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Minneapolis: July 19 to July 20, 2018

Raphael Saadiq at First Ave Poster Read More A Tribe Called Quest We recently learned that Phife Dawg (from A Tribe Called Quest) passed away on Tuesday because of complications from diabetes. If you were a fan of 90s hip hop and rap, chances were you loved the trio …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 19 to July 20, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

RAPHAEL SAADIQ
+ Ali Shaheed Muhammad
First Avenue
Fri 07/20/2018 (8pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

Oscar-Nominated & Grammy-Winning Raphael Saadiq (formerly of A Tribe Called Quest, Tony! Toni! Toné! and The Ummah) is one of hottest song writer/producer for other R&B artists (John Legend, Chromeo, Justin Timberlake to name a few). This summer, Saadig will be doing a headlining tour, and he’s bringing his former Tribe bandmate Ali Shaheed Muhammad to First Avenue this Friday, July 20th. This should be a fun reunion for Tribe fans... especially for any Prince fan in Minneapolis. You may remember that Saadig was part of Sheila E.’s backing band and they went on tour with the Purple One. This should be a very memorable night.

Tour dates:

7/20 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ++
7/21 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
7/22 Detroit, MI - MOCAD **
7/24 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ++
7/25 New York, NY - Damrosch Park Bandshell
7/26 Boston, MA - Royale ++
7/27 Washington, DC - Kennedy Center ++

++with Ali Shaheed Muhammad
**with Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Tunde Olaniran

Sylvan Esso at Surly Poster Howlin Rain Poster Dent May 2018 Poster Jøur at Music in the Parks Read More Dent May Dent May knows he sorta-kinda-maybe sounds like Jens Lekman, thank you very much. He also gets the Stephen Merritt reference, and although the mild-mannered Mississippi native is flattered by the association, … Sylvan Esso Sylvan Esso have sold out. The band was recently in Minneapolis at the second annual 10 Thousand Sounds Music Festival, which we caught the "up-and-coming dreamy indie-folk duo" last year, when they only had a handful of songs.…

Other shows in the area:

SYLVAN ESSO
+ Collections of Colonies of Bees
Surly Brewing Co.
Fri 07/20/2018 (5:30pm/$35/Sold Out)
surlybrewing.com

The popular Sylvan Esso is back in town, this time selling out the Surly Brewing Festival Field. We caught the duo (vocalist Amelia Meath and beats maker Nick Sanborn) in 2013 and didn’t realize how popular they quickly rose.

Show up early to see Collections of Colonies of Bees.

Tour dates:

7/12/18 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
7/13/18 - Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Amph
7/14/18 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amph
7/16/18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
7/18/18 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amph
7/20/18 - Minneapolis, MN - Surly Brewing Co.
7/21/18 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
7/22/18 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
7/23/18 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
7/26/18 - Washington, DC - Anthem
7/27/18 - Philadelphia, PA - XPN Fest
7/28/18 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
7/30/18 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
7/31/18 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall
8/01/18 - Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall
8/02/18 - Burlington, VT - The Green

HOWLIN RAIN
+ Mountain Movers
7th Street Entry
Thu 07/19/2018 (8pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Oakland, California’s Howlin Rain will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Thursday, July 19th, in support of their fifth album The Alligator Bride (Silver Current Records).

Tour dates:

June 15 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
June 16 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
June 17 - Vancouver, Canada - The Astoria
July 11 - Washington, DC - DC9 **
July 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's **
July 13 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl ^^
July 14 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl ^^
July 15 - Columbus, OH - Ace Of Cups
July 17 - St. Louis, MO - Ready Room **
July 18 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel **
July 19 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry **
July 20 - Milwaukee, WI- The Cooperage **
July 21 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern **
July 22 - Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub **
July 23 - Detroit, MI - El Club **
July 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe **
July 25 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern **
July 26 - Northampton, MA - The Root Cellar **
July 27 - Jersey Hall, NJ - Monty Hall **
August 1 - Chico, CA - Naked Lounge

** with Mountain Movers
^^ with Grateful Shred, Mapache

DENT MAY / SHANNON LAY
+ Monica LaPlante
Mortimer's Bar & Restaurant
Thu 07/19/2018 (9pm/$8)
mortimersbar.com

Dent May and Shannon Lay will be stopping by Mortimer's Bar & Restaurant on

We caught May last year and said he had a Minneapolis connection: “Speaking of local support, joining Los Angeles, by the way of Mississippi, Dent May on stage were two ex-locals Rupert Angeleyes and Joey Joey Michaels. Apparently Rupert and Joey Joey have relocated to Los Angeles as housemates, and met up with Dent May, who was in need of a touring band for his new record Across the Multiverse (Carpark Records).”

Tour dates:

7/15: La Vitrola - Montreal, QC
7/16: Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON
7/17: PJ's Lager House - Detroit, MI
7/18: Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
7/19: Mortimers - Minneapolis, MN
7/20: Slowdown - Omaha, NE
7/21: Lost Lake - Denver, CO
7/23: Monarch - El Paso, TX
7/24: Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
7/25: Soda Bar - San Diego, CA

MUSIC IN THE PARKS
feat Jøur
Lake Harriet Bandshell
Thu 07/19/2018 (7:30pm/free)
minneapolisparks.org

Every summer you can find free Music & Movies in the Parks at various Minneapolis parks. Coming up on July 19th is Jøur (formerly known as Jourdan Myers). Jøur’s second single “Black Hole” is being released July 20th, while the album Chiaroscuro will be coming out Sept. 28th, 2018.

Jøur’s next gig after this will be with Alex Schaaf at the Turf Club in St Paul on August 29.

Lake Harriet Bandshell’s Music & Movies in the Parks schedule:

16 Jul Dan Israel
17 Jul Calhoun Isles Community Band
19 Jul JØUR
20 Jul Minnesota Sinfonia
21 Jul Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
22 Jul Matt Silverberg
22 Jul Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
23 Jul Paul Barry & the Ace Tones
24 Jul Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis
26 Jul Andriana Lehr
27 Jul DIVES
28 Jul Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
29 Jul Ecuador Manta
29 Jul Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
30 Jul Sherwin Linton

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Minneapolis: August 26 to August 31, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 26 to August 31, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

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. … Nicholas Krgovich Mastheim's last holiday album Chris Mastheim Is Here came out in 2011. Chris Mastheim normally release music under his other name Nicholas Krgovich. …

LAETITIA SADIER SOURCE ENSEMBLE
at 7th Street Entry
Monday 08/28/2017 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

French singer Lætitia Sadier (from Stereolab) is back in town, this time billed as the Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble. Her latest record Find Me Finding You is available now on Drag Records.

We previously caught Sadier in 2012 and noted, “Lætitia Sadier came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of her latest album, Silencio, out now via Drag City. For those not familiar with Sadier, she is, or rather was, the main singer of Stereolab, a band from London. The band was mostly known for loungey keyboard pop sound with Sadier's distinctive French accent (either sung in French or English).”

Nicholas Krgovich (who we previously mentioned that he also goes by Chris Mastheim in 2014) and DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission) to open.

Tour dates:

8/19/17 Pico Union Project, Los Angeles, CA
8/20/17 The Chapel, San Francisco, CA
8/22/17 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
8/23/17 Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
8/24/17 Neurolux, Boise, ID
8/25/17 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
8/26/17 Lost Lake, Denver, CO
8/28/17 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
8/29/17 Schuba's, Chicago, IL
8/30/17 El Club, Detroit, MI
9/01/17 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
9/02/17 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
9/03/17 BSP, Kingston, NY
9/05/17 Great Scott, Allston, MA
9/20/17 - 9/23/17 International Festival Of Psychedelia

Read More Midnight Oil I am an enthusiastic Midnight Oil fan! Purchasing "Essential Oils" is a little redundant for me. I already own all the albums this release is compiled from! Still, it is exciting ...

MIDNIGHT OIL
at First Avenue
Tuesday 08/29/2017 (7pm/$50)
first-avenue.com

The legendary, politically-conscious Australian band Midnight Oil will be making a rare appearance in Minneapolis on Tuesday (over 15 years!). The time has come, a fact's a fact!

If you’re wondering about the long gap in touring, the band broke up in 2002 when vocalist Peter Garrett decided to focus on a solo career.

The Oils reformed in 2009 for a few one-off gigs, but only as of February 2017, did they decide to embark on “The Great Circle 2017” tour. All initial U.S. dates were immediately sold out. Luckily, the band decided to add a few more dates before they call it a day. The iconic group’s last stop on the 2017 tour will be at First Avenue.

To celebrate their return, the group is releasing a new box set to coincide with the tour. The Vinyl Collection will contain all their studio LPs and EPs, plus CDs and music videos.

Melbourne’s The Living End will open.

Tour dates:

08/19 | The Greek Amphitheatre | Los Angeles, CA
08/21 | Terminal 5 | New York, NY
08/23 | Place des Arts | Montreal
08/25 | Budweiser Stage | Toronto
08/27 | House of Blues | Cleveland, OH
08/29 | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN

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Other shows in the area:

08/26/2017 Louden Swain (that Supernatural-related band featuring singer/guitarist Rob Benedict, bassist Michael Borja, guitarist Billy Moran, and drummer Stephen Norton) will be playing a special “Saturday Night Special” show at the Minnesota Convention Center on Saturday. Unlike the last time we saw them in 2015, this will be a full-blown 90 plus show, as part of Creation Entertainment's Salute To Supernatural fan convention. 10pm, $85

08/27/2017 Endless Boogie (led by singer/guitarist Paul Major) is headlining the 7th St Entry. No opening band listed as of this writing. 7:30pm, $10

08/27/2017 Nyck (full name Nyck Caution) and Pro Era's Kirk Knight, together they are Nyck @ Knight. The collaborative duo will be headlining the Cabooze this Sunday. 5pm, $20

08/29/2017 Kevin Morby will be at the Turf Club in St Paul on Tuesday. He’s bringing Shannon Lay to open. 7:30pm, $15

08/29/2017 Vérité is back in town at the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday. The popular singer sold out the show. Tigertown to open. 7pm, $12/Sold Out

08/31/2017 Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum artist, fashion disruptor, and "King of Teens" Lil Yachty is closing out the month at the Myth. Reo Cragun will open. 7pm, $29.50

08/31/2017 Bleached is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Thursday. This might be the warmup show before their full Fall 2017 show with The Dirty Nil. 7:30pm, $14

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