Minneapolis: July 1 to July 6, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 1 to July 6, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Bad Religion at First Ave Read More Bad Religion I've always liked Bad Religion, ever since I got my first taste with Generator, and what made them stand out from other California punk bands is they write some really good songs. Greg Graffin's a lyrical genius and backed by a really great guitarist, Brett Gurewitz, it's really a winning formula. … Dave Hause Singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato (from Waxwing) has announced a summer co-headline tour with Dave Hause this summer... stopping by Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club …

BAD RELIGION
+ Dave Hause & The Mermaid
First Avenue
Tue 07/02/2019 (7pm/$32.50)
first-avenue.com

The smartest punk band I know, Bad Religion is touring in support of their new album Age of Unreason (Epitaph Records). I’ve loved this Los Angeles band ever since I heard (and still own) Generator in 1992.

Age of Unreason is the band’s 17th studio album, and offers their response to our current time (they might as well have called the album Age of Trump). Co-songwriter and guitarist Brett Gurewitz (and Epitaph Records owner) explains, “We’ve always written songs of protest from a humanist perspective but the need for it today seems graver than ever. In the US, and around the world, our most precious values of liberty, truth, and even reason itself, seem to be under attack. This album is our best shot at an angry but clear-headed response to a f**ked situation.”

Co-songwriter and lead singer, Greg Graffin (and holder of a PhD in the history of science), adds, “When I saw all these headlines about how terrible our world had become, I started doing a lot of reading. I read about the French revolution, the American Revolution, the Civil War, and I started to recognize that this is a pattern of history and something we should never venture into, there are ample warnings against it. Every school child should know this but it’s hard to get people to read about these things. Maybe this album can help. Because right now, with social media, we are just playing a version of kill the guy with the ball.”

Man, you gotta love these guys.

Dave Hause (billed as Dave Hause & The Mermaid) will open the show.

Tour dates:

06/29/2019 Vans Warped Tour
06/30/2019 Vans Warped Tour
07/01/2019 The Sylvee Madison, WI
07/02/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
07/09/2019 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
07/14/2019 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
07/19/2019 Majestic Ventura Theater Ventura, CA
07/20/2019 Vans Warped Tour
07/26/2019 77 Montreal
07/27/2019 Bold Point Pavilion East Providence, RI
07/30/2019 Aura Portland, ME
07/31/2019 House Of Blues Boston Boston, MA
08/03/2019 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY
08/07/2019 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
08/09/2019 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
08/10/2019 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
08/11/2019 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
08/13/2019 The Ritz Raleigh, NC
08/17/2019 Hollywood Palladium Hollywood, CA
10/12/2019 Aftershock Festival

Other shows in the area:

Lukdlx at 7th Street Harry & the Potters at Cedar Foxwarren at Turf Club Remo Drive at Fine Line Ryan Traster Band at Turf Club Read More Harry and the Potters The most popular of the Wizard Rock musicians and the guys that started it all are Harry and the Potters. They're two brothers named Paul and Joe DeGeorge who started the band in 2002. Joe planned a rock show in his backyard, but all the bands cancelled. So he g …

LUKDLX, HURRAH! A BOLT OF LIGHT!
+ Michael
7th St Entry
Mon 07/01/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Local group Lukdlx (stylized as LUKDLX) and Hurrah A Bolt of Light (led by Wil Farr) will be co-headlining the 7th Street on July 1st. The mysterious Michael (“Michael the band”) to open.

HARRY AND THE POTTERS
+ Larry Wish
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 07/03/2019 (7pm/$13)
thecedar.org

We’ve been kind of fascinated with these guys, Harry and the Potters, ever since we wrote about them as the leading pioneer of “Wizard Rock” (yes, that is a thing) in 2007.

The brothers (Paul and Joe DeGeorge) just released their new album Lumos, which is supposed to chronicle the events of the seventh and final Harry Potter book.

Tour dates:

06/23 - London, ON - The Rec Room
06/24 - Toronto, ON - The Rec Room
06/26 - Ann Arbor, MI - Ann Arbor District Downtown Library
06/27 - Evansville, IN - Barnes and Noble
06/28 - Athens, OH - Athens Public Library
06/29 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Free Public Library
06/30 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
07/1 - DeForest, WI - DeForest Area Public Library
07/2 - Dubuque, IA - Eagle Point Park
07/3 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
07/4 - Rapid City, SD - Memorial Park Bandshell
07/5 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Strings Music Festival
07/6 - Boulder, CO - Band Shell in Central Park
07/7 - Denver, CO - Mercury Cafe
07/8 - Provo, UT - Provo Library at Academy Square
07/9 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
07/12 - Missoula, MT - Missoula Public Library
07/13 - Calgary, AB - The Rec Room
07/14 - Edmonton, AB - The Rec Room
07/16 - Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Public Library
07/17 - Anacortes, WA - Causland Park
07/18 - Olympia, WA - Olympia Timberland Library
07/19 - Seattle, WA - Seattle Public Library
07/20 - Portland, OR - St. Johns Library
07/20 - Portland, OR - Gresham Library
07/21 - Eugene, OR - Downtown Eugene Public Library

FOXWARREN
+ Hannah Cohen
7th St Entry
Fri 07/05/2019 (8pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Canada’s Foxwarren is headlining the 7th Street Entry this July 5th.

Show up early to check out New York singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen. Although the name “Cohen”, you would think she’s related to the late, great Leonard Cohen, but I do not believe they are related. However, her father is the Jazz drummer Myron Cohen.

Cohen’s new album Welcome Home is out now on Bella Union.

Tour dates:

6/24/2019 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
6/25/2019 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
6/26/2019 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
6/27/2019 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
6/28/2019 - Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
7/2/2019 - Detroit, MI - El Club
7/3/2019 - Spring Green, WI - The Shitty Barn
7/5/2019 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
7/6/2019- Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
7/10/2019- Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
7/11/2019 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
7/12/2019 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace

REMO DRIVE
+ Slow Pulp, Heart To Gold, Slow Bullet, In Lieu
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sat 07/06/2019 (5pm/$18)
finelinemusic.com

Bloomington, Minnesota’s own Remo Drive (Brothers Erik and Stephen Paulson) is currently on tour in support of their new album Natural, Everyday Degradation (Epitaph Records). They are ending their national tour at their homecoming gig at the Fine Line Music Café this Saturday, July 6th. Should be a real winner.

Opening will be Slow Pulp, Heart To Gold, Slow Bullet, and In Lieu.

NOTE: This is an all-ages show with a start time of 5pm.

Tour dates:

6.23.19 - San Diego, CA - Irenic
6.25.19 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
6.26.19 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
6.27.19 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
6.29.19 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
6.30.19 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
7.02.19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
7.03.19 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
7.06.19 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line

RYAN TRASTER
+ Peter M, Savannah Smith
Turf Club
Sat 07/06/2019 (8pm/$10)
turfclub.net

Minneapolis-based musician Ryan Traster is having a Choses Obscures CD album release party this July 6th at the Turf Club. Looking at the poster, he is putting the name Ryan Traster Band on the bill.

Choses Obscures will be out July 19 on Slow Start Records.

Peter M (of We Are The Willows) and Savannah Smith to open.

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