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grandson and K.Flay at Palace Theatre (06/12/2023)

Tour Dates June 13 @ The Rave in Milwaukee, WI June 15 @ The Admiral in Omaha, NE June 16 @ The Factory in St Louis, MI June 17 @ Boulevardia Fest in Kansas City, MO June 19 @ Mission Ballroom in Denver, CO June 20 @ The Complex in Salt Lake City, UT June 22 @ Revolution in Boise, ID June 23 @ Showbox SoDo in Seattle, WA June 24 @ Roseland Theater in Portland, OR June 26 @ The Warfield in San Francisco, CA June 27 @ the Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA June 29 @ The Van Buren in Phoenix, AZ Sept 20 @ Hybrydy in Warsaw, Poland Sept 22 @ Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany Sept 23 @ Melkweg MAX in Amsterdam, Netherlands Sept 25 @ Meetfactory in Prague, Czech Republic Sept 26 @ Luxor in Cologne, Germany Sept 28 @ Flex in Vienna, Austria Sept 29 @ Heimathafen in Berlin, Germany Oct 2 @ Gorilla in Manchester, UK Oct 3 @ Brixton Electric in London, UK 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 ... Grandson Nothing But Thieves + Grandson with Royal & The Serpent, Granada. The Toronto alt-rap/rock singer-songwriter is getting even bigger after his 2020 debut album, Death of an Optimist. Since then, he’s also collab’ed with the likes .…

It was not a quiet night in downtown St. Paul with throngs of high school graduates in cap and gowns flowing in and out of the Xcel Center and grandson and K.Flay shaking down the Palace Theatre.

Jack Kays kicked off the evening with a boisterous set.

From Cincinnati the 23 year-old singer-songwriter told the crowd that he was now nine months sober and in a deadpan delivery said: “Here’s a song about getting drunk.”

He then launched into “Sideways” before moving to the acoustic solo of “Morbid Mind.”

Kays said that his grandma was in the audience and that it was her first time seeing him play. He said he has many fond memories of visiting family in Minnesota and gave a shout out to Camp du Nurd in Ely, which may have been a place he spent a summer.

K.Flay aka Kristine Meredith Flaherty was next with a lively set of hip-hop meets industrial rock.

We last saw her in 2017 at First Ave and she may have never returned for last fall, after a trip to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, she woke up one morning without any hearing in her right ear. It was sudden. It was permanent. And it was devastating.

There was considerable thought of never touring again for a musician who needed equilibrium as well as the ability to hear. It’s amazing that not only has she regained her balance but appeared no worse for wear as she flung about the expansive stage with “Black Wave” and “This Baby Don’t Cry.” She even encouraged the audience to dial in and let loose and burn down like a Phoenix: “… right here at the Palace and not at the grocery store.”

A fan favorite was “Blood in the Cut” a Grammy-nominated song about a breakup and a girl that will not go quietly, the live version bookending a cover of Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade.”

Grandson aka Jordan Edward Benjamin was next and kicked off his set with a blistering attack before engaging the audience with a code of conduct. For example, jump when he says “jump.” Sing along if you know the lyrics and look out for the smaller patrons when in the mosh pit. Then he did something whole-hardily original for a rock show. He asked the audience to turn to the person next to them and introduce themselves.

After a few minutes of confabbing, he said it was time to get back to rock, hard rock, loud rock with songs like “Bury Me Face Down”, “Dirty” and fan favorite “Despicable”. He also played songs from his latest album I Love You, I’m Trying.

Benjamin then told a story about the first time he met Flaherty at Summerfest in Milwaukee circa 2020. There was an instant bond and a desire to spend time with each other. So how about a tour and even a couple of songs together on stage: the hypersonic “Zen” and the laidback “Peaches”?

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grandson and K.Flay at Palace Theatre, St Paul (12 June 2023)

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Modest Mouse at Palace Theatre (12/10/2022)

12/10 Modest Mouse with Mattress at Palace Theatre Modest Mouse Setlist The Lonesome Crowded West Teeth Like God's Shoeshine Heart Cooks Brain Convenient Parking Lounge (Closing Time) Jesus Christ Was an Only Child Doin' the Cockroach Cowboy Dan Trailer Trash Out of Gas Long Distance Drunk Sh** Luck Trucker's Atlas Polar Opposites Bankrupt on Selling Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright -- Encore -- Five Stop Mother Superior Rain (The Flaming Lips cover) Never Ending Math Equation Grey Ice Water 3rd Planet Read More Modest Mouse Longtime Portland alternative band Modest Mouse is closing out their Golden Casket Tour, in support of the 2021 album of the same name (on Epic Records) and played an outdoor show at GrindersKC in downtown Kansas City … Mattress FUBAR by Mattress limited edition press of 200 red cassettes. With download code. Hand numbered. Doom n Bloom Sweat and Tears Dance and Cry survival tunes …

Modest Mouse is out touring by celebrating the album that launched their career 25 years ago, The Lonesome Crowded West, a seminal album that has received high praise and a lofty perch. Pitchfork ranks it #29 of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990’s. Spin has it at #59 of the 200 Greatest Albums from 1985-2005. And for a night the band’s base was given a rare treat of hearing the album played in its entirety live at the Palace Theatre.

Mattress aka Rex Marshall opened the evening with an interesting mix of lounge meets industrial meets poetry slam, all in a gold sports coat and shoes to match. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Marshall inhabits the ghost of all the great lounge lizards of the strip if they were to transplant to Portland, OR and incorporate all there is to incorporate of the city. (City Motto: Keep Portland Weird)

Marshall’s set involved first warming up with some stretches and leg lifts. And in between rifts of ironic and hilarious lyrics from his two albums Looking for My People and FUBAR, he moved across the spacious stage with dance moves that sometimes involved martial art moves and a nice golf swing. All in a gold suit! What more could you want in an opening act?

Modest Mouse wanted to reflect the makeup of the band when they recorded their seminal album in 1997. So a quartet took the stage with original members, Isaac Brock on lead vocals and guitar and Jeremiah Green on drums, joined by Russell Higbee on bass and Simon O’Connor on guitar.

What made The Lonesome Crowded West such an influential masterpiece is because it sounded like nothing before it. Inhabiting chord structures that seemed just a little off allowed the band to explore discordant feelings of isolation. Brock said the album is about the unintended effects of urban sprawl, which at the time was where the band lived in Issaquah, WA, a suburb of Seattle.

Many fans that filled the Palace had an intimate love for the album for they even started singing before Brock could lead them on songs like “(Lounge) Closing Time” and “Doing the Cockroach”.

Then there were songs when the band went full throttle with “Shit Luck” and ”Trucker’s Atlas” where Brock got on his knees and actually sang into his guitar, reverb and distortion be damned. But there were quieter moments when Brock and O’Connor switched to acoustic guitars and played “Bankrupt on Selling” and “Jesus Christ Was an Only Child”. (Perhaps the original latchkey kid)

After taking a needed break, Modest Mouse returned with a four-song encore, the last, “3^rd Planet”, a finale that started briefly as an acoustical experiment until Brock stopped the song and asked for his electric guitar for the finish.

And as the audience applauded in appreciation, Brock took his time to linger, first to briefly thank the crowd, then to move around the stage to check the equipment. It reminded me of a Herbie Hancock show I saw where he did the same thing, fiddling with his keyboard and powering down an Apple computer as the audience continued to clap.

And as Brock finally left the stage and the main lights went up, as if on cue Hancock’s “Rockit” started to play as the audience began to slowly filter out of the theatre.

Remaining tour dates:

Dec 11 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Dec 13 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Dec 14 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Dec 15 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia
Dec 16 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Dec 17 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Dec 19 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Dec 20 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Jan 25 2023 Spicewood, TX, US Luck Ranch
Mar 17 2023 San Isidro, Argentina Lollapalooza
Mar 17 2023 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
Mar 23 2023 Bogota, Colombia Festival Estereo Picnic
Mar 24 2023 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza
Mar 31 2023 Monterrey, Mexico Tecate Pal Norte

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Modest Mouse at Palace Theatre, St Paul (10 Dec 2022)

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Broken Social Scene at Palace Theatre, St Paul (08 Oct 2022)

10/08 Broken Social Scene with Poliça at Palace Theatre BSS Setlist KC Accidental Stars and Sons Almost Crimes Looks Just Like the Sun Pacific Theme Cause = Time 7/4 (Shoreline) Fire Eye'd Boy Stay Happy Fuzz I'm Still Your F** Sweetest Kill Hug of Thunder Lover's Spit Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day) Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl Superconnected Halfway Home Tour Dates Oct 9 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall Oct 10 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall Oct 12 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer Oct 13 Washington, DC, US Lincoln Theatre Oct 14 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club Oct 15 New York (NYC), NY, US Webster Hall Oct 16 New York (NYC), NY, US Webster Hall Read More Broken Social Scene One of the most important Canadian band Broken Social Scene is making their return to Minnesota at the Palace Theatre next Thursday. The all-star collective … Poliça Prior to doing their world tour for their forthcoming album When We Stay Alive, local favorites Polica (stylized as Poliça) will be playing a couple of home-town shows. Both shows at the 7th Street Entry are sold out. ..…

Toronto’s large ensemble Broken Social Scene is celebrating their 25th Anniversary of You Forgot It in People, stopping by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on October 8th.

Opening the show was local favorites Poliça, playing their “last show on the books, and the book is unwritten.” This was the band’s first time at the Palace Theatre (and it seemed like they love the venue).

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The last time we saw the band, it was in promotion of their album Music for the Long Emergency (Totally Gross National Product / Transgressive Records), in Feb 2018, and they had a whole string section Stargaze, “With 2018 continuing the same almost daily chaos of the year before, the best art in more perilous times incites, calls to action, reflects the state of the world, and provides a glimmer of light in any darkness. With Music for the Long Emergency, Poliça and s t a r g a z e accomplish all of that, and manages to be mesmerizing live in concert as well.”

In contrast, at last night’s show, it was as a trio: Channy Leaneagh on synth and vocals, and two drummers, Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu. They were missing bassist Chris Bierden, who couldn’t make it to the show.

Songs on their set seemed to be mostly from the new album called Madness, including the title track.

Every musician in the Toronto area have been, at some point, a band member of Broken Social Scene. Their alumni includes everyone from Amy Millan (of Stars) to Emily Haines (of Metric) to Feist to Lisa Lobsinger (of Reverie Sound Revue) to Elizabeth Powell (of Land of Talk), etc.

Currently, the large lineup consists of:

Kevin Drew - lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar

Brendan Canning - lead vocals, guitar

Andrew Whiteman - guitars, keyboards

Charles Spearin - guitars, keyboards

Justin Peroff - drums, percussion

Evan Cranley - trombone, guitar

James Shaw - trumpet

Sam Goldberg - guitar

David French - saxophone, flute

Jill Harris (who replaced Ariel Engle) - lead vocals

With such a large cast, touring can be difficult, especially trying to coordinate with everyone involved, and you need a rather large stage to accommodate for everyone (and every instruments). Sometime it’s rare to see them on tour.

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The last time they played in the area, it was in Sep 2017 (five years ago), which we said, “With an ever-rotating line-up boasting almost thirty members, the Toronto collective Broken Social Scene took to the stage with about a third of that, for their 110-minute headlining set, going way back to 2002’s ‘KC Accidental’ to begin, in support of the new Hug of Thunder, released in July on Mom+Pop. With vocalists Feist, Emily (Metric) Haines and Amy (Stars) Millan off doing their own projects, the female vocals opposite main vocalist Kevin Drew fell to new addition Ariel Engle (who’s also in AroarA and married to BSS’s Andrew Whiteman) with Drew commenting after ‘7/4’- “we’re already having a wonderful time, let’s do this together” eventually making his way into the crowd of the crowd and politely shaking hands (a very Canadian gesture) as he sang.”

The thing is with BSS, is that no other band is this visually fun to watch and listen to. Not everyone is on stage at once, sometime they are backstage taking a break, especially if the song doesn’t require their instrument. So practically every song, there’s something new. Always fun to see a random trumpet on stage, always fun to see singer Jill Harris skipping/dancing on stage to take lead vocals.

For this 2022 tour, BSS is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their second album, You Forgot It in People. The record won Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award, and really established the band as having a lot of contributors (which on recorded included Priddle, Jessica Moss, Brodie West, Susannah Brady and Ohad Benchetrit).

Their live shows became the stuff of legends, as captured on the recently Live At the Phoenix Concert Theatre “bootleg” cassette (and digital), which showcased many songs from You Forgot It In People, like the 15 minute rendition of “It’s All Gonna Break”.

Update: This article was edited to add Jill Harris' name as current lead vocalist. Thanks to John W, who writes: "Actually, Ariel Engle only played the first 3 dates of this tour and since then (including this show at The Palace) the vocalist has been Jill Harris who is new to the band. I saw last night's show in Chicago and she was terrific."

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Phoenix at Palace Theatre (9/6/2022)

Phoenix Setlist Lisztomania Entertainment Lasso Long Distance Call Too Young / Girlfriend Trying to Be Cool / Drakkar Noir Tonight J-Boy Alpha Zulu Armistice Love Like a Sunset Part I Love Like a Sunset Part II Lovelife If I Ever Feel Better / Funky Squaredance Ti amo Identical Rome -- Encore -- Telefono Fior di latte Starfish and Coffee (Prince cover) 1901 Identical (Reprise) Read More Phoenix When not so busy with Cassius, Zdar had worked with Phoenix, Kanye West, Cat Power and more, thanks to his ownership of Motorbass studio (named after Zdar’s old duo Motorbass) in Paris. …

Probably no better place for a French indie pop band Phoenix from Versailles to kick off their North American tour than at a place called the Palace Theatre.  Although recently renovated, the venue may hold an old world appeal to a band that once filmed one long tracking shot for “Ti Amo” at Teatro Bibiena, in Mantova, Italy.

Porches opened the evening with a solid set with songs like “Swarovski”, “I Miss That” and “Underwater”.  Trimmed down to three members, the songs were short and on point with Aaron Maine and Dan English on guitar and Noah Hecth on drums.  All in on guitars, the band at times had a Pixies vibe.  Also Hecth’s cymbals seemed to float above the rest of the set giving a new meaning to the musical term “hi-hat”.

Based out of New York, Maine said they were excited to be back on the road and opening for Phoenix, saying the band left New York on Sunday just to make it to the first show for the tour in St. Paul, MN. 

Phoenix traveled a little further and they wasted no time by opening with “Listzomania”, which seemed a brave choice.  For where do you go after playing your most well known song?

It worked, for the band electrified the audience from the start and kept them engaged with songs like “Lasso” and “Long Distance Call”.  They also played “Tonight” and “Alpha Zulu” from an upcoming (untitled) album. 

If you have the time, check out their music video to “Alpha Zulu”.  It’s a clever collection of famous paintings brought to life through CGI as historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Jean-Paul Marat sing the lyrics to a very catchy song.  Band favorite Franz Liszt makes an appearance.  And it’s not every day you get to see the original selfie taker, Rembrandt, shout out lyrics like:  “Woo ha! Singing Hallelujah.”

The band came to play.  They were tight, in sync and showed no signs of rust.  The whole evening they kept the crowd moving with guitar licks and synth grooves. 

The backdrop was also impressive.  Not just a giant screen but a collection of ringed mirrors around a main one to create the perception of three dimensions.  There were forests and the Versailles Hall of Mirrors.  The highlight was “Love Like a Sunset Parts I and II” when a camera pulls away from a sleeping man, resting comfortably in a park until the camera is 100 hundred light years away (pretty far).  Then the camera begins to zoom back to the subject’s hand where the measurements of angstroms are used (pretty tiny).

The lead singer, Thomas Mars, bounced around the stage the whole evening, grabbing binoculars, singing to a masked stranger a la Antonio Salieri in the movie Amadeus, and even waded into the crowd to personally thank individuals for coming to the show.  And for the encore he sat on a harpsichord and sang “Telefono”.  It was at that point a few females around me openly talked about kicking their husbands/boyfriends to the curb if there was a chance that Mars was available after the show. 

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The Wrong Party Tour, feat. Fitz and the Tantrums and Andy Grammer, at Palace Theatre, St Paul (13 Aug 2022)

Fitz and the Tantrums Setlist OCD Complicated Don't Gotta Work It Out Out of My League 123456 Sway Fool MoneyMaker I Need Help! Livin' for the Weekend 6 AM MoneyGrabber I Just Wanna Shine Hands Up -- Encore -- HandClap All the Feels The Walker Andy Grammer Setlist Damn It Feels Good to Be Me Back Home 85 Saved My Life Love Myself Honey, I'm Good/September Fresh Eyes Some Girl New Money I Found You Pennies From Heaven / Stay / Fine by Me Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah) Lease on Life The Wrong Party with Michael Fitzpatrick Joy Keep Your Head Up Don't Give Up on Me Maggie Rose Setlist Hey Blondie Do It What Makes You Tick Saint Smooth It's You What Are We Fighting For Read More Fitz and the Tantrums We can confidently say we’ve seen Fitz and The Tantrums in all kinds of weather and over a hundred-degree temperature range. We first caught the LA soul/dance-pop band in early Feb 2011 in a small Minneapolis club . … Andy Grammer Andy Grammer will be co-headlining the show. He is known for his chart-topping hits, like “Honey I’m Good” and “Keep Your Head Up.” ... Maggie Rose Nashville roots-rock soul powerhouse Maggie Rose released her third studio album Have a Seat. The album recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, and was produced by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes). …

Saturday night, an energetic night, as souped-up sports cars swarmed the streets of St. Paul while a state police helicopter circled overhead, tracking their movements in an elaborate game of cat and mouse.

Inside the Palace Theatre even more energy as co-headliners Fitz and the Tantrums and Andy Grammer took the stage. But instead of nitrous-oxide fueling their shows, there were clouds and clouds of confetti.

Maggie Rose opened the evening with her band in an all-too brief set. Based out of Nashville, the songs tended to have a Southern Soul vibe with a little bit of Country. She has quite the dynamic voice with a range that harkens Aretha Franklin more than Patsy Cline. She had no problem filling the Palace Theater with ballads like “Saint” and “It’s You”, finishing with the anthem-like “What Are We Fighting For?” from her latest album Have a Seat.

Andy Grammer wasted no time, kicking off with a poetry slam about who he was and more importantly what he wasn’t, delivering great lines like: “Premarital sex and alcohol are not my jam. And I try not to look mysterious with a Diet Coke in my hand.”

Grammer’s music of positive vibes appeals to a wide range of people and it showed in the crowd. It is not every day you see a teenage daughter and her father mouthing the lyrics to the same song during a concert. But Grammer has this effect on old and young with everyone dancing to “Damn It Feels Good to Be Me” and “Good to Be Alive”.

Grammer mentioned he did not fare well during the Covid lockdown. You could tell that there was a part of him that received as well as gave in the symbiotic relationship between him and his fans as the set never slowed down, only to crescendo with confetti raining down on “Joy”.

For the song “The Wrong Party”, which the entire tour is named after, Michael Fitzpatrick, aka Fitz, appeared on stage. The two sang back and forth and backup for the anthemic tune: “You’re not late to the party, you’re not late to the party, you just made it to the wrong party.”

The song, like many of Grammer’s songs, was written from his personal experience. When Grammer first arrived in Los Angeles, he was always trying to fit in and “failing hilariously”. Over time, he realized that the whole time, he was just “at the wrong party” the whole time.

The band ended their set with “Don't Give Up on Me”, ending on a very high note… The Andy Grammer’s set had highs and lows and everything in between. There are not many bands that can follow this high energy set… except for…

Fitz and the Tantrums then took the stage with a solid groove of danceable neo-soul, kicking off the set with “OCD” and “Don’t Gotta Work It Out.”

Although based out of Los Angeles, this is a band influenced by the sounds of Motown demonstrated in the sensual interplay between co-lead singers, Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs and the humming engine of Joseph Karnes on bass, John Wicks on drums and Jeremy Ruzumna on keyboards. No lead guitar? Fitzpatrick didn’t want one. He found a better avenue with James King on saxophone who at one point went on a free-form jazz solo during “Complicated”.

Fitzpatrick mentioned that band had been on the road for fourteen years now and that they were more than grateful to still be playing for their fans as they kept the evening going with “MoneyMaker” and “MoneyGrabber” and “Hands Up” and “HandClap”.

It wasn’t until the very end and after the encore that cannons were again deployed sending pink confetti into the crowd, briefly obscuring the band from taking their bows in front of the roaring crowd.

The Wrong Party tour,featuring co-headliners Andy Grammer and Fitz and The Tantrums, continues through August.

Andy Grammer’s latest EP The Art of Joy is out now on UMG Recordings. Look for a future album from Grammer to be published on Mushroom Publishing.

Fitz and The Tantrums’ last album All the Feels is out now on Elektra Records. The new single, “Sway”, which was performed on their set, is a preview of a forthcoming album.

Remaining tour dates:

08/14/2022 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
08/17/2022 - Vail, CO - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
08/18/2022 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater
08/20/2022 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center - Amphitheater
08/21/2022 - Woodinville, WA - Chateau Ste. Michelle
08/22/2022 - Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater
08/23/2022 - Forest Grove, OR - Grand Lodge
08/25/2022 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
08/26/2022 - Rohnert Park, CA - Green Music Center
08/27/2022 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre

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Psychedelic Furs at Palace Theatre, St Paul (30 July 2022)

Psychedelic Furs Setlist I Wanna Sleep With You Mr. Jones You'll Be Mine Dumb Waiters The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll Wrong Train Imitation of Christ The Ghost In You President Gas Pretty in Pink This'll Never Be Like Love No‐One Ash Wednesday Love My Way Heaven -- Encore -- Heartbreak Beat India X Setlist     Intro: Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn Theme" Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not Free We're Desperate The Hungry Wolf ALPHABETLAND Blue Spark White Girl True Love Dancing With Tears in My Eyes (Regent Club Orchestra cover) Come Back to Me I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts Adult Books Water & Wine Goodbye Year, Goodbye Los Angeles Nausea Devil Doll Motel Room in My Bed Soul Kitchen (The Doors cover) Read More The Psychedelic Furs English rock group The Psychedelic Furs headlined First Avenue’s mainroom last Thursday, April 6th. The terrific turnout consisted of mostly an older audience, who may remember the band from John Hughes’ film Pretty in Pink …

English post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs headlined the Palace Theatre on July 30th.

Opening the show was Los Angeles’ X, a band that’s been together since 1977, with all the original members: vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake. It’s really a rarity that a band can stay together for 45 years, and X is quite proud of that fact.

As we previously mentioned, their original guitarist Billy Zoom suffered bladder cancer and had to bail out on going on tour with the band, as they stopped in at the Mill City Nights in August 2015. Since then, Zoom is back with the band, often playing seated on a stool.

Beyond playing the guitars, Zoom would handle all their saxophone needs, sometime storing his guitar pick on his sweaty forehead.

As for X’s fanbase, I have to admit they are all really diehard fans. Many of them have seen X multiple times, despite the band having one of those impossible to find band.

While X doesn’t have a new album (their last album Alphabetland came out during the pandemic), it would seem that their singer/bassist John Doe recently released Fables in a Foreign Land on Fat Possum records. Although the band are all in their late 60s (Billy Zoom in his mid-70s), they were still rocking out on stage… It was fun watching Exene dance and just having a good time.

Midway into their set, before “Water & Wine”, the band announced that they were going to play their first single, “Adult Books”… the song was released in 1978 and would set the tone for X’s songs.

It’s always good to have the Butler brothers back in town. The last time The Psychedelic Furs played at First Avenue in April 2017 we said, “The Furs’ second half of the set picked up with some of their biggest hits, including ‘Love My Way’ and set closer ‘Pretty in Pink’. Half the audience were singing along to the latter song.”

This time around, they played their signature song, “Pretty in Pink” (everyone helped sing this song) in the middle of the set, and their second hit, “Love My Way” as the penultimate set closer.

Since Minneapolis/St Paul never got a Made of Rain tour (the record came out in 2020), they group made up for lost time by including some new songs on their set, including “The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll” and “Wrong Train”.

Their eighth album, and their first studio album in almost 30 years, were well-received… and became the band’s second-highest charting UK Album ever and featured at the end-of-year Best Albums roundup in Mojo, Uncut, Classic Pop, ABC’s Good Morning America, and Vive Le Rock among others. Critics were welcoming, “a return to the Furs’ classic blend of aggression, tender melody and brooding ambience.”

Interestingly enough, the band did not play “Evergreen”, which was released after Made of Rain. The single was recorded during the Made of Rain session, but did not make the cut… and I guess the song did not make the cut for their live setlist either.

Remaining tour dates:

Aug 2 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Aug 6 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Aug 7 Seattle, WA, US Woodland Park Zoo
Aug 8 Forest Grove, OR, US McMenamin's Grand Lodge
Aug 11 San Francisco, CA, US The Masonic
Aug 12 St. Helena, CA, US Blue Note Napa
Aug 14 Outdoor Costa Mesa, CA, US Pacific Amphitheatre
Aug 17 Pioneertown, CA, US Pappy + Harriet's
Aug 18 Inglewood, CA, US YouTube Theater
Aug 26 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Oct 31 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, US Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

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Psychedelic Furs at Palace Theatre, St Paul (30 July 2022)

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The Cult at Palace Theatre, St Paul (08 July 2022)

The Cult Setlist Rise Sun King Automatic Blues Sweet Soul Sister Soul Asylum Edie (Ciao Baby) Give Me Mercy Wild Flower Fire Woman Revolution Rain She Sells Sanctuary -- Encore -- Love Removal Machine Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Setlist Red Eyes and Tears King of Bones Berlin Hate the Taste In Like the Rose Beat the Devil's Tattoo Conscience Killer Awake Six Barrel Shotgun Spread Your Love Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song) Zola Jesus Setlist Lost Fall Back Soak Witness Night Exhumed Sewn Tour Dates 7/10/2022 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory 7/12/2022 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre 7/14/2022 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavillion 7/15/2022 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center at The Heights 7/16/2022 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 7/19/2022 - Washington DC - The Anthem 7/20/2022 - New York, NY - Pier 17 7/22/2022 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia 7/23/2022 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion 7/24/2022 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall 7/26/2022 - Syracuse, NY - Cooper Crouse-Hinds 7/27/2022 - Rochester Mills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre (all dates with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & Zola Jesus) Read More The Cult As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great … Black Rebel Motorcycle Club BRMC is in the middle of their US tour promoting their new album Specter At The Feast. As I will be missing them when they are in LA next month, it was imperative I catch them at the House of Blues in San Diego on Tuesday. … Zola Jesus Russian/American Nika Roza Danilova, or otherwise known as Zola Jesus, stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, as part of her Taiga tour. …

A stacked line-up of The Cult, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and Zola Jesus hit the Palace Theatre Friday night to a very eager older-aged crowd.

Kicking off the night was Zola Jesus, stage name for Nika Roza Danilova. She made a dramatic entrance to the stage, slowly walking to the mic with her long, dark hair hanging down in front of her face. While the crowd may have been there to see the headliners, after the first song I overheard a woman next to me proclaim to her partner, “Oh, wow, she does not suck!” No, she absolutely does not. Danilova commanded the stage from start to finish with her powerful vocals and endless charisma.

A couple of songs in, a man next to me exclaimed, “She’s a witch!” And I couldn't agree more. Danilova has a dark and magical presence on stage. At times she is singing clearly, swaying and moving her arms around in a serpentine manner and moments later she is stomping around in her platform boots growling and howling and emitting guttural wails as if conjuring a spell. It was certainly a sight to behold and held the crowd’s attention for her 30 minute set, which contained songs such as the beautiful “Witness” (that Danilova was told not to open the set with and remarked that was good advice) and one of my favorites “Night” that was introduced as a song she wrote 11 or 12 years ago and it definitely still holds up.

If you have tickets to upcoming dates on this tour, I highly recommend showing up early to catch Zola Jesus’ rapturous opening set.

BRMC at Let it Be Records (05/04/2001)

We have a real history with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (abbreviated to BRMC), having seen them twice in 2001 (at 7th Street Entry in May 2001 and First Avenue in August 2001), when they were first out on tour for their debut album B.R.M.C.. I described the tour as, “… the band had a smoke machine, but it was fairly dark throughout the show.”

Let me tell you, not much has changed, they still have a fog machine, playing in complete darkness and a backlight/light show. It’s all by design, to hide the band in darkness, but still creating an atmosphere to fit their music.

I was also surprised to see the massive BRMC art backdrop, but it seemed wasted in the darkness. They also had a personal wall of speakers and amps behind them, which I suppose help them get their music to hit a certain volume.

Based on getting feedback from some of the audience, this was a good billing, and some would even consider this a co-headlining tour. And fans who’ve never heard of BRMC, we can tell you that they were won over by the end of their set.

BRMC ended their set with our favorite song, “Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)”, abbreviated to just “Punk” on their printed setlist.

It was a mini-The Cult fans reunion, judging from all the The Cult T-Shirts in the audience. The last time we mentioned the band was in town was in March 2016 at the now-defunct Mill City Nights venue.

We did saw the band at their sold-out show at the Varsity Theater in August 2013 and wrote, “As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great to watch…”

As usual, Ian’s vocals were simply amazing, and was consistently good throughout the entire night. It’s the first night of the North American tour, so everyone (including all the opening acts) were eager and giving their all in their performance.

Clearly Ian didn’t like all the extra security personnel sitting in the pit with their arms crossed, as he shouted, “This isn’t a library, it’s a Cult show!” We think he meant to have the security loosen up a little, but as the show went on, Ian is very political and is aware of all the injustices in the world. The band visited the George Floyd Square (at 38th and Chicago) and Ian urged fans to go out to vote and that the reproductive rights were human rights… even raising his fist during the song “Revolution.” We need a change in the country.

Of course, we have to mention that the Cult recorded a new album called Under the Midnight Sun, their first album in six years. The record doesn’t come out until October 7th, 2022, but we got a taste of it with a new song called “Give Me Mercy”, which was played in the middle of their set. It’s the first time they’ve played it live, and made the show special for all the Cult fans in the audience.

Although the Cult’s biggest hit song, “She Sells Sanctuary” (which closed out their set), surprisingly most of the impressive audience singalong were for “Fire Woman” and the encore song “Love Removal Machine.”

The tour continues to Chesterfield, Missouri, tomorrow night. For fans coming out, show up early to check out all the bands. This is a great triple-rock billing.

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Belle & Sebastian at Palace Theatre, St Paul (27 May 2022)

Setlist Dog on Wheels Another Sunny Day Unnecessary Drama If They’re Shooting at You A Summer Wasting Seymour Stein I Want the World to Stop Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones cover) with Johny Lang Piazza, New York Catcher Chick Factor String Bean Jean Working Boy in New York City Seeing Other People Stay Loose The Boy With the Arab Strap The Wrong Girl Like Dylan in the Movies -- Encore -- Stop, Look and Listen Judy and the Dream of Horses Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying Tour Dates May 28 Omaha, NE, US The Admiral May 31 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre Jun 1 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater Jun 3 Outdoor Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre Jun 4 Outdoor Los Angeles, CA, The Greek Theatre Jun 5 Pioneertown, CA, US Pappy & Harriet's Jun 7 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren Jun 8 Madrid, Spain Noches del Botánico Jun 10 Oklahoma City, OK, US Criterion Theater Jun 11 Austin, TX, US Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater Jun 13 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium Jun 15 Outdoor Vienna, VA, US Filene Center Jun 16 New York, NY Capital One City Parks Jun 17 Philadelphia, PA, US Franklin Music Hall Jun 18 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner Jun 30 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain Vida Festival Jul 2 Outdoor Madrid, Spain Noches del Botánico Jul 13 Bristol, UK The Amphitheatre Jul 14 Stirling, UK Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Jul 15 Outdoor Bristol, UK Lloyds Amphitheatre Nov 13 Cardiff, UK Great Hall Nov 14 London, UK The Roundhouse Nov 15 London, UK The Roundhouse Nov 17 Sheffield, UK O2 Academy Sheffield Nov 18 Liverpool, UK Olympia Nov 19 Hull, UK Asylum, Hull University Union Nov 21 Aberdeen, UK Beach Ballroom Nov 23 Edinburgh, UK Usher Hall Nov 24 Newcastle Upon Tyne, O2 City Hall Nov 25 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy Nov 27 Cambridge, UK Cambridge Corn Exchange Nov 28 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham Nov 29 Southampton, UK O2 Guildhall Southampton Nov 30 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome Read More Belle & Sebastian You know we love Belle and Sebastian. The band writes amazing songs, and their live shows are equally amazing. The last time they played here, it was at the Zoo in July 2019 ... Miloe Minneapolis-based Miloe (a.k.a. 20 year old Democratic Republic of Congo-born Bob Kabeya) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of his Greenhouse EP. Papa Mbye and bugsy to open. …

Glasgow’s pop band Belle and Sebastian headlined the Palace Theatre in St Paul last night, May 27th, in support of their 11th album A Bit of Previous (Matador Records).

Open the show was local musician Miloe, who replaced original support act Divino Niño at the 11th hour. Milo is joined on stage with Jacob on guitars, Megan on bass, and Theo on drums. They played a lot of tracks from their Greenhouse EP, including “Winona”, “Floating”, and the title track, “Greenhouse”.

The band ended their set with “Space and Time.”

Belle and Sebastian returned to the Palace Theatre. The last time the group was at this venue, in August 2017, it almost didn’t happen because the tour bus left drummer Richard Colburn at a Walmart somewhere in the Midwest.

The return to the Palace on May 27th also marked another special occasion, as they celebrated one of their crewman, Johnny Lang’s 50th birthday. They actually even planned on having him sing The Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (after a few shots of whiskey, of course). It was quite an eventful night.

Also, it’s worth noting that Sarah Martin was absent in the band, due to contracting COVID. She’s replaced by violinist/backup vocalist Kristen, at least that’s what I heard singer Stuart Murdoch say on stage.

Although many longtime fans have mentioned that the new record, A Bit of Previous, was a return to form, the band actually played very few tracks from the new album: “Unnecessary Drama”, “If They’re Shooting at You” (a song that’s taken on a different meaning after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), and “Working Boy in New York City”.

Instead, the band focused on their older music catalog, which is what the fans came for. I know that many diehard fans missed B&S’s appearance at the Minnesota Zoo, which I have previously mentioned was my favorite show, based on their setlist. That’s because the band didn’t have a new album to promote, so they just took fan suggestions and made somewhat of a “greatest non hits” tour. I felt with this new tour, the band continued what they did for the last tour, and played to what the fans wanted to hear.

They had taken in some requests and decided to (their words, not mine!) finally learn how to play “String Bean Jean” and, later “Seeing Other People”, which are both older songs. I’ve always loved “String Bean Jean”, and never really expect to hear it live, but it was awesome to hear it played out. Stuart did mess up on his lines, he repeated “I had to go to work” twice, but it should have been “I had to catch a bus” as the second line. To be fair, the song was written in 1995 (pre-Tigermilk), I didn’t expect anyone, outside of the diehard fans to noticed the Stuart mistake.

On the opposite end of the start of the relationship in “String Bean Jean”, is “Seeing Other People” (from 1996), which is about the same girl, only by this time, their relationship had ended. Stuart joked how he’s still singing about his ex-girlfriend.

The encore included more fan services. After the band returned to the stage, with Stuart goofing off on an electric scooter, the band told the audience they were taking requests. Someone shouted out “Me and the Major”, someone else shouted out “Put the Book Back on the Shelf”. They heard “Stop, Look and Listen”, and Stuart, confessed that while the band remembered how to play it, he honestly don’t remember the lyrics. It was then that Stevie started humming, “Simone said she would think about not seeing you.” And slowly Stuart started to sing out of reflex, “But being deaf and being blind just seems to be the way you spend your time”. They may have missed a few verses, but who cares, this was probably the only time you’ll hear it play live. What a treat.

Then they played “Judy and the Dream of Horses”, per request from the front, and finally ended with “Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying”. I have to admit, this is one of Belle & Sebastian’s best setlist. And talking to fans, they would all agree.

You have to understand that Belle & Sebastian has a very large touring crew (8 musicians, 5 stage crew, 2 sound tech, 1 video tech, 1 bus driver, 1 tour manager), the band sometime can’t get everyone involved to go on tour. For example, Stuart had his God Help the Girl side project, while Stevie Jackson might be busy with a solo recording… so if the band is coming to your town, and you remotely like the band, I think you should go see them. Who knows when they’ll come around your area.

Belle and Sebastian’s new album is called A Bit of Previous, is available on Matador Records.

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LP at Palace Theatre, St Paul (23 Apr 2022)

Setlist When We Touch Goodbye Girls Go Wild Everybody’s Falling in Love When We're High No Witness Strange How Low Can You Go The One That You Love Tightrope Can’t Let You Leave Muddy Waters Rainbow Churches My Body Safe Here Levitator One Last Time -- Encore -- Into the Wild Lost on You Read More LP Heart on her sleeve, LP, will be at First Avenue this Thursday, February 7th. LP’s fifth album Heart To Mouth is out now on BMG/Vagrant. … Nick Leng Nick Leng to open. Tour dates: 03/31 - Anfiteatro Del Parque de la Exposición - Lima, Peru 04/14 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^ 04/15 - The Orpheum - Vancouver, BC, Canada ^ …

Laura Pergolizzi, or better known as LP, headlined the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Saturday night, April 23rd. She’s currently touring in support of her new album, Churches, which already hit 2 billion streams (1 billion alone just on her smash single “Lost On You”).

Los Angeles-based, but South African born, Nick Leng opened the show. Leng is on keys and he’s joined on stage by drummer Dan Harrison… who left during songs that did not required percussion.

Songs on Leng’s set included a new song called “Spiral”, “My Mind is a Mess in the Morning” (which was a one of a double single from SOTA Records), and “Lonely Shade of Blue”.

Nick Leng’s debut album is called Lemons. A companion, live album called Lemons - Live From Drive in OC was released last year.

LP had a really nice stage setup, which included stairs in the center, a various backlit lights and stage controllable spotlights.

Proving what a great songwriter she is, LP have written songs for so many artists, including Cher, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, and Backstreet Boys, just to name a few. While this is the smart way of making a living, as a songwriter, because you get paid for the song… and you also reap the royalty pay in the future. The downside is that not everyone is going to know that it was your song, etc.

Song on LP’s set included a lot of songs from her latest Churches (SOTA Records), including the title track. Of course, the biggest hit “Lost on You” was saved as the final song on the encore.  This was the song everyone came to hear.

 

LP’s latest Churches is out now on SOTA Records.

Remaining tour dates:

04/24 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL, USA ^
04/26 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON, Canada ^
04/28 - State Theatre - Portland, ME, USA ^
04/29 - Place Bell - Laval, QC, Canada ^
04/30 - House of Blues - Boston, MA, USA ^
05/01 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA, USA ^
05/03 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY, USA ^
05/04 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY, USA ^
05/06 - The Anthem - Washington, DC, USA ^
05/07 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC, USA ^
05/08 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, USA ^
05/10 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA, USA ^
05/11 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN, USA ^
05/13 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Austin, TX, USA ^
05/14 - House of Blues - Houston, TX, USA ^
05/15 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX, USA ^
05/17 - El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, NM, USA ^
05/18 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ, USA ^
05/20 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA, USA ^
05/21 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA ^
05/22 - SOMA - San Diego, CA, USA ^
05/27 - Teatro Diana - Guadalajara, MX
05/28 - Auditorio Pabellon M - Monterrey MX
05/30 - Auditorio Nacional - Mexico City
06/05 - Salle Pleyel - Paris, France
06/06 - Salle Pleyel - Paris, France
06/08 - O2 Apollo Manchester - Manchester
06/10 - O2 Academy Glasgow - Glasgow
06/11 - O2 Academy Birmingham - Birmingham
06/12 - Leeds O2 Academy - Leeds
06/13 - Eventim Apollo - London
06/15 - De Roma - Antwerp, Belgium
06/17 - Hurricane Festival - Scheessel, Germany
06/18 - Southside Festival - Neuhausen, Germany
06/19 - Stadspark Live - Groningen, Netherlands
06/21 – Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/22 – Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/28 - Festival Jardins de Pedralbes - Barcelona, Spain
06/29 - Noches del Botanico - Madrid, Spain
06/30 - Rock Werchter - Werchter, Belgium
07/01 - Main Square Festival - Arras, France
07/04 – Batschkapp - Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
07/06 - Festival De Wiltz - Witlz, Luxembourg
07/07 – Palladium - Cologne, Germany
07/12 - NTC Arena - Bratislava, Slovakia
07/13 - Arena Wien - Wien, Austria
07/15 - Colours of Ostrava Festival - Ostrava, Czech Republic
07/17 - Stupinigi Ponic Park - Stupinigi, Piemonte, Italy
07/18 - Piazza SS Annunziata - Florence, Italy
07/19 - Marostica Summer Festival - Marostica, Italy
07/21 - Anfiteatro Civitella - Chiete, Italy
07/22 - Auditorium Parco della Musica - Roma, Lazio, Italy
07/23 - Diversity Valéncia Festival - Valencia, Spain
07/25 - Festival de Carcassonne - Carcassonne, France
07/27 - Ra’anana Amphitheater - Ra’anana, Israel
08/31 - Forum Black Box - Frederiksberg, Denmark
09/01 - Fryshuset Arenan - Stockholm, Sweden
09/03 - Union Scene - Drammen, Oslo
09/06 - Forum Karlín - Karlin, Czechia
09/08 – Fabrique - Milan, Italy
09/09 - Samsung Hall - Zurich, Switzerland
09/10 - Salle Metropole - Lausanne, Switzerland
09/12 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, Germany
09/13 - Center Concert A2 - Wroctaw, Poland
09/14 - Torwar Warszawa - Warszawa,Poland
09/16 - Stary Manez - Gdansk, Poland
09/18 - Zalgirio Area - Kaunas, Lithuania
09/20 - Arēna Rīga - Riga, Latvia
09/22 - Saku Arena - Tallinn, Estonia

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Mitski at Palace Theatre, St Paul (14 Mar 2022)

Mitski with MICHELLE at Palace Theatre Setlist Love Me More Should’ve Been Me Francis Forever First Love / Late Spring Me and My Husband Stay Soft Townie I Don't Smoke Once More to See You Nobody I Will Drunk Walk Home Happy Your Best American Girl I Bet on Losing Dogs The Only Heartbreaker Geyser Working for the Knife Heat Lightning Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart Washing Machine Heart A Pearl -- Encore -- Two Slow Dancers Read More Mitski If you’re one of the cool kids, you’ll be at this upcoming sold out Mitski show at First Avenue’s mainroom. It’s quite a difference, considering that it was only Nov 2015 that Mitski made her debut at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. … Michelle Opening will be Michelle (stylized as MICHELLE) … they are six musicians, none of whom are named Michelle: Sofia D’Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee, and Jamee Lockard. …

Japanese / American singer / songwriter Mitski headlined the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on Monday night… bringing in her story-songs from Laurel Hell. The songs are so good that the Guardian had to dub her the “best young songwriter” earlier in February .

New York’s Michelle (stylized as MICHELLE) opened the show. Watching the dance routines of the group, I got the impression that not only are they inspired by Pop and R&B harmonies, but they took a few notes from popular K-Pop bands.

I just assumed that all the girls were named Michelle… but that’s not the case, the four girls are Sofia D’Angelo, Layla Ku, Emma Lee, and Jamee Lockard. The two guys, Julian Kaufman and Charlie Kilgore, handled the music.

They ended their set with “The Bottom”.

Seeing a recent Mitski is like seeing a play performance, especially with each new tour having a different theme based on her albums… it’s certainly different from her humble beginning, playing the 7th Street Entry in Nov 2015 .

We last saw Mitski’s last tour for Be The Cowboy, in 2018 and described the show as, “Mitski has always had a theatrical side to her, but for this show, it’s all well-choreographed and served more like an art performance with music, rather than a standard pop/rock show. Each song had a custom video, with a particular dance movement. Her band is often in the background, sometime not even facing the crowd, but that’s exactly how they’re used for this tour. The spotlight is on Mitski at all times and she should be the center of focus.”

Mitski’s latest tour, for her new album, Laurel Hell, is themed around a home and tells the story of Laurel Hell. Like last time, she is the main focus, and every song and dance were choreographed. She did change it up a little, citing that the Palace Theatre’s stage were slippery, and ended up removing her shoes for better movement.

Mitski’s latest album Laurel Hell is out now on Dead Oceans.

Remaining Mitski Tour Dates

03/17/22 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
03/18/22 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
03/19/22 - Montreal, QC @ St-Jean-Baptiste Church
03/21/22 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
03/22/22 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
03/24/22 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
03/25/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
03/26/22 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem
03/27/22 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem
03/29/22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
03/30/22 - Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
03/31/22 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
04/21/22 - Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory
04/22/22 - Leeds, UK @ University Union Refectory
04/23/22 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
04/25/22 - Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
04/26/22 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
04/28/22 - London, UK @ The Roundhouse
04/29/22 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
04/30/22 - Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique Festival
05/02/22 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
05/03/22 - Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
05/04/22 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/06/22 - Zurich, CH @ Kaufleuten
05/07/22 - Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
05/09/22 - Berlin, DE @ Metropol
05/10/22 - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
05/11/22 - Stockholm, SE @ Fållan
05/12/22 - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
05/14/22 - Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik
05/15/22 - Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
05/17/22 - Vienna, AT @ WUK
05/18/22 - Prague, CZ @ Archa Theatre
05/19/22 - Munich, DE @ Strom
06/11/22 - Glasgow, SC @ Ibrox Stadium *
06/15/22 - Manchester, UK @ Emirates Old Trafford *
06/16/22 - Manchester, UK @ Emirates Old Trafford *
06/18/22 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
06/19/22 - London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
07/02/22 - Stockholm, SE @ Lollapalooza Stockholm
09/16/22 - 09/18/22 Los Angeles, CA @ Primavera Sound LA

* supporting Harry Styles

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