit with the fans. Fans all jumped and danced in unison, along with some people trying to film the performance on their phones.

Look for The Neighbourhood's Wiped Out! this October 30th on Columbia / the Revolve Group.

Tour dates:

10/12/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/13/15 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
10/15/15 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/17/15 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
10/20/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/21/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
10/23/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
10/24/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/27/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/28/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/29/15 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
10/30/15 Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool
11/09/15 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
11/10/15 London, United Kingdom Heaven
11/12/15 Paris, France Fleche D'Or
11/16/15 Berlin, Germany Posthof
11/17/15 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
11/18/15 Brussels, Belgium AB Club
12/03/15 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
12/06/15 X102.9 Presents The Big Ticket
12/09/15 How The Edge Stole Christmas
12/10/15 KPNT 105.7 The Point's Ho Ho Show

The Neighbourhood at First Avenue, Minneapolis (16 October 2015)

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Rocktober: October 16, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 16, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood are: Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar), Mikey Margott (bass) & Bryan Sammis (drums). ... Bad Suns Another Southern California band, Bad Suns, played next, in support of their Vagrant Records EP, Transpose, with full-length, Language & Perspective, due out in late June. ...

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
at First Avenue
Friday, 10/16/2015, 5:30pm ($30)
first-avenue.com

American band with English spelling The Neighbourhood is headlining this all-ages show at First Avenue. You may know the band for that hit song "Sweater Weather". The band's sophomore album Wiped Out! is coming out this October 30th, via Columbia/The Revolve Group.

Show up early to check out Bad Suns, a band we previously saw with the 1975 in May 2014. We wrote, "The quartet’s anthemic sound on songs like ‘Cardiac Arrest’ and EP closer, ’20 Years’ seemed to connect with the younger audience..."

Also on the bill is Hunny (not to be confused with Christian band Honey or the stuff that Winnie-the-Pooh likes to eat). This southern California six-piece (front man/lead guitarist Jason Yarger, guitarist Jake Goldstein, bassist Gregory Horne, third guitarist Jacob Munk, keyboardist Kevin Grimmett and drummer Joey Anderson)made a name for themselves with their debut single "Cry For Me" (more than 800k plays on Hype Machine's "Most Popular Tracks").

Check out "Parking Lot" from their debut EP Pain/Ache/Loving:



NOTE: Since this is an all-ages show, doors open at 5:30pm, which probably means first band on at 6pm! The only good thing about an early show is that you get to go home by 10pm!

Tour dates:

10/12/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/13/15 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
10/15/15 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/17/15 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
10/20/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/21/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
10/23/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
10/24/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/27/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/28/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/29/15 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
10/30/15 Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool
11/09/15 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
11/10/15 London, United Kingdom Heaven
11/12/15 Paris, France Fleche D'Or
11/16/15 Berlin, Germany Posthof
11/17/15 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
11/18/15 Brussels, Belgium AB Club
12/03/15 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
12/06/15 X102.9 Presents The Big Ticket
12/09/15 How The Edge Stole Christmas
12/10/15 KPNT 105.7 The Point's Ho Ho Show

Read More The Chemical Brothers The first time I heard about The Chemical Brothers, they were known as The Dust Brothers, named ...

FLUX PAVILION
at Skyway Theatre
Friday, 10/16/2015, 8pm ($25)
skywaytheater.com

Flux Pavilion, aka Joshua Steele, is an English DJ that will be taking over the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday, October 16th.

Flux Pavilion has influences that range from David Bowie to The Chemical Brothers to Rusko. Steele was once quoted as saying: "I never went to clubs because I didn't feel accepted into that scene; it felt too showy, too well-groomed. Then I saw Rusko play at Fabric and it changed my perception of everything. He was jumping around wearing a big cardboard hat shaped like a bird playing the most outrageous music I had ever heard. I loved it."

I have heard nothing but great things about his live show. This current tour is as promotion for his newest album Tesla which came out September 15th of this year. Not only is this his newest album, it's also his debut album. That being said, Flux Pavilion is not new to the scene. This guy has been releasing singles and EPs since 2008.

Make sure you check out his set on Friday night. He will be playing along with Loudpvck, Diskord, and many many more. Four stages more to be exact.

Tour dates:

10/10/15 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
10/11/15 Montreal, QC New City Gas
10/15/15 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
10/17/15 Foam Wonderland
10/19/15 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
10/20/15 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap House
10/21/15 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
10/22/15 San Marcos, TX Marc
10/23/15 Albuquerque, NM Historic El Rey Theater
10/24/15 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
10/30/15 Escape All Hallows' Eve
10/31/15 Pharr, TX Boggus Ford Events Center
11/12/15 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
11/13/15 London The Forum
11/14/15 Manchester Albert Hall
02/10/16 Holy Ship!
02/11/16 Holy Ship!
02/12/16 Holy Ship!
02/13/16 Holy Ship!

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RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND
at State Theatre
Friday, 10/16/2015, 8pm ($83.50)
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Legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will be at the State Theatre next Friday, October 15th. Tickets are on the expensive end, but may be well worth it to see one of two living Beatles in person.

Starr's latest Postcards from Paradise came out earlier this March 2015 via UMe.

Special guests to appear: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham.

Tour dates:

10/10/15 South Okanagan Events Centre
10/12/15 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10/13/15 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
10/17/15 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
10/18/15 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
10/20/15 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/21/15 Montreal, QC St. Denis Theatre 1
10/23/15 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
10/24/15 Mashantucket, CT Grand Theater
10/25/15 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
10/27/15 Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
10/28/15 Modell Performing Arts Center
10/30/15 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
10/31/15 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre

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THE SWORD
at Mill City Nights
Friday, 10/16/2015, 8pm ($17)
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Austin' heavy metal/doom metal band The Sword will be back in Minneapolis, in support of their fifth studio album High Country (Razor & Tie). The 50-show kicked off last night, October 9th. The first leg of the tour will feature Kadavar and All Them Witches as support acts... The second leg will feature Royal Thunder (starting November 18th and ending December 19th).

The Sword 1st Leg:

Oct. 10 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Oct. 11 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
Oct. 13 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
Oct. 14 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
Oct. 15 – Iowa City, IA – Gabes
Oct. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Oct. 17 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Oct. 18 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Oct. 20 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red
Oct. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl
Oct. 22 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
Oct. 23 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Oct. 24 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amph
Oct. 25 – Sacramento, CA – Gibson Ranch
Oct. 27 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Oct. 28 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
Oct. 29 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Oct. 30 – Boise, ID – Neurolux*
Oct. 31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound*
Nov. 2 – Denver, CO – Gothic*
Nov. 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad*
Nov. 4 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes*

*dates without Kadavar

More dates on news.weheartmusic.com.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
at Various Venues
Friday, 10/16/2015
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As usual in Rocktober: there are too many shows.

Below are some shows taking place on October 16:

Minneapolis based four-piece Little Fevers will be playing at Turf Club, in support of their debut album Field Trip (which Yahoo! Music recently the album). Matt Latterell to open. (8pm/$10).

Carbon Leaf second leg of their tour will land at Fine Line Music Cafe. The Accidentals to open (7pm/$16).

Turbowolf's first ever USA tour started with the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour... and will continue over at their headlining show at 7th Street Entry. Narco States to open. Please note start time, this is a late show (9:30pm/$10).

Matt Nathanson has a sold out show at Triple Rock Social Club. We caught the popular singer in 2008, which we wrote "As for Matt Nathanson, he seems really young and lively on stage. He really loves pop music, and even admitted to stealing riffs and chords from his favorite songs. Some of his covers includes James' "Laid", Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl", Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton's "Island in the Stream", Kim Wilde's "Kids in America", Lisa Loeb's "Stay", and the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to do is Dream" (and probably other more obscure ones that I didn't know about)." (7pm/$32.75/Sold Out)

Please note that the Three Dog Night at Medina Entertainment Center HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED... New date to be announced later.

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