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Minneapolis: May 17, 2024

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05/17 Ghost-Note at Dakota Jazz Club Read More Dakota Jazz Club Musical kindship was in fine display on a Friday night in downtown Minneapolis as Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore joined forces at the Dakota Jazz Club, in support … Snarky Puppy Snarky Puppy, Kauffman Center, $29-$89 The fusion-influenced, genre-bending group brings its brand of exploratory jazz, funk and rock to the live stage. The band features a wide-ranging collection of more than 30 musicians known as “The Fam,” centered around bassist, composer and bandleader Michael League. …

05/17/2024 Friday

Ghost-Note
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Groove titans Ghost-Note is currently touring in support of their album Mustard n’Onions , featuring the single “Grandma’s Curtains (ft. Eric Gales).” The album is the group’s first new LP in six years.

The band is led by Snarky Puppy's multi-GRAMMY®-winning duo of drummer-keyboardist Robert Sput Searight and percussionist Nate Werth.

The tour will stop by the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on Friday, May 17th. Please note that there are two shows: an early show (6:30pm) and a late show (9pm). Show up early and grab yourself a delicious dinner before the show.

Tour dates:

May 10 - Thunderbird - Pittsburgh, PA

May 11 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH

May 12 - Rochester Lilac Festival - Rochester, NY

May 14 - El Club - Detroit, MI

May 15 - Bell's - Kalamazoo, MI

May 16 - Chop Shop - Chicago, IL

May 17 - Dakota - Minneapolis, MN

June 15 - Juneteenth Celebration - Ft. Worth, TX

June 28 - Winstons - San Diego, CA

June 29 - Pappy + Harriet's - Pioneertown, CA

June 30 - Lodge Room - Los Angeles, CA

July 4 - Moe's Alley - Santa Cruz, CA

July 6-7 - High Sierra Music Festival - Quincy, CA

July 9 - Cornerstone - Berkeley, CA

July 11 - Neptune Theater - Seattle, WA

July 12 - The Get Down - Portland, OR

July 13 - Oregon Country Fair - Veneta, OR

July 26 - Fuji Rock Festival - Niigata, Japan

August 2 - The Egg - Albany, NY

August 3 - Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, RI

August 5-7 - Blue Note - New York, NY

August 24 - Mountain Sol Festival - Santa Cruz, CA

August 25 - Blue Note Summer Sessions - Napa, CA

September 1 - Detroit Jazz Festival - Detroit, MI

05/17 Tenille Townes with Monique Smaz at Turf Club Read More Ben Rector Nashville-based indie singer-songwriter Ben Rector embarks on a 32-date North American tour (Minneapolis is long sold out), with Austin’s Alpha Rev (“Sing Loud”) in tow as openers …

05/17/2024 Friday

Tenille Townes
with Monique Smaz
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Award-winning singer-songwriter Tenille Townes will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on May 17, 2024.

Her latest song, “Thing That Brought Me Here,” Townes mentioned, “I wrote this song with Ben Rector about my truck that’s become a symbol of the dream for me and a piece of home. It’s the only thing I’ve driven since I started driving and it drove me 47 hours to move to Nashville from Alberta ten years ago. I want the story of ‘The Thing That Brought Me Here’ to live on through a song and I want it to be a reminder to anyone listening that our ambitions are worth holding on to and fighting for. If you would have told the high school kid driving this truck that she’d be living in Nashville writing and recording songs and touring the world, she’d be losing her mind. I never want to let go of that feeling.”

Monique Smaz to open.

Tour dates:

1 May 2024 Salt Lake City UT The State Room

2 May 2024 Fort Collins CO The Armory

3 May 2024 Denver CO Ophelia's Electric Soapbox

8 May 2024 Lexington KY The Burl

9 May 2024 Cincinnati OH Live at the Ludlow Garage

10 May 2024 Cleveland OH Cambridge Room

16 May 2024 Lawrence KS The Bottleneck

17 May 2024 Saint Paul MN Turf Club

18 May 2024 Davenport IA Racoon Motel

19 May 2024 Evanston IL SPACE

Oct 9 – Moncton, NB - Capitol Theatre

Oct 10 – Saint John, NB – Imperial Theatre

Oct 11 – Halifax,NS - Lighthouse

Oct 12 – Fredericton, NB – Playhouse

Oct 24 – Belleville, ON – Empire Theatre

Oct 25 – Guelph, ON – River Run Centre

Oct 26 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall

Oct 30 – London, ON – London Music Hall

Oct 31 – Ottawa, ON - Algonquin Commons Theatre

Nov 1 – Montreal, QC – Burton Cummings Theatre

Nov 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre

Nov 14 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre

Nov 15 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Nov 16 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Nov 18 – Red Deer, AB – Red Deer Memorial Centre

Nov 19 – Grand Prairie, AB – Bonnetts Energy Centre

Nov 22 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

Nov 23 – Kelowna, BC – Community Theatre

Nov 24 – Kelowna, BC – Community Theatre

05/17 Prateek Kuhad at Cedar Cultural Center Read More Prateek Kuhad Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this June 16, in support of his third album The Way That Lovers Do, which is available via Elektra Records. …

05/17/2024 Friday

Prateek Kuhad
at Cedar Cultural Center
first-avenue.com

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad is currently on his “Silhouettes Tour,” a headlining run that kicks off its North American leg on April 25 in Atlanta, GA and wraps up at the iconic Beacon Theatre in New York City on June 1 before dates in the UK and Europe this fall (tour itinerary below).

Kuhad will stop by the Cedar Cultural Center on May 17, 2024.

Prateek Kuhad (16 Jun 2022)

We saw Prateek Kuhad in Jun 2022 and wrote, “Let me start by saying that I’ve never seen so many Hindi at a concert before. That’s thanks to Indian singer/songwriter Prateek Kuhad and his star power, thanks to former US president Barack Obama putting Kuhad’s song “Cold/Mess” on his “Favorite Music of 2019.” I think it’s so cool to see people that don’t normally attend shows on the dancefloor… and I hope they continue to support live music.”

Tour dates:

May 4 - San Francisco, CA - Masonic

May 6 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater

May 7 - Seattle, WA - Moore

May 8 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore

May 10 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom

May 11 - Edmonton, AB - Midway

May 13 - Saskatoon, SK - Coors Event Center

May 15 - Winnipeg, MB - The Park

May 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar

May 18 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall

May 21 - Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz

May 22 - Ottawa, ON - Bronson Centre

May 24 - Toronto, ON - History

May 28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

May 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts

May 31 - Boston, MA - Royale

June 1 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

July 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Venue TBA

05/17 RIDE with Knifeplay at Fine Line Read More Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to …

05/17/2024 Friday

RIDE
with Knifeplay
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

UK’s shoegazing band Ride will be touring in support of their new studio album, Interplay (Wichita Recordings / PIAS).

Ride (09 Feb 2023)

We last saw Ride as part of the excellent double-billing with The Charlatans in Feb 2023 and wrote, “Playing first was Oxford’s Ride, featuring vocalists and guitarists Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, drummer Laurence “Loz” Colbert and bassist Steve Queralt. The band is one of the early pioneers of shoegazing music, thanks to their debut album Nowhere, which came out in 1990. The term shoegazing is used to described the layers of guitar distortions and effects. Its origin is in reference to the many guitar foot pedals (so the guitarist would be staring at their feet to operate the effects correctly).”

Knifeplay to open.

Tour dates:

5/8 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace*

5/9 - Amherst, MA @ The Drake*

5/11 - Boston, MA @ Big Night Live*

5/13 - Montreal, QB @ Theatre Fairmount*

5/14 - Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall*

5/15 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre*

5/16 - Chicago, IL @ Metro*

5/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line*

5/19 - Denver, Colorado @ Gothic Theater*

5/22 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom*

5/23 - Portland, OR @ Mission Theater*

5/25 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox*

9/2 - Belfast, UK @ Limelight

9/3 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia

9/4 - Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Avenue

9/6 - Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill

9/7 - Newcastle, UK @ Boilershop

9/8 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG 3 TV Studio

9/10 - Liverpool, UK @ Invisible Wind Factory

9/12 - Leeds, UK @ Stylus

9/13 - Manchester, UK @ New Century

9/14 - Bristol, UK @ SWX

9/16 - Falmouth, UK @ Princess Pavilions

9/17 - Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall

9/18 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk

9/20 - London, UK @ Roundhouse

9/21 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Halls

9/22 - Cambridge, UK @ Junction

* = with support from Knifeplay

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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The Charlatans and Ride at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 Feb 2023)

02/09 The Charlatans UK and RIDE with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Charlatans Setlist Between 10th and 11th Photo of Setlist I Don't Want to See the Sights Ignition Page One Tremolo Song Can't Even Be Bothered Weirdo Chewing Gum Weekend (No One) Not Even the Rain The End of Everything Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over Let the Good Times Be Never Ending One to Another The Only One I Know North Country Boy -- Encore -- Plastic Machinery Sproston Green Ride Setlist Nowhere Photo of Setlist Seagull Kaleidoscope In a Different Place Polar Bear Dreams Burn Down Decay Paralysed Vapour Trail Taste Here and Now Nowhere Lannoy Point OX4 Monaco Leave Them All Behind Read More The Charlatans The Charlatans have finally made good on their threat of releasing their album for free on the heels of Radiohead's In Rainbows. … Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to … DJ Jake Rudh Playing music between sets was DJ Jake Rudh, from Transmission. As you know, Rudh is a big fan of New Order and Joy Division, naming his radio show after a Joy Division song. . …

Two titans of British rock bands, The Charlatans and Ride have teamed up for this once-in-a-lifetime tour across America in 2023. The bands stopped in at First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on Thursday, February 9th.

Before the bands took the stage (and in-between bands), DJ Jake Rudh from Transmission, played music videos of 90’s British music: Curve, Catherine Wheel, Lush, New Order, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, The Fall, etc.

Playing first was Oxford’s Ride, featuring vocalists and guitarists Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, drummer Laurence “Loz” Colbert and bassist Steve Queralt. The band is one of the early pioneers of shoegazing music, thanks to their debut album Nowhere, which came out in 1990. The term shoegazing is used to described the layers of guitar distortions and effects. Its origin is in reference to the many guitar foot pedals (so the guitarist would be staring at their feet to operate the effects correctly).

Ride broke up in 1996 and the band members went their separate ways. Notably, vocalists and guitarists Andy Bell joined Oasis (which led to being in Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye band). When Beady Eye broke up in 2014, Bell announced that Ride had reformed! We caught the band on their reunion tour at Mill City Nights in Sep 2015.

For this 2023 tour, Ride would play their influential debut album, from start to finish. This also included the three bonus tracks from the CD (which was originally not available on the 12”): Taste, Here and Now, and Nowhere.

The record was played flawlessly, so the band is very well rehearsed. There were no delays between songs for guitar tuning or anything, because they had a dedicated guitar tech running and fetching the right guitar for the right song.

After the entire album was played, Bell said, “That’s the Nowhere album. Now we’re going to play a few more songs… if you don’t mind.”

Of those other songs, the most interesting among them was Monaco which is not officially out yet. The band mentioned that this song is from their forthcoming seventh album, set for release either this year or next year. It sounded really good, more upbeat and aggressive than what we’re used to.

Of course, they saved their most well-known song, “Leave Them All Behind” as their set closer.

The Charlatans (known as The Charlatans UK in the USA for legal reasons) closed out the show. This band, with the help of Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, and James, help launched the Madchester explosion. For this 2023 co-headlining tour, The Charlatans decided to play their second album Between 10th and 11th.

I bought this record when it came out, based on the strength of their Weirdo single, and ultimately tracked down their debut album Some Friendly. Comparing the two records, you can hear the evolution, clearly the better produced and written record was Between 10th and 11th… and it should be the album that define the band.

Tim Burgess (vuart)

When The Charlatans took First Avenue’s stage, you can clearly tell that singer Tim Burgess was having a blast! He’s video-taping the audience with his phone, he constantly had a massive smile on his face (see special vuart), he’s overly animated, he’s doing his funky hand-wheeling dance, he’s inciting the audience to clap… it’s like Tim just stepped out a beach college and he’s going to teach us how to have fun.

Looking at the setlist, you can see that the band left the song Subtitle off their setlist. I’m not entirely sure why they decided to do this, perhaps it was done for creative reasons… much like how the song The End of Everything was moved to the end of the song order.

They played a two-song encore, starting with Plastic Machinery. Before they started to play Sproston Green, Tim introduces the band: “On the drums is Peter Salisbury, on the keyboard is Tony Rogers, on the electric guitars is Mark Collins, on the bass is Martin Blunt. And I’m Tim Burgess.”

If you love early 90s British rock, you really need to make it out see these two excellent bands play. I don’t normally go out in the middle of winter to see concerts, but this Charlatans/Ride co-headlining tour could not be missed.

Remaining tour dates:

02/11 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
02/14 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
02/15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
02/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

DJ Jake Rudh

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The Charlatans: Tim Burgess

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The Charlatans at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 Feb 2023)

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Minneapolis: This Week (02/12/2023)

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

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02/06 Bush at Fillmore Minneapolis Read More Bush British rockers Bush are back on tour to promote their sixth studio Man on the Run (Zuma Rock/BMG). The record marks the band's second studio album to be recorded under its current incarnation (Gavin Rossdale, Robin …

02/06/2023 Monday

Bush
at Fillmore Minneapolis
livenation.com

I believe the upcoming Bush concert at the Fillmore on Feb 6, 2023, is a make-up date for their 2020 tour in support of The Kingdom. As many of you know, 2020 proved to be a terrible year for live events due to the pandemic.

In the 90s, Bush was a massive band… but they broke up after 2000.

In 2010, the band reformed to play their first show in 8 years, and since then changed their line-up and created new songs.

With the new 2022/2023 tour, Bush released another new album, The Art of Survival.

Tour dates:

Jan 28 Reno, NV, US Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
Jan 29 Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Palladium
Jan 31 Anaheim, CA, US City National Grove of Anaheim
Feb 1 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Feb 3 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Feb 4 Denver, CO, US Fillmore Auditorium
Feb 6 Minneapolis, MN, US Fillmore Minneapolis
Feb 7 Kansas City, MO, US Arvest Bank Theatre
Feb 9 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Feb 10 Northfield, OH, US MGM Northfield Park
Feb 14 Boston, MA, US MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Feb 15 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Feb 17 Atlantic City, NJ, US Ocean Casino Resort
Feb 18 New York (NYC), NY, US Manhattan Center
Feb 20 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Feb 22 Louisville, KY, US The Louisville Palace
Feb 25 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Feb 26 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant

02/08 Ready or Hot with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More Kiss the Tiger Sept 20 Kiss the Tiger Bottleneck Kiss the Tiger, Bottleneck- Lawrence, We’re fans of the Minneapolis indie alt-rock band whose third studio release, Vicious Kid, is out now. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention … DJ Jake Rudh Playing music between sets was DJ Jake Rudh, from Transmission. As you know, Rudh is a big fan of New Order and Joy Division, naming his radio show after a Joy Division song. . …

02/08/2023 Wednesday

Ready or Hot
with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The special First Avenue and Planned Parenthood North Central States is putting together a benefit for women’s reproductive rights with their Rock, Runway, and Reproductive Rights show, taking place Feb 8th at First Avenue’s mainroom.

Planned Parenthood writes, “Come together with fellow Planned Parenthood supporters on February 8 for an evening of fashion and music at the most iconic music venue in Minneapolis, First Avenue & 7th St Entry! Ready or Hot raises essential funds that support our vital sexual and reproductive health care, inclusive sex education, and fierce advocacy in Minnesota.”

General Admission Tickets are $100, but does include a drink ticket and gift bag. Next Generation General Admission is $50.

Kiss the Tiger at Bottleneck (22 Feb 2022)

Opening will be Kiss the Tiger, who we caught in Feb 2022 at Lawrence, Kansas: “Next up was a Twin Cities favorite, Minneapolis band Kiss the Tiger, who had their third studio release, Vicious Kid, come out last June and is on their first brief tour outside of the Upper Midwest. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention ever since, named a “Picked to Click” band by former alt-weekly City Pages in 2019.”

Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh will DJ between sets.

02/09 The Charlatans UK and RIDE with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More The Charlatans The Charlatans have finally made good on their threat of releasing their album for free on the heels of Radiohead's In Rainbows. … Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to …

02/09/2023 Thursday

The Charlatans UK and RIDE
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Two of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved bands, The Charlatans (known in the USA as The Charlatans UK due to conflicting name with the American band of the same name) and Ride is on a co-headlining tour - and guess what? They’re stopping in Minneapolis on Feb 9th.

Charlatans / Stereophonics at the Quest (03 Apr 2000)

We saw The Charlatans and Tim Burgess before W♥M existed… in 2000 and 2001: “As you know, I am a big British music fan, so the co-headlining tour of The Charlatans (or as they're known in America as Charlatans UK) and Stereophonics at the Quest in 2000 could not be missed. At that time, I wasn't that familiar with Stereophonics, I was mostly at that show (which I could have sworn it was at the Fine Line Music Café) to see The Charlatans. I loved "Weirdo" and "The Only One I Know", which, when I saw Tim Burgess solo at First Avenue a few years later, he only did his solo music (boo!).”

Ride at Mill City Nights (29 Sep 2015)

As for Ride, we saw them on their reunion tour in Sep 2015, “Reunions are special, not only do the band get back to doing what they loved, but they are also reuniting their fans to come together in one place. Personally speaking, we met and saw so many old shoegazing fans and friends. Some of these fans have not been seen at other shows... but for Ride, of course, they'll come out. Many believed that this is perhaps the last time Ride will play here. Also, plenty of local bands (who were inspired by Ride and the music they help pioneer) came out to the show - in particular Ed Ackerson (of BNLX; Polara) and Two Harbors were spotted at the show.”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ.

Tour dates:

01/ 30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
01/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
02/02 – Boston, MA – BIG Night Live
02/03 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
02/04 – Toronto, ON – History
02/05 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
02/07 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
02/08 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
02/09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
02/11 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
02/14 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
02/15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
02/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

02/10 Bella White at 7th St Entry Read More Bella White Canadian bluegrass singer Bella White is set to release her debut album Just Like Leaving on September 25, 2020. More information can be found on her website …

02/10/2023 Friday

Bella White
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bella White will stop by the 7th Street Entry on Feb 10. She had recently finished her co-headlining tour with Taylor Ashton, and these new 2023 seems like a continuing tour. We first mentioned White’s debut album Just Like Leaving in July 2020.

Bella White is described as “22 year old was born and raised in rural Canada by two musician parents. She was thrust into the world of Bluegrass as a young child (her father is from Virginia) - learning fingerpicking guitar and mandolin and going to jams and competitions on the weekends. And although White isn't a rigid purist, she deeply believes it's her duty to carry this music tradition forward, to keep it alive and turn kids her age onto it.”

Tour dates:

Feb 10 Fri 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN
Feb 11 Sat The Back Room Milwaukee, WI
Feb 12 Sun Rose Bowl Tavern Urbana, IL
Feb 15 Wed Space Evanston, IL
Feb 17 Fri Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA
Feb 18 Sat Slowdown Omaha, NE
Feb 19 Sun Dyck Arboretum Hesston, KS
Feb 24 Fri Wintergrass Festival 2023 Bellevue, WA
Apr 28 Fri Stagecoach Indio, CA
Jul 14 Fri Under The Big Sky 2023 Whitefish, MT

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

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

Minneapolis: February 8 to February 10

02/08 Ready or Hot with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More Kiss the Tiger Sept 20 Kiss the Tiger Bottleneck Kiss the Tiger, Bottleneck- Lawrence, We’re fans of the Minneapolis indie alt-rock band whose third studio release, Vicious Kid, is out now. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention … DJ Jake Rudh Playing music between sets was DJ Jake Rudh, from Transmission. As you know, Rudh is a big fan of New Order and Joy Division, naming his radio show after a Joy Division song. . …

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

02/08/2023 Wednesday

Ready or Hot
with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The special First Avenue and Planned Parenthood North Central States is putting together a benefit for women’s reproductive rights with their Rock, Runway, and Reproductive Rights show, taking place Feb 8th at First Avenue’s mainroom.

Planned Parenthood writes, “Come together with fellow Planned Parenthood supporters on February 8 for an evening of fashion and music at the most iconic music venue in Minneapolis, First Avenue & 7th St Entry! Ready or Hot raises essential funds that support our vital sexual and reproductive health care, inclusive sex education, and fierce advocacy in Minnesota.”

General Admission Tickets are $100, but does include a drink ticket and gift bag. Next Generation General Admission is $50.

Kiss the Tiger at Bottleneck (22 Feb 2022)

Opening will be Kiss the Tiger, who we caught in Feb 2022 at Lawrence, Kansas: “Next up was a Twin Cities favorite, Minneapolis band Kiss the Tiger, who had their third studio release, Vicious Kid, come out last June and is on their first brief tour outside of the Upper Midwest. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention ever since, named a “Picked to Click” band by former alt-weekly City Pages in 2019.”

Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh will DJ between sets.

02/09 The Charlatans UK and RIDE with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More The Charlatans The Charlatans have finally made good on their threat of releasing their album for free on the heels of Radiohead's In Rainbows. … Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to …

02/09/2023 Thursday

The Charlatans UK and RIDE
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Two of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved bands, The Charlatans (known in the USA as The Charlatans UK due to conflicting name with the American band of the same name) and Ride is on a co-headlining tour - and guess what? They’re stopping in Minneapolis on Feb 9th.

Charlatans / Stereophonics at the Quest (03 Apr 2000)

We saw The Charlatans and Tim Burgess before W♥M existed… in 2000 and 2001: “As you know, I am a big British music fan, so the co-headlining tour of The Charlatans (or as they're known in America as Charlatans UK) and Stereophonics at the Quest in 2000 could not be missed. At that time, I wasn't that familiar with Stereophonics, I was mostly at that show (which I could have sworn it was at the Fine Line Music Café) to see The Charlatans. I loved "Weirdo" and "The Only One I Know", which, when I saw Tim Burgess solo at First Avenue a few years later, he only did his solo music (boo!).”

Ride at Mill City Nights (29 Sep 2015)

As for Ride, we saw them on their reunion tour in Sep 2015, “Reunions are special, not only do the band get back to doing what they loved, but they are also reuniting their fans to come together in one place. Personally speaking, we met and saw so many old shoegazing fans and friends. Some of these fans have not been seen at other shows... but for Ride, of course, they'll come out. Many believed that this is perhaps the last time Ride will play here. Also, plenty of local bands (who were inspired by Ride and the music they help pioneer) came out to the show - in particular Ed Ackerson (of BNLX; Polara) and Two Harbors were spotted at the show.”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ.

Tour dates:

01/ 30 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
01/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
02/02 – Boston, MA – BIG Night Live
02/03 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
02/04 – Toronto, ON – History
02/05 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
02/07 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
02/08 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
02/09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
02/11 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
02/14 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
02/15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
02/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

02/10 Bella White at 7th St Entry Read More Bella White Canadian bluegrass singer Bella White is set to release her debut album Just Like Leaving on September 25, 2020. More information can be found on her website …

02/10/2023 Friday

Bella White
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bella White will stop by the 7th Street Entry on Feb 10. She had recently finished her co-headlining tour with Taylor Ashton, and these new 2023 seems like a continuing tour. We first mentioned White’s debut album Just Like Leaving in July 2020.

Bella White is described as “22 year old was born and raised in rural Canada by two musician parents. She was thrust into the world of Bluegrass as a young child (her father is from Virginia) - learning fingerpicking guitar and mandolin and going to jams and competitions on the weekends. And although White isn't a rigid purist, she deeply believes it's her duty to carry this music tradition forward, to keep it alive and turn kids her age onto it.”

Tour dates:

Feb 10 Fri 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN
Feb 11 Sat The Back Room Milwaukee, WI
Feb 12 Sun Rose Bowl Tavern Urbana, IL
Feb 15 Wed Space Evanston, IL
Feb 17 Fri Raccoon Motel Davenport, IA
Feb 18 Sat Slowdown Omaha, NE
Feb 19 Sun Dyck Arboretum Hesston, KS
Feb 24 Fri Wintergrass Festival 2023 Bellevue, WA
Apr 28 Fri Stagecoach Indio, CA
Jul 14 Fri Under The Big Sky 2023 Whitefish, MT

02/10 Before Love Comes to Kill Us - The Concert feat. Twain with Slink Proper and Akedia, M33CH, JAMI, VeRB at James Ballentine "Uptown" VFW Post 246 Read More Twain Opening up the show was Twain, a band that we previously mentioned was led by Mt. Davidson. Joining him were two helpers, Peter Pezzimenti & Ken Woodward. The Minneapolis show was special to Twain …

02/10/2023 Friday

Before Love Comes to Kill Us
feat. Twain
with Slink Proper
and Akedia, M33CH, JAMI, VeRB
at James Ballentine "Uptown" VFW Post 246
uptownvfw.org

This looks like a show by local hip-hop recording artist Twain (not to be confused with Twain, a band led by Mt. Davidson, who we saw in Oct 2016), with a special appearance by Slink Proper.

Here is the full description of the event:

TWAIN Presents...BEFORE LOVE COMES TO KILL US: The Concert
Featuring TWAIN
With Very Special Guest Slink Proper

And Live Performances By:

Akedia

M33CH

JAMI

VeRB

Hosted by Boima Freeman
DJ Kessel on the set

Friday, February 10th
James Ballentine "Uptown" VFW Post 246
2916 Lyndale Ave S.
Doors 10:00pm :: Show 11:00pm :: 21+
GA $10 ADV / $15 DOS

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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Looking Back: September 2015

Read More Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to … These Animal Men Two of the most popular New Wave of New Wave punk bands These Animal Men and S*M*A*S*H recently played at Heaven in London on September 11th. This is TAM's first show in twenty years! … Jenny Hval Norwegian singer, and performance artist, Jenny Hval recently brought her Apocalypse, girl show to Minneapolis' 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, September 1st. … The Maine I've seen The Maine many times before. Last time I went to their show, I wrote about how maybe a concert is just an excuse for the feeling of nostalgia. I was back on the hunt … The Adicts Closing out the show was UK's The Adicts (aka ADX). This was an odd pairing, as there were little crossover fans of rockabilly and punk music. Still, it was pretty exciting to see the band's first ...

Here is the wrap-up for last month: September 2015.

It's a record-breaking September! We covered a whopping 45 shows for the month, with the last day of the month being one of busiest!

Awards:

Busiest Day goes to September 12th for five shows: Damian Marley at Cabooze, The Coathangers at Triple Rock, Low at Electric Fetus (a full set!), Tommy Stinson (The Replacements) at Turf Club, and Vintage Trouble at Mill City.

Best Music Festival in the area has to go to Trampled by Turtle's Festival Palomino (09/19). Technically, we only covered one Music Festival this month, but of all the festivals we went to this year, Festival Palomino is one of our favorites. It's incredibly well-organized and we like the audience they bring in. See our complete coverage (including setlists, photos, recaps, etc.) here.

Once-In-A-Lifetime Award goes to Ride at Mill City Nights (09/29). The last time the shoegazing band was in town was in 1992. If you miss them this time, we doubt they will come back to Minneapolis... well, maybe we'll catch them again in 23 years. Also, These Animal Men and S*M*A*S*H reunite for a special one-show deal at Heaven in London (09/11). If we could afford it, you know we'd catch that flight to London to see these NWONW legends.

Strangest Show goes to Jenny Hval for her performance art/music show at the 7th Street Entry (09/01). Simply unforgettable. Hval reinvented her show from a simple singer/songwriter to a weird commentary on the American exercise and sex culture. Also enjoy some rare vu-art for this show.

Best Value goes to The Maine at Mill City Nights (09/03). The Maine did a wonderful thing and basically said: This show is on us. The show was completely free, which is pretty amazing if you think about equipment rentals, hotel rooms, gasoline, booking the venue, etc. The only thing the band asked was to bring as many people (including non-fans) to see their show.

Most Entertaining Show(s) goes to The Adicts (with Reverend Horton Heat) for their first-rate all confetti show at First Avenue (09/24) and Big Star's Third show at First Ave (09/30) for their amazing all-star casts.

Below are links to all 45 shows we covered for the month of September 2015.

• 09/01 Jenny Hval at 7th Street • 09/02 Lou Gramm at MN State Fair • 09/03 The Maine at Mill City Nights • 09/03 Colleen Green at Turf Club • 09/04 Four Years Strong at Triple • 09/06 D'Angelo at First Ave • 09/08 Radkey at 7th Street • 09/09 Craft Spells at Echo • 09/10 Brandon Flowers at First Ave • 09/10 Mikal Cronin at Turf Club • 09/10 Bayside at Varsity Theater • 09/11 These Animal Men at Heaven • 09/12 Damian Marley at Cabooze • 09/12 Coathangers at Triple Rock • 09/12 Low at Electric Fetus • 09/12 Tommy Stinson at Turf Club • 09/12 Vintage Trouble at Mill City • 09/13 Dear Hunter at Triple Rock • 09/14 Fidlar at Varsity Theater • 09/15 The Cribs at Turf Club • 09/16 Eluveitie at Mill City Nights • 09/17 The Struts at First Ave

• 09/18 Mynabirds at 7th Street • 09/19 Festival Palomino 2015 • 09/19 Astronautalis at Turf Club • 09/20 Uncle Acid at Mill City • 09/21 Noah Gunderson at Fine Line • 09/22 Ibeyi at Mill City • 09/22 D.R.I. at Triple Rock • 09/22 Man Man at Turf Club • 09/23 Lizz Wright at Dakota Jazz • 09/23 Sub Criminals at Skyway • 09/23 Years & Years at Varsity • 09/24 The Adicts at First Ave • 09/24 By the Thousands at Amsterdam • 09/24 Ben Rector at Northrop • 09/25 The Fratellis at Varsity • 09/26 Holly Miranda at 7th Street • 09/26 ZZ Ward at First Ave • 09/27 Breaking Benjamin at Myth • 09/27 John Hodgman at Cedar • 09/29 Ride at Mill City • 09/30 HardDrive Live at Mill City • 09/30 Big Star's Third at First Ave • 09/30 Ash at Nether Bar

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Ride, w/ Besnard Lakes at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (29 Sep 15)

poster Ride Setlist Leave Them All Behind Twisterella Polar Bear Seagull Time Machine Cool Your Boots Nowhere OX4 In A Different Place Black Nite Crash Decay Dreams Burn Down Taste Vapour Trail Drive Blind -- Encore -- Today Mouse Trap Chelsea Girl Tour Dates 10/01 St Andrews Hall Detroit Detroit, MI 10/02 House of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH 10/03 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA 10/11 O2 Academy Leeds 10/12 University of East Anglia Norwich 10/14 O2 Academy Brixton 10/15 O2 Academy Liverpool 10/17 Anson Rooms Bristol 10/18 O2 Academy Newcastle 10/19 Edinburgh Corn Exchange 10/21 Rock City Nottingham 10/22 Institute Birmingham 11/06 Saturn Birmingham 11/07 Fun Fun Fun Festival 11/09 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ 11/10 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV 11/12 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA 11/14 Catalyst Club Santa Cruz, CA 11/15 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR 11/16 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA 11/17 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver 11/19 Republik Honolulu, HI 11/24 Namba Hatch Osaka 11/25 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo Koto-ku, Japan 11/27 Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival 11/28 Neon Lights Singapore Read More Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to … The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes are from Montreal, playing "space rock" with live theatrics of smokes and lights. Guitarist Jace Lasek sings in falsetto, along with bassist Olga Goreas . …

British rock/shoegaze band Ride is currently on a "25" Reunion tour (in reference to their first debut EP from Creation Records), appearing at Mill City Nights... their first appearance in Minneapolis in 23 years.

The Besnard Lakes

Montreal's The Besnard Lakes opened up the show. Before the band took the stage, we're treated to hearing astronomer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan reading an excerpt of his Cosmos book, then, in darkness, the band emerged playing a layered, atmospheric, psychedelic, shoegazing music that went over well with the audience.

We previously caught the band when they headlined the Triple Rock Social Club in November 2013, and wrote they were "space rock". As with their previous appearance, the fog machine and piercing colorful lights played a huge role in creating a beautiful spacey atmosphere (see photo).

Jace Lasek

While the first half of the set mostly featured Jace Lasek singing, his wife Olga Goreas would take over singing duties starting with "People Of The Sticks" in the middle of their 45-minute set. The song was taken from their latest, and fourth studio album Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO, available on Jagjaguwar.

They ended their set with "And You Lied to Me", with Lasek and Goreas jamming together to an explosive end.

Setlist

The last time shoegazing band Ride was in Minneapolis, it was October 5, 1992. After the breakup of Beady Eye, guitarist Andy Bell (bassist for Oasis/Beady Eye) got back with original band members singer/guitarist Mark Gardener, bassist Steve Queralt, and drummer Laurence Colbert, for a Ride reunion.

Reunions are special, not only do the band get back to doing what they loved, but they are also reuniting their fans to come together in one place. Personally speaking, we met and saw so many old shoegazing fans and friends. Some of these fans have not been seen at other shows... but for Ride, of course, they'll come out. Many believed that this is perhaps the last time Ride will play here. Also, plenty of local bands (who were inspired by Ride and the music they help pioneer) came out to the show - in particular Ed Ackerson (of BNLX; Polara) and Two Harbors were spotted at the show.

Right before "Dreams Burn Down", Mark Gardener noted that it's been a long time since they were in Minneapolis, playing First Avenue. Of course, there were plenty of fans in the audience from that 1992 show, so Gardener dedicated the song to those fans and First Avenue.

After two hours of solid music, the show finally ended at nearly 12:30am, to a very happy audience.

Ride's reunion tour will extend to their UK tour as Nowhere25, playing all eleven songs from the record. They confessed that due to different tuning and effects, that the set will be challenging (and not exactly sure if they can even pull it off)... but the show should "sound epic."

Ride at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (29 September 2015)

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Minneapolis: September 28 to September 29, 2015

Read More Wes Anderson I just saw The Darjeeling Limited (released on DVD on Tuesday, Feb 26th). As much as I loved Wes Anderson's previous films, Rushmoore and The Royal Tenenbaums …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 28 to September 29, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

SHINOBI NINJA
at 7th St Entry
Monday, 09/28/2015, 7:30pm ($8)
first-avenue.com

I wonder if South Dakota's Tenenbaums named themselves after the Wes Anderson film? They are stopping by next Monday with Brooklyn's Shinobi Ninja. Ninjas are just cool, everybody knows this.

Big Candy to open.

Shinobi Ninja's tour dates:

Sep 27 Secret Circus North Branch, MN
Sep 28 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
Sep 29 Bigs Bar Sioux Falls, SD
Oct 03 University Of Minnesota Morris, MN
Oct 30 Empire Control Room Austin, TX
Oct 31 Atmosphere Tallahassee, FL
Nov 05 Crossbones Tavern Greenville, NC
Nov 06 Summers Bar & Grill Eden, NC

Read More The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes are from Montreal, playing "space rock" with live theatrics of smokes and lights. Guitarist Jace Lasek sings in falsetto, along with bassist Olga Goreas who counters with a deep . …

RIDE
at Mill City Nights
Tuesday, 09/29/2015, 8pm ($35)
millcitynights.com

Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to play bass for Oasis. Of course, Oasis broke up and Bell moved to Beady Eye (basically Oasis without Noel Gallagher), but we ultimately know what happened to Beady Eye....

So this is really the perfect time for Ride to reunite! Fans who never caught the band in the 90s will finally get a chance to hear Ride live next Tuesday.

Besnard Lakes to open. We previously caught the Montreal band at Triple Rock in 2013, when they were touring in support of Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO (Jagjaguwar).

Tour dates:

09/25 The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
09/26 MidPoint Music Festival Cincinnati, OH
09/27 Pygmalion Music Fest Champaign, IL
09/29 Mill City Nights Minneapolis, MN
10/01 St Andrews Hall Detroit Detroit, MI
10/02 House of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
10/03 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/11 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds
10/12 University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich
10/14 O2 Academy Brixton London
10/15 O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool
10/17 Anson Rooms Bristol
10/18 O2 Academy Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne
10/19 Edinburgh Corn Exchange Edinburgh
10/21 ROCK CITY Nottingham
10/22 The Institute Birmingham
11/06 Saturn Birmingham Birmingham, AL
11/07 Fun Fun Fun Festival, Austin TX
11/09 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
11/10 House of Blues Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
11/12 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
11/14 The Catalyst Club Santa Cruz, CA
11/15 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
11/16 Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA
11/17 The Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, Canada
11/19 The Republik Honolulu, HI
11/24 Namba Hatch なんば ハッチ Osaka
11/25 Zepp DiverCity Tokyo Koto-ku, Japan
11/27 Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival Tsim Sha Tsui
11/28 Neon Lights Singapore

Read More Lætitia Sadier Laetitia Sadier will be performing a new collaborative song with Helado Negro along with performing new versions of other songs. She produces music under her own name and plays in Monade and Stereolab. …

LAETITIA SADIER
at Icehouse
Tuesday, 09/29/2015, 8:30pm ($15)
icehousempls.com

We caught Stereolab's Lætitia Sadier on tour in 2012 at the defunct 400 Bar. Recently, we were lucky enough to have caught her with Helado Nego in March 2015... but she didn't do any of her songs.

That's about to change, as Sadier will be headlining Icehouse next Tuesday with Deradoorian.

We've seen Angel Deradoorian a few times now. She recently released her solo debut album The Expanding Flower Planet on Anticon Records. As we previously mentioned, the former former bassist and vocalist for Dirty Projectors has been compared to Björk.

Tour dates:

9/25/15 @ Portland, OR at Doug Fir Lounge
9/26/15 @ Seattle, WA at The Vera Project
9/29/15 @ Minneapolis, MN at Icehouse
9/30/15 @ Chicago, IL at Schuba's
10/1/15 @ Detroit, MI at Museum of Cont. Art
10/3/15 @ Philadelphia, PA at Johnny Brenda's
10/4/15 @ Kingston, NY at BSP Kingston

Read More Hollywood Undead Los Angeles based hip-hop/metal veterans Hollywood Undead will release their fourth studio album, Day of the Dead, on Interscope Records on March 31st. The album (the band's first since 2013's Notes from the Underground) .…

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 09/29/2015, 5pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Hollywood Undead was previously in Minneapolis earlier in March 2015, but they are back at this all ages 93x-sponsored show.

Crown the Empire and I Prevail to open.

Tour dates:

09/23/15 Edmonton, AB Union Hall
09/24/15 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall Ballroom
09/25/15 Saskatoon, SK O'Brian's Event Centre
09/26/15 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
09/28/15 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Event Ctr. Arena
09/29/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
09/30/15 Sioux Falls, SD The District
10/02/15 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
10/03/15 Louder Than Life Festival
10/04/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/05/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert
10/06/15 Montreal, QC Metropolis
10/08/15 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
10/09/15 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/10/15 Rock Allegiance Festival
10/12/15 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/13/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
10/14/15 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver
10/16/15 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
10/17/15 Green Bay, WI Watering Hole
10/18/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/20/15 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
10/21/15 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
10/22/15 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/24/15 Monster Energy Aftershock
11/14/15 Kink Music Festival

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