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Minneapolis: July 18 to July 24, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 18 to July 24, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Belle & Sebastian 2019 Tour Read More Belle & Sebastian Our favorite Scottish band Belle & Sebastian is releasing Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance tomorrow, January 20th, via Matador Records, their first new record since 2010's Write About Love. ... Men I Trust Men I Trust to open. This all-girls group from Montreal, Canada, features Jessy on bass/guitar, Dragos on keyboards and Emma vocals/guitar. ... DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
+ Men I Trust, DJ Jake Rudh
Weesner Family Amphitheater
Tue 07/23/2019 (7pm/$56)
suemclean.com

With all my cards on the table, I have to let you know that Scottish band Belle & Sebastian is one of my favorite bands. Yes, I own all their records, own all their singles, and have seen the band every time they play in Minnesota (which you can count on one hand: 4 times).

I’m very excited to let you know that B&S is back in the area, they’ll be playing the Weesner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. That’s a bit of a drive (for me), but they’re worth it.

Let’s hope the band will play older/classic B&S songs, considering that their last release were three singles, collected into one How to Solve Our Human Problems compilation album (available on Matador Records). I have read that they’re recording a new album called Days of the Bagnold Summer, but I don’t think the band will be playing forthcoming songs.

Special guests Men I Trust will open. The all-girls band was previously in town with Wild Nothing in November 2018.

For the Minnesota show, it’s listed that Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh will play music pre-show.

Tour dates:

11 July 2019 Sprint Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA
13 July 2019 House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA
15 July 2019 MTELUS, Montreal, QC
18 July 2019 Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
19 July 2019 – 21 July 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival 2019
23 July 2019 Weesner Amphitheater, Minnesota Zoo, MN
08 August 2019 – 12 August 2019 The Boaty Weekender 2019
31 October 2019 – 03 November 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2019
08 November 2019 – 09 November 2019 Primavera Weekender 2019

Other shows in the area:

Cate Le Bon 2019 Tour La Misa Negra/Dos Santos at Cedar Jackie Venson at 7th Street Entry Night Moves at First Ave The Posies Chris Smither: Call Me Lucky Drugdealer at 7th Street Entry Read More Night Moves The locally based band, promoting their debut, Colored Emotions (Domino) impressed us enough opening for Poliça (in Minneapolis and Colorado) and Django Django last year…

PARQUET COURTS
+ Cate Le Bon
First Avenue
Thu 07/18/2019 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Parquet Courts will be headlining First Avenue (a one-off date extending from Pitchfork Festival?) this Thursday, July 18th.

Cate Le Bon, who is touring in support of her new Reward album (available on Mexican Summer) will open the show. We last saw Le Bon in May 2016 and mentioned, “It was an incredibly healthy turn out for the Los Angeles, by the way of Wales, Cate Le Bon. Words must have spread since her last appearance in Minneapolis, in January 2014... despite the fact that Cate Le Bon physically could not say the words ‘Minneapolis’. Le Bon, in her thick Welsh accent said, “Wish ah could sae your city’s name. Ah just carn’t say it.””

Cate Le Bon Tour Dates:

July 12 - Seattle, WA @ Doug Fir Lounge
July 13 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile Cafe
July 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 19 - Chicago, IL - Constellation
July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
Aug. 23 - Bethesda, UK @ Neuadd Ogwen
Aug. 24 - West Lothian, UK @ Jupiter Rising Festival
Aug. 25 - Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Aug. 27 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
Aug. 28 - Leeds, UK @ Riley Smith Theatre
Aug. 29 - Cardiff, UK @ Portland House
Sept. 1 - Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival

LA MISA NEGRA / DOS SANTOS
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 07/19/2019 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Seven-piece California band La Misa Negra and Chicago’s quintet Dos Santos co-headlining tour will stop by the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday, July 19th.

As of this writing, they haven’t announced an opening band.

Tour Dates

07/19/2019 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
07/20/2019 John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI
07/26/2019 The Ritz San Jose, CA
08/22/2019 Mill Hill Park Trenton, NJ
08/23/2019 S.O.B.'S New York, NY
08/24/2019 World Cafe Live - Upstairs Philadelphia, PA
08/27/2019 Leicht Memorial Park Green Bay, WI
10/05/2019 Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, CA

JACKIE VENSON
+ Mina Moore
7th St Entry
Sat 07/20/2019 (7:30pm/$16)
first-avenue.com

Austin-born Jackie Venson will be playing the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, July 20th.

Tour dates:

07/11/2019 Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
07/20/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN

NIGHT MOVES
+ Lady Lark, Sam Cassidy
First Avenue
Sat 07/20/2019 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Local Minneapolis Night Moves will be headlining First Avenue on July 20th, a send-off start of their tour for their new album Can You Really Find Me.

We saw Night Moves in January 2014 and wrote, “ Local band Night Moves, ably taking over the opening spot from the previously announced Night Beds, was literally feeling the Blues. For the duration of their 40 min set, the band members (guitarist/vocalist John Pelant, bassist Micky Alfano, and multi-instrumentalist Mark Ritsema , with drummer Jared Isabella) were literally bathed in muted blue stage lights, which was mood evocative of their easy-going, slightly psychedelic 70s album rock-vibed sound.”

Lady Lark and Sam Cassidy to open.

Tour Dates

July 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 23 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
July 24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Jones Assembly
July 26 – Dallas, TX @ Ruins
July 27 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
July 28 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
July 29 – Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar
July 30 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
Aug 2 – Indianapolis, IN @ LO-FI Lounge

THE POSIES
Turf Club
Sun 07/21/2019 (7pm/$22)
turfclub.net

The Posies returns to the Turf Club this Sunday, July 21.

Tour dates:

11 July 2019 McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston, TX
12 July 2019 Andy's Bar, Denton, TX
19 July 2019 Chicago Premium Outlets, Aurora, IL
20 July 2019 Back Room, Milwaukee, WI
21 July 2019 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
02 Sep 2019 Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA

CHRIS SMITHER
Dakota Jazz Club
Mon 07/22/2019 (7:30pm/$30)
dakotacooks.com

Americana songwriter Chris Smither is returning to Minneapolis, this time playing the Dakota Jazz Club on Monday, July 22nd, touring in support of his new album Call Me Lucky (Signature Sounds). This is the performer’s first studio album in six years.

Tour dates:

07/22/2019 Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Minneapolis, MN
07/23/2019 The Redwood Grove Berkeley, CA
07/24/2019 Bakersfield Music Hall Bakersfield, CA
07/26/2019 Palms Playhouse Winters, CA
08/02/2019 3S Artspace Portsmouth, NH
08/03/2019 Stone Mountain Arts Center Brownfield, ME
08/16/2019 The Guthrie Center Great Barrington, MA
08/17/2019 The Guthrie Center Great Barrington, MA
09/06/2019 Fur Peace Station Pomeroy, OH
09/07/2019 Fur Peace Station Pomeroy, OH
09/08/2019 Fur Peace Station Pomeroy, OH
09/09/2019 Fur Peace Station Pomeroy, OH
09/20/2019 Club Passim Cambridge, MA
09/21/2019 The Locks Philadelphia, PA
11/01/2019 My Father's Place Roslyn, NY
11/02/2019 New Hope Winery New Hope, PA
11/15/2019 Peterborough Players Theatre Peterborough, NH
11/16/2019 One Longfellow Square Portland, ME
02/21/2020 Me & Thee Coffeehouse Marblehead, MA
02/22/2020 Narrows Center Fall River, MA

DRUGDEALER
+ Summer Carols
7th St Entry
Wed 07/24/2019 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Michael Collins’ collective project Drugdealer will be playing the 7th Street Entry in support of their new album Raw Honey (Mexican Summer).

Opening will be Summer Carols to play a “Beatles set”.

Tour dates:

July 10 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
July 12 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda Inside
July 13 - Houston, TX @ Satellite Bar
July 14 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
July 15 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
July 16 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
July 17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
July 21 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
July 22 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
July 23 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
July 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
July 27 - Calgary, AB @ Palomino Social Club
July 29 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
July 30 - Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret
July 31 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Aug. 2 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Aug. 4 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriets

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Minneapolis: March 1 to March 3, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 1 to March 3, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

MGMT: Little Dark Age Read More MGMT This MGMT band needs no introduction, since their formation in 2006, the duo (Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden) has been a favorite among hipsters. …

MGMT
Myth
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$45)
mythlive.com

After a long five year absent since MGMT’s last self-titled album, the duo (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) is back with their fourth album Little Dark Age. The record was produced by MGMT, Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, Kelela, Blood Orange), and long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Spoon, Tame Impala).

While the two worked on and off, it was only with the recent election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, was when MGMT was really inspired to finish their fourth album. Of the election, VanWyngarden questioned, “We were like, ‘Wow, is it actually possible for the most impossible thing to happen? [...] Apparently, we were more inspired to write pop music after evil took over the world.”

Tour Dates

3/2 St. Paul, MN Myth
3/3 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/4 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/5 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
3/7 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
3/8 Austin, TX ACL Live at Moody Theater
3/9 New Orleans, LA BUKU Music
3/11 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
3/13 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
3/15 Washington, DC The Anthem
3/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
3/17 Montreal, QB MTELUS
3/19 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
3/20Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
3/24Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
3/25Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
3/26Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
5/7 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
5/9 Calgary, AB Big Four Building
5/11 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
5/12 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/13 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/15 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
5/18 Hollywood, CA Palladium
5/19 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
5/20 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
6/14-17 Dover, DE. Firefly Music Festival
6/29-7/1 Beuningen, Netherlands Down The Rabbit Hole
7/6 Hérouville Saint Clair, France Festival Beauregard
7/12 Madrid, Spain Mad Cool Festival
7/17 Milan, Italy Milano Summer Festival

I’m With Her Tour Poster Propagandhi’s Fine Line Music Café Poster Miguel Tour Poster Tune-Yards Tour Poster Why? 2018 Tour Poster Alan Doyle’s North American Tour Poster Jordan Rakei at the Turf Club Read More Aoife O'Donovan Opening up the show, was Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan playing some folky/storytelling songs from her latest solo album Fossils, including set opening song "Lay My Burden Down", "Oh, Mama", and "Beekeeper". .... Sara Watkins Prior to releasing her debut self-titled album, Sara Watkins was cutting her teeth as the fiddler in the progressive bluegrass group, Nickel Creek. Bluegrass fans will probably know ... Andrew Combs Nashville's Andrew Combs was next on the bill. He started his set with solo acoustics, but by the time he started "Part Time Lovers, Full Time Fools", he's joined on stage by the steel .... Tune-Yards Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops.... WHY? The Cincinatti based indie trio will be releasing Sod in the Seed EP on August 14th via Anticon (City Slang in the UK). Their new LP, ,i>Mumps, etc. will follow… Florist Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records). The story of Florist … Great Big Sea Great Big Sea is one of Canada's most beloved bands. As I previously mentioned, the band plays about 300 shows a year (having seen them a few times at the Irish Fair.) … Mina Moore Opening the evening of soulful music was local favorite Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster), who has been staying quite active of late. In addition to her own music and prepping a full-length ....

Other shows in the area:

I'M WITH HER
+ Andrew Combs
Fitzgerald Theater
Thu 03/01/2018 (8pm/$31)
publicradio.org

I'm With Her is the supergroup project, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan. The trio’s debut album See You Around is available now on Rounder Records.

If you love Americana and harmonizing women singer, you’ll definitely want to see them live at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul this Thursday.

Tour dates:

02/27 Downers Grove, IL @ Tivoli Theater
02/28 Stoughton, WI @ Stoughton Opera House
03/01 St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
03/02 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/03 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
03/05 Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
03/06 St. Louis, MO @ The Sheldon
03/08 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/09 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/10 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/12 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
03/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
03/15 New York, NY @ Town Hall
03/16 Cambridge, MA @ Sanders Theatre
03/17 Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
04/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
04/03 San Francisco, CA @ Great American
04/04 Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank
04/06 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
04/07 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
04/08 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
04/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
04/11 Durango, CO @ Fort Lewis College
04/12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
04/13 Denver, CO @ L2
04/17 Fayetteville, AR @ Warton Center*
04/19 Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
04/20 Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
04/21 Dale, TX @ Old Settler's Music Festival
05/04 Paris, France @ Les Etoiles
05/05 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Alice
05/06 Stockholm, Sweden @ Bryggarsalen
05/07 Berlin, Germany @ Silent Green
05/09 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord
05/11 Belfast, Ireland @ Cathedral Quarter
05/12 Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
05/14 Gateshead, UK @ Sage Two
05/15 Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
05/16 Bristol, UK @ The Station
05/17 London, UK @ Union Chapel

PROPAGANDHI
+ Iron Chic, La Armada
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 03/01/2018 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
inelinemusic.com

Canadian punk band Propagandhi is touring in support of their seventh studio album Victory Lap (Epitaph Records). The U.S. tour kicks off at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on March 1st, and, yes, it’s sold out.

Tour dates:

3/1 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
3/3 Chicago, IL Metro
3/4 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/5 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
3/7 Newport, KY Southgate House
3/8 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
3/10 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
3/11 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

MIGUEL
+ Nonchalant Savant, SiR
Palace Theatre
Fri 03/02/2018 (7:30pm/$43.50)
palacestpaul.com

Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter Miguel is headlining the Palace Theatre this Friday. He’ll be playing tracks from his #1 Billboard R&B album War & Leisure.

Tour dates:

2/26/18 Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
2/27/18 Aspen, CO at Belly Up Aspen
2/28/18 Denver, Co at Ogden Theatre
3/2/18 Saint Paul, MN at Palace Theatre
3/3/18 Milwaukee, WI at Riverside Theater
3/5/18 Chicago, IL at Riviera Theatre
3/8/18 Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
3/9/18 Detroit, MI at Royal Oak Music Theatre
3/10/18 Cleveland, OH at Agora Theatre
3/12/18 Toronto, ON at Rebel
3/13/18 London, ON at London Music Hall
3/15/18 Albany, NY at Upstate Concert Hall
3/16/18 New Haven, CT at College Street
3/17/18 Providence, RI at The Strand Theatre
3/19/18 Boston, MA at House of Blues Boston
3/20/18 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore
3/21/18 Baltimore, MD at The Modell Lyric
3/23/18 New York, NY at Terminal 5
3/24/18 Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel
3/25/18 Charlottesville, VA at Jefferson Theater
3/27/18 Atlanta, GA at Coca Cola Roxy
3/28/18 Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte
3/29/18 Orlando, FL at The Plaza Live
3/30/18 Miami, FL at Fillmore Miami Beach
4/1/18 Tampa, FL at Ritz Ybor
4/3/18 Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
4/4/18 Dallas, TX at House of Blues Dallas
4/6/18 Austin, TX at Stubb's
4/7/18 San Antonio, TX at The Aztec Theatre
4/9/18 Tucson, AZ at The Rialto Theatre
4/12/18 Berkeley, CA at Greek Theatre

TUNE-YARDS
+ Sudan Archives
First Avenue
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is back at First Avenue on Friday. Show up early to check out Sudan Archives, the self-taught violinist/singer/producer. Sudan Archives recently released her self-titled EP on Stone Throws.

Tour dates:

2/25 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
2/26 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
2/27 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
3/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
3/3 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
3/4 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
4/14 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/21 - Indio, CA @ Coachella

WHY?
+ Florist
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Why? (Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf, Doug McDiarmid, and Matt Meldon) is returning to the Cedar Cultural Center this Friday. Expect to see local friends Paper Tiger (Doomtree), Open Mike Eagle, and Astronautalis, at the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

2/26 – Bozeman, MT – The Rialto
2/28 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
3/1 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
3/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
3/3 – Des Moines, IA – Woolys
3/4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

ALAN DOYLE
Dakota Jazz Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
dakotacooks.com

Newfoundland singer-songwriter Alan Doyle (lead singer of iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea) has sold out his upcoming appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant.

Doyle’s third solo album A Week At The Warehouse is available now on Universal Music Canada.

Alan Doyle Tour Dates:

2/27 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box
2/28 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
3/1 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
3/2 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
3/3 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club
4/12 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
4/13 - New York, NY - City Winery
4/14 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House Club
4/15 - Old Saybrook, CT - Katharine Hepburn
4/17 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head
4/18 - Richmond, VA - The Tin Pan
4/19 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
4/20 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theatre
4/21 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Hall
4/22 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton Live
4/24 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
4/25 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center For The Arts
4/26 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center
4/27 - White River Junction, VT - Briggs Opera
4/28 - Boston, MA - City Winery
4/29 - Boston, MA - City Winery

JORDAN RAKEI
+ Mina Moore
Turf Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (8pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Jordan Rakei is currently touring in support of his sophomore album Wallflower (Ninja Tune).

Jordan Rakei Tour Dates:

26 Feb - Sinclair, Boston, MA
28 Feb - Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
01 Mar - Shelter, Detroit, MI
02 Mar - SubT, Chicago, IL
03 Mar - Turf Club, Minneapolis, MN
05 Mar - Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
06 Mar - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
08 Mar - The Fillmore , San Francisco, CA
12 Mar - SXSW, Austin, TX
23 Mar - Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2018
13 Apr - Next Step, Cully, Switzerland
18 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
19 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
26 Apr - Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
03 May - Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
05 May - Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, UK
11 May - Salon IKSV, Beyoğlu, Turkey
26 May - World Island, Leeds, UK
31 May - Alexandra Palace (Bonobo support), London, UK
01 Jun - Field Day 2018, Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, UK
22 Jul - Liverpool International Music Festival, Liverpool, UK
27 Jul - Soundwave Festival Croatia 2018, The Garden Resort
17 Aug - Lowlands Festival 2018, Biddinghuizen
18 Aug - Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit - Hasselt, Belgium
24 Aug - Lost Village Festival, Lincoln, UK
01 Sept - Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Rep. Of Ireland

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Corinne Bailey Rae at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 Aug 2016)

Setlist Been to the Moon Closer Breathless Till it Happens to You Is this Love? (Bob Marley and the Wailers cover) Green Aphrodisiac Tell Me Paris Nights/New York Mornings Hey, I Won't Break Your Heart Stop Where You Are Diving for Hearts Do You Ever Think of Me? Put Your Records On The Skies Will Break -- Encore -- Like a Star Tour Dates 08/12/16 Dallas, TX House Of Blues 08/14/16 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre 08/16/16 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom 08/20/16 Staffordshire, UK V Festival 08/21/16 Chelmsford, UK V Festival 08/28/16 Dana Point, CA Ohana Music Festival 09/04/16 Aspen Snowmass Experience 09/07/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston 09/08/16 New York, NY Webster Hall 09/10/16 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre 09/13/16 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer 09/16/16 Portsmouth, VA Portsmouth Pavilion * 09/17/16 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre * 09/20/16 Tallahassee, FL Capital City Amph * 09/22/16 New Orleans, LA Champions Square * 09/23/16 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater * 09/24/16 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods * 09/30/16 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/02/16 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater # 10/04/16 St. Louis, MO The Pageant # 10/05/16 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre # 10/07/16 Austin City Limits Music Festival * = with Alabama Shakes # = with Andra Day Read More Corinne Bailey Rae This is the eponymously-titled debut album from British blues-soul sensation, Corinne Bailey-Rae. Inspired by artists such as Billie Holiday and Jill Scott .… Mina Moore Over at the 7th Street Entry, singer Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster) is billed has headliner, or at least co-headliner. Moore is also in a band called Dear Data ....

Cool like the other side of the pillow, or a tall glass of lemonade—

Leeds, UK singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae breezed into First Avenue in Minneapolis over the weekend, for a joyous set that would turn highly personal towards the end.

Mina Moore

Opening the evening of soulful music was local favorite Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster), who has been staying quite active of late. In addition to her own music and prepping a full-length debut, she can also be seen singing backup for Doomtree and BFF Caroline Smith, on occasion.

She and Smith collaborated on Moore’s biggest song to date, ‘Amanhã’, about meeting an old acquaintance and noticing how they’ve changed; the parenthetical title of which is ‘Helaina’, her younger sister’s name as Moore likes to name songs after friends, family, and people close to her.

Corinne Bailey Rae’s return to a local stage was long overdue (she thought she was last here in 2010, but I couldn’t find anything more recent than an Aug 2006 show at the Varsity Theater) and she began her hundred-minute set of effervescent joy with the new ‘Been to the Moon’, a proper introduction to third full-length album, The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Virgin EMI Records), just released mid-May.

“So good to see you all, what a pleasure to be here”, she beamed, wearing a sleeveless one-piece pink dress and big smile, with her tight four-piece backing band surrounding her in a half-circle around the stage.  Known on radio for more demure folk soul songs, her live persona is more energetic and voice has much more range and depth, than one might expect.

2010’s ‘Closer’ from The Sea, set the groove tempo with her personal lyrics and the rhythmic backbeat of the song and that expanded vocal range was evident near the end, with Rae cooing then rising her volume effortlessly.

“You may have noticed some signing over here in the corner,” she said pointing to a sign-language interpreter, “this is another way to interpret the songs” “you can watch the story that’s being told as well”, Rae revealed as a few of the hearing impaired applauded in appreciation.

An early set cover of Bob Marley’s ‘Is this Love?’ from her 2011 Love EP was effective and won Rae a Grammy, but many in the crowd were secretly hoping instead for the EP’s first track, a Prince cover.

‘Green Aphrodisiac’, co-written with twin sisters and Minneapolis natives Amber and Paris Strother from KING and just revealed as one of the tracks on President Obama’s summer playlist, completely fit the tone of a warm and humid August night.

‘Paris Nights/New York Mornings’ bubbled with Camera Obscura-like enthusiasm, ‘Hey, I Won’t Break Your Heart’ was quiet with some of Rae’s most vulnerable lyrics, and ‘Stop Where You Are’ was all about living in the moment, starting sparsely but crescendo-ing into a Coldplay-esque end chant.

Rae’s initial breakout song ‘Put Your Records On’ (amusingly abbreviated on the setlist as ‘PYRO’) predictably launched recording cellphones in the air and got even the most casual fan in the diverse crowd, to sing along with the chorus.

The chanting and clapping from final main set song, ‘The Skies Will Break’ carried over and through into the single-song encore, with the band amused and joining in as they retook to the stage.

“This city is so special to us in so many ways”, she said, “this is where Prince is from” likely silently remembering his early support of her, his time spent mentoring, and even flying in to attend her first US show in 2006

‘Do it All Again’ was skipped from the setlist, in favor of playing only an impassioned ‘Like a Star’, her debut single from 2005, on which emotions got the best of her towards the end, with Rae breaking down and crying, though never actually stopping the song.

Explaining that “the person that I wrote this song about… it would have been their fortieth birthday today… so that’s the whole reason it’s a special day to me”, as Rae remembered her first husband Jason, who tragically passed away in 2008 of an accidental overdose.

Quickly catching her breath and composure, the smile nervously returned, singing “Just like a star across my sky, just like an angel off the page; You have appeared to my life” as the song finished.

The cool had returned just in time, though Rae proved she’s as human as anyone else, when it comes to love and loss.

Corrine Bailey Rae remains on the road through the fall, playing a few UK festivals before returning on the bill for a run with Alabama Shakes, then a brief co-headlining run with Andra Day.

Setlist *

Mina Moore

Corinne Bailey Rae*

Corinne Bailey Rae*

Corinne Bailey Rae*

Corinne Bailey Rae at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 Aug 2016)                            (* = photos by Rich Benson)

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Minneapolis: June 29 to June 30, 2016

Read More Sonny Knight & The Lakers You may recall that we covered Sonny Knight & The Lakers at the Red Stag Block Party earlier in August 2014.John described the show as a dancing and religious experience…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 29 to June 30, 2016.

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SONNY KNIGHT & THE LAKERS
at Lions Park
Wednesday, 06/29/16, 6:30pm (FREE)
cityoflindstrom.us

Every Wednesday, the city of Lindström in Minnesota (it’s about 45 miles north of Minneapolis), organized these “Harmony in the Park” events in Lions Park. The event is free and open to the public, with emphasis on family and fun.

Next Wednesday, our favorite local soul revival band Sonny Knight & the Lakers will be playing the “Health Fair” show.

Harmony in the Park Schedule

06/29 Health Fair: Sonny Knight & the Lakers
07/06 Water Festival: Bob & the Beachcombers
07/13 River City Cloggers: Rising Joy
07/20 Non-Profit Night: Link Union
07/27 Photo of the Lakes: Monroe Crossing
08/03 National Night Out: Rockin’ Hollywoods
08/10 Faith Community Night: Boiling Point

Read More Morris Day From the current incarnation of Morris Day and the Time as well as rising songstress and Grammy winner Judith Hill, who had her debut album, last year’s Back in Time …

MORRIS DAY & THE TIME
at Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
Thursday, 06/30/16, 6:30pm ($50)
suemclean.com

The successful “Music in the Zoo” Summer series by Sue McLean & Associates continues next Thursday with legendary singer, musician, actor Morris Day and his band The Time.

With the Purple One’s recent passing, the funk is still fresh in our minds, so this upcoming show might be a nice tribute to Prince.

Mina Moore to open.

Morris Day & the Time’s tour dates:

06/29/16 Milwaukee, WI Henry Maier Festival Park
06/30/16 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo Amph
07/14/16 Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
07/22/16 Keepin' The Funk Alive
07/23/16 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union
08/05/16 Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill Amph
08/06/16 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
08/11/16 Napa Town & Country Fair
08/12/16 Keepin' The Funk Alive
08/13/16 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
08/25/16 Philadelphia, PA Dell Music Center
08/27/16 Keepin' The Funk Alive
08/28/16 Los Angeles, CA Microsoft Theater
09/16/16 San Diego Bayfest
10/22/16 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre

Read More Murder Shoes Local guest Murder Shoes (featuring Tess Weinberg, Christopher White, Derek Van Gieson, Elliot Manthey, and Tim Heinlein) opened the show. We previously caught the band …

MURDER SHOES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Thursday, 06/30/16, 8pm ($5)
triplerocksocialclub.com

If you’ve have nothing going on next Thursday, check out these local bands for the price of an import beer (details below).

We’ve seen Murder Shoes a few times, with their last appearance with Eliot Sumner earlier this month, the local band played a ton of new songs. Expect a similar set.

Details:

A true Mélange of local bands coming to you live and Direct from the Triple Rock, Sponsored by Radio K!!!!

Murder Shoes, that band you've maybe heard before but maybe not? Maybe you Can? ;) ;)

Andrew Jansen (Loud Sun), so much vibez dripping from the speaker when these sweet humans play

Devata Daun, if you haven't gotten this song ‘Animal Instinct’, stuck in your head yet, here you go.

The Controversial New Skinny Pill, The first band You turn to for the soundtrack to a UFO sex-cult party

Kai will be spinning all your favorite songs you didn't know you loved, before, after and in between bands

This Party costs $5 and its 18+

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Minneapolis: June 24, 2016

Read More Mina Moore Over at the 7th Street Entry, singer Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster) is billed has headliner, or at least co-headliner. Moore is also in a band called Dear Data ....

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on June 24, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

WHILK & MISKY
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 06/24/16, 8pm ($12/$15)
first-avenue.com

Duo Whilk & Misky is headlining the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis next Friday. Since their debut EP The First Sip came out, it was widely supported by DJs Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Pete Tong, resulting in about 15 million streams and landed on the Spotify Viral 50 top five with both ‘Clap Your Hands’ and the song ‘Babe I’m Yours’.

Local openers listed will be Eric Mayson and Mina Moore.

Tour dates:

6/15 U Street Music Hall, Washington
6/16 Firefly Festival, Dover
6/18 Valley Bar, Phoenix , AZ
6/19 Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
6/20 Bardot, CA
6/22 Larimer Lounge, Denver, Colorado
6/24 7th Street Entry, Miinneapolis , Minnesota
6/25 Lincoln Hall, Chicago
6/26 Electric Forest, Michigan

Read More David Bazan David Bazan's new record Curse Your Branches came out yesterday on one of my favorite record label, Barsuk Records. To understand Bazan, you have to look back at the band he started, Pedro the Lion. … Laura Gibson It's been five years since we last wrote about Laura Gibson, but I'm glad that she's back in our life. I saw her play at 7th Street Entry on Monday night, to a smattering of fans and families. …

DAVID BAZAN
at Turf Club
Friday, 06/24/16, 7pm ($20)
turfclub.net

David Bazan is returning to Minnesota next Friday, June 24th, touring in support of his new Blanco album (Barsuk Records). In addition to the new record, he also made his previous solo release Fewer Moving Parts, Curse Your Branches and Strange Negotiations available on all streaming services for the first time.

Laura Gibson is supporting Bazan for this leg of the tour. Gibson’s latest Empire Builder came out last month on Barsuk.

Bazan tour dates:

06/17: Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court *
06/18: Denver CO Lost Lake Lounge *
06/20: Kansas City MO Record Bar *
06/21: Omaha NE Reverb Lounge *
06/22: Davenport IA Daytrotter *
06/23: Madison WI High Noon Saloon *
06/24: St. Paul MN Turf Club *
06/25: Milwaukee WI Colectivo Coffee *
06/27: Louisville KY Zanzabar *
06/28: St. Louis MO Old Rock House *
06/29: Indianapolis IN The HI-FI *
06/30: Chicago IL Lincoln Hall *
07/01: Ferndale MI The Loving Touch *
07/02: Toronto ON The Great Hall *
07/03: Ottawa ON Pressed *
07/05: Cambridge MA The Sinclair
07/06: Hamden CT The Ballroom
07/07: Brooklyn NY Music Hall
07/08: Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda's
07/09: Washington, DC Black Cat
07/10: Charlottesville VA The Southern
07/11: Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle Back Room
07/13: Asheville NC Grey Eagle
07/14: Atlanta GA The Earl
08/04: Jacksonville FL Jack Rabbits +
08/05: Orlando FL The Social +
08/06: Tampa FL Crowbar +
08/08: Birmingham AL The Syndicate +
08/09: Nashville TN Exit/In +
08/10: Memphis TN Hi-Tone Cafe +
08/11: Little Rock AR Stickyz Rock'n'Roll +
08/12: Tulsa OK The Vanguard +
08/13: Denton TX Dan's Silverleaf +
08/14: Houston TX White Oak Music Hall +
08/15: Austin TX The Parish +
08/17: El Paso TX Bowie Feathers +
08/18: Albuquerque NM Low Spirits +
08/19: Phoenix AZ The Crescent Ballroom +
08/20: San Diego CA Casbah +
08/21: Costa Mesa CA The Wayfayer +
08/22: Los Angeles CA Teragram Ballroom +
08/24: San Francisco CA The Independent +
08/27: Portland, OR Mississippi Studios +
08/28: Vancouver BC The Biltmore Cabaret +

* with Laura Gibson
+ with Michael Nau

Read More Paul de Jong Temporary Residence Ltd will be releasing Paul de Jong's If this April 28th, 2015. If you're a fan of The Books (read our previous coverage from 2009), you may know de Jong as the co-founder of the band. …

PAUL DE JONG
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday, 06/24/16, 7pm ($10/$12)
thecedar.org

Paul de Jong, from The Books, is touring in support of his debut album If (Temporary Residence Ltd).

Like the Books, De Jong’s concert will showcase his unique musical blend of odd spoken word samplings, mashed studio recordings and live instruments. In addition to playing live, he will also be showing video clips that seem to have been pulled out of one of the oddest of 10-gallon hats American culture has yet produced.

Paul de Jong will headline the Cedar Cultural Center next Friday, June 24th. Matt Latterell to open.

Paul De Jong Summer Tour Dates

6/16 Space Gallery – Portland, ME
6/17 Spotty Dog – Hudson, NY
6/20 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
6/21 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
6/23 Crescendo, Madison, WI
6/24 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
6/26 Foam, St. Louis, MO
6/27 Fraish Theatre – Lexington, KY
6/29 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
6/30 National Sawdust – Brooklyn, NY
7/1 Rockwood Music Hall – New York, NY
7/2 Iron Horse – Northampton, MA

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Hiatus Kaiyote at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (14 Oct 2015)

Hiatus Kaiyote Setlist Choose Your Weapon Mobius Streak Shaolin Monk Motherfunk Only Time All the Time Jekyll Laputa Breathing Underwater Daphne (tribute to Daphne Oram) Borderline Doom (MF DOOM cover) Nakamarra Boom Child By Fire Cinnamon Temple Molasses The World It Softly Lulls Read More Hiatus Kaiyote 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). …

Australian future soul band Hiatus Kaiyote is touring in support of Choose Your Weapon (Flying Buddha/Sony Music Masterworks)

Mina Moore

Singer Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster) opened up the show.

The singer/songwriter from Minneapolis's music leaned on soul and R&B, which is perfect for this show.

We have previously mentioned she used to be in a band called Dear Data and sometimes DJ under the billing of YSHEYELLIN.

Hiatus Kaiyote headlined the show. The Melbourne group features singer/guitarist Nai Palm, bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin, and drummer Perrin Moss. They've been together since 2010.

Hiatus Kaiyote at Fine Line Music Cafe (12 May 2015)

As part of their promotion for their second album, Choose Your Weapon, they've appeared at the Fine Line Music Cafe earlier in 12 May 2015, and now, just in time for "Rocktober" at the same venue.

Thanks to heavy promotion, this is the band's first album to chart in the US, reaching #127 on the Billboard 200.

Their music mixes rap and R&B, and a lot of artists have sampled Hiatus Kaiyote songs, such as Anderson .Paak's with "Molasses" in "Without You" on his album Malibu.

Remaining tour dates:

10/18/15 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
10/19/15 Charlotte, NC The Visulite Theatre
10/20/15 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
10/22/15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
10/23/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/25/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/27/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
11/20/15 London, United Kingdom Koko

Hiatus Kaiyote at Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis (14 Oct 2015)

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Minneapolis: A December Bonus

Read More Grrrl Prty The party started with Grrrl Prty presents Tawst, which were two DJs, Shannon Blowtorch and Sophia Eris, from Grrrl Prty. The two kept the floor moving, as they live mix (and sometime Eris …

I know I've already submitted our guide for the month of December... but sometime there are last minute booking or late announcements.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

MINA MOORE/THE MAYTAGS/SOPHIA ERIS
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday 12/16/14, 7:30pm ($7)
first-avenue.com

Over at the 7th Street Entry, singer Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster) is billed has headliner, or at least co-headliner. Moore is also in a band called Dear Data, who I always think of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

I also think of the Maytag repairman when I first read about Des Moines' The Maytags. Like Chicago's Twin Peaks or Glasgow's Belle & Sebastian, I sometime wonder if they will eventually get sued (in the case of B&S, they actually got permission from Belle et Sébastien author Cécile Aubry, to avoid the likelihood of lawsuit).

The Maytags were originally a 9-piece band called The Sunday Silos, but currently a stripped-down version as The Maytags. Their new EP Nova release party is taking place December 12th at Wooly's in Des Moines, Iowa.

Also listed is Sophia Eris, who we previously saw under the banner Grrrl Prty presents Tawst, at Caroline Smith/Lizzo's sold out show in September 2014. Based on my previous experience with her live set, expect a DJ-style with live singing on top of the tracks.

Read More Ancient Mariner Local band, by the way of Denver, Ancient Mariner started the evening off. The trio (Gabriel Jorgensen, Connor Davison, and Dan Stewart) played tracks from their In Solitude EP, but throwing in some new material, like "Brother" …

COMMUNION CLUB NIGHT
at Turf Club
Tuesday 12/16/14, 7pm ($8)
turfclub.net

Last month (November) was the first time the Communion Club Nights moved from the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis, to the Turf Club, in St Paul. I am assuming the move may be permanent, as this December, the Communion show is back at the St Paul venue.

I have mentioned this before, but the show is already affordable, and you know you are supporting up and coming artists (many of them have gone on to be bigger stars...) Plus, I'm not sure if this will be a permanent fixture, but at least for this holiday, a portion of the proceeds of the show will sponsor Kulture Klub, an organization that brings together homeless youth and artists.

For December, the lineup will be:

BeastHead
Ancient Mariner
Savannah Smith

Unlike previous Communion shows, this special holiday show will feature all local bands: Savannah Smith, I had to miss on account of being billed at the same time as Halloween, Alaska at Rock the Vine 3 (2012). Ancient Mariner is a solo project started by Gabriel Jorgensen in 2011... and a band that I caught when he toured with Bishop Allen earlier in September 2014. Closing out the bill will be Beasthead, a four-piece electronic indie rock band who formed in 2013. Beasthead previously appeared with Canadian band Royal Canoe last month.

Read More Dosh & Ghostband Local electronic beatmakers Dosh and Ghostband opened with a pulsing, throbbing 45 min. DJ set that set the mood for some, and perplexed others. The duo …

DOSH & FRIENDS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Saturday 12/13/14, 7pm ($10)
thecedar.org

Billed as "Dosh and friends 7th Annual Cedar show (ft. Jeremy Ylvisaker) with Jel and Ghostband" this is the annual Dosh holiday show.

We previously saw Dosh (with Ghostband) at My Brightest Diamond show earlier in November 2014, which John mentioned that they previewed some new songs: "The duo, Martin Dosh and Jon Davis, were previewing new material from the upcoming Def Kith EP (out Dec 2 on AntiCon Records), twirled knobs and jumped about in near darkness in front of the seated crowd, as the deep bass rumbled the walls of the old converted theater."

Detail of the show:

Dosh and friends 7th Annual Cedar show (ft. Jeremy Ylvisaker) with Jel and Ghostband

• Dosh
• Jeremy Ylvisaker
• Mike Lewis
• Ghostband
• Jel (Anticon)

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