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Minneapolis: September 1 to September 3

This week has Sir Chloe vs Chloe.

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09/01 and 09/02 First Avenue Goes to the Fair Read More Tommy Stinson This Tommy Stinson (bass player for this little known band called The Replacements) with Milwaukee's Midnight Reruns and Philadelphia's Beach Slang is sold out. .… Run Westy Run I am grouping these three shows together because Run Westy Run and Iffy are related. RWR (featuring Daniel, Kirk, Kraig, and Kyle) were never quite as popular as their local peers …

09/01/2023 Friday

First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
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09/02/2023 Saturday

First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
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It’s that time of the year again: the annual Minnesota State Fair.

First Avenue will be once again organizing a variety of local bands to play the Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater, inside the State Fair. The show is hosted by Justen Jones with the houseband Al Church and The Congregation.

For Friday night we have these bands:

• Becky Kapell
• Juice Lord
• Laamar
• Tommy Stinson
• XINA
• hosted by Justen Jones

For Saturday night:

• Barlow
• Jaedyn James
• Monique Smaz
• Run Westy Run
• SYM1
• hosted by Justen Jones

09/02 Surf Curse at 7th St Entry Read More Surf Curse Los Angeles’ Surf Curse will be playing the 7th Street Entry on September 26th. Their new album Heaven Surrounds You is out now on Danger Collective. …

09/02/2023 Saturday

Surf Curse
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Ahead of their opening slot for Greta Van Fleet at Xcel Energy Center stadium show on September 3rd, Surf Curse has booked a smaller, intimate headlining show at the 7th Street Entry on September 2nd.

The L.A. indie surf band was created by Nick Rattigan (lead vocals and drums) and Jacob Rubeck (guitars) and gained success with their song, “Freaks”. They were last seen in Minneapolis on Sep 2019.

Tour dates:

Aug 12 Seattle, WA, US Day In Day Out
Sep 2 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th Street Entry
Sep 3 St. Paul, MN, US Xcel Energy Center
Sep 5 Chicago, IL, US Subterranean
Sep 6 Rosemont, IL, US Allstate Arena
Sep 8 Detroit, MI, US Little Caesars Arena
Sep 10 Washington, DC, US Songbyrd
Sep 11 Washington, DC, US Capital One Arena
Sep 12 New York (NYC), NY, US Madison Square Garden
Sep 14 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right
Sep 14 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right
Sep 15 Boston, MA, US TD Garden
Sep 16 Medford, MA, US Deep Cuts
Sep 17 Philadelphia, PA, US PhilaMOCA
Sep 19 Philadelphia, PA, US Wells Fargo Center
Sep 22 Indianapolis, IN, US Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Sep 23 Cleveland, OH, US Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Sep 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Novo
Sep 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Novo

09/03 The Ocean Blue with The Hang Ups and Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh at Parkway Theater Read More The Ocean Blue The Ocean Blue is an indiepop band from the late 80s, originally signed to Sire Records. Currently, the band released Ultramarine and is signed to Korda … DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

09/03/2023 Sunday

The Ocean Blue
with The Hang Ups and Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

I’m happy to report that the upcoming The Ocean Blue show on September 3, at the Parkway Theater has sold out. We’ve been listening to this indie pop band since the 90s when they covered The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out”.

The Ocean Blue (26 Jul 2019)

We caught the band in July 2019 and wrote, “The Ocean Blue had always wore their influences on their sleeve, play music that sounds very similar to 80s dreampop/shoegazing sound, and even covering The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out” (faithfully, I might add) on their Peace & Light EP. At the end of their 90-min set, they dedicated their cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” to the Transmission audience.”

Speaking of Transmission, DJ Jake Rudh will play music videos between sets.

The Hang Ups to open.

Tour Dates:

Sep 1- Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
Sep 2 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Sep 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Parkway Theater
Sep 8 - Washington, DC @ Howard Theater
Sep 9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
Sep 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Theater
Sep 30 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Neptune Festival
Oct 6 - San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct 7 - Houston, TX @ Numbers
Oct 19 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 20 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag
Oct 21 - Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview Music Hall
Nov 10 - Miami, FL @ The Ground @ Club Space
Nov 11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Nov 16 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Nov 17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Nov 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

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: May 23 to May 31, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 23 to May 31, 2017.

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Read More Perfume Genius Seattle's Mike Hadreas, or otherwise known as Perfume Genius, is stopping by Minneapolis on September 30th, as part of his tour to support his new album Too Bright, (out September 23 on …

PERFUME GENIUS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday 05/24/17 (7pm/$17)
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Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) is stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in support of his fourth record No Shape (Matador Records). The album was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett.

You may have recall us writing about Hadreas when his breakout record Too Bright was released 2014.

serpentwithfeet to open.

Tour dates:

May 18 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
May 19 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
May 20 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
May 21 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
May 23 - Back Room - Milwaukee, WI
May 24 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
May 25 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
June 16 - Eaux Claires Festival - Eau Claire, WI
June 17 - Eaux Claires Festival - Eau Claire, WI
July 15 - Imperial - Vancouver, BC
Jul 16 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
Jul 18 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Jul 19 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Jul 23 - Capitol Hill Block Party - Seattle, WA

*support on all May dates will be serpentwithfeet

Read More Wavves After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set ..…

WAVVES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 05/24/17 (7pm/$20)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Wavves is currently on tour for their forthcoming album You're Welcome. The record comes out tomorrow, May 19th.

We previously saw Wavves in 2013 and wrote, “After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set, only to be hindered early on, by lack of a channel in singer Nathan Williams’ monitor speakers. "Bug," from 2011’s Life Sux EP followed by "Take on the World" next, before the band played its recent and maybe most accessible song to date, "Demon to Lean On”, from the new ‘Afraid of Heights’ which understandably got a noisy positive response, despite being so early into the set.”

Show up early to check out Kino Kimino (aka Kim Talon), from “the snowy wilds of Manitoba.” Kino Kimino’s debut record Bait Is For Sissies is out now.

Wavves Tour Dates:

5/18 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace $
5/20 - Columbus, OH - The A&R Music Bar $
5/22 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi Fi $
5/23 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge $
5/24 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock #
5/25 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar #
5/27 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey #
5/28 - Austin, TX - Mohawk #
5/30 - Santa Fe, CA - Skylight #
5/31 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom #
6/01 - San Diego, CA - Irenic #
6/02 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram #
6/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
6/05 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile #
6/06 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #

$ W/ Post Animal
# W/ Kino Kimino

Read More Everclear It's 1990 all over again with the annual "Summerland Tour". The 90s nostalgia tour was created by singer/guitarist Art Alexakis from Everclear, which would explain why they have headlined Summerland since its inception … Michael Kiwanuka UPDATE: The entire USA Michael Kiwanuka tour has been cancelled. Stay tuned for details. Michael Kiwanuka Live: 11/30, Webster Hall, New York, NY … Ha Ha Tonka Ha Ha Tonka closed with fantastic harmonies and an interesting mix of twangy country and rock. The band moved the audience to sing and dance along. The set was memorable … Soundset Soundset is the music festival put on by Rhymesayers Entertainment. This is happening at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Tickets are more than $46 (I couldn't tell because Ticketweb .... Girlpool Los Angeles' Girlpool to arrive at Triple Rock Social Club. Locals Kitten Forever and Half Tramp will open (8pm/$10). …

Other shows in the area:

05/23/17 Justin Townes Earle will be headlining First Avenue on May 23rd in support of his new album Kids In The Street (New West Records). Earle will be bringing his longtime guitarist Paul Niehaus alongside The Sadies as his backing band (the band will also open the show). Also on the bill, Sammy Brue. 7pm, $22.

05/24/17 Legendary Neil Diamond to headline Xcel Energy Center. 7pm, $29.50.

05/25/17 American rock band Gov't Mule (fronted by winning artist Warren Haynes) is headed to the The State Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday. 7pm, $51.50.

05/26/17 Multi-platinum rockers Everclear is touring in celebration of the 20th anniversary of So Much For The Afterglow. This is the band’s best known record, and they will be performing the entire album! They play Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, Minnesota. Vertical Horizon and Fastball to open. 7pm, $27.

05/26/17 The last time Michael Kiwanuka was on tour, he had to cancel the tour. He’s making it up now with the upcoming show at First Avenue (originally scheduled at Cedar Cultural Center, but was upgraded to the bigger stage). Cloves to open. 7pm, $18.

05/26/17 Pallbearer will be at 7th Street Entry in support of Heartless. Inter Arma, Gatecreeper and Iosis will open. 7:30pm, $15.

05/27/17 Boston to play Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake. 7pm, $56.

05/27/17 The classically trained, five-piece Minneapolis-based band Tabah will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club on Saturday. The record debut album Symmetry Somewhere is available now. Jaedyn James & the Hunger and Kind Red Spirits to open. 9pm, $6.

05/28/17 The popular Soundset will be at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this year. 11am, $94.

05/31/17 Free Throw will be headlining the Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota. Homesafe and Heart Attack Man , among others, to open. 6pm, $12.

05/31/17 Ha Ha Tonka to play Turf Club in St Paul. Trapper Schoepp to open. 7:30pm, $12.

05/31/17 Girlpool is playing the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday. Ian Sweet and Snail Mail to open. 7:30pm, $16.

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