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The Smashing Pumpkins w PVRIS at Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO (2024-08-14)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS SETLIST walk-on into music:  Atum The Everlasting Gaze Doomsday Clock Zoo Station (U2 cover) Today Thru the Eyes of Ruby Spellbinding Tonight, Tonight That Which Animates the Spirit Ava Adore Disarm Springtimes Mayonaise Bullet With Butterfly Wings Empires Beguiled 1979 Rhinoceros Jellybelly Gossamer/Spaniards (Billy Corgan solo song) Cherub Rock Zero PVRIS SETLIST GOOD ENEMY ANIMAL Dead Weight White Noise HYPE ZOMBIES What's Wrong Oil & Water Burn the Witch Nightmare Hallucinations My House GODDESS  THE SMASHING PUMPKINS TOUR DATES August 16 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fair* August 17 Minneapolis, MN Target Field# August 18 Sioux City, IA Hard Rock Hotel & Casino* August 20 Waukee, IA Vibrant Music Hall^ August 21 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre* August 22 Cincinnati, OH Great American Ballpark# August 24 Milwaukee, WI American Family Field# August 27 Simpsonville, SC CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park* August 28 Atlanta, GA Truist Park# August 30 Nashville, TN GEODIS Park# September 1 Pittsburgh, PA PNC Park# September 2 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium# September 4 Detroit, MI Comerica Park# September 7 Denver, CO Coors Field# September 10 Southaven, MS BankPlus Amphitheater* September 11 Arlington, TX Globe Life Field# September 14 Inglewood, CA SoFi Stadium# September 18 Phoenix, AZ Chase Field# September 20 San Francisco, CA Oracle Park# September 21 Reno, NV Grand Theatre^ September 23 Seattle, WA T-Mobile Park# September 24 Airway Heights, WA BECU Live Outdoor Venue^ September 25 Portland, OR Providence Park# September 27 Las Vegas, NV BleauLive Theater* September 28 San Diego, CA Petco Park# November 1 Brasilia, Brazil Mané Garrincha Stadium November 3 São Paulo, Brazil Espaço Unimed November 5 Villa Crespo, Argentina Movistar Arena November 8-9 Huechuraba, Chile Fauna Primavera 2024 November 10 Cercado De Lima, Peru Estadio Nacional November 12 Quito, Ecuador Coliseo General Rumiñahui November 14 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Arena November 16 Guácima, Costa Rica Parque Viva   * = with PVRIS #-= Green Day "Saviors Tour" ^ = with Glorious Sons   PVRIS TOUR DATES Aug 16 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL* Aug 18 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, IA* Aug 21 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis, MO* Aug 27 CCNB Amphitheatre Simpsonville, SC* Sep 10 BankPlus Amphitheater Southaven, MS* Sep 27 Fontainebleau Las Vegas, NV*   *= with The Smashing Pumpkins Read More Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins setup was pretty amazing. They had this gigantic white ball (think Rover from the Prisoner only one hundred time its size and you get the idea) with video and images projected on it

“Wanna go for a ride?”--

The World is (still) a Vampire for longtime alternative rock legends, The Smashing Pumpkins, who brought their show to a near-capacity Starlight Theatre in Kansas City MO.

The band is sort-of on two tours at once-- headlining in some markets, while playing with Green Day, Rancid, and The Linda Lindas, mostly in stadiums, on other summer dates. For Kansas City, the acts played the metro within the same week; but at separate shows, which is actually preferred because this allows the fans to get closer up to their favorite band, than they would in a vast echoing ballpark.

The Pumpkins are on a bit of a resurgence, just releasing new album, “Aghori Mhori Mei,” a guitar-based record full of riffs with a bit of a throwback sound, which is the follow up to the spanning Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts.

Live, there are three of the classic four members (Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain) and a heavy-lifting bassist in Jack Bates, whose father is the legendary Peter Hook from Joy Division/New Order.

They have a solid backing vocalist in Melbourne Australia native (and solo star in her own right), Katie Cole, who shined singing “Springtimes” and the recent addition of Kiki Wong, selected after a public open call garnered over 10,000 hopeful applicants (though she knew Corgan previous) who brings roaring additional guitar muscle.

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But first up were Massachusetts-formed alt-rock band PVRIS, now re-framed as more of a solo project for the lone official member, Lynn Gunn (though longtime member bassist Brian MacDonald still tours with the live version). They’ve been a name for over a decade now, returning with last July’s critically praised release, “Evergreen” (via Hopeless Records) and Lynn still rages with an inner fire (and is a little profane) when performing live.

The band actually hit the stage early, due to a last-minute call by the venue to begin the show early as weather reports indicated possible storms were headed east. After their impeccable timing with similar circumstances at the recent Melissa Etheridge/Jewel show here, we trust their decisions implicitly, but any unaware fans might have missed up to half of this opening set.

The setlist was mostly culled from songs played last year on their co-headlining tour with Poppy (which we caught live In Minneapolis) with a few exceptions like 2017’s “What’s Wrong” and the admittedly hypnotically funky “Nightmare” from 2019. The set would end with the self-empowering anthem from the new record, “Goddess” to deserved applause and cheers.

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The Smashing Pumpkins have been defining their generation’s brand of alternative rock since their Chicago beginnings in 1988, have sold over 30 million albums, and have a pair of GRAMMY® Awards and numerous other accolades to their name, and maybe most importantly, are still releasing quality relevant new music.

Their two-hour headlining set would primarily lean on two albums- the recent Atum and 1995’s breakthrough third and double-length album, 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, which yielded multiple hit singles.

But it was 2000’s “The Everlasting Gaze” from Machina which got things started, with Corgan dressed in his Nosferatu-like black cossack one-piece robe with red buttons, and perhaps in resolute contrast, guitarist Iha to his left and wearing all white.

The stage setup left no real room for a backdrop or any set décor, with the space around and above being taken up by their massive light rigs, some that vertically burned bright behind them, just one almost singularly enough to light up the entire venue.

Fans that arrived slightly late might have thought they were at a different concert as the band struck up a voluminous cover of the opening track from U2’s landmark “Achtung, Baby” album, “Zoo Station” which extended into an early Chamberlain drum solo.

While Iha played mostly head down, his face covered by his dark hair, Corgan could be seen smiling often, sometimes in a playful mood- talking sports (mentioning the Chiefs, of course), kidding Iha about escaping the Midwest and its slingshot weather, and loosely strumming “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas (but not remembering the opening lyrics) ZZ Top’s “La Grange”, and Lenny Kravitz’ “Are You Gonna Go My Way”, to the band’s chagrin.

Like the new record (which no songs were played live from, oddly), the set was very guitar-heavy, especially towards the end with an epic live version of “Gossamer/Spaniards” that showcased Corgan’s guitar prowess.

This approach worked well for Iha as well and for new guitarist Wong- tattooed and dressed in take-no-prisoners lace-up leather, often shredding with a flying V and playing across from Corgan like she’d been in the band for years, instead of since her June 7th live debut.

Banter (except the above) was sparse between songs, as can be the case with Corgan / Iha, but also the impending storm clouds made sure the band stayed focused in working in their entire set, which they managed to do.

After Iha introduced the band members like a fight announcer, the double-punch of hits, “Cherub Rock” and “Zero” would end the evening with a final knockout- no encore needed or necessary, and the band strutting off in a mic drop finish. After thirty-six years, The Smashing Pumpkins can still take us all on a ride worth getting on board for.

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS at Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO (2024-08-14)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS at Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO (2024-08-14)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS at Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO (2024-08-14)

PVRIS at Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO (2024-08-14)

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Minneapolis: June 14 to June 15, 2024

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06/14 They Might Be Giants at First Avenue 06/15 They Might Be Giants at First Avenue 06/16 They Might Be Giants at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More They Might Be Giants The thing about They Might Be Giants is that they understand their fans. They get it; they know people don't automatically rush out to get the latest album, so they didn't bombard us with playing all 25

06/14/2024 Friday

They Might Be Giants
at First Avenue
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06/15/2024 Saturday

They Might Be Giants
at First Avenue
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06/16/2024 Saturday

They Might Be Giants
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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It’s a massive three-day celebration with They Might Be Giants all weekend in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. We are happy to be able to cover TMBG’s Friday and Saturday shows (sorry St Paul!).

As you know, we’re longtime TMBG fans, ever since we heard “Birdhouse in Your Soul”, we’ve book hooked on their strange, smart, and very funny lyrics.

TMBG (14 Oct 2022)

We last saw the band on their long-delayed Flood tour (rescheduled four times!) in Oct 2022 and wrote, “Of course, since they were playing First Avenue, the band had to play the First Avenue song, “Minneapolis”. The song came out in 2004, and tells the story about how “all the guys were having a fight” but all their hatred was left behind when they “took command of the First Avenue Stage… Stage! First Avenue Stage!” Since the band promised to play every song on Flood and also some songs from Book, it turns out that this is a massive undertaking. As you can see from the setlist, they had to break up the show into two full sets.”

Tour Dates:

May 14 Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Theater

May 15 Cincinnati, OH @ Madison Theater

May 17 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic

May 18 Detroit, MI @ The Majestic

June 14 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

June 15 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

June 16 St Paul, MN @ The Fitzgerald Theater

June 18 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theater

June 19 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theater

June 21 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst

June 22 Milwaukee, WI @ The Pabst

June 23 Madison, WI @ The Barrymore Theatre

06/14 PVRIS with Pale Waves at Uptown Theater Read More Pvris The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently … Pale Waves Next up was Manchester, UK band Pale Waves, hailing from the same hometown as The 1975, and signed to their imprint, Dirty Hit, with the band’s Matt Healy and George Daniels recruited to contribute production on their single, ‘There’s a Honey’. …

06/14/2024 Friday

PVRIS
with Pale Waves
at Uptown Theater
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Catch PVRIS (Paris) this June 14 at the Uptown Theater, before they head out on tour with Smashing Pumpkins.

We saw PVRIS in Sep 2023 and wrote, “Pvris pronounced Paris is described by All Music as “... dreamy electronica with dark, beat-heavy rock.” They are from Lowell, MA with Lynn Gunn, aka Lyndsy Gunnulfsen on lead vocals and guitar and Brian MacDonald covering most of the other instruments. Actually, it was a little difficult to see what he was playing for he was behind a mound of green bushes. (They were joined on tour by Denny Agosto on drums.) Pvris is supporting their current album Evergreen, which Upset Magazine described as “... flecked with ethereal escapism and a resilient sense of optimism.” The song “Evergreen” most matched this description with a hopped-up reggae beat played on what sounded like an accordian.”

Show up early to check out Pale Waves. The Manchester band, featuring lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie, drummer Ciara Doran, guitarist Hugo Silvani, and bassist Charlie Wood, won the NME Under the Radar Award in 2018. The band’s third album Unwanted came out during the end of the pandemic, August 2022.

Pale Waves (17 May 2017)

We Pale Waves in May 2017 and wrote, “Their mix of electro-pop with jangly guitar is a similar fit as the night’s headliner and they like to also play in minimal lighting, with singer Heather Baron-Gracie looking a bit Robert Smith and sounding a bit Delores O’Riordan. “You’re very welcoming” Gracie blushed halfway through their twenty-five minute set, happy to see fans clap a long to a band they’ve likely never heard of, prior. “I don’t know what’s going on over here” Gracie mused, looking at stage right and the throng pogo-ing with raised hands, “it’s like a dance party”, as the band finished with ‘There’s a Honey’.”

Tour Dates:

Jun 1 Santa Ana, CA, US The Observatory

Jun 2 Sacramento, CA

Jun 4 Seattle, WA, US Showbox SoDo

Jun 5 Portland, OR, US Crystal Ballroom

Jun 5 Portland, OR

Jun 7 Salt Lake City, UT

Jun 11 Madison, WI, US

Jun 12 Indianapolis, IN, US Egyptian Room

Jun 14 Minneapolis, MN, US

Jun 15 Chicago, IL, US

Jun 16 Detroit, MI, US

Jun 19 Toronto, ON, Canada

Jun 21 Boston, MA, US

Jun 22 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts

Jun 26 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club

Jun 29 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade

Jul 1 St Petersburg, FL, US

Jul 2 Lake Buena Vista, FL, US

Jul 5 Houston, TX, US

Jul 6 Austin, TX, US

Jul 7 Dallas, TX, US

Jul 9 Phoenix, AZ, US

Jul 10 San Diego, CA, US Observatory North Park

Jul 12 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern

Aug 14 Outdoor Kansas City, MO, US Starlight Theatre

Aug 16 Springfield, IL, US Illinois State Fairgrounds

Aug 21 Outdoor Maryland Heights, MO, US Hollywood Casino

Aug 27 Outdoor Simpsonville, SC, US CCNB Amphitheatre

Sep 10 Outdoor Southaven, MS, US BankPlus Amphitheatre

Sep 27 Las Vegas, NV, US Fontainebleau

06/15 Hollow Coves with Billianne at Fine Line

06/15/2024 Saturday

Hollow Coves
with Billianne
at Fine Line
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Indie-folk duo Hollow Coves is touring in support of their acclaimed sophomore album Nothing To Lose. The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on June 15, 2024.

Billianne to open.

Tour dates:

June 5 - Union Stage - Washington, D.C.

June 6 - The Foundry - Philadelphia, PA

June 8 - Warsaw - New York City, NY

June 10 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA

June 11 - MTELUS - Montreal, QC

June 12 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON

June 14 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL

June 15 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN

June 17 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO

June 19 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT

June 22 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

June 23 - Ventura Music Hall - Ventura, CA

June 24 - Bimbo's 365 Club - San Francisco, CA

June 26 - Aladdin Theater - Portland, OR

June 27 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA

June 29 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC

June 30 - Capital Ballroom - Victoria, BC

06/15 Nat Harvie with Alan Sparhawk and Brent Penny at Turf Club Read More Alan Sparhawk Opening the show was Alan Sparhawk (of Low). The most interesting thing is that he’s joined on stage with Shahzad Ismaily, from Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, playing percussion instruments and keys, whatever the songs may need. …

06/15/2024 Saturday

Nat Harvie
with Alan Sparhawk and Brent Penny
at Turf Club
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Minneapolis based Nat Harvie is having a CD release party for New Virginity (Boiled Records) at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on June 15, 2024.

The single “Shovel” from New Virginity, stars Nat Harvie & Nancy Sudak (Nat's Mom). Talking about the song, Nat said, “I made this video with my friend Hollis Sparhawk. Hollis is a visual artist and musician in Duluth, MN where I am from. I have wanted to make a film with her for a while, but it felt like a sign when we realized we have the exact same shitty camcorder. A month or so later I saw a picture of my mom, Nancy Sudak, with short hair in the early ‘90s, around my current age, looking over her left shoulder toward the camera, making a face that I might make, looking exactly like me. She used to look like I do now. Maybe I will look like she does now in the future. When I saw the picture I was looking into the past at my current self. With this video I wanted to mirror that experience into the future- her as my later self, me as my current self. With Hollis’ help we shot the video in about two hours, both styled as some sort of alternate reality pop star version of myself. We film each other in the video. We sing into microphones plugged only into each other’s microphones on a short cable. We create a mirror-signal that cancels itself out on the way through the cable to reach the other singer/other self. “Shovel” deals with childhood in a new way for me. I have sometimes participated in the popular queer trope of writing to the younger self to say “It's okay, there is a way to be, there is a good future you can’t imagine with people in it." “Shovel” is different. Here in the video the relationship is flipped – the younger self takes care of the older self, shares catharsis, becomes the self again. Age and experience are blurred. Childhood becomes the future. My mom tells me that when I was a young kid I used to ask her “when am I going to be a baby again?” – I guess that curiosity remains.”

Speaking of Sparkhawk, Alan Sparhawk will open… as well as Brent Penny on the bill.

 

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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Poppy & PVRIS at First Avenue (09/07/2023)

Poppy Setlist BLOODMONEY Church Outfit Bite Your Teeth Hysteria Breeders Knockoff Hard Sit / Stay Her Anything Like Me Scary Mask X Don't Go Outside Lessen the Damage My Microphone I Disagree -- Encore -- Concrete PVRIS Setlist I DON’T WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE ANIMAL Dead Weight Fire HYPE ZOMBIES Smoke LOVE IS A... Use Me SENTI‐MENTAL Monster GOOD ENEMY ANYWHERE BUT HERE Mirrors Hallucinations TAKE MY NIRVANA EVERGREEN HEADLIGHTS Death of Me My House GODDESS Tour Dates Sep 8 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre Sep 9 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant Sep 10 Columbus, OH, US KEMBA Live! Sep 13 Pittsburgh, PA, US Roxian Theatre Sep 14 Cleveland, OH, US House of Blues - Cleveland Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History Read More Poppy Poppy is an alien. I disagree. Poppy is a YouTube AI creation. I disagree. Poppy is just a made-up ASMR internet meme. I disagree. Poppy is a religious cult leader … Pvris The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently … Pom Pom Squad First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. …

It was a night of gogo dresses but first, a T-shirt. In front of me as the crowd gathered was a fan who wore a black one and on the back embossed in white font were three words: GIRLS BITE BACK

Three words to best describe the performers of the Godless/Goddess Tour.

Pom Pom Squad opened the early all-ages show. They are a band from Brooklyn, NY with Mia Berrin on lead vocals and guitar, Shelby Keller on drums and Alex Mercuiri on guitar. They were joined on tour with Alina Sloan on bass.

Berrin shimmered with a silvery fishnet gogo dress that radiated through the first song “Lux”, which felt spry and spunky. And as a shout-out to the venue, they played the beginning sermon of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” before launching into “Head Cheerleader” a song from their debut album Death of a Cheerleader.

They also played a sultry cover of “Crimson & Clover” before Berrin reversed a current trend of throwing objects at musicians by tossing a dozen red roses into the crowd before finishing with “Crying.”

Pvris started the Goddess part of the tour by opening up their set with “I Don’t Wanna Do This Anymore,” which electrified the crowd.

Pvris pronounced Paris is described by All Music as “... dreamy electronica with dark, beat-heavy rock.” They are from Lowell, MA with Lynn Gunn, aka Lyndsy Gunnulfsen on lead vocals and guitar and Brian MacDonald covering most of the other instruments. Actually, it was a little difficult to see what he was playing for he was behind a mound of green bushes. (They were joined on tour by Denny Agosto on drums.)

Pvris is supporting their current album Evergreen, which Upset Magazine described as “... flecked with ethereal escapism and a resilient sense of optimism.” The song “Evergreen” most matched this description with a hopped-up reggae beat played on what sounded like an accordian.

The set switched from Pvris’ heavy, industrial side with “Monster” and “Dead Weight” to a more mellow approach with “Headlights” and “Anywhere but Here” which highlighted Lynn’s voice with a nice tinge of vibrato.

Then, the Godless part of the evening.

By the time Poppy took the stage in a baby blue gogo dress and pigtails the crowd had filled to capacity and they were there to celebrate at the altar of all that is Poppy. But first there was a prayer to assure the crowd that there would be plenty of love, candy, dancing and screaming, which immediately lead into “BLOODMONEY”, a song that gives Poppy the noted distinction of being the first solo female act to receive a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance (2021).

What is there to say about Poppy? Well, she is no shrinking violet. In the “BLOODMONEY” video she slams and throws quite a few extras/dancers with a series of dance/martial art moves. She is also an evolving performance act born out of the fertile mind of Moriah Rose Pereia who first made a name for herself by creating a popular YouTube channel that PoppyTV, which the producer, Corey Michael Mixter, aka Titanic Sinclar, described as “... a combination of Andy Warhol’s pop accessibility, David Lynch’s creepiness and Tim Burton’s zany comedic tone.”

Poppy signed on with Island Records in 2015 and already is releasing her fifth album Zig on October 27th. She even played “Church Outfit” from the soon-to-be-released album.

Like Pvris, Poppy also switched between hardcore to sweet pop music. In some songs, she combined the two musical genres like in “Scary Mask” where she oscillated between uncontrolled screaming to ethereal whispers and back to more screaming.

But it was the pop music laced with metal that brought out the thunderous applause from the crowd. And when she ended the set with the industrial anthem “I Disagree” it was with a roar from her and the crowd.

Photo courtesy of Grant Ivie.

Poppy at First Avenue, Minneapolis (07 Sep 2023) Photo by Grant Ivie

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Minneapolis: This Week (09/10/2023)

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

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09/03 and 09/04 Soul Asylum at Minnesota State Fair Read More Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry …

09/03/2023 Sunday
09/04/2023 Monday

Soul Asylum
at Minnesota State Fair
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It’s Labor Day, and the place to be is at the Soul Asylum show at the Minnesota State Fair.

Even though it’s just Dave Pirner as the original band member (Dan Murphy retired in 2012, Karl Mueller died in 2005, and drummer Pat Morley left the band for rehab in 1984), we still consider that this is pretty much Soul Asylum.

Soul Asylum (05 Jun 2015)

We caught the band in Jun 2015 and said, “The hits came fast and hard from Soul Asylum as tracks like “Black Gold” and “Just Like Anyone” got everyone moving around and singing along - it’s truly mind-blowing just how jam-packed with hit songs Soul Asylum’s catalogue is. The current line-up, which consists of Pirner, bassist Winston Roye, guitarist Justin Sharbono and Michael Bland on drums, have obvious chemistry which makes for some entertaining moments. Pirner enjoys hamming it up for the crowd, skidding across the stage on his knees and joking around with Bland: “Michael Bland likes it when my ass is hanging out of my pants.””

Tour dates:

Sept 3 Minnesota State Fair
Sept 4 Minnesota State Fair
Sept 21 North Tonawanda NY

Bandshell Tonight! Concert Series Series.

Aug. 24 & 25 The Bacon Brothers 8:30 pm
Aug. 26 & 27 Naturally 7 8:30 pm
Aug. 28 & 29 Drake Milligan 8:30 pm
Aug. 30 & 31 Nikki Lane 8:30 pm
Sept. 1 & 2 Celebrating Meat Loaf 8:30 pm
Sept. 3 & 4 Soul Asylum 7:30 pm

09/02 Surf Curse at 7th St Entry Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album …

09/05/2023 Tuesday

Tove Lo
at Palace Theatre
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Originally booked at the Palace Theatre in February 18, 2023… the show has been rescheduled now to take place on September 5, 2023. All tickets purchased for the original show will be honored.

Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo is on tour in support of her fifth studio album Dirt Femme.

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

We saw Tove Lo in Feb 2017 and wrote, “Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group. Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track.”

Tour dates:

08/12 - Flow Festival - Helsinki, FI^
08/23 - Rock en Seine - Paris, FR^
08/24 – Zürich Openair – Zürich, CH^
08/25 – 08/26 – Feelings Festival – Bergen, NO^
08/28 – All Points East – London, UK^
Sep 5 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Sep 6 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Sep 8 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 8 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 10 New York (NYC), NY, US Pier 17
Sep 12 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Sep 14 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Sep 15 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis
Sep 15 Outdoor Atlanta, GA, US Music Midtown
Oct 6 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct 9 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Bellwether
Oct 10 Santa Ana, CA, US The Observatory

09/07 Pretenders at 7th Street Entry Read More The Pretenders You know we love The Pretenders. We reviewed their last album in November 2016 and said, “On this stellar new album, Chrissie Hynde transitions easily from rockers to ballads as ...

09/07/2023 Thursday

Pretenders
at 7th Street Entry
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When it was first announced that the legendary band The Pretenders would be playing the tiny 7th Street Entry, you thought it was a joke. But it turned out that it’s true… the band wanted to play small clubs.

So, yeah, as expected, the show is sold out. And best of all… it’s Chrissie Hynde’ birthday (Sep 7).

The Pretenders’ forthcoming studio album, Relentless will be out September 15th.

Tour dates:

08/21 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park *
08/24 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field *
08/26 – Nashville, TN – Blue Room
08/29 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
08/31 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
09/03 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre *
09/05 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
09/07 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
09/09 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium *
09/17 – Leicester, UK – BBC Radio 2 In The Park †
09/19 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/20 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/21 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg
09/23 – Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival †
09/25 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theatre
10/01 – Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival †
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/04 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy’s and Harriet’s
10/06 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club

* w/ Guns N’ Roses
† Festival Appearance

09/07 Poppy and PVRIS with Pom Pom Squad at First Avenue Read More Poppy Poppy is an alien. I disagree. Poppy is a YouTube AI creation. I disagree. Poppy is just a made-up ASMR internet meme. I disagree. Poppy is a religious cult leader … Pvris The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently … Pom Pom Squad First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. …

09/07/2023 Thursday

Poppy and PVRIS
with Pom Pom Squad
at First Avenue
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Internet star Poppy and Massachusetts’ PVRIS are teaming up in a co-headlining Godless / Goddess Tour.

Poppy is touring in support of a forthcoming album Zig, set for release in October 27, 2023, on Sumerian Records.

Poppy (17 Feb 2020)

We previously saw Poppy in Feb 2020 and wrote, “With a male backing band dressed casually all in white, a row of vertical pink neon tubes separating the rhythm section to the back, and a tall mirrored, lighted box framing the petite artist with braided ponytail in a one-shouldered dark ruffled dress, Poppy took to the stage to the opening air raid sirens from the first single from her new record, ‘Concrete’ to begin her sixty-minute headlining set.”

Pvris (31 May 2016)

As for PVRIS, we saw them in May 2016 and said, “The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently, they opened up for metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon. Regardless of what genre the headlining act was on their past tours, Pvris was able to stand out and make an impression on the generally young crowds. It was nice to see them headline a show and truly shine through their nearly hour long set.”

Pom Pom Squad (06 Mar 2022)

Also on the bill is Pom Pom Squad, a band that we saw in Mar 2022 and noted, “First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. “

Poppy tour dates:

Aug 20 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Aug 24 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Aug 25 Tempe, AZ, US Marquee Theatre
Aug 25 Live Stream - Live at The Wiltern
Aug 26 Las Vegas, NV, US Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Aug 28 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Aug 29 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
Sep 1 San Antonio, TX, US Aztec Theatre
Sep 2 Houston, TX, US House of Blues - Houston
Sep 2 Amora, Portugal Magic Yard
Sep 3 Oklahoma City, OK, US Tower Theatre
Sep 6 Kansas City, MO, US The Truman
Sep 7 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Sep 8 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre
Sep 9 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Sep 10 Columbus, OH, US KEMBA Live!
Sep 12 Canceled Ottawa, ON, Canada Bronson Centre
Sep 13 Pittsburgh, PA, US Roxian Theatre
Sep 14 Cleveland, OH, US House of Blues - Cleveland
Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Nov 26 2024 Postponed Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater

09/07 2nd Annual Tribute to Big Star at Parkway Theater Read More Big Star Big Star is releasing some singles on Record Store Day. This is to coincide with the release of the documentary of Big Star called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me", which you can check out the …

09/07/2023 Thursday

2nd Annual Tribute to Big Star
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

We previously mentioned the first Big Star Tribute show in Sep 2022 … it looks like the second annual tribute show is taking place this week (September 7, 2023).

Details from online listing:

The legendary Memphis rock band gets a second Minneapolis tribute at The Parkway, following 2022’s anniversary show celebrating its debut album.

This year’s show will again feature more than a dozen local musical acts playing songs from all three Big Star albums and selected solo releases.

Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel created one of the most timeless sounds in rock music, and fans such as the Replacements have agreed: they never travel far — without a little Big Star.

Featuring local favorites

Cindy Lawson, Chris Perricelli (Little Man), Dan Israel, Mike & Kiki Lane, Steve Brantseg (The Suburbs), Annie Enneking (Annie and the Bang Bang), Carrie Deans (Heartless), Ben Glaros, Michael Ferrier (Fathom Lane), Brian Just, Joe Fahey, Tommy Bentz, Stephanie Paquin, Maureen Rudd, Theyself, Aaron Seymour, Billy Dankert, Bart Bakker, Scott Allen, Scott Wooldridge, and more!

09/09 Toad the Wet Sprocket at Fillmore Read More Toad the Wet Sprocket Currently on tour with Smash Mouth, the 90's alternative/college music band Toad the Wet Sprocket will be doing a number of side shows...

09/09/2023 Sunday

Toad the Wet Sprocket
at Fillmore
livenation.com

90s favorites Toad the Wet Sprocket is currently on their greatest hits tour… and will stop by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on Sept 9th, 2023. The group remastered their greatest hits album All You Want (Bonus Edition).

Toad the Wet Sprocket (08 Jul 2015)

We caught the band in July 2015 and wrote, “Just a quick history lesson if you're not familiar with this alt-rock/college rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. They formed in the late 80s, and by the 90s, had some breakout hit singles (including "Walk on the Ocean", "All I Want", "Something's Always Wrong", and "Fall Down"). Various reasons broke up the band in 1998, but officially announced they reformed in 2010.”

Tour dates:

AUG 31 / OJAI, CA @ The Canyon @ The Libby Bowl
SEPT 8 / OMAHA, NE @ Shadow Ridge Music Festival
SEPT 9 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ The Fillmore
SEPT 10 / EAU CLAIRE, WI @ Pablo Center
SEPT 11 / TRAVERSE CITY, MI @ City Opera House
SEPT 13 / MADISON, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
SEPT 14 / MILWAUKEE, WI @ The Pabst Theater
SEPT 15 / ROYAL OAK, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
SEPT 16 / DANVILLE, KY @ Norton Center for the Arts
SEPT 19 / MUNHALL, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead
SEPT 21 / FREDERICK, MD @ Weinberg Center
SEPT 22 / NEWPORT, RI @ Jane Pickens Theatre
SEPT 23 / PLYMOUTH, NH @ The Flying Monkey
SEPT 24 / PLYMOUTH, MA @ Plymouth Memorial
SEPT 26 / NEW YORK, NY @ City Winery
SEPT 27 / HARTFORD, CT @ Infinity Music Hall
SEPT 28 / RED BANK, NJ @ The Vogel
SEPT 29 / OCEAN CITY, MD @ Oceans Calling Festival
OCT 1 / CHARLOTTE, NC @ Knight Theater
OCT 2 / CLEARWATER, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
OCT 3 / FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ The Parker
OCT 5 / PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL @ Ponte Vedra
OCT 7 / OPELIKA, AL @ Opelika Songwriters Festival
OCT 8 / NASHVILLE, TN @ City Winery
OCT 9 / HANOVER, MD @ The Hall at Live! Casino
OCT 11 / LOUISVILLE, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
OCT 12 / INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ Egyptian Room
OCT 13 / MEMPHIS, TN @ Graceland Soundstage
OCT 14 / MT. VERNON, IL @ Granada Theatre

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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We♥KC! September 1-6, 2023 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

Read More: Poppy Poppy is an alien. I disagree. Poppy is a YouTube AI creation. I disagree. Poppy is just a made-up ASMR internet meme. I disagree. Poppy is a religious cult leader.

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A little laid back for the upcoming holiday weekend, though the typical return of Irish Fest can fill your weekend plans, with Guinness, Shepherd’s Pie, and the most of the usuals playing live. Or, if you rather unpack your glow sticks and light-up hula hoops, Dancefestopia takes over most of the week, in a remote area in the south metro.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from September 1st-6th.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1

KC Irish Fest Sept 1-3, Crown Center,$30+

Dedicated to promoting the culture, music, character and history of Ireland and of the Irish people who call Kansas City home. Kansas City Irish Fest offers attendees the chance to see some of the top Irish-themed entertainment which includes 150 performers over 7 stages- Gaelic Storm, Red Hot Chili Pipers, The Elders, and more. Everything from Irish culture- shops, beverages, food and activities using Irish themes and traditions can be experienced as well.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2

Memphis May Fire w Catch Your Breath, Another Day Dawns, The Bottleneck- Lawrence, $25-$28

The Denton TX metalcore band (Matty Mullins, Kellen McGregor, Cory Elder, and Jake Garland) makes anthems for the broken, confronting anxiety, violence and more in songs like “Bleed Me Dry,” “Death Inside,” “Only Human,” and “The Fight Within”. evoke the cathartic bombast of the band’s best-known songs, a return to their roots with the seasoned polish earned through years of touring and making music together.

Catch Your Breath is from Austin, TX and the alt-metalcore band combines synth soundscaping, imaginative production, and refined songwriting to their harder sound. New single is “Y.S.K.W” (you should know why) and full-length is the debut album, Shame on Me.

Arrive early for PA band Another Day Dawns (singer Dakota Sean, guitarist Tyler Ritter, bassist Jerome Betz, and drummer Nick McGeehan) have a new album, Finding Peace Through All the Noise, (out October 6 via Century Media), with single "Hesitate." out now.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4

HAPPY LABOR DAY

Dancefestopia feat Zed's Dead, Excision, Subtronics, Sept 4-10, $179+

Escape to the magical Emerald City (aka Lacygne, KS) and find yourself in a world of enchantment, wonder, and bass at this 11^th annual installment of the region’s premier EDM gathering. The high-energy music, arts & camping festival features 200+ artists, five stages, art installations, and more, still a 100% local independently operated and funded.

Shinedown, Papa Roach, Spiritbox, T-Mobile Center, $39.50-$125.00

Only the second date (after StL) of this fall leg of The Revolutions Live Tour, the run will go 26 dates around the country. Shinedown’s single “A Symptom of Being Human” recent went into the Top 25 at Hot AC Radio. Following their #1 at Active Rock song, “Dead Don’t Die.”

The band has also partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to donate $1 for every ticket sold. Still not at their “Last Resort”, Papa Roach continues to carry on, and Vancouver rockers Spiritbox will get things started.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5

Tash Sultana, VooDoo Lounge. $49.50-$188

A 29-date outing for the Australian multi-instrumentalist who earlier this year, released the song “James Dean: following last album, 2021’s Terra Firma.

The Criticals, Sept 5, Encore at Uptown, CANCELED

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6

Poppy / Pvris, The Truman, $39-$80

Why is this not sold-out yet?  The eclectic pair, both with very loyal followings, have teamed up together to announce The Godless/Goddess Tour. PVRIS posted a photo on Twitter with the caption: “PVRIS and Poppy invite you to The Godless/Goddess Tour across North America this summer.”

Poppy’s ‘Church Outfit’ came out recently, marking a new era for the singer – straying away from her previous metal sound and into the world of electro-dance. PVRIS recently announced details of their fourth album and have shared first single ‘Good Enemy’, with front woman Lynn Gunn saying, “I’ve been trying to think less in terms of eras, and just [on] what’s happening in the moment.

3 Doors Down w Candlebox, Starlight, $39.50-$125.00

Post-grunge rockers 3 Doors Down will bring their hard and alternative rock back to KC and have kept regularly touring since their breakout hit "Kryptonite" in 2000. Their debut album, "The Better Life," sold six million+ copies and led to a number of hits, including "Here Without You" as well as hits "Let Me Go" and "When I’m Gone". Arrive early for Candlebox, who just put out their eighth and final album, The Long Goodbye (feat single, “Punks”) as they are set to retire following the tour.

Dance Speaks: New Dance Partners Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity
(500 W. Pershing Rd.), $12

A unique look behind the curtain--

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney invites Dance Speaks patrons to join him in an engaging conversation inspired by the ballet. Get a sneak peek beforehand of a company rehearsal and gain inside information about the production. The program includes an audience Q and A. (5:15-6 p.m. | New Dance Partners Rehearsal / 6-7 p.m. | Dance Speaks Panel)

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Minneapolis: September 7 to September 8

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09/07 Pretenders at 7th Street Entry Read More The Pretenders You know we love The Pretenders. We reviewed their last album in November 2016 and said, “On this stellar new album, Chrissie Hynde transitions easily from rockers to ballads as ...

09/07/2023 Thursday

Pretenders
at 7th Street Entry
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When it was first announced that the legendary band The Pretenders would be playing the tiny 7th Street Entry, you thought it was a joke. But it turned out that it’s true… the band wanted to play small clubs.

So, yeah, as expected, the show is sold out. And best of all… it’s Chrissie Hynde’ birthday (Sep 7).

The Pretenders’ forthcoming studio album, Relentless will be out September 15th.

Tour dates:

08/21 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park *
08/24 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field *
08/26 – Nashville, TN – Blue Room
08/29 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
08/31 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
09/03 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre *
09/05 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
09/07 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
09/09 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium *
09/17 – Leicester, UK – BBC Radio 2 In The Park †
09/19 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/20 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/21 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg
09/23 – Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival †
09/25 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theatre
10/01 – Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival †
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/04 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy’s and Harriet’s
10/06 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club

* w/ Guns N’ Roses
† Festival Appearance

09/07 Poppy and PVRIS with Pom Pom Squad at First Avenue Read More Poppy Poppy is an alien. I disagree. Poppy is a YouTube AI creation. I disagree. Poppy is just a made-up ASMR internet meme. I disagree. Poppy is a religious cult leader … Pvris The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently … Pom Pom Squad First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. …

09/07/2023 Thursday

Poppy and PVRIS
with Pom Pom Squad
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Internet star Poppy and Massachusetts’ PVRIS are teaming up in a co-headlining Godless / Goddess Tour.

Poppy is touring in support of a forthcoming album Zig, set for release in October 27, 2023, on Sumerian Records.

Poppy (17 Feb 2020)

We previously saw Poppy in Feb 2020 and wrote, “With a male backing band dressed casually all in white, a row of vertical pink neon tubes separating the rhythm section to the back, and a tall mirrored, lighted box framing the petite artist with braided ponytail in a one-shouldered dark ruffled dress, Poppy took to the stage to the opening air raid sirens from the first single from her new record, ‘Concrete’ to begin her sixty-minute headlining set.”

Pvris (31 May 2016)

As for PVRIS, we saw them in May 2016 and said, “The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently, they opened up for metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon. Regardless of what genre the headlining act was on their past tours, Pvris was able to stand out and make an impression on the generally young crowds. It was nice to see them headline a show and truly shine through their nearly hour long set.”

Pom Pom Squad (06 Mar 2022)

Also on the bill is Pom Pom Squad, a band that we saw in Mar 2022 and noted, “First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. “

Poppy tour dates:

Aug 20 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Aug 24 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Aug 25 Tempe, AZ, US Marquee Theatre
Aug 25 Live Stream - Live at The Wiltern
Aug 26 Las Vegas, NV, US Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Aug 28 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Aug 29 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
Sep 1 San Antonio, TX, US Aztec Theatre
Sep 2 Houston, TX, US House of Blues - Houston
Sep 2 Amora, Portugal Magic Yard
Sep 3 Oklahoma City, OK, US Tower Theatre
Sep 6 Kansas City, MO, US The Truman
Sep 7 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Sep 8 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre
Sep 9 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Sep 10 Columbus, OH, US KEMBA Live!
Sep 12 Canceled Ottawa, ON, Canada Bronson Centre
Sep 13 Pittsburgh, PA, US Roxian Theatre
Sep 14 Cleveland, OH, US House of Blues - Cleveland
Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Nov 26 2024 Postponed Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater

09/08 Ween at Surly Brewing Festival Field Read More Ween They started playing Ween songs live as a duo, and after meeting drummer Evan Giazman in auditions for NYU jazz programs and Giazman's then-roommate Aram Demirdjian, Whitewash was formed. …

09/08/2023 Friday

Ween
at Surly Brewing Festival Field
first-avenue.com

Push the little daisies and make them come up - yes, Ween is back in town. They are headlining the Surly Brewing Festival Field on September 8th, 2023. This is the band’s first extensive national headlining tour since they re-united in 2016.

Tour Dates:

09/08 – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Field
09/09 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed Outdoors
09/10 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
09/12 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
09/14 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
09/15 – Providence, RI – The Strand Ballroom
09/16 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

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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PVRIS / Lydia / Cruisr at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (31 May 2016)

Pvris Setlist Smoke Mirrors St. Patrick White Noise Holy Only Love Ghosts Fire Eyelids Let Them In -- Encore -- You and I My House Lydia Setlist Take Your Time Riverman Hospital Coffee Drips Knee Deep Past Life Devil Georgia When It Gets Dark Out Read More Pvris Pvris (Paris, not Puris). Bring Me The Horizon On Tour: 10/09 – Montreal, QC – Métropolis * 10/10 – Monster Energy Rock Allegiance 2015 10/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant * 10/13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom * … Lydia Lydia is an indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona formed in 2003. I honestly never thought I'd get the chance to see these guys again. The last time I saw them was pre-2007 … Cruisr Cruisr and Waters opened the show. Both bands were great. Their music sounded good and poppy and it got the crowd warmed up for Misterwives …

Pvris (stylized as PVRIS) is on their first headlining tour... made a stop at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. The band walked onto the stage to the sound of hundreds of screeching fans. For a first headlining tour and only being a band since 2012, the sheer amount of people that came out to support this Massachusetts based rock band was more than surprising. The band seemed more than appreciative of the great turnout for a Tuesday night after a long Memorial three-day weekend.

Cruisr

The show was opened by Cruisr, an indie pop band from Philadelphia even though their music made it sound like they are from California. Their music was upbeat and had an element of surf-pop to it. Cruisr's new single ‘Take That’ came out earlier this year.

Lydia

Lydia was one of the quintessential emo/pop bands to come out in the early 2000's. They toured with bands such as Saves the Day, Armor for Sleep, and so many other bands from the genre. Lydia announced a hiatus in 2010 but returned a short year later. It was nice to see them back. Singer Leighton Antelman still had his extremely distinctive voice but the music seemed to have matured since the early 2000's. Their music was much more mellow than that of Pvris' but still full of energy.

Although the band released Run Wild in 2015, as you can see from their setlist, only a few songs from that self-confessed ‘dark album’ were played, including ‘Riverman’ and set closer ‘When It Gets Dark Out’.

Surprisingly their very early single ‘Hospital’ was included on the set, because that original recording featured guest vocalists Aaron Marsh, of Copeland fame.

The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently, they opened up for metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon. Regardless of what genre the headlining act was on their past tours, Pvris was able to stand out and make an impression on the generally young crowds. It was nice to see them headline a show and truly shine through their nearly hour long set.

Singer Lyndsey Gunnulfsen had the crowd hanging onto every word she sang with her beautifully smooth voice. Even though the music has a hint of straight-up pop music, Gunnulfsen's voice has a bit of edge that changes the whole mood of the music. The crowd jumped up and down to every beat of the angsty teenage anthems and then Gunnulfsen made her way between the stage and barrier, the crowd pushed as hard as they could towards the front of the stage while the parents stood back by the bar.

After playing ten songs including ‘St. Patrick’ (their first music video that they released), the crowd exited the stage but left the crowd chanting "one more song!". After a few moments the band took the stage to play their two current hit songs, ‘You and I’ and ‘My House’ both off of their debut full length White Noise (Rise Records).

Remaining tour dates:

06/03/16 Bunbury Music Festival
06/04/16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
06/05/16 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
06/06/16 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
06/08/16 New York, NY Webster Hall
06/09/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
06/10/16 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
06/11/16 Whitehall, PA Planet Trog
06/12/16 Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose
06/14/16 Columbus, OH The Basement
06/16/16 Oklahoma City, OK 89th Street Collective
06/18/16 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad

PVRIS at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (31 May 2016)

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Rocktober: October 14, 2015

Read More Bring Me The Horizon Bring Me The Horizon have the #1 selling album this week in the U.S. with their fifth studio release That’s The Spirit (Columbia Records). The album tops several U.S. charts, including …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 14, 2015.

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BRING ME THE HORIZON
at Myth Event Center
Wednesday, 10/14/2015, 6:30pm ($30)
mythlive.com

With the #1 selling album in the last week of September in the US for their fifth studio release That's the Spirit (Columbia Records), Bring Me The Horizon successfully sold out the first week of October of their tour. The five-piece band (singer Oli Sykes, bassist Matt Kean, guitarist Lee Malia, keyboard player/programmer Jordan Fish, and drummer Matthew Nicholls) will be stopping by the Myth Event Center in Maplewood next Wednesday, October 14.

Joining them on the road will be Issues and Pvris (Paris, not Puris).

Bring Me The Horizon On Tour:

10/09 – Montreal, QC – Métropolis *
10/10 – Monster Energy Rock Allegiance 2015
10/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
10/13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom *
10/14 – St. Paul, MN – Myth Event Center *
10/16 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom *
10/17 – Houston, TX – KTBZ Buzzfest 2015
10/18 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall *
10/19 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion *
10/20 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium *
10/22 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheater *
10/24 – Monster Energy Aftershock 2015
10/25 – San Bernardino, CA – Knotfest 2015

* w/ Issues, Pvris

Read More Wye Oak Wye Oak will be returning in 2014 with a brand new yet-untitled album from Merge Records, the follow-up to their 2011's Civilian. Singer Jenn Wasner talked to Spin Magazine about the new album…

WYE OAK
at Aria
Wednesday, 10/14/2015, 7:30pm ($25)
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We're pretty excited about the upcoming Liquid Music series, presented by SPCO and The Walker Art Center; and sponsored by First & First. They're not the typical "rock" shows we normally attend, and that's a great thing.

This upcoming show at the Aria is called Spiritual America, a new set of electro-acoustic art songs exploring secular spirituality in America composed by William Brittelle and featuring indie rock duo Wye Oak. Selections of Wye Oak's song will be presented in a new chamber arrangements by Brittelle and revered violinist/composer Michi Wiancko. This should be a very unique re-imagining of Wye Oak's music.

As you know, we're big fans of Wye Oak, having caught the band 2009 and following their appearance to the Fine Line in 2014. Wye Oak's latest is Shriek (Merge Records).

Read More DIIV Next up were Brooklyn-based indie charmers, DIIV (pronounced “dive”). The name might not ring a bell as they’ve just recently changed it (like, today).…

DIIV
at Turf Club
Wednesday, 10/14/2015, 7:30pm ($15)
turfclub.net

The first time we saw DIIV, they were called DIVE (this was in 2012). Literally overnight they had changed their name due to dispute with another band using the 'Dive' moniker.

It is 2015 now, and DIIV is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album Is The Is Are (Captured Tracks). While the album is not available yet, he's teasing us with a new track called "Dopamine", which you can check out on Soundcloud.

One of the band listed to open will be No Joy, who is out on tour in support of their third album More Faith (Mexican Summer).

Also on the bill is Sunflower Bean, who has a new 7" vinyl ("I Hear Voices") on Fat Possum. The band is proud to be recently dubbed one of Rolling Stone's "10 Artists You Need To Know."

DIIV tour dates:

10/10 Boston, MA @ Sinclair ^
10/11 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall ^
10/12 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
10/13 Madison, WI @ Majestic ^
10/14 St Paul, MN @ Turf Club ^
10/16 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^
10/17 Salt Lake CIty, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
10/18 Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^
10/19 Seattle, WA @ Neumos ^
10/20 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune ^
10/22 San Francisco, CA @ Filmore ^
10/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy ^
10/25 Santa Ana, CA @ Beach Goth Festival !
10/27 San Diego, CA @ Casbah ^
10/28 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
10/30 Dallas, TX @ Trees ^
10/31 Austin, TX @ Mohawk ^
11/01 Houston, TX @ Numbers ^
11/03 Nashville, TN @ Exit In ^
11/04 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl ^
11/05 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle ^
11/06 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry ^
11/07 Washington, DC @ Black Cat ^
11/08 New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^
11/14 Santiago, CL @ Primavera Fauna +
11/19 Buenos Aires, AR @ Club Araoz
11/21-22 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital $

^ = w/ No Joy, Sunflower Bean
! = w/ Grimes, Die Antwoord, Camera Obscura and more
+ = w/ Mac Demarco, Empire of the Sun, RHYE
$ = w/ Calvin Harris, Sleater-Kinney, Title Fight and more

Read More Chance The Rapper Chicago's Chance The Rapper with his highly anticipated self released mixtape 'Acid Rap'. The 13 track project features guest appearances by Twista, Childish Gambino, Action Bronson, Ab-Soul .…

VARIOUS ARTISTS
at Various Venues
Wednesday, 10/14/2015
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As usual: too many shows in Rocktober!

Here are some additional shows taking place on this date:

Hiatus Kaiyote will be rocking/rapping/dancing it out at the Fine Line Music Café next Wednesday, in support of their latest Choose Your Weapon (Flying Buddha/Sony Music Masterworks). They are touring until they meet up (and joining) on the 'Family Matters Tour', featuring Chance the Rapper. We're big fans of Australians, so this should be a great show (7:30pm/$16).

Igudesman & Joo (duo Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo) is doing an early and evening show at the Dakota Jazz Club. The show is part classical music, part comedy, and all entertaining (7pm/$40;9pm/$30).

Pedrito Martinez Group will be at The Ordway in St Paul. I do not believe there will be any music involved, as the show is listed as "The Pedrito Martinez Group Lecture - Demonstration"... They are normally an Afro Cuban band from New York (6pm/$7).

The Underachievers is headlining the "Forevermore Express Tour" at First Avenue. Show up early to catch various guests, including Pouya, Yung Simmie, Fat Nick, Kirk Knight, and Bodega Bamz (6pm/$18).

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