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We♥KC - March 1-7 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

03/01 K Flay w/ corook at Truman Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...

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Slowly, things are coming back--

Postponements and cancellations still persist, but not only are we starting to see more shows, but some of the previously rescheduled dates are now trickling in, all a very good thing.

Several high-demand shows start off March in the area, and things only get busier as the weather warms. The return of K Flay is a welcome one, Ty Segall in a tiny, tiny bar is a treat for anyone that jumped on tix, there’s several good double bills coming including Parquet Courts / Mdou Moctar.

Despite some health mandates loosening up, several artists are still requiring for entry, so check with the venue and/or better to assume masks and/or vaccination proof are required.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City / Lawrence area for the First WEEK of MARCH:

Tuesday March 1

K.Flay w corook, The Truman. $21.50-$27

The singer aka Kristine Flaherty has combined two EPs to make new album Inside Voices / Outside Voices (on BMG Records), even collaborating with Tom Morello on single, “TGIF” which should go over well live, despite the show being on a Tuesday night.

We caught her live several times in the Minneapolis area, including at a couple of GOShows, when local station 96.3FM was much more committed to bringing new rising acts to the area.

Arrive early for opener corook, a Nashville-based DIY singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who had made initial waves with her debut single, “sims” and accompanying video in which she transforms into a virtual persona.

The Wonder Years w Spanish Love Songs, Origami Angel, Granada, $27.50-$35

No, not the TV revival, the Pennsylvania indie pop/punk six-piece whose 2020 single, “Brakeless” aimed to encourage greater voter registration awareness.

Thursday March 3

03/03 Anderson East at Madrid Theater Read More Anderson East Originally this Anderson East show was booked at the Fine Line Music Café, but thanks to terrific presales, the show has been upgraded to the much larger First Avenue mainroom. …

Anderson East, Madrid, $25

Maybe We Never Die is the name of the Alabama native soul / roots rock artist’s latest album and tour, in this rescheduled date from last December. We’ve caught Anderson East live a few times- at festivals and as an opener, and his live show is always more urgent and unexpected.

Regarding the record, East reveals, “I wanted to create something unique with this record. A piece of music, that as a whole, knew where its footing was but yet still attempted to see what was behind the curtains. “

Koe Wetzel, Cable Dahmer Arena, $34-$49

Gloria Gaynor, Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, $30-$35

She of course, sang “I Will Survive” and “Never Can Say Goodbye” apparently really meant it, well into her fifth decade of performing. We caught Gaynor in 2018 for a brief charity performance and her 2019 album Testimony, was a gospel Grammy® Award winner.

Oneus, Liberty Hall. $55-$75

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, Bottleneck. $25

Lil Tecca, Uptown POSTPONED - To Granada-Lawrence, April 23

Friday March 4

03/04 The Birthday Massacre at BLVD Nights Read More The Birthday Massacre Excited fans at the Cabooze wearing lighted bunny ears weren’t holdovers from any extended Easter Parade… They instead were among the most devoted fans, in attendance for a roaring appearance from Ontario, ONT Rock/Goth/Industrial band The Birthday Massacre. ...

The Birthday Massacre, BLVD Nights, $20-$119

Dig out those bunny ears, goth/industrial fans, one of the shows from the recently departed Riot Room did manage to get properly rescheduled. The Ontario dark wave group has a brand-new album, Fascination, and singer “Chibi” Taylor never holds back live, vocally and otherwise. We caught them live most recently in 2017 and our eyeballs may still be recovering.

Everclear, Ameristar. $35-$115

Trevor Wallace, Truman, $29-$45

KC Blues Festival w/Pokey Bear, Nellie Tiger Travis, Calvin Richardson, Music Hall $61-$127

Kountry Wayne, Uptown, $22-$77

The Staves, recordBar, CANCELED

Saturday March 5

Korn with Chevelle and Code Orange, T-Mobile Center. $29.50-$105

Ty Segall w Charles Mootheart, The Ship SOLD OUT

If you got tix, congrats, as this tiny venue show sold out in the blink of an eye. The official description of the show is all you really need to know- “This concert features two absolute legends of garage rock showing off their solo chops and blowing the bulkheads out of The Ship”

Allison Moorer, Folly $15-$50

Frogpond, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15-$18

Like a few others, this Warrensburg, MO band from the ‘90s has returned, their 1996 debut was lucky to have been produced by Art Alexakis of Everclear and they’re back with new album, TimeThief.  

Keith Harkin, Knuckleheads SOLD OUT   

Claire Rosinkranz, RecordBar. $22    

Circa Contemporary Circus pres. Sacre, JCCC Yardley Hall, $14-$42 

This Brisbane troupe is one of the world's leading performance companies and has toured the world since 2004. In Sacre, ten acrobats from the ensemble brings Stravinsky’s seminal “The Rite of Spring” to the circus stage.

Dennis DeYoung, Ameristar POSTPONED

Songs From Ireland, Liberty Hall CANCELED

Monday March 7

03/07 Parquet Courts/ Mdou Moctar at Liberty Hall Read More Parquet Courts The loud punk-ish rock band Parquet Courts is currently on tour for their debut album, Light Up Gold, out now on What's Your Rupture? Records. The band has received a lot of praises from …

High Kings, March 6-7 Kansas City Irish Center. $35-$60

Hiss Golden Messenger, recordBar. $22

Parquet Courts w/ Mdou Moctar, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $25-$35

The Rough Trade signed NYC band is out in support of their seventh studio release, Sympathy for Life and the quartet’s unique indie rock/post punk sound, has a decade’s worth of fans but we haven’t seen them for a while, so maybe need to catch up.

We’ve seen opener Mdou Moctar much more recently and came away impressed by the Tuareg songwriter and musician that is based in Niger. Afrique Victime (on Matador Records) is the guitarist’s sixth album and is sung in Tamasheq, a North African language heard mostly in Mali.

03/05 Circa Contemporary Circus- Sacre at Yardley Hall

 

                                    03/05 Ty Segall at The Ship

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Minneapolis: April 21 to April 26, 2019

Eels at First Ave Read More Eels Eels is headlining First Avenue in support of their new album The Deconstruction. Remember that the last time Eels was in town, it made national news when they brought Journey's ex singer Steve Perry …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 21 to April 26, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

EELS
+ The Inspector Cluzo
First Avenue
Tue 04/23/2019 (7pm/$32.50)
first-avenue.com

Eels (aka Mark Oliver Everett) will be returning to First Avenue in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 23rd, still in support of the latest album The Deconstruction.

We love Eels, and caught him in June 2018 and wrote, “The return of Eels with 2018’s The Deconstruction is pretty important, because after their 2014 tour and album release, Mark Everett (aka “E”) had reconsidered retiring from music. He was simply burnt out from the constant tour and constantly producing new music. So the band took a break, and E tried out acting (appearing in Netflix’s Love), and spent time with his family.”

We also noted that he had a very excellent band in the podcast that we recorded right after the show.

Soulful funk-influenced rocker The Inspector Cluzo will open.

US tour dates:

April 21—Denver, CO—Gothic Theatre
Apr 23—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
Apr 24—Milwaukee, WI—Turner Hall Ballroom
Apr 25—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
Apr 26—Detroit, MI—Majestic Theatre
Apr 27—Pittsburgh, PA—Mr. Smalls Theatre
Apr 29—Buffalo, NY—Town Ballroom
Apr 30—Boston, MA—The Wilbur
May 1—New York, NY—Irving Plaza
May 3—Nashville, TN—Cannery Ballroom
May 5—Dallas, TX—Canton Hall
May 6—Austin, TX—Emo's
May 8—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren
May 9—Santa Ana, CA—The Observatory
May 11—San Diego, CA—The Observatory North Park
May 12—Los Angeles, CA—The Theater at Ace Hotel
May 13—San Francisco, CA—The Regency Ballroom
May 14—Sacramento, CA—Crest Theatre

Other shows in the area:

Yawpers 2019 Tour K.Flay at 7th Street Entry Alec Benjamin 2019 Tour Rachael Kilgour at Turf Club Priests 2019 Tour The Plot in You 2019 Tour Motionless In White at Skyway Theatre Read More The Yawpers What are you doing on Black Friday? Head over to the 7th Street Entry to check out Denver’s The Yawpers is currently on tour in support of their new album American Man (Bloodshot Records). ... K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ... Priests Sister Polygon Records (not to be confused with British label Polygon Records) is releasing Priests’ Nothing Feels Natural on January 27th. Priests is also doing an extensive tour in 2017 in .…

THE YAWPERS
+ In The Whale
7th St Entry
Sun 04/21/2019 (8pm/$21)
first-avenue.com

Denver punk-garage trio The Yawpers is returning to Minneapolis, at the 7th Street Entry, on April 21st, for their new album Human Question.

Tour dates:

04/21/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
05/03/2019 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
05/04/2019 Pearl Street Warehouse Washington, DC
05/05/2019 Berlin New York, NY
05/07/2019 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH

K.FLAY
7th St Entry
Mon 04/22/2019 (7pm/$10/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

K.Flay is playing a small intimate show in Minneapolis at 7th Street Entry this Monday, April 22nd.

K.Flay adds:

"I am so excited to be playing an intimate show in Minneapolis, one of my favorite cities. This is going to be an unforgettable night with new music (!!!!) & special guests.

creating community is our primary goal. ticket proceeds will benefit Tubman, an organization that is on the ground, doing life-changing work.

Bad Vibes is about smiling in the face of melting glaciers, about getting together to make something good.

Can't wait to see you."

Tour dates:

17 April 2019 Columbia City Theater, Seattle, WA
19 April 2019 Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
22 April 2019 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
25 April 2019 Drake Hotel Underground, Toronto, ON
29 June 2019 Loveloud 2019
19 July 2019 – 21 July 2019 Splendour in the Grass Festival 2019

ALEC BENJAMIN
+ Alexander 23
Varsity Theater
Wed 04/24/2019 (5:30pm/$71)
varsitytheater.com

Alec Benjamin will be headlining the Varsity Theater on Wednesday, as part of his Outrunning Karma tour.

Show up early to check out rising pop artist, Alexander 23.

Tour dates:

04/11 New York, NY Irving Plaza
04/12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
04/14 Toronto, ON Mod Club
04/16 Boston, MA Sinclair
04/18 Montreal, QC Ministere
04/20 Detroit, MI Shelter
04/23 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/22 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
04/25 Omaha, NE Slowdown Front Room
04/27 Denver, CO Bluebird
04/30 Salt Lake City, UT Complex
05/02 Vancouver, BC St. James
05/03 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
05/04 Seattle, WA Neumos
05/08 San Diego, CA Voodoo Room @ HOB
05/09 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

RACHAEL KILGOUR
+ Emily Haavik
Turf Club
Thu 04/25/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Duluth, MN native singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour who will play the Turf Club this April 25, in support of her just released five-song EP Game Changer (NewSong Recordings).

Kilgour adds details about the upcoming show:

Did I tell you how excited I am to play my first ever show at the Turf Club? The seated show will be the first place you can pick up a VINYL copy of the new EP. 😍

Emily Haavik opens the show!

Click the link below and GET YOUR ADVANCE TICKETS ! It would sure mean a lot to me.

PRIESTS
+ Gurr
7th St Entry
Fri 04/26/2019 (7pm/$18)
first-avenue.com

Priests will headline the 7th Street Entry on Friday, April 26th, in support of their new album The Seduction of Kansas (Sister Polygon).

Gurr (Laura Lee and Andreya Casablanca) will open.

Tour Dates:

16 April 2019 The Hall, Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY, US
22 April 2019 Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL, US
26 April 2019 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, US
12 May 2019 Rough Trade, Bristol, UK
13 May 2019 Yes, Manchester, UK
14 May 2019 The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, UK
15 May 2019 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
16 May 2019 100 Club, London, UK
17 May 2019 L'Aéronef, Lille, France
18 May 2019 Supersonic, Paris, France

THE PLOT IN YOU
+ LIMBS, Like Moths To Flames, Dayseeker
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Fri 04/26/2019 (6pm/$18)
amsterdambarandhall.com

The Plot In You is playing the Amsterdam Bar & Hall with post-hardcore Florida band LIMBS, Ohio metalcore band Like Moths To Flames, and County post-hardcore Dayseeker.

Tour Dates:

4/15 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
4/16 - Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club
4/17 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
4/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater
4/20 - San Diego, CA @ Soma
4/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
4/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
4/24 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
4/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam
4/27 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Citadel
4/28 - Detroit, MI @ The Shelter

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
+ Atreyu, Wilson
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Fri 04/26/2019 (6:30pm/$27.50)
skywaytheatre.com

American Metalcore Motionless In White is touring as part of their Spring Invasion Tour.

Atreyu and Detroit rockers Wilson to open.

Tour Dates:

04/14/2019 Amalie Arena Tampa, FL
04/15/2019 Vinyl Music Hall Pensacola, FL
04/18/2019 Brewster Street Ice House Corpus Christi, TX
04/19/2019 Dos Amigos Odessa, TX
04/22/2019 Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, NE
04/24/2019 Green Bay Distillery Ashwaubenon, WI
04/27/2019 The Sylvee Madison, WI
04/29/2019 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
05/09/2019 The Mill & Mine Knoxville, TN
05/10/2019 Beartooth
05/11/2019 :Epicenter Festival
07/12/2019 Inkcarceration Tattoo And Music Festival
07/13/2019 Inkcarceration Tattoo And Music Festival
07/14/2019 Inkcarceration Tattoo And Music Festival
07/19/2019 KeyBank Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
07/20/2019 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI
07/21/2019 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL
07/23/2019 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
07/29/2019 H-E-B Center At Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
07/31/2019 Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX
08/01/2019 The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands, TX
08/04/2019 Grand Ole Opry House Nashville, TN
08/13/2019 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA
08/15/2019 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ

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Rocktober: October 15 to October 17, 2017

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 15 to October 17, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Lone Bellow Brooklyn based country trio The Lone Bellow are returning to a sold out show in Minnesota's The Turf Club. The band are touring in support of their second album Then Came The Morning ...

THE LONE BELLOW
+ Mt. Joy
Fine Line Music Café
Sunday 10/15/2017 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

The Lone Bellow will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this Sunday. The last time they were in town, it was at October 2015 and we said, “The highlight of their show was the encore, a cover of Prince's "Purple Rain". The band said they were recording the live performance and will make it available to their fans... "but please don't tell Prince." At the end of the song, the Varsity Theater blew in a slow, snow-like confetti from the ceiling... which under purple lighting made it look like a real 'purple rain'.”

Of course, that was before Prince died, so let’s hope they cover the song again, exclusively for Minneapolis.

The Lone Bellow’s new album Walk Into A Storm is out now.

Tour dates:

Oct 10 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL^
Oct 11- Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL^
Oct 13 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI ^
Oct 14 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA ^
Oct 15 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN ^
Nov 01 - Bijou Theater - Knoxville, TN*
Nov 02 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA*
Nov 05 - Iron City Birmingham - Birmingham, AL*
Nov 06 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC*
Nov 07 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC*
Nov 09 - Haw River Ballroom - Saxapahaw, NC*
Nov 10 - 9:30 Club - Washington D.C.*
Nov 12 - Infinity Hall Hartford - Hartford, CT*
Nov 14 - State Theatre - Portland, ME*
Nov 15 - House of Blues - Boston, MA*
Nov 16 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT*
Nov 17 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA*

*w/ The Wild Reeds
^w/ Mt. Joy

Read More Hoodie Allen NYC indie rapper Hoodie Allen got the festivities started with an energetic 40 min. set, playing to a crowd that was clearly his fanbase. Starting with ‘Fame’, a recent collaboration with Chiddy Bang …

HOODIE ALLEN
+ Luke Christopher / Myles Parrish
First Avenue
Sunday 10/15/2017 (6pm/$30)
first-avenue.com

Hoodie Allen is touring in support of his third studio album The Hype. We saw the rapper in September 2013 and noted, “NYC indie rapper Hoodie Allen got the festivities started with an energetic 40 min. set, playing to a crowd that was clearly his fanbase. Starting with ‘Fame’, a recent collaboration with Chiddy Bang, the 25 year-old rapper got everyone moving immediately concentrating mostly on tracks from his most recent self-released full-length, All American, mashing up songs and keeping the set momentum moving (even U mascot Goldy Gopher jumped on stage to join in).”

The Hype World Tour Dates

10/10: Columbus, OH @ Park Saloon
10/11: Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
10/12: Chicago, IL @ The Vic
10/14: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/15: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/16: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
10/18: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/19: Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
10/20: Denver, CO @ Gothic
10/22: Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
10/24: Portland, OR @ Roseland
10/25: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theater
10/26: Seattle, WA @ Showbox
10/28: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/29: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/30: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
11/1: Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
11/3: Dallas, TX @ Granada
11/4: Houston, TX @ House of Blues
11/5: San Antonio, TX @ Aztec
11/8: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
11/9: Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
11/10: Atlanta, GA @ Centerstage
11/12: Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
11/13: Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
11/15: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
11/17: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11/18: Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
11/19: Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
11/21: Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/22: Washington, DC @ The Fillmore
11/24: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/25: New York, NY @ Playstation

Read More Imagine Dragons With over 14,000 fans in attendance at Imagine Dragons last appearance in Minnesota, I can tell you that the band has massive appeal to a younger demographic. … K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ... Grouplove Grouplove is based out of Los Angeles, and their debut self-titled EP was released on January 25th via Canvasback Music. They were handpicked to open for Florence + The Machine …

Other shows in the area:

THE OBSESSED
+ Cobalt
7th Street Entry
Monday 10/16/2017 (7:30pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

The Obsessed is set to re-issue their self-titled debut record on Relapse Records. The Doom metal band will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Monday.

Tour dates:

10/10/2017 Bossanova Ballroom - Portland, OR
10/12/2017 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA *
10/13/2017 The Pin - Spokane, WA *
10/16/2017 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN *
10/17/2017 Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI *
10/18/2017 Barauerhaus - Lombard, IL *
10/19/2017 Woodward Theater - Cincinnati, OH *
10/20/2017 Trixies - Louisville, KY *
10/21/2017 Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA *
10/24/2017 Saint Vitus - Brooklyn, NY *
10/25/2017 The Cafe at Parlor - Newport, RI *
10/26/2017 Voltage Lounge - Philadelphia, PA *
10/27/2017 Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD *

^ w/ Iron Tongue
* w/ Cobalt

IMAGINE DRAGONS
+ K.Flay, Grouplove
Xcel Energy Center
Monday 10/16/2017 (6:30pm/$39.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

I’ll never forget seeing Imagine Dragons at the Varsity Theater… now they regularly sell out stadiums. The band will be at the Xcel Energy Center this Monday.

Tour dates:

Oct 10 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
Oct 11 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Oct 13 Salt Lake City, UT USANA
Oct 14 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Oct 15 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Oct 16 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Oct 18 Chicago, IL United Center
Oct 19 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Oct 21 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
Oct 23 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Oct 24 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
Oct 26 Québec City, QC Le Centre Videotron
Oct 27 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Oct 29 Boston, MA TD Garden
Nov 1 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
Nov 2 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Nov 4 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov 5 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Nov 7 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Nov 8 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center Nov 10 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
Nov 12 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Nov 13 Dallas, TX American Airlines Arena
Nov 16 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

LIL PEEP
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Tuesday 10/17/2017 (6pm/$20)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Lil Peep is playing the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul in support of his debut album Come Over When You’re Sober (Part One).

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K.Flay at First Avenue, Minneapolis (17 May 2017)

Setlist Dreamers Can't Sleep Hollywood Forever Black Wave Wishing It Was You The Cops You Felt Right High Enough It's Strange (Louis The Child song) Another Round Blood In The Cut -- Encore -- The President Has A Sex Tape Make Me Fade Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ... Missio Austin’s Missio to open. The band previously opened for K.Flay on her Crush Me Tour. The duo’s breakout single ‘Middle Fingers’, which was quickly picked up on SiriusXM’s ...

Musician singer and songwriter K.Flay just headlined First Avenue last Wednesday, May 17th, in support of her new record Every Where Is Some Where (Interscope/Night Street).

Opening up the show was Austin duo Missio, featuring singer Matthew Brue and producer David Butler. For their live shows, they’re joined on stage by a live percussionist.

The band has been on tour with K.Flay since November 2016, when she was on her “Crush Me” tour.

The band played tracks from their then-forthcoming Loner album, such as ‘I Don't Give a...’ (the recording of the record featured Zeale). As always the duo was very thankful that fans knew and help promote their breakthrough single ‘Middle Fingers’ (the single peaked at #9 on the Alternative charts), which ended their brief 35-min set.

The first time we saw K.Flay, she was a special guest at the Go Show #1 in March 2015. We wrote, “ They had a minimalistic setup, with only a computer (with keyboard) and a live drummer. My favorite song on her set was ‘Wishing It Was You’ (taken from her debut album Life as a Dog), which had the lyrics, ‘I'm sucking on a bottle of Jim Beam, wishing it was you.’ By the end of the song, she produced a full bottle of Jim Beam and took a gulp.”

She eventually returned with The Mowglis in November and most recently at the sold-out Fine Line show in February 2017. The latter show, we described as, “Fitting that Valentine’s eve brought in the Crush Me Tour, with Kristine Meredith Flaherty a.k.a. K.Flay having the alt-rock versatility of a Swiss army knife, in promotion of her upcoming 2nd full-length, Every Where Is Some Where (Night Street / Interscope Records) due out April 7th. The Chicago area native can sound hard and industrial, rap like M.I.A. or twenty one pilots, or just plain strap on a guitar and rock out, depending on the song.”

With only a mere three months since her Fine Line show, the setlist was somewhat similar, including her version of ‘It's Strange’, a Louis the Child song, but does feature K.Flay on vocals.

The key difference between the Fine Line show and this First Avenue show is its audience. You see, Go 96.3’s audience is slightly more pop music fans, while the 93x’s audience at First Avenue leaned to the hard rock/metal audience. Still, it didn’t matter if the audience liked pop, rap, or heavy rock, they all move to songs like ‘The Cops’ and ‘Hollywood Forever’.

K.Flay’s Every Where Is Some Where is out now. She will be joining Imagine Dragons on their stadium rock tour starting in late September.

Remaining tour dates:

05/20/17 Chicago, IL - WKQX PIQNIQ 05/27/17 Vinoy Waterfront Park @ 97X BBQ 05/28/17 104.3 Undertow Jam 05/29/17 X102.9 Rock On the River 06/14/17 Richmond, VA 06/15-06/18/17 - Dover, DE - Firefly Fest 06/22/17 - Berlin, DE - Lido 06/23-06/25 - Scheessel, DE - Hurricane Festival 06/23-06/25 - Neuhausen, DE - Southside Fest 06/27/17 Camden Assembly London 06/28/17 Camden Assembly London 07/14-07/16 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival 07/15-07/16 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Music 08/04/17 Hollywood Casino @ 105.7 The Point 08/19/17 Bissell Park@ Riverfest 09/17/17 Pearl Street Northampton, MA 09/20/17 Port City Music Hall Portland, ME 09/21/17 Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT 09/23/17 Stewart Park @ Cayuga Sound 09/26/17 Talking Stick Resort Phoenix, AZ 09/28/17 Mattress Firm Amph Chula Vista, CA 09/29/17 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV 10/01/17 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA 10/03/17 Shoreline Amph Mountain View, CA 10/04/17 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA

10/06/17 KeyArena Seattle, WA 10/08/17 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC 10/10/17 Rogers Place Edmonton, AB 10/11/17 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, AB 10/13/17 Usana Amphitheatre Salt Lake City, UT 10/14/17 Pepsi Center Denver, CO 10/16/17 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN 10/18/17 United Center Chicago, IL 10/19/17 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI 10/21/17 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH 10/23/17 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY 10/24/17 Prudential Center Newark, NJ 10/26/17 Centre Vidéotron Quebec City, QC 10/27/17 Bell Centre Montreal, QC 10/29/17 TD Garden Boston, MA 11/01/17 KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY 11/02/17 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 11/04/17 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 11/05/17 Verizon Center Washington, DC 11/07/17 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA 11/08/17 Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC 11/10/17 Amway Center Orlando, FL 11/12/17 Toyota Center Houston, TX 11/13/17 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX 11/16/17 Honda Center Anaheim, CA

K.Flay

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K.Flay at First Avenue, Minneapolis (17 May 2017)

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Minneapolis: May 17 to May 19, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 17 to May 19, 2017.

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Read More The 1975 The buzzing Manchester, UK foursome has been out on a short (and very sold out) tour of the U.S., previewing tracks from its second full-length, breathily titled I Like It When You Sleep …

THE 1975
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Wednesday 05/17/17, 7pm ($25)
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The 1975 is back in America to promote their #1 US and UK sophomore album I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it (Dirty Hit / Interscope Records).

We’ve been covering the UK quartet since their US debut in October 2013 and recently covered their First Avenue show in 2015 and we can tell you that they’ve consistently sold out their Minneapolis appearance.

This year, the band upgraded their venue to St Paul’s Roy Wilkins Auditorium, which is not our favorite venue, but at least it may be big enough to accommodate all their fans.

Show up early to check out all the buzz for Colouring. The London band is touring on the strength of their debut EP Symmetry and their new single ‘The Wave’. The track is taken from their upcoming EP, due from Interscope Records in mid-2017.

Tour dates:

May 12 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem
May 16 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
May 17 St Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
May 19 Lancaster, NE Pinewood Bowl Amph
May 22 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
May 23 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
May 25 Ottawa, ON Richcraft Live
May 26 Montreal, QC Plaine des Jeux
May 26-28 Boston, MA Boston Calling Festival
May 28 Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Civic Center
May 30 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
May 31 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
June 1 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 3 Columbus, OH Express Live!
June 2-4 Cincinnati, OH Bunbury Music Festival

Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...

K.FLAY
at First Avenue
Wednesday 05/17/17, 7pm ($21.75)
first-avenue.com

With strong local support from radio station Go 96.3, K.Flay has been invited to the Twin Cities since Aria in March 2015 and just recently at Fine Line in Feb 2017.

The Los Angeles-based pop/hip-hop singer is back on tour now for her second album Every Where Is Some Where.

Austin’s Missio to open. The band previously opened for K.Flay on her Crush Me Tour. The duo’s breakout single ‘Middle Fingers’, which was quickly picked up on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation (where it hit the #1 spot on the influential “Alt-18 Countdown”). The song will likely be available on their debut record Loner (available May 19th).

Tour dates:

05/11/2017 - Perth, Aus - Rosemount Hotel
05/13/2017 - Bunbury, Aus - Groovin The Moo
05/17/2017 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
05/20/2017 - Chicago, IL - WKQX PIQNIQ
05/27/2017 Vinoy Waterfront Park @ 97X BBQ
05/28/2017 104.3 Undertow Jam
05/29/2017 X102.9 Rock On the River
06/14/2017 Richmond, VA
06/15-06/18/17 - Dover, DE - Firefly Fest
06/22/17 - Berlin, DE - Lido
06/23-06/25 - Scheessel, DE - Hurricane Festival
06/23-06/25 - Neuhausen, DE - Southside Fest
06/27/2017 Camden Assembly London
06/28/2017 Camden Assembly London
07/14-07/16 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07/15-07/16 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Music
08/04/2017 Hollywood Casino @ 105.7 The Point
08/19/2017 Bissell Park@ Riverfest
09/17/2017 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
09/20/2017 Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
09/21/2017 Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
09/23/2017 Stewart Park @ Cayuga Sound
09/26/2017 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, AZ
09/28/2017 Mattress Firm AmpH chula Vista, CA

* with Mother Mother

Read More Oddisee New York-based, Sudanese­-American producer and MC, Oddisee will be playing at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, June 2nd, in support of a new instrumental album via Mello Music Group. Suitcase Junket One-man-band The Suitcase Junket (aka Matt Lorenz) opened up the show. Lorenz had all the musical instrumentals in his “band” at an arm’s length... complete with leg percussions and Caleb Hawley Side 2 EP by American singer/songwriter Caleb Hawley, just came out last night, September 9th. Obviously Side 2 is the follow-up to Side 1, which came out earlier this year. The New Yorker

Other shows in the area:

05/18/17 False, with Zebulon Pike,Pestifere and Ulkum will be at Triple Rock Social Club. 8pm, $10.

05/18/17 Oddisee, aka rapper Amir Mohamed el Khalifa, is headlining 7th Street Entry on Thursday. Big Cats and Ryan Kopperud to open. 7:30pm, $16.

05/18/17 The Suitcase Junket is headlining the Turf Club in St Paul. The one-man-band (Matt Lorenz) was previously in town in April 2017, and we noted, “Lorenz is no stranger to being on stage and managing a variety of instruments, as he was one of the member of trio Rusty Belle, with his sister Kate. After finding a guitar from a dorm dumpster, Lorenz fixed it up and started working on songs that would soon would be known as his The Suitcase Junket project.” Del Barber and Jillian Rae to open. 7:30pm, $10.

05/18/17-05/19/17 The two martins, Steve Martin and Martin Short is doing a two-night residency at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. The show is called “Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lives” with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko. 7:30pm, $79.

05/19/17 Alex Napping is touring in support of their second album Mise En Place (Father/Daughter Records). They will be stopping by the Seward Café in Minneapolis. The venue does not have pricing listing, but it is $5. 4th Curtis and Gully Boys to open. Wetter is not listed on the website, but I think they might also play. 8pm, $5

05/19/17 Soul singer Caleb Hawley and New Sound Underground will be at the Triple Rock on Friday. 9pm, $10

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GO Show fest. K.Flay and Paper Route at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (13 Feb 2017)

K.Flay Setlist Everyone I Know Sunburn Can't Sleep Dreamers Hollywood Forever Black Wave Wishing It Was You The Cops Get It Right You Felt Right High Enough It's Strange (Louis the Child cover) FML Blood in the Cup -- Encore -- President Make Me Fade Paper Route Setlist Love Letters Writing on the Wall Pretend Are We All Forgotten Balconies Untitled Gutter Mona Lisa Chariots Daye Jack Setlist Raw Easy Deep End Save my Soul Hands Up Falling for You(?) Finish Line Tour Dates 02/20/17 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre 02/21/17 Atlanta, GA Hell 02/23/17 Norfolk, VA The NorVa 02/27/17 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom 03/02/17 Buffalo, NY The Waiting Room 03/03/17 Ottawa, ON National Arts Centre 03/04/17 Montreal High Lights Festival 03/06/17 Oshawa, ON Oshawa Music Hall 03/07/17 Waterloo, ON Maxwell's Music House 03/09/17 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place 03/10/17 London, ON London Music Hall 03/11/17 Toronto, ON Massey Hall 03/14/17 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre 03/15/17 Saskatoon, SK O'Brians Event Centre 03/16/17 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre 03/17/17 Grande Prairie, AB Better Than Fred's 03/18/17 Red Deer, AB Bo's Bar & Grill 03/20/17 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee 03/21/17 Nelson, BC Spirit Bar 03/22/17 Kelowna, BC Kelowna Community Theatre 03/24/17 Victoria, BC Save On Foods 03/25/17 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 03/26/17 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 04/05/17 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre 05/20/17 WKQX Piqniq Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ... Paper Route The last time we saw Paper Route, they opened for Copeland in 2009 at a really crowded all-ages show, and said “Paper Route are also from Nashville, Tennessee ...

Though there was love in the air at this pre-Valentine’s Day radio station concert, it was mostly noise (the good kind) that filled a sold-out Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis as the latest installment of local alternative station GO 96.3’s GO Show starring K.Flay took place.

The eclectic three-act bill started with Atlanta-by-way-of-Africa young rapper Daye Jack opened with a short set, and whose newest release, Surf the Web (Warner Brothers), came out last fall. The experimental Nigerian-born MC was armed only with a sampling beat box and bravely moved from end to end on the small stage, illustrating the weekday job grind on ‘Easy’ and taking more of a R&B/old school hip-hop vibe on the catchy ‘Deep End’. 

‘Hands Up’ has become even more relevant with all the inner city violence reports, the album version done with Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike while his ending ‘Finish Line’ found the rapper in a higher pitch, sounding in tone a bit like NWA’s Eazy-E. 

In a turnabout in sound, Nashville indie-rock band Paper Route was next, with a forty-minute set of anthemic, spanning songs that started with dim lighting, dry ice, and a backing tape of choir singing. The seasoned band has been around since 2004, but has made waves again, with last fall’s Real Emotions (Kemosabe Records) full-length and a recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. 

The group (JT Daly; Chad Howat; Nick Aranda) is relatively small in size, but sounds much bigger due to their dexterity with multiple instruments and synths, and opened with the new ‘Writing on the Wall’, with singer Daly often moving vocally into a falsetto.  Remembering Valentine’s Day was near, ‘Are We All Forgotten’ was prefaced to be a song about “love and loss” and Daly said “this one goes out to all the lovers for a touching ‘Untitled’.

‘Balconies’ (the song they performed on TV) featured a sharp guitar solo incising through a wash of atmospheric synths and before their closing ‘Chariots’, Daly confessed they needed to return more often as it had only been their 2^nd or 3^rd time in town and offered a final Valentine’s Day message- “all you lovers have a great day tomorrow …all the heartbroken people, have an even better one”.

Fitting that Valentine’s eve brought in the Crush Me Tour, with Kristine Meredith Flaherty a.k.a. K.Flay having the alt-rock versatility of a Swiss army knife, in promotion of her upcoming 2^nd full-length, Every Where Is Some Where (Night Street / Interscope Records) due out April 7^th. The Chicago area native can sound hard and industrial, rap like M.I.A. or twenty one pilots, or just plain strap on a guitar and rock out, depending on the song. 

Sporting the bulky red “Immigrants Welcome” sweatshirt she recently wore on Conan, Flay opened with the bass heavy ‘Everyone I Know’ with ‘Sunburn’ next, which found her rapping against a piercing beat and rise-and-fall rhythm.  Ahead of ‘Can’t Sleep’, she mentioned that Minnesota was one of her “favorite places to play” and she is a station favorite as she opened their very first GO Show, just over a year ago. 

Following a brooding ‘Hollywood Forever’, Flay stopped to thank the audience for coming back out, as she had played this same venue the night after the elections in November, calling the explosive ‘Black Wave’ as the song encapsulating how she was feeling that night as she previously mentioned the song deals with “facing something immense and menacing and choosing not to cower, but to rise up”.

 ‘Wishing it was You’ was dedicated to Jane Fonda, who she saw at a recent LA Womens’ March, the new guitar-driven ‘High Enough’ had a sinister Pixies edge to it, and then the vibe turned more electronic as she covered Louis the Child’s ‘It’s Strange’, a collaboration she did with the Chicago future bass duo. 

The crowd rose up for the main set ending ‘FML’ with its manic lyric, “I need to stop, I been doing too much, I been running too fast, I been testing my luck” and lead single from the new album, ‘Blood in the Cut’ with Flay pleading on the chorus, “…I need noise” with the crowd singing along with the “na, na, na” bridge.

The encore started with the new ‘President’, a slow burner which again speaks to the state of the world and ended with the dark but pounding ‘Make Me Fade’ with the crowd clapping along and singing the chorus as gently as Flay sang it to them. 

Love may have been the air due to the impending holiday, but as proven by K.Flay’s genre-expanding seventy-minute set, noise- “the buzz of a sub” and “the crack of a whip” was what the crowd really came to hear. 

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K.Flay at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (13 Feb 2017)

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Minneapolis: February 13 to February 16, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 13 to February 16, 2017.

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Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...

K.FLAY
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday, 02/13/17, 7pm ( Sold Out)
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Go 96.3’s Go Show with K.Flay this Monday, February 13th, is sold out.

K.Flay’s second full-length album Every Where Is Some Where will come out April 7th via Night Street / Interscope Records. Expect her to preview some songs from the forthcoming record, including the preview single ‘Black Wave’.

Paper Route is listed to open, while Miles the DJ will serve as DJ and MC / Host.

Tour dates:

2/09 Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
2/10 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre
2/11 St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
2/13 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
2/16 Indianapolis, IN - HiFi
2/17 Covington, KY - Madison Live
2/18 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
2/20 Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
2/21 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Hell Stage
2/23 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
2/27 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom
3/02 Buffalo, NY - The Waiting Room
3/29 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
4/05 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
4/21 Honolulu, HI - The Republik
6/15-18 Dover, DE - Firefly Festival
7/14-16 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
7/15-16 Birmingham, AL - Sloss Music

Read More Japandroids Japandroids are still set to play. This Canadian band is incredibly popular in Minneapolis, apparently, selling out both their shows (why not do a 'triple' Triple Rock show?) … Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 …

JAPANDROIDS
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 02/14/17, 7pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

What are you up to on V-Day? Take your loved ones to see Japandroids at First Avenue.

We saw Japandroids in December 2012 and wrote, “Japandroids started off their set with a big F.U. to Vita.MN, who summed it up in their header, "Japandroids' first night good, not great." I wasn't at Friday's show; all I know is that Saturday's show rocked. HARD. The duo exploded on stage, sweating and bleeding into every epic song as the lights flash and singer/guitarist Brian King bounced all over the stage.”

Former local legend and hero, Craig Finn (bill as Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers) will open. Based on numerous other shows we’ve seen Finn play, he often command a massive local fanbase.

Tour dates:

2/8 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Records
2/13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre*
2/14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*
2/15 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre*
2/17 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Theatre*
2/18 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Theatre*
2/20 - Boston, MA - Royale*
2/23 - New York, NY - Terminal 5*
2/24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
2/25 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
2/27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
2/28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
3/01 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle*
3/03 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse*
3/04 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn*
3/05 - St Louis, MO - The Ready Room*
3/07 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre*
3/09 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre*
3/10 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre*
3/11 - San Diego, CA - Music Box*
3/13 - Santa Ana, CA -Observatory*
3/14 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore*
3/15 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore*
3/17 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall*
3/18 - Seattle, WA - Neptune*
3/20 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom*
4/18 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
4/19 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefährlich
4/20 - Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
4/22 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theater
4/23 -Frankfurt, Germany - Zoom
4/24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
4/26 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
4/27 - Brussels, Belgium - The Rotonde
4/28 - Birmingham, UK - o2 Institute Birmingham
4/30 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage
5/01 - Leeds, UK - Stylus
5/02 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
5/04 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
5/05 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
5/06 - London, UK - o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
6/03 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
6/04 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
6/10 - Porto, Portugal - Primavera Sound

* with Craig Finn

Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Phoebe Ryan Indie “bad-girl” pop artist Phoebe Ryan will co-headline the the 7th Street Entry this Sunday, July 10th. Her latest single “Boyz N Poizn” recently came out to rave reviews, and with the fun …

TOVE LO
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 02/15/17, 7pm ($30 / Sold Out)
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Swedish singer Tove Lo is back in town on her “Lady Wood” tour (you know, the opposite of Man Wood?).

We described her last Minneapolis appearance as, “ ‘Run on Love’ is actually a song by fellow Swede Lucas Nord, featuring Lo, but Lo made the electronic song her own, and her biggest hit to date, ‘Habits (Stay High)’ ended the night with the crowd singing the chorus back to Lo and the band...”

The show is sold out, but if you have a ticket, definitely show up early to check out opener Phoebe Ryan. We previously mentioned that Ryan was on her Make America Dance Again 2016 Tour.

Ryan is hot off the heels of her chart-topping collaboration with The Chainsmokers on ‘All We Know’. She described the song as “It's about being in love with someone who may not necessarily be the best for you, but you're too deep in it to care.”

Tour Dates (all dates with Tove Lo):

02/8 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
02/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
02/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
02/16 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
02/17 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
02/19 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
02/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
02/22 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
02/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

Other shows in the area:

02/13/17 Juno Award-nominated, critically acclaimed rapper, singer, songwriter SonReal is headlining the 7th Street Entry. SonReal’s The Name EP is available now on Capitol Records/Black Box.

02/14/17 Run The Jewels is returning to Minnesota, this time at the Myth. Openers will be The Gaslamp Killer, CUZ , Nick Hook , and Gangsta Boo.

02/14/17 Tribal Seeds with Raging Fyah and Nattali Rize & Notis will be at the Turf Club in St Paul.

02/16/17 Walkman’s Hamilton Leithauser is headlining the Turf Club next Thursday.

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Minneapolis: November 9, 2016

Read More Lecrae Speaking of Grammy-winner... hip hop artist Lecrae won the Best Gospel Album for his 2013 album Gravity. Lecrae's seventh studio album Anomaly landed at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 9, 2016.

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LECRAE
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 11/09/16, 6pm ($29.50)
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Grammy-Award winning rap artist Lecrae will be headlining First Avenue next week, November 9th.

The last time he was in town it was in October 2014 when he was out promoting his new album Anomaly.

Ambre to open.

‘The Destination Tour, You’re Accepted’ Tour Dates

11/04- Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/05 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
11/07 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
11/08 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
11/09 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11/10 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
11/12 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
11/13 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
11/15 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
11/16 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel

Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...

K.FLAY
at Fine Line Music Café
Wednesday, 11/09/16, 7pm ($15)
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K.Flay (aka Kristine Flaherty) will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this Wednesday, November 9th. Although the name sounds like a rapper, you know K-Dee, K-OS, K-Solo, and Kay Slay, K. Flay is nothing like those guys. She first came to our attention in 2010 when she played CMJ - however most people probably noticed her when went on the Warped Tour in 2014, promoting her debut record Life as a Dog.

Her new EP Crush Me came out on Night Street Records (a subdivision of Interscope Records), and the upcoming tour is in promotion of the EP and various singles that came out (including ‘Blood in the Cut’).

Special guests Nightly and Missio to open.

Tour dates:

11/4, 2016 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
11/5, 2016 Kansas City, MO Tank Room
11/6, 2016 St. Louis, MO Firebird
11/8, 2016 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/9, 2016 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
11/10, 2016 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
11/11, 2016 Columbus, OH The Basement
11/13, 2016 Albany, NY The Hollow
11/15, 2016 Toronto, ON Adelaide Hall
11/16, 2016 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs
11/18, 2016 New York, NY Baby's All Right
11/20, 2016 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
11/22, 2016 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry

Read More Chicago Farmer Though "Chicago Farmer" was originally the name of his band, six albums in, it's become a solo sobriquet for Cody Diekhoff. A native of Delavan, IL (population 1,825) ...

CHICAGO FARMER
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday, 11/09/16, 7pm ($12)
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Illinois’ Chicago Farmer (aka Cody Diekhoff) will be in town at the Cedar Cultural Center next Wednesday, November 9th, touring in promotion of his 7th album Midwest Side Stories. As the album title suggests, these collection of songs are original little stories about “hope, depression, job loss, meth, skateboards, a divided nation, used cars, the late shift, farms, factories, the destruction of our environment...” typical of any folk singer / songwriter / storyteller.

If you’re in the Illinois area, Chicago Farmer & Still Shine will be playing a New Year show at the Crusens War Memorial in Peoria.

Minneapolis, by the way of northern Wisconsin, Rachel Hanson to open.

Tour dates:

11/05/16 Carbondale, IL Hangar 9
11/09/16 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
11/10/16 La Crosse, WI The Root Note
11/11/16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
12/31/16 Crusens War Memorial in Peoria

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Lights w/ The Mowgli's at the Varsity, Minneapolis (28 Nov 2015)

Lights Setlist Intro From All Sides Toes Siberia Speeding Muscle Memory Same Sea Acoustic Meteorites Drive My Soul Second Go Portal The Last Thing on Your Mind Running with the Boys Timing Is Everything Up We Go -- Encore -- Banner Mowgli's Setlist Say It, Just Say It Slowly, Slowly Bad Dream Love Is Easy Through the Dark Summertime Room for All of Us What's Going On Whatever Forever Sunlight Shake Me Up Love Me Anyway Make It Right I'm Good San Francisco Tour Dates 12/10/15 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues 12/11/15 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern 12/12/15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee 12/13/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues 03/12/16 Glasgow, Glasgow School Of Art 03/14/16 Brighton, Concorde 2 03/15/16 London, Hoxton Square Bar 03/16/16 London, oxton Square Bar Read More Lights Canada's Lights (aka Valerie Poxleitner) is kicking off her national US tour at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis this Valentine's Day (Saturday) with support from X Ambassadors. ... The Mowgli's Next up were The Mowgli's, an indie rock/folk band from southern California. Going into the show, I had no idea what to expect. Simply put, I was blown away. From their first song, Waiting For The Dawn …

The headliner almost didn’t play at all—Canadian electro-pop singer-songwriter Lights had lost all of her lights.

Thankfully, after some quick-thinking scrambling by her lighting director and after an only slightly longer break between sets, the show carried on.

After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, had southern California neo-hippie band, the Mowgli’s , on next.

A spirited feel-good 65min. of hummable tunes followed, many culled from their latest, Kids in Love (Photo Finish/Island Records) which was released earlier this spring.  ‘Love is Easy’ was dedicated to anyone “who’s had their heart smashed into a bazillion pieces” and co-vocalist Katie Jayne Earl took time out in the set to re-inforce the band’s mission of spreading love and kindness, and mentioned that all the band’s proceeds from ‘Room for All of Us’ were going to charity.

Mowgli's

The seven-piece collective found their groove halfway through with ‘What’s Going On’ (not the Marvin Gaye number, but one that encouraged action as well) while ‘Love Me Anyway’ had the crowd singing along with the band’s four primary vocalists.

Earl re-engaged the audience to explain their support of People Serving People, a local organization that serves the homeless as bassist Matthew Di Panni and band worked through a loose ‘Lean on Me’ cover before the band launched into the sunny, reggae-tinged ‘I’m Good’.  Biggest radio hit to date ‘San Francisco’ was saved for last, with the inner hippie coming out for many grooving in place in the crowd.

Mowgli's

As mentioned, the break between sets was longer than usual, no thanks to an oddly boisterous audience and a minor drunken scuffle in the balcony that resulted in a full beverage glass landing straight below, directly onto the lighting board, making it inoperable.  Springing into action, a backup board was found and all was working again soon after.

Valerie Poxleitner

We’ve seen the diminutive singer Lights previously, including an impressive Valentine’s night show at Mill City Nights, and even without any new material, she and her band still found a way to make her 65 minutes seem fresh and new.  The stage remained dark for much of the set, with a series of two rows of large lighted boxes framing many of the band members, most of whom were situated behind those outlined cubes for an added 3D effect.

The singer (aka Valerie Poxleitner) seemed comfortable in black tank and overalls, dodging from side to side and reaching out to audience members’ extended hands.   A bonus track,  from last year’s Little Machines (Warner Bros Records), ‘From All Sides’ started her show,  with ‘Toes’ and ‘Siberia’ from her previous 2011 album, following.

Setlist

The bobbing crowd responded to ‘Muscle Memory’ from the newest album, with the singer not saying a lot between songs initially, perhaps due to the abbreviated set time. She did admit to being under the weather for the show, but also mentioned while smiling, “you guys are like magic, making me feel good”.

Prefacing a few mid-set acoustic numbers, she admitted to cheers, that plans were being made to release an all-acoustic version of the Little Machines album soon.  Diving into deep cut ‘Meteorites’ gave us a taste of that acoustic/orchestral album, while earlier songs ‘Drive My Soul’ and Second Go’ wrapped up the stripped-down set.

Pulling moments from her past and looking back to childhood inspired ‘Running with the Boys’ and her request to “shake it and move everything” was heeded for the rhythm- inducing ‘Timing is Everything’.  Electro keys sounded the beginning notes of ‘Up We Go’, the set closer, with the band not actually leaving the stage but remaining on to play a single-song encore of ‘Banner’.

Lights had indeed regained her lights, and despite that unfortunate incident and the singer feeling a little ill, still pulled off a show that pleased the faithful, and gained many new fans, in the process.

Lights at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (28 Nov 2015)

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Minneapolis: November 27 to November 28, 2015

Read More Lungs Lungs (not to be confused with Yorks' The Lungs or Melbourne's Lung or Perth's The Lungs) is a sludge metal band from Minneapolis. .…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 27 to November 28, 2015.

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KYLESA
at Turf Club
Friday, 11/27/2015, 8pm ($15)
turfclub.net

Savannah, GA's Kylesa will be stopping in at the Turf Club in St Paul on this Black Friday, in support of their latest Exhausting Fire.

In writing Exhausting Fire, the trio found themselves culling inspirations before getting together in various permutations at various times to wade through the amassed collections of riffs and ideas stockpiled before, during and after the punishing Ultraviolet tour schedule. Band member Phillip Cope described the record as, "an album we really put our hearts on our sleeves for. We’ve always done that, but emotionally, it’s probably the most honest and raw album we’ve ever done."

Local guests Seedship and confusing band name Lungs to open.

Tour dates:

11/21 in Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theatre
11/22 in Seattle, WA at The Crocodile
11/23 in Vancouver, BC at Biltmore Cabaret
11/24 in Misosula, MT at Stage 112
11/25 in Billings, MT at The Railyard
11/27 in St. Paul, MN at Turf Club
11/28 in Des Moines, IA at Vaudeville Mews
11/29 in Kansas City, MO at The Riot Room
11/30 in Springfield, MO at Outland Ballroom
12/1 in Memphis, TN at The Hi-Tone

Read More The Mowgli's Next up were The Mowgli's, an indie rock/folk band from southern California. Going into the show, I had no idea what to expect. Simply put, I was blown away. From their first song, Waiting For The Dawn …

LIGHTS/THE MOWGLI'S
at Varsity Theater
Saturday, 11/28/2015, 6:30pm ($26)
varsitytheater.org

Sirius XM, Go 96.3, & City Pages present co-headlining show with Lights and The Mowgli's.

We're not sure what Canadian Lights is up to since her last appearance in Minneapolis in February 2014, but we know The Mowgli's is touring in support of their second LP Kids In Love (Photo Finish/Republic Records). We previously saw them when they were touring for their debut album Waiting for the Dawn (Photo Finish) at First Avenue and Triple Rock Social Club, both in 2013.

Special guest K.Flay to open. We previously caught her at the Go Show #1.

NOTE: If you bring to the show donations of new toys and kids books for children and their families staying at People Serving People this holiday season. All those who give will receive a chance to win a music prize pack from Rock the Cause Records and The Mowgli’s.

The Mowgli’s Tour Dates:

11/24/15 Detroit MI St. Andrews
11/27/15 Milwaukee WI The Rave
11/28/15 Minneapolis MN Varsity
11/29/15 Kansas City KS Midland
12/02/15 Salt Lake City UT Complex
12/04/15 Portland OR Wonder Ballroom
12/05/15 Seattle WA Snow Cap
12/08/15 San Francisco CA Fillmore

All dates with Lights

Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

HIPPO CAMPUS
at First Avenue
Saturday, 11/28/2015, 5pm ($17/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

We previously caught local Hippo Campus at the Chipotle Cultivate Festival 2015 and noticed they have a lot of fans here. We weren't surprised that this upcoming all-ages show is sold out.

The show is their homecoming gig, having just wrapping up a national tour from Philadelphia to Omaha in support of their most recent EP South (Grand Jury Records). Since hitting #1 on the Alternative Specialty Chart and heavy rotation on Sirius' Alt-Nation, the band found themselves selling out populated cities, like Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.

Opening up for the First Avenue show will be Bad Bad Hats (who recently sold out the 7th Street Entry) and Danger Ron & The Spins.

Remaining tour dates:

11/28 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
12/02 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH 105.7*

* The X First Birthday Party Featuring Panic! At The Disco and Grizfolk

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