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RIP Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane)

Read More Jefferson Starship The current Jefferson Starship (from the ashes of Jefferson Airplane) is led by co-founder Paul Kantner... and not to be confused with Starship (Mickey Thomas) ... .…

According to rollingstone.com, Paul Kantner, from Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, has died at the age of 74 as a result of “multiple organ failure and septic shock”.

Jefferson Starship was still fresh on our mind because of their upcoming show with Blue Oyster Cult at Medina Entertainment Center (the venue also previously booked Scott Weiland, who died in the Minnesota area in December 2015).

For updated list, head over to Musicians who died in 2016.

[28 Jan 2016] Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), 74, multiple organ failure

[26 Jan 2016] Black, 53, traffic accident

[24 Jan 2016] Jimmy Bain (Rainbow), 68, pneumonia

[23 Jan 2016] Cadalack Ron, 34, unknown

[22 Jan 2016] Alec Wishart (Hogsnort Rupert), 76, lung cancer

[20 Jan 2016] Lee Abramson, 45, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

[18 Jan 2016] Glenn Frey (Eagles), 67, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia

[18 Jan 2016] Pablo Manavello, 65, unknown

[18 Jan 2016] Andy Dog (artist for The The), 57, brain tumor

[17 Jan 2016] Mic Gillette (Tower of Power), 64, heart attack

[17 Jan 2016] Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople), 67, Alzheimer's disease

[17 Jan 2016] Blowfly, 76, liver cancer

[16 Jan 2016] Hubert Giraud, 94, unknown

[16 Jan 2016] Carina Jaarnek (Frösöflickorna), 53, cerebral haemorrhage

[16 Jan 2016] Gary Loizzo (The American Breed), 70, pancreatic cancer

[15 Jan 2016] Pete Huttlinger, 54, stroke.

[14 Jan 2016] René Angélil (Celine Dion's manager/husband), 73, throat cancer

[14 Jan 2016] Franco Oppo, 80, unknown

[10 Jan 2016] David Bowie, 69, cancer

[10 Jan 2016] John Berry (Idaho), 51, natural causes

[10 Jan 2016] Hernán Gamboa (Serenata Guayanesa), 69, cancer

[09 Jan 2016] Robert McAllister (Iron Chic), 36, unknown

[09 Jan 2016] Jānis Vaišļa (Pirates of the Sea), 46, cardiac amyloidosis

[08 Jan 2016] Brett Smiley, 60, HIV and hepatitis

[08 Jan 2016] Otis Clay, 73, heart attack

[08 Jan 2016] Red Simpson, 81, heart attack

[07 Jan 2016] Kitty Kallen, 94, unknown

[07 Jan 2016] Troy Shondell, 76, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

[06 Jan 2016] Nicholas Caldwell (The Whispers), 71, heart problems

[04 Jan 2016] Craig Strickland (Backroad Anthem), 29, hypothermia (Body found on January 4)

[04 Jan 2016] Long John Hunter, 84, natural causes

[04 Jan 2016] Robert Stigwood (manager of The Bee Gees, Cream), 81, unknown

[04 Jan 2016] Achim Mentzel, 69, stroke

[03 Jan 2016] Jason Mackenroth (Rollins Band, Blue Man Group), 46, prostate cancer

[02 Jan 2016] Michel Delpech, 69, cancer

Read more: Musicians who died in 2015.

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Minneapolis: January 29 to January 31, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 29 to January 31, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Blue Oyster Cult 40+ years on, Blue Oyster Cult still doesn’t fear the reaper. Or anything else. The band proved that on a recent two-night stand on the Lodge stage at the Minnesota State Fair. …

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT & JEFFERSON STARSHIP
at Medina Entertainment Center
Friday, 01/29/16, 7:30pm ($39.55)
medinaentertainment.com

This co-headlining tour of Blue Oyster Cult and Jefferson Starship is taking place at Medina Entertainment Center next Friday, January 29th.

You can find BOC fairly active in the Minnesota area... having caught the 'Don't Fear the Reaper' band at Mystic Lake (22 Aug 2015), Blue Coupe/Taste of Minnesota (4 July 2015) and MN State Fair (25 Aug 2013).

The current Jefferson Starship (from the ashes of Jefferson Airplane) is led by co-founder Paul Kantner... and not to be confused with Starship (Mickey Thomas) ... Basically Jefferson Starship won't play "We Built This City" or "Sara" is the long and short of it. I have to add that in, because I have confused the two bands for many, many years.

Also speaking of Starships, remember Cobra Starship? They sang "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)".

BOC tour dates:

01/28/16 Milwaukee, WI Northern Lights Theater
01/29/16 Medina, MN Medina Entertainment
01/30/16 Maricopa, AZ Harrah's Phoenix
02/05/16 Leesburg, VA Tally Ho Theatre
02/06/16 Westbury, NY NYCB Theatre
02/13/16 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club
02/27/16 Tacoma, WA Emerald Queen Casino
03/05/16 Manistee, MI Little River Casino Resort
03/18/16 Tulsa, OK River Spirit Casino
03/25/16 Saint Charles, IL Arcada Theatre
03/26/16 Jackpot, NV Cactus Petes Resort
04/07/16 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club
04/08/16 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
04/09/16 Akron, OH Tangier Restaurant
04/16/16 Tucson, AZ Pima County Fairgrounds
04/17/16 Beverly Hills, CA Saban Theatre
05/29/16 Coleman, MI Coleman Veterans
06/05/16 Littleton, CO Hudson Gardens
06/11/16 Melbourne, FL King Center For Performing Arts
06/17/16 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club
07/08/16 West Wendover, NV Peppermill Concert
07/09/16 Plymouth, CA Helwig Winery
07/28/16 Tel Aviv, Israel Wohl Amphitheatre
08/02/16 Drammen Drammens Theatre
08/12/16 Shreveport, LA Shreveport Municipal
08/13/16 Truro, MA Payomet Performing
10/15/16 Tyler, TX Butler Square

Read More Babes in Toyland Since I love all-things Riot Grrrls, naturally I wanted to check out Babes in Toyland live. A little trivia, but the legendary Minneapolis band actually fired bassist Courtney Love in 1987. She, of course … Kitten Forever Third on the list is Minneapolis' own Kitten Forever, the riot trio features Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton. …

BABES IN TOYLAND
at First Avenue
Saturday, 01/30/16, 7pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Sure, Ben Folds is appearing on "A Prairie Home Companion" and Smash Mouth will appear at Mystic Showroom... but the only band you really have to see is Babes In Toyland at First Avenue. This is their first non-festival appearance in Minneapolis. We caught them at their last show in 2000 and recently caught them at last year's Rock the Garden on 21 June 2015 and noted that their fans were just as wild and excited about seeing the trio again (even though the trio messed up a few times early in their set).

Still, we love seeing the band back together again - however missing from this upcoming show will be Maureen Herman. I don't think there was a reason given why she left, but it probably has to do with logistics (I think Herman is based out of Los Angeles). New bassist will be Clara Salyer. We like Clara, it seems like a good fit for her, and despite her young age, she's already a music veteran.

We have been following Clara since she was 17 years old, reviewing Total Babe in 2009, seeing them live at Fine Line (Feb 2010). After Total Babe broke up, she appeared with Air Conditioning School (see details) and she started Prissy Clerks, which we caught at 7th Street (Sep 2012)... and I believe that band is no longer around.

Recently she's in Whatever Forever and we caught them at Triple Rock (June 2015) and Turf Club (Mar 2015), and as Royal Brat at Triple Rock (July 2015).

I'm sure we're missing a few bands... but for now we can add Babes in Toyland to her ever-growing band resume!

Also on the bill are all-girls band Kitten Forever and all-boys band Ageist.

Kitten Forever on the lineup is no surprise, as the "bratty banshee best friends" previously toured with Babes in 2015. KF's third album 7 Hearts will be out on March 25th, 2016 on vinyl/digital via Atlas Chair (co-founded by JD Samson from MEN, SHARER and Le Tigre).

Read More Carroll Minneapolis-based Carroll's self-titled LP is coming out September 18th via Entertainment One Music. You can preview "Alligator" from the forthcoming album now. …

CARROLL
with Rubert Angeleyes
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 01/31/16, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Winner of the 2013 "Are You Local?" vita.mn contest, Carroll (Brian Hurlow, Max Kulicke, Charlie Rudoy, Charles McClung) will be doing a tiny "Midwest Mini Jaunt", ending their tour at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis next Sunday, January 31st.

We saw the local band at the Varsity in 2013 and wrote that they had trouble playing a limited 30-min set, "leaving off a few songs off their setlist".

Their self-titled album came out September 18th, 2015.

Opening will be Rubert Angeleyes, who we previously caught at Basilica Block Party 2015 and Record Store Day 2015.

Midwest Mini Jaunt

01/28 Uni of Wisconsin–Stout, Menomonie WI
01/29 Township, Chicago IL
01/31 7th Street, Minneapolis MN

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