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Minneapolis: August 11 to August 14, 2016

Read More Colin Stetson Saxophonist Colin Stetson recently teamed up with violinist Sarah Neufeld a collaboration album Never were the way she was (Constellation Records) and a North American tour in June. ...

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 11 to August 14, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

COLIN STETSON & SARAH NEUFELD DUO
at Turf Club
Thursday, 08/11/16, 7:30pm ($15)
turfclub.net

Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld, billed as Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld Duo is touring together. The two previously teamed up for Never were the way she was (Constellation Records), but they each have their side projects: Stetson with Sorrow - A Reimagining of Goreckis 3rd Symphony (52Hz Records) and Neufeld with The Ridge (Paper Bag Records).

Local duo Dosh & Ghostband to open.

Tour Dates

08/09/16 Chicago, IL Constellation
08/10/16 Spring Green, WI Sh**ty Barn
08/11/16 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
08/13/16 Eaux Claires Music And Arts Festival
09/23/16 POP Montréal Int’l Music Festival
09/28/16 Evanston, IL SPACE
09/29/16 The Regent, Los Angeles, CA

Read More The Melvins The Melvins return to the road with the continuation of their Hold It In tour kicking off June 6 in Tucson at Club Congress. The tour announcement comes as Ipecac Recordings’ confirms ... Russian Circles The Parish at The House of Blues in New Orleans is host for one of my favorite instrumental acts, Russian Circles. The first time I ventured to see them live was in Baton Rouge …

HELMS ALEE
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 08/13/16, 9pm ($10)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Taking a side show break from touring with The Melvins, Seattle’s Helms Alee will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club next Saturday, in support of their forthcoming album Stillicide - due for release on September 2nd via Sargent House.

Self-Evident and Hardcore Crayons to open.

HELMS ALEE with MELVINS unless noted *

Aug 09 Sioux Falls, SD - The District
Aug 10 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
Aug 12 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen *
Aug 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock *
Aug 14 Rock Island - Rock Island Brewing Company
Aug 15 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Aug 16 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
Aug 17 St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
Aug 18 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
Aug 19 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue Theatre
Aug 20 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
Aug 22 Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
Aug 23 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
Aug 24 Buffalo, NY - Iron Works
Aug 26 Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
Aug 27 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
Aug 28 Hamden, CT - The Ballroom
Aug 29 Providence, RI - Fete Ballroom
Aug 31 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
Sep 01 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Sep 02 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
Sep 05 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
Sep 06 Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
Sep 07 Charleston, SC - Music Farm
Sep 08 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
Sep 10 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
Sep 11 Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
Sep 12 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
Sep 13 Little Rock, AR - Metroplex
Sep 14 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
Sep 15 Oklahoma City, OK - The ACM
Sep 16 Norman, OK - Opolis
Sep 17 Austin, TX - The Sidewinder
Sep 18 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
Sep 20 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
Sep 21 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
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HELMS ALEE with RUSSIAN CIRCLES
Sep 23-24 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Fest
Sep 25 Detroit, MI - El Club
Sep 26 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
Sep 28 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
Sep 29 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Sep 30 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Oct 01 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Oct 02 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
Oct 04 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
Oct 05 Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Oct 06 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
Oct 07 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
Oct 08 Austin, TX - Barracuda
Oct 09 Dallas, TX - RBC

Read More Irish Fair The free annual Irish Fair will start next Friday, August 7th and ending on Sunday, August 9th, at Harriet Island. Headliner for the first two nights will be Los Angeles' Young Dubliners.... .…

IRISH FAIR OF MINNESOTA
at Harriet Island
Thursday, 08/11/16, 7pm ($20)
Friday, 08/12/16, 5:30pm (FREE)
Saturday, 08/13/16, 12pm (FREE)
Sunday, 08/14/16, 1pm (FREE)
irishfair.com

The annual Irish Fair of Minnesota is taking place next weekend at Lilydale-Harriet Island Regional Park... typically these events are free and open to the public, however the kickoff party on Thursday, August 11, featuring music by Socks in the Frying Pan and The Sweet Colleens will cost $20.

2016 Headliners - Cara Irish Pubs Main Stage

Friday
5:30pm - Tim Malloys
7pm - Socks in The Frying Pan
8:30pm - Gaelic Storm

Saturday
12:30pm - The Sweet Colleens
2:00pm - Socks in The Frying Pan
3:30pm - The High Kings
5pm- Eileen Ivers
6:30pm-Wild Colonial Bhoys
8:30pm - Gaelic Storm

Sunday
1:30pm- The High Kings
3:30pm - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
5:30pm - Eileen Ivers

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Minneapolis: August 8 to August 9, 2015

Read More Jack Garratt British singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Jack Garratt recently released a new song called "The Love You're Given" to all digital retailers. The song sampled the voice of acclaimed vocalist Lisa Fischer (20 Feet From Stardom) … Mumford & Sons After a brief health-related delay that caused them to miss Bonnaroo, UK band Mumford and Sons has resumed their Summer arena/amphitheatre Tour, to great reviews and sold out shows. … MS MR NYC duo MS MR came to Minneapolis “for the first time as a band and as people” ...and ‘rocked it like a ‘Hurricane’. ‘Hurricane’, of course, refers to their infectious single of the same name…

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 8 to August 9, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

JACK GARRATT
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 08/08/2015, 8pm ($13)
first-avenue.com

British singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jack Garratt is currently on tour with Mumford and Sons, but on his off days with the massive band, he's booked a few smaller side gigs - including one at 7th Street Entry on Saturday, August 8th.

We've already mentioned Garratt when we spotlighted him at this year's SXSW so we're pretty excited to get this great opportunity to check out this one-man show at this tiny venue in Downtown Minneapolis.

Madison's Electronic Pop duo Oh My Love to open the show.

Tour dates:

08/06 Nashville, TN The High Watt
08/07 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
08/08 Minneapolis, MN 7st St. Entry
08/11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place*
08/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank, Saddledom *
08/14 Walla Walla, WA Gentleman of the Road
08/15 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
08/17 Inglewood, CA The Forum*
08/18 Inglewood, CA The Forum*
08/21 Salida, CO Gentleman of the Road
08/23 Montauk, NY Surf Lodge

* w/ Mumford & Sons

Supporting MS MR:

10/05 Boston, MA Royale
10/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/10 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
10/12 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/17 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/20 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
10/23 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/25 San Diego, CA House of Blues
10/27 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

Read More Pizza Luce Also, the 8th Annual Pizza Luce Block Party is this Saturday, August 14th. I've been to a few of these, they only promise a few things: pizza, brats, beer, and music. What more are you asking for ? .... Har Mar Superstar Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillmann) is taking a slight detour from his co-headline tour with Macaulay Culkin's The Pizza Underground (who we previously talked about), flying all ....

PIZZA LUCE BLOCK PARTY
at Pizza Lucé Downtown
Saturday, 08/08/2015, 12pm (FREE)
pizzaluce.com

The 12th annual Pizza Lucé Block Party is taking place next Saturday, and, as usual, feature a lot of good local talents.

While you're there enjoying the music, go ahead and grab a pizza by the slice, bratwursts (including vegan brats), and Izzy's Ice Cream!

Schedule:

9pm Har Mar Superstar
8pm Sims & Mike Mictlan
7pm Retribution Gospel Choir
6pm The Blind Shake
5pm Dillinger Four
4pm Pink Mink
3pm Frankie Teardrop
2pm Tiny Deaths
1pm L'Assassins
12pm Rogue Valley

Read More Irish Fair The free annual Irish Fair will start next Friday, August 7th and ending on Sunday, August 9th, at Harriet Island. Headliner for the first two nights will be Los Angeles' Young Dubliners ....

IRISH FAIR
at Harriet Island
08/06/2015 - 08/09/2015, 12pm (FREE)
irishfair.com

We've already mentioned that the Young Dubliners was headlining the Irish Fair 2015, but in case you missed it - below is the entire music schedule for this year's Irish Fair.

Schedule:

Friday, 06 Aug 2015
• Tim Malloys
• Socks in the Frying Pan
• Screaming Orphans
• Wild Colonial Bhoys
• Young Dubliners

Saturday, 07 Aug 2015
• Cherish the Ladies
• Sweet Colleens
• Finbar Furey
• Screaming Orphans
• Wild Colonial Bhoys
• Young Dubliners

Sunday, 08 Aug 2015
• Socks in the Frying Pan
• Cherish the Ladies
• Finbar Furey
• Screaming Orphans
• Katie McMahon

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