Minneapolis: June 29 to June 30, 2019

Rock the Garden 2019 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 getting things back on track. … The National The National dropped their 6th album last month titled Trouble Will Find Me. The album (featuring such talents as St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Richard Reed Perry of Arcade Fire), took nearly three years to cultivate and climbed the… Courtney Barnett Melbourne's Courtney Barnett was previously here earlier this year, which we caught in Chicago, but now she's back with a full expanded North American tour.… X Legendary Los Angeles punk band X (not to be confused with Australian band X or Japanese band X or London band The xx) recently made a semi-rare Minneapolis appearance last night at Mill City Nights. … Heart Bones Heart Bones is kicking off their tour at the Turf Club in St Paul. This is the new project from local favorite Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis (of Sweet Spirit). … deM atlaS Just over thirty-five minutes, but made the most of things, playing the marquee track ‘Own Light’ from the latest record early then bringing deM atlaS back up to the stage for the new ‘Special Effects’, before working next into a freestyle rap .… Bad Bad Hats SPIN Magazine’s “Artist To Watch” for July 2015, Minneapolis-based Bad Bad Hats recently announced their tour with Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds, in support of … Adia Victoria Adia Victoria The Nashville-based artist travels the land of Delta blues, afro punk, and country and with Beyond The Bloodhounds. Adia reveals a fresh reference point on .…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 29 to June 30, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

ROCK THE GARDEN
feat. The National, Courtney Barnett, X
First Avenue
Sat 06/29/2019 (1pm/$74)
rockthegardenfestival.com

Once again, it’s our favorite time of the year: Rock the Garden.

Let’s break down the eight bands that is on the line for 2019:

The National haven’t been to Minneapolis since August 2013 (when they were touring in support of their 6th album Trouble Will Find Me), so we’re excited to see them on the lineup. We’ve previously stated how much we love the band, despite the mumbling singing style.

Another favorite, Courtney Barnett is on the bill. This is the Australian singer’s second Rock the Garden appearance, having appeared in RTG 2015. We’ve been singing Barnett’s praises since her two original EPs in 2013.

Los Angeles’ X is next. We’ve seen the band a few times, their last appearance in the area was in Sep 2017, which we said, “What can we say about this iconic punk band? Since forming in 1977, the band was one of the first wave of truly unique American punk. Their simple “X” name was a cause for many confusing stories…”

Local-ish duo Heart Bones (featuring Har Mar Superstar and the magical Sabrina Ellis of Sweet Spirit) is also on the list. If you missed them last November, you’ll be happy to see them on Rock the Garden.

Rapper deM atlaS (who we last saw at Super Bowl Live Day 2 in Jan 2018).

Over at the Garden Stage: Local Bad Bad Hats (last reviewed in Sep 2015) and Nashville’s Adia Victoria (we last saw her Jun 2016).

The only band we’ve not seen live before is The Beths (vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes, guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Pearce and bassist/vocalist Benjamin Sinclair) from New Zealand… so we’re very keen on seeing them play.

Main Stage:

The National

Courtney Barnett

X

Heart Bones

Dem Atlas

Garden Stage

Bad Bad Hats

Adia Victoria

The Beths

Other shows in the area:

Culture Abuse at 7th Street Southern Avenue 2019 Tour Read More Tony Molina Opening up the 7th Street Entry show will be Pity Sex from Ann Arbor, Tony Molina from San Francisco, and local Blood Cookie. Tour Dates 7/3 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa +* 7/4 Toronto, ON - The Garrison +* …

CULTURE ABUSE
+ Tony Molina, Young Guv, Dare
7th St Entry
Sat 06/29/2019 (8pm/$16)
first-avenue.com

The bay-area punk band Culture Abuse will be playing the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, June 29th. The band’s latest Bay Dream is out now on Epitaph Records.

Tony Molina, Young Guv (aka Ben Cook of F***ked Up and No Warning), and Dare to open.

Tour Dates:

June 24 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
June 25 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
June 26 Detroit, MI @ El Club
June 28 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
June 29 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
July 1 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
July 2 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
July 4 Vancouver, BC @ Astoria
July 5 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
July 6 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

SOUTHERN AVENUE
+ Ken Valdez
Turf Club
Sun 06/30/2019 (7:30pm/ $12)
turfclub.net

The boundary-breaking Memphis combo Southern Avenue will headline the Turf Club in St Paul. The blues/soul/R&B group first burst on the scene with their debut album on the legendary label Stax Record in 2017. The second album, Keep On came out in May 2019 via Concord Records.

Singer/songwriter Ken Valdez to open.

Tour dates:

06/27/2019 Old Rock House St. Louis, MO
06/29/2019 "Electric Forest" Rothbury, MI
06/30/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
07/03/2019 The Triple Door Seattle, WA
07/06/2019 Waterfront Blues Festival
07/10/2019 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
07/11/2019 The Anchor's Bend Asbury Park, NJ
07/12/2019 Briggs Farm Blues Festival
07/13/2019 RBC Bluesfest
07/14/2019 RBC Bluesfest
07/26/2019 The Peach Music Festival
08/06/2019 Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA
08/08/2019 Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA
08/10/2019 Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival
08/16/2019 The Square Charlotte, NC
08/17/2019 Devil's Backbone Brewing Co. Roseland, VA
08/22/2019 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
08/24/2019 Druid City Music Festival
09/06/2019 Woodlands Tavern Columbus, OH
09/13/2019 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
09/22/2019 Bourbon & Beyond
10/26/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/27/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/28/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/29/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/30/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
10/31/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
11/01/2019 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
11/06/2019 Hobby Center Houston, TX
11/08/2019 Majestic Theatre Dallas, TX
11/12/2019 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
11/14/2019 The Tobin Center San Antonio, TX
11/23/2019 Halloran Centre Memphis, TN

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