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Minneapolis: September 24, 2024

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24 Sep 2024 Soul Coughing at Palace Theatre Read More Soul Coughing The first time I saw Mike Doughty he was playing as the front man for Soul Coughing. It was one of those musical festivals that lasted all day with dozens of bands, and in between Garbage and the Goo Goo Dolls, Doughty …

24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

Soul Coughing
at Palace Theatre
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Influential band Soul Coughing is back together for the first time, in a long time. The band broke up in 2000, but came back together in 2024.

Catch all the original band members (vocalist/guitarist Mike Doughty, keyboardist/sampler Mark Degli Antoni, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and drummer Yuval Gabay) at the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on September 24, 2024.

Mike Doughty at First Avenue (09 Mar 2019)

We caught Mike Doughty (the singer of Soul Coughing) in March 2019 and said, “It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since Soul Coughing released Ruby Vroom. Based on hearing the audience singing along and knowing the album front to back, the album is beloved and hearing the entire album played live is a sight to behold... especially experiencing it with fan’s feedback. You can always tell which songs there the favorites, even for the more obscure tracks.”

Tour Dates

2024 Tour

Sep 10, 2024 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

Sep 11, 2024 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

Sep 13, 2024 The Bellwether Los Angeles, CA

Sep 14, 2024 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

Sep 15, 2024 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

Sep 17, 2024 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR

Sep 18, 2024 The Showbox Seattle, WA

Sep 20, 2024 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT

Sep 21, 2024 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO

Sep 22, 2024 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO

Sep 24, 2024 Palace Theatre Saint Paul, MN

Sep 25, 2024 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL

Sep 27, 2024 Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, PA

Sep 28, 2024 9:30 Club Washington, D.C.

Sep 29, 2024 Roadrunner Boston, MA

Oct 3, 2024 Franklin Music Hall Philadelphia, PA

Oct 4, 2024 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY

Oct 5, 2024 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY

Oct 6, 2024 Terminal 5 New York, NY

24 Sep 2024 Shovels & Rope with Al Olender at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Shovels & Rope Husband & wife duo Shovels & Rope are back on tour, in support of their latest album Swimmin' Time (Dualtone Music). Opening up for them …

24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

Shovels & Rope
with Al Olender
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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husband and wife duo Shovels & Rope (Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent) will be performing live at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul on September 24th, 2024. The duo’s album Something Is Working Up Above My Head will be out September 6th on Dualtone Records.

Shovels & Rope at Utepils Brewery (12 May 2023)

We saw the band in May 2023 and wrote, “Shovels and Rope opened the evening, playing an hour, thirteen song set. A married duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, they are on the road supporting their 2022 album, Manticore, which is Tarot Card showing the head of a man, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion. Or as Trent explained to Rolling Stone: “… naming records is kind of stupid, so why not call our midtempo masterpiece something hardcore.” The duo started off with Trent on electric guitar and Hearst on drums and a small synthesizer, but they soon switched places with “Devil”, which gave Hearst the opportunity to channel her inner Dolly Parton.”

Al Olender to open.

Tour dates:

USA Tour 2024

Sep 11, 2024 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC

Sep 13, 2024 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

Sep 14, 2024 Deer Valley Folk Festival Fort Hill, PA

Sep 15, 2024 The Ardmore Music Hall Ardmore, PA

Sep 17, 2024 3S Artspace Portsmouth, NH

Sep 18, 2024 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA

Sep 20, 2024 Lee's Palace Toronto, ON

Sep 21, 2024 The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI

Sep 22, 2024 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL

Sep 24, 2024 Amsterdam Bar & Hall Saint Paul, MN

Sep 25, 2024 Wooly's Des Moines, IA

Sep 27, 2024 The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE

Sep 28, 2024 Codfish Hollow Barnstormers Maquoketa, IA

Sep 29, 2024 Castle Theatre Bloomington, IL

Oct 1, 2024 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, KY

Oct 2, 2024 Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN

Oct 3, 2024 Music Farm Charleston, SC

Oct 4, 2024 Music Farm Charleston, SC

Dec 4, 2024 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ

Dec 5, 2024 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

Dec 6, 2024 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA

Dec 7, 2024 The Guild Theatre Menlo Park, CA

Dec 9, 2024 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

Dec 10, 2024 Neumos Seattle, WA

Dec 12, 2024 The Commonwealth Room Salt Lake City, UT

Dec 13, 2024 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO

Dec 14, 2024 Belly Up Aspen Aspen, CO

24 Sep 2024 Judas Priest with Sabaton at Mayo Civic Center (Rochester) Read More Judas Priest Legendary metal band Judas Priest is back in the U.S. to promote their new studio Firepower. I believe for this tour, former Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap will be one of the twin guitarist. …

24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

Judas Priest
with Sabaton
at Mayo Civic Center (Rochester)
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Legendary Birmingham metal band Judas Priest will be heading out on their second leg of their Invincible Shield Tour. The tour will stop in “Rock”chester, at the Mayo Civic Center on September 24, 2024.

Sabaton to open.

Tour Dates:

Sep 13 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

Sep 14 – Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort*

Sep 17 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

Sep 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre

Sep 21 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Alliant Energy PowerHouse

Sep 22 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford Premier Center*

Sep 24 – Rochester, MN – Mayo Civic Center Arena*

Sep 25 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena

Sep 27 – Rockford, IL – BMO Center

Sep 29 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life - Festival^

Oct 1 – Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena

Oct 3 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at MetraPark

Oct 5 – Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center

Oct 6 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena

Oct 9 – Everett, WA – Angel of the Winds Arena

Oct 10 – Portland, OR – Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds

Oct 12 – Sacramento, CA – After Shock Festival^

Oct 13 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino*

Oct 15 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater

Oct 16 – Las Vegas, NV – Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood

Oct 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre

Oct 20 – Loveland, CO – Blue Arena

Oct 22 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land

Oct 24 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

Oct 26 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

*Not A Live Nation Date
^Festival Date

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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Nerdin Out Con 2019

Nerdin Out 2019 Special Guests Ming Chen Femi Taylor Yonas Paul Blake Jake the Snake Roberts Hacksaw Jim Duggan Monica Keena Sandi Sellner Read More Nerdin Out Minnesota: NerdinOut Con is taking place in Rochester (Sept 8-9, 2018) from Nerdin Out Guests: Jake "The Snake" Roberts , Ming Chen Comic Book Men , and more ...

We briefly mentioned Nerdin Out Con last year, because we like attending these comic book conventions (read our coverages on MN Fan Fest, MN Toy Posse, Wizard World, Blizzard World, MSP Comicon (formerly Fallcon/Springcon), Crypticon, and C2E2). We didn’t go on their inaugural show, but we did manage to attend their second show - which took place August 10-11, 2019.

The first thing you should know is that it was created by a comic book/pop culture store called Nerdin Out in Rochester, Minnesota. So naturally, their convention also took place Rochester. The city is over an hour’s drive from where we live (north of Minneapolis), so it’s really an effort for us to make it to the show.

The other thing you should know is that although they advertise their price as “low as $10”, that is a little deceiving. That price is reserved for children, adult ticket prices are about $20 ($25 at the door) for adults.

Last, if you’ve never attended these conventions, the admission prices do not include autograph fees or photo fees, etc. However, I would have to add, that the prices for the celebrities at this show are reasonable (about $20-$30 for autographs and $10-$20 for photos).

The main programming for Saturday was for Jake “the Snake” Roberts and Hacksaw Jim Duggan, reflecting on their wrestling days. There was also a costume contest later in the day and a paid comedy show, but since we were attending only as fans, there was no obligation to stay and fully cover the event from start to finish.

From my understanding, everything was improved over last year’s event: more guests, bigger space (there were two very large rooms), and more vendors (merchandise and food sellers).

We were impressed with the turnout (their Facebook page boasts at least 5,000 in attendance) and we loved talking to the friendly dealers (they were always willing to go down in prices). We think the convention can only grow larger and larger every year.

The only problem we have is that the convention is located in Rochester… which is a little too far for us.

P.S., We also checked out the Nerdin Out store, which was located near the convention. We were very happy we stopped by, because we found an action figure that were searching for 12 years. Anyway, the store had a little of everything: toys, back issues, new comics, gaming, and tables for gamers.

Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Jake “The Snake” Roberts

Ming Chen (from Comic Book Men)

Nerdin Out at Graham Arenas Park, Rochester (10 August 2019)

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Living Colour at Down by the Riverside - Mayo Park, Rochester MN (30 July 2017)

Setlist Preachin' Blues (Robert Johnson cover) Wall Middle Man Desperate People Ignorance Is Bliss 17 Days (Prince cover) Who Shot Ya? (Notorious B.I.G. cover) Who's That Glamour Days Swirl (Wimbish bass solo) Love Rears Its Ugly Head Type / Police and Thieves (The Clash cover) Cult of Personality drum solo Time's Up Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine (James Brown cover) Should I Stay or Should I Go? (The Clash cover) Tour Dates 16-Aug-17 An Intimate Evening at the Cutting Room NYC 19-Aug-17 Downtown Hampton Block Party Hampton, VA 2-Sep-17 Triple Play Concert Series New Lenox, IL 3-Sep-17 City Winery Chicago, IL 3-Sep-17 City Winery Chicago, IL 8-Sep-17 City Rock Festival Eindhoven, NL 9-Sep-17 City Rock Festival Leeuwarden, NL 10-Sep-17 MS Connexion Complex Manheim, Germany 12-Sep-17 Backstage Halle Munich, Germany 14-Sep-17 Porgy & Bess Vienna, AT 15-Sep-17 Zona Roveri Bologna, IT 16-Sep-17 Orion Ciampino, IT 17-Sep-17 Live Club Trezzo Sull'Adda, IT 19-Sep-17 Kofmehl Solothurn, Switzerland 20-Sep-17 Matrix Bochum, Germany 21-Sep-17 Le Forum Vaureal, FR 26-Sep-17 The Garage Glasgow, UK 27-Sep-17 Robin2 Wolverhampton, UK 28-Sep-17 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK 29-Sep-17 Rescue Rooms Nottingham, UK 30-Sep-17 Club Academy Manchester, UK 1-Oct-17 ULU London, UK 4-Oct-17 Waterfront Norwich, UK 6-Oct-17 Hangar34 Liverpool, UK 7-Oct-17 Riverside Newcastle, UK Read More Living Colour Cult of Personality: Gramming-winning hard rockers Living Colour is currently touring in support of their forthcoming Shade album. The record was announced in 2014 for a 2015 release date, however it was …

Everything’s always cooler in the Shade---

Ahead of the September 8^th release of Shade (Megaforce Records) , their first studio release since 2009, ‘90s seminal band Living Colour is back on the road, stopping recently in Rochester, MN for an outdoor show in downtown’s Mayo Park , part of the city’s free Down By the Riverside summer concert series.

As the intro music of Prince’s ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ grew silent, the band took to the stage for their ninety-minute set – “It’s nice out here…” singer Corey Glover remarked, “…not for long!” as he and the band that’s retained its same members for twenty-five years (Vernon Reid- guitar, Doug Wimbush- bass, Will Calhoun- drums) began with a twisted version of an almost hundred-year old Robert Johnson blues cover. “A little noisier now, huh?” Glover would say following, looking out at the somewhat surprised townspeople in lawn chairs and on blankets.

Glover’s banshee wail remains mostly intact, the result of the band’s on again/off again touring and his stint on Broadway as a musical actor. Reid’s guitar work is still mesmerizing to behold, and the rhythm section also gets better with age, masterfully blending rock, jazz, soul, and funk, into a mixture that was (and is) one of the most distinctive of their time.

1993’s ‘Wall’ has become an (unfortunately) relevant topic again and the band next dove into a couple songs from 1988’s breakout album, Vivid.  “In a box, where it belongs” was Glover’s answer when someone shouted to ask where some of those vintage outfits were,  as Reid’s guitar spoke in its unique language to intro ‘Desperate People’, with Reid and Glover playfully ribbing each other all night between songs.

Before their dedicated cover of Prince’s ’17 Days’, Reid told the story of the group being in this area the last time, just over a year ago at the Dakota Jazz Club, with Prince dropping in briefly to catch the band’s set.  Two songs from the upcoming album were previewed next, lead single and Notorious B.I.G. cover ’Who Shot Ya?’ done in their trademark sound complete with soundbites, followed by ‘Who’s That’ with Glover crooning its outro.

“Ya’ll wanna dance?” Glover asked, as the band riffed into 1988’s Grammy-nominated ‘Glamour Boys’ and bassist Wimbish shone with his jazz-inspired ‘Swirl’ instrumental solo.  “Did you hurt that guitar!?” Glover would ask after Wimbish finished.  The punk reggae of The Clash’s ‘Police and Thieves’ merged into the band’s biggest hit, 1988’s ‘Cult of Personality’ with heads bobbing and even a few raised fists.

Will Calhoun’s drum solo was part traditional/part electronic as he moved about his kit, and tempo soon thumped up for ‘Time’s Up’ with Glover shouting, “Let’s do this like at First Avenue” with Reid’s experimental fret work working overtime on the song.

Glover had the audience working with their James Brown cover as that segued into another nod to The Clash with a set-ending cover of ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’, a song they often encored with in the 90’s.

With their still-distinctive sound and a new album on the horizon that preserves their core musical identity, yet updates things for modern times, Living Colour shows everything is still cooler in the Shade.

Living Colour at Down by the Riverside- Mayo Park, Rochester MN (30 July 2017)

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