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Recent Changes: Elvis Costello and Baroness

11/04: Elvis Costello at First Ave 11/04: Fires of Denmark at 7th Street Read More Elvis Costello I've seen Elvis Costello at the Berkeley Theater before. I was there to cover Sleeper, the opening band. We had pretty awful seats, I had brought some friends along. They wanted to leave, but not until he played "Veronica" ...

Here are some recent changes/recent additions to some shows in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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11/04/2021 THURSDAY

ELVIS COSTELLO
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota, the promoter, local station The Current moved the Elvis Costello & The Imposters show to First Avenue last week. Personally speaking, I think this is a good move, pardon the pun, because Mystic Lake Casino is not really on my radar as far as looking at my concert calendar. Mystic Lake is simply too far for me to drive to.

I saw Costello in Aug 1996, and one of my biggest regret was not staying for the full show.

Tour dates:

10/30/2021 Tilles Center Brookville, NY
11/02/2021 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, MI
11/03/2021 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
11/04/2021 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/06/2021 The Sylvee Madison, WI
11/07/2021 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
11/10/2021 Arizona Federal Theatre Phoenix, AZ
11/11/2021 The Magnolia El Cajon, CA
11/13/2021 YouTube Theater Inglewood, CA
11/14/2021 Fox Theater Oakland, CA

11/04/2021 THURSDAY

FIRES OF DENMARK
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

If you’re attending the Elvis Costello show, stop by next door (it’s literally a door between to the venues) to the 7th Street Entry to see the Fires of Denmark’s album release show.

The Misdemeanors and Jae Havoc are also listed as co-headliners.

Fires of Denmark’s new album Relativity is out now.

Fires of Denmark tour dates:

11/4 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
11/13 - Rochester, MN - The Castle

11/13: Baroness at Bar Fly Read More Baroness Grammy-nominated Baroness (vocals/guitarist John Baizley, guitarist Gina Gleason, bassist Nick Jost, and drummer Sebastian Thomson) will be releasing Gold & Grey on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns. …

11/12/2021 FRIDAY (SOLD OUT)
11/13/2021 SATURDAY

BARONESS
at Bar Fly
skywaytheatre.com

Due to popular demands, Baroness recently added a second show at Bar Fly (at the Skway Theatre). So now fans can get a chance to see the band on Friday or Saturday night. The Friday night show is sold out.

To further intice fans, the band also announced a FREE signed poster. Each poster’s art will be unique, because it will have the city and venue printed on the poster.

Tour dates:

Oct 30, 2021 THE FEST 19 Gainesville, FL
Nov 6, 2021 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Nov 7, 2021 Richmond Music Hall Richmond, VA
Nov 9, 2021 Ace of Cups Columbus, OH
Nov 10, 2021 Black Circle Indianapolis, IN
Nov 12, 2021 Barfly Minneapolis, MN
Nov 13, 2021 Barfly Minneapolis, MN
Nov 14, 2021 The Hall Fargo, ND
Nov 17, 2021 Lucky You Lounge Spokane, WA
Nov 19, 2021 Funhouse Seattle, WA
Nov 20, 2021 Funhouse Seattle, WA
Nov 21, 2021 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
Nov 23, 2021 The Olympic Boise, ID
Nov 24, 2021 State Room Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 26, 2021 Globe Hall Denver, CO
Nov 29, 2021 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
Nov 30, 2021 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
Dec 1, 2021 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL
Dec 3, 2021 El Club Detroit, MI
Dec 4, 2021 Mahall's Lakewood, OH
Dec 5, 2021 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY
Dec 7, 2021 Saint Vitus Bar Brooklyn, NY
Dec 8, 2021 Saint Vitus Bar Brooklyn, NY
Dec 10, 2021 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA
Dec 11, 2021 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA
Dec 12, 2021 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA
Dec 13, 2021 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia, PA

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: November 15 to November 16

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11/15: Driver Era at First Ave Read More The Wrecks The all-ages show started earlier than the usual show time, but that did not stop the fans from showing up early and on time for the first opener, The Wrecks (Nick Anderson, Aaron Kelley …

11/15/2021 MONDAY

THE DRIVER ERA
with The Wrecks
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Girlfriend is the highly anticipated album from The Driver Era, the follow-up to their 2019 debut album X.

The duo (Ross & Rocky) will be heading out on tour in support of the new record.

Los Angeles’ The Wrecks to open.

Tour dates:

Nov 15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Nov 17 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre
Nov 18 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre & Ballroom
Nov 19 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre
Nov 20 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Nov 22 Boston, MA Royale
Nov 23 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
Nov 24 New York (NYC), NY Webster Hall
Nov 26 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall
Nov 27 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Nov 28 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Nov 30 Columbia, SC The Senate
Dec 2 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
Dec 3 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Dec 4 Orlando, FL Plaza Live - Orlando
Dec 5 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Dec 7 Houston, TX Warehouse Live-Ballroom
Dec 8 Dallas, TX Canton Hall
Dec 10 Kansas City, MO The Truman
Dec 11 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater
Dec 14 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Dec 15 Portland, OR McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom
Dec 17 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Dec 18 Los Angeles (LA), CA Fonda Theatre
Dec 19 Los Angeles (LA), CA Fonda Theatre
Jan 20 2022 Dublin, Ireland Button Factory
Jan 21 2022 Glasgow Queen Margaret Union
Jan 22 2022 Manchester O2 Ritz Manchester
Jan 23 2022 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Jan 25 2022 Amsterdam Paradiso Noord, Tolhuistuin
Jan 27 2022 Cologne Essigfabrik
Jan 28 2022 Borgerhout TRIX
Jan 31 2022 Madrid La Riviera

11/15: Phony Ppl at Amsterdam Bar 11/15: Lemonheads at Fine Line Read More The Lemonheads Originally, The Lemonheads were scheduled to play in the closet-sized 7th Street Entry, but seeing as tickets sold-out, they upgraded the band to the full-sized room at First Avenue. …

11/15/2021 MONDAY

PHONY PPL
at Amsterdam Bar
first-avenue.com

Genre-defying five-man band Phony Ppl announce an 18-date tour date. The group will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on November 15th.

Tour dates:

10/20/21 Boston Brighton Music Hall
10/21/21 Philadelphia The Foundry
10/23/21 Washington, D.C. Union Stage
10/26/21 Atlanta The Loft
10/28/21 Houston House of Blues
10/29/21 Dallas Cambridge Room
11/1/21 Phoenix The Rebel Lounge
11/2/21 Los Angeles Echoplex
11/4/21 Sacramento Harlow's
11/5/21 Berkeley Cornerstone Berkeley
11/7/21 Seattle Nectar Lounge
11/9/21 Portland Star Theatre
11/12/21 Denver Marquis Theater
11/15/21 Minneapolis Amsterdam
11/17/21 Chicago Chop Shop
11/18/21 Madison Wisconsin Union Theater
11/21, 2021 Toronto Toybox
11/24, 2021 New York Irving Plaza

11/15/2021 MONDAY

THE LEMONHEADS
with Heyrocco
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

There’s no need for introductions here… we like The Lemonheads. We are happy to see that singer Evan Dando is returning to Minneapolis this November 15th, with Heyrocco.

We caught The Lemonheads in May 2019 and said, “With this new 2019 tour, it’s in support of The Lemonheads’ Varshons 2, which is an all-covers album (the follow-up to the original all-cover album ten years prior called Varshons). So as expected, a bunch over cover songs were played, but oddly songs that would make sense for Minneapolis, such as The Jayhawks’ “Settled Down Like Rain” or Paul Westerberg’s “Things”, were not played.”

Tour dates:

Nov 5 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Nov 6 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Nov 7 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Nov 8 Nashville, TN Basement East
Nov 10 Bloomington, IN The Bluebird
Nov 11 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Nov 12 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
Nov 13 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Nov 15 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Nov 16 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Nov 18 Columbus, OH The Athenaeum Theatres
Nov 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
Nov 20 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
Nov 22 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Nov 23 New York, NY TBD
Nov 24 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
Nov 26 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
Nov 27 Boston, MA House Of Blues

11/16: Saint Jhn at First Ave 11/16: Tennis at Cedar Read More Tennis Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers. …

11/16/2021 TUESDAY

SAINT JHN
with Tyla Yaweh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn, not to be confused with Saint John the Baptist, is currently on tour for While the World Was Burning.

Joining Saint Jhn on tour is Los Angeles-based Tyla Yaweh, which NME dubbed as “emo-rap’s next icon.” We previously mentioned that he opened for Post Malone in Feb 2020.

Tour dates:

11.01 / Cleveland / Agora Theatre
11.02 / Detroit / Fillmore
11.03 / Toronto / Rebel
11.05 / Boston / House Of Blues
11.06 / Philadelphia / Franklin Music Hall
11.09 / Silver Spring, Md / Fillmore
11.10 / New York / Terminal 5
11.13 / Chicago / Riviera
11.16 / Minneapolis / First Ave
11.19 / Denver / Cervantes
11.20 / Salt Lake City / The Depot
11.23 / Seattle / Showbox Sodo
11.24 / Portland / Roseland
11.26 / San Francisco / Warfield
11.27 / San Diego / House Of Blues
11.28 / Anaheim / House Of Blues
11.30 / Los Angeles / Novo

11/16/2021 TUESDAY

TENNIS
with Molly Burch
at Cedar Cultural Center
thecedar.org

Last year, Tennis, had to postponed their Swimmer tour, due to the COVID pandemic. This upcoming Minneapolis show, set at the Cedar Cultural Center on November 16th, is a make-up date. It’s been long sold out.

In addition, due to popular demand, new additional dates have been added to Los Angeles and Brooklyn after the initially announced dates in both markets sold out. Support on all headline dates comes from Molly Burch. The last time we mentioned her, she was the support for Sallie Ford in April 2017.

Also, if you are a fan of Rick & Morty, you may have heard Tennis’ new single “Borrowed Time” on the closing credits on the season 5 finale.

Tour dates:

11/01 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/03 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall
11/05 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Festival
11/06 - Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts
11/08 - Boston, MA - Royale
11/10 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
11/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
11/12 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/13 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
11/15 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11/17 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown

11/16: Bad Religion / Alkaline Trio at Palace Read More Bad Religion 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) … Alkaline Trio Punk band Alkaline Trio has a four night, sold out, residency at the Triple Rock Social Club, starting Monday April 27. Each night, they have a different opening band, and each night the band …

11/16/2021 TUESDAY

BAD RELIGION / ALKALINE TRIO
with War On Women
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

The rescheduled co-headlining tour of Los Angeles’ Bad Religion and Chicago’s Alkaline Trio will stop by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on November 16th. War On Women to open.

Both bands seems excited about sharing the stage, with Alkaline Trio co-lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba citing that, “Bad Religion was one of my first loves”, while Bad Religion co-songwriter and lead singer Greg Graffin said the Alkaline Trio is “such a great band”.

We caught Bad Religion in July 2019 and wrote, “Greg Graffin and company played all the hits, and they were really good keeping in timing with great harmony. Again, the band were really in top form. I love seeing Brian Baker, when I saw them in the 90s, he was the “newest” band member to join and he bounced all over the place in his live performance. Sure everyone in the band is a little older now, but they still pulled off some well-practiced moves!”

Tour dates:

11/3 Richmond, VA The National
11/5 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Riverworks
11/6 Worcester, MA The Palladium
11/7 Philadelphia, PA The Met
11/9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
11/10 Columbus, OH EXPRESS LIVE!
11/12 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
11/13 Chicago, IL Radius
11/14 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
11/16 Saint Paul, MN Palace Theatre
11/17 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
11/19 Denver, CO The Fillmore
11/20 Salt Lake City, UT The Union
11/22 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
11/23 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
11/24 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
11/26 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium

11/16: Alex G at Fine Line Read More (Sandy) Alex G Alex G (Alex Giannascoli - not to be confused with singer/songwriter Alex G) just released Beach Music... his seventh full-length album, and his first Domino release. He’s obviously not used to recording in a studio, saying, “I was …

11/16/2021 TUESDAY

ALEX G
with EXUM
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

When we first heard of Alex G as “Sandy”, in June 2016, I thought what a generic name. He clearly didn’t want to be found on the internet. Little did I know that after nine albums (his latest House of Sugar), that Alex G is now really popular with the youths of Minnesota (particularly the Radio K crowd). This came to my attention as I attended a young person/all-ages 100 Gecs show, and the advertisement for this show popped up and the crowd went absolutely nuts, clapping and hooing.

Exum (stylized as EXUM) to open.

Tour dates:

Nov 2 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
Nov 3 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
Nov 5 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
Nov 6 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
Nov 7 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans
Nov 9 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Nov 10 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Nov 12 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
Nov 13 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Nov 14 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Nov 16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Nov 17 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Nov 19 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's
Nov 21 - Columbus, OH @ Skully's Music Diner
Dec 2 - Lancaster, PA @ Tellus360
Dec 3 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
Dec 4 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
Dec 5 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Dec 6+7 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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MN: Semisonic, Social Animals, Jonatha Brooke, Rebecca Nichloson

Read More Semisonic Local favorites Semisonic is playing a couple hometown shows. The warmup show will be at the Turf Club on Wednesday. For Friday and Saturday, the group will be playing their record Feeling Strangely Fine in its entirety. …

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SEMISONIC
danwilsonmusic.com

Earlier this week, Twin Cities-based trio Semisonic released their video for “You’re Not Alone”, the group’s first new song in nearly 20 years. The single is the title track of their forthcoming five-song EP You’re Not Alone, set for release September 18, 2020, via Pleasuresonic Recordings/Megaforce Records.

Like many of us, you might only know Semisonic for their hit song, “Closing Time”. Singer and songwriter Dan Wilson had a long fruitful career as a solo artist and songwriter for other musicians. After a long hiatus, the band reunited in 2017 and continues to play on and off once in a while. With the new You’re Not Alone, it’s apparent that with the COVID-19 pandemic, the group decided to use their time in isolation to be creative and produce new music together.

Dan Wilson, talking about the new song and video, “For the new Semisonic video, 'You’re Not Alone,' we began with memories of childhood in the woods. Filmmaker Phil Harder creates a fable of the woods, the city, a distant beach, and a young boy who places a message in a bottle and sends it on a long journey. Inspired partly by Richard Powers' devastatingly beautiful novel, 'The Overstory,' partly by the paintings of Tomas Sanchez (one of which is featured on the sleeve of the single), and partly by the profound isolation we are experiencing during the pandemic, the video reflects the hopeful message of the song.”

Read More Social Animals Duluth’s Social Animals will be doing a Spring 2020 tour with Beach Slang. The Alternative band features lead vocalist Dedric Clark (vocals, rhythm guitar), Tony Petersen (lead guitar), Boyd Smith (drums), and Roger Whittet (bass). …

SOCIAL ANIMALS
thesocialanimals.com

Duluth’s Social Animals recently announced that they are doing an exclusive 14-hour live stream on July 31, 2020, in partnership with The Allen Ginsberg Estate and Non-Profit HeadCount.

Their new track, “Something to Keep Me Awake” came out yesterday (July 17) on Rise Records. Recorded pre-COVID-19 at Chris Carrabba’s home studio (Dashboard Confessional)… but somehow the song’s message about change and struggle fits right in with the state of the world today.

The music video featured footage of the band on their European leg of their tour with Ash (which was cut short due to the pandemic).

Dedric Clark (vocals, guitar) adds:

“It’s hard to watch the news today without a Xanax bar. We recorded ‘Something To Keep Me Awake’ with our friend Chris Carrabba in his home studio, and he adds some anger through his backing vocals throughout the track. It’s fitting, because if you’re not angry right now, you’re not listening. Every morning when I wake up in this strange new world we live in, I have to find new ways to stay motivated and keep myself awake. It’d be easier to sleep through it. But that simply isn’t an option. So we’re not going to ‘wait until this blows over’ to share this with you, because it shouldn’t just blow over. We need to sit with our situation, and find out what really matters to us and how we can help. Stay safe out there.”

You may recall that we wrote about the band in February 2020, talking about their tour with Beach Slang, but obviously all live events were cancelled not long after that article.

Read More Buffy the Vampire Slayer So, today's entry is on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although they've used good music soundtracks, such as Echobelly, Curve, and Angie Hart (Frente), I'm going to just focus on their musical episode, "Once More, With Feeling". …

JONATHA BROOKE
jonathabrooke.com

Minneapolis, by the way of Massachusetts, folk singer Jonatha Brooke, recently released her 14th album The Sweetwater Sessions on July 10, 2020, via Bad Dog Records.

If you’re a Joss Whedon fan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse), you may recall Brooke’s music on his shows.

The single from the album, “Glass Half Empty”, is a tribute to Kevin Gilbert (who died in 1996). Brooke said, “I wrote this song when my friend – the brilliant young musician Kevin Gilbert - died suddenly. We’d been on tour together for much of the previous year. I’d sing on a couple of tunes during his set, he’d sing with me on mine. In fact his drummer Nick D’Virgilio became a longtime friend and touring pal, and, strangest best full circle, is the drummer on this record, this tune. I was in Berlin when I found out Kevin was gone. We stayed up late in a tiny bar, toasting him. A kind of Irish German wake. It’s still kind of shocking that he’s gone. I sure was angry at the time. I think this song has all those complicated feelings in it. He went out quick, and “We’re still around, trying ‘til we get it right!”

Since COVID-19 prevented touring, Brooke will be making live streams from her home on Facebook and Instagram - “The Kitchen Covid Concerts” - every Monday at 2pm CDT.

Read More Cedar Cultural Center The special day-day Global Roots Festival at the Cedar Cultural Center starts on Monday, September 17, with Gambia’s Sona Jobarteh and Turkey’s Aynur. The event is FREE and outdoor stage starts at 5pm and indoor shows starts at 7:30pm …

REBECCA NICHOLSON
rebeccanichloson.com

I know, we all miss live concerts. We can’t wait for things to return to normal… but in the meantime, non-profit The Cedar Cultural Center will be hosting a few live streams and recordings, they are calling “Art in Physical Isolation”.

Typically, the Cedar does two shows a week, but now shifted to once a month, due to staffing and the shut-down due to COVID-19.

Anyway, one of the artists they wanted to commission was local singer/songwriter Rebecca Nichloson, who played a 45-min set called “Blooming Season: Reflections on Isolation, Yearning & Love”

According to the Cedar, “We were incredibly excited to welcome Rebecca as the first artist to perform on The Cedar's stage since we shut down due to COVID. It was a unique experience to be back in the hall again and see music performed on that beloved stage to an empty room. Though we know watching this program isn't the same as spending a night in the hall for a concert, we hope you join us tonight for a different kind of special experience and enjoy tuning into a show at The Cedar from your own cozy space.”

You can watch the full program at YouTube. If you like what the Cedar is doing, especially because all the musicians are paid for their performances, they are asking for a donation of $10 to cover the costs of the programming.

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Minneapolis: February 17, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on February 17, 2017. It’s a busy night!

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Read More Game Of Thrones Game Of Thrones: Season 2 soundtrack is coming out June 19th, via Varèse Sarabande. UPDATE: A couple of inquiries about downloading the song, you can look to The National's official Twitter. .…

GAME OF THRONES LIVE CONCERT
at Xcel Energy Center
Friday, 02/17/17, 7pm ($39.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

Winter is coming! ... well we’re actually in the middle of winter.

As you know, we’re actually big fans of Game of Thrones, and we absolutely love the icon theme song and the show’s soundtrack. Now you can experience it live with Game Of Thrones Live Concert Experience, featuring composer and conductor Ramin Djawadi, is coming to Minnesota this Friday.

Tour dates:

02/15/17 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
02/17/17 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
02/19/17 Chicago, IL United Center
02/20/17 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn
02/22/17 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
02/23/17 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
02/25/17 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
02/26/17 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
03/01/17 Washington, DC Verizon Center
03/03/17 Montreal, QC Various Venues
03/03/17 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
03/04/17 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
03/06/17 Boston, MA TD Garden
03/07/17 New York, NY Madison Square
03/09/17 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
03/11/17 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
03/12/17 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
03/14/17 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
03/16/17 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
03/17/17 Houston, TX Toyota Center
03/19/17 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
03/21/17 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
03/23/17 Inglewood, CA Forum
03/25/17 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
03/26/17 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
03/29/17 San Jose, CA SAP Center At San Jose
03/31/17 Seattle, WA KeyArena At Seattle Center
04/01/17 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
04/02/17 Portland, OR Moda Center

Read More Muna Be sure to show up early to check out Muna and Dilly Dally. We caught the latter in April 2016 and it turned out to be one of the most memorable shows we saw this year. .…

MUNA
at Turf Club
Friday, 02/17/17, 8pm ($15)
turfclub.net

Muna (who was last seen in Rocktober 2016 with Grouplove), is back in Minnesota... this time rocking the Turf Club in St Paul.

The all-girls trio (singer/production Katie Gavin, guitarist/synth Naomi McPherson, and guitarist Josette Maskin) made their television debut last November with “Loudspeaker” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

This is the band’s first-ever headlining tour to support About U, so catch them now while they’re under the radar. They’ve already sold out several major cities, so they have already built a good fanbase.

Opening for Muna will be Los Angeles’ Lo Moon (on their first American tour). The trio (ML. CB. SS.) has been heavily promoted by KROQ and NPR Music.

Tour dates:

2/13 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
2/14 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
2/16 The Record Bar Kansas City, MO
2/17 Turf Club St. Paul, MN
2/18 Subterranean Chicago, IL
2/20 The Drake Hotel Toronto, ON
2/22 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
2/24 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
2/25 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
2/26 DC9 Washington, DC
6/3 Governors Ball New York, NY
6/15-18 Firefly Music Festival Dover, DE

Read More Austra Toronto-based artist Austra (featuring main singer/songwriter Katie Stelmanis) will be making a stop in Minneapolis on September 1st at the Triple Rock Social Club. .…

AUSTRA
at Triple Rock Social Club
Friday, 02/17/17, 8pm ($16)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Austra is back in town, touring in support of her new album Future Politics.

Future Politics is described as a collection of “urgent, disciplined anthems for dance floors and headphones alike”, is probably no way inspired by the recent Donald Trump presidency.... unless the record is dark and scary.

The Range (aka James Hinton) to open. He previously opened up for Phantogram in October 2016.

Tour dates:

February 13 | Holocene | Portland, OR *
February 14 | The Crocodile | Seattle, WA *
February 17 | Triple Rock | Minneapolis, MN *
February 18 | Thalia Hall | Chicago, IL *
February 19 | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI *
March 4 | Paradiso | Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 6 | Uebel & Gefährlich | Hamburg
March 7 | NIEBO | Warsaw, Poland
March 8 | Astra | Berlin, Germany
March 9 | Muffatwerk | Munich, Germany
March 10 | Conne Island | Leipzig, Germany
March 11 | Posthof | Linz, Austria
March 12 | WUK | Vienna, Austria
March 15 | Biko Club | Milan, Italy
March 16 | Les Docks | Lausanne, Switzerland
March 17 | Dampfzentrale | Bern, Switzerland
March 18 | Gloria Theater | Cologne, Germany
March 21 | Patterns | Brighton, UK
March 22 | Village Underground | London, UK
March 23 | Summerhall | Edinburgh, UK
March 24 | Deaf Institute | Manchester, UK
March 25 | The Button Factory | Dublin, Ireland

# w/ Ela Minus
* w/ The Range

Read More Colony House Here are some quick Colony House facts: #1 most played and downloaded single on SiriusXM Alt Nation, #3 Billboard Heatseekers Charts, and #7 on iTunes Alternative Rock Charts. …

COLONY HOUSE
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 02/17/17, 7:30pm ($14 / Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

With the release of Colony House’s second album Only the Lonely is out on Descendant/RCA Records, the Nashville-based indie pop/rock band is doing a massive tour (over 35 dates) schedule this year.

Deep Sea Diver to open.

Colony House Headline Tour 2017

2/15 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
2/16 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Bar
2/17 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
2/18 Madison, WI The Frequency
2/19 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
2/21 Grand Rapids, MI The Stache
2/22 Pittsburgh, PA The Club
2/23 Columbus, OH The Basement
2/24 Detroit, MI The Shelter
2/25 Toronto, OH Horseshoe Tavern
2/27 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
2/28 Albany, NY Jupiter Hall
3/1 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
3/2 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
3/4 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall
3/5 Charlottesville, VA The Southern
3/6 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
3/7 Charlotte, NC The Underground
3/9 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
3/11 Birmingham, AL Saturn
3/12 New Orleans, LA Parish
3/14 Waco, TX Common Grounds
3/19 Houston, TX House of Blues
3/20 Dallas, TX Club Dada
3/23 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
3/24 San Diego, CA House of Blues
3/25 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
3/27 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
3/28 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
3/30 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
3/31 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
4/1 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
4/4 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court Gallery
4/7 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
4/8 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
4/9 Tulsa, OK The Vanguard
4/11 Fayetteville, AR George’s Majestic Lounge
4/12 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone
4/13 Chattanooga, TN Revelry Room
4/14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl

Read More Lily & Madeleine When it manifests itself, it doesn't require elaborate arguments or proofs; you can't debate someone into apprehending it. It's apparent and all it requires is appreciation, or perhaps even love. Such are the songs of Lily & Madeleine. …

LILY & MADELEINE
at Bryant Lake Bowl
Friday, 02/17/17, 7pm ($16)
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After a successful UK run with Dawes in November, the Indianapolis-based sister duo Lily & Madeleine is doing a midwest tour before they hit their European tour with Joshua Radin.

With the release their video for ‘Westfield’, the video was picked up by NPR’s All Songs TV. The song is taken from their latest album Keep It Together... which is available on 180 Gram vinyl with a download card, as well as CD and digital release.

Lily & Madeleine On Tour:

02/15 – Evanston, IL @ Space
02/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo Coffee
02/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl
02/18 – Davenport, IA @ The Village Theater
02/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub
02/22 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
02/23 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
02/24 – Naperville, IL @ North Central College
02/25 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe

Read More Born Of Osiris Tomorrow We Die Alive is a great album for those who love heavy music! Born Of Osiris is a band that never disappoints, and everything you love about them is present …

Other shows in the area:

02/17/17 Minnesota folk singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour recently won the grand prize of “NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition” and the 2015 Telluride Troubadour contest. She’s playing a quiet house show at The Flats at Cedar Grove in Eagan on this night (and somewhere in Minneapolis the next night)... will likely be playing tracks from her new forthcoming record, Rabbit in the Road.

02/17/17 There is a crazy metal fest over at the Cabooze on this date. Headlined by Born Of Osiris, with Volumes , Oceans Ate Alaska, Within The Ruins, and Fire From The Gods.

02/17/17 Cole Swindell is playing the Treasure Island Resort & Casino.

02/17/17 Jauz is headlining Skyway Theatre.

02/17/17-02/18/17 I don’t normally go out in the winter, but this show Shen Yun Performing Arts at Orpheum Theatre came highly recommended by one of my favorite artist George Perez. Perez recently attended the dancing show in Florida, and he raved it about it. He called this show, “the greatest live art show”. From one artist to another.

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Minnesota: Austin Plaine, Carroll, and High Tiny Hairs

Read More Austin Plaine It takes a bit to find our path. Or to know when we're already on it. Austin Plaine wasn't looking to become the next great singer-songwriter.....

AUSTIN PLAINE
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23-year old Minneapolis native Austin Plaine will be releasing his self-title debut album on Washington Square/Razor & Tie this September 11th. You can currently preview his song "Houston" on Soundcloud:



If you listen to it, a simple message about going back to Houston, Texas, is told in a way that paints this great picture about packing his bags, riding on the railway lines, crossing that county line, and thinking of a girl. Without declaring it, there's a hint of sadness, regret, and the feeling of loneliness on that long road.

Obviously being from Minnesota, Plaine is heavily influenced by Bob Dylan (who isn't?), but his songwriting suggests other heartfelt storytellers, like Conor Oberst and even Bruce Springsteen.

Listen for the first official single "Never Come Back Again" will hit Triple A and Americana radio on August 24th.

I am told that Austin Plaine will announce touring plans soon, in the meantime, he is playing a free show at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 in New York on August 12th.

Read More Carroll Carroll was the first local band on. The band is a Varsity favorite and they had a brief 30 minute set, kicking off with "Sticks" and followed by "Alligator". …

CARROLL
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Minneapolis-based Carroll's self-titled LP is coming out September 18th via Entertainment One Music. You can preview "Alligator" from the forthcoming album now.

Hear the song now:



The secret origin of the band came about in 2011 when college classmate Brian Hurlow and Charlie Rudoy teamed up for writing music and the pair moved to St. Paul's Carroll Avenue, tucked neatly in between Summit Hill and the Mississippi River.

After recruiting Max Kulicke and Charles McClung, they decided to named themselves after the street name.... solidifying themselves with other street-named bands like Cedar Avenue, Lake Avenue, The 8th Street Band, Sleater-Kinney, The E Street Band, and Backstreet Boys.

We previously caught Carroll at Communion at the Varsity Theater and mentioned that they won Vita.mn's fourth annual "Are You Local" contest in 2013.

HIGH TINY HAIRS
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High Tiny Hairs is the latest project from former F*** Knights guitarist and Nightinghales' front man Ben Bachman.

His upcoming self-titled EP is coming out August 24th, 2015, via Sir Gregory Records, and said to be very dream pop (but with Farfisa organs).

Look for High Tiny Hairs EP on limited edition cassette and digital download.

You can order it via Bandcamp.

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