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Minneapolis: January 21 to January 24

01/21 Present Company with Products, Colin Bracewell and Parachutes at Turf Club Read More Present Company Minneapolis indie band Present Company is having their sophomore, self-titled album release party this September 9th at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. …

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01/21/2023 Saturday

Present Company
with Products, Colin Bracewell and Parachutes
at Turf Club
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We previously mentioned the local indie band Present Company for their sophomore, self-titled album release party in Sep 2022: “Minneapolis indie band Present Company is having their sophomore, self-titled album release party this September 9th at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. The group was originally started by Christian Nelson and Eddie Chisham (songwriting, vocals, guitar, keys), but later joined by Seth Lemmon (bass) and Berin Joseph (drums).”

Spotify for Artist for Nov 2022 (Present Company)

The band recently (November) was filmed live, via PBS’ Backroads (to air in 2023), and it actually had spiked up interests in their music through their Spotify analytic. You can currently preview their song “Drive” on PBS’ website and social media posting. Congratulations to the band.

Show up early to check out: Products, Colin Bracewell and Parachutes.

01/23 Radio K SHORT CiRCUiT Residency feat. RIOTGRRRLDARKO, Devinci and Selah C at 7th St Entry Read More Radio K Local college radio station Radio K is putting together a series of shows in January 2023, describing these bookings as “A love letter to you and all the artists that have supported Radio K over the past years …

01/23/2023 Monday

Radio K SHORT CiRCUiT Residency
feat. RIOTGRRRLDARKO, Devinci and Selah C
at 7th St Entry
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01/23 The Cactus Blossoms Turf Club

Continuing their month-long residency at the Turf Club, Charlie Parr will headline on January 22, with Mike Gangloff and Adam Kiesling to open. Then, on January 23, The Cactus Blossoms will take over the Turf with Pit Stop. We previously already mentioned these shows in December 2022.

Meanwhile, in their third week of the 7th Street Entry Residency, Radio K SHORT CiRCUiT will feature:

RIOTGRRRLDARKO: Riotgrrrldarko is a 24-year-old self-announced Lady Rager. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Darko pushes boundaries bringing a fresh grunge and gritty sound with explicit lyrics to match.

Devinci: At 20, Devinci (Devin Barksdale) is a triple threat, working in Minneapolis as an artist/producer/engineer and current student at IPR.

Selah C: Selah Cheyenne Jacoway, also known as Selah C is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and political activist, Born in Decatur Georgia.

Radio K’s last Residency show will take place on January 30 with Blu Bone, Destiny Spike and XINA.

01/24 Ani DiFranco with Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings at First Avenue Read More Ani Difranco Politically conscious protest singer Ani DiFranco is headlining First Avenue. You can bet she’ll be rallying against Donald Trump. ...

01/24/2023 Tuesday

Ani DiFranco
with Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings
at First Avenue
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Highly influential protest singer Ani DiFranco is making a return to First Avenue this January 24, 2023. Her previous First Avenue show, set for August 21, 2021 (as mentioned in July 2021) was canceled due to COVID concerns. DiFranco is making up for lost time with this January 2023 show… which actually kicks off her 2023 tour.

The feminist icon and Grammy winner is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of her seminal first live album, Living In Clip (Righteous Babe Records). In addition, you can get the 25th anniversary remastered edition of the landmark double album on this tour, as well as online through her website.

Also, look for DiFranco’s children book The Knowing, out March 7, 2023, via Penguin Kids.

Peter Mulvey and SistaStrings to open.

Tour dates:

01/24 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
01/25 Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI
01/26 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne, IN
01/27 City Opera House Traverse City, MI
01/28 Ann Arbor Folk Festival 2023 Ann Arbor, MI
03/15 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
03/16 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
03/18 Breckenridge Riverwalk Center Adm Breckenridge, CO
03/19 Washington’s FoCo Fort Collins, CO
03/21 Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT
03/22-03/26 Treefort Music Fest 2023
03/22 The Elm Bozeman, MT
03/24 Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT

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

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B.B. King: Live

Details Title: B.B. King: Live Appearances: B.B. King, with special guests Terrence Howard, Solange, Richie Sambora, and band Charlie Dennis, Tony Coleman, Reggie Richards, Ernest Vatrease Director: Joe Thomas Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Region: Region 1 (USA and Canada) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Studio: Image Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: July 12, 2011 Run Time: 54 minutes Setlist: Everyday I Have the Blues, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, How Many More Years, Downhearted, I Need You So, I Got Some Help I Don’t Need, Thrill is Gone, Nobody Loves Me But My Mother, Let the Good Times Roll, Thrill is Gone, When The Saints Go Marching In, Key to the Highway Retail Price: $14.98 (DVD)/$17.97 (BD) Number of discs: 1

Blues Boy King (B.B. King) is one of the world's most recognized musician, both for this work in the blues and his amazing guitar playing skills. He has a way of making his guitar, named Lucille, talk back on his songs. It is not a mystery that Rolling Stones named B.B. King #3 on their The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, right under Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman (of the Allman Brothers). By that list, it should also make King the greatest living guitarist of all time.

At age 85, you would expect B.B. King to have long retired, but that's not the case. The older he gets, the more passionate he is about performing and singing the blues. And just this year alone, he's scheduled to appear in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Italy, France, and Spain, so he's in high demand all over the world.

Image Entertainment is proud to release B.B. King: Live, out this Tuesday, July 12th, showcasing the living legend's skills. Unfortunately, the program is pretty vanilla, with no special features or interviews or subtitles. However, the price of this release is quite reasonable, retailing for about $15 (DVD) and $18 (BD) but you can get it discounted online ($13 for Bluray).

The concert originally aired on PBS's "Soundstage" series in January 2009. This television series does a great job on very tight closeups on the performers and is professionally produced. Director Joe Thomas does an excellent job spotlighting the best view and making sense of it all for you and you're never bored with a static shot of the band.

What's interesting to note on the DVD release is that "Key To the Highway" is omitted from the original broadcast, instead you have to access the song from the "Song List" menu. I believe this was done for pacing purposes, because "Key To the Highway" really brought the set down a few notches.

All the special guests (Terrence Howard, Solange, Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi), they all showed up for the final foot-stomper, "When The Saints Go Marching In", making the song a special highlight. Although a truly special number, I personally thought Terrence Howard and B.B.'s version of "I Need You So" was the best, mostly because they turned this song into something completely different and fun with their improvisations.

B.B. King: Live will be out on DVD and Blu-ray on July 12th via Image Entertainment.

B.B. King with Solange on B.B. King: Live

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