Minneapolis: December 13 - December 15, 2014

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from December 13 to December 15, 2014.

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Read More Amy Grant It's hard to believe that six-time GRAMMY winner Amy Grant is releasing her first record in 10 years called How Mercy Looks From Here on May 14, 2013. …

MICHAEL W SMITH w/ Amy Grant
at Target Center
Saturday 12/13/14, 7pm ($32)
targetcenter.com

If you listened to our latest podcast, Vu demonstrated that he is actually a closet Amy Grant fan.

Grant and Michael W Smith will be performing Christmas songs from his The Spirit of Christmas holiday album (released September 30th) with a full symphony orchestra at the Target Center on Saturday, December 13th, as part of his "Spirit of Christmas Tour".

This should be a very special night because Amy Grant is only appearing at only a few dates with Smith (co-bill in Dallas, Minneapolis and Atlanta only), before heading back to her residency at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

Michael W Smith tour dates:

11/30/14 Anaheim, CA City National Grove 12/01/14 Modesto, CA Mary Stuart Rogers 12/04/14 Nashville, TN Schermerhorn 12/05/14 Birmingham, AL Leslie S. Wright 12/06/14 Richmond, VA Altria Theater 12/11/14 Wichita, KS Hartman Arena 12/12/14 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 12/13/14 Minneapolis, MN Target Center 12/15/14 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre 12/18/14 Spokane, WA INB Performing 12/19/14 Tualatin, OR Rolling Hills Community

12/20/14 Redmond, WA Overlake Christian Church 12/21/14 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Centre 02/12/15 Middleburg Heights, OH Grace Church 03/05/15 Lakeland, FL Lakeland Center 03/06/15 Bremen, GA Mill Town Music Hall 03/26/15 Westbury, NY NYCB Theatre 03/27/15 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre 06/12/15 Pasadena, CA Pasadena Civic Aud 08/10/15 Nashville, TN Nashville Music City 08/11/15 Nashville, TN Nashville Music City 09/05/15 Marietta, GA Jim Miller Park 09/25/15 Shipshewana, IN Blue Gate

Read More Marcia Ball Also, as tradition goes, we stopped by the Leinie Lodge Bandshell to catch a little set from Texas-born, Louisiana-based Marcia Ball playing some old time rock and blues on her keyboard. …

MARCIA BALL
at Dakota Jazz Club
Sunday 12/14/14, 7pm ($35)/9pm ($30)
dakotacooks.com

We caught Louisiana's Marcia Ball earlier this year at the Minnesota State Fair to hear her play some rock and blues. At the time I mentioned that she had a new album coming out called Tattooed Lady & The Alligator Man (Alligator Records). The album is out now and she's doing a national tour in support of it... stopping by Minneapolis' Dakota Jazz Club on Sunday, December 14th.

Marcia Ball is playing two sets: 7pm ($35) and 9pm ($30).

Tour dates:

12/05/14 Boca Raton, FL The Funky Biscuit
12/06/14 Bradenton Blues Festival
12/14/14 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
12/21/14 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar
01/02/15 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theater
01/03/15 The Woodlands, TX Dosey Doe
01/10/15-01/17/15 Delbert McClinton Sandy
01/24/15 New Harmony, IN Murphy Auditorium
02/05/15 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
02/06/15 Eugene, OR The Jaqua Concert Hall
02/14/15 Park City, UT Eccles Center
04/11/15 Temple, TX Azalee Marshall Cultural
06/27/15 Northwoods Blues Festival
07/12/15 North Atlantic Blues Festival

Read More Romantica I've seen Romantica a few times, but this time, they had help from Black Audience's singer Jayanthi Kyle. They played an Americana/heartland type music, and singer Ben Kyle mentioned that these songs …

JON DEE GRAHAM
at Turf Club
Monday 12/15/14, 7pm ($8)
turfclub.net

Austin's Jon Dee Graham will be stopping by St Paul at the Turf Club this December 14th. Graham was named the Austin Musician of the Year at SXSW in 2006.

Opening up the Minneapolis show will be Austin's Mike June and Romantica's singer Ben Kyle.

Tour dates:

12/05- House Concert-sold out, Kansas City, MO
12/06- Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
12/07- The Fire Room, Osage Beach, MO
12/08- Zoo Bar, Lincoln, NE
12/09- The Mill, Iowa City, IA
12/10 – The Depot, Shenandoah, IA
12/11- Eronel, Dubuque, IA
12/12- The Washington, Burlington, IA
12/13- Kiki’s House of Righteous, Madison, WI
12/15- Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
12/16 – FitzGerald’s, Chicago, IL
12/17 – Castle Theatre, Bloomington, IL
12/18- Auntie Mae’s, Manhattan, KS
12/19- Blue Door, Oklahoma City, OK
12/20 Strange Brew Legacies Christmas Show

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