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Bangers-Only Ball, feat. Poliça, at First Avenue (27 Feb 2025)

Bangers-Only Ball at First Ave (27 Feb 2025) Poliça Setlist via @thisispolica  Lime Habit Spilling Lines Sweet Memz Tiff Lay Your Cards Out Forget Me Now Warrior Trash in Bed Fish Violent Game Rotting Driving Revival Lisa Wandering Star Dark Star Amongster From Brody Polica (27 Feb 2025) The 3rd annual Bangers Ball at First Avenue Mainroom was quite the event. I missed the autograph signing with the Minnesota United FC players, but love the game at alliance field. The "Loon" mascot was dancing all night during Polica's set. I also missed opener Papa Mbye. Interesting blend of Hip Hop and electronic music, Mbye recently released his debut album in August 2024 titled "Parcelles 16". Let’s cut to the chase and get the attraction of the evening. Local Legends Polica. Who I cliche tell everyone they are a top 5 local artist without question the last 15 years and counting. The last two times I've caught Polica were both up in the Duluth/Superior area. The Superior show was a headliner at Earth Rider Brewery with a beautiful back drop outdoor stage near the lake. And the last time catching them was opening for Bon Iver at Bayfront Park ride on Lake Superior. What a show that was! Unfortunately, around the time of that show their bass player Chris Bierden was diagnosed with brain cancer and continuing his battle. Praying for him every day. On to the next chapter for the band at the moment, have replaced the bassist with Alex Nutter on electronics and still continue to have two drummers. Thursday evening brought a packed Minneapolis crowd to their feet inspired by Channy's incredible vocals and electronic rave sound. Polica played lots of new material early on in the set, and potentially may have a new release soon this year. The Latter part of the set they fired up all their classics, "Wandering Star", "Amongster", and "Dark Star". Let’s hope Chris Bierden wins his battle and reunites forces with this high caliber act. I miss all the chemistry Channy and Chris possessed on stage. I definitely like this band better with the energy of a bad ass bass player. Nothing against the new band member on electronics but Channy can crush it on those and the drummers provide great Rythm and sound. If you haven’t seen this band and you live in Minnesota, or anywhere for that matter, please catch this band live and you won't be disappointed!! Read More Poliça 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 …

You get some odd combinations in events in the live concert world. There’s a wildly popular annual wrestling event at First Ave. There’s a number of comedians, podcasts and related artists who perform at a wide variety of (mostly) music venues. The other way this pops up is the odd sponsor of concerts. While you expect (and get) the local radio stations to sponsor certain show, how about MNUFC, the local Major League Soccer team (aka The Loons) being involved? Turns out we’re already into the 3rd Annual Bangers-Only Ball sponsored by the Loons, happening at First Ave. It was quite the showing by MNUFC, with forward Tani Oluwaseyi and midfielder Loïc Mesanvi signing autographs and the Loons mascot PK running all over the place.

I spoke with one of the senior MNUFC organizers present at First Ave. to ask about how they came to be sponsoring a live music event. He said that to the club, it feels like a natural fit. They often have bands performing during the season (Nur-D performed prior to the All-Star game back in 2022). For the club, supporting a concert, and having some light layering of MNUFC allows a chance to connect with soccer fans, but also music fans who might be interested in the local soccer team. It is also a chance to connect with the local music scene. On that front, Poliça performed at their home playoff game last year and it seemed an obvious choice for the band to headline this year’s show.

As to the music, Papa Mbye was the opener for the evening. The Gambian born artist came out decked in the Loons’ new Convergence kit, leading a quartet. He said right at the start that it would be all new songs. This is a R&B infused sound, but incorporates a lot of other sounds, including a hefty amount of electronica. Some well programmed backing music set up the third song well, with a distorted lead vocals. Papa Mbye is an enjoyable performer, in constant motion during the songs and leading with a strong tenor voice. He took to the DJ set up at the back of the stage for a late song (One More Time), programming much of the underlying music. The last two numbers had a good dance feel to them and soon Papa Mbye was wrapping up his appearance.

Poliça is a staple of the Twin Cities’ alternative and electronic scene. They came out blazing, with lyricist and lead vocalist Channy Leaneagh taking the front of the stage and the remainder of the band elevated at back. Leaneagh absolutely draws the listener in, with an almost ethereal vocal style. She called out the home opener for the Loons (this Saturday!), but also spoke of how excited the band was to be performing.

Dual drummers and the electronic programming filled out the quartet, and it’s a perfect support of those haunting lead vocals. Leaneagh’s dancing (I would be unsurprised to learn that she had training in ballet) across the stage was a good central focus, and the rest of the band was working hard to keep pace. Those drummers were on their game and this is clearly a band that had a game plan for getting through the set with a lot of energy. The drummer at the far left (in a Legion of Loons shirt) never seemed to rest and arms were flying the whole set.

Channy Leaneagh, footballer, via @thisispolica

Leaneagh told a story about futbol, and that as a shy teenager, how proud she was to make freshman team and JV as a senior (either she was pretty bad, or that was a competitive soccer school!). The band continued to work through a number of house style dance songs with a crowded audience moving along in the darkness. Songs flowed into each other and the dance vibe continued to be built up across the set. It was a musically dense experience that the audience was very into. After introducing the band, they got into some new music (there is supposed to be new music coming from the band sometime this spring). Overall, it was a very fun performance from Poliça and a successful evening for sponsors MNUFC.

Tani Oluwaseyi and Loïc Mesanvi Poliça at First Avenue (27 Feb 2025)

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Minneapolis: This Week (03/02/2025)

What’s happening this week.

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Pert Near Sandstone at Turf Club (28 Feb- 01 Mar 2025) Read More Pert Near Sandstone Local group Pert Near Sandstone is bringing their “Winter String Band Gathering” shows on February 23 and 24, 2024, at the Turf Club, in St Paul. …

28 Feb 2025 Friday
01 Mar 2025 Saturday

Pert Near Sandstone
at Turf Club
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Local ‘grass band Pert Near Sandstone will be having their annual “Winter String Band Gathering” show at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on Feb 28, 2025.

Pert Near Sandstone (02 Dec 2023)

We saw Pert Near Sandstone in December 2023 and wrote, “The members of Pert Near Sandstone are also from the Twin Cities suburbs, Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove. They first got into music by playing in heavy metal and ska bands. But as their music lessons progressed they too were caught by infectious music of bluegrass. And for almost twenty years they have been playing music that is impossible not to dance to, mainly because their percussionist, Andy Lambert, wears a pair of clogs. He was joined on stage with Nate Sipe on fiddle and mandolin, Kevin Knibel on banjo, J Lenz on guitar, Chris Forsberg on fiddle and Justin Bruhn on bass.”

Dig Deep and Katey Bellville to open on Friday.

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Feeding Leroy to open on Saturday.

Pert Near Sandstone writes:

Hey y’all! We are excited to announce our annual Winter String Band Gathering! The Turf Club in St Paul will be hosting us again this year for two nights with amazing guest artists to join, including the Clown Lounge stage and official after parties at The Midway Saloon!

Looking forward to welcoming Dig Deep and Katey Bellville on Friday; Saturday we welcome Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Feeding Leroy!

The after party sets at the Midway Saloon by Barefoot Bluegrass on Fri and Potluck String Band on Sat!

It’s going be a big time all weekend long! Make sure to get your tickets ahead of the event.

*Ticket Link below

Artwork by Mike Carina.

Musician Appreciation Concert (01 Mar 2025) Read More SPCO St. Paul Chamber Orchestra kicked off a three-day run of performances featuring guest performer, pianist Roman Rabinovich. As usual for the SPCO, the performance was at the Ordway in downtown St. Paul ...

01 Mar 2025 Saturday

Musician Appreciation Concert
at The Ordway
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Orchestra fans, join us for the seventh annual Musician Appreciation Concert, taking place on March 1, 2025. This one-night-only program celebrates the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO), and all proceeds will go to members of the orchestra members.

Program:

Gioachino Rossini: Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)

Franz Schubert: Andante from Symphony No. 2

Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-tarantelle

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 34

Zoltán Kodály: Hungarian Rondo

Roman Rabinovich Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 (17 Jan 2025)

We saw Roman Rabinovich Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in Jan 2025 and wrote, “Roman Rabinovich is an Israeli pianist who has performed extensively through Europe and the United States, as well as being a composer of his own. He came to the stage for Francis Poulenc’s Le Bal Masque (The Masked Ball), composed in 1932 and which featured about ten performers. This is a fun and almost silly sound at times, although it’s clear that the underlying music is challenging, demonstrating the real skills of the Chamber Orchestra. Trumpet was featured at several key moments, while baritone singer John Moore had the task of singing quite surrealist lyrics in several of the six movements. I don’t think you often use the word slapstick when describing classical music, but this got close (in a good way).”

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$27–$500 — Adults

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Free — Children (17 and under), Students (of all ages), Concert Members

Tickets can be purchased through the Ticket Office by calling 651.291.1144 Monday–Friday 12–5pm and Saturday 11am–3pm or thespco.org.

Nona Invie at Berlin (28 Feb 2025 and 06 Mar 2025) Read More Nona Invie Nona Invie, the singer from Dark Dark Dark, opened the show. The last proper Dark Dark Dark show we saw was a long time ago, in October 2012. We described their music as, “Ghosts, graveyards, bones, dreams, winter, drowning ....

28 Feb 2025 Friday
06 Mar 2025 Thursday

Nona Invie
with DJ Sarah Sequoia
at Berlin
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Minneapolis singer/composer Nona Invie (formerly Nona Marie from Dark Dark Dark) is excited to announced her new LP Self-Soothing. There will be two album release shows at Berlin, for the new record (which drops February 28, 2025).

The first show will take place on February 28 and will feature A Mini Choir, featuring choir vocals from Channy Leaneagh (Poliça), Aby Wolf (Champagne Confetti), and Nadia Hulett (NADINE). It will be followed by a Late Night Lounge set by DJ Enyahouse (although the poster lists DJ Sarah Sequoia).

For the second night, to take place March 6, it will be dubbed Piano, Sax, and Bass Trio (featuring saxophonist Mary Hanson Scott and multi-instrumentalist Mariel Oliveira from IE), with opener Mary Hanson Scott.

Anonymous Choir at Walker Art Center (21 Sep 2013)

The choir thing is interesting, but this isn’t the first time that Nona Invie is involve in a choir band… We saw her in Anonymous Choir in Sep 2013 and said, “As for the music portion, this was presented in the McGuire Theater. The "band" was the Anonymous Choir, a large cast of women backup singer lead by Nona Marie (Dark Dark Dark). The music portion was provided by the Ventures Cover Band, plus two additional horn players who came on later in their set. All the songs were covers of old soul songs, everything from sad tones of Wendy René's "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" to fun songs like The Fascinations' "Girls Are Out To Get You". I preferred the upbeat songs, with my favorite of the night being a great rendition of Ruby Johnson's "Weak Spot". It's clear to me that Anonymous Choir are fans of that music genre as some of the covers aren't the typical popular soul songs. Their next show will be with Dosh at the Cedar Cultural Center on December 20th. I believe they will be playing Neil Young songs, based on their new record Neil Young's After the Gold Rush.”

Tour Dates:

February 28, 2025 RECORD RELEASE SHOW #1 - BERLIN

March 6, 2025 RECORD RELEASE SHOW #2 - Berlin

March 11, 2025 NANTES - Stereolux

March 12, 2025 Angoulême - House show with My Name Is Nobody

March 13, 2025 Toulouse - NUANCE RECORDS

March 14, 2025 Bordeaux - DOJO ARCADIA

March 15, 2025 Ségur-le-Château - La Ruelle

March 16, 2025 Vendôme - CHAPPELLE SAINT JACQUES

March 18, 2025 Le Pellerin - House Show with My Name Is Nobody

March 19, 2025 Rennes - L'Amaryllis Bar

March 20, 2025 NANTES - La Caboulot

March 21, 2025 Indre - Le Cafe du Port

March 22, 2025 Trignac - Festival Folk en Scènes

March 27, 2025 Chicago, IL Color Club

March 28, 2025 Pittsburgh, PA New york, NY

March 30, 2025 New york, NY - Francis Kite Club

March 31, 2025 Providence, RI

April 1, 2025 holyoke, MA

April 2, 2025 Kingston, ny

April 3, 2025 montreal

April 4, 2025 toronto

April 5, 2025 detroit

April 6, 2025 Cactus Club - Milwaukee

Drew & Ellie Holcomb at Fitzgerald Theater (02 Mar 2025) Read More Drew Holcomb Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors is a Nashville band, whose members usually include Holcomb’s wife, Ellie, though she was understandably absent as the couple just had their newborn …

02 Mar 2025 Sunday

Drew & Ellie Holcomb
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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Drew & Ellie Holcomb are on tour in support of their new studio album Memory Bank.

Their tour will stop by the Fitzgerald Theater, in St Paul, on March 2, 2025.

Drew Holcomb at First Avenue (21 Sep 2023)

We saw Drew Holcomb in Sep 2023, and wrote, “Drew Holcomb (billed as Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors) came out excited and stating how amazing it was to be at First Avenue’s main room. The singer said that it was their goal to play this room and so it was such an honor that so many diehard fans have come out to support the group. The group prides themselves as knowing everybody in the audience (and I believe them!). First Avenue was, by far, the largest venue as headliner, having played the tiny 7th Street Entry in March 2012 and at the now-defunct Triple Rock Social Club in September 2013. Every time they come back, they got a larger crowd and larger stage.”

Tour Dates:

Feb 23 at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC

Feb 25 at Kent State Univ. in New Philadelphia, OH

Feb 26 at Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, OH

Feb 28 at Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac, MI

Mar 1 at Blue Gate Theater in Shipshewana, IN

Mar 2 at The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, MN

Mar 4 at Barrymore Theatre in Madison, WI

Mar 6 at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City, IA

Mar 7 at Stiefel Theatre in Salina, KS

Mar 8 at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, MO

Mar 9 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL

Mar 27 at The Heights Theater in Houston, TX

Mar 28 at Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX

Mar 29 at Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX

Apr 2 at Uptown Theatre in Napa, CA

Apr 3 at The Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, CA

Apr 4 at House of Blues Anaheim in Anaheim, CA

Apr 6 at Humphrey's in San Diego, CA

May 3 at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN

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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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).

Poliça (21 Feb 2018)

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.

BSS (28 Sep 2017)

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."

Palace Theatre Marquee

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Broken Social Scene Setlist

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

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Minneapolis: This Week (10/09/2022)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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10/04 Laufey with Matilda Mann at 7th St Entry Read More Laufey Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter, musician, cellist and pianist Laufey rocketed to stardom with her #1 hit with her debut single “Street By Street” on Iceland Radio… soon, her music was heard on BBC …

10/04/2022 Tuesday

Laufey
with Matilda Mann
at 7th St Entry
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Los Angeles-based, by way of Iceland, musician Laufey is currently enjoying a sold-out US tour, for her debut album Everything I Know About Love.

We knew about the artist, when we wrote about her in Aug 2021 for her #1 hit debut single called “Street by Street”.

Opening the show will be London’s Matilda Mann.

Tour dates:

9/13 - San Diego, CA @ HOB Voodoo Room
9/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
9/16 - Austin, TX @ 3Ten ACL Live
9/17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Upstairs
9/18 - Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge Room
9/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
9/21 - Nashville, TN @ The End
9/23 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
9/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
9/27 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair
9/28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/30 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
10/1 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
10/3 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/4 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/7 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
10/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby
10/10 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/11 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/31 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
11/5 - Manchester, U.K. @ Deaf Institute
11/8 - London, U.K. @ Lafayette
11/9 - Paris, France @ Le Pop Up du Label
11/10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
11/12 - Colognes, Germany @ Helios37
11/13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/15 - Berlin, Germany @ Maschinenhaus
11/17 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F

10/05 Joji with Dhruv + SavageRealm at Armory Read More Joji Japan-born singer and producer Joji is a multi-talented visionary, with a cult following from every corner of the internet. Joji is one of the most enthralling artists of the digital age. He has a total vision …

10/05/2022 Wednesday

Joji
with Dhruv + SavageRealm
at Armory
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Japan-born singer and producer Joji is headlining the massive Armory in Minneapolis on October 5th, in support of his highest chart debut to date for his single “Glimpse of Us.” The song debuted at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, a career milestone for Joji.

Dhruv + SavageRealm to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 6 Seattle, WA, US WAMU Theater
Sep 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada Doug Mitchell Thunderbird
Sep 9 Orem, UT, US UCCU Center
Sep 10 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Sep 11 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Sep 13 Dallas, TX, US The Factory
Sep 14 Houston, TX, US 713 Music Hall
Sep 16 Outdoor Austin, TX, US Stubb’s Waller Creek Amph
Sep 17 Austin, TX, US Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Indoors)
Oct 5 Minneapolis, MN, US The Armory
Oct 6 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon
Oct 7 Chicago, IL, US Byline Bank Aragon
Oct 9 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Oct 10 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Oct 11 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Oct 13 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Oct 14 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Oct 15 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Oct 18 Charlotte, NC, US The Fillmore
Oct 19 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Oct 20 Atlanta, GA, US Coca-Cola Roxy
Oct 21 Miami, FL, US III Points Festival

10/06 Sigrid with Ber at First Avenue Read More Sigrid Norwegian sensation Sigrid’s first headlining tour for her debut album Sucker Punch is going strong… selling out the Fine Line Music Café this Monday, September 30th. . ...

10/06/2022 Thursday

Sigrid
with Ber
at First Avenue
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Sigrid is back on tour in support of her highly anticipated second album, How To Let Go (Island Records).

We caught Sigrid in Sep 2019 and wrote, “Sigrid was quite playful with her audience, as she jumped on stage to sing the title track from her debut album Sucker Punch (Island Records). Fans absolutely went crazy and singing along to her singles, and Sigrid encourage, often making funny faces and interacting with her fans.”

Ber to open.

Tour dates:

9/13 - San Diego, CA @ HOB Voodoo Room
9/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
9/16 - Austin, TX @ 3Ten ACL Live
9/17 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Upstairs
9/18 - Dallas, TX @ HOB Cambridge Room
9/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
9/21 - Nashville, TN @ The End
9/23 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage
9/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry
9/27 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair
9/28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/30 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
10/1 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
10/3 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/4 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/7 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
10/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby
10/10 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
10/11 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
10/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/31 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
11/5 - Manchester, U.K. @ Deaf Institute
11/8 - London, U.K. @ Lafayette
11/9 - Paris, France @ Le Pop Up du Label
11/10 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
11/12 - Colognes, Germany @ Helios37
11/13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
11/15 - Berlin, Germany @ Maschinenhaus
11/17 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F

10/07 Toadies and Reverend Horton Heat with Nashville Pussy at First Avenue Read More Toadies Still rubberneckin’… After a successful two legs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their defining album, Rubberneck; Fort Worth, TX band Toadies … Reverend Horton Heat The so-called "godfather of modern rockabilly and psychobilly" Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath's latest album Rev (their 11th album!) came out last year on Victory Records. …

10/07/2022 Friday

Toadies and Reverend Horton Heat
with Nashville Pussy
at First Avenue
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The co-headlining Toadies and Reverend Horton Heat (with support from Nashville Pussy) will take place at First Avenue on October 7th. We’ve seen all these bands throughout the years, but it is really fun to see them all on one billing.

The Toadies are on their rescheduled 25th Anniversary tour for Rubberneck.

Toadies drummer Mark Reznicek explained the long delay, “This tour was originally slated to go out in 2020… Because of the effects of Covid, this is our third attempt at doing a tour celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Rubberneck. It’s been a long time coming, but the third time’s the charm as they say. It wasn’t ever an easy decision to postpone tours, but we felt it was the right thing to do to keep everyone (ourselves included) safe. And we’re really excited to finally be getting out there to play the album in its entirety for all our patient fans across the country.”

Over two years in the making, this is going to be an awesome show, celebrating Rubberneck.

Tour dates:

Sep. 13 - Tulsa, Ok - Cain's*
Sep. 14 - Oklahoma, City, OK - Diamond Ballroom*
Sep. 15 – Amarillo, TX – Starlight Ranch
Sep. 16 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater*
Sep. 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Grand Room *
Sep. 19 - Phoenix, AZ - The Marquee*
Sep. 21 - San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park*
Sep. 22 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey*
Sep. 23 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues*
Sep. 24 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades*
Sep. 25 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom*
Sep. 27 - Portland, OR - Roseland*
Sep. 28 - Seattle, WA - Showbox*
Sep. 29 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory*
Oct. 3 - Omaha, NE – Slowdown^
Oct. 4 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads^
Oct. 5 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant^
Oct. 7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue^
Oct. 8 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave II^
Oct. 9 - Chicago, IL - Metro^
Oct. 11 – Indianapolis, IN – HiFi^
Oct. 12 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak^
Oct. 13 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues^
Oct. 14 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater^
Oct. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Jergel's^
Oct. 16 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza^
Oct. 19 - Boston, MA - Paradise^
Oct 20 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall^
Oct. 21 - Asbury Park, NY - Stone Pony^
Oct. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts^
Oct. 23 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore^
Oct. 25 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl^
Oct. 26 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater^
Oct. 27 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
Oct. 28 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room^
Oct. 29 – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live^
Oct. 31 – House of Blues - New Orleans, Drakulas

10/07 The Head and The Heart with Shakey Graves at Armory Read More The Head And The Heart Seattle's The Head and the Heart just stopped by First Avenue, in Minneapolis, as part of their national tour in support of Let's Be Still. The album was released last week, October 15th ...

10/07/2022 Friday

The Head and The Heart
with Shakey Graves
at Armory
armorymn.com

The Head And The Heart is back on tour for their latest Every Shade of Blue (Warner Records/Reprise Records).

We caught the band at Festival Palomino 2014 and wrote, “Seattle favorites, The Head and the Heart, who had maybe the biggest overall sound of the festival acts. Led by co-vocalists Josiah Johnson, Charity Rose Thielen, and Jonathan Russell, the band’s 50 min. set leaned heavily on last year’s Let’s Be Still (Sub Pop Records) and the damp crowd showed why Minneapolis is one of the band’s best markets.”

Shakey Graves to open.

Tour Dates

9/10/22 - Abiquiu, NM - Ladder to the Moon Festival
9/11/22 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
9/13/22 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
9/14/22 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom %
9/15/22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre %
9/17/22 - Richmond, VA - Altria Theater #
9/18/22 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea.Hear.Now
9/20/22 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit #
9/21/22 - Wilmington, NC - Live Oak Bank Pavilion #
9/23/22 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! #
9/24/22 - Dover, DE - Firefly Festival
9/25/22 - Bridgeport, CT / Sound on Sound
9/27/22 - Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach #
9/29/22 - Detroit, MI - Oakland University #
9/30/22 - Indianapolis, IN - TCU Amphitheater a #
10/1/22 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion #
10/3/22 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee #
10/4/22 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee #
10/6/22 - Omaha, NE - The Admiral Theater
10/7/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Armory #
10/8/22 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park #
10/10/22 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company #
10/11/22 - North Charleston, SC - Firefly Distillery
10/13/22 - St Augustine, FL - The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre #
10/14/22 - Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre #
10/15/22 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater #
10/21/22 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Riverbreeze Friday

# Shakey Graves
% Hiss Golden Messenger

10/08 Broken Social Scene with Poliça at Palace Theatre 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 …

10/08/2022 Saturday

Broken Social Scene with Poliça
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Canadian ensemble Broken Social Scene is celebrating their 20th Anniversary of You Forgot it in People.

Strangely, local popular group Poliça is set as co-headliner.

BSS Tour dates:

Sep 22 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Sep 23 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Sep 24 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Sep 26 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Sep 27 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Sep 29 Sonoma, CA, US Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Sep 30 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Oct 2 Dana Point, CA, US Ohana Festival
Oct 4 Santa Fe, NM, US Meow Wolf
Oct 5 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall
Oct 7 Iowa City, IA, US Englert Theatre
Oct 8 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
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

10/09 One OK Rock with You Me At Six and Fame on Fire at Fillmore Read More Fame on Fire The Ohio electronic/prog metal band has been around a decade now, out on their Horizons Tour from the album of the same name. The tour starts in KC with support from Red, Fame on Fire, and Smash into Pieces for a full evening of cutting-edge rock. …

10/09/2022 Sunday

One OK Rock
with You Me At Six and Fame on Fire
at Fillmore
livenation.com

Japanese band One OK Rock will be headlining the Fillmore in Minneapolis this October 9th. The Fueled by Ramen band’s latest single “Let Me Let You Go” is a precursor to their new album Luxury Disease (which arrives September 9th).

According to the poster, You Me At Six and Fame on Fire to open.

Tour dates:

09/19/2022 Austin, TX - Emo’s
09/20/2022 Houston, TX
09/21/2022 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
09/23/2022 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
09/24/2022 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle*
09/25/2022 Charlotte, NC - The Underground
09/27/2022 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
09/28/2022 Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
09/30/2022 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10/01/2022 Boston, MA - House of Blues
10/02/2022 Montreal, QC - Club Soda
10/04/2022 Toronto, ON - Rebel
10/05/2022 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore*
10/07/2022 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10/08/2022 Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
10/09/2022 Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore
10/11/2022 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
10/12/2022 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
10/14/2022 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10/15/2022 Vancouver, BC - Harbour Event Centre
10/16/2022 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
10/19/2022 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
10/20/2022 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium

10/09 Superorganism with Blood Cultures at Varsity Theater Read More Superorganism London-based eight person collective Superorganism will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom on May 2nd… a massive upgrade to their previous appearance at the 7th Street Entry. …

10/09/2022 Sunday

Superorganism
with Blood Cultures
at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

After a delay in their 2019 tour, Superorganism is back on tour in support of their sophomore album, World Wide Pop.

Blood Cultures to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 6 Berlin, Germany Hole 44
Sep 7 Warsaw, Poland Praga Centrum
Sep 9 Prague, Czech Republic Lucerna Music Bar
Sep 10 Vienna, Austria Das Werk
Sep 12 Cologne, Germany Club Volta
Sep 13 Brussels, Belgium Botanique - Rotonde
Sep 14 Paris, France Le Trabendo
Sep 16 Brighton, UK Chalk
Sep 17 Leeds, UK Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
Sep 18 Glasgow, UK SWG3 Warehouse
Sep 20 Manchester, UK Gorilla
Sep 21 London, UK Scala
Sep 27 Portland, ME, US Portland House of Music & Events
Sep 29 Brooklyn, NY, US Warsaw
Sep 30 Hamden, CT, US Space Ballroom
Oct 1 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Oct 2 Montreal, QC, Canada Le Studio Td
Oct 3 Toronto, ON, Canada Axis Club
Oct 5 Columbus, OH, US Skully's Music Diner
Oct 7 Chicago, IL, US Lincoln Hall
Oct 8 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre-WI
Oct 9 Minneapolis, MN, US Varsity Theater
Oct 11 Denver, CO, US Meow Wolf Denver
Oct 12 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Urban Lounge
Oct 14 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Oct 15 Seattle, WA, US Neumos
Oct 16 Vancouver, BC, Canada Rickshaw Theatre
Oct 19 San Jose, CA, US The Ritz
Oct 20 San Francisco, CA, US August Hall
Oct 21 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Regent Theater
Oct 22 San Diego, CA, US Music Box
Oct 24 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom
Oct 25 Santa Fe, NM, US Meow Wolf
Oct 27 Austin, TX, US Scoot Inn
Oct 28 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall
Oct 29 Dallas, TX, US Dada Dallas
Nov 1 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Nov 2 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Nov 3 Durham, NC, US Motorco Music Hall
Nov 4 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Nov 5 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer

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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Rocktober: October 8

10/08 Broken Social Scene with Poliça at Palace Theatre 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 …

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

10/08/2022 Saturday

Broken Social Scene with Poliça
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Canadian ensemble Broken Social Scene is celebrating their 20th Anniversary of You Forgot it in People.

Strangely, local popular group Poliça is set as co-headliner.

BSS Tour dates:

Sep 22 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Sep 23 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Sep 24 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Sep 26 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Sep 27 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Sep 29 Sonoma, CA, US Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Sep 30 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Oct 2 Dana Point, CA, US Ohana Festival
Oct 4 Santa Fe, NM, US Meow Wolf
Oct 5 Denver, CO, US Summit Music Hall
Oct 7 Iowa City, IA, US Englert Theatre
Oct 8 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
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

10/08 Cigarettes After Sex at First Avenue Read More Cigarettes After Sex Cigarettes After Sex is currently on tour in support of their sophomore album Cry (available October 25 on Partisan Records). What is interesting about this upcoming show, is that there won’t be an . ...

10/08/2022 Saturday

Cigarettes After Sex
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Cigarettes After Sex is ending their 2022 with an appearance at First Avenue in Minneapolis. The band is celebrating their 5-Year Anniversary Limited Edition Vinyl release of their self-titled album via Partisan Records.

Cigarettes After Sex’s catalog has sold over 2.5 million records to date, amassing 1.8 billion Spotify streams, over 9.6 million monthly listeners, and 585 million+ YouTube streams.

Tour dates:

Mon, Sept 12 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
Tues, Sept 13 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
Wed, Sept 14 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Fri, Sept 16 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
Sun, Sept 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Primavera Sound LA
Tues, Sept 20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Thurs, Sept 22 - Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller Creek
Fri, Sept 23 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Sun, Sept 25 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Tues, Sept 27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Fri, Sept 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Sat, Oct 1 - New York, NY - SummerStage
Sun, Oct 2 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston
Tues, Oct 4 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS
Wed, Oct 5 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY
Fri, Oct 7 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
Sat, Oct 8 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

10/08 Kelsey Waldon with Emily Nenni at Turf Club Read More Kelsey Waldon Kentucky singer-songwriter Kelsey Waldon was up first this evening, with a nine-song/forty-five minute set in support of her second full-length, last summer’s I’ve Got a Way (Monkey’s Eyebrow Recordings) …

10/08/2022 Saturday

Kelsey Waldon
with Emily Nenni
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Kelsey Waldon will headline the Turf Club in St Paul in support of her new album No Regular Dog (Oh Boy Records).

Emily Nenni to open.

Tour dates:

October 5—Ann Arbor, MI—The Ark
October 7—Davenport, IA—Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
October 8—St. Paul, MN—Turf Club
October 9—Madison, WI—High Noon Saloon
October 11—Columbia, MO—Rose Music Hall
October 12—Des Moines, IA—Wooly’s
October 14—Denver, CO—Cervantes’ Other Side
October 15—Fort Collins, CO—The Coast
October 18—Salt Lake City, UT—The State Room
October 20—Spokane, WA—Lucky You Lounge
October 21—Seattle, WA—Tractor Tavern
October 22—Portland, OR—Polaris Hall
October 25—Arcata, CA—Arcata Theatre Lounge
October 27—Felton, CA—Felton Music Hall
October 28—Los Angeles, CA—The Hotel Café
October 30—Palm Springs, CA—The Alibi
November 2—Phoenix, AZ—Last Exit Live
November 4—Austin, TX—3TEN ACL
November 5—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall
November 6—Fort Worth, TX—Tulips FTW
November 8—Oklahoma City, OK—Ponyboy
November 10—Louisville, KY—Zanzabar
November 11—Lexington, KY—The Burl
November 12—Bowling Green, KY—The Warehouse
November 30—Boston, MA—Café 939
December 2—Pittsburgh, PA—Club Café
December 3—Huntington, WV—The Loud
December 9—Carrboro, NC—Cat’s Cradle
December 10—Charlotte, NC—The Evening Muse
December 15—Atlanta, GA—Smith’s Olde Bar
December 16—Nashville, TN—The Basement East

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

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Kelly Lee Owens at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-09-16)

09/16/2021: Kelly Lee Owens at Fine Line   Setlist Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (Radiohead cover) Keep Walking Lucid Anxi. L.I.N.E. Bird On Night Re-Wild Jeanette Evolution Melt! Kingsize (Jenny Hval cover) Read More Kelly Lee Owens Kelly Lee Owens is touring in support of Inner Song Remix Series EP, a remix album of last year’s Inner Song (Smalltown Supersound). The album which NPR Music called “reclaiming space for women in dance music … Andrew Broder Andrew Broder and 37𝖽03𝖽’s residency at the Turf Club starts on Wednesday, January 9th. The two will be playing the Turf every Wednesday in January. …

Welsh electronic musician and producer Kelly Lee Owens headlined the Fine Line Music Café, in downtown Minneapolis, on September 16th, 2021, as part of her tour Inner Song… the follow-up to her critically acclaimed self-titled album.

Local musician Andrew Broder opened the show. Broder is also in the trio Fog (not to be confused with England’s The Fog), who released For Good, and went on a world tour with Polica in 2016.

For the Fine Line show, Broder is strictly doing DJ stuff… cranking handles, pushing buttons, and staring intensely at a laptop screen. Admittedly watching DJs doing their thing isn’t always the most exciting thing, but that’s not the point. The point is putting out music to get the crowd to move… and it did get the audience to bop, rave, and dance.

It’s been a long time since Broder was back on the stage, you can tell he seemed really excited to be performing again.

Kelly Lee Owens started her set in complete darkness, hidden under a hooded robe playing a cover of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”.

As movie projected on the canvas at the back of the stage, you see Owens in her sheer dress, singing “Keep Walking”.

Jenny Hval singing "Kingsize" (vuart)

Owens ended her set with a Jenny Hval cover, “Kingsize”. This is such an odd choice of cover, as no one in America will be familiar with the Norwegian singer. We know Hval, we heard her perform that song in Sep 2015, but Owens version is technically its own song. The song is such a departure that it was actually released as “Kingsize (Kelly Lee Owens Rework)”.

Remaining tour dates:

09/19 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
09/22 - Oakland, CA @ Starline
09/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
10/22 - 10/23 - Miami, FL @ III Points Festival

Off topic, but in reading up on Kelly Lee Owens, I found out that when she first moved to London, she interned at XL Recordings and ended up playing bass in The History of Apple Pie. We actually wrote about that band in Nov 2012 and said how Graham Coxon (Blur) was a massive fan.

Kelly Lee Owens

Andrew Broder

Kelly Lee Owens

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Kelly Lee Owens

Kelly Lee Owens at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (2021-09-16)

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Minneapolis: November 21 to November 30, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 21 to November 30, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Poliça Read More Poliça The Polica and Stargaze (stylized as Poliça and s t a r g a z e) will be taking their show on tour, stopping by Polica’s hometown on Wednesday. If you were curious about how a Berlin-based orchestra collective ..… Lady Midnight …we have to say the highlight of his set was bringing on Lady Midnight to help him sing “Music Man”. Lady Midnight would outro the song to Lauryn Hill’s “Doo-Wop (That Thing)”. Dem Atlas then declared Lady Midnight as “the best artist in the Twin Cities!” ..… Lookbook Finally, I saw Lookbook a few weeks ago, and instantly made Andrew jealous. While Lara tells me that they used to be called Digitata (quote: "I LOVED Digitata"). I did look around, and it looks like Digitata are still around the twin town, Maggie sings in both band. ..…

POLIÇA
+ Lady Midnight
7th Street Entry
Tue 11/26/2019 (8pm/$20/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

POLIÇA
+ Margret
7th Street Entry
Wed 11/27/2019 (8pm/$20/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

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.

The first will be show will feature Lady Midnight (who we randomly saw at Rock the Garden 2019 in June 2019).

The second is with Margret… who is actually Maggie, from Lookbook and Digitata.

Polica’s tour dates:

11/26/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
11/27/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
02/07/2020 Thekla Bristol
02/08/2020 Manchester Pride Manchester
02/08/2020 Gorilla Manchester
02/10/2020 Saint Luke's Glasgow
02/11/2020 Village Underground London
02/12/2020 Concorde 2 Brighton
02/21/2020 John Dee Oslo, Norway
02/22/2020 Slaktkyrkan Stockholm
03/03/2020 La Nau Barcelona
03/04/2020 Sala Clamores Madrid
03/19/2020 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
03/20/2020 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
03/21/2020 Deluxx Fluxx Detroit, MI
03/23/2020 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto
03/24/2020 Bar le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC
03/25/2020 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
03/27/2020 Webster Hall New York, NY
03/28/2020 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
03/29/2020 9:30 Club Washington, DC
03/31/2020 The Basement Columbus, OH
04/01/2020 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
04/02/2020 Codfish Hollow Barnstormers Maquoketa, IA
04/10/2020 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
04/16/2020 The Neptune Seattle, WA
04/17/2020 Venue Nightclub Vancouver, BC
04/18/2020 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
04/20/2020 Harlow's Nightclub Sacramento, CA
04/21/2020 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
04/22/2020 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
04/24/2020 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
04/25/2020 Sister Bar Albuquerque, NM
04/27/2020 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
04/28/2020 Deep Ellum Art Company Dallas, TX
04/29/2020 89th Street Collective Oklahoma City, OK
04/30/2020 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
05/01/2020 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
05/02/2020 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA

Other shows in the area:

Charlie Parr at the Cedar Kikagaku Moyo at Turf Club Cory Branan 2019 Tour Hobo Johnson at First Ave Close Talker at 7th Street Kim Petras at Palace Theatre Read More Charlie Parr Charlie Parr is touring in support of his new album Dog. He is playing a double night residency at the Cedar on Friday & Saturday. Tour dates: … Trapper Schoepp Milwaukeean Trapper Schoepp started things off with a fantastic cover of the classic Jimmie Rodgers’ tune “T for Texas” before moving into … Kim Petras Show up early to check out YouTube star Kim Petras. Petras recently released her her Halloween-themed mixtape Turn Off The Light Vol 1. ..…

CHARLIE PARR
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 11/21/2019 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
Fri 11/22/2019 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
thecedar.org

Charlie Parr returns to the Cedar Cultural Center to play a couple of shows. Both shows are sold out.

The first night (Thursday) will focus on his solo set, while the second night (Friday) will feature a full-band set with Chicago-based band Sanctified Grumblers.

Tour dates

11/21/2019 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
12/12/2019 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
12/15/2019 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
12/17/2019 Top Hat Lounge Missoula, MT
12/19/2019 The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
12/21/2019 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
03/25/2020 "Treefort Music Fest"
03/26/2020 "Treefort Music Fest"
03/27/2020 "Treefort Music Fest"
03/28/2020 "Treefort Music Fest"
03/29/2020 "Treefort Music Fest"

KIKAGAKU MOYO
+ Minami Deutsch
Turf Club
Fri 11/22/2019 (8pm/$17 )
turfclub.net

Kikagaku Moyo will be headlining the Turf Club this Friday, November 22nd.

Show up early to check out Tokyo’s Minami Deutsch, who is touring in support of the new EP Can’t Get There (Höga Nord Rekords).

Tour dates:

11/11 - Saturn - Birmingham. AL
11/12 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
11/13 - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC
11/14 - Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
11/15 - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY
11/16 - ArtsRiot - Burlington, VT
11/18 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
11/19 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON
11/20 - El Club - Detroit. MI
11/21 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
11/22 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
11/23 - Icon Hall + Lounge - Sioux Falls, SD
11/25 - Filling Station - Bozeman, MT
11/26 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
11/29 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
11/30 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR

CORY BRANAN
+ Trapper Schoepp
Aster Cafe
Sat 11/23/2019 (9pm/$15)
astercafe.com

Cory Branan will be stopping by the Aster Café, in support of ADIOS. We last saw Branan in Oct 2016 and said, “Opening up the show was Mississippi-born Cory Branan. It was just Branan and his acoustic guitar as he sang song about America like ‘Nightmare in America’ and ‘Tall Green Grass’ played early in his set. A couple of cover songs, like Richard Thompson’s ‘Beeswing’ were played, but personally speaking, Branan’s original songs are just as good, if not better. Songs like ‘The Freefall’, ‘I Ain't Gonna Go Back’ and ‘The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis’ told great little stories and gave us a glimpse of American life.”

Special guest Trapper Schoepp will open. We last saw Trapper Schoepp in May 2017 and wrote, “As a former resident of Green Bay, I was charmed to learn that Trapper Schoepp’s newest EP was written all about the city’s Bay Beach, an east-side amusement park nestled on the bay that happens to be celebrating 125 years of existence this year. Schoepp treated the Turf crowd to a performance of Bay Beach Amusement Park in its entirety with help from Shades bandmates Justin Krol on drums, Quinn Scharber on guitar, brother Tanner on bass/vocals and a 3-piece horn section lovingly called “The Horns”.”

Tour dates:

11/17/2019 "Voices On The Hudson"
11/18/2019 Haymarket Lounge Boston, MA
11/20/2019 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
11/22/2019 Hey Nonny Arlington Heights, IL
11/23/2019 Aster Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/24/2019 House Concert Sioux Falls, SD

HOBO JOHNSON
+ Mom Jeans, Philharmonik, Nate Curry
First Avenue
Sun 11/24/2019 (6pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Sacramento’s Hobo Johnson will headline First Avenue in support of his new album The Fall of Hobo Johnson (Reprise / Warner Records).

Tour dates:

11/16: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/17: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
11/19: Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
11/20: Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
11/21: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/22: Saint Louis, MO @ Pageant
11/23: Kansas City, MO @ Truman
11/24: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11/26: Denver, CO @ Ogden
11/29: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
12/28: Brisbane, QLD, Australia @ Wildlands 2019
12/28 – 1/1: Lardner, VIC, Australia @ Beyond The Valley 2019
12/28 – 1/1: Glenworth Valley, Australia @ Lost Paradise 2019
12/31 – 1/1: Perth, WA, Australia @ Origin Fields 2019

CLOSE TALKER
+ Waldemar, Goodnight Gorillas
7th Street Entry
Mon 11/25/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Canada’s Close Talker will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this Monday, November 25th.

Tour dates:

11/19/2019 Club Saw, Ottawa, ON, Canada
11/21/2019 The Baby G, Toronto, ON, Canada
11/22/2019 Jillard Guitars, Hamilton, ON, Canada
11/23/2019 The Rec Room, London, ON, Canada
11/24/2019 The Owl, Chicago, IL, US
11/25/2019 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, US
11/27/2019 Good Will Social Club, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
11/28/2019 The Artesian, Regina, SK, Canada
11/29/2019 Palomino Smokehouse , Calgary, AB, Canada
11/30/2019 The Aviary, Edmonton, AB, Canada
12/01/2019 Bo's Bar & Stage, Red Deer, AB, Canada
12/04/2019 The Flying Steamshovel, Rossland, BC, Canada
12/05/2019 WISE Hall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
12/06/2019 Queens, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
12/07/2019 Lucky Bar, Victoria, BC, Canada
12/08/2019 Crocodile Back Bar, Seattle, WA, US
12/19/2019 Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

THANKSGIVING
Thu 11/28/2019

No show scheduled for this national holiday

BLACK FRIDAY
Fri 11/29/2019

Unofficial “Holiday” for shopping

KIM PETRAS
+ Alex Chapman
Palace Theatre
Sat 11/30/2019 (6pm/$33.50)
palacestpaul.com

Kim Petras will be headlining the Palace Theatre this November 30th. Petras’ latest single “Icy” is out now.

Alex Chapman to open.

11/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Avant Gardner - Great Hall
11/17 Brooklyn, NY @ Avant Gardner - Great Hall
11/19 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/20 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/22 Boston, MA @ Royale
11/23 Boston, MA @ Royale
11/25 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/27 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
11/30 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
12/1 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
12/4 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
12/5 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
12/8 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
1/24 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg Main Hall
1/26 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
1/27 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
1/29 Berlin, Germany @ Metropol
1/30 Antwerp, Germany @ Zappa
2/1 Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
2/2 Paris, France @ Le Trianon
2/4 Dublin, Ireland @ Academy
2/5 Glasgow, Scotland @ Garage
2/7 Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Academy 2
2/8 Manchester, United Kingdom @ Academy 2
2/11 London, United Kingdom @ Shepherd's Bush Empire

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Poliça and s t a r g a z e at First Avenue, Minneapolis (21 Feb 2018)

Poliça / s t a r g a z e Setlist Speaking of Ghosts Fake Like Marrow Berlin How is this Happening Angel Lipstick Stains Agree Cursed Reich Something in the Water... (Prince cover) Music for the Long Emergency Poliça Tour Dates 02/27/2018 London, UK Oval Space* 03/01/2018 Rotterdam, NL "Cross-Linx Festival" 03/02/2018 Amsterdam, NL "Cross-Linx Festival" 03/03/2018 Eindhoven, NL "Cross-Linx Festival" 03/04/2018 Enschede, NL "Cross-Linx Festival" Link: On The Record with Channy Leaneagh The relationship between art and politics has birthed unbelievable cultural moments over the history of humankind. With the release of ‘Music For The Long Emergency,’ the Electro-Pop of Poliça and chamber collective Stargaze add their combined voices to the narrative that consumed politics in 2017… and beyond. In the midst of ‘Music For The Long Emergency’ hitting records stores this month, Channy Leaneagh of Poliça shares some incredible records with us that call out Grammy Chief Neil Portnow. From the looks of her collection, she might be calling out his lack of awareness of the greater musical landscape happening outside the United States Top 50 playlist on Spotify. But one can only guess. Let’s get on with Channy sharing her themed list of vinyl, ‘The Folks That Are Always “Stepping Up” 100% Higher: 2017 records that prove Neil Portnow doesn’t know what he’s talking about’.... [ Continue Reading On The Record with Channy Leaneagh ] Read More Poliça The Polica and Stargaze (stylized as Poliça and s t a r g a z e) will be taking their show on tour, stopping by Polica’s hometown on Wednesday. If you were curious about how a Berlin-based orchestra collective ..…

Drastic times call for a drastic musical soundtrack—

Local electronic foursome Poliça has responded with new album Music for the Long Emergency (Totally Gross National Product/Transgressive Records) recruiting European orchestral collective s t a r g a z e as collaborators and playing a hometown album release show to a crowded Mainroom of devoted fans at First Avenue. 

The evening began with the first of two openers, IN // VIA, the newest project from locally-based ex-Dark Dark Dark/RONiiA member Nona Invie, playing a synth-laden dream-pop short set (with the help of Fletcher Barnhill on bass), that blossomed as more and more cinematic, as the set continued.  A self-released EP, meditations, came out last spring, with new music forthcoming. 

Outside of an angry punk band or two, no band in recent memory has started so polarizing before ever playing a note, than Divide and Dissolve, the Melbourne, Australia duo of T//R and S//N (Takiaya Reed –guitar/sax; Sylvie Nehill- drums) who asked for quiet as they began, then Reed went into a verbal diatribe decrying worldwide white supremacy, seeking to empower black and indigenous people, and reminding the mostly white audience, that this was not their land. 

Similar statements were given before each song played, with the expected crowd response ranging from a smattering of applause to cat calls and insults- but inciting seems to be part of their purpose, so in that regard, it worked.  Musically, they play a heavy, low tempo, skeletal doom rock blend meant to incite as much as their statements, with latest self-release being last week’s Abomination. 

After a break, lights dimmed and the venue screen rose to reveal Poliça along with Berlin-based neo-classical ensemble s t a r g a z e playing an enchanting seventy-minute set, encompassing the entire new album (albeit, in slightly different order) and a few additional songs.

Bolstered by the lighting design by Paul “Arlo” Guthrie and expressive dancers Nadine Olmo and Ryan Spencer who would come out for a few numbers starting mid-set, this was clearly a piece of live performance art, the vocabulary of resistance emoted in both audio and visual form.

The collaboration began a few years ago, hedged along by musical matchmaker Kate Nordstrom of the SPCO Liquid Music series with the album coming together soon after recent elections and a concert in Nov 2016 at the Fitzgerald Theater testing the waters on the live version of this unique collaboration. 

The music itself had an air of melancholy (as in the slower tempo of ‘Fake Like’) and at times, dystopia with rage rearing its head on the urgent sounding ‘Marrow’ which showcased dual drummers Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu against the somber string section, which they faced on stage, with Polica bassist Chris Bierden staying mostly in the background. 

 “It’s not our job to give you guys a comfortable show” vocal Channy Leaneagh said, “it’s time to feel uncomfortable” referring both to their opening acts and the tone of the album and live presentation. “It’s good to be cold again… and we know it, that’s why we stay here” Leaneagh said, glad to be back in her hometown, even if only temporarily. 

Brooklyn electro-acoustic producer Daniel Wohl contributed the new ‘Angel’ to the project, a song that starts with a bareness but builds into a frantic, sensory wall of sounds that played to the strength of both bands’ individual sounds. 

The crowd, though not as well-behaved as one in a seated theater, was mostly respectful and rapt, giving both the quiet and loud sounds the ample space needed to be heard cleanly within the room.

‘Agree’ is a sort-of love song, exploring that life goes on, even in darkest times set against the lush strings of s t a r g a z e and the lilting vocals of Leaneagh.  Leaneagh’s ex-bandmate /ex-husband Alexei Moon Casselle (aka Crescent Moon) next came out to lend a vocal hand on ‘Cursed’, a song filled with distortion, sharp strings and rapped verses against a symphonic backbone for a hip-hop-meets-classical stinging result.

The obligatory Prince cover was even cleverly re-imagined enough that many didn’t even recognize the 1982 song from his breakthrough 1999 album (though the percussion work somewhat gave it away), as it turned out to be a novel choice. The album’s title track ended the encore-less night, with Leaneagh singing “this is all I am, this is all I can be” repeatedly to end the song, implying that action is needed and that this too shall pass.

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.

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Poliça at First Avenue, Minneapolis (21 Feb 2018)

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Minneapolis: February 19 to February 21, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 19 to February 21, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Polica/Stargaze On Tour Read More Poliça Minneapolis hometown favorites Poliça were just deemed “America’s Portishead” in Rolling Stone's review of the band’s sophomore album, Shulamith (Mom+Pop Records), but they’re so much more than that..…

POLIÇA / STARGAZE
+ Divide and Dissolve, In // Via
First Avenue
Wed 02/21/2018 (7pm/$27.50)
first-avenue.com

The Polica and Stargaze (stylized as Poliça and s t a r g a z e) will be taking their show on tour, stopping by Polica’s hometown on Wednesday. If you were curious about how a Berlin-based orchestra collective and local fan-favorite band met, read it at news.weheartmusic.com.

The collaboration album Music For The Long Emergency will be released on February 16th via Totally Gross National Product/Transgressive.

Divide and Dissolve and In // Via to open.

Tour dates:

2/15 - North Adams, MA @ MASS MoCA
2/17 - New York, NY @ Symphony Space
2/18 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace *
2/19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
2/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
2/22 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
2/23 - Cincinnati, OH @ Contemporary Arts Center
2/27 - London, UK @ Oval Space
3/1 - Rotterdam, NL @ Cross-Linx Festival
3/2 - Amsterdam, NL @ Cross-Linx Festival
3/3 - Eindhoven, NL @ Cross-Linx Festival
3/4 - Enschede, NL @ Cross-Linx Festival

* solo POLIÇA show

Everything is Terrible! : The Great Satan Terra Lightfoot Tour Poster Read More VHS Between the two VHS documentaries, Rewind This! vs Adjust Your Tracking, the latter is not nearly as complete in its scope. You only get a partial story of the VHS, but to defend Adjust Your Tracking .... Kiss the Tiger Star Tribune’s Are You Local? 2017 Finalist Showcase is this Monday. The contest includes several local bands: Ayvah, Graveyard Club, Kiss the Tiger, Lazy Scorsese, and Nick Jordan. ....

Other shows in the area:

EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE!
Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Mon 02/19/2018 (7pm/$14)
amsterdambarandhall.com

I can’t tell you if I’ve seen the first Everything is Terrible! movie, I’ve either seen a knock off or another Everything is Terrible! film, but I can tell you that they’re a collection of weird found VHS footage. These are the kind of thing that is probably best lost and forgotten by the ravage of time… but for the guys behind Everything is Terrible!, they need to preserve this.

For this upcoming tour, they’re calling it “The Great Satan”, which will showcase some of their 2,000 satanic panic, religious kook, and D-horror VHS tapes…. In an all-new live puppets and costumes.

And if you’ve got an old Jerry Maguire VHS tape, please consider donating it to Everything is Terrible! (they’ve got over 15,000 copies in their collection).

Tour dates:

2/13 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
2/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Brewvies
2/16 - Denver, CO @ Sie Film Center
2/17 - Omaha, NE @ The Sydney Bar
2/18 - Kansas City, KS @ recordBar
2/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Hall
2/20 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
2/21 - Milwaukee, WI @ TBD
2/22 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
2/23 - Bloomington, IN @ The Back Door
2/24 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Woodward Theater
2/25 - Columbus, OH @ Studio 35
2/26 - Detroit, MI @ Ant Hall
2/27 - Toronto, ON @ The Royal Cinema
2/28 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Hollywood Theater

TERRA LIGHTFOOT
+ Kiss The Tiger, Andrew Leahey
7th Street Entry
Tue 02/20/2018 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Guitarist-vocalist Terra Lightfoot is ending her North American show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Tuesday (she’ll be continuing the rest of her tour in her native Canada). Lightfoot is a powerhouse performer, impressing CBC Music, who wrote, “If you haven't seen Terra Lightfoot perform live, then do yerself a favour and get a ticket next time she's in town. Lightfoot is the total package: she can write a hooky tune, rip through a blistering guitar solo and sing the hell out of any song she likes.”

Please note that the female-fronted, five-piece Kiss the Tiger will be performing last on this show.

US Tour dates:

Feb 15 Kansas City, MO @ Folk Alliance International
Feb 16 & 17 Davenport, IA @ GAS Feed & Seed Festival
Feb 19 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
Feb 20 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry

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Minneapolis: July 07 to July 08, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 07 to July 08, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Basilica Block Party The 20th Anniversary of the Basilica Block Party is taking place on Friday (July 11) and Saturday (July 12). I have mentioned before that it's not a great place to see music (because of the talkers.... Brandi Carlile After the first few songs, the band is joined on stage by none other than Brandi Carlile! Carlile actually sang backup on many of Ray's songs, including the encores. … Walk The Moon The latest song, "Shut Up And Dance" was the #1 song on Spotify charts... and it's a good indication of what's to come when they release their sophomore album on RCA Records later this year..…

BASILICA BLOCK PARTY
at Basilica St. Mary
07/07/17-07/08/17 (5pm/$60)
basilicablockparty.org

The annual Basilica Block Party starts next Friday, July 7th and spill over to Saturday. Tickets are $60 per day, or if you bought early bird tickets, they were discounted to $55.

We’re big fans of the event, with Basilica Block Party 2015 as one of our all-time favorite shows.

This year, fan-favorites Brandi Carlile and Walk The Moon will be taking the headliner stage.

Please note, there are three stages and their set time overlaps - so either be prepared to see only partial sets or “camp out” at your favorite stage.

Friday, July 7: Great Clips Stage Brandi Carlile NEEDTOBREATHE John Paul White The Roosevelts PreferredOne Stage The Shins Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Cobi Star Tribune Stage Night Moves Jaedyn James & the Hunger Nick Jordan

Saturday, July 8: Great Clips Stage WALK THE MOON Gavin DeGraw Ben Rector Julia Brennan PreferredOne Stage AWOLNATION Walk Off The Earth Enemy Planes Star Tribune Stage Nooky Jones Jackson & The Roosters J.S. Ondara

Read More Bauhaus As you can see from his setlist (which does not list encores), he had wedged in three Bauhaus songs in the middle of his set. Those songs were well-received... as for most of the well-known songs. . .…

POPTONE
at First Avenue
Saturday 07/08/17 (8pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Poptone is Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail. Joining the duo to form Poptone will be Haskins’ daughter Diva Dompé, formerly of the Los Angeles rock band Blackblack.

We’re obviously fans, so if you grew up in the same time period, you really need to be at First Avenue on Saturday.

For this retrospective tour, Poptone will play songs from all their previous bands, heavily leaning on the rare Tones On Tail songs. Expect to hear dance classics ‘Ok This Is the Pops’ and ‘Go!’

Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh will play music videos before the show.

Tour Dates:

07/06 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall **
07/08- Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
07/09 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
08/03 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony **
08/04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theatre **
08/05 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza **
08/08 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club **
08/11 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage **

Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

HIPPO CAMPUS and POLIÇA
at Bayfront Park
Saturday 07/08/17 (4:30pm/$25)
bayfrontfestivalpark.com

This is a really solid event. If you live in Duluth, or willing to drive from Minneapolis, the show looks outstanding.

We previously have seen all headlining bands before, with Hippo Campus recently in March 2017 and noted, “The buzz for Hippo Campus at their homecoming show was simply amazing. As soon as the band took the stage, a hundred cellphones went up in the air to record every moment of the band. The audience was generally young teenagers, but that is expected for a semi-rare all-ages weekend show at First Avenue. The last time we saw Hippo Campus, they were definitely one of the key attractions to Rock the Garden 2016. Their RTG 50-min set “wowed the many in the crowd who were there to see them play a danceable mix of familiar and some yet-to-be-released songs.” Some of those preview songs are now available on their debut record landmark (Grand Jury Records). ”

This show is presented by First Avenue, The Current, and KUMD. Since this is an open area, so the show will go on rain or shine.

Lineup:

Hippo Campus

Polica

Low

Remo Drive

J.S. Ondara

Read More Haerts Also, as tradition goes, we stopped by the Leinie Lodge Bandshell to catch a little set from Texas-born, Louisiana-based Marcia Ball playing some old time rock and blues on her keyboard. …

Other shows in the area:

07/07/2017 Don’t know how is it that Chicano Batman hasn’t been sued by DC Comics, but the band is thriving with their recent release of Freedom is Free via ATO Records (Billboard consider the album as “Best Albums of 2017 So Far”). Khruangbin will open the Turf Club in St Paul... the event is sold out. Brainstory is also on the bill. 8pm, $20.

07/07/2017 Former Drive By Trucker’s Jason Isbell (billed as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) and The Mountain Goats will be at the new Palace Theatre in St Paul this Friday. The Mountain Goats’ Goths is out now on Merge Records. The show is sold out. 7pm, $49.50.

07/08/2017 Jared & The Mill and Canyon Spells will be playing the 7th Street Entry on Saturday. 8pm, $12.

07/08/2017 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Michelle Branch will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café on Saturday, in support of her new Hopeless Romantic album from Verge Records. No opening band listed on the venue’s website, but her poster shows Haerts. 8pm, $30.

07/08/2017 Today, Philadelphia four-piece, by way of New York, Palm is headlining the Turf Club in St Paul. Their new EP Shadow Expert is out now on Carpark Records. Palberta will open. 8pm, $10.

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