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Minneapolis: May 08 to May 11, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 08 to May 11, 2017.

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Read More The Jesus and Mary Chain As part of the Psychocandy 30th anniversary celebrations, The Mary Chain have also agreed to appear at Austin Psych Fest on May 8-10, 2015. …

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
at Palace Theatre
Tuesday 05/09/17, 7pm ($30)
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After a very successful Pyschocandy 30th Anniversary Tour in 2015, the reunited Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain (brothers Jim Reid and William Reid) is back on tour in support of their new record Damage and Joy (ADA / Warner Music). The record is their first in 19 years.

For those who missed them the first time around in the 80s and 90s, this upcoming show cannot be missed.

Philadelphia’s The Cobbs (named after brothers Paul Cobb and Ryan Cobb) to open.

The Jesus and Mary Chain North American Tour Dates:

5/09 - St. Paul, MN @ The Palace
5/10 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera
5/12 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
5/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
5/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
5/20 - Oakland, CA @ The Fox Theater
5/22 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
5/23 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
5/24 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

Read More CJ Ramone I love We're pretty excited to find out that CJ Ramone (the Ramones bassist from 1989 to 1996) is coming to the Twin Cities this June 10th in support of his latest Last Chance to Dance …

CJ RAMONE
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 05/10/17, 8pm ($13)
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With all the original The Ramones are dead, its youngest member CJ Ramone continues the tradition by playing those classic Ramones numbers, along with CJ originals. We’ve seen CJ before, it’s really great to see all the Ramones fan gather and celebrate and remember the legendary band.

Big Eyes and Drones (not to be confused with Australia's The Drones) to open.

Tour dates:

5/6/2017 Broken City Calgary, AB
5/7/2017 Mercury Room Yeg Edmonton, AB
5/8/2017 Park Theatre Winnipeg, MB
5/10/2017 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
5/11/2017 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL
5/12/2017 Majestic Café Detroit, MI
5/13/2017 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
5/14/2017 Les Foufounes Electriques Montreal, QC
5/16/2017 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
5/17/2017 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA
5/18/2017 The Loft Poughkeepsie, NY
5/19/2017 Milkboy Philadelphia, PA
5/20/2017 Gold Sounds Brooklyn, NY
7/10/2017 Hard Rock Pub Pamela Torun, Poland
7/11/2017 Poglos Warsaw, Poland

Read More Skating Polly Grrrl rockers Skating Polly will be in town next Wednesday, March 30th. The duo (Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse) was previously in town in in 2014 with White Fang. … Kitten Forever Local trio Kitten Forever (Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton) is celebrating their 10th Anniversary as a band next Saturday, July 23rd. They’ve enlisting various … Tony Peachka Next up was local all-girls Tony Peachka with a Melissa on vocals/guitars, Stephanie on guitars, Haley on drums, and Danielle on bass. Apparently Danielle is also …

SKATING POLLY
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday 05/11/17, 8pm ($10)
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Skating Polly (trio of stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse and brother Kurtis Mayo) is headlining the 7th Street Entry on May 11th, their first post-support for legendary punk band X. SP’s New Trick EP (El Camino Records) features Nina Gordon and Louise Post from Veruca Salt.... so these girls, or rather grrrls have a thing for 90s alt-punk/rock.

The trio (previously a duo) was previously in town on March 2016

Local girl bands Kitten Forever and Tony Peachka will open.

Tour dates:

May 5 | Knuckleheads* | Kansas City, MO
May 6 | Delmar Hall* | St. Louis, MO
May 7 | City Winery* | Nashville, TN
May 8 | Neighborhood Theater* | Charlotte, NC
May 9 | Cat’s Cradle* | Carrboro, NC
May 11 | 7th Street Entry | Minneapolis, MN
May 12 | Lyric Room | Green Bay, WI
May 13 | Subterranean | Chicago, IL
May 14 | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI
May 15 | Grog Shop | Cleveland, OH
May 16 | Smiling Moose | Pittsburgh, PA
May 17 | St. Vitus | Brooklyn, NY
May 19 | Pouza Fest | Montreal, QC
May 20 | Kung Fu Necktie | Philadelphia, PA
May 21 | DC9 | Washington, DC
May 22 | Rumba Café | Columbus, OH
May 24 | Ready Room | St. Louis, MO
May 25 | Bottleneck | Lawrence, KS
May 26 | Opolis | Norman, OK
June 3 | The Nile | Mesa, AZ
June 4 | The Shop | Prescott, AZ
June 6 | Casbah | San Diego, CA
June 7 | Bootleg Theater | Los Angeles, CA
June 8 | Constellation Room | Santa Ana, CA
June 10 | The Parkside | San Francisco, CA
August 26 | It’s Not Dead Festival

* Dates w/ X

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Other shows in the area:

05/08/17 Froth is headlining the 7th Street Entry. The Coax to open. 7:30pm, $10.

05/09/17 Boston’s Pile is on tour in support of their fifth album A Hairshirt of Purpose (Exploding In Sound Records). Stereogum said the band harkens “long-since-passed rock legends.” Gnarwhal and Double Grave to open. 7pm, $12.

05/09/17 UK singer/songwriter Lewis Watson is headlining Triple Rock Social Club on Tuesday. Watson is on a post-SXSW tour to promote Midnight (Cooking Vinyl). The new record is a departure from his earlier work. The 24-year-old is grown up. Prams will open. 6pm, $14.

05/10/17 Emel (full name Emel Mathlouthi) returned to Minneapolis in support of her new record Ensen (out May 10th). Bae Tigre to open. Seated, all ages show. 7pm, $15.

05/10/17 Leif Vollebekk is back at the 7th Street Entry. As of this writing, no opening band listed. 7:30pm, $12.

05/10/17 From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia The Steel Wheels will be bringing their folk music to the Dakota Jazz Club in downtown Minneapolis. Their new album Wild As We Came Here is out now via Redeye Worldwide thanks to crowdfunding PledgeMusic. 7pm, $25.

05/10/17 Los Angeles-based quintet The Wild Reeds is headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on Wednesday. Blank Range and Superior Siren will open. 7pm, $10.

05/11/17 Tears For Fears and Hall & Oates (billed as Daryl Hall & John Oates) will be co-headlining the Xcel Energy Center. 6pm, $35.

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Minneapolis: April 19 - April 21, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from April 19 to April 21, 2015.

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Read More Shook Twins Shook Twins are an Indie folk-pop band from Portland, Oregon, featuring identical twins Katelyn and Laurie Shook, with Kyle Volkman and Niko Daoussis. …

PILE
at Hexagon Bar
Sunday 04/19/15, 7pm (??)
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I was going to spotlight The Mountain Goats, but Merge Records doesn't need the spotlight. Instead, we've previously written about Shook Twins at Bryant Lake Bowl on 04/19.

Also, Boston's Pile is back in Minneapolis, this time over at the Hexagon Bar (a misnomer, it's actually a rectangle-shaped bar). Pile is touring in support of their new album You're Better Than This, out now via Exploding In Sound Records.

Pile's North American tour dates:

04/09 - Seattle WA - Black Lodge
04/10 - Missoula MT - Hawkey Haus
04/11 - Salt Lake City UT - Diabolical Records
04/12 - Denver CO - Rhinoceropolis
04/14 - Omaha NE - Sweatshop Gallery
04/15 - Lawrence KS - Jackpot Music Hall
04/16 - Carbondale IL - The Swamp
04/17 - St Louis MO - Foam
04/18 - Iowa City IA - Trumpet Blossom Cafe
04/19 - Minneapolis MN - Hexagon Bar
04/20 - Milwaukee WI - Cocoon Room
04/21 - Chicago IL - Beat Kitchen
04/22 - Detroit MI - Trumbull Plex
04/23 - Oberlin OH - The 'Sco
04/24 - Columbus OH - 169 S 18th St
04/25 - Gambier OH - The Horn Gallery
04/26 - Pittsburgh PA - Mr. Roboto Project
04/27 - Philly PA - Johnny Brenda's
04/28 - NYC - Baby's All Right
04/29 - Boston MA - Jp Church
05/12 - Portsmouth NH - Red Door
05/13 - Portland ME - Poland St.
05/14 - Burlington VT
05/15 - Montreal QC - Pouzza Fest
05/16 - Toronto ON - Soy Bomb
05/17 - Buffalo NY - Mohawk
05/18 - Troy NY
05/19 - New Haven Ct - Heirloom Arts Project
05/20 - Providence RI
05/21 - Lowell MA - The Safe
05/22 - Easthampton MA - Platinum Pony

Read More New Politics Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised standing stool, you can tell that this wasn't their first rodeo. Also, choosing to cover fan-favorite …

SOMEKINDAWONDERFUL
at 7th Street Entry
Monday 04/20/15, 7pm ($10)
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Last year Cleveland's SomeKindaWonderful went on tour as support act to New Politics. SKW is back now as headliner at the 7th Street Entry on Monday, April 20th... Because what else are you going to do on 04/20?

SomeKindaWonderful's eponymous self-titled debut album came out on June 23rd via Downtown Records/White Clover Records.

Opening up the 7th Street Entry show will be Tired Tongues, an electroclash band from Minneapolis.

SomeKindaWonderful 2015 Tour:

04/11/15 Reno, NV Underground
04/13/15 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
04/14/15 Santa Barbara, CA Soho Restaurant
04/15/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
04/20/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
04/22/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
04/23/15 Detroit, MI Shelter
04/24/15 Columbus, OH The Basement
04/25/15 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
05/03/15 West Palm Beach, FL "SunFest"

Read More Hey Rosetta! What's new with Hey Rosetta! is that they have a new album called Second Sight, which is set for January 27th, 2015... which I'm going to assume they will preview some tracks for us this November 19th. …

HEY ROSETTA!
at Turf Club
Tuesday 04/21/15, 7:30pm ($8)
turfclub.net

It's that time of the month again! That's right, the Communion Club Night is taking place on Tuesday, April 21st. This month will feature Canadian band Hey Rosetta!, they previously opened up for Stars last November 2014.

Hey Rosetta! is on tour in support of Second Sight, their fourth studio, via Sonic Records.

When I first saw this band in 2012, I noted that they had some serious fans (some of them drove as far as from Canada) to see the band at a smaller venue.

Also on the bill are Kevin Garrett and Going to the Sun.

Hey Rosetta!'s tour dates:

04/11 Allston, MA Great Scott†‡
04/13 Cleveland, OH Cambridge Room†‡
04/14 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi†‡
04/15 Louisville, KY Zanzabar†‡
04/16 Nashville, TN High Watt†‡
04/18 St. Louis, MO Demo†‡
04/19 Kansas City, MO Tank Room†‡
04/21 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club†‡
04/23 Chicago, IL Schubas†‡
04/24 Rock Island, IL Rozz-Tox†‡

†Communion Club Night Residency
‡with special guest Kevin Garrett

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