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Sleater-Kinney at Palace Theatre, St Paul (23 Mar 2024)

03/23 Sleater-Kinney with Black Belt Eagle Scout at Palace Theatre Sleater-Kinney Setlist Hell Needlessly Wild Get Up The Center Won't Hold Small Finds No Cities to Love One More Hour Don't Feel Right One Beat Jumpers Hunt You Down Dance Song ‘97 Hurry On Home Six Mistakes Dress Yourself The Fox All Hands on the Bad One A New Wave Modern Girl Untidy Creature -- Encore -- Good Things Say It Like You Mean It Dig Me Out Entertain Tour Dates 03/23/2024 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre 03/25/2024 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman 03/26/2024 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom 03/28/2024 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 03/29/2024 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco 03/30/2024 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield 03/31/2024 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield 04/02/2024 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 04/03/2024 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 04/04/2024 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue 04/05/2024 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Read More Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Black Belt Eagle Scout Black Belt Eagle Scout (the project led by multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul) will be releasing their sophomore album At the Party With My Brown Friends on August 30th via Saddle Creek. …

Portland’s finest, Sleater-Kinney, just headlined the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, last night. The group is touring in support of their eleventh studio album, Little Rope (Loma Vista).

Sleater-Kinney at Riviera Theatre (21 Mar 2024)

This review is partly in association with our friend, Jennifer Juniper, who sent in her report for Sleater-Kinney’s appearance at the Rivera Theatre, in Chicago, Illinois. As you can see from the photo, singer/guitarist Corin Tucker is wearing what looks like a gold dress.

The band hardly spoke, except singer/bassist Carrie Brownstein mention that the Chicago audience was “the best audience so far.” I am assuming by best, they meant turn out and very interactive. I’m sure it could also mean well behaved.

Each stop on the tour, SK had a different concert poster for the show. Unfortunately, the Chicago posters did not arrive to the venue on time, so fans were offered a signed poster if they ordered that poster on their website, as a concession.

Sleater-Kinney at Palace Theatre (23 Mar 2024)

The SK’s Minnesota poster arrived on time, and were sold for $40, with an optional $5 poster tube to protect the poster. The band also offered all their albums on vinyl. Their latest album, Little Rope was also pre-signed, so it was an attractive option if you hadn’t already purchased the record. We ended up buying SK socks, which we’ve never seen this sort of band merchandise before.

If you’re a Sleater-Kinney fan, this tour was merchandised-packed, so plenty of fans bought something to take home with them. We’re talking from experience, as we are longtime fans and have supported the band since 1998, “from the last decade”, as Corin puts it.

First Avenue (14 Feb 2015)

This was the sixth time we’ve seen the band (previously: Rock the Garden 2022 (11 Jun 2022), First Avenue (14 Feb 2015), First Avenue (15 Jun 2005), First Avenue (08 Oct 2002), and First Avenue (15 Oct 1998))…

It’s good to see the band again, especially because we were all under the impression that the band broke up, following the departure of drummer Janet Weiss in 2019. Given near-death experiences with family members, the band decided to get back together and make music again. “Life is short and can end in a second,” Carrie said on stage.

This is partly the reason why Little Rope was released and why they’re reconnecting with their fanbase on this 2024 tour.

The St Paul show was somewhat special, because we got to hear “Dance Song ‘97” live, but done in Low’s version that appeared on Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album.

Carrie explained, “For the 25th anniversary of Dig Me Out, we didn’t want to look back. We wanted to look forward. So, we got other musicians to play our songs. When we heard Low’s version of ‘Dance Song ‘97’… Low made the song the way it was meant to be heard. It was truly transformative, and we dedicate this song to Alan Sparhawk and, we miss Mimi Parker.”

Truly and unforgettable dedication to Low.

Black Belt Eagle Scout opened the show for Chicago and St Paul… with St Paul, sadly, being BBES’s last stop on the tour. They were incredibly grateful to be part of this tour, and often thanked Sleater-Kinney (SK would later mentioned that BBES was one of their best bands they’ve worked with, a list that included Lizzo).

Black Belt Eagle Scout (07 Apr 2023)

We like Katherine Paul (who performs under the stagename) and have seen her at the Cedar Cultural Center and said, “KP demonstrated with “My Blood Runs Through This Land” that she can play a howling guitar, but many of her songs harbored a contemplative state like “Sčičudᶻ (A Narrow Place)” a song inspired by long walks through cedar forests during the pandemic. With “Salmon Stinta” KP and Puckett created a nice dynamic between their guitars with Puckett playing the calm waters and KP the salmon moving upstream.”

Although the last song was dedicated to indigenous people (and any outsiders, minorities), all her songs have similar themes, such as “My Blood Runs Through This Land”, “Indians Never Die”, and “Sam, a Dream.”

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Sleater-Kinney at Palace Theatre, St Paul (23 Mar 2024)

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We♥KC! March 23-31, 2024 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Topeka / Lawrence, KS)

Read More: Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs,

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

Late March already, and Spring is officially here-

Makes for good national acts touring in the KC area, as many bands are coming from Austin TX and SXSW, to continue their respective tours. Fall shows are already starting to announce as well, but don’t think the Summer announcements are done yet either. Outdoor shows are just around the corner as well, as the weather gets and stays warmer. Here’s the lowdown on the remainder of the month.

Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka KS metro musical happenings for the upcoming week, from March 23rd-31st 

(FYI, ticket hyperlinks are embedded in each show’s headline)

SATURDAY MARCH 23

Jim Jeffries (comedy), March 23, The Midland,$49.75-$99.75

The Australian comedian hit the comedy scene with his debut HBO special ‘I Swear to God’ and has since continued to bring his unique brand of anecdotal comedy to other specials including Fully Functional, BARE, and Jim’s ninth stand-up special Intolerant, which came out on Netflix last year.

“This Sydney native is one of the most popular and respected comedians of his generation, entertaining audiences across the globe with his provocative, belief-challenging, and thought-provoking comedy,” a news release from Caesars Windsor says.

Jefferies currently hosts his own podcast series, ‘I Don’t Know About That with Jim Jefferies’ where he spouts off everything he knows about topics unbeknownst to him.

Sun June w Wild Pink, Mar 23, recordBar, $20

Austin TX indie pop band Sun June has a cool named album, “Bad Dream Jaguar” out now, with equally cool named single, “John Prine”. Wild Pink continue to tour supporting their fourth album, 2022’s ILYSM, with this tour leg wrapping in Waco TX, early next month.

Ozark Mountain Daredevils w Topeka Symphony, Mar 23, TPAC- Topeka, $34-$84

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils have been aptly described as “a ragtag collection of hippies, bohemians, and musicians of no fixed ambition.” They have always been indefinable in terms of music genres, producing sounds of country-rock and electric bluegrass all on the same record; writing lyrics both whimsical and poetic, singing harmonies that would send shivers up your spine.

The Daredevils’ formal beginning as a band was in Springfield, MO in 1971, and included musicians Larry Lee, Steve Cash, Michael Supe Granda, John Dillon, Buddy Brayfield, and Randle Chowning. In the beginning they called themselves the Family Tree, then Burlap Socks, and then the Emergency Band. But finally, in a nod to Commander Cody who was one of their musical heroes, they settled on the catchy moniker of Cosmic Corncob & His Amazing Ozark Mountain Daredevils, before finally shortening their name.

Hits include “If You Wanna Get to Heaven” and “Jackie Blue” and see them while you can with the Topeka Symphony, as the band has announced a formal retirement from touring.

Sisters: Jason Blackmore (Molly McGuire) and Mario Quintero (Spotlights) Mar 23, miniBar,$13.15

They’re called Sisters, but it’s actually a duo consisting of Jason Blackmore (Molly McGuire) and Mario Quintero (Spotlights) who have a debut album, “Leecheater” out now on Spartan Records, with newest single, “Black Star”.

'Leecheater,' is a tour-de-force of heavy, atmospheric rock. Featuring powerful, distorted guitar riffs, driving rhythms, and Jason Blackmore’s distinctive vocals, 'Leecheater' is a gripping and immersive listening experience that showcases the band's ability to create big sonic soundscapes that push the boundaries of modern rock.

SUNDAY MARCH 24

Gwar w Cancer Bats, Fuming Mouth Mar 24, Granada Theater- Lawrence,$32-$38

Gwar will hit the road in March 2024 for their Age Of Befuddlement Tour. The tour features Cancer Bats as openers through, with X-Cops and Fuming Mouth swapping spots as co-openers.

"Stopping only to get high in the Pacific Northwest, we will dive directly into the gaping hole of the donut, the American Midwest, before gracing the Dirty South and ending again on the filthy streets of Baltimore! I wonder if we can score crack in the 'City that Reads.' Are You Not Befuddled?"  It's worth noting that guitarist Brent Purgason, who you know as Pustulus Maximus, quit the band earlier this year. No replacement for Purgason has yet been revealed.

MONDAY MARCH 25

Sleater-Kinney w/ Palehound, Mar 25, Truman,$35-$70

The veteran female rockers have added additional live dates, in support of their latest album, Little Rope, which came out in mid-January, via Loma Vista Records.

The follow-up to 2021’s Path of Wellness is billed as “one of the finest, most delicately layered records” in Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein’s prolific discography. But in its complex, ambitious instrumentation is an unimaginable tragedy: Last fall, Brownstein received a call from Italian embassy staff with the news that both her mother and stepfather had been killed in a car accident during a vacation.

Some of Little Rope had been written at that point, but as Brownstein and Tucker brought the material to the studio, all the music they put to tape became imbued with grief. With each vocal harmony and guitar riff, the album navigates loss — not just its initial pang, but how it transforms us and our subsequent relationships forever.

Arrive early for Palehound, in support of their critically acclaimed new album Eye On The Bat. Vocalist El Kempner shares, “It feels amazing to be back on the road again, we’re having a blast on tour! I’m so excited to go back out with Jason Isbell and Sleater-Kinney next year. They’re two hugely inspiring acts. The only good thing Twitter has ever done for me is get Jason’s attention from a viral tweet I had about my dad who’s a superfan and showed up to Red Rocks like 7 hrs. before doors for one of his shows.”

TUESDAY MARCH 26

Bad Bunny, March 26, T-Mobile Center,$81-$451

The international sensation and global recording artist Bad Bunny is out on his Most Wanted Tour, promoted by Live Nation. The 31-city North America arena tour kicked a couple weeks ago in Salt Lake City and wraps with three consecutive performances in Miami, FL.

After becoming the top touring artist in 2022, the 3x GRAMMY winner mostly took a break from the stages in 2023 but now back, the Most Wanted Tour will give attendees a more intimate experience than his previous tour and give life to his latest studio production with the legendary and high-energy stage presence he’s known for. With unprecedented success that has taken the world by storm, ]

He recently made history with his new album, “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana,” as it became the most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 on Spotify. The album has amassed more than 900 million streams and its lead track, “MONACO” hit #1 in 16 countries on Spotify.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 27

THURSDAY MARCH 28

FRIDAY MARCH 29

Trey Kennedy (comedy) Grow Up Tour, Mar 29, TPAC- Topeka,$34-$70

The born and raised Oklahoman who never expected to enter the entertainment industry found fame on the mobile app Vine, amassing more than 2.5 million followers. He was a top creator on the app for more than three years and, through this experience, discovered a passion for entertainment.

Trey has now continued his social media success on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok where he has a combined 12+ million followers. He currently has a podcast titled “Correct Opinions” and just concluded a sold-out comedy tour across the United States. Trey’s self-produced comedy special “Are You For Real?” can now be streamed on YouTube.

Kaivon, Mar 29, Truman,$20-$30

The EDM artist has recently established his presence on the scene with his impromptu debut single releases all following a theme of “rebirth.” Through these single releases, Kaivon aims to tell the story of how one can lose themselves over the course of their lives, and then be reborn into their true beings. His message has resonated with his audience as he has already garnered world-wide fans since he debuted this past year.

SATURDAY MARCH 30

SUNDAY MARCH 31

National Touring act coming to Kansas City, Lawrence, KS, Topeka, KS, or vicinity?  Let us know so we can spotlight the appearance-email [email protected]

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Minneapolis: This Week (03/24/2024)

What’s happening this week.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

03/18 Sir Chloe with Daffo at Fine Line Read More Sir Chloe Sir Chloe, who recently appeared with alt-J in March 2022 at the Armory, is returning as headliner at the Turf Club in St Paul this May 14th. …

03/18/2024 Monday

Sir Chloe
with Daffo
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Sir Chloe (Dana Foote) returns to the Twin Cities, playing the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on March 18, 2024.

Sir Chloe’s new single, “Seventeen,” is available now via Atlantic Records.

Sir Chloe (14 May 2022)

We saw Sir Chloe in May 2022 and noted, “Sir Chloe is the name that Dana Foote’s mother almost gave her. In the final year at Bennington College in Vermont, Foote formed Sir Chloe. They signed with Los Angeles-based imprint Terrible Records, and released their debut EP Party Favors. The young musician had a massive breakout hit single, “Animal” (over 12 million views), and “Michelle” also seeing massive numbers.”

Daffo to open.

Tour dates:

Mar 15 – St Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill

Mar 16 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre

Mar 18 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line

Mar 20 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre

Mar 21 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater

Mar 25 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

Mar 26 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

Mar 28 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post

Mar 29 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

Mar 30 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour

Mar 31 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent

Apr 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room Highland Park

Apr 10 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis

Apr 11 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis

Apr 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

Apr 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

Apr 17 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

Apr 18 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry

Apr 20 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In

Apr 22 – Austin, TX – Antone’s

Apr 23 – Dallas, TX – Dada Dallas

Apr 24 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

Apr 26 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft

Apr 27 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre

03/19 Cyrille Aimée 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 …

03/19/2024 Tuesday

Cyrille Aimée
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Costa Rica/New Orleans-based musician Cyrille Aimée is touring in support of à Fleur de Peau (Whirlwind Recordings). The tour will stop in at the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, on March 19th.

She recently released her new single, “Here”, which was inspired when she killed her phone: “I wrote “Here” after I accidentally dropped my phone in the toilet! It was totally dead and I decided not to get a new one. So for 9 months I lived without a phone and had to write down directions off of the computer before going somewhere, and just watch the world around me when I had to wait for someone. It was amazing all the things I never noticed before because of being on my phone. Especially noticing things inside of me, and getting acquainted with myself was such a learning experience! It was a very inspiring moment of pure presence and so this song came out of it.”

With all Dakota Jazz Club shows, it starts very early, so show starts at 7pm, but I recommend getting in early to get a good table and also enjoy your dinner at the excellent restaurant.

Tour Dates:

Mar 13: Amaturo Theater - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Mar 15: Dalton Center Recital Hall - Kalamazoo, MI

Mar 16: Blue LLama - Ann Arbor, MI

Mar 17: SPACE - Evanston, IL

Mar 18: Jazz Coterie - Appleton, WI

Mar 19: Dakota - Minneapolis, MN

Mar 28: Jefferson Center - Roanoke, VA

Apr 8: MIM - Phoenix, AZ

Apr 9: The Old Church: Portland, OR

Apr 10: The Shedd - Eugene, OR

Apr 11: Ellen Theatre - Bozeman, MT

Apr 12: The Triple Door - Seattle, WA

Apr 14: Eisemann Center - Richardson,TX

Apr 18: Ellen Theater - Mamaroneck, NY

Apr 19: Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY

Apr 20: Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York, NY

Apr 21: Jimmy’s - Portsmouth, NH

April 23 - 27: Birdland - New York, NY

03/19 Andrea von Kampen with Lydia Luce at Turf Club Read More Andrea von Kampen Nebraska-based singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen to open. Her latest album That Spell is out now on Fantasy Records. …

03/19/2024 Tuesday

Andrea von Kampen
with Lydia Luce
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Andrea von Kampen will be touring in support of her third solo album, Sister Moon. The tour will stop in St Paul, at the Turf Club, on March 19, 2024.

“I wanted this album to reflect the conscious shift I felt over the past few years and calling it Sister Moon felt right," von Kampen says. “In the song 'Wonder' there's a lyric that says, 'Let's tell a good story, change a person's mind,' and that's the goal of this album.”

Lydia Luce to open.

Sister Moon Tour Dates:

March 16 - Indianapolis, IN - Lo-Fi Lounge *

March 17 - Dubuque, IA - Fox Den Motel *

March 19 - St Paul, MN - Turf Club *

March 20 - Madison, WI - The Bur Oak *

March 21 - Evanston, IL - SPACE *

March 22 - Grand Rapids, MI - Midtown GR *

March 24 - Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel *

March 26 - Newburyport, MA - Firehouse Center

March 27 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool ^

March 28 - Vienna, VA - Jammin Java

March 29 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom

April 14 - Bozeman, MT - Live From The Divide

April 17 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

April 16 - Spokane, WA - The District Bar

April 18 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall

April 20 - San Francisco, CA - Du Nord +

April 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Gold Diggers +

April 22 - San Diego, CA - Whistle Stop +

April 26 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge

* with support from Lydia Luce
^ with support from Molly Parden
+ with support from Handsome Ghost

03/20 Chelsea Wolfe with Divide and Dissolve at Varsity Theater Read More Chelsea Wolfe Just a reminder that Los Angeles' Chelsea Wolfe will be starting her US tour in two days, in support of her latest Abyss (which came out August 7, 2015 via Sargent House). ..

03/20/2024 Wednesday

Chelsea Wolfe
with Divide and Dissolve at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

Today, “goth crooner” Chelsea Wolfe is touring in support of She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (Loma Vista). The tour will stop in at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, on March 20, 2024.

Chelsea Wolfe (06 May 2014)

We saw Chelsea Wolfe in May 2014 and said, “ Wolfe's band played in complete darkness for about half a minute before Wolfe made her grand entrance. Wolfe played some song from her latest release Pain is Beauty (Sargent Records), such as "Feral Love" and "We Hit a Wall." Hearing the eight songs on her brief set (including a cover of The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog"), you hear a range of influences in her music: from punk to gothic to drone to industrial to metal.”

Divide and Dissolve to open.

Chelsea Wolfe Tour Dates:

March 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

March 13 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

March 15 - Boston, MA @ Royale

March 16 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

March 17 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall

March 19 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre

March 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre

March 22 - Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre

March 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

March 25 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theater

March 26 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theater

March 27 - Portland, OR @ The Roseland Ballroom

March 29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

March 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo

April 18 - Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival

April 21 - London, UK @ Heaven

May 29 - Villeurbanne, FR @ Transbordeur

May 30 - Biarritz, FR @ Atabal

May 31 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival

June 1 - Dudingen, CH @ Kilbi Festival

June 2 - Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby

June 4 - Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre

June 6 - Koln, DE @ Die Kantine

June 7 - Berlin, DE @ Astra

June 8 - Gdansk, PL @ Mystic Festival

June 10 - Vilnius, LV @ Kablys

June 11 - Riga, LT @ Tu Jau Zini Kur

June 12 - Tallinn, EE @ Paavli Kultuurivabrik

June 13 - Helsinki, FIN @ Sideways Festival

June 15 - Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan

June 16 - Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller

June 17 - Bergen, NO @ Rokeriet

June 18 - Stavanger, NO @ Folken

June 20 - Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik

June 21 - Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell

June 22 - Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan

June 23 - Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory

June 25 - Vienna, AT @ Arena

June 26 - Munich, DE @ Technikum

June 27 - Brussels, BE @ AB Ballroom

June 29 - Clisson, FR @ Hellfest

03/22/24 The Kooks with The Vaccines and Daisy the Great at the Fox Theater Read More The Kooks The first time I saw The Kooks, it was in Chicago in 2007, and it was because their small tour did not include Minneapolis... which I noted that I saw three Minneapolis people in Chicago ... The Vaccines We love The Vaccines. The UK band will be back in the city at the Fine Line Music Café (now run by First Avenue) and will be playing some tracks from their fourth studio album Combat Sports. .… Daisy the Great Openers Daisy the Great are actually a Brooklyn-based duo, fronted by Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker who made waves last fall when they teamed with AJR on the song, “Record Player”, a re-worked version of their own 2017 folk-pop song. …

Friday, March 22, 2024
The Kooks
with The Vaccines and Daisy the Great
at the Fox Theater
thefoxoakland.com

Wow, what a lineup! This same tour is coming to Minneapolis, at the Fillmore on March 16, 2024.

We’ve seen all these bands and they are all amazing.

The Kooks (04 October 2014)

We last saw The Kooks in Minneapolis on 04 October 2014 and noted, “When The Kooks took the stage, it brought back memories of seeing them in Chicago in 2007. The band was new and fresh then, and although they've grown up a little, they're still full of youthful energy and fun on stage. It's also worth noting that this is the first tour to feature new drummer Alexis Nunez, who previously drummed for London's Golden Silvers.”

The Vaccines (10 Oct 2018)

We saw The Vaccines in 10 Oct 2018 and said, “After a short break, the lights dimmed and a weird medley of “Phantom of the Opera” and ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”, The Vaccines have finally arrived to the clean stage of the Fine Line Music Café. Singer Justin Hayward-Young mentioned after a few songs, “Weird, not being at Triple Rock for sure.” As Hayward-Young mentioned, this was The Vaccines’ fourth time in Minneapolis, and “Minneapolis have been very good to us.””

The Vaccines are touring in support of their new album Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, available on Thirty Tigers.

Daisy the Great (16 Apr 2023)

Finally, Daisy the Great (Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker), who we saw in 16 Apr 2023, with the snow: “Despite the snow, Daisy the Great drew in quite the crowd. Everyone on the dancefloor were already super dedicated fans, knowing all the songs and have kept up with the duo’s misadventures on their tour. The 7th Street Entry was only their four show on this 2023 tour … yet they seemed like seasoned professionals, even though they’re often goofing and joking around.”

The Vaccines 2024 US Tour Dates with The Kooks

Feb 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Mar 1 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel

Mar 2 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

Mar 4 – Toronto, ON @ QET History

Mar 5 – Montreal, QB @ Mtelus

Mar 6 – Albany, NY @ Empire

Mar 8 – Boston, MA @ MGM Fenway

Mar 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore

Mar 11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Mar 13 – Washington DC @ Anthem

Mar 15 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera

Mar 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Filmore

Mar 18 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore

Mar 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union

Mar 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium

Mar 22 – San Francisco, CA @ Fox Theatre

03/22 Mitch Rowland with Harris Harper at Fine Line Read More Harry Styles There’s no doubt that former One Direction singer, Harry Styles is more popular than ever since the group broke up. Due to overwhelming demand, the majority of this tour had been ..…

03/22/2024 Friday

Mitch Rowland
with Harris Harper
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

GRAMMY-winning songwriter Mitch Rowland, famous for being Harry Styles’ main songwriting collaborator, will be headlining the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on March 22nd, 2024… touring in support of his debut album Come June. This is Mitch’s first-ever headline tour, with many dates are already sold out.

Harris Harper to open.

Tour dates

Mar 1 The Heights Theater Houston, TX

Mar 2 Kessler Theater Dallas, TX

Mar 3 Antones Nightclub Austin, TX

Mar 5 Eastside Bowl Madison, TN

Mar 6 Terminal West Atlanta, GA

Mar 8 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC

Mar 10 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA

Mar 11 9:30 Club Washington, DC

Mar 13 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

Mar 14 Irving Plaza New York, NY

Mar 15 TLA Philadelphia, PA

Mar 17 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

Mar 18 Magic Stick Detroit, MI

Mar 19 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH

Mar 21 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL

Mar 22 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN

03/23 Sleater-Kinney with Black Belt Eagle Scout at Palace Theatre Read More Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Black Belt Eagle Scout Black Belt Eagle Scout (the project led by multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul) will be releasing their sophomore album At the Party With My Brown Friends on August 30th via Saddle Creek. …

03/23/2024 Saturday

Sleater-Kinney
with Black Belt Eagle Scout
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Sleater-Kinney is back with their eleventh studio album, Little Rope… their first on label Loma Vista. The album was named one of the most anticipated releases of the year by Rolling Stone, NPR, Pitchfork, Vulture, Paste Magazine, them, Consequence, Esquire and more.

The Little Rope tour will stop by the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on March 23, 2024.

Sleater-Kinney (11 June 2022)

We last saw Sleater-Kinney at the final Rock the Garden show in June 2022 and noted, “Sleater-Kinney was the co-headliner of Rock the Garden. The Olympia group is touring in support of their tenth studio album, Path of Wellness. We’ve been following this Riot Grrrl band since the mid-90s, having enjoying bands such as Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, and Bratmobile. We’ve seen SK since 1998, and was sad to learn that their original drummer Janet Weiss left the band.”

Black Belt Eagle Scout (07 Apr 2023)

Black Belt Eagle Scout to open. We saw her in 07 Apr 2023 and said, “Most of Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is influenced by KP’s ancestral land that overlooks the Puget Sound. Her latest album The Land, the Water, the Sky is even dedicated to the place. KP grew up around music with her dad a powwow singer and her participating as a jingle dress dancer. She was also influenced by the Northwest sounds of Nirvana and Hole, teaching herself to play guitar and drums by watching bootleg VHS tapes of the bands. ”

Sleater-Kinney Tour Dates:

03/06/2024 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live

03/08/2024 - New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theater

03/09/2024 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

03/11/2024 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

03/12/2024 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem

03/13/2024 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03/14/2024 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03/16/2024 - New York, NY @ Racket

03/17/2024 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

03/18/2024 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

03/20/2024 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

03/21/2024 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

03/22/2024 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee

03/23/2024 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre

03/25/2024 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman

03/26/2024 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

03/28/2024 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

03/29/2024 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

03/30/2024 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

03/31/2024 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

04/02/2024 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

04/03/2024 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

04/04/2024 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue

04/05/2024 - Portland, OR @ Crystal 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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Minneapolis: March 23, 2024

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03/23 Natalie Jane with Jessica Baio at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

03/23/2024 Saturday

Natalie Jane
with Jessica Baio
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Natalie Jane’s first-ever North American headline run – is completely sold-out. She will be stopping by St Paul, at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, on March 23, 2024.

Jane recently shared her new single, “Tattoos”, a song she wrote with frequent collaborators Doc Daniel, Pink Slip (also producer), Cal Shapiro and Miranda Glory. The teaser for “Tattoos” racked up over 25 million combined views on social media prior to the song’s release, thanks to numerous reposts and endorsements by popular musicians, including Billie Eilish.

Jessica Baio to open.

Tour Dates:

2/28 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room

3/1 San Diego, CA House of Blues

3/2 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar

3/5 Dallas, TX Club Dada

3/6 Houston, TX House of Blues

3/8 Nashville, TN Exit/In

3/9 Atlanta, GA Aisle 5

3/10 Charlotte, NC Visulite

3/12 Washington, DC DC9

3/13 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl

3/15 New York, NY Racket NYC

3/16 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall

3/18 Montreal, QC Le Ministère

3/19 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground

3/21 Columbus, OH The Basement

3/22 Chicago, IL Subterranean

3/23 Saint Paul, MN Amsterdam

3/26 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge

3/27 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

3/29 Seattle, WA The Vera Project

3/30 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club

3/31 Portland, OR Holocene

4/2 San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar

4/5 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

4/22 Zurich, Switzerland Mascotte

4/24 Milan, Italy Santeria Toscana 31

4/25 Vienna, Austria Flex

4/28 Warsaw, Poland Niebo

4/29 Berlin, Germany Metropol

5/1 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset

5/2 Stockholm, Sweden Fryshuset Klubben

5/5 Oslo, Norway Vulkan Arena

5/7 Hamburg, Germany KENT Club

5/8 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg Max

5/10 Cologne, Germany Kantine

5/12 London, UK Heaven

5/13 Manchester, UK Club Academy

5/15 Glasgow, UK King Tuts’s Wah Wah Hut

5/16 Dublin, Ireland Green Room

03/23 Armchair Boogie with AJ Lee & Blue Summit at Turf Club Read More Armchair Boogie Kitchen Dwellers will be headlining the Fine Line in Minneapolis on November 30th. Armchair Boogie to open. Tour dates ...

03/23/2024 Saturday

Armchair Boogie
with AJ Lee & Blue Summit
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Wisconsin’s Armchair Boogie is headlining the Turf Club on March 23, 2024, in support of their fourth studio album Hard Times & Deadlines.

The ‘newgrass’ band has an unconventional lineup of banjo with acoustic and electric guitars backed rhythms on electric bass and drums. They teeter between bluegrass and funk, with fans dubbing them as ‘funkgrass’.

We previously mentioned the band opened for Kitchen Dwellers in November 2023.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit to open.

Tour Dates:

2/21 WOW Hall - Eugene, OR*

2/22 Revolution Hall - Portland, OR*

2/23 Midtown Ballroom - Bend, OR*

2/24 Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA*

2/25 Wild Buffalo - Bellingham, WA*

2/28 The Elm - Bozeman, MT*

3/01 Talbott’s Cider Company - Palisade, CO*

3/02 WinterWonderGrass - Steamboat Springs, CO

3/16 Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, WI

3/21 xBk Live - Des Moines, IA^

3/22 Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI^>

3/23 Turf Club - St. Paul, MN^

3/27 Rumba Cafe - Columbus, OH

3/28 Hi-Fi - Indianapolis, IN

3/29 The Stache - Grand Rapids, MI

3/30 Martyrs’ - Chicago, IL

5/24-25 DelFest - Cumberland, MD

5/24-26 Solshine Reverie - Chillicothe, IL

6/20-23 Moccasin Creek Festival - Effingham, IL

7/11-13 The Boogiedown - Hillsboro, WI

7/18-20 4848 Festival - Snowshoe, WV

*w/ The Kitchen Dwellers
^w/ AJ Lee & Blue Summit
>w/ Henhouse Prowlers

03/23 Sleater-Kinney with Black Belt Eagle Scout at Palace Theatre Read More Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Black Belt Eagle Scout Black Belt Eagle Scout (the project led by multi-instrumentalist Katherine Paul) will be releasing their sophomore album At the Party With My Brown Friends on August 30th via Saddle Creek. …

03/23/2024 Saturday

Sleater-Kinney
with Black Belt Eagle Scout
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Sleater-Kinney is back with their eleventh studio album, Little Rope… their first on label Loma Vista. The album was named one of the most anticipated releases of the year by Rolling Stone, NPR, Pitchfork, Vulture, Paste Magazine, them, Consequence, Esquire and more.

The Little Rope tour will stop by the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on March 23, 2024.

Sleater-Kinney (11 June 2022)

We last saw Sleater-Kinney at the final Rock the Garden show in June 2022 and noted, “Sleater-Kinney was the co-headliner of Rock the Garden. The Olympia group is touring in support of their tenth studio album, Path of Wellness. We’ve been following this Riot Grrrl band since the mid-90s, having enjoying bands such as Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, and Bratmobile. We’ve seen SK since 1998, and was sad to learn that their original drummer Janet Weiss left the band.”

Black Belt Eagle Scout (07 Apr 2023)

Black Belt Eagle Scout to open. We saw her in 07 Apr 2023 and said, “Most of Black Belt Eagle Scout’s music is influenced by KP’s ancestral land that overlooks the Puget Sound. Her latest album The Land, the Water, the Sky is even dedicated to the place. KP grew up around music with her dad a powwow singer and her participating as a jingle dress dancer. She was also influenced by the Northwest sounds of Nirvana and Hole, teaching herself to play guitar and drums by watching bootleg VHS tapes of the bands. ”

Sleater-Kinney Tour Dates:

02/28/2024 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory

02/29/2024 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

03/01/2024 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

03/02/2024 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater

03/04/2024 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom

03/05/2024 - Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory

03/06/2024 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live

03/08/2024 - New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theater

03/09/2024 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

03/11/2024 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

03/12/2024 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem

03/13/2024 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03/14/2024 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

03/16/2024 - New York, NY @ Racket

03/17/2024 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

03/18/2024 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts

03/20/2024 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

03/21/2024 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre

03/22/2024 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee

03/23/2024 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre

03/25/2024 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman

03/26/2024 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom

03/28/2024 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

03/29/2024 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

03/30/2024 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

03/31/2024 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield

04/02/2024 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

04/03/2024 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox

04/04/2024 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue

04/05/2024 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

03/23 The Rural Alberta Advantage with Julianna Riolino at First Avenue Read More The Rural Alberta Advantage Acclaimed percussive folk-rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage will be headlining the Fine Line on May 28th, in support of their new EP, The Rise (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag Records). …

03/23/2024 Saturday

The Rural Alberta Advantage
with Julianna Riolino
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Canadian band The Rural Alberta Advantage (The RAA) is returning to the area… playing their biggest venue yet, at First Avenue, on March 23, 2024.

RAA recently shared a new song, “FSHG”, ahead of their Winter North American tour. “FSHG” was the last song written for The Rise & The Fall, and a late addition, recorded live off the floor in their final visit to the studio for the record. Nils Edenloff (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard) explains, “I wanted us to record ‘FSHG’ live off the floor and feel like a counterpoint to the rest of the album. We laboured over so many minute details on 'The Rise & The Fall', and I wanted to record ‘FSHG' while it still felt organic and raw. Lock it up before we had a chance to tinker with it too much. I also wanted people listening to the record to feel as though they’re peeking in on a brief and momentary event. So much of the album deals with events and snippets of time, and with ‘FSHG', as the song progresses it starts to evaporate, pulling away from the listener and fading into nothing. Sort of reminding us that not everything lasts forever.”

RAA (25 Feb 2023)

We saw RAA in Feb 2023 and wrote, “The Rural Alberta Advantage (RAA) is a mouthful, a name lifted from an email from lead singer Nils Edenloff’s brother who wrote that he was planning to explore “the rural Alberta advantage” on a trip back home to expansive Canadian prairie. ”

Julianna Riolino to open.

Tour dates:

02/22 – Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theatre ^

02/23 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway ^

02/24 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Capitol Music Club ^

03/06 – Kingston, ON @ Blu Martini%

03/07 – Quebec City, QC @ Grand Theatre Studio Telus%

03/08 – Montreal, QC @ Studio TD%

03/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Centre%

03/15 – Toronto, ON @ History%

03/22 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre %

03/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue %

03/24 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall %

03/26 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis %

03/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry %

03/29 – New York, NY @ Racket %

03/30 – Portland, ME @ House of Music %

03/31 – Boston, MA @ Sonia %

^ support from Mariel Buckley
% support from Julianna Riolino

03/23 Danielle Nicole Band with Brandon Miller at 7th St Entry Read More Danielle Nicole Danielle Nicole Schnebelen began singing publicly with her parent's bands as a youth and took ahold of her full time in her early 20s. As a founding member of the "Heavy Blues" .…

03/23/2024 Saturday

Danielle Nicole Band
with Brandon Miller
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Kansas City’s Danielle Nicole, billed as Danielle Nicole Band, will be headlining the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on March 23, 2024, in support of her new album The Love You Bleed, via Forty Below Records.

Danielle Nicole (11 Feb 2023)

We saw Danielle Nicole in Feb 2023 and said, “Because, like good barbecue, every region has its own flavored nuance that reflects the local culture, the spicy of Mississippi was mixed with the sweet of Kansas City, as popular area blues singer and guitarist Danielle Nicole surprised the audience, by joining the band onstage for one mid-set song.”

Brandon Miller to open.

Tour dates

Mar 23 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry

Apr 6 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's

Apr 12 Washington, DC - The Hamilton Live

Apr 14 Annapolis, MD - Rams Head

Apr 17 Pawling, NY - Daryl's House

May 3 Outdoor Ospel, Netherlands Moulin Blues Ospel

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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Rock the Garden 2022 (Main Stage)

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats Setlist The Future Failing (Fast) Look It Here I'm On Your Side You Worry Me Baby I Lost My Way, (But I'm Going Home) I'll Be Damned Baby I Got Your Number So Put Out Wasting Time A Little Honey Love Me Till I'm Gone Face Down in the Moment Babe I Know Oh, I Hey Mama Survivor Coolin' Out Intro I Need Never Get Old -- Encore -- Out on the Weekend S.O.B. Love Don't Sleater-Kinney Setlist High in the Grass All Hands on the Bad One Bury Our Friends Worry With You Surface Envy Can I Go On Jumpers Price Tag Shadow Town No Cities to Love The Fox A New Wave Reach Out Modern Girl Dig Me Out Entertain beabadoobee Setlist Worth It Together Care Talk He Gets Me So High Coffee Sorry She Plays Bass See You Soon Back to Mars Last Day on Earth Cologne Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job … Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Beabadoobee Beabadoobee with Christian Leave, BlackStarKids The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended .... Bombino Internationally acclaimed musician Bombino will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, October 8th. The Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Niger will be playing some tracks ...

After a long two year absent, Rock the Garden returned to the Walker Art Sculpture Garden on a beautiful Saturday, June 11th.

The show is big, featuring seven bands on two stages, so the review will be broken up into two parts, the Main Stage and the Garden Stage.

Gates opened at 1pm, and first band on the main stage was Niger’s internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer/songwriter Bombino (Omara Moctar). The hot weather of Minneapolis’ afternoon reminded the band of their home country, Niger.

They played their distinctive guitar-driven songs, driving the audience to stand up and started dancing.

Bombino’s latest is a live album Live In Amsterdam, which came out in 2020 via Partisan.

Next up on the main stage was Filipino-British singer-songwriter, Beabadoobee, stylized as beabadoobee, playing some tunes from her debut album Fake It Flowers. Beabadoobee just played the Governors Ball in New York City, after wrapping up her current run opening for Halsey’s Love and Power U.S. arena tour.

Beabadoobee is the only band W♥M haven’t seen, so we were very excited for their appearance at Rock the Garden. You see, there’s a lot of buzz for Beabadoobee, who won the Radar Award at the 2020 NME Awards, as well nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards, nominated as breakthrough act for 2020 in the annual Sound of 2020.

It’s easy to see why Taylor Swift and Harry Styles have already mentioned how much they like Beabadoobee. They have a very 90s rock ‘n roll sound, and they played it loud and hard. So hard that the drum shield fell over during their performance.

Beabadoobee’s forthcoming album Beatopia, will be out July 15 on Dirty Hit.

Sleater-Kinney was the co-headliner of Rock the Garden. The Olympia group is touring in support of their tenth studio album, Path of Wellness.

Sleater-Kinney at First Avenue (10/15/1998) photo: Alison

We’ve been following this Riot Grrrl band since the mid-90s, having enjoying bands such as Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, and Bratmobile. We’ve seen SK since 1998, and was sad to learn that their original drummer Janet Weiss left the band. We recently saw Weiss in Quasi in April 2022 and noted, “Weiss is famous for being founding member of Sleater-Kinney, but have played with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, as well as part of Wild Flag.”

Currently Sleater-Kinney is Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar) and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals), but for touring, they added Vincent Lirocchi on drums, Fabi Reyna on additional guitar, and Galen Clark on keys.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats closed out Rock the Garden 2022.

Nathaniel Rateliff at the Bluebird Theater, Denver (04/25/13) photo: Kira

We are still very proud of covering Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats very first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats…. The Night Sweats, a seven-piece ensemble (drums, keys, bass, guitar, trumpet, and alto & bass sax), took the stage first decked out in full suits. In classic soul style, they began to play and sway in an introductory number as Rateliff sauntered onto the stage. Hearing Rateliff’s traditionally gentle and alluring vocals morph into that of a bellowing soul god with “Trying so Hard Not to Know” the night immediately shifted from exciting to epic. Channeling the dance moves of James Brown, Rateliff spastically skittered across the stage bringing a soul revival to the Denver theater.”

Who knew that show in 2013 would eventually spawn into one of the most popular band around? Now with their third studio album, The Future, on Stax Records, the band is more popular than ever.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats tour dates:

June 21—St. Augustine, FL—The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 22—Charleston, SC—Credit One Stadium
June 28—Lewiston, NY—Artpark
June 29—Lafayette, NY—Beak and Skiff
July 1—Asbury Park, NJ—Stone Pony Summer Stage
July 3—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 29—Winnipeg, MB—Burton Cummings Theater
July 30—Regina, SK—Conexus Arts Center
July 31—Saskatoon, SK—Coors Event Centre
August 2—Calgary, AB—Grey Eagle Events Centre
August 9—Vancouver, BC—PNE Amphitheater
August 10—Redmond, WA—Marymoor
August 11—Troutdal, OR—Edgefield
August 13—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre
August 14—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Bowl
August 18—Phoenix, AZ—Arizona Federal Theatre
August 23—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 24—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 13—Boston, MA—Leader Bank Pavilion
September 15—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall
September 21—Washington, DC—The Anthem
September 23—Wilmington, NC—Live Oak Bank Pavilion

Bombino

Bombino

Beabadoobee

Beabadoobee

Beabadoobee

Philip Bither (Walker Art Center's Senior Curator of Performing Arts) and Jade (The Current music director)

Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney

Rock the Garden audience

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats at Rock the Garden, Walker Art (11 June 2022)

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Photos: Rock the Garden 2022 (11 June 2022)

06/11 Rock the Garden 2022 Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job … Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Low Low’s Christmas show is taking place at First Avenue on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Heartland. Low adds, “Despite the commerce involved, we hope you will consider .... Beabadoobee Beabadoobee with Christian Leave, BlackStarKids The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended .... Divide and Dissolve Divide and Dissolve, the Melbourne, Australia duo of T//R and S//N (Takiaya Reed –guitar/sax; Sylvie Nehill- drums) who asked for quiet as they began, then Reed went into a verbal diatribe decrying worldwide white ....

Bombino from West Africa. The band wanted to play early so they can catch a flight to Moraco.

Divide and Dissolve played the Garden Stage. They had a speech about how tge Minneapolis police.

 

Beabadoobee from England. Singing “you get me so high”. The drum sound guard fell over before “Back to Mars”.

Minneapolis catch the flow with Dām Funk

All hands on the bad ones, Sleater-Kinney rocked the stage.

Greeting from Duluth, Low said.

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats is the 100th band at Rock the Garden

 

SET TIMES

 

(M) = Main Stage

(G) = Garden Stage

 

2:30 Bombino (M)

3:30 Divide and Dissolve (G)

4:30 Beabadoobee (M)

5:30 Dām Funk (G)

6:30 Sleater-Kinney (M)

7:45 Low (G)

8:30 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (M)

Divide and Dissolve

Dām Funk

Low

Bombino at Rock the Garden (11 June 2022)

Beabadoobee at Rock the Garden (11 June 2022)

Sleater-Kinney at Rock the Garden (11 June 2022)

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats at Rock the Garden (11 June 2022)

 

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Minneapolis: This Week (06/12/2022)

Hello, Minnesotans. As you know, I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week. I hope to see you at one of these shows.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

06/07 Tune-Yards with Anjimile at Fine Line Read More Tune-Yards Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops.... Anjimile 2. Twain - How Many Times 3. Anjimile - Coyote Creek 4. Tasha - Are You Out There 5. Stef Chura - Good Time ....

06/07/2022 Tuesday

Doors Open 7PM, Show Starts 8PM ($31/$33)

UPDATE: Venue change to Fine Line Music Cafe (from First Avenue)

Tune-Yards
with Anjimile
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

It’s been many years since we last saw or heard from Tune-Yards. We last saw her in Mar 2018 and said, “The stage was set with dramatic lighting framing the back end of the stage and a curved center frame with gauzed curtains that would accentuate the shadows of tUnE-yArDs as the three-piece took to the stage for their seventy-seven minute headlining set beginning with ‘Home’. “I always feel on holy ground” Garbus posted on social media just prior to playing the historic venue.”

Tune-Yards’ latest album Sketchy came out in 2021, via 4AD.

Anjimile to open.

Tour Dates:

Jun 1 St Louis, MO, US Delmar Hall
Jun 3 Bloomington, IN, US Bluebird
Jun 4 Chicago, IL, US Do Division Saturday
Jun 7 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jun 11 Pittsburgh, PA, US Mr Smalls Theater
Jun 13 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
Jun 15 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Jun 16 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Jun 18 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Aug 23 Manchester, UK Gorilla

06/09 Mess Esque with GOLD MINEFIELD at 7th St Entry Read More Mess Esque Australian duo Mess Esque (Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann), are on tour in support of their self-titled debut album (via Drag City). The tour will stop by Minneapolis at 7th Street on June 9th. … Zak Sally Zak Sally, local artist (and former bassist for Low and Enemymine), discussed the new book with Daniel Clowes. It wasn’t really so much about the actual book, but more like a casual conversation of how he first met Clowes …

06/09/2022 Thursday

Doors Open 7PM, Show Starts 8PM ($15)

Update: Gold Minefield is a new project from Duluth-native musician/comic artist Zak Sally (The Hand; formerly of Low, Enemymine)

Mess Esque
with GOLD MINEFIELD
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Australian duo Mess Esque (Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann), are on tour in support of their self-titled debut album (via Drag City). The tour will stop by Minneapolis at 7th Street on June 9th.

If the name Mick Turner is familiar, he’s previously from Dirty Three, who we saw in Sep 2012 and said he was stoic: “Flamboyant and energetic [Warren Ellis], along with somber-faced Jim White on drums and stoic Mick Turner on guitar, gave the crowd the sonic feast, songs that stretched and swelled with emotion and with every kick of Ellis’ pointed shoe. Ellis indeed provided humor and dramatics to the show; dressed in what one audience member concluded was an LSD-inspired shirt (Ellis insists the tie-dyed purple and turquoise shirt, buttoned down Tom Jones-style, was the result of throwing up Kool-Aid), the violinist drilled the bow into his instrument, causing stringy bits to rub off and into his considerable salt-and-pepper beard.”

GOLD MINEFIELD to open.

Tour dates:

5/24/22 The Moroccan Lounge Los Angeles CA
5/27/22– 5/28/22 Solid Sound Festival North Adams MA
5/27/22 The Middle East Boston MA
5/29/22 SPACE Portland, ME
5/31/22 Baby's All Right Brooklyn NY
6/1/22 PhilaMOCA Philadelphia PA
6/2/22 Pie Shop Washington DC
6/3/22 Club Cafe Pittsburgh PA
6/4/22 Beachland Tavern Cleveland OH
6/6/22 Zanzabar Louisville KY
6/7/22 Hi-Fi Indianapolis IN
6/9/22 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN
6/10/22 The Back Room at Colectivo Milwaukee WI
6/11/22 The Hideout Chicago IL*
6/13/22 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA

*w/ AZITA

06/09 Syd with Destin Conrad at Varsity Theater Read More The Internet Meanwhile, The Internet (featuring Odd Future member Syd and Matt Martians) comes to the Triple Rock Social Club, fresh off their SXSW appearances. I couldn't find any information regarding a new album.…

06/09/2022 Thursday

Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm ($15)

Syd
with Destin Conrad
at Varsity Theater
livenation.com

Singer/songwriter, producer Syd, formerly known as Syd Tha Kyd, is headlining the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on June 9th.

You know, I’ve complained about how The Internet is such a common name that it’s hard to find them on the ... er… internet. Now that Syd dropped “That Kyd”, it’s hard to find her online as well…. Anyway, we saw The Internet in Oct 2018 and wrote, “There were no encores, but based on hearing the entire audience singing along, I think they ended on a really high, positive note. Currently, The Internet is enjoying their time hanging out with Gorillaz.... where they are playing in front of thousands of fans every night. After this Gorillaz tour, expect The Internet to sell out even more headlining gigs.”

Destin Conrad to open.

Tour dates:

Jun 2 Boston, MA, US Royale Boston
Jun 3 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Jun 5 Detroit, MI, US St. Andrew's Hall
Jun 6 Cleveland, OH, US Agora Theatre & Ballroom
Jun 9 Minneapolis, MN, US Varsity Theater
Jun 11 Outdoor Los Angeles (LA), CA, US LA Pride In The Park
Jun 14 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market
Jun 15 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Jun 17 Washington, DC, US SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Jun 22 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Novo

06/10 Jordana with Harry Teardrop at 7th St Entry Read More Jordana Twenty-one year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana is touring in support of her new album Face The Wall. She’ll tour with Wallows in May, then with New York’s …

06/10/2022 Friday

Doors Open 6PM, Show Starts 7PM ($13/$15)

Jordana
with Harry Teardrop
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Twenty-one year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana is touring in support of her new album Face The Wall. She’ll tour with Wallows in May, then with New York’s Harry Teardrop (no relations to local Frankie Teardrop), and eventually with Remi Wolf.

Face The Wall will be out on May 20th via Grand Jury. The title, as Jordana explains it, “The album title has a few meanings to me. Mostly, it's about not giving up. The wall can be anything in your way. The album is a sort of reminder to myself that I have to face those things, and I can't take the easy route and turn around.”

Tour Dates:

05-15 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheatre ^
05-16 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheatre ^
05-17 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum ^
05-18 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall ^
05-20 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy ^
05-21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ^
05-23 - Orlando, FL - The Orlando Ampitheater ^
05-24 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore ^
05-26 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live ^
05-27 - St Augustine, FL - The Saint Augustine ^
05-28 - Columbia, SC - The Senate ^
05-29 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore ^
06-02 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd *
06-03 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
06-04 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right *
06-05 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *
06-07 - Toronto, ON - Drake Underground *
06-09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
06-10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
06-13 - Portland, OR - Holocene *
06-14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza *
06-16 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop *
06-17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Moroccan Lounge *
06-18 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room *
09-22-25 - Dover Heights, DE - Firefly
10-04 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
10-06 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl #
10-07 - Richmond, VA - The National #
10-09 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
10-11 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10-12 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10-15 - Toronto, ON - Danforth #
10-16 - Toronto, ON - Danforth #

^ w/Wallows
* w/Harry Teardrop
# w/Remi Wolf

06/11 Rock the Garden 2022 Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job … Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Low Low’s Christmas show is taking place at First Avenue on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Heartland. Low adds, “Despite the commerce involved, we hope you will consider .... Beabadoobee Beabadoobee with Christian Leave, BlackStarKids The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended .... Divide and Dissolve Divide and Dissolve, the Melbourne, Australia duo of T//R and S//N (Takiaya Reed –guitar/sax; Sylvie Nehill- drums) who asked for quiet as they began, then Reed went into a verbal diatribe decrying worldwide white ....

06/11/2022 Saturday

June 11 is the big day for Rock the Garden! We cannot wait. For those attending, here is their policy for COVID-19: “We all want to do our part to limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community and keep our patrons, staff and artists safe. In accordance with Minnesota guidelines, while we will not require proof of vaccination or enforce a mask mandate, we encourage guests to exercise good judgment to keep this year’s event fun and safe. We reserve the right to update our guidelines at any time as determined by government agencies, artists, or the promoter. In that case, we will notify guests and participants on how to comply with safety requirements.”

Rock the Garden
at Walker Art Sculpture Garden
rockthegardenfestival.com

Saturday, June 11, is the big Rock the Garden show. We’ve previously written about the 2022 line, see details below… but here’s something new: we’ve previously seen Australian duo Divide and Dissolve in Feb 2018, as opener for local favorite Polica:

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

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

>>>
We’re so happy to see the return of Rock the Garden at the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

As with previous events, there are two stages, food trucks, beer tents, and great music.

This year, they are bringing co-headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Sleater-Kinney… both excellent bands.

I don’t want to brag, but we were first to report Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the band’s first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats.” The band went on to sign to Stax Records for their self-titled debut album in 2015.

Incidentally, if you ever see a Nathaniel Rateliff’s solo show (which we did in in April 2014), his music and performance is very different than a Night Sweats show. And trivia, but Rateliff previously appeared at Rock the Garden in 2016.

As for Sleater-Kinney, I’ve been seeing the band live since 2000 … with the last one in Feb 2015 after they re-united for a tour. That show was somewhat bitter-sweat, as it would be the last time we would see them with original drummer Janet Weiss (who we just saw in Quasi in Apr 2022).

Gates open at 1pm, music starts at 2:30pm.

Lineup:

• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (co-headliner)
• Sleater-Kinney (co-headliner)
• LOW
• beabadoobee
• DāM-FunK
• Bombino
• Divide and Dissolve

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: June 7 to June 11

06/07 Tune-Yards with Anjimile at First Avenue Read More Tune-Yards Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops....

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

06/07/2022 Tuesday

Tune-Yards
with Anjimile
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

It’s been many years since we last saw or heard from Tune-Yards. We last saw her in Mar 2018 and said, “The stage was set with dramatic lighting framing the back end of the stage and a curved center frame with gauzed curtains that would accentuate the shadows of tUnE-yArDs as the three-piece took to the stage for their seventy-seven minute headlining set beginning with ‘Home’. “I always feel on holy ground” Garbus posted on social media just prior to playing the historic venue.”

Tune-Yards’ latest album Sketchy came out in 2021, via 4AD.

Anjimile to open.

Tour Dates:

Jun 1 St Louis, MO, US Delmar Hall
Jun 3 Bloomington, IN, US Bluebird
Jun 4 Chicago, IL, US Do Division Saturday
Jun 7 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jun 11 Pittsburgh, PA, US Mr Smalls Theater
Jun 13 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair
Jun 15 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Jun 16 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
Jun 18 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer
Aug 23 Manchester, UK Gorilla

06/09 Mess Esque with GOLD MINEFIELD at 7th St Entry Read More Dirty Three An upcoming performance by Australia’s renowned instrumental rock band Dirty Three should have music fans frothing at the mouth with excitement. The band will be touring behind Toward the Low Sun …

06/09/2022 Thursday

Mess Esque
with GOLD MINEFIELD
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Australian duo Mess Esque (Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann), are on tour in support of their self-titled debut album (via Drag City). The tour will stop by Minneapolis at 7th Street on June 9th.

If the name Mick Turner is familiar, he’s previously from Dirty Three, who we saw in Sep 2012 and said he was stoic: “Flamboyant and energetic [Warren Ellis], along with somber-faced Jim White on drums and stoic Mick Turner on guitar, gave the crowd the sonic feast, songs that stretched and swelled with emotion and with every kick of Ellis’ pointed shoe. Ellis indeed provided humor and dramatics to the show; dressed in what one audience member concluded was an LSD-inspired shirt (Ellis insists the tie-dyed purple and turquoise shirt, buttoned down Tom Jones-style, was the result of throwing up Kool-Aid), the violinist drilled the bow into his instrument, causing stringy bits to rub off and into his considerable salt-and-pepper beard.”

GOLD MINEFIELD to open.

Tour dates:

5/24/22 The Moroccan Lounge Los Angeles CA
5/27/22– 5/28/22 Solid Sound Festival North Adams MA
5/27/22 The Middle East Boston MA
5/29/22 SPACE Portland, ME
5/31/22 Baby's All Right Brooklyn NY
6/1/22 PhilaMOCA Philadelphia PA
6/2/22 Pie Shop Washington DC
6/3/22 Club Cafe Pittsburgh PA
6/4/22 Beachland Tavern Cleveland OH
6/6/22 Zanzabar Louisville KY
6/7/22 Hi-Fi Indianapolis IN
6/9/22 7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN
6/10/22 The Back Room at Colectivo Milwaukee WI
6/11/22 The Hideout Chicago IL*
6/13/22 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA

*w/ AZITA

06/10 Jordana with Harry Teardrop at 7th St Entry Read More Remi Wolf Los Angeles’ Remi Wolf was last seen in Minneapolis with Cautious Clay (aka Josh Karpeh), in December 2019. …

06/10/2022 Friday

Jordana
with Harry Teardrop
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Twenty-one year old artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordana is touring in support of her new album Face The Wall. She’ll tour with Wallows in May, then with New York’s Harry Teardrop (no relations to local Frankie Teardrop), and eventually with Remi Wolf.

Face The Wall will be out on May 20th via Grand Jury. The title, as Jordana explains it, “The album title has a few meanings to me. Mostly, it's about not giving up. The wall can be anything in your way. The album is a sort of reminder to myself that I have to face those things, and I can't take the easy route and turn around.”

Tour Dates:

05-15 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheatre ^
05-16 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Ampitheatre ^
05-17 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum ^
05-18 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall ^
05-20 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy ^
05-21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ^
05-23 - Orlando, FL - The Orlando Ampitheater ^
05-24 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore ^
05-26 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live ^
05-27 - St Augustine, FL - The Saint Augustine ^
05-28 - Columbia, SC - The Senate ^
05-29 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore ^
06-02 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd *
06-03 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s *
06-04 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right *
06-05 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *
06-07 - Toronto, ON - Drake Underground *
06-09 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
06-10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
06-13 - Portland, OR - Holocene *
06-14 - Seattle, WA - Barboza *
06-16 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop *
06-17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Moroccan Lounge *
06-18 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room *
09-22-25 - Dover Heights, DE - Firefly
10-04 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
10-06 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl #
10-07 - Richmond, VA - The National #
10-09 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
10-11 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10-12 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
10-15 - Toronto, ON - Danforth #
10-16 - Toronto, ON - Danforth #

^ w/Wallows
* w/Harry Teardrop
# w/Remi Wolf

06/10 White Line Darko at Driftwood Char Bar

06/10/2022 Friday

White Line Darko
with Zippo Man
at Driftwood Char Bar
driftwoodcharbar.com

New Minneapolis psychedelic rock outfit White Line Darko (Kenneth Zierman, Nolan Juusola, Nolan Leahy, Ben Ouellete, and Matthew Nickolay) will be holding their double single release show for “Turning Out!” this June 10 at the Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis.

The third release was engineered and produced by Matt Patrick, who owns and operates Library Studios.

Zippo Man listed to open.

Additional details:

White Line Darko - a Minneapolis-based psychedelic rock band - will be releasing their upcoming double single, "Turning Out!," on June 10, 2022. The project contains two new singles, "Penthouse" and "The Times," and will be performed alongside a slew of other tunes at Driftwood Char Bar.

Show start time of 9 PM. $10 cover, 21+ for entry.

06/11 Rock the Garden 2022 Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job … Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Low Low’s Christmas show is taking place at First Avenue on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Heartland. Low adds, “Despite the commerce involved, we hope you will consider .... Beabadoobee Beabadoobee with Christian Leave, BlackStarKids The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended .... Divide and Dissolve Divide and Dissolve, the Melbourne, Australia duo of T//R and S//N (Takiaya Reed –guitar/sax; Sylvie Nehill- drums) who asked for quiet as they began, then Reed went into a verbal diatribe decrying worldwide white ....

06/11/2022 Saturday

Rock the Garden
at Walker Art Sculpture Garden
rockthegardenfestival.com

Saturday, June 11, is the big Rock the Garden show. We’ve previously written about the 2022 line, see details below… but here’s something new: we’ve previously seen Australian duo Divide and Dissolve in Feb 2018, as opener for local favorite Polica:

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

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

>>>
We’re so happy to see the return of Rock the Garden at the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

As with previous events, there are two stages, food trucks, beer tents, and great music.

This year, they are bringing co-headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Sleater-Kinney… both excellent bands.

I don’t want to brag, but we were first to report Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the band’s first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats.” The band went on to sign to Stax Records for their self-titled debut album in 2015.

Incidentally, if you ever see a Nathaniel Rateliff’s solo show (which we did in in April 2014), his music and performance is very different than a Night Sweats show. And trivia, but Rateliff previously appeared at Rock the Garden in 2016.

As for Sleater-Kinney, I’ve been seeing the band live since 2000 … with the last one in Feb 2015 after they re-united for a tour. That show was somewhat bitter-sweat, as it would be the last time we would see them with original drummer Janet Weiss (who we just saw in Quasi in Apr 2022).

Gates open at 1pm, music starts at 2:30pm.

Lineup:

• Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (co-headliner)
• Sleater-Kinney (co-headliner)
• LOW
• beabadoobee
• DāM-FunK
• Bombino
• Divide and Dissolve

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

Best of the Fest: NXNE, Rock the Garden, Newport Jazz Festival

Read More NXNE Eighties nostalgia was in full swing last night at the NXNE showcase at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Canada, as Men Without Hats and Devo were on the same bill. What an excellent pairing, if I do say so myself. …

Read more Music Festival

NXNE
Toronto, Canada
June 14-19, 2022
www.nxne.com

NXNE (North by North East) is returning this Summer. Honestly speaking, this is one of my favorite music festival. What started off as a knock off of SXSW, NXNE has become its own thing. The major differences is that it’s in Canada and venues are a little spread out (somewhat like New York’s CMJ festival).

When we went to NXNE in 2011, we saw Evan Dando, Juliana Hatfield, Art Brut (what an incredible show!), Cults, Kevin Seconds, Washington, Brian Wilson (he didn’t play), Peelander-Z, Ty Segall (we were stuck on a boat with him), Men Without Hats, Devo, and Stars (sort of saw them from a very far distance).

Of course, that was in 2011, before the pandemic. I’m just speculating, but based on their 2022 title, “North By Northeast Music Festival Puts Focus Into The Clubs”, it would appear that the festival organizers are going to focus on smaller clubs and smaller bands (which I personally think is the right move). The festival still promises six days of music, featuring over 300 bands! And the BEST PART, it’s only $20. That’s unheard of for a major music festival.

Speaking about the low price, NXNE Founder and President Michael Hollett said, “That’s actually cheaper than when it first started (in 1995). Especially given the pummelling the live music scene has taken over the last two years, we committed to removing financial barriers to NXNE to best connect artists with audiences; even for artists, it’s free to submit and they get paid to play.”

As of this writing, since it’s still early days, no bands have been announced. A preview of the roster is coming on May 4th (next week).

Read More Rock the Garden As usual, the Rock the Garden did a great job organizing the music festival. Although the original scheduled was delayed about 30 minutes, because of the weather... once the music started, they did an amazing job … Nathaniel Rateliff I think Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats have finally made it. It's hard to believe that we've been writing about him since 2013.... Sleater-Kinney What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness ... Low Low’s Christmas show is taking place at First Avenue on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Heartland. Low adds, “Despite the commerce involved, we hope you will consider .... Beabadoobee Beabadoobee with Christian Leave, BlackStarKids The Truman. $20-$25 aka Beatrice Laus, this Filipino/British breakout bedroom-pop artist put out a new EP, Our Extended ....

Rock the Garden
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 11, 2022
rockthegardenfestival.com

We’re so happy to see the return of Rock the Garden at the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

As with previous events, there are two stages, food trucks, beer tents, and great music.

This year, they are bringing co-headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Sleater-Kinney… both excellent bands.

I don’t want to brag, but we were first to report Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the band’s first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats.” The band went on to sign to Stax Records for their self-titled debut album in 2015.

Incidentally, if you ever see a Nathaniel Rateliff’s solo show (which we did in in April 2014), his music and performance is very different than a Night Sweats show. And trivia, but Rateliff previously appeared at Rock the Garden in 2016.

As for Sleater-Kinney, I’ve been seeing the band live since 2000 … with the last one in Feb 2015 after they re-united for a tour. That show was somewhat bitter-sweat, as it would be the last time we would see them with original drummer Janet Weiss (who we just saw in Quasi in Apr 2022).

Gates open at 1pm, music starts at 2:30pm.

Lineup:

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (co-headliner)

Sleater-Kinney (co-headliner)

LOW

beabadoobee

DāM-FunK

Bombino

Divide and Dissolve

Read More Newport Jazz Festival George Wein, who set the standard for what outdoor music gatherings would become with his leadership of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals from the 1950s into the 21st century, died Monday at his home …

Newport Jazz Festival
Newport, Rhode Island
July 29 - 31, 2022
newportfestivals.org

The Newport Jazz Festival returns to the historic Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 29-31.

This year is somewhat special as it’s going to be a nice tribute to the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festival Founder George Wein, who died in Sept 2021.

Line-up announced so far, features Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding and many others.

Line-up:

Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding,The Fearless Flyers, Angelique Kidjo’s Remain In Light, Terence Blanchard, PJ Morton, The Ron Carter Quartet, BADBADNOTGOOD, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Lettuce, Cory Wong, Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia, Jazzmeia Horn, Nate Smith + KINFOLK, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Benevento/Russo Duo Acoustic, Nicholas Payton Trio, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Makaya McCraven, Yussef Dayes, Antonio Sanchez & Bad Hombre, Mononeon, Shabaka Hutchings, Vijay Iyer Trio, The Baylor Project, The Soul Rebels, Sampa The Great, Celisse, Emmet Cohen Trio, The Nth Power, Theon Cross, Thana Alexa: Ona, Lady Blackbird, Tuba Skinny, Samara Joy, Melanie Charles, Giveton Gelin, Holly Bowling, Laufey, and more artists to be announced.

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

Quasi at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (16 Apr 2022)

Read More Jon Spencer Drawing generously from garage rock and heavy soul, New York’s Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an unbridled blues rock fist in the face of the status quo. Guitarist Judah Baker, drummer Russell Simins and shrieker / singer / guitarist Jon Spencer … Quasi The Portland duo Quasi (Sam Coomes and Janet Weis) are currently touring in support of their ninth album called Mole City. If their names sounded familiar, that's because they've both played for Sleater Kinney …

At the 11th hour, we got word that Jon Spencer & The HITmakers was no longer playing the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 16th. This same night, The Airborne Toxic Event postponed their appearance at First Avenue. This doesn’t surprise us anymore, we’ve already seen numerous cancellations due to COVID, etc.

I hope Spencer feels better, this is one of rock’s hardest working musician. Most people know him from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, but he’s been involved in Pussy Galore and Boss Hog as well.

We caught Jon Spencer in June 2015 and wrote, “Against an American flag backdrop, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion kicked into their set with a slew of new tracks starting with “Wax Dummy,” off the recent album Freedom Tower - No Wave Dance Party 2015. Jon Spencer and guitarist Judah Bauer dragging their picks across those guitar strings was like striking a match and throwing it into an audience well lubricated by alcohol and sweat. The result was as combustive as Russell Simins pounding his sticks into those skins. Babe, consider me on fire.”

With Jon Spencer not performing, opening band Quasi (Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss) unexpectedly headlined the 7th Street Entry show.

Coomes started his career with The Donner Party, and later joining Heatmiser. Weiss is famous for being founding member of Sleater-Kinney, but have played with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, as well as part of Wild Flag. Both brought their talents to the show, which Weiss keeping such great timing on the drums and Coomes sometime playing keys with the help of his foot (much like Little Richard on his T-Shirt).

The two played their standard 45-min set, which included “Breaking the Balls” and “It's Raining”… but once they ran out of those songs, it was open mic territory. To be fair, Weiss warned us that, “Those were the song we practiced! We’re going to try out some new ones, let’s see what happens.”

The non-setlist songs included “Hell”, “The Happy Prole”, and an instrumental jam that became their set finale.

Remaining Tour dates:

4/18 Omaha, NE Waiting Room 4/19 Denver, CO Globe Hall 4/20 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge 4/21 Boise, ID Neurolux 4/22 Portland, OR Dantes 4/23 Vancouver, BC Fox Cabaret 4/24 Seattle, WA Madame Lou’s 4/26 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill 4/27 Los Angeles, CA The Echo 4/28 San Diego, CA Casbah

4/29 Tucson, AZ 191 Toole 4/30 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar 5/01 Santa Fe, NM Tumbleroot Brewery 5/02 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep 5/03 Wichita, KS Wave 5/04 Kansas City, MO Record Bar 5/05 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill Duck Room 5/06 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi 5/07 Louisville, KY Zanzabar 5/08 Charlottesville, VA The Southern

Quasi at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (16 Apr 2022)

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