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Minneapolis: August 26 to August 31, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 26 to August 31, 2017.

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Read More Lætitia Sadier Laetitia Sadier will be performing a new collaborative song with Helado Negro along with performing new versions of other songs. She produces music under her own name and plays in Monade and Stereolab. … Nicholas Krgovich Mastheim's last holiday album Chris Mastheim Is Here came out in 2011. Chris Mastheim normally release music under his other name Nicholas Krgovich. …

LAETITIA SADIER SOURCE ENSEMBLE
at 7th Street Entry
Monday 08/28/2017 (7:30pm/$12)
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French singer Lætitia Sadier (from Stereolab) is back in town, this time billed as the Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble. Her latest record Find Me Finding You is available now on Drag Records.

We previously caught Sadier in 2012 and noted, “Lætitia Sadier came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of her latest album, Silencio, out now via Drag City. For those not familiar with Sadier, she is, or rather was, the main singer of Stereolab, a band from London. The band was mostly known for loungey keyboard pop sound with Sadier's distinctive French accent (either sung in French or English).”

Nicholas Krgovich (who we previously mentioned that he also goes by Chris Mastheim in 2014) and DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission) to open.

Tour dates:

8/19/17 Pico Union Project, Los Angeles, CA
8/20/17 The Chapel, San Francisco, CA
8/22/17 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
8/23/17 Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
8/24/17 Neurolux, Boise, ID
8/25/17 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
8/26/17 Lost Lake, Denver, CO
8/28/17 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
8/29/17 Schuba's, Chicago, IL
8/30/17 El Club, Detroit, MI
9/01/17 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
9/02/17 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
9/03/17 BSP, Kingston, NY
9/05/17 Great Scott, Allston, MA
9/20/17 - 9/23/17 International Festival Of Psychedelia

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MIDNIGHT OIL
at First Avenue
Tuesday 08/29/2017 (7pm/$50)
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The legendary, politically-conscious Australian band Midnight Oil will be making a rare appearance in Minneapolis on Tuesday (over 15 years!). The time has come, a fact's a fact!

If you’re wondering about the long gap in touring, the band broke up in 2002 when vocalist Peter Garrett decided to focus on a solo career.

The Oils reformed in 2009 for a few one-off gigs, but only as of February 2017, did they decide to embark on “The Great Circle 2017” tour. All initial U.S. dates were immediately sold out. Luckily, the band decided to add a few more dates before they call it a day. The iconic group’s last stop on the 2017 tour will be at First Avenue.

To celebrate their return, the group is releasing a new box set to coincide with the tour. The Vinyl Collection will contain all their studio LPs and EPs, plus CDs and music videos.

Melbourne’s The Living End will open.

Tour dates:

08/19 | The Greek Amphitheatre | Los Angeles, CA
08/21 | Terminal 5 | New York, NY
08/23 | Place des Arts | Montreal
08/25 | Budweiser Stage | Toronto
08/27 | House of Blues | Cleveland, OH
08/29 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN

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Other shows in the area:

08/26/2017 Louden Swain (that Supernatural-related band featuring singer/guitarist Rob Benedict, bassist Michael Borja, guitarist Billy Moran, and drummer Stephen Norton) will be playing a special “Saturday Night Special” show at the Minnesota Convention Center on Saturday. Unlike the last time we saw them in 2015, this will be a full-blown 90 plus show, as part of Creation Entertainment's Salute To Supernatural fan convention. 10pm, $85

08/27/2017 Endless Boogie (led by singer/guitarist Paul Major) is headlining the 7th St Entry. No opening band listed as of this writing. 7:30pm, $10

08/27/2017 Nyck (full name Nyck Caution) and Pro Era's Kirk Knight, together they are Nyck @ Knight. The collaborative duo will be headlining the Cabooze this Sunday. 5pm, $20

08/29/2017 Kevin Morby will be at the Turf Club in St Paul on Tuesday. He’s bringing Shannon Lay to open. 7:30pm, $15

08/29/2017 Vérité is back in town at the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday. The popular singer sold out the show. Tigertown to open. 7pm, $12/Sold Out

08/31/2017 Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum artist, fashion disruptor, and "King of Teens" Lil Yachty is closing out the month at the Myth. Reo Cragun will open. 7pm, $29.50

08/31/2017 Bleached is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Thursday. This might be the warmup show before their full Fall 2017 show with The Dirty Nil. 7:30pm, $14

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Rocktober: October 14, 2015

Read More Bring Me The Horizon Bring Me The Horizon have the #1 selling album this week in the U.S. with their fifth studio release That’s The Spirit (Columbia Records). The album tops several U.S. charts, including …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 14, 2015.

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BRING ME THE HORIZON
at Myth Event Center
Wednesday, 10/14/2015, 6:30pm ($30)
mythlive.com

With the #1 selling album in the last week of September in the US for their fifth studio release That's the Spirit (Columbia Records), Bring Me The Horizon successfully sold out the first week of October of their tour. The five-piece band (singer Oli Sykes, bassist Matt Kean, guitarist Lee Malia, keyboard player/programmer Jordan Fish, and drummer Matthew Nicholls) will be stopping by the Myth Event Center in Maplewood next Wednesday, October 14.

Joining them on the road will be Issues and Pvris (Paris, not Puris).

Bring Me The Horizon On Tour:

10/09 – Montreal, QC – Métropolis *
10/10 – Monster Energy Rock Allegiance 2015
10/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
10/13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom *
10/14 – St. Paul, MN – Myth Event Center *
10/16 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom *
10/17 – Houston, TX – KTBZ Buzzfest 2015
10/18 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall *
10/19 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion *
10/20 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium *
10/22 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheater *
10/24 – Monster Energy Aftershock 2015
10/25 – San Bernardino, CA – Knotfest 2015

* w/ Issues, Pvris

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WYE OAK
at Aria
Wednesday, 10/14/2015, 7:30pm ($25)
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We're pretty excited about the upcoming Liquid Music series, presented by SPCO and The Walker Art Center; and sponsored by First & First. They're not the typical "rock" shows we normally attend, and that's a great thing.

This upcoming show at the Aria is called Spiritual America, a new set of electro-acoustic art songs exploring secular spirituality in America composed by William Brittelle and featuring indie rock duo Wye Oak. Selections of Wye Oak's song will be presented in a new chamber arrangements by Brittelle and revered violinist/composer Michi Wiancko. This should be a very unique re-imagining of Wye Oak's music.

As you know, we're big fans of Wye Oak, having caught the band 2009 and following their appearance to the Fine Line in 2014. Wye Oak's latest is Shriek (Merge Records).

Read More DIIV Next up were Brooklyn-based indie charmers, DIIV (pronounced “dive”). The name might not ring a bell as they’ve just recently changed it (like, today).…

DIIV
at Turf Club
Wednesday, 10/14/2015, 7:30pm ($15)
turfclub.net

The first time we saw DIIV, they were called DIVE (this was in 2012). Literally overnight they had changed their name due to dispute with another band using the 'Dive' moniker.

It is 2015 now, and DIIV is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album Is The Is Are (Captured Tracks). While the album is not available yet, he's teasing us with a new track called "Dopamine", which you can check out on Soundcloud.

One of the band listed to open will be No Joy, who is out on tour in support of their third album More Faith (Mexican Summer).

Also on the bill is Sunflower Bean, who has a new 7" vinyl ("I Hear Voices") on Fat Possum. The band is proud to be recently dubbed one of Rolling Stone's "10 Artists You Need To Know."

DIIV tour dates:

10/10 Boston, MA @ Sinclair ^
10/11 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^
10/12 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
10/13 Madison, WI @ Majestic ^
10/14 St Paul, MN @ Turf Club ^
10/16 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^
10/17 Salt Lake CIty, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
10/18 Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^
10/19 Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^
10/20 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune ^
10/22 San Francisco, CA @ Filmore ^
10/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy ^
10/25 Santa Ana, CA @ Beach Goth Festival !
10/27 San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^
10/28 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
10/30 Dallas, TX @ Trees ^
10/31 Austin, TX @ Mohawk ^
11/01 Houston, TX @ Numbers ^
11/03 Nashville, TN @ Exit In ^
11/04 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^
11/05 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ^
11/06 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry ^
11/07 Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
11/08 New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^
11/14 Santiago, CL @ Primavera Fauna +
11/19 Buenos Aires, AR @ Club Araoz
11/21-22 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital $

^ = w/ No Joy, Sunflower Bean
! = w/ Grimes, Die Antwoord, Camera Obscura and more
+ = w/ Mac Demarco, Empire of the Sun, RHYE
$ = w/ Calvin Harris, Sleater-Kinney, Title Fight and more

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
at Various Venues
Wednesday, 10/14/2015
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As usual: too many shows in Rocktober!

Here are some additional shows taking place on this date:

Hiatus Kaiyote will be rocking/rapping/dancing it out at the Fine Line Music Café next Wednesday, in support of their latest Choose Your Weapon (Flying Buddha/Sony Music Masterworks). They are touring until they meet up (and joining) on the 'Family Matters Tour', featuring Chance the Rapper. We're big fans of Australians, so this should be a great show (7:30pm/$16).

Igudesman & Joo (duo Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo) is doing an early and evening show at the Dakota Jazz Club. The show is part classical music, part comedy, and all entertaining (7pm/$40;9pm/$30).

Pedrito Martinez Group will be at The Ordway in St Paul. I do not believe there will be any music involved, as the show is listed as "The Pedrito Martinez Group Lecture - Demonstration"... They are normally an Afro Cuban band from New York (6pm/$7).

The Underachievers is headlining the "Forevermore Express Tour" at First Avenue. Show up early to catch various guests, including Pouya, Yung Simmie, Fat Nick, Kirk Knight, and Bodega Bamz (6pm/$18).

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