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Caroline Rose at First Avenue, Minneapolis (20 Apr 2024)

04/20 Caroline Rose with IAN SWEET at First Avenue Caroline Rose Setlist Stockholm Syndrome Tell Me What You Want Miami Love Song for Myself The Doldrums Rebirth Everywhere I Go I Bring the Rain Getting to Me More of the Same Jeannie Becomes a Mom Feel the Way I Want Do You Think We'll Last Forever? Someone New I Took a Ride Money -- Encore -- The Kiss Ian Sweet Setlist Drink the Lake f*ckthat Your Spit Clean FIGHT Emergency Contact Smoking Again Sword Sucker Read More Caroline Rose Opening up the show was Caroline Rose, a self-described Americana band, but I would throw them in the country category as well. They were actually more excited to be playing … Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. …

Country/folk singer Caroline Rose is currently on tour in support of The Art of Forgetting (New West Records), headlining First Avenue’s mainroom.

Caroline Rose (16 April 2014)

We saw Rose as opener to Nathaniel Rateliff, in April 2014 and wrote, “Caroline Rose, a self-described Americana band, but I would throw them in the country category as well. They were actually more excited to be playing "next door" to Todd Barry…. Songs on their setlist were "Thomas Flyer, 1907", "When You" (new song), "Roll On", "America Religious", "Blood", "This Is What Livin' Feels Like", "Honey, I'll Be Fine", "Six Foot Woman" (about a slut), and "I Will Not Be Afraid".”

A decade ago, she would be touring with Rateliff, even when he was co-headlining with Lord Huron, she was touring in support of her debut album I Will Not Be Afraid.

Now ten years later, Rose is doing quite well, headlining shows of her own, starting in 2018, when she released Loner, and now with her latest album, The Art of Forgetting, on New West Records. The record was nominated for Best Recording Package at the 2024 Grammy.

Over the years, she’s built up a good fanbase, and many of them loved her story-telling songs and what she stands for.

Rose’s set started off strong, with “Stockholm Syndrome”, but as “Tell Me What You Want” started, you can tell something was wrong. Rose asks, “Do you hear it? Is it me?” It sounded like she was hearing some feedback or not hearing the correct notes. She would strum her guitar again and there was a moment of silence. After it was fixed, she jokingly said, “I guess I was playing the wrong chord the whole time.”

I didn’t think it was a joke, because during Ian Sweet’s set, she had similar comments about some sort of odd sounds in her headset.

Sweet (real name Jilian Medford) was actually pretty happy to be playing the big First Avenue main room.

Ian Sweet (06 Aug 2022)

She mentioned the last time she played at the 7th Street Entry in Aug 2022 that there were 10 “bros”, out celebrating a bachelor party. She was convinced they came to the wrong show… but when she started playing, all the “bros” knew her songs and started singing along. It was lovely to see, and she was hoping those guys turned up at First Avenue.

For her last song, “Sucker”, she brought out the cutest musical instrumental: a Hello Kitty Otamatone. This kid’s toy took Japan by storm in 2009 and Ian Sweet loves it.

After Sweet ended her set, two friends came on stage with a birthday cake. It was her birthday, and you can see tears of joy as she blew out the candles.

Remaining tour dates:

Tue. April 23 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre *

Wed. April 24 - Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar *

Fri. April 26 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre *

Sat. April 27 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre *

Sun. April 28 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *

Wed. May 1 - Austin, TX @ Historic Scoot Inn *

Fri. May 3 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress Plaza *

Sat. May 4 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up *

Mon. May 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room ^

Tue. May 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room +

Fri. May 10 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre +

Sat. May 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *

Sun. May 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +

Tue. May 14 - Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Barn +

Thu. May 16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

Fri. May 17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

Sat. May 18 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox *

Sun. May 19 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox +

With special guests
* IAN SWEET
+ La Force
^ Kairos Creature Club

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Caroline Rose at First Ave (20 Apr 2024)

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Minneapolis: This Week (04/21/2024)

What’s happening this week.

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04/15 Blake Rose with Max McNown at 7th St Entry Read More Blake Rose Vermont singer and songwriter Noah Kahan will be headlining First Avenue on October 17th. Blake Rose to open. 10/17/2021 SUNDAY NOAH KAHAN with Blake Rose ...

04/15/2024 Monday

Blake Rose
with Max McNown
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Australia-born and Los Angeles-based Blake Rose will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on April 15, 2024. His hits, “Gone” and “Lost” have attracted over 165 million streams, dubbing him “artist to watch” in 2000.

Blake’s third EP, Love/Attachment Vol 1 came out in March 2024 via AWAL Recordings.

He was previously in Minneapolis on Oct 17, 2021, opening for Vermont singer and songwriter Noah Kahan.

Folk singer-songwriter Max McNown will open. His debut album Wandering came out April 12 on Fugitive Recordings. He previously opened for Americana folk-rock band Briscoe last month (March).

Tour dates:

Apr 10 Salt Lake City, UT, US Soundwell

Apr 15 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry

Apr 16 Chicago, IL, US Subterranean

Apr 18 Toronto, ON, Canada Velvet Underground

Apr 20 Washington, DC, US Songbyrd

Apr 22 Philadelphia, PA, US The Foundry

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

Apr 28 Atlanta, GA, US Vinyl at Center Stage

Apr 29 Nashville, TN, US The End

May 2 Austin, TX, US Antone's Nightclub

May 5 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom

May 6 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Echo

May 8 San Diego, CA, US Voodoo Room, House of Blues

04/17 Slothrust with Weakened Friends at Turf Club Read More Slothrust Rising alt-rock band Slothrust released their new single “The Next Curse” from their upcoming album Parallel Timeline. What is special about the single is that it features Lzzy Hale of Halestorm …

04/17/2024 Wednesday

Slothrust
with Weakened Friends
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Slothrust — the duo composed of principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete Leah Wellbaum and drummer Will Gorin — is touring in support of their I Promise EP, out now via Dangerbird Records. The tour stops in at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on April 17, 2024.

Weakened Friends to open.

Tour dates:

APR 12 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ

APR 13 - Meow Wolf - Santa Fe, NM

APR 14 - Bluebird - Denver, CO

APR 17 - Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN

APR 18 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI

APR 19 - X-Ray Arcade - Milwaukee, WI

APR 20 - Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL

APR 23 - Blueberry Hill Duck Room - St. Louis, MO

APR 25 - HI-FI Annex - Indianapolis, IN

APR 26 - Mahall's - Cleveland, OH

APR 27 - El Club - Detroit, MI

APR 28 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON

MAY 1 - The Atlantis - Washington, DC

MAY 2 - First Unitarian - Philadelphia, PA

MAY 3 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY

MAY 4 - The Sinclair - Boston, MA

04/19 Meatbodies with Population II at 7th St Entry Read More Meatbodies California’s Meatbodies (aka “Chad and the Meatbodies”) opened the show. If you didn’t know, the band consists of Chad Ubovich (who also plays bass in Fuzz and touring member of Mikal Cronin), Kevin Boog and Patrick Nolan. …

04/19/2024 Friday

Meatbodies
with Population II
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Meatbodies is returning to the area, as part of the promotional tour for Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom. He’s headlining the 7th Street Entry on April 19, 2024.

Meatbodies (22 Sep 2019)

We previously saw the band in Sep 2019 and wrote, “California’s Meatbodies (aka “Chad and the Meatbodies”) opened the show. If you didn’t know, the band consists of Chad Ubovich (who also plays bass in Fuzz and touring member of Mikal Cronin), Kevin Boog and Patrick Nolan. My favorite of their set was penultimate song “Alice”, which went on jamming well after it’s supposed to end. ”

Population II to open. The trio features singer/drummer Pierre-Luc Gratton, guitarist/keyboardist Tristan Lacombe, and bassist Sébastien Provençal, and is known for both improvised madness and sophisticated composition. Their new EP Serpent Échelle will be out April 19th, 2024.

Tour dates:

Apr 03: San Francisco, CA - The Chapel

Apr 04: San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO BREW

Apr 05: Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place

Apr 06: Reno, NV - Lo Bar

Apr 11: Seattle, WA - Barboza

Apr 12: Portland, OR - Lollipop Shoppe

Apr 13: Vancouver, BC - The Pearl

Apr 15: Boise, ID - Neurolux

Apr 16: Salt Lake City, UT - International Artists Lounge

Apr 17: Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

Apr 19: Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry

Apr 21: Chicago, IL - Schubas

Apr 22: Detroit, MI - Lager House

Apr 23: Toronto, ON - The Garrison

Apr 24: Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop

Apr 25: Troy, NY - No Fun

Apr 26: Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMoca

Apr 27: Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel

Apr 29: Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor

Apr 30: Asheville, NC - Different Wrld

May 01: Atlanta, GA - 529

May 02: Louisville, KY - The Whirling Tiger

May 03: Nashville, TN - Third Man Records

May 04: New Orleans, LA - Siberia

May 07: Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves

May 09: San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger

May 10: Austin, TX - The 13th Floor

May 12: Albuquerque, NM - Sister

May 13: Tucson, AZ - Club Congress

May 14: Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge

May 16: San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

May 18: Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer

04/20 Caroline Rose with IAN SWEET at First Avenue Read More Caroline Rose Opening up the show was Caroline Rose, a self-described Americana band, but I would throw them in the country category as well. They were actually more excited to be playing … Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. …

04/20/2024 Saturday

Caroline Rose
with IAN SWEET
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Country/folk singer Caroline Rose is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on April 20, 2024. The singer’s latest The Art of Forgetting (New West Records) was nominated for Best Recording Package.

Caroline Rose (31 May 2016)

We caught Rose in May 2016 and wrote, “Opening up the show was Caroline Rose in “modern-day hobo” wear, complete with flip-flops. We previously seen the vagabond with Rateliff in 2014 and we wrote that they were “Americana” but noted that they seemed to go beyond that. Rose is joined on stage by Pat Melvin on bass, Brett Lanier on pedal steel, and Dan Davine on drums. Notably gone is the upright bass! ”

Ian Sweet (06 Aug 2022)

Ian Sweet to open. We saw her a few times, the last being in Aug 2022: “Despite what Ian Sweet told us on stage, this was Sweet’s fourth time in Minneapolis (she mentioned she’s been three times on stage). She could be right, she may have cancelled an appearance… but according to our W♥M archive, this was her fourth time here: The first, in May 31, 2017 with Girlpool and Snail Mail at 7th Street Entry. The second with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists in November 11, 2017. The third as headliner at the 7th Street Entry October 29, 2018.”

Tour dates:

Sun. March 31 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre *

Tue. April 2 - Northampton, MA@ Bombyx

Wed. April 3 - Northampton, MA @ Bombyx

Fri. April 5 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel +

Sat. April 6 - Fairfield, CT @ The Warehouse +

Sun. April 7 - Boston, MA @ Royale +

Tue. April 9 - Montreal, QC @ Studio TD +

Wed. April 10 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall +

Fri. April 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer +

Sat. April 13 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club +

Sun. April 14 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom +

Tue. April 16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +

Fri. April 19 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *

Sat. April 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave *

Tue. April 23 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre *

Wed. April 24 - Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar *

Fri. April 26 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre *

Sat. April 27 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre *

Sun. April 28 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *

Wed. May 1 - Austin, TX @ Historic Scoot Inn *

Fri. May 3 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress Plaza *

Sat. May 4 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up *

Mon. May 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room ^

Tue. May 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room +

Fri. May 10 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre +

Sat. May 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *

Sun. May 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +

Tue. May 14 - Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Barn +

Thu. May 16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

Fri. May 17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

Sat. May 18 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox *

Sun. May 19 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox +

With special guests
* IAN SWEET
+ La Force
^ Kairos Creature Club

04/21 Coco with Sima Cunningham at Turf Club Read More Ohmme Chicago duo Ohmme (multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriters Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart) is touring in support of their debut album Parts (Joyful Noise Recordings). The two will stop by the Turf Club on Sep 23rd. …

04/21/2024 Sunday

Coco
with Sima Cunningham
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Supergroup Coco is Maia Friedman (from Dirty Projectors), Oliver Hill (from Pavo Pavo), and Dan Molad (from Lucius)… and they will be headlining the Turf Club on April 21, 2024. Their new album 2 is available now on First City Artists.

Sima Cunningham, from Ohmme , will open the show.

Tour dates:

Tue. April 9 - Boston, MA @ 939 Cafe*

Wed. April 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy*

Fri. April 12 - Washington, DC @ Atlantis*

Sat. April 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right

Fri. April 19 - Chicago, IL @ The Hideout+

Sat. April 20 - Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel+

Sun. April 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club+

Tue. April 30 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset~

Wed. May 1 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios~

Fri. May 3 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord~

Sat. May 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge~

Wed. May 29 - London, UK @ The Lexington

Thu. May 30 - Manchester, UK @ YES Basement

Sun. June 2 - Berlin, DE @ Privatclub

Tue. June 4 - Paris, FR @ Supersonic

Wed. June 5 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix Antwerp

*w/ Youbet
+w/ Sima Cunningham
~w/ Diego Gaeta

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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Minneapolis: April 20, 2024

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04/20 Smallpools and Grayscale with Moody Joody and The Romance at Fine Line Read More Smallpools Indie pop band, Smallpools, hasn't been around very long, forming earlier this year, but they are already making big waves. The band opened with one of their singles, Mason Jar, before going on to play .... Grayscale + Boston Manor, Eat Your Heart Out, Grayscale The Garage Wed 10/17/2018 Fresh off the final Warped Tour, Illinois rock band Real Friends will be headlining the Garage in Burnsville this Wednesday. ....

04/20/2024 Saturday

Smallpools and Grayscale
with Moody Joody and The Romance
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Alt-pop trio Smallpools and Grayscale are on a co-headline tour… stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on April 20th, 2024.

Smallpools (08 Sep 2022)

We previously saw Smallpools in Sep 2022 and wrote, “ The evening started with a forty-minute set from Los Angeles indie-pop band Smallpools, in support of their 2021 release, Life in a Simulation (on RCA Records). We caught notice just as the band was starting, seeing them live twice in three months back in 2013, and while still on our radar, we hadn’t seen them since.”

Moody Joody and The Romance to open.

Tour dates:

April 6 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage

April 7 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East

April 9 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall

April 11 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club

April 12 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

April 13 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

April 14 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony

April 16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Cafe

April 17 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar

April 19 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge

April 20 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line

April 21 - Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck

April 23 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall

April 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex

April 26 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom

April 27 - Portland, OR - Polari Hall

April 28 - Seattle, WA - Neumos

April 30 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent

May 2 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

May 3 - Santa Ana, CA - Observatory

May 4 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom

May 7 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas

May 8 - Austin, TX - Antone’s

04/20 Ethan Bortnick with ivri at 7th St Entry

04/20/2024 Saturday

Ethan Bortnick
with ivri
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Pianist, singer, songwriter, producer Ethan Bortnick is touring in support of luna park (Columbia Records). The tour stops in at the 7th Street Entry on April 20, 2024.

ivri to open.

Tour dates:

04/18/2024 Chicago, Il – Lincoln Hall

04/20/2024 Minneapolis, Mn – 7th Street Entry

04/25/2024 Portland, Or – Holocene

04/26/2024 Seattle, Wa – Barboza

04/28/2024 San Francisco, Ca – Café Du Nord

05/01/2024 Los Angeles, Ca – Troubadour

05/04/2024 Phoenix, Az – Valley Bar

05/06/2024 Salt Lake City, Utah – Kilby Court

05/08/2024 Denver, Co – Lost Lake

05/10/2024 Dallas, Tx – Club Dada

05/11/2024 Austin, Tx – The Parish

05/14/2024 Brooklyn, Ny – Music Hall

05/15/2024 Philadelphia, Pa – The Lounge

05/17/2024 Atlanta, Ga – Aisle 5

04/20 Caroline Rose with IAN SWEET at First Avenue Read More Caroline Rose Opening up the show was Caroline Rose, a self-described Americana band, but I would throw them in the country category as well. They were actually more excited to be playing … Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. …

04/20/2024 Saturday

Caroline Rose
with IAN SWEET
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Country/folk singer Caroline Rose is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on April 20, 2024. The singer’s latest The Art of Forgetting (New West Records) was nominated for Best Recording Package.

Caroline Rose (31 May 2016)

We caught Rose in May 2016 and wrote, “Opening up the show was Caroline Rose in “modern-day hobo” wear, complete with flip-flops. We previously seen the vagabond with Rateliff in 2014 and we wrote that they were “Americana” but noted that they seemed to go beyond that. Rose is joined on stage by Pat Melvin on bass, Brett Lanier on pedal steel, and Dan Davine on drums. Notably gone is the upright bass! ”

Ian Sweet (06 Aug 2022)

Ian Sweet to open. We saw her a few times, the last being in Aug 2022: “Despite what Ian Sweet told us on stage, this was Sweet’s fourth time in Minneapolis (she mentioned she’s been three times on stage). She could be right, she may have cancelled an appearance… but according to our W♥M archive, this was her fourth time here: The first, in May 31, 2017 with Girlpool and Snail Mail at 7th Street Entry. The second with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists in November 11, 2017. The third as headliner at the 7th Street Entry October 29, 2018.”

Tour dates:

Sun. March 31 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre *

Tue. April 2 - Northampton, MA@ Bombyx

Wed. April 3 - Northampton, MA @ Bombyx

Fri. April 5 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel +

Sat. April 6 - Fairfield, CT @ The Warehouse +

Sun. April 7 - Boston, MA @ Royale +

Tue. April 9 - Montreal, QC @ Studio TD +

Wed. April 10 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall +

Fri. April 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer +

Sat. April 13 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club +

Sun. April 14 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom +

Tue. April 16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +

Fri. April 19 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *

Sat. April 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave *

Tue. April 23 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre *

Wed. April 24 - Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar *

Fri. April 26 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre *

Sat. April 27 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre *

Sun. April 28 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *

Wed. May 1 - Austin, TX @ Historic Scoot Inn *

Fri. May 3 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress Plaza *

Sat. May 4 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up *

Mon. May 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room ^

Tue. May 7 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room +

Fri. May 10 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre +

Sat. May 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *

Sun. May 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +

Tue. May 14 - Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Barn +

Thu. May 16 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

Fri. May 17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +

Sat. May 18 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox *

Sun. May 19 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox +

With special guests
* IAN SWEET
+ La Force
^ Kairos Creature Club

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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We♥KC- August 8-15, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Courtney Barnett Melbourne's Courtney Barnett was previously here earlier this year, which we caught in Chicago, but now she's back with a full expanded North American tour.…

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

These may be called the “dog days” of summer, but there are no “dogs” in this week’s group of great area shows. If anyone got into Saturday’s Glass Animals secret acoustic promo-only show at a KC distillery, consider yourself very lucky.

With the heat continuing, take precautions for any outdoor shows. Kansas surprised the nation with their recent vote on the state amendment question, and now it’s time to go out, sip a cold one, and support live music.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro August 8^th– 15^th

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Monday Aug 8

Here and There Festival featuring Courtney Barnett, Lucy Dacus and Quinn Christopherson, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $40.50-$60.50

‘Here And There’ is a concept partially born of Barnett’s love of curation. Barnett has owned a Melbourne-based label (Milk! Records) for a decade now and we’ve followed her ever since, even before her US successes. Most recent album is last November’s Things Take Time, Take Time.

For this first stop of the tour, Lucy Dacus joins up, who we saw flat on her back earlier this year in Lawrence, after slipping some discs in her back, but was determined to carry on with shows. 2021’s “Home Video” remains her latest full-length, but we’ve seen several new singles since.

Opening singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson has set September 16 for the debut album release of Write Your Name in Pink.

Non-profit Sounds of Saving, have partnered on the tour, and their mission is to use the connection to music as a direct path to mental well being. The group on-site will include a representative from the local 988 call center, one mental health professional, and someone from Sounds of Saving.

Tim Heidecker (comedian), The Truman, $49.50

We’ve followed the eclectic comedian for years, both solo and as part of duo Tim and Eric, seeing them most recently in 2017. Newest album High School came out earlier this spring.

Thundercat, Grinders KC, $35-$75

On our radar for years, the aka Stephen Bruner is a bass-playing monster, as evidenced when he opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers in arenas years ago. Last studio release, It Is What It Is, won both GRAMMY and Libera Awards and he even appeared in couple episodes of the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett.

Red Fang, recordBar, $20

The Portland hard alternative four-piece band is back with 2021’s Arrows, and a tour which was delayed by the pandemic, but now back on course. Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin: Stygian Bough, which is a doom metal collaboration and Help slated to open. 

Tuesday Aug 9

Father John Misty w Suki Waterhouse, Arvest Bank at the Midland, $39.99-$59.99

WHM loves you, honeybear-- We’ve covered the aka Josh Tillman since well before he adopted his current stage name and the new record is Chloe and the Next 20^th Century, an ambitious fifth studio album under the FJM name, which he’s performed numerous times with a symphony orchestra.

We last caught him live, closing out the 2018 edition of Rock the Garden in Minneapolis.

Opening is Suki Waterhouse, the better half of actor Robert Pattinson and who dabbles in a little of everything- acting, modeling, and music, with newest singles being “Devil I Know” and “Wild Side”.

Anastasia (musical) at Starlight Theatre August 9-14, 2022

Inspired by the films, the transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an adventure to help her find home, love, and family.

Anastasia features a book by playwright Terrence McNally, new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) based on original direction by Tony Award® winner Darko Tresnjak with choreography by Peggy Hickey and tour direction by Sarah Hartmann.

Imagine Dragons w Macklemore, Kings Elliot, T-Mobile Center, $45.50-$155

Indie rockers out on their summer leg of their Mercury Tour, in support of latest releases, Mercury Act I and Act II. We’ve seen the band live numerous times, from their humble beginnings in tiny clubs, to part of NFL Superbowl and MLB All-Star Game weekends and they always seem to bring the excitement live, as well as remind us of positive mental health.

Macklemore is currently rolling solo (without Ryan Lewis) but we saw the duo bring the house down ten years ago at the MN State Fair. Newest singles are “Next Year” w/Windsor and Ryan Lewis, and the new “Chant” with Tones and I.

Kings Elliot is a buzzworthy Swiss-born, London-based young new artist, who released EP Chaos in my Court late last year and a preorder is up for upcoming EP, Bored of the Circus with featured single, “Butterfly Pen.”

Murder by Death Lemonade Park, $32

Bloomington, IN indie rockers just released new album, Spell/Bound last week and we last saw them in 2016. Their electric cello sound gives a haunting goth edge to their sound and this Tour from the Crypt show also features Amigo the Devil and Samantha Crain, who we just caught live in May.

Ian Sweet / BNNY / Pure XTC, recordBar, $15

She’s aka Jillian Medford, an alternative singer-songwriter from LA and is out in support of 2021’s Show Me How You Disappear. We literally just caught this show, days ago in Minneapolis.Chicago’s BNNY has their debut album just out now.

Wednesday Aug 10

Sleigh Bells w N3PTUNE, The Truman. $30-$60

The Brooklyn noise pop duo is on the road supporting Texis, (with its current single “Justine Go Genesis” ) released at the end of last year and has been a band for almost fifteen years now. We caught them live in Fall 2016 when their last album signaled a bit of a sound change.

Black Pistol Fire with The Shooks, recordBar. $20

Quite simply one of the most incendiary live acts to currently grace a live stage, this Toronto via Austin TX duo mixes post punk rock with a Southern edge and is in support of last year’s Look Alive album. We caught them live in 2021 and in 2017 and were happily taken aback each time by their efforts. They’ve recently been dropping in a Childish Gambino and older Fleetwood Mac cover into their live sets.

(Updated: Lillie Mae has decided to bow out of the tour, instead working on a "secret project")

Ballyhoo! and Shwayze, Bottleneck. $20

The Maryland reggae pop/punk band are Warped Tour veterans and put out the Planet Sad Boi EP last year, with latest single, “The Front Porch”, out most recently. Alt hip-hop opener Schwayze (aka Aaron Smith) last released 2019’s Beach Boy album, so is likely due for new music.

Thursday Aug 11

Brett Young, Kansas City Live! $30-$70

The country pop singer’s latest album is last year’s Weekends Look a Little Different These Days, a happy result of the birth of his new daughter Presley, and the Orange County native also released a Christmas album last year. Live, he’s recently worked in a John Hiatt cover song among his own hits.

Friday Aug 12

Incubus with Sublime with Rome, Aquadolls, Azura Amphitheater. 

UPDATE: BONNER SPRINGS KS, MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO AND TINLEY PARK, IL SHOWS NOW POSTPONED

Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grinders KC, $35-$75

It’s always a “good day for a good day” when Michael Franti & Spearhead play, and their joyous vibe of feel-good, life-affirming music, is what everyone needs as we slowly move past the pandemic. We caught them live recently, last fall at an outdoor street party in Lawrence, and even performing as only a trio, everyone was thoroughly entertained and in appreciation of the return of live music.

The new release Follow Your Heart was released in June and reflects our shared struggle of the last couple years and encourages listening to your inner voice and being your authentic self.

Santa Fe Klan, Uptown Theater, $59.50-$85

Hip hop artist from Guanajuato, México, aka Ángel Quezada is out on his 15-stop Mar y Tierra Tour. With six albums under his name, he was a finalist of MIDEM´s “Talent Accelerator” and named The Latin Youth´s voice.

Drake White, Power and Light District, $20

We just caught the Alabama native live last month as part of the massive three-day Country Stampede at the Heartland in Topeka with an hour-long set on the second stage, and he returns to the area in support of his March full-length The Optimystic.

Goatwhore, Granada. $20

After sharing Spring stages with Gwar and Brujeria, the New Orleans black metal band headlines a night not for the faint of heart. Comments guitarist Sammy Duet, “We’re excited to be back on the road … Expect absolute debauchery and chaos, maniacs!”

Starcrawler, recordBar, $15

LA pop punk band has a brand-new album out, She Said, with latest single, “Stranded” and has been working in a frantic Ramones cover into current live sets. The Bad Ideas scheduled to open.

Saturday Aug 13

Decemberists with Brigid Mae Power, Grinders KC, $35-$99

Calling it the Arise from the Bunkers! Tour, count us as fans of the longtime Portland indie band, with the band celebrating over two decades. Singer-songwriter Colin Meloy also has a book coming this fall. Live, we caught them in a memorable show back in 2015 and more recently, they’ve been ending their main set with a cover of The Smiths’ “Ask.”

The Lumineers with Gregory Alan Isakov, T-Mobile Center. $49-$89

Out on their Brightside Tour, in support of fourth studio album of the same name, the core band is just a duo, Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites, though they bring a full band with them.

The Colorado indie folk group recorded a cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” as a bonus track for the new album and live their recent twenty-five song set includes a cover of Tom Petty’s “Walls.” We caught them as part of a stacked lineupp at Target Center in Minneapolis in 2017.

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Knuckleheads. $20

The Austin TX blues funk rock band always invites you to “come to my party” and this venue seems the ideal place to see them live. We caught them in the summer of 2014 at the Tour de Fat Beer and Bike Festival and previous to that, at First Avenue in Minneapolis the previous Autumn. In 2020, they released single, “Five Dollars.”

Sunday Aug 14

Melissa Etheridge, Liberty Hall, $69-$199

The pride of Leavenworth, KS returns to her home state for a relatively intimate show in support of One Way Out (on BMG Records). The album is composed of unreleased songs written in the late 80's and early 90's, but recorded recently with her original band, with two songs recorded live at the Roxy in LA in 2002. Expect all the previous hits played live as well. (Note: vaxx status is required)

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Uptown. $45-$249

It’s fabulous! RuPaul’s Drag Race World Tour returns with an all-new production for 2022 - an experiment gone wrong has sent the audience spiraling through time with no way of returning to the present. Join Kameron Michaels, Rose, Vanessa Vanjie, Yvie Oddly and finalists from the upcoming 14th Season on a journey through iconic periods of history in hopes of finding your way back to 2022.

Oliver Tree, Arvest Bank at the Midland, $29.50-$59.50

The Santa Cruz, CA singer-songwriter/rapper has his second studio release out, Cowboy Tears supposedly a final album which follows up 2020's Ugly Is Beautiful which reached #1 on Billboard's Rock chart. Recent single “I Hate You” is not on the new LP. JAWNY, Huddy slated to open.

Sleeping With Sirens with Don Broco, Point North and Garzi, The Truman. $32-$55

The Orlando post hardcore alt-rock group is out on a 24-date summer U.S. tour dubbed "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" with KC being the final show on the leg. Their most recent record, 2019's How It Feels to Be Lost, featured songs "Leave It All Behind" and "Agree to Disagree" and single "Bloody Knuckles," came out last year, though we’re interested to hear their version of The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris”.

Monday Aug 15

take a day off

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Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2022)

Ian Sweet Setlist Drink the Lake f*ckthat Dumb Driver Hiding DIE A MILLION TIMES FIGHT All Skaters Go to Heaven Power Get Better Sword -- Encore -- Yellow (Coldplay cover) Tour Dates Aug. 8 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge # Aug. 9 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar # Aug. 11 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge # Aug. 12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court # Aug. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar# #=w/ Bnny Read More Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. … Bnny February 18, with support from Chicago quartet Bnny. Tour dates: 02/1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar # 02/3 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge # 02/4 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge # …

Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (Jilian Medford) headlined the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, August 6th. The show was originally scheduled for February 18, 2022, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was moved to August 6.

Opening the show was Chicago quartet Bnny, who started with just a quiet solo song from lead singer Jess Viscius. Shortly after that song ended, the rest of her band, which includes her twin sister Alexa Viscius, and Tim Makowski and Matt Pelkey, joined Jess on stage. Laughing she said, “That was the most rock ‘n roll thing I’ve ever done.”

The band (and debut record Everything) was created to honor and process the death of Jess’ partner. So many of their songs are somewhat depressing and emotional.

Their latest single, “I’m Just Fine”, is about “the sensation of time moving slowly when you are missing someone. It’s about attempting to deny that you are heartbroken in order to protect yourself.”

Highlight of their set was their drummer, Spud’s sixtieth birthday.

Ian Sweet is joined on stage by Jessie B on bass and Nate on drums (no, not that Nate on Drums).

Despite what Ian Sweet told us on stage, this was Sweet’s fourth time in Minneapolis (she mentioned she’s been three times on stage). She could be right, she may have cancelled an appearance… but according to our W♥M archive, this was her fourth time here: The first, in May 31, 2017 with Girlpool and Snail Mail at 7th Street Entry. The second with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists in November 11, 2017. The third as headliner at the 7th Street Entry October 29, 2018.

To be fair, Sweet’s always had a bad memory, as we witness in 2018, “ They’re [Ian Sweet] already familiar with the [Minneapolis] city, but they may have very short-term memory of it. Band leader, singer, guitarist Jilian Medford even joked about it, after playing “You Confuse Me”, she said that someone asked her where they played last night and it took over three minutes for her to remember. She actually didn’t say where they played (which tells me she didn’t actually remember!), but it was at O’Leavers in Omaha.”

Setlist

Look, I get it, when you’re on stage, there’s a million things going on in your mind, the least of which is remembering things. She said audience expect her to also be a comedian, especially when she’s focusing on trying to tune her guitar or remembering what song is up next. It’s hard, but this is what she’s always wanted to do: to entertain people with her songs. She hopes that one day, she could be doing this as a full time job… because right now she still maintains a day job (which is currently a music supervisor for movie trailers).

There were a few new songs from her new album Show Me How You Disappear on her set, including “Dumb Driver”, “Get Better”, and set closer, “Sword”.

Encore song was a “sweet” version of Coldplay’s “Yellow.”

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Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (06 Aug 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (08/07/2022)

I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week.

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08/01 Local Natives with Jordana at First Avenue Read More Local Natives Earlier this October, Local Natives were out on tour in support of their sophomore album Hummingbird. If you love what you heard, you'd be happy to know that they've just …

08/01/2022 Monday

Local Natives
with Jordana
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

It’s been over twenty years since we saw Local Natives, in fact, we saw them open for Suckers in May 2010. Funny how things turned out for Suckers and the 400 Bar… but Local Natives are still going strong in 2022.

Opening for LN will be Jordana… who we just saw last month at the 7th Street Entry. Yes, it’s only a month ago that Jordana was in Minneapolis for the first time… let’s see how she deals with being back in the city a second time. Except to see her “favorite aunt” on tour with her.

Expect her to play tracks from her TV Girl collaboration EP Summer’s Over, as well as tracks from her latest album Face The Wall (Grand Jury).

Tour dates:

08-01 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave %
08-03 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre %
08-04 - Ogden, UT - Ogden Twilight %
08-09 - Los Angeles, CA - YouTube Theatre %
08-12 - Denver, CO - Ogden %
08-14 - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly %
08-15 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues %
08-16 - Austin, TX - ACL Live %
08-18 - Nashville, TN - The Ryman %
08-19 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City %
08-20 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre %
08-22 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amp %
08-23 - Washington, DC - Anthem %
08-24 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore %
08-27 - Boston, MA - House of Blues %

% w/ Jordana

08/02 Eivør with Emily Jane White at The Cedar Cultural Center Read More Eivør Faroese folk electronica artist Eivør will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, January 22nd. Her latest album Segl, which was produced by Lana Del Rey collaborator Dan Heath, is out now. …

08/02/2022 Tuesday

Eivør
with Emily Jane White
at The Cedar Cultural Center
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled in Jan 2022, the show was moved to August 2nd.

Faroese folk electronica artist Eivør will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center. Her latest album Segl, which was produced by Lana Del Rey collaborator Dan Heath, is out now.

Segl got a lot of buzz, thanks to featuring appearances from Ásgeir (who we saw in Sept 2017) and Einar Selvik of Wardruna.

Emily Jane White will open.

Jul 21 Ottawa, ON, Canada National Arts Centre
Jul 28 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
Jul 29 New York (NYC), NY, US Le Poisson Rouge
Jul 30 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore Silver Spring
Aug 1 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Aug 2 Minneapolis, MN, US The Cedar Cultural Center
Aug 5 Boulder, CO, US Fox Theatre
Aug 9 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile
Aug 11 San Francisco, CA, US The Chapel
Aug 13 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US El Rey Theatre
Sep 30 Warsaw, Poland Niebo
Oct 1 Krakow, Poland Kwadrat
Oct 2 Poznan, Poland Centrum Kultury Zamek
Oct 4 Bratislava, Slovakia Majestic Music Club
Oct 5 Vienna, Austria Konzerthaus Wien
Oct 6 Budapest, Hungary A38 Ship / A38 Hajó
Oct 8 Luzern, Switzerland Schüür
Oct 9 Ravensburg, Germany Kantine
Oct 10 Leipzig, Germany Täubchenthal
Oct 12 Hamburg, Germany Mojo Club
Oct 13 Berlin, Germany Passionskirche Kreuzberg
Oct 14 Cologne, Germany Kulturkirche Köln-ost
Oct 15 Aschaffenburg, Germany Colos-Saal
Oct 16 Nuremberg, Germany Z-Bau
Oct 17 Ludwigsburg, Germany Scala
Oct 18 Paris, France La Maroquinerie
Oct 20 Southampton, UK Engine Rooms
Oct 21 London, UK Heaven
Oct 22 Manchester, UK Gorilla
Oct 23 Glasgow, UK The Garage
Oct 25 Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli Vredenburg
Jan 17 2023 Manchester, UK The Bridgewater Hall

08/06 IAN SWEET with Bnny at 7th St Entry Read More Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. …

08/06/2022 Saturday

IAN SWEET
with Bnny
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled in Feb 2022, the show was moved to August 6th.

Jilian Medford, aka Ian Sweet (no relations to Matthew Sweet), is returning to the 7th Street Entry this August 6th, with support from Chicago quartet Bnny.

Ian Sweet’s 2021 album is called Show Me How You Disappear. The album was praised far and wide, with Pitchfork writing that it’s “bigger, brighter, cleaner, [and] more ambitious than anything she’s done...The album scales heights and punches the air upon reaching them, and the best songs swell in your chest like prime-era Broken Social Scene.”

Tour dates:

Fri. Jul. 22 - 24 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
Wed. Jul. 27 - New York, NY @ Baby's All Right #
Thu. Jul. 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s #
Fri. Jul. 29 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd #
Sun. Jul. 31 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall #
Mon. Aug. 1 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz #
Tue. Aug. 2 - Toronto, ON @ Baby G #
Thu. Aug. 4 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village #
Fri. Aug. 5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo #
Sat. Aug. 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry #
Mon. Aug. 8 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge #
Tue. Aug. 9 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar #
Thu. Aug. 11 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
Fri. Aug. 12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #
Sun. Aug. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar#

#=w/ Bnny

08/07 Hoodie Allen at Fine Line Read More Hoodie Allen NYC indie rapper Hoodie Allen got the festivities started with an energetic 40 min. set, playing to a crowd that was clearly his fanbase. Starting with ‘Fame’, a recent collaboration with Chiddy Bang …

08/07/2022 Sunday

Hoodie Allen
with Belaganas
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Hoodie Allen is currently on his With or Without You 2022 summer tour. The tour mark the 10-year anniversary of his first commercially released album All American. We caught the rapper during the tour for that album in Sept 2013 and wrote, “NYC indie rapper Hoodie Allen got the festivities started with an energetic 40 min. set, playing to a crowd that was clearly his fanbase. Starting with ‘Fame’, a recent collaboration with Chiddy Bang, the 25 year-old rapper got everyone moving immediately concentrating mostly on tracks from his most recent self-released full-length, All American, mashing up songs and keeping the set momentum moving (even U mascot Goldy Gopher jumped on stage to join in).”

Although not officially on the venue’s website, we are told that Phoenix’s Belaganas will open the show. The trio (vocalist Shanker, vocalist Joey J, and guitarist/drummer Nick Wille) formed in 2018 when they were teenagers.

Tour dates:

August 2 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
August 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
August 5 - Detroit, MI @ Shelter
August 6 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
August 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline
August 9 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird
August 10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
August 12 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
August 13 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
August 15 - Oakland, CA @ New Parish
August 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
August 17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Aura
August 20 - Dallas, TX @ Cambridge Room
August 21 - Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock
August 23 - Atlanta, GA @ Loft
August 24 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
August 26 - Washington DC @ Union Stage
August 27 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

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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Minneapolis: August 4 to August 6

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08/04 Madison Cunningham with Bendigo Fletcher at Fine Line Read More Madison Cunningham GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist Madison Cunningham headlined the Turf Club, in St Paul, on October 15th. …

08/04/2022 Thursday

Madison Cunningham
with Bendigo Fletcher
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Two-time Grammy nominee Madison Cunningham is back in the Twin Cities, this time to promote her new album Revealer, set to release on September 9 on Verve Forecast.

Revealer finds Cunningham working once again with Mike Elizondo (Twenty One Pilots, Gary Clark Jr.) as well as longtime producer and collaborator Tyler Chester and Tucker Martine (Neko Case, Sufjan Stevens).

We caught the singer in Oct 2021 and wrote, “As part of the promotion for the Madison Cunningham concert, the show was recorded and broadcast on local radio station The Current… but as you can see from the setlist, it’s missing about half the set. The show was also special, for the fact, that it was Madison Cunningham’s post-birthday show (her birthdate was Oct 14).”

Bendigo Fletcher to open.

Tour dates:

July 7-10—Winnipeg Folk Festival—Winnipeg, MB
August 2—Fargo Brewing Company—Fargo, ND‡
August 3—Pablo Center—Eau Claire, WI‡
August 4—Fine Line Music Cafe—Minneapolis, MN
August 6—Majestic Theatre—Madison, WI
August 7—Big Top Chautauqua—Bayfield, WI‡
August 9—Foellinger Theatre—Fort Wayne, IN‡
August 10—Michigan Theater—Ann Arbor, MI‡
August 12—Frederik Meijer Gardens —Grand Rapids, MI‡
August 13—The Salt Shed—Chicago, IL‡
August 17—Rose Music Center —Huber Heights, OH‡
August 19—Race Street Live—Holyoke, MA
August 20—Thompson’s Point—Portland, ME‡
August 21—Thompson’s Point—Portland, ME‡
September 8—The Rooftop at Pier 17—New York, NY†
September 9—The Rooftop at Pier 17—New York, NY†
September 10—Skyline Stage at The Mann—Philadelphia, PA†
September 16—Annapolis Songwriters Festival—Annapolis, MD
September 18—Bourbon & Beyond—Louisville, KY
September 20—Thalia Hall—Chicago, IL
September 21—recordBAR—Kansas City, MO
September 23—Fox Theatre—Boulder, CO
September 24—Urban Lounge—Salt Lake City, UT
September 26—The Crocodile—Seattle, WA
September 27—The Biltmore Cabaret—Vancouver, BC
September 28—Wonder Ballroom—Portland, OR
September 30—August Hall—San Francisco, CA
October 1—The Regent Theater—Los Angeles, CA
October 2—Ohana Festival—Dana Point, CA
October 3—Club Congress Plaza—Tucson, AZ
October 4—Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery—Santa Fe, NM
October 6—Beer City Music Hall—Oklahoma City, OK
October 7—Deep Ellum Art Co—Dallas, TX
October 8—George’s Majestic Lounge—Fayetteville, AR
October 9—White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)—Houston, TX
October 12—Bijou Theatre—Knoxville, TN
October 13—Terminal West—Atlanta, GA
October 15—Brooklyn Bowl Nashville—Nashville, TN
October 17—Haw River Ballroom—Saxapahaw, NC
October 18—The Jefferson Theater—Charlottesville, VA
October 20—The Sinclair—Cambridge, MA
October 21—Webster Hall—New York, NY
October 22—Capital Turnaround—Washington, DC
November 29—Islington Assembly Hall—London, UK

† with Mt. Joy
‡ with Lake Street Dive

08/05 Joyce Manor with Citizen, Prince Daddy & the Hyena and PHONY at First Avenue Read More Joyce Manor Joyce Manor is playing the Cedar Cultural Center on Tuesday, October 23rd, with Vundabar and Peach Kelli Pop. Tour dates: 10/13/18 Washington, DC - Black Cat 10/14/18 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer …

08/05/2022 Friday

Joyce Manor
with Citizen, Prince Daddy & the Hyena and PHONY
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

To be perfectly honest, I only wanted to talk about this Joyce Manor show, because they have a new album called 40 Oz to Fresno (Epitaph Records), which I smiled when I saw the title. You see, I used to live in Fresno, California, it’s somewhat of a pitstop between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Not many people pay much attention to this small city. Fresno is actually a big city… but it doesn’t really offer what a big city would offer.

Anyway, a tip of the hat to Joyce Manor for their tribute to Fresno.

Show up early to check out Citizen, Prince Daddy & the Hyena, and PHONY.

Tour dates:

8.3.22 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
8.4.22 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
8.5.22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
8.6.22 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
8.7.22 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
8.8.22 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
8.9.22 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
8.10.22 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
8.12.22 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
8.13.22 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
8.14.22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
8.16.22 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
8.17.22 – Richmond, VA – The National
8.18.22 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
8.19.22 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl
8.20.22 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
8.21.22 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
8.23.22 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
8.24.22 – Austin, TX – Far Out Lounge
8.25.22 – Dallas, TX – Studio @ The Factory
8.27.22 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
1.7.23 – Long Beach, CA – Long Beach Arena

08/06 Sleigh Bells at Fine Line Read More Sleigh Bells Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller are Sleigh Bells, and they are finally back after taking a small break. Last night was only their fourth show in the past two years but it felt as if they had never stopped. .…

08/06/2022 Saturday

Sleigh Bells
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled in Feb 2022, this show has been rescheduled for August 6.

After a string of 10th Anniversary shows for their Treats album, Sleigh Bells (vocalist Alexis Krauss and guitarist/producer Derek Miller), announced a full 2022 tour.

We saw the duo in Sep 2016 and wrote, “Sleigh Bells is known for their unique sound and high-energy shows. They played to a full house on Saturday night at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis and proved that nothing has changed. Their songs are upbeat and powerful. They mix elements of punk rock with indie-pop and almost electronic beats. All of the diverse elements come together perfectly and when you mix that with the energy Krauss brings to the stage and the extreme light show, you get a near perfect show.”

Tour dates:

Aug 2 Toronto, ON, Canada Velvet Underground
Aug 3 Detroit, MI, US Magic Stick
Aug 5 Chicago, IL, US Metro
Aug 6 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Aug 7 Milwaukee, WI, US Turner Hall Ballroom
Aug 9 Omaha, NE, US Slowdown
Aug 9 Omaha, NE, US Slowdown
Aug 10 Kansas City, MO, US The Truman
Aug 13 Cincinnati, OH, US Taft Theatre
Aug 14 Columbus, OH, US Newport Music Hall
Aug 16 Postponed Nashville, TN, US Mercy Lounge
Aug 16 Nashville, TN, US Exit In
Aug 17 Atlanta, GA, US Center Stage Theater
Aug 19 Charlotte, NC, US The Underground
Aug 20 Raleigh, NC, US Lincoln Theatre
Aug 21 Richmond, VA, US The Broadberry
Aug 23 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Aug 25 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Aug 26 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Aug 27 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Aug 28 Atlantic City, NJ, US Anchor Rock Club

08/06 IAN SWEET with Bnny at 7th St Entry Read More Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. …

08/06/2022 Saturday

IAN SWEET
with Bnny
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled in Feb 2022, the show was moved to August 6th.

Jilian Medford, aka Ian Sweet (no relations to Matthew Sweet), is returning to the 7th Street Entry this August 6th, with support from Chicago quartet Bnny.

Ian Sweet’s 2021 album is called Show Me How You Disappear. The album was praised far and wide, with Pitchfork writing that it’s “bigger, brighter, cleaner, [and] more ambitious than anything she’s done...The album scales heights and punches the air upon reaching them, and the best songs swell in your chest like prime-era Broken Social Scene.”

Tour dates:

Fri. Jul. 22 - 24 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
Wed. Jul. 27 - New York, NY @ Baby's All Right #
Thu. Jul. 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s #
Fri. Jul. 29 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd #
Sun. Jul. 31 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall #
Mon. Aug. 1 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz #
Tue. Aug. 2 - Toronto, ON @ Baby G #
Thu. Aug. 4 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village #
Fri. Aug. 5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo #
Sat. Aug. 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry #
Mon. Aug. 8 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge #
Tue. Aug. 9 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar #
Thu. Aug. 11 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
Fri. Aug. 12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court #
Sun. Aug. 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar#

#=w/ Bnny

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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Minneapolis: February 17 to February 19

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02/17 Lucy Dacus with Indigo De Souza at First Avenue Read More Lucy Dacus American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on Saturday, October 9th, 2021. Bartees Strange will open. Dacus is touring in support of her new album Home Video, which … Indigo De Souza North Carolina’s Indigo De Souza will head out on tour for her new album Any Shape You Take (Saddle Creek). The tour will stop by the 7th Street Entry on October 1st. …

02/17/2022 Thursday

Lucy Dacus
with Indigo De Souza
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled for Oct 9, 2021, the tour was postponed. The new rescheduled date is now Feb 17, 2022. This time, she’s bringing Indigo De Souza to open.

Tour dates:

02/09 - Pitts, PA @ Stage AE *
02/10 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic *
02/11 - Newport, KY @ Ovation *
02/12 - Indy, IN @ Egyptian Room *
02/14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Ballroom *
02/15 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
02/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave *
02/18 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre *
02/19 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty *
02/20 - OK City, OK @ Tower Theatre *
02/23 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
02/24 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *
02/25 - C-Ville, VA @ Jefferson *
02/26 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony *
03/01 - Toronto, ONT @ Danforth Music Hall *
03/02 - Montreal, QUE @ Corona Theatre *
03/03 - Providence, RI @ The Strand
03/05 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
03/18 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
03/19 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
03/20 - Glasgow, UK @ St. Lukes
03/21 - Dublin, IE @ The Button Factory **
03/23 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
03/24 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity
03/25 - London, UK @ Kentish Town Forum
03/29 - Brussels, BL @ Rotonde **
03/30 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Noord **
03/31 - Cologne, DE @ Artheater **
04/02 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow **
04/03 - Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen **
Apr 04 - Aarhus, DK @ Atlas **
04/06 - Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret **
04/07 - Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb **
04/09 - Berlin, DE @ Lido **
04/10 - Jena, DE @ Trafo **
04/11 - Vienna, AT @ Chelsea **
04/13 - Munich, DE @ Milla **
04/14 - Zürich, SU @ Bogen F **
04/15 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie **

* = Indigo De Souza supporting
**= Fenne Lily supporting

02/18 Aries with brakence at First Avenue 02/18 Ian Sweet with Bnny at 7th St Entry Read More Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. …

02/18/2022 Friday

Aries
with brakence
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Rapper, singer, producer, illustrator, Aries, the Jack-of-all-trades creative artist, will be stopping by First Avenue in Minneapolis on Feb 18th. The venue was upgraded from the smaller Fine Line Music Café.

Aries’ sophomore album Believe In Me, Who Believes in You is out now on WUNDERWORLD/Columbia Records.

USA tour dates:

9-Feb San Francisco, CA August Hall
11-Feb Portland, OR Holocene
12-Feb Seattle, WA Neumos
13-Feb Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
16-Feb Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
18-Feb Minneapolis, MN First Ave
19-Feb Chicago, IL Metro
20-Feb Chicago, IL Metro
22-Feb Detroit, MI El Club
23-Feb Cleveland, OH House of Blues
24-Feb Toronto, ON The Phoenix
26-Feb Montreal, QC Le Belmont
27-Feb Boston, MA Big Night Live
1-Mar Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
2-Mar New York, NY Irving Plaza
3-Mar New York, NY Irving Plaza
5-Mar Washington, DC The Fillmore
7-Mar Charlotte, NC The Underground
8-Mar Atlanta, GA Center Stage
10-Mar Miami, FL Club Space
11-Mar Orlando, FL The Social
14-Mar Houston, TX Warehouse Live
15-Mar Dallas, TX The Echo Lounge and Music Hall
16-Mar Austin, TX Come and Take It Live
19-Mar Phoenix, AZ Aura
20-Mar San Diego, CA House of Blues
23-Mar Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
24-Mar Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre

02/18/2022 Friday

Ian Sweet
with Bnny
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Jilian Medford, aka Ian Sweet, is returning to the 7th Street Entry this February 18, with support from Chicago quartet Bnny.

Tour dates:

02/1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar #
02/3 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
02/4 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge #
02/5 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar #
02/6 - Nashville, TN @ High Watt #
02/7 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd #
02/9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's #
02/10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right #
02/12 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall #
02/13 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz #
02/14 - Toronto, ON @ Drake #
02/16 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo #
02/17 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village #
02/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry #
02/21 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza #
02/22 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge #
02/24 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
03/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo #

# w/ Bnny

02/19 Cory and The Wongnotes at First Avenue Read More Cory Wong Guitarist Cory Wong is playing the Fine Line Music Café on February 9th. Wong is bringing Emily C Browning (not to be confused with Australian actress and singer Emily Browning - you can hear the actress sing in God Help The Girl). ...

02/19/2022 Saturday

Cory and The Wongnotes
feat. Antwaun Stanley
with Sierra Hull
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Excerpt We♥KC - November 1-15, 2021 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka KS):

We already liked almost everything we’ve heard from Grammy® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist Cory Wong but he’s raised his game with the release of The Paisley Park Session, a new live album recorded and filmed earlier this year at Prince’s legendary Paisley Park just outside of Minneapolis. His tour kicks off in Kansas City and the leg ends with a hometown Minneapolis show in snowy February. “Paisley Park is such a legendary place to record music,” says Wong. “It was Prince’s studio and even home for years. Studio A was his sanctuary. Coming back to Paisley Park and recording my songs was an absolute joy. The band was hot that day and it shows in the recording.”

Tour dates

01/26 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
01/27 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
01/28 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
01/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
01/30 – Rochester, NY – Anthology
02/01 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
02/02 – Boston, MA - Royale
02/03 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
02/04 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
02/05 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
02/07 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater
02/09 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
02/10 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
02/11 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
02/12 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
02/13 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
02/15 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
02/16 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
02/17 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
02/18 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
02/19 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

02/19 Andy Grammer with Alt Bloom at Fillmore Read More Andy Grammer It was a sold out all-ages show at the Andy Grammer and Alex & Sierra co-headlining tour at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 29th. ...

02/19/2022 Saturday

Andy Grammer
with Alt Bloom
at Fillmore
fillmoreminneapolis.com

The multi-platinum singer-songwriter Andy Grammer is headlining the new Fillmore in Minneapolis. We previously covered a show at the Fillmore, and it’s a pretty sweet venue.

Expect to hear Grammer play some of his chart-topping hits, like “Honey I’m Good” and “Keep Your Head Up.”

His latest hit, “Love Myself” is perfect for post-Valentine, and will be on his forthcoming fifth album, due in late 2022.

Tour dates:

FEB 04 Resorts World Catskills Monticello, NY
FEB 05 The Vine @ del Lago Resort Waterloo, NY
FEB 07 House of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
FEB 09 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
FEB 11 Beacon Theatre New York City, NY
FEB 12 The Event Center Charles Town, WV
FEB 14 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
FEB 15 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall Munhall, PA
FEB 17 Park West Chicago, IL
FEB 19 Fillmore Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
FEB 22 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
FEB 23 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
FEB 25 Pala Casino Spa & Resort Pala, CA
FEB 26 Green Valley Ranch Henderson, NV
FEB 28 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
MAR 02 Crossroads South Anaheim, CA
MAR 03 Uptown Theatre Napa Napa, CA
MAR 05 Harrah's Lake Tahoe Stateline, NV

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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Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (29 Oct 2018)

Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry Read More Ian Sweet Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. … Young Jesus She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour. Tour dates: 10/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 10/22 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios …

Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet headlined the 7th Street Entry on Monday, October 29, as part of her tour for her new album Crush Crusher (Hardly Art Records).

Opening the show was fellow LA’s Young Jesus, who actually was over 15 minutes late from the announced set time. Their fans waited patiently, and quickly gathered to the dance floor when the band came on stage.

The full rock band (singer and guitarist John Rossiter, keyboardist Eric Shevrin, bassist/composer Marcel Borbon, and drummer Kern Haug) worked together well as a unit, and played tracks from their latest The Whole Thing Is Just There (Saddle Creek). As the title suggest, it’s an artist’s view of a blank canvas, and sometime the band would improvise and create something new out of their live performance.

Since their set was delayed, it bled into the start time of Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford). The last time Ian Sweet was in town it was with Girlpool in May 2017 and again with Ted Leo in November 2017. They’re already familiar with the city, but they may have very short-term memory of it. Band leader, singer, guitarist Jilian Medford even joked about it, after playing “You Confuse Me”, she said that someone asked her where they played last night and it took over three minutes for her to remember. She actually didn’t say where they played (which tells me she didn’t actually remember!), but it was at O’Leavers in Omaha.

Most of Ian Sweet’s quiet/lo-fi set featured songs from her new album Crush Crusher, including “Hiding”. The single is about living in a freezing Brooklyn apartment after her long tour schedule. The song addresses many of Medford’s anxieties, and is perfect when she ended up moving from Boston to Los Angeles.

Ian Sweet’s Crush Crusher is out now on Hardly Art.

Tour dates:

10/30 - Chicago @ Subterranean
11/1 - Toronto, ON @ The Monarch
11/2 - Buffalo @ Mohawk Place
11/3 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
11/5 - Brooklyn, NY @ Park Church Co-op
11/6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
11/7 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
11/8 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
11/9 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
11/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
11/11 - Orlando, FL @ 11Eleven Fest
11/12 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Wilbury
11/13 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
11/14 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/15 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
11/16 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
11/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
11/20 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

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Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (29 Oct 2018)

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Rocktober: October 27 to October 29, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 27 to October 29, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Tank and the Bangas/Big Freedia at First Ave Read More Tank and the Bangas Over at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell, we saw New Orleans-based funk-soul musical group Tank and the Bangas. The group is fronted by Tarriona Ball (aka Tank), and was the winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest this year for their song ‘Quick’.… Big Freedia Boyfriend is opening for Big Freedia. Big Freedia is a rapper that knows how to get a crowd going. Frederick Ross (AKA Big Freedia) is not a newcomer to the hip-hop scene by any means…

TANK AND THE BANGAS / BIG FREEDIA
+ Naughty Professor
First Avenue
Sun 10/28/2018 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining tour of Tank and the Bangas and Big Freedia show is taking place at First Avenue on October 28th.

We saw Tank and the Bangas in Sep 2017 and said that they were the highlight at the Minnesota State Fair.

As for Big Freedia, she is one of the most famous Bounce music pioneer, as well as a reality TV star. We saw her in Nov 2015 and said, “Big Freedia left me speechless the last time I saw her at P.O.S's The F***ng Best Show Ever festival over the summer. She did it again... only last Wednesday at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, I was a bit more prepared for what was going to happen... or at least I thought I was. That's when I realized... you are never ready for a Big Freedia show and that's part of the charm.”


Naughty Professor to open.

Tour dates:

10/20: Philadelphia, PA at Theatre of Living Arts
10/21: Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel
10/23: Boston, MA at Royale
10/25: Toronto, ONT at Danforth Music Hall
10/26: Chicago, IL at Concord Music Hall
10/28: Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue
10/30: Maquoketa, IA at Codfish Hollow
10/31: Kansas City, MO at The Truman
11/2: Denver, CO at The Ogden
11/3: Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot
11/5: Vancouver, BC at The Commodore
11/6: Seattle, WA at The Neptune
11/7: Portland, OR at Roseland
11/9: Berkeley, CA at UC Theatre

Other shows in the area:

Mothers 2018 Tour Melodime 2018 Tour Joep Beving at Cedar Maggie Rogers at First Ave Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry Read More Mega Bog Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) opened up the show. I wasn’t sure if this was her last night on tour, but for sure, she confessed that it was the last night that she would play with her live band: James … Maggie Rogers With Maggie Rogers’ ‘Alaska’ song hitting Spotify’s Viral 50 in 40 countries and hit #1 in 23 countries (including the U.S.), it’s not hard to see why this 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist sold out her appearance at the upcoming …

MOTHERS
+ Mega Bog, Sleeping Jesus
Turf Club
Sat 10/27/2018 (8pm/$12)
turfclub.net

Athens’ Mothers (aka Kristine Leschper) is headlining the Turf Club on Saturday, October 27th, in support of her latest   Render Another Ugly Method.

Show up early to check out local Sleeping Jesus and Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy). We’ve seen Mega Bog a few times, the last with Destroyer in January 2018 and said, “The band played a lot of new songs from their album Happy Together (Nicey Music), which, when played live, sounds a bit like an offbeat jazz album. Vocally, I have described Erin Birgy’s singing voice as a bit like Kate Bush, or now, perhaps Nico.”

Tour dates:

10/21: Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
10/22: Downtown Artery - Fort Collins, CO
10/23: Slowdown - Omaha, NE
10/24: recordBar - Kansas City, MO
10/25: Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
10/26: Schubas - Chicago, IL
10/27: Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN
10/29: The Bishop - Bloomington, IN
10/30: Ace of Cups - Columbus, OH
10/31: MOTR Pub - Cincinnati, OH

MELODIME / THE BREVET
Studio B
Sun 10/28/2018 (7pm/$12)
skywaytheatre.com

Melodime is co-headlining with SoCal-based band The Brevet on this tour. They are stopping by Studio B at the Skyway Theatre this Sunday, October 28. The Brevet was last seen in Minneapolis on May 1, 2018 but since then, their new album Legs just came out on Oct 12 via Pretend City Records.

Tour dates:

10/23/2018 Soiled Dove Underground Denver, CO
10/24/2018 Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO
10/25/2018 The Mill Iowa City, IA
10/26/2018 Blueberry Hill St. Louis, MO
10/27/2018 Martyrs' Chicago, IL
10/28/2018 Studio B Minneapolis, MN
10/30/2018 Seven Steps Up Spring Lake, MI

JOEP BEVING
+ Iceblink
Cedar Cultural Center
Mon 10/29/2018 (7pm/$22)
thecedar.org

900 ft tall Dutch pianist Joep Beving (just kidding he’s only nearly 7 feet tall), is bringing his music to the Cedar Cultural Center on October 29th on a tiny North American tour. Beving’s forthcoming album Conatus is available October 23rd via Deutsche Grammophon ... but I’m assuming you can preview the new record (or perhaps pick up the album before it’s made available to the public).

Local Iceblink to open.

Tour dates:

10/23—Los Angeles, CA—Lodge Room
10/25—Portland, OR—The Old Church
10/26—Seattle, WA—Nordstrom Recital Hall
10/27—Vancouver, Canada—Biltmore Cabaret
10/29—Minneapolis, MN—The Cedar Cultural Center
10/30—Chicago, IL—Constellation

MAGGIE ROGERS
+ Mallrat
First Avenue
Mon 10/29/2018 (7pm/$29.50/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Was a warmup to opening for Mumford & Sons on their North American arena tour in December, acclaimed producer/songwriter/performer Maggie Rogers will be playing First Avenue on Monday, October 29th. The show is sold out.

Look for Rogers’ Capitol Records debut album, Heard It In A Past Life, on January 18, 2019.

Show up early to check out 19 year old Australian Mallrat. Mallrat’s sophomore EP In the Sky is out now on Nettwerk Records.

Maggie Rogers –2018 Tour Dates

10/21 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
10/23 Austin, TX Stubb’s
10/24 Dallas, TX House of Blues
10/26 Kansas City, MO Truman
10/27 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
10/29 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/30 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
11/1 Toronto, ON Phoenix
11/2 Montreal, QC MTELUS
11/3 Portland, ME State Theatre

IAN SWEET
+ Young Jesus
7th Street Entry
Mon 10/29/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour.

Tour dates:

10/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/22 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/24 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
10/25 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic
10/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/27 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
10/28 - Omaha, NE @ O'Leavers
10/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/30 - Chicago @ Subterranean
11/1 - Toronto, ON @ The Monarch
11/2 - Buffalo @ Mohawk Place
11/3 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott

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