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Minneapolis: This Week (08/06/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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08/03 Nanna (of Of Monsters and Men) with Indigo Sparke at Fine Line Read More Of Monsters and Men Of Monsters and Men will be headlining the Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field this Saturday. Typical of these open-area shows, they start really early (5:30pm) and ends before noise curfew (around 10pm). … Indigo Sparke Indigo Sparke opened up with the sun still lingering. She brought along Adam on guitar and Jeremy on drums for an eight-song set, which featured songs …

08/03/2023 Thursday

Nanna (of Of Monsters and Men)
with Indigo Sparke
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Nanna, from Of Monsters and Men, is currently on tour in support of her debut solo album How to Start a Garden (Republic Records).

Talking about the album, Nanna said, “A lot of things had to end for this album to become what it is. A long term relationship, my prior sense of home and belonging and security. But it’s also an ode to the joy of new beginnings: new relationships, a new home, new friendships, a new sense of self. The album takes place in this in-between state. I wrote it in Iceland and recorded it between Iceland and upstate New York. It captures a very specific time in my life of curiosity and reflection, when I felt very much in the middle of a surreal new reality and didn’t have a clear path in my direction—like how a snowstorm is somehow chaotic but calm at the same time.”

Of Monsters and Men (29 Mar 2012)

We last saw Of Monsters and Men in Mar 2012 and wrote, “Of Monsters and Men sounded so happy to be here in America. They mentioned how they did the tourist-thing, seeing the Mall of America. There are also a lot of them on stage; I think I counted seven of them. Many of their songs contain "hey! hey!" and yes, it's catchy.”

Indigo Sparke to open.

Tour dates:

July 17 - Cambridge, MA / The Sinclair*
July 18 - Burlington, VT / Higher Ground*
July 20 - Washington, DC / Howard Theatre*
July 21 - Philadelphia, PA / Union Transfer*
July 22 - Woodstock, NY / Colony*
July 24 - Amagansett, NY / Stephen Talkhouse*
July 26 - New York, NY / Bowery Ballroom*
July 28 - Portland, ME / Portland House Music*
July 29 - Newport, RI / Newport Folk Festival
July 31 - Ann Arbor, MI / The Ark*
August 1 - Chicago, IL / Thalia Hall*
August 3 - Minneapolis, MN / Fine Line*
August 5 - Denver, CO / Bluebird Theater*
August 8 - West Hollywood, CA / Troubadour *
August 10 - Pioneertown, CA / Pappy and Harriet's*
August 13 - San Francisco, CA / Outside Lands
August 15 - Portland, OR / Wonder Ballroom*
August 16 - Seattle, WA / Neptune Theatre*
November 2-4 - Reykjavík, Iceland / Iceland Airwaves Festival
November 21 - London, UK / Omera

*With Special Guest Indigo Sparke

08/03 Suki Waterhouse at First Avenue Read More Suki Waterhouse 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”. ...

08/03/2023 Thursday

Suki Waterhouse
with jane.
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

English actress, model, and singer Suki Waterhouse will be headlining the Fine Line in support of her debut album Milk Teeth. Her album is available now on legendary record label Sub Pop.

Suki Waterhouse at Fine Line poster (20 Jan 2023)

We were supposed to see Suki Waterhouse in Jan 2023, but due to bad weather, the show was postponed. The new date is now August 3, 2023, and the venue has been upgraded to First Avenue.

UPDATE: jane. to open.

Tour dates:

Aug 3 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Aug 3 Chicago, IL, US Lollapalooza
Sep 29 Outdoor Dana Point, CA, US Ohana
Sep 30 Outdoor Columbia, MD, US All Things Go Music Festival
Sep 30 Outdoor Columbia, MD, US All Things Go Music Festival
Sep 30 Outdoor Columbia, MD, US All Things Go
Oct 6 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Music Festival

08/05 The Uptown R&B Showcase feat. Dior Browne, Jayanna Sings, Thee Alanna Lynn at Uptown VFW

08/05/2023 Saturday

The Uptown R&B Showcase
feat. Dior Browne, Jayanna Sings, Thee Alanna Lynn
at Uptown VFW
eventbrite.com

Presented by CTV Radio, and originally scheduled at the Uptown Collab, this upcoming event is now held at the Uptown VFW.

The Uptown R&B Showcase show, hosted by TR3VON , and will spotlight Dior Browne, Jayanna Sings, and Thee Alanna Lynn.

Here is the new location details:

James Ballentine "Uptown" VFW - Post 246
2916 Lyndale Ave. S.
Doors 10pm
Music 11pm
Advance $7
Day of Show $12

08/06 Band-Maid at the Varsity Theater

08/06/2023 Sunday

Band-Maid
at Varsity Theater
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Five-piece Japanese rock band Band-Maid is on their 2023 10th Anniversary Tour. The tour will find its way to the Varsity Theater on August 6th.

Tour Dates:

Aug 3 Chicago, IL, US Park West
Aug 6 Minneapolis, MN, US Varsity Theater
Aug 8 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall
Aug 9 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
Aug 11 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Aug 12 Spokane, WA, US Bing Crosby Theater
Aug 14 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades
Aug 15 Anaheim, CA, US House of Blues - Old Location
Aug 18 Mexico City, Mexico Pabellón del Palacio de los Deportes

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

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

Minneapolis: August 1 to August 3

08/01 ORTHODOX with Momentum, Chamber and CELL at 7th St Entry Read More Orthodox Orthodox w The Acacia Strain, Kubli Khan, Dying Wish, The Rino- North KC Fans of this Nashville-based band are celebrating, not only due to their recent signing to Century Media Records, but the chance to see them twice in the immediate area …

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08/01/2023 Tuesday

ORTHODOX
with Momentum, Chamber and CELL
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Nashville metallic hardcore band ORTHODOX is currently on their headlining “Fortune Favors The Cold Tour”

Momentum, Chamber and CELL to open.

Tour dates:

July 06 - Greensboro, NC - Rockhouse*
July 07 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
July 08 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern*
July 09 - Hollywood, FL - American Legion 92*
July 10 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar”
July 11 - Pensacola, FL - Handlebar*
July 12 - Houston, TX - Secret Group*
July 13 - Corpus Christi, TX - Boozerz*
July 14 - Austin, TX - The Ballroom*
July 15 - Dallas, TX - Three Links*
July 16 - Lubbock, TX - Jake’s Backroom
July 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Nile Underground
July 19 - Las Vegas, NV - Eagle Aerie
July 20 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
July 21 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction%
July 22 - Santa Cruz, CA - Vets Hall%
July 23 - Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides%
July 25 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater%
July 28 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street Collective%
July 29 - Kansas City, MO - The Rino%
July 30 - Omaha, NE - Reverb%
July 31 - Milwaukee, WI - X-Ray Arcade%
August 01 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street %
August 02 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen%
August 03 - Pittsburg, PA - Preserving Underground%
August 04 - Philadelphia, PA - This Is Hardcore#
August 05 - Hartford, CT - Webster Underground
August 06 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs
August 08 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus%
August 09 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery%
August 10 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups%
August 11 - Louisville, KY - Portal%
August 12 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary%
August 13 - Nashville, TN - Basement East%

% w/ Momentum
* w/ 156/Silence
# Orthodox & Momentum Only

08/02 Clutch with Dinosaur Jr. with Red Fang at Palace Theatre Read More Clutch Maryland rock band Clutch just celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary over the summer and brought their Psychic Warfare Tour to a raucous First Avenue in Minneapolis. … Dinosaur Jr Yes, I know, Dinosaur Jr broke up in the late 90's. Then about five years ago, the band got back together and produced their album, Beyond. Since then, J Mascis did some solo stuff ...

08/02/2023 Wednesday

Clutch with Dinosaur Jr.
with Red Fang
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining tour of Clutch and Dinosaur Jr will stop by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on August 2nd.

Dinosaur Jr is celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band with the original trio of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph reunited for the anniversary.

Red Fang to open.

Dinosaur Jr Tour dates:

07/06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest *
07/21 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem ^
07/22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE ^
07/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall ^
07/25 - Toronto, ON @ Rebel ^
07/27 - Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheatre ^
07/28 - Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery ^
07/29 - Chicago, IL @ Radius ^
07/30 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room ^
07/31 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium ^
08/02 - Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre ^
08/03 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ McGrath Amphitheatre ^
08/04 - Wichita, KS @ Wave ^
08/05 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium ^
08/27 - Tisbury, MA @ Beach Road Weekend *
09/09 - Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival *
09/16 - Wyndham, NY @ Cave Mountain Catskills *
09/30 - Memphis, TN @ Memphis Music Festival *
11/12 - London, UK @ The Garage
11/13 - London, UK @ The Garage
11/14 - London, UK @ The Garage
11/15 - London, UK @ The Garage
12/01 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/02 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/03 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/05 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/06 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/07 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
12/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

*festival appearance
^ w/ special guests Clutch and Red Fang

08/03 Nanna (of Of Monsters and Men) with Indigo Sparke at Fine Line Read More Of Monsters and Men Of Monsters and Men will be headlining the Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field this Saturday. Typical of these open-area shows, they start really early (5:30pm) and ends before noise curfew (around 10pm). … Indigo Sparke Indigo Sparke opened up with the sun still lingering. She brought along Adam on guitar and Jeremy on drums for an eight-song set, which featured songs …

08/03/2023 Thursday

Nanna (of Of Monsters and Men)
with Indigo Sparke
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Nanna, from Of Monsters and Men, is currently on tour in support of her debut solo album How to Start a Garden (Republic Records).

Talking about the album, Nanna said, “A lot of things had to end for this album to become what it is. A long term relationship, my prior sense of home and belonging and security. But it’s also an ode to the joy of new beginnings: new relationships, a new home, new friendships, a new sense of self. The album takes place in this in-between state. I wrote it in Iceland and recorded it between Iceland and upstate New York. It captures a very specific time in my life of curiosity and reflection, when I felt very much in the middle of a surreal new reality and didn’t have a clear path in my direction—like how a snowstorm is somehow chaotic but calm at the same time.”

Of Monsters and Men (29 Mar 2012)

We last saw Of Monsters and Men in Mar 2012 and wrote, “Of Monsters and Men sounded so happy to be here in America. They mentioned how they did the tourist-thing, seeing the Mall of America. There are also a lot of them on stage; I think I counted seven of them. Many of their songs contain "hey! hey!" and yes, it's catchy.”

Indigo Sparke to open.

Tour dates:

July 17 - Cambridge, MA / The Sinclair*
July 18 - Burlington, VT / Higher Ground*
July 20 - Washington, DC / Howard Theatre*
July 21 - Philadelphia, PA / Union Transfer*
July 22 - Woodstock, NY / Colony*
July 24 - Amagansett, NY / Stephen Talkhouse*
July 26 - New York, NY / Bowery Ballroom*
July 28 - Portland, ME / Portland House Music*
July 29 - Newport, RI / Newport Folk Festival
July 31 - Ann Arbor, MI / The Ark*
August 1 - Chicago, IL / Thalia Hall*
August 3 - Minneapolis, MN / Fine Line*
August 5 - Denver, CO / Bluebird Theater*
August 8 - West Hollywood, CA / Troubadour *
August 10 - Pioneertown, CA / Pappy and Harriet's*
August 13 - San Francisco, CA / Outside Lands
August 15 - Portland, OR / Wonder Ballroom*
August 16 - Seattle, WA / Neptune Theatre*
November 2-4 - Reykjavík, Iceland / Iceland Airwaves Festival
November 21 - London, UK / Omera

*With Special Guest Indigo Sparke

08/03 Suki Waterhouse at First Avenue Read More Suki Waterhouse 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”. ...

08/03/2023 Thursday

Suki Waterhouse
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

English actress, model, and singer Suki Waterhouse will be headlining the Fine Line in support of her debut album Milk Teeth. Her album is available now on legendary record label Sub Pop.

Suki Waterhouse at Fine Line poster (20 Jan 2023)

We were supposed to see Suki Waterhouse in Jan 2023, but due to bad weather, the show was postponed. The new date is now August 3, 2023, and the venue has been upgraded to First Avenue.

As of this writing, no opening band listed.

Tour dates:

Aug 3 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Aug 3 Chicago, IL, US Lollapalooza
Sep 29 Outdoor Dana Point, CA, US Ohana
Sep 30 Outdoor Columbia, MD, US All Things Go Music Festival
Sep 30 Outdoor Columbia, MD, US All Things Go Music Festival
Sep 30 Outdoor Columbia, MD, US All Things Go
Oct 6 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Music Festival

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

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

The National at Surly Brewing Festival Field (09/14/2022)

09/14 The National with Indigo Sparke at Surly Brewing Festival Field National Setlist Don't Swallow the Cap Mistaken for Strangers Bloodbuzz Ohio The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness I Need My Girl This Is the Last Time Slow Show Ice Machines Wasp Nest This Isn't Helping Conversation 16 Tropic Morning News (Haversham) Day I Die Rylan with Indigo Sparke Light Years Pink Rabbits England Graceless Fake Empire -- Encore -- Weird Goodbyes Mr. November Terrible Love About Today Read More The National The National dropped their 6th album last month titled Trouble Will Find Me. The album (featuring such talents as St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Richard Reed Perry of Arcade Fire), took nearly three years to cultivate and climbed the… Indigo Sparke Indigo Sparke to open. The National 2022 North American tour dates: Sept. 12: Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre Sept. 13: Kansas City, MO - Grinders KC Sept. 14: Minneapolis, MN - Surly Brewing Festival Field …

It was a fine late-summer evening at Surly Brewing Festival Field, an outdoor venue in the middle of an industrial park in northeast Minneapolis. Parking was at a demolition processing center.  To the north of the field were hundreds of shipping containers stacked like cord wood. Perhaps it was the perfect setting for a band from Ohio with a workman like name.

Indigo Sparke opened up with the sun still lingering.  She brought along Adam on guitar and Jeremy on drums for an eight-song set, which featured songs from her 2021 album Echo and upcoming Hysteria, which has a release date of October 7^th, 2022.

From Sydney, Australia, Sparke stated she felt a special connection to Minneapolis for she had once lived in the city for a year. 

Sparke’s parents are musicians and they bestowed a musical name on their daughter with Duke Ellington’s masterpiece “Mood Indigo.”  It’s an apt name for although her sound and lyrics can be sparse, she hovers in a world more complex. 

Sparke has a nice voice, a soothing one, the kind of voice you want to hear on the radio when you are driving on a warm summer’s night with the windows rolled down. 

The National’s Aaron Dessner joined Sparke for a couple of songs from her new album which he produced.  He played his guitar with a far-off, self-contained howl before opening up on “Golden Ribbons.”

The National then took the stage for a nineteen song set from eight albums spanning over a twenty-year career.  We Heart Music last saw them headlining the Rock the Garden festival at the Walker Art Center in June of 2019. 

“It’s good to see you,” said lead singer, Matt Berninger, to the crowd.  “It’s been a while.”

There was a familiarity in the greeting, like old friends meeting after too much time had passed. 

For being known for bleak lyrics and anthem-like themes, Berninger and his band mates were in a playful mood, bantering with each other between songs.  When Berninger said the next song was “Ice Machines,” Aaron Dessner corrected him with a “No it’s not.”

Berninger had accidentally leapt ahead and had to be reminded that “Slow Show” was next.  So Berninger decided the song should now be called “Ice Machines” to the consternation to Dessner.  And that would only be the beginning as he jokingly introduced “Mr. November” as “Mr. February” and called their latest release “Weird Goodbyes” as “Fake Empire.” He also spent quite a bit of time surfing through the crowd, which allowed a stage hand to take his place front and center looking much like a fisherman trying to reel in a wayward singer with a mic cord. 

The highlight of the evening was when Berninger took a break from the introspective often contradictory lyrics (I'm feelin' sacred, my soul is stripped) and let Aaron and Bryce Dessner take the lead on guitar, keyboard or upright piano.   Aaron and Bryce even shared solos in tandem on “Wasp Nest” and “Tropic Morning News.”  It was a musical treat to see two lead guitars talking to each other through an exchange of notes.  It was far too brief, but the band had more mislabeled songs to cover. 

Remaining tour dates:

Sept. 16: Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
Sept. 17: Maryland Heights, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
Sept. 18: Indianapolis, IN - TCU Amphitheater
Sept. 19: Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
Sept. 22: Boston, MA - Roadrunner
Sept. 24: Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg University
Sept. 25: Bridgeport, CT - Sound on Sound Festival

Indigo Sparke

Indigo Sparke

Indigo Sparke

The National

The National

The National

The National at Surly Brewing Festival Field, Minneapolis (14 Sep 2022)

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