Galatic/Lettuce Poster
New Politics Tour Poster
Palm Poster
Ani DiFranco Tour Poster
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Lettuce
02/25/17 Known for their incredible live shows, funk band Lettuce will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Saturday. The Russ Liquid Test will open.
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New Politics
The clear headliner with a full set (note even their setlist showed a two-song encore) was Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised
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Palm
Next up was Philadelphia, by the way of New York, Palm (not to be confused with Palms), a band that suffers from that common-band-name, making searching for them difficult.
After hearing the sad news that the Triple Rock Social Club
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Ani Difranco
I've never seen Ani Difranco live, but all my women friends have seen her at one point in their lives. Since the early 90s, Difranco has been an inspiration for women all over the world... and through her Righteous Babe
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Judah & the Lion
Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central! …
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Other shows in the area:
GALACTIC / LETTUCE
Palace Theatre
Thu 02/22/2018 (7pm/$27)
palacestpaul.com
The Lettuce and Galactic co-headlining tour will be taking place at the Palace Theatre on Thursday.
Tour Dates:
02/13 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
02/14 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park*
02/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre*
02/16 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
02/17 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
02/18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
02/20 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
02/22 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre^
02/23 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre^
02/24 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall^
02/25 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues^
03/22 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount*
03/23 Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre*
03/24 Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre*
03/26 Hartford, CT @ Infinity Hall
03/28 Richmond, VA @ The National
03/29 Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger
03/30 Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
03/31 Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
*With support from Motet
^Co-bill with Galactic
NEW POLITICS
+ Dreamers, The Wrecks
Varsity Theater
Thu 02/22/2018 (5pm/$25)
musichallmpls.com
One of the best live bands New Politics will be headlining the newly re-opened Varsity Theater in Dinkytown.
PALM
+ The Spirit Of The Beehive
7th Street Entry
Thu 02/22/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com
New York/Philadelphia band Palm will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of the new album Rock Island (Carpark Records).
We caught the band in October 2017 and noted that they may be moving to Minneapolis: “The band, at least Eve, also announced that they have fallen in love with the city and decided to move here after this year. This isn’t the first time a Philadelphia band moved here, I know at least one other band, Strange Names, relocated here as well.”
Tour dates:
2/16 - Boston, MA @ The Great Scott ^
2/18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe ^
2/19 - Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar ^
2/20 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ^
2/21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club ^
2/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ^
2/23 - Madison, WI @ Der Rathskellar ^
2/24 - Grinnell, IA @ Gardner Lounge ^
2/26 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge ^
2/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^
2/28 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^
3/1 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza ^
3/2 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar ^
3/5 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project ^
3/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop ^
3/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex ^
3/9 - San Diego, CA @ SPACE ^
3/10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Flying Burrito Music Fest
3/11 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress ^
3/13 - Dallas, TX @ Double Wide ^
3/14-17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/19 - Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse ^
3/20 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 ^
3/21 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook ^
3/22 - Norfolk, VA @ Toast ^
3/23 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ^
3/24 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel ^
3/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^
5/24 - London,UK @ Corsica Studios
5/26 - Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
5/27 - Jena, DE @ Glashaus
5/28 - Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus
5/29 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
6/6 - Brussels, BE @ Trône
6/7 - Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
6/9 - Bristol, UK @ Louisiana
6/10 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
6/11 - Manchester, UK @ Castle Hotel
6/12 - Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
6/13 - Leeds, UK @ Oporto
ANI DIFRANCO
+ Gracie and Rachel
First Avenue
Fri 02/23/2018 (7pm/$45)
first-avenue.com
Politically conscious protest singer
Ani DiFranco is headlining First Avenue. You can bet she’ll be rallying against Donald Trump.
JUDAH & THE LION
+ Colony House, Tall Heights
Palace Theatre
Fri 02/23/2018 (7pm/$25)
palacestpaul.com
Fan-favorites Judah & the Lion is in the middle of their biggest tour to date. They’ll be headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul this Friday.
Going to Mars 2018 Confirmed Tour Dates:
February 18 @ Knitting Factory Concert Hall in Spokane, WA
February 19 @ Roseland Theatre in Portland, OR
February 21 @ In The Venue in Salt Lake City, UT
February 23 @ Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN
February 24 @ Uptown Theatre in Kansas City, MO
February 28 @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
March 1 @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
March 2 @ Okeechobee in Okeechobee, FL
March 3 @ The Moon in Tallahassee, FL
March 5 @ Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH
March 6 @ Orpheum Theatre in Madison, WI
March 8 @ St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, MI
March 9 @ Phoenix Concert Hall in Toronto, ON
March 10 @ HOB in Boston, MA
March 11 @ Corona Theatre in Montreal, QC
March 13 @ Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, NY
March 14 @ The Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA
March 16 @ The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA
March 17th @ St. Pats in Five Points in Columbia, SC
March 18 @ NorVa in Norfolk, VA
March 21 @ HOB in Cleveland, OH
March 22 @ Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, IN
March 23 @ Riviera Theater in Chicago, IL
March 24 @ The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
April 6-10 @ Parahoy!
April 11 @ The Mill & Mine in Knoxville, TN
April 12 @ The Mill & Mine in Knoxville, TN
April 13 @ The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC
April 14 @ The Cone Denim in Greensboro, NC
April 16 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
April 17 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
April 19 @ Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL
April 20 @ The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA
April 21 @ The Nasional in Nashville, TN
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 Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene, that band consisting of three thousand band members, including Feist, Amy Millan (Stars), Emily Haines (Metric), Brendan Canning, etc., well it looks like Jason Collett of BSS …
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 Frightened Rabbit
Frightened Rabbit is back in Minneapolis next Wednesday, April 27th, touring in support of Painting of a Panic Attack. The fifth studio album came out April 8th ..…
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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
at Palace Theatre
Thursday 09/28/2017 (7pm/$31) palacestpaul.com One of the most important Canadian band Broken Social Scene is making their return to Minnesota at the Palace Theatre next Thursday. The all-star collective (they have officially 19 band members!) has produced notable stars such as Metric, Feist, Stars, Emily Haines, Amy Millan, Apostle of Hustle, etc. This is going to be a great, fun time. We haven’t seen BSC since 2009 and 2008, so it’s a rare treat that they can all come together to tour. Expect to see these guys rocking together on stage at the Palace show: Kevin Drew, John Crossingham, Brendan Canning, Sam Goldberg, Charles Spearin, Ariel Engle, Justin Peroff, Leslie Feist, Andrew Whiteman, Emily Haines, Evan Cranley, Amy Millan, Jimmy Shaw, Lisa Lobsinger, David French, Ohad Benchetrit, and Jason Collett. BSC’s long-awaited fifth album Hug Of Thunder is out now. Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit to open. The last time we saw the band at Festival Palomino 2016, we wrote, “The band undoubtedly gained new fans as a result of their early slot and songs like ‘Old Old Fashioned’ seemed tailor fit to this type of festival. ‘The Woodpile’ remains a sonic tour-de-force and the band closed with 2010’s somewhat somber, ‘The Loneliness and the Scream’.” Tour dates:
9/24/17 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
9/26/17 Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman *
9/27/17 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater *
9/28/17 St. Paul, MN @ The Palace *
9/29/17 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom *
9/30/17 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore *
10/1/17 Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham Theater *
10/3/17 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/5/17 Portland, ME @ State Theater *
10/6/17 New Haven, CT @ College Street *
10/7/17 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/18/17 Calgary, AB @The Palace +
10/20/17 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~
10/21/17 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~
10/22/17 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ~
10/23/17 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ~
10/24/17 Portland, WA @ Crystal Ballroom ~
10/26/17 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater ~
10/28/17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ~
11/1/17 Windsor, ON @ Family Credit Union #
11/3/17 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #
11/4/17 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre #
~ - with The Belle Game
* - with Frightened Rabbit
+ - with Dear Rouge
# - with Arcade Fire
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Judah & the Lion
Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central! …
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JUDAH & THE LION
at First Avenue
Friday 09/29/2017 (8pm/$22/Sold Out) first-avenue.com Judah & The Lion has sold out their appearance at First Avenue for September 29th. We’ve always known they were a special band, especially after seeing them for the first time in 2014 and wrote, “It's feel-good singalong folk rock, think Mumford & Sons, and you get the idea. Many of their songs got their most dedicated fans to help sing along, especially on "Back's Against the Wall", where Akers stopped a second to hear his fans finish the lyrics... with the biggest grin on his face.” Judah & The Lion’s Going To Mars is out now. Irish indie rockers The Academic will open the show. After this US tour, the Choice Music Prize nominee band will be returning to the UK to play some of their biggest headlining gigs this November. Tour dates:
09/24 @ Broncos Block Party in Denver, CO
09/28 @ The Blue Note in Columbia, MO
09/29 @ First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN
10/01 @ The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI
10/02 @ The Rave II in Milwaukee, WI
10/04 @ Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA
10/05 @ Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH
10/06 @ Headliner’s Music Hall in Louisville, KY
10/07 @ Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN
10/08 @ HOB in New Orleans, LA
10/10 @ Maverick’s in Jacksonville, FL
10/11 @ State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL
10/13 @ Iron City in Birmingham, AL
10/14 @ Music Farm in Charleston. SC
10/15 @ The Ritz in Raleigh, NC
10/16 @ Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA
10/18 @ Irving Plaza in New York, NY
10/19 @ Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY
10/20 @ Paradise Rock Club Ballroom in Boston, MA
10/21 @ Theatre of the Living Arts
10/22 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
10/25 @ The Metroplex in Little Rock, AR
10/26 @ Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
10/27 @ Stubb’s in Austin TX
10/28 @ HOB in Dallas, TX
10/29 @ White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX
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 Hundred Waters
Get a chance to see an intimate show with Florida's Hundred Waters before they set sail and tour with Interpol this November! …
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 Jackie Venson
Berklee School of Music graduate Jackie Venson with an energetic and generous forty-five minute set, in support of her latest, the self-released Live at Strange Brew …
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 Wand
Again, Los Angeles' Wand is not to be confused with Canadian band Wand (who was forced to change their name) or Denmark's The Wands or Japan's Wands. They also suffer from same-name/similar-sounding ....
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Other shows in the area:
- 09/28/2017 Banditos is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Thursday, September 28th. Banditos’ Visionland is out now. Michaela Anne to open. 7pm, $10.
- 09/28/2017 Soul/Pop guitar virtuoso/vocalist Jackie Venson is touring in support of her new EP Transcends (due out September 29, 2017). Venson will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul this Thursday, September 28th. We previously caught Venson with Gary Clark Jr in August 2017. Jessica Manning to open. 7pm, $10.
- 09/29/2017 Bill Frisell and Jazz trio the Bad Plus (drummer Dave King, pianist Ethan Iverson, and bassist Reid Anderson) will be reconstructing the first 10 years of recordings of Frisell in this very special Walker Art Center commissioned show. They perform on Friday, September 29, in the William and Nadine McGuire Theater, with two showings: 7pm and 9:30pm. 7/9:30pm, $24.
- 09/29/2017 We’ve seen Hundred Waters a few times, so we’re pretty happy to see them back in town at the 7th Street Entry this Friday, September 29th. The trio will be promoting their new album Communicating. Lafawndah to open. 8pm, $13.
- 09/29/2017 Quinn XCII has sold out his appearance at the Fine Line Music Café. His debut album The Story Of Us is out now. Show up early to see shallou. 8pm, $15/Sold Out.
- 09/29/2017 Wand is back in town, this time touring in support of their new album Plum, available now on Drag City. We saw the band when they were last in town in 2015 at 7th Street Entry, and wrote, “Wand's 45-min set included tracks from their latest Golem album, including "Self Hypnosis in 3 Days" and their new 'western' song "Reaper Invert". Songs were energetic, often filled with experimental feedback, thrash, distortion, and, in the middle of their set, lead guitarist/vocalist, Cory Hanson was doing his best shredding solo on the guitar.” Royal Brat and Darto rounds out the triple rock at this Triple Rock Social Club show on Friday, September 29th. 9:30pm, $10.
- 09/30/2017 Ben Ottewell is touring in support of his new album A Man Apart (Sundays Best). He will be stopping by 7th Street Entry on Saturday. 9:30pm, $10.
- 09/30/2017 Obituary and Exodus to co-headline the Skyway Theatre on Friday. Show up early to check out Power Trip (in support of their sophomore album Nightmare Logic and Dust Bolt. 6pm, $25.
- 09/30/2017 Melbourne’s Slow Dancer (aka Simon Okely) is on his first-ever headlining U.S. tour, stopping by the Icehouse in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 30th. This rescheduled show was originally listed for June 27, 2017. Slow Dancer’s In a Mood is out now on ATO Records. Petal to open. Petal was last seen in town on December 2016, so she's only known snow in Minneapolis... Please note, that usually Icehouse shows starts at 11pm. 11pm, $12.
- 09/30/2017 Electronic funk duo The Floozies (brothers Matt Hill and Mark Hill) is headlining First Avenue. Boombox and Late Night Radio to open. 8pm, $20.
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Bastille Setlist
- Send Them Off!
- Laura Palmer
- Warmth
- Snakes
- Flaws
- Two Evils
- Lethargy
- Things We Lost in the Fire
- The Draw
- The Currents
- Bad Blood
- Blame
- Good Grief
- Fake It
- Icarus
- Pompeii
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Banks Setlist
- Poltergeist
- F**k With Myself
- Gemini Feed
- Mind Games
- Weaker Girl
- Trainwreck
- This Is Not About Us
- Drowning
- Beggin’ for Thread
- Waiting Game
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Judah & the Lion Setlist
- Kickin' da Leaves
- Hold On
- Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time) (T-Pain cover)
- Reputation
- Mr. Brightside (The Killers cover)
- Insane
- Rich Kids
- Take It All Back
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Coin Setlist
- Atlas
- Speaking Voice
- Time Machine
- I Don't Wanna Dance
- It’s a Trap
- Run
- Boyfriend
- Talk Too Much
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We were really impressed with Go 96.3 FM's first Go Show #1 (featuring New Politics and Banks at Aria on Mar 2015). We were wondering how they can top that debut show …
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 Bastille
Bastille's debut album, Bad Blood, is coming out in the U.S. on September 3rd from Virgin Records. Bastille also be promoting the U.S. release with a tour - making his television debut on "Conan" last week (July 24th). …
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 BANKS
Immediately after New Politics left the stage, the legion of late teenagers left the front of the stage... to make way for BANKS fans to slowly inch their way to the front. We've seen Banks before at First Avenue last year …
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Judah & the Lion
Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central! …
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 COIN
Nashville's COIN is set to release their self-titled debut album in June 2015 via StarTime International. The record was recorded in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, Sleeper …
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While the Snow thankfully held off until after the show and into the next day, there was plenty of Show to take in at local station GO 96.3’s second annual Snow Show held at Myth in suburban Maplewood and headlined by Bastille.
Opening up the multi-band evening was a local group that literally battled their way into their appearance, winning out over a handful of local bands, for the honor of opening the show. John Chuck & the Class are an alternative pop/indie hip-hop duo (JC "John Chuck" Stroebel and Henry "The Class" Donato) that took advantage of their twenty-minute slot to introduce themselves to their biggest audience to date, play songs from their self-released EP Grow Up, and more than ably stir up the crowd, for what was several more hours of music ahead.
Next up was Nashville formed band COIN, who paid dividends in providing a good spark of youthful energy and fun, in their brief thirty-three minute set. The synth-embellished indie pop quartet (Chase Lawrence-vocals/synths; Joe Memmel- guitar; Zachary Dyke- bass; Ryan Winnen- drums) started as students at Belmont University in 2012 signing with Columbia soon , and is still touring on 2015’s self-titled debut, though a new album is imminent in the new year.
The all-ages crowd screamed in approval as singer Lawrence noted, before they launched into ‘Time Machine’ and then the new ‘I Don’t Want to Dance’. ‘Run’ was irresistible with its jangly guitar intro and Lawrence’s rhythmic near-falsetto vocals and its road testing of the new ‘Boyfriend’ was a success judging from the crowd’s reaction. Closing with the kissing anthem ‘Talk Too Much’, the song has received heavy airplay and obviously the crowd’s ear, as they sang along with the band at each chorus.
Another Nashville-based group was next, the hippie folk-hop/pop ensemble Judah & the Lion, who has continued growing to next level heights, every time we see them live. The core trio (Singer/guitarist Judah Akers; mandolinist Brian Macdonald; banjo player Nate Zuercher) joined together in 2011 with their newest full-length, Folk Hop n’ Roll, taking their traditional folk/bluegrass sound and mixing it up with hip-hop and dance grooves for a interesting and unique combination.
“We’re gonna give you guys everything we have” singer Akers said, starting their thirty-five minute set with the harmonizing intro of ‘Kickin’ da Leaves’, which had the crowd clapping in unison immediately. Hippie dancing was encouraged during the mandolin-fueled ‘Hold On’ and things got a little crazy on stage as the band twerked in line to an auto-tuned T-Pain cover before Akers jumped into the crowd to lead everyone in jumping to ‘Reputation’ from the middle of the floor.
“This was our favorite song in the 4th grade” Akers said, keeping energy high with their cover of The Killers’ ‘Mr. Brightside’ (and making some of us feel really old) grabbing sunglasses and running along the high bar counters to sing the song amongst outstretched hands and cell phones in the air.
Zuercher’s banjo was fuzzed and pedaled to sound like a lead guitar on ‘Insane’ and they thanked the station for their support before ‘Rich Kids’, a song about pursuing your dreams, which seemed to a strike a chord with a younger audience.
A brief wail from the Lion King introduced ‘Take It All Back’, a massive hit as anthemic as anything Mumford and Sons has ever done, and a serious contender for best song of late summer/early fall. With a memorable live performance and catchy songs, Judah & the Lion very nearly stole the entire show.
The mood shifted to hazy, experimental, and more theatric as Orange County electro-pop singer-songwriter Banks was next, playing many songs from her newest, The Altar (Harvest Records) for the very first time before a live audience. She and the station have been friends for some time, as she played the very first GO Show in March 2015, which we also covered, and played a forty-minute set, though she is not currently on tour.
Joined by two veiled interpretive dancers, a keyboardist and live drummer, the singer, dressed in wispy black cloak and boots began with ‘Poltergeist’ (co-written/produced by Grammy nominee John Hill), amidst minimal red and blue lighting and rolling fog. ‘F**k with Myself’ throbbed with its hip-hop beat and Kate Bush-esque vocal effects sung into a second mic and the “passive aggressive” chorus ‘Gemini Feed’ seemed to describe a lot of Minnesotans by nature.
She’s not afraid to curse to make her point, as on the new ‘Weaker Girl’ but speaking between songs, she seemed quite shy, “this is the first time I’m playing any of this stuff”, she said demurely. Tempo downshifted further for a spare ‘Drowning’, her voice framed mostly by a hypnotic drum beat before elevating back for ‘Beggin’ for Thread’, her breakout hit from first album, Goddess. Ending with ‘Waiting Game’ (which may ring familiar from a Victoria’s Secret commercial), the show transcended into the ethereal.
Not a French band, rather a London alt/indie pop group named after the French holiday celebrated on singer Dan Smith’s birthday, Bastille introduced us to a sixty-seven minute glimpse into their Wild World with the opening ‘Send Them Off!’.
Joined by keyboardist Kyle Simmons, guitarist/bassist Will Farquarson, drummer Chris “Woody” Wood and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Barnes, next was the Twin Peaks-inspired ‘Laura Palmer’ with Smith jumping about and standing on monitor speakers to help incite the crowd.
Understanding the crowd was there to have fun and unwind, Smith introduced ‘Snakes’, a song peppered with soundbites as being for “anyone who feels like jumping up and down like a maniac”. For ‘Flaws’, Smith left the stage to serenade everyone on the floor as he made his way through the crowd, with security in tow.
Making his way to the upper deck, he hung over the railing for ‘Two Evils’, from the new Wild World album (Virgin/EMI Universal Records), the audience craning their necks in rapt attention to see him, and Smith slapping high held hands on his way back down.
Digging deep, the band unearthed ‘The Draw’ from their extended first album and the crowd roared and clapped along for early hit, ‘Bad Blood’. With the Kelly Le Brock sound clip introducing lead single from the new album, ‘Good Grief’, Smith said this was the song “for anyone feeling like jumping up and down to a song about death”(which didn’t deter anyone).
Bastille’s abbreviated set wound up with the mythology-inspired ‘Icarus’ and Smith saying to the receptive audience, “We’re far away from home, but we feel very welcome, so thank you” before starting biggest hit ‘Pompeii’ slow and solo on the piano, with the song quickly rising aided by a thumping drum and chorus of harmony voices.
As the house lights went up and crowd filed out, snow had started to fall outside (continuing into the next day, and measuring six to eight inches) giving everyone the Snow part of Snow Show, but the Show portion of five bands over almost five hours, was by far the most memorable part.
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Bastille at GO96.3 Snow Show, Myth, Maplewood (15 Dec 2016)
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 14 to December 16, 2016.
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 Helmet
If country is not your thing, Helmet will be playing Mill City Nights on March 11th.
If you grew up in the 90s, you will recall their ever creepy music videos on MTV. For the 21st Anniversary of Betty, the band will be playing the entire album on this tour....
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 Local H
On the heels of releasing Local H’s As Good As Dead as a 180g for the record’s 20th anniversary... the old-school punk band will go on tour to remind us why the record was a breakthrough album for them.
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HELMET
at Fine Line
Wednesday, 12/14/16, 7pm ($20)
finelinemusic.com
Helmet is back in Minneapolis, touring on their “Dead to the World” tour. The venue of choice this year is at the Fine Line, which doesn’t offer the best viewing experience (unless you pay extra for the balcony).
According to the press release, the new Dead to the World album is Helmet’s first record in six years, and it is available earlier in October via earMusic and Sony Music Entertainment Australia (for Australia).
Front man Page Hamilton’s comment about Dead to the World: “Catch phrases, punchlines, guns, bluster, ammo, incivility, impatience, murder. You, me, us, them, life, liberty and the pursuit of property... We disagree, we disrespect, discourse disappears in the age of access. When in doubt GET LOUD! It's my way or the highway, thank you Lawrence Tierney! Religious tchotchkes nailed to the walls of homes above razor-scarred mirrors. Do you meditate, levitate, pray? Live in LA! I'm a huge fan, got a perfume line, smell nice, plan my next move. Threats loom, the bad news network blooms, fear sells. Just get ‘em out, the spying neighbors, suspects, terrorists our forefathers intent. ‘If you don't like it, leave’ and call it democracy.”
Local H to open. The band recently celebrated their 20th anniversary of As Good As Dead, and was last seen in Minneapolis in June 2016.
US Tour dates:
12/09/16 Billings, MT The Pub Station
12/10/16 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
12/11/16 Omaha, NE Slowdown
12/13/16 Kansas City, MO recordBar
12/14/16 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
12/15/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
12/16/16 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/17/16 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
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Go 96.3
We were really impressed with Go 96.3 FM's first Go Show #1 (featuring New Politics and Banks at Aria on Mar 2015). We were wondering how they can top that debut show
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Bastille
Bastille's debut album, Bad Blood, is coming out in the U.S. on September 3rd from Virgin Records. Bastille also be promoting the U.S. release with a tour - making his television debut on "Conan" last week (July 24th).
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BANKS
Immediately after New Politics left the stage, the legion of late teenagers left the front of the stage... to make way for BANKS fans to slowly inch their way to the front.
We've seen Banks before at First Avenue last year
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96.3’S SNOW SHOW
at Myth
Thursday, 12/15/16, 6pm ($37.63)
mythlive.com
We’ve always been impressed with the Go 96.3’s shows, starting with their first in March 2015. Since then, the radio station created their first music festival called Go Fest, and starting last year, a new tradition of their Go 96.3’s Snow Show.
The 2016 Snow Show is back for the second year, this time at the Myth (originally scheduled at the Target Center).
This year’s headliner will be Bastille, who is currently on tour for his new album Wild World (Virgin / Universal).
Other guests on the bill: Banks (she was also on the first Go Show), Judah & The Lion, Coin and Miles The DJ.... PLUS one local band (to be determined by the Battle of the Band contest at the Fine Line tonight, December 9th).
We've been impressed with Judah & the Lion since we caught them in November 2014, writing “Many of their songs got their most dedicated fans to help sing along, especially on "Back's Against the Wall", where Akers stopped a second to hear his fans finish the lyrics... with the biggest grin on his face.”
Bastille’s 2016 tour dates:
12/10 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
12/11 Los Angeles, CA Forum
12/12 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
12/14 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
12/15 Maplewood, MN Myth Nightclub
12/16 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
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Soul Asylum
Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band....
Both dates at 7th Street Entry (12/17 and 12/18) are sold out
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SOUL ASYLUM
at First Avenue
Friday, 12/16/16, 8pm ($20)
first-avenue.com
Popular local fan-favorites Soul Asylum will be headlining First Avenue.
We caught the band when they were promoting their new album Change of Fortune (Entertainment One) and wrote, “The band has found a second life of sorts, with former Prince drummer Michael Bland joining in 2005 and bassist Winston Roye replacing Tommy Stinson and Justin Sharbono stepping in for longtime guitarist Dan Murphy, both in 2012. The band’s sound remains familiar under singer-guitarist Dave Pirner, a mix of 90’s-era alternative rock, power-pop, and indie post-punk.”
McNasty Brass Band will open.
Other shows in the area:
12/14/16 Country rock stars Supersuckers, with Jesse Dayton and Gallows Bound, to play the new Uptown VFW Post.
12/15/16 The Sunny Era, along with Tabah and The Sudden Lovelys, will be over at the 7th Street Entry.
12/16-12/17 Local soul
Sonny Knight & The Lakers (whom we just name-dropped with Sharon Jones on our recent podcast) will be playing a double night at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant.
Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 12, 2016.
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 Kishi Bashi
The AthFest 2016 lineup was amazing, and I can’t think of a better headliner to close the festival than Kishi Bashi. This band is pure joy. There is no way you could watch
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KISHI BASHI
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 10/12/16, 7pm ($17/$20)
finelinemusic.com
We caught Kishi Bashi earlier this June 2016 at Athfest and wrote, “I can’t think of a better headliner to close the festival than Kishi Bashi. This band is pure joy. There is no way you could watch them play and not fall in love with their music, which makes it impossible not to dance. During The Ballad of Mr. Steak, the band was joined onstage by a gigantic T-bone who danced, shook his booty and generally drove the crowd wild. The band’s founder, lead singer and violinist Kaoru Ishibashi radiated love with his dazzling smile and beautiful music.”
We are expecting a delicious dancing steak at this upcoming First Avenue show.
Kishi Bashi’s album Sonderlust will be out soon.
Twain (aka Mt. Davidson), no relationship to Shania Twain, to open.
Tour Dates
10/6: Toronto, ON @ MOD Club*
10/8: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
10/9: Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom*
10/10: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre*
10/11: St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall*
10/12: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
10/14: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown^
10/15: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre^
10/16: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge^
10/18: Seattle, WA @ The Showbox^
10/19: Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret^
10/20: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom^
10/21: San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic^
10/22: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium^
10/23: San Diego, CA @ Irenic^
10/24: Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco Theater^
10/26: Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress+
10/28: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger+
10/29: Austin, TX @ Mohawk+
10/30: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall+
11/1: New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks+
11/2: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse +
* w/ Twain
^ w/ Busman's Holiday
+ w/ Laura Gibson
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 Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians will be in Minneapolis on November 30th, in support of their new album Ruff. They recently released their single and video for "(Eat Sh**) We Did It". Guitarist and vocalist Luke
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BORN RUFFIANS
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 10/12/16, 7pm ($12/$14)
first-avenue.com
Canadian quartet the Born Ruffians (singer / guitarist Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch Derosier, keys / guitarist Andy Lloyd, and drummer Adam Hindle) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on October 12th in support of their fourth album Ruff. The record was recorded in three weeks in Toronto by Jeff McMurrich (Jennifer Castle, The Constantines, Fucked Up) and mixed in New York by Rusty Santos (Animal Collective, Eric Copeland, Owen Pallett).
The band was previously in town last November 2015 and we noted, “They recently released their single and video for ‘(Eat Sh**) We Did It’. Guitarist and vocalist Luke Lalonde explains, ‘The song is very reactionary to something kind of sh**** happening and the feeling of getting over it. It doesn't have to be triumph, sometimes you just want to celebrate your ability to continue on in the face of any adversity. I think telling people to ‘eat sh**’ is a really obnoxious thing. It's something you feel more than you actually say out loud. The song was always meant to be a bit funny. I think the video reflects the weird and funny nature of the song.’”
Ggoolldd and Posh Lost to open.
Tour Dates:
Tour Dates
10/11 @ The Aquarium (Fargo, ND)
10/12 @ 7th St Entry (Minneapolis, MN)
10/13 @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)
10/14 @ Marble Bar (Detroit, MI)
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Judah & the Lion
Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central!
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JUDAH & THE LION
at Varsity Theater
Wednesday, 10/12/16, 6:30pm ($15/$17)
varsitytheater.org
Judah & the Lion will be in town to help promote St Baldrick’s Foundation and helping Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Sport Clips, Alt 93, KFAN, KDWB, City Pages, Comcast, All Over Media, and Rock the Cause will be there shaving heads to raise money and awareness.
We caught the band in March 2016 and wrote, “All of the music was upbeat and made you want to dance. The lyrics were positive and you couldn't help but smile when you actually listened to them. The feeling that the band gave off to the crowd was nothing short of pure positive vibes.”
Enemy Planes will open.
NOTE: You do not have to participate to the head-shaving thing... unless you think you need a haircut.
Confirmed Tour Dates for Judah & the Lion
10/07 | Moon River Music Festival | Memphis, TN
10/12 | Rock the Cause | Minneapolis, MN
10/15 | Brew at the Zoo | Kansas City, MO
10/22 | Deep Roots Festival | Milledgeville, GA
11/02 | ACM @ OCU | Oklahoma City, OK
11/03 | Grand Stafford Theater | Bryan, TX
11/04 | Baylor University | Waco, TX
11/10 | Headliner's Music Hall | Louisville, KY
11/11 | Club @ Stage AE | Pittsburgh, PA
11/12 | Hope College | Holland, MI
11/13 | Magic Bag | Fernadle, MI
12/02 | Kerfuffle Before Christmas | Buffalo, NY
12/03 | 97x Next Big Thing | Tampa, FL
12/06 | How the Edge Stole Christmas | Dallas, TX
02/10 & 02/11 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN
Tour Dates
03/29 Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH
03/30 World Café Live in Philadelphia, PA
03/31 Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY
04/01 Sinclair in Boston, MA
04/02 Hamilton in Washington, DC
04/05 Off Broadway in St. Louis, MO
04/06 George’s Majestic in Fayetteville, AR
04/07 Granada Theater in Dallas, TX
04/08 Parish Room in Austin, TX
04/09 Warehouse Live Studio in Houston, TX
04/13 Common Grounds in Waco, TX
04/14 Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
04/15 Waiting Room in Omaha, NE
04/16 Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO
04/26 Complex in Salt Lake City, UT
04/19 Loft in La Jolla, CA
04/20 Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA
04/21 Chapel in San Francisco, CA
04/22 Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR
04/23 Crocodile in Seattle, WA
04/24 Hi-Fi Music Hall in Eugene, OR
04/26 Complex in Salt Lake City, UT
05/20-05/22 Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL
06/09-06/12 @ Bonnaroo in Manchester, AL
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Judah & the Lion
Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central!
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 The Saint Johns
Opening the show will be The Saint Johns. The Saint Johns is a duo who are quickly gaining popularity and have a new album, Dead of Night, which came out 4th. Their music has been featured on "Sons of Anarchy", "Nashville",
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Judah & the Lion recently played the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis last Saturday, March 26th.
The folk/rock/Americana band’s new album is called Folk Hop N Roll. I thought that was a clever name but didn't really quite know how it would fit into the music. I mean, how could you mix folk, hip-hop and rock &roll music into one thing? Well, these guys were able to mix all of those genres and make it sound damn good. As the singer said, they take the heartbeat of hip-hop, the dirtiness of rock & roll, and pull it all together with the soul and beauty of folk music. After he explained that, something clicked with me. I had fallen in love with the way they explained their music and because of that, I completely fell in love with their music because I understood and more than appreciated what they were trying to do.
The instrumentation of the band mocked something like Mumford & Sons. They had a banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, keys, and drums. I absolutely adore bands that use traditional instruments but do their own thing with them. For example, there were times where the banjo had so much distortion on it that I would have sworn it was just another guitar in the background.
All of the music was upbeat and made you want to dance. The lyrics were positive and you couldn't help but smile when you actually listened to them. The feeling that the band gave off to the crowd was nothing short of pure positive vibes. I'm not saying that the shows I usually go to are negative feeling, because they aren't, but last night's show gave me a completely different feeling than the many metal shows I go to a week. I felt happy and optimistic. I wasn't fearing for my life and I didn't care if I looked like an idiot while doing my "hippie dance"
Judah & the Lion had one of the most energetic shows I've seen for a band like this. Their music was much more high energy live than on CD and their live show blew me away. At one point the singer had made his way into the crowd where he proceeded to wander around all over the place. I've noticed more and more bands doing this and I think it's a great way for bands to amp up the crowd. It's just such a different thing when a band like this does it versus when a band like Being As An Ocean does it. Last night I saw Being As An Ocean, Joel, the singer, jumped into the crowd and was immediately greeted by a mosh pit. Last night, people got out of the singer's way so he could make his way through the crowd.
Judah & the Lion played a little bit of their old material but really focused on their new album. It was hard to tell the difference though because they have such a distinctive sound. The old and new songs seemed to blend together musically but in the best possible way.
The Saint Johns
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The show was opened up by The Saint Johns. They performed as a trio last night although they are typically a duo (Louis Johnson and Jordan Meredith). Their sound was soft and quiet, playing songs from their debut album Dead Of Night. They also covered “Rhiannon” by Fleetwood Mac and it was a perfect match. The amount of chemistry on stage was immeasurable and made it extremely enjoyable to watch them perform.
The Saint Johns were a great opener for Judah & the Lion. Although it was immensely calmer than what was to come, it was just as beautiful and had just as much feeling and chutzpah as the headliner.
If you can, I highly suggest you check this tour out. I promise it's worth your time!
Judah & the Lion at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (26 March 2016)
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 25 to March 26, 2016.
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Young Fathers
I'm told that this show will likely sell out, so grab your ticket now. The Edinburgh-based rock/pop group, who won the Mercury Prize for their album Dead in 2014, is in the USA in support of their latest album
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YOUNG FATHERS
with HXLT
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Friday, 03/25/16, 8pm ($15/$17)
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Scotland’s Young Fathers is back in the USA - mostly touring around the Coachella Music Festival. We caught the Mercury Prize-winning band last May 2015, and noted, “Energy from the three singer, all with different styles, remained consisting high, often dancing too hard and sweating throughout their nearly hour long set.”
The trio (‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole) recently collaborated with Massive Attack for “Voodoo In My Blood,” which you can watch on youtube.
Opening the show will be HXLT, which Pitchfork described as “an undeniable live performer, full of charisma.”
Tour dates:
Mar 22 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Mar 23 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Mar 25 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
Mar 26 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
Mar 27 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
Mar 30 Toronto, ON, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern
Mar 31 Montreal, QC - Théâtre Fairmount
Apr 01 Allston, MA - Great Scott
Apr 02 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Apr 03 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Apr 06 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
Apr 08 Dallas, TX - Do214's 3 Year Anniversary Party at RBC
Apr 09 San Antonio, TX - Maverick Festival
Apr 15 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
Apr 17 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Apr 24 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
May 28 Liverpool, UK - Liverpool Waters
+ Notes Tour Dates Supporting Massive Attack
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 Judah & the Lion
Nashville based trio Judah & the Lion (not to be confused with Daniel & the Lion) is on tour in support of their full-length studio album Kids These Days entered Billboard's Heatseekers chart at #2 and the Folk Albums
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JUDAH AND THE LION
at Varsity Theater
Saturday, 03/26/16, 7pm ($15/$17)
varsitytheater.org
Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central!
That’s not really a surprise considering we first caught them in 2014 and was blown away by their growing fanbase: “Many of their songs got their most dedicated fans to help sing along, especially on "Back's Against the Wall", where Akers stopped a second to hear his fans finish the lyrics... with the biggest grin on his face.”
Opening the show will be The Saint Johns. The Saint Johns is a duo who are quickly gaining popularity and have a new album, Dead of Night, which came out 4th. Their music has been featured on "Sons of Anarchy", "Nashville", and many other popular television shows. They have also had an appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman".
Tour dates:
03/22 Turner Hall in Milwaukee, WI
03/23 20th Century Theatre in Cincinnati, OH
03/24 Deluxe in Indianapolis, IN
03/25 Metro in Chicago, IL
03/26 Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN
03/29 Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH
03/30 World Café Live in Philadelphia, PA
03/31 Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY
04/01 Sinclair in Boston, MA
04/02 Hamilton in Washington, DC
04/05 Off Broadway in St. Louis, MO
04/06 George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, AR
04/07 Granada Theater in Dallas, TX
04/08 Parish Room in Austin, TX
04/09 Warehouse Live Studio in Houston, TX
04/13 Common Grounds in Waco, TX
04/14 Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
04/15 Waiting Room in Omaha, NE
04/16 Gothic Theatre in Englewood, CO
04/26 Complex in Salt Lake City, UT
04/19 Loft in La Jolla, CA
04/20 Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA
04/21 Chapel in San Francisco, CA
04/22 Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR
04/23 Crocodile in Seattle, WA
04/24 Hi-Fi Music Hall in Eugene, OR
04/26 Complex in Salt Lake City, UT
05/20-05/22 Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL
06/09-06/12 @ Bonnaroo in Manchester, AL
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 Smith-Westerns
It’s been two years since Chicago’s fuzzy dreamsicles Smith-Westerns dropped some teenage kicks on our skulls with their effervescent single “Weekend” and it’s equally energetic album Dye It Blonde. …
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Suzie
And also local artist Suzie, aka Mark Ritsema, with his new album Born Single.
Tour Dates
10/04 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry %
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CULLEN OMORI
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 03/26/16, 8pm ($12/$14)
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After the 2014 breakup of Smith Westerns, singer Cullen Omori decided to strike out on his own as a solo artist. His debut New Misery recently came out (March 18th) on Sub Pop Records.
We previously caught Smith Westerns before they broke up in 2013, and wrote, “The guys played well despite the oppressive heat (lead singer Cullen Omori, who was dressed in an ultra-thin, billowy shirt, looked like he might melt under the stage lights) and end-of-tour fatigue. Affable jams like ‘Best Friend’ and ‘White Oath’ worked well alongside choice cuts from the band’s breakout album 2011’s Dye It Blonde like the spritely ‘End of the Night,’ ‘Fallen in Love’ and a favorite of mine, ‘Smile.’”
Omori is currently on his “Sad Guy No More” tour with Canadian dream pop band Living Hour. Living Hour’s self-titled album is out now on Lefse.
Opening the show will be local “post-gender” artist Suzie.
Tour dates:
03/24/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
03/25/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/26/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
03/28/16 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
03/29/16 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
03/30/16 Boise, ID Neurolux
04/02/16 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
04/03/16 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
04/05/16 San Francisco, CA The Independent
04/07/16 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
04/08/16 San Diego, CA The Casbah
04/09/16 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
04/11/16 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
04/12/16 Dallas, TX The Prophet Bar
04/13/16 Houston, TX Raven Tower
04/15/16 Atlanta, GA The EARL
04/16/16 Nashville, TN High Watt
04/17/16 Columbus, OH Basement
04/18/16 Washington, DC DC9
04/19/16 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
04/21/16 Allston, MA Great Scott
04/22/16 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
04/23/16 Montreal, QC Divan Orange
04/24/16 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
04/27/16 Rock Island, IL Rozz Tox
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 Jonathan Richman
Whether you think Jonathan Richman is an untrained genius or an overrated man-child, you can’t deny that he’s entertaining…
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JONATHAN RICHMAN
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday, 03/26/16, 7pm ($15/$20)
thecedar.org
Look, we just love Jonathan Richman, okay? The last time we caught the loveable singer, it was in 2012 and we had this to say, “Jonathan Richman has the kind of rock ‘n roll holiness reserved for someone like Leonard Cohen. But where Cohen is all hushed poetic passages and melancholy overtures, Richman inspires the kind of reaction that could only be found in a Baptist church on a Sunday morning. Dressed in yoga pants and slippers, with a long-sleeved green shirt over a black and white striped shirt, Richman padded across the Cedar Cultural Center’s stage looking like a Parisian street corner balladeer, his arms wide open ready to embrace the entire audience. An excited young fan near the front held up a glittery and feathered sign (“Jonathan, be my little dinosaur”) and Richman pointed at it and smiled and then patted his chest in gratitude as the entire room erupted in applause.”
As usual, he’s joined by Tommy Larkins on drums. The two are irresistible together.
Tour dates:
03/20/16 Edmonton, AB The Brixx Bar & Grill
03/21/16 Saskatoon, SK Amigos Cantina
03/23/16 Winnipeg, MB The Good Will
03/24/16 Duluth, MN Sacred Heart Music Center
03/25/16 Winona, MN Ed's No-Name Bar
03/26/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
03/27/16 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
03/29/16 Cleveland, OH Survival Kit Gallery
03/30/16 Ithaca, NY The Haunt
03/31/16 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
04/01/16 Brooklyn, NY The Bell House
04/02/16 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
04/03/16 Portland, ME SPACE Gallery
04/05/16 Pawtucket, RI The Met
04/06/16 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
04/07/16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/08/16 Charlotte, NC Evening Muse
04/09/16 Asheville, NC The Altamont Brewing Company
04/10/16 Nashville, TN The Basement East
04/12/16 Springfield, MO Patton Alley Pub
04/13/16 Norman, OK Opolis
Ben Rector Setlist
- Something Beautiful
- Brand New
- Favorite Song
- Never Gonna Let You Go
- When a Heart Breaks
- The Men That Drive Me Places
- Fear
- Loving You is Easy
- Paris
- Note to Self
- Forever Like That (new arrangement)
- Like the World Is Going to End
- When I'm With You
- The Beat
- Follow You
- More Like Love
- White Dress
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Tour Dates
10/07 Singletary Center - Lexington, KY
10/08 The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
10/09 Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
10/10 Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
10/17 New Daisy Theatre - Memphis, TN
10/18 Rudder Auditorium - College Station, TX
10/22 House of Blues - Houston, TX
10/23 South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX
10/24 Stubb's - Austin, TX
10/25 Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
10/28 Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
10/29 The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
10/30 The Ritz - Raleigh, NC
11/03 Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC
11/05 Louisiana Tech University - Ruston, LA
11/06 Alabama Theatre - Birmingham, AL
11/07 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
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 Ben Rector
Nashville's Ben Rector is back with a brand new sixth studio album called Brand New (Aptly Named Recordings, LLC). He'll be stopping by the Northrop Auditorium at the U of M this Thursday ...
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Judah & the Lion
Nashville based trio Judah & the Lion (not to be confused with Daniel & the Lion) is on tour in support of their full-length studio album Kids These Days entered Billboard's Heatseekers chart at #2 and the Folk Albums
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With singer-songwriter Ben Rector, everything is new again…make that Brand New-
The Nashville resident has been gradually building his loyal audience for years, releasing three EPs and seven albums on his own terms, the most recent being Brand New on his Aptly Named Recordings label, and his recent performance at the recently refurbished Northrop Auditorium on the campus of the University of Minnesota, showed that brand new is just fine with his multitude of fans.
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The evening began with a spirited and fun performance from another Nashville band, Judah & the Lion, and Americana folk band who are finishing their upcoming full-length, hot on the heels of last year’s self-released EP, Kids These Days.
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Vu saw the band at a sold out 7 th Street Entry show last November and the group (six on stage) is growing leaps and bounds in terms of their animated live show and growing audience. The band has a blend of “city-fied” bluegrass and alt-country music; from the banjo lesson we all got on ‘Southern Ground’ to the snap-a-long/clap-a-long participation of ‘Water’ that closed their 40 min set enthusiastically as singer Judah Akers jumped into the crowd, raced around the aisles, and ended the song high-fiving everyone at the entry doors.
Ben Rector
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With a stark spotlight on the piano, a solo, suit-jacketed Ben Rector began his 90 min set with the delicate ‘Something Beautiful’ before moving into the anthemic title track of his new album. The sound in the “new” Northrop carries farther and adds some additional punch to percussion and lower-end, each of which benefited Rector’s live band.
After the fifth song, a touching ‘When a Heart Breaks’, Rector took a breath to address the crowd, mentioning Minneapolis as the first city to sell out, when Rector first started touring. ‘The Men That Drive Me Places’ from the new album was inspired by a story of a cab driver, with Rector determined to preserve his story as an everyday hero in our land of opportunity.
‘Note to Self’ brought out the vocal harmonies and then the band gathered around a center mic for a mini-acoustic set, including a re-arranged ’Forever Like That’, spotlighting two members of the band, that both come from the area originally.
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For main set closer, ‘Follow You’ Rector again revealed the secret of the encore- “we just walk twenty five feet over, wait for you to applaud, then come back out”, and after the song, they did exactly that, instead of staying out on stage. Several homemade signs were held high in the crowd throughout (something you don’t see a lot of, especially at this venue) and Rector spied one held by a little girl and invited her onstage briefly.
The two encore songs were tailor-made for weddings, the new ‘More Like Love’ and 2010’s ‘White Dress’, the latter being one of Rector’s biggest hits and had audience members young and old (a good number of families there) clapping along from the song’s beginning.
Rector’s inspired music captures the upbeat magic that happens on an everyday basis, that is often not noticed or appreciated, but it’s clear his loyal fans notice and value every note, whether old or brand new.
Ben Rector at Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis (24 Sept 2015)
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