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Rocktober: October 14, 2024

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14 Oct 2024 julie with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife at Fine Line Read More julie Los Angeles band and art collective julie announces their highly-awaited debut album my anti-aircraft friend. julie exploded onto the map in 2020 with their single “flutter,” which has racked up millions of streams …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

julie
with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles band and art collective Julie (stylized as julie) is touring in support of their debut album my anti-aircraft friend (Atlantic Records). The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024.

They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife to open.

Tour dates:

10/8 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park ~

10/9 - Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford ~

10/11 - Denver, CO @ Gothic ~

10/12 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ~

10/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~

10/15 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~

10/16 - Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs ~

10/18 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall ~

10/20 - Boston, MA @ Paradise ~

10/22 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall~

10/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl ~

10/24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~

10/26 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ~

10/27 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East ~

10/29 - Dallas, TX @ Trees ~

10/30 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall !

10/31 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk !

11/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !

11/3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !

11/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent !

11/7 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre !

11/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda !

~=w/ They Are Gutting a Body of Water and Her New Knife
!= w/ Frost Children and Her New Knife

14 Oct 2024 Chromeo and The Midnight with Girl Ultra at Palace Theatre Read More Chromeo Montreal funk legends Chromeo will be headlining First Avenue on Monday. Their fifth studio LP Head Over Heels is available now on Big Beat/Atlantic Records. The show is sold out. .... The Midnight Monsters is the new album from The Midnight (Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and Danish producer Tim McEwan). The album actually came out in 2020 via Counter Records, but due to the COVID shutdown, the duo …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

Chromeo and The Midnight
with Girl Ultra
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Chromeo and The Midnight will stop by the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on October 14, 2024.

We haven’t heard anything new from Chromeo in a while, but it seems that the Canadian electro-funk duo have released Adult Contemporary in Feb 2024 via BMG Records.

As for The Midnight, the synthwave band is working on a video game soundtrack for Road 96: Mile 0 with a couple of singles, “Land Locked Heart” and “Chariot.”

Show up early to check out acclaimed Mexican indie artist Girl Ultra, touring in support of her new EP blush (out now on Big Dada / Ninja Tune).

Tour dates:

Sept 27 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA †

Sept 28 - Rabbit Rabbit - Asheville, NC †

Sept 29 - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC †

Oct 1 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA †

Oct 2 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA †

Oct 3 - The Anthem - Washington, DC †

Oct 4 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY †

Oct 7 - MTELUS - Montreal, QC †

Oct 9 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON †

Oct 10 - MegaCorp Pavilion - Newport, KY †

Oct 11 - Royal Oak Music Hall - Detroit, MI †

Oct 12 - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL †

Oct 14 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN †

Oct 15 - The Midland Theater - Kansas City, MO †

Oct 16 - Steelhouse Omaha - Omaha, NE †

Oct 18 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO †

† with Girl Ultra

14 Oct 2024 Mdou Moctar with FACS at First Avenue Read More Mdou Moctar Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar (currently based in based in Agadez) is coming back to Minneapolis, at the Cedar Cultural Center on September 18, 2021, to support Afrique Victime (Matador Records). … FACS Chicago art-rock band FACS will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on June 12th. The band’s latest Still Life In Decay is available on Trouble In Mind Records. Opening will be Derecho, a band featuring Alan Sparhawk of Low. …

14 Oct 2024 Monday

Mdou Moctar
with FACS
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Nigerien desert blues band Mdou Moctar is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024. The band is touring in support of Funeral for Justice, out now on Matador Records. The album was written after two years of constant touring across the globe, and has a slant on the plight of Niger and the Tuareg people.

Mdou Moctar explains, ‘This album is really different for me. Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they’re going to help us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a solution.”

Mdou Moctar at First Avenue (10 Mar 2022)

We saw Mdou Moctar in Mar 2022, and wrote, “Of course, the Niger band loves coming back to Minneapolis. They played a solid set of mostly instrumental songs from Afrique Victime. The audience were all on board, clapping and hand-waving at all the songs. If the audience weren’t fans of the group before, they became fans after seeing this show.”

FACS to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 3 Jersey City, NJ, US White Eagle Hall

Oct 5 Woodstock, NY, US Bearsville Theater

Oct 6 South Burlington, VT, US Higher Ground

Oct 9 Toronto, ON, Canada The Concert Hall

Oct 11 Columbus, OH, US Athenaeum Theatre

Oct 12 Grand Rapids, MI, US Pyramid Scheme

Oct 13 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre

Oct 14 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Oct 16 Omaha, NE, US The Waiting Room

Oct 17 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre

Oct 19 Boise, ID, US Treefort Music Hall

Oct 22 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile

Oct 23 Portland, OR, US Revolution Hall

Oct 25 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom

Oct 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Teragram Ballroom

Oct 28 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom

Oct 29 Albuquerque, NM, US El Rey Theater

Oct 31 Austin, TX, US The Black Angels

Nov 2 Mexico City, Mexico Hipnosis Festival

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Parquet Courts at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10 Mar 2022)

Parquet Courts at First Avenue Parquet Courts Setlist Application/Apparatus Human Performance Dust Marathon of Anger Almost Had to Start a Fight / In and Out of Patience Freebird II Sympathy for Life Walking at a Downtown Pace Plant Life Homo Sapien Light Up Gold II Mardi Gras Beads Stoned and Starving Pulcinella 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 … Mdou Moctar Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar (currently based in based in Agadez) is coming back to Minneapolis, at the Cedar Cultural Center on September 18, 2021, to support Afrique Victime (Matador Records). … Pit Stop Pit Stop, a fresh, new band from Minneapolis, plays original tunes combining elements of Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Rock and a dash of Doo-wop. …

New York’s Parquet Courts headlined First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on March 10, touring in support of Sympathy For Life (Rough Trade Records).

Opening the show with a brief 30-min set was local country, Americana group Pit Stop.

One of the songs they played was called “Good at Being Alone”, which singer and guitarist Sarah Mevissen said that she cried when songwriter, singer, guitarist Jake Balistrieri first sent her the song.

We caught Mdou Moctar earlier in Sep 2021 and said, “It’s the third time that Mdou Moctar had stopped in Minneapolis. The singer mentioned on stage that he loves Prince and is always honored to come back. While talking about his influences, he also mentioned the next song is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, which you can hear some similar notes from “Purple Haze” in the song. If all this sounds familiar, that’s because Mdou Moctar star in the musical Rain the Color of Blue with A Little Red In It film, which homages Prince’s Purple Rain and Jimi Hendrix.”

Of course, the Niger band loves coming back to Minneapolis. They played a solid set of mostly instrumental songs from Afrique Victime. The audience were all on board, clapping and hand-waving at all the songs. If the audience weren’t fans of the group before, they became fans after seeing this show.

New York’s Parquet Courts closed out the show to a dimmly lit stage.

We first saw the punk band in June 2013 at the Triple Rock Social Club, and described it as, “Out of Brooklyn, New York, headliner Parquet Courts, came on at midnight. The Tripe Rock was mobbed by this time. The audience was squeezed together to get close to this old school punk band. So awesome! Lead singer and guitarist, Andrew Savage, commented on the storm they just drove through to get to the Triple Rock, and was afraid that he had been blown into Oz after entering Minneapolis, so surreal it was to the band.”

As you can see from the setlist, they played a few songs from their latest album, including the title track.

Parquet Courts’ Sympathy For Life is out now on Rough Trade Records.

Remaining tour dates

Mar. 15 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
Mar. 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre *
March 17 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
March 18 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre *
March 31 - Boston, MA @ Royale #
April 1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel $
April 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel #
April 4 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
April 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore %
April 20 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
April 22 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
April 23 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
April 25 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
April 27 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
April 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern Theatre
April 29 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
April 30 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
May 21 - Paris, FR @ La Trianon
May 22 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix
May 24 - Cologne, DE @ Stollwerck
May 25 - Berlin, DE @ Heimathafen Neukölln
May 27 - Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich
May 28 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
May 30 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
May 31 - Lille, FR @ Le Grand Mix
June 1 - Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
June 3 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
June 8 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk
June 9 - London, UK @ Brixton O2 Academy
June 11 - Dublin, IE @ Helix
June 12 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
June 13 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus
June 15 - Glasgow, UK @ The Barrowland Ballroom
June 16 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute

^ w/ P.E.
! w/ Public Practice
* w/ Mdou Moctar
# w/ Hailu Mergia
% w/ Sun Ra Arkestra
$ w/ Yu Su

Pit Stop

Mdou Moctar

Pit Stop

Pit Stop

Mdou Moctar

Setlist

Parquet Courts at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10 Mar 2022)

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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: March 10 to March 12

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03/10 Hiss Golden Messenger with Alexa Rose at Fine Line Read More Hiss Golden Messenger Grammy nominee Hiss Golden Messenger is releasing Quietly Blowing It this week (June 25) on Merge Records. Bandleader, songwriter and lead vocalist M.C. Taylor is excited to return to touring this Winter/Spring …

03/10/2022 Thursday

Hiss Golden Messenger
with Alexa Rose
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Excerpt Going for Gold XXXI:

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
HissGoldenMessenger.com

Grammy nominee Hiss Golden Messenger is releasing Quietly Blowing It this week (June 25) on Merge Records.

Bandleader, songwriter and lead vocalist M.C. Taylor is excited to return to touring this Winter/Spring in support of the new album. The new tour begins November 30th in Hummelstown, PA, before heading to Webster Hall in New York City on December 2nd.

Tour dates:

02/03 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
02/04 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
02/05 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
02/06 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s
02/09 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
02/10 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
02/11 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
02/12 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
02/14 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
02/16 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
02/19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/23 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
02/24 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
02/25 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
02/26 – Vancouver, BC – Imperial Vancouver
03/01 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
03/02 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth Room
03/03 – Fort Collins, CO – Venue TBA
03/04 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
03/05 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
03/07 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
03/08 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
03/09 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
03/10 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
03/11 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
03/12 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl

03/10 Parquet Courts with Mdou Moctar at First Avenue 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 …

03/10/2022 Thursday

Parquet Courts
with Mdou Moctar
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

New York’s Parquet Courts is currently on tour for Sympathy For Life (Rough Trade Records).

Show up early to check out Mdou Moctar, who we recently saw in Sep 2021 and said, “It’s the third time that Mdou Moctar had stopped in Minneapolis. The singer mentioned on stage that he loves Prince and is always honored to come back. While talking about his influences, he also mentioned the next song is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, which you can hear some similar notes from “Purple Haze” in the song. If all this sounds familiar, that’s because Mdou Moctar star in the musical Rain the Color of Blue with A Little Red In It film, which homages Prince’s Purple Rain and Jimi Hendrix.”

Tour dates

Feb. 27 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel *
Feb. 28 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
March 2 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
March 3 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn *
March 4 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom *
March 5 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
March 7 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall *
March 8 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
March 10 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
March 11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *
March 12 - Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre *
March 13 - Detroit, MI @ MOCAD *
Mar. 15 - Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
Mar. 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre *
March 17 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
March 18 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre *
March 31 - Boston, MA @ Royale #
April 1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel $
April 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel #
April 4 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
April 5 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore %
April 20 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
April 22 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
April 23 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
April 25 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
April 27 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
April 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern Theatre
April 29 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
April 30 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
May 21 - Paris, FR @ La Trianon
May 22 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix
May 24 - Cologne, DE @ Stollwerck
May 25 - Berlin, DE @ Heimathafen Neukölln
May 27 - Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich
May 28 - Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
May 30 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
May 31 - Lille, FR @ Le Grand Mix
June 1 - Lyon, FR @ Epicerie Moderne
June 3 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
June 8 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk
June 9 - London, UK @ Brixton O2 Academy
June 11 - Dublin, IE @ Helix
June 12 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
June 13 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus
June 15 - Glasgow, UK @ The Barrowland Ballroom
June 16 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute

^ w/ P.E.
! w/ Public Practice
* w/ Mdou Moctar
# w/ Hailu Mergia
% w/ Sun Ra Arkestra
$ w/ Yu Su

03/11 Swell Season at State Theatre Read More Once I think I just saw the best music movie recently. It's called Once and it stars Glen Hansard, from The Frames, and Markéta Irglová. The movie has a documentary feel to it.…

03/11/2022 Friday

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season
at State Theatre
hennepintheatretrust.org

It’s a reunion for The Swell Season - the duo featuring Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard.

The two met for the filming of Once in 2007 and continued their collaboration as The Swell Season, releasing Strict Joy on ANTI- Records. Of course, the Once movie was adapted for Broadway, which we saw in Apr 2014 and wrote, ““Once” the Musical is so good, I’ll say it twice—See It! See It!

The touring version of the stage musical adaptation of the 2006 indie film of the same name, is currently playing in Minneapolis through this Sunday, at the Orpheum Theatre.

The plot is simple: set in Dublin, guy meets girl and both make beautiful music together... but it’s much more than that. The centerpiece of the stage version (as well as the film) are the genius songs, done by Frames lead singer Glen Hansard and his Swell Season co-creator (and former girlfriend), Markéta Irglová.”

Tour dates:

3/11 – Minneapolis, MN - State Theater
3/12 – Chicago, IL - Cadillac Palace Theatre
3/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Kimmel Cultural Campus
3/15 – Boston, MA - Emerson Theatre
3/17 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
3/18 - Washington DC - The Anthem

03/12 The Midnight with Nightly at First Avenue Read More The Midnight The Midnight is a duo featuring Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan. The two are touring in support of their latest release Kids. …

03/12/2022 Saturday

The Midnight
with Nightly
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Excerpt Here There Be Monsters

THE MIDNIGHT
themidnightofficial.com

Monsters is the new album from The Midnight (Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and Danish producer Tim McEwan). The album actually came out in 2020 via Counter Records, but due to the COVID shutdown, the duo will finally tour for the album in 2021 and 2022.

North American Tour dates:

09 Mar 22 - Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville, TN
10 Mar 22 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
11 Mar 22 - Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
12 Mar 22 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
14 Mar 22 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
15 Mar 22 - Deluxe , Indianapolis, IN
16 Mar 22 - Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks, PA
18 Mar 22 - Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI
19 Mar 22 - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
21 Mar 22 - Royale, Boston, MA
23 Mar 22 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
24 Mar 22 - Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
25 Mar 22 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
28 Mar 22 - The National, Richmond, VA
29 Mar 22 - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
30 Mar 22 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
01 Apr 22 - Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
02 Apr 22 - The Beacham, Orlando, FL
03 Apr 22 - The Oasis, Miami, FL

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Mdou Moctar at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (2021-09-18)

Read More Mdou Moctar Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar (currently based in based in Agadez) is coming back to Minneapolis, at the Cedar Cultural Center on September 18, 2021, to support Afrique Victime (Matador Records). …

Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar is currently touring in support of their album Afrique Victime. The group stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center, in Minneapolis, on September 18th, 2021.

Brooklyn’s Pure Adult opened the show. The group had a DIY punk style, incorporating slam poetry/spoken word in songs like “Cam Girls” and their energetic, often animated, performance is a stark contrast to Mdou Moctar’s guitar-driven style.

While different in both music style and performance, the band was a good choice for this tour, as it does offer something new and different for the unexpected fans.

It’s the third time that Mdou Moctar had stopped in Minneapolis. The singer mentioned on stage that he loves Prince and is always honored to come back. While talking about his influences, he also mentioned the next song is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, which you can hear some similar notes from “Purple Haze” in the song. If all this sounds familiar, that’s because Mdou Moctar star in the musical Rain the Color of Blue with A Little Red In It film, which homages Prince’s Purple Rain and Jimi Hendrix.

Mdou Moctar’s Afrique Victime is out now on Matador Records.

Remaining Tour Dates

09/20/2021 Globe Hall Denver, CO
09/21/2021 Globe Hall Denver, CO
09/22/2021 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
09/23/2021 Treefort Music Fest
09/24/2021 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/25/2021 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
09/26/2021 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
09/28/2021 The Chapel San Francisco, CA
09/29/2021 Starline Social Club Oakland, CA
10/01/2021 Desert Daze Pre-Party
10/02/2021 Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA

Pure Adult

Pure Adult

Pure Adult

Mdou Moctar

Mdou Moctar

Mdou Moctar at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (2021-09-18)

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Africa: Seun Kuti, Mdou Moctar, Hugh Masekela

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Common: A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2   Read More Seun Kuti How fitting on Father’s Day that the heir to the Afrobeat throne, Seun Kuti , led his father Fela’s band, Egypt 80, playing undoubtedly the highest energy hour of the weekend. The Nigerian group was the worldbeat entry …

SEUN KUTI
seunkuti.net

Nigerian Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing “When We Move” with American rappers Common and Black Thought.

The live performance was slightly unusual, because Seun was actually performing live virutually from New Afrika Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria. Given the COVID-Delta situation and logistics, it made sense that the song had to be performed this way.

“When We Move” merges African jazz, soul, funk, with hip hop and rap. It’s the first single taken from Common’s upcoming album A Beautiful Revolution (Pt. 2) , available September 10th, 2021. Obviously, the track features Seun Kuti (son of Fela and brother to Femi Kuti) as a vocalist and saxophonist. The song also features Black Thought, cofounder of The Tonight Show house band The Roots.

Watch the performance on YouTube.

We caught Seun Kuti in April 2012 and at Rock the Garden 2015 and wrote, “The Nigerian group was the worldbeat entry to the festival and the first African band to grace its stage. Kuti and his fifteen-plus cohorts made their short time worth it with the tribal, jazz, funk, and rhythmic hybrid that his father pioneered.”

Mdou Moctar: Afrique Victime   Read More Mdou Moctar Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar is touring in support of his new album Ilana (The Creator), available now via Sahel Sounds. Mdou Moctar will be joining Tame Impala for shows in May …

MDOU MOCTAR
mdoumoctar.com

Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar (currently based in based in Agadez) is coming back to Minneapolis, at the Cedar Cultural Center on September 18, 2021, to support Afrique Victime (Matador Records). More details on thecedar.org.

The guitarist is often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara, by combining Saharan music with American Rock (inspired by Eddie Van Halen).

Tour Dates

09/03/2021 Bonnaroo
09/03/2021 Saturn Birmingham, AL
09/04/2021 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
09/05/2021 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC
09/07/2021 Ottobar Toronto, ON
09/08/2021 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
09/09/2021 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
09/10/2021 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
09/11/2021 Gateway City Arts Holyoke, MA
09/12/2021 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
09/14/2021 Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
09/15/2021 Ace Of Cups Columbus, OH
09/17/2021 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
09/18/2021 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
09/20/2021 Globe Hall Denver, CO
09/21/2021 Globe Hall Denver, CO
09/22/2021 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
09/23/2021 Treefort Music Fest
09/24/2021 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/25/2021 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
09/26/2021 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
09/28/2021 The Chapel San Francisco, CA
09/29/2021 Starline Social Club Oakland, CA
10/01/2021 Desert Daze Pre-Party
10/02/2021 Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA

Mzansi Undercover: Stimela   Read More Hugh Masekela [23 Jan 2018] Hugh Masekela (South African jazz trumpeter and composer), 78, prostate cancer [23 Jan 2018] Lari White (American country singer and actress) …

HUGH MASEKELA
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Record label Warner Music South Africa is putting together an honorary album called Mzansi Undercover. The idea behind the album is to collect timeless, iconic South African songs through a production approach that delivers a wide-screened, chilled-out experience to the listener.

One of the songs we got to listen to was a smoky Carribean-esque version of “Stimela”, originally written and composed by the late Hugh Masekela, who is often described as “the father of South American jazz”. The cover artwork lists Rocksteady Dub, which may be the production group behind this version of the song.

Masekela’s 1971 composition “Stimela (The Coal Train)” was written when he was in exile in the USA and recorded for the first time for his 1974 album, I Am Not Afraid.

Here’s how they described the album and release:

Warner Music SA presents an honorary Album called Mzansi Undercover with a smoky Caribbean flavour of Hugh Masekela’s ‘Stimela.’

‘Stimela’ is a precedence of a weekly release into the Mzansi Undercover album launch.

Mzansi Undercover honours a selection of timeless, iconic South African songs through a production approach that delivers a wide-screened, chilled-out experience to the listener.

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Minneapolis: April 4 to April 8, 2019

The Coathangers at Turf Club Read More The Coathangers The last time I saw The Coathangers, Atlanta’s frenzied punk architects, they were drilling sonic lasers into earholes and burying their sweet faces into the heaving bosoms of their fans at the Triple Rock Social Club … The Black Widows All-girls local trio The Black Widows (drummer Lady Tobalyas, bassist Pamela Laizure, and guitarist Corinne Caouette) closed out the show. The band’s self-titled cassette release is on Wiener Records, a subsidiary of Burger Records. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 4 to April 8, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE COATHANGERS
+ Big Bite, Black Widows
Turf Club
Mon 04/08/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Punk grrrls The Coathangers is returning to the Turf Club this Monday, April 8th, to celebrate their new album The Devil You Know (Suicide Squeeze Records).

The last time we saw the trio, we described the show as: “Concert-goers were still desperately trying to squeeze up front as The Coathangers emerged from the curtained-off backstage, each woman bearing an altered version of the band’s rad tour shirts (the design, take from their newest EP Parasite, imagines the band as sirens calling sailors to their doom). Under the glow of the blood-red stage lights, the band cranked out a 50-minute set of gleefully deranged punk that was both buoyant enough to groove to, but hard enough that you’ll probably chip a tooth in the process.”

Big Bite and Black Widows to open.

Tour Dates:

04/04 - Birmingham, AB, Saturn
04/05 - Nashville, TN, Exit/In
04/06 - St. Louis, MO, Old Rock House
04/07 - Kansas City, MO, recordBar
04/08 - Minneapolis, MN, Turf Club
04/09 - Chicago, IL, Empty Bottle
04/11 - Detroit, MI, El Club
04/12 - Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
04/13 - Toronto, ON, The Horseshoe
04/14 - Montreal, QC, Let Ritz
04/15 - Boston, MA, Great Scott
04/17 - Asbury Park, NJ, Asbury Lanes
04/18 - New York, NY, Music Hall
04/19 - Washington, DC, DC9
04/20 - Philadelphia, PA, Underground Arts

Other shows in the area:

Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets RapCaviar feat. Metro Boomin at Varsity Theater Unlikely Candidates / Brevet at 7th Street Entry Mdou Moctar 2019 Tour Avey Tare at Amsterdam Bar Broods at Amsterdam Bar Read More Bottle Rockets In support of their new album South Broadway Athletic Club (Bloodshot Records), St. Louis based Bottle Rockets (not to be confused with Wes Anderson's film Bottle Rockets) will be stopping ... The Unlikely Candidates The non-local opener of the night was The Unlikely Candidates from Fort Worth, TX. Much like the set of Holy White Hounds, these guys were high energy. Within minutes, the crowd started moving ... Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

MARSHALL CRENSHAW / BOTTLE ROCKETS
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 04/04/2019 (7pm/$27)
finelinemusic.com

The Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets co-headlining show will take place at the Fine Line Music Cafe this Thursday, April 4.

Crenshaw may actually be better known as The Smithereens’ current vocalist (although it’s clear that they label this as “guest vocalist” between Crenshaw and Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms).

METRO BOOMIN
+ YBN Cordae, Gunna, Roddy Ricch
Varsity Theater
Fri 04/05/2019 (6pm/$50)
varsitytheater.com

The upcoming RapCaviar show wil feature Metro Boomin as headliner in an all-star rap fest at the Varsity Theater on Friday, April 5th.

Details:

RapCaviar ft. Metro Boomin, Gunna, BlueFacebleedem, Roddy Ricch & YBN Cordae at Varsity Theater on Friday, April 5th!
Doors at 6PM // Show at 7PM // All Ages
RAPCAVIAR BALLER PACKAGE
Includes:
GA ticket with early entry
RapCaviar New Era Snapback
RapCaviar Live MPLS Nike Elite Jersey
RapCaviar Sideline Towel
2x Drink Tickets
Note: Merchandise will be available for pickup night-of show ONLY. VIP Packages are non-transferable

UNLIKELY CANDIDATES / BREVET
+ Henry James Patterson
7th St Entry
Sat 04/06/2019 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Alt-pop band The Unlikely Candidates is currently co-headlining with The Brevet for a special 2019 tour.

Tour dates:

April 4 - Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
April 5 - Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs Bar
April 6 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street
April 7 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
April 9 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs
April 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
April 12 - Washington D.C. - Pearl Street
April 13 - Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy
April 15 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Café
April 17 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
April 18 - Knoxville, TN - Open Chord
April 19 - Atlanta, GA - Purgatory
April 20 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre

MDOU MOCTAR
+ Invisible Boy, Douala Soul Collective
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 04/06/2019 (7pm/$15)
thecedar.org

Turag guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar is touring in support of his new album Ilana (The Creator), available now via Sahel Sounds. Mdou Moctar will be joining Tame Impala for shows in May, just to give you an idea the type of music he produces.

Tour dates:

04/1 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
04/2 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
04/3 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
04/4 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
04/5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Psych Festival
04/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
04/7 - Omaha, NE @ Pageturners Lounge
04/8 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
04/9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/10 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
04/12 - Olympia, WA @ Octapas
04/13 - Portland, OR @ Star Theater
04/14 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
04/16 - Felton, CA @ Flynn's Cabaret
04/17 - Chico, CA @ Argus Bar & Patio
04/18 - Oakland, CA @ Red Bay Coffee
04/19 - Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
04/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
04/21 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
04/22 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
04/23 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
04/25 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
04/26 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival Int’l de Louisiane
04/27 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival Int’l de Louisiane
04/28 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz
04/29 - New Orleans, LA @ Santos
04/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn

AVEY TARE
+ Lipticism
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Sun 04/07/2019 (7pm/$16)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Avey Tare (a.k.a David Portner), one third of influencial experimental band Animal Collective is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on Sunday, April 7th. Avey Tare’s latest album Cows On Hourglass Pond is out now.

Tour dates:

04-01 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel
04-02 - Burlington, VT - ArtsRiot
04-04 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04-05 - Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx
04-06 - Chicago, IL - Co Prosperity Sphere
04-07 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Grill
04-11 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-12 - Portland, OR - Holocene
04-13 - Arcata, CA - The Miniplex
04-15 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
04-16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
04-17 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
04-19 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
04-20 - Austin, TX - Antone’s Nightclub
04-22 - New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
04-23 - The Wilbury - Tallahassee, Fl
04-24 - Will's Pub - Orlando, Fl
04-25 - The Crowbar - Tampa, Fl

BROODS
+ Bad Sounds
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 04/08/2019 (7pm/$15.96/Sold Out)
amsterdambarandhall.com

The upcoming Go Show at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Monday, April 8, featuring Broods, has sold out.

We caught the New Zealand brother-sister band (Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott) at the First Avenue in August 2016 and wrote, “What Broods delivered is pretty much their entire Conscious presented live, with only a few old favorites from Evergreen thrown in near the end. From past experiences, usually this means that the band has really grown away from when they started and just really eager and happy to show us their new and current music.”

Show up early to check out UK-based band Bad Sounds.

Tour dates:

4/01 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
4/02 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
4/03 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4/06 - Denver, CO @ Summit
4/07 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
4/08 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Hall
4/10 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/12 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
4/13 - Montreal, QC @ Fairmount
4/14 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
4/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/18 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/19 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
4/20 - Washington, DC @ Fillmore Silver Spring

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