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Minneapolis: August 18 to August 20

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08/18 Petite Amie at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Petite Amie Otra Vez Petite Amie June 15, 2022 1 Otra Vez 6:27 Sold by Amazon Services LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use. . …

08/18/2022 Thursday

Petite Amie
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Petite Amie is heading out on tour, stopping by the Amsterdam Bar in St Paul on August 18. Some dates are with Wild Wild Wets and Hooveriii, however the St Paul show currently does not have an opener listed.

The group recently shared their new single “Otra Vez”, via Devil in the Woods Records. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album.

Petite Amie tour dates

8/3 - Casbah /Soda - San Diego, CA *
8/4 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
8/5 - Amados - San Francisco, CA *
8/6 - The Holland Project - Reno, NV *
8/7 - Starlet Room - Sacramento, CA **
8/9 - Fixin’ To - Portland, OR
8/10 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
8/12 - Substation x Freakout Presents - Seattle, WA
8/13 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/15 - Vultures - Colorado Springs, CO **
8/16 - Lost Lake - Denver, CO
8/17 - miniBar - Kansas City, .MO
8/18 - Amsterdam - St. Paul, MN
8/21 - Landline Presents @ The Burl - Lexington, KY **
8/22 - The Blue Room @ Third Man - Nashville, TN **
8/23 - 529 Bar - Atlanta, GA
8/24 - El Rocko @ Dog Day Presents - Savannah, GA
8/25 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, NC
8/26 - Pie Shop - Washington, DC
8/27 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
8/28 - Berlin Under A - New York, NY

* = w/ Wild Wild Wets
** = w/ Hooveriii

08/18 BODEGA with Alien Book Club at Turf Club Read More Bodega Bodega is an interesting throwback to the heydays of CBGB, but it isn’t as organic as Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads, etc. You can tell they aren’t originally from NYC, but transplants and definitely grew up on CBGB alumnus.. …

08/18/2022 Thursday

BODEGA
with Alien Book Club
at Turf Club
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Brooklyn’s BODEGA will stop by the Turf Club in St Paul in support of their album Xtra Equipment (What’s Your Rupture?).

Tour dates:

July 22 - Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
July 23 - Charlotte @ Snug Harbor
July 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
July 25 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man
July 26 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
July 28 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
July 29 - Houston, TX @ Wonky Power
July 30 - Austin, TX @ Antone's
August 1 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
August 2 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
August 3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
August 4 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
August 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
August 6 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
August 8 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
August 9 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
August 10 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
August 12 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder
August 14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
August 15 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
August 17 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
August 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
August 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
August 20 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
August 21 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
August 23 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
August 24 - Montreal, QB @ Bar Le Ritz
August 25 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
August 26 - Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom
August 27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Made

08/19 Hooveriii with Mark Tester at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Hooveriii Desert Daze Celebrates 10 Years of Art & Music Meatbodies * Shannon Lay * Hooveriii * Quitapenas * Baptizm * Hott Mt - ‘Escape To Witch Mountain’ W/ The Bob Baker Marionettes …

08/19/2022 Friday

Hooveriii
with Mark Tester
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Originally a solo drum machine project by Bert Hoover… it evolved into a six member band called Hoveriii. The group, featuring leader Bert Hoover, Gabe Flores (lead guitar and vocals), Kaz Mirblouk (bass and synths), James Novick (synths), Casey Sullivan (vocals and synths) and Owen Barrett (drums), will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on August 19th.

Tour dates:

8/2 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Wayfarer^
8/3 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Fox Wine Co.^
8/4 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place^
8/5 - Oakland, CA @Eli's Mile High Club^
8/6 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gold-Diggers^
8/7 - Sacramento, CA @ Starlet Room#
8/10 - Portland, OR @ The Fixin' To*
8/11 - Seattle, WA @ Substation*
8/12 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux*
8/13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Quarters*
8/14 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge**
8/15 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Vultures**#
8/16 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge**
8/18 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club"
8/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar"
8/20 - Chicago, [email protected] The Hideout"
8/21 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl+#
8/22 - Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room +#
8/23 - St. Louis, MO @ Sinkhole+
8/25 - Amarillo, TX @ Golden Light Cantina
8/26 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
8/27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
9/21 - Clermont Ferran, FR @ Cooperative de Mai=
9/22 - Bordeaux, FR @ Rockschool Barbey=
9/23 - Tours, FR @ Le Temps Machine=
9/24 - Besancon, FR @ Detonation=
9/25 - Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie=
9/29 - Lake Paris, CA @ Desert Daze
10/29 - Austin, TX @ Levitation:

^w/ Mohama Saz
#w/ Petite Amie
*w/ Monde UFO
**w/ The Moose
"w/ Mark Tester
+w/ Shadow Show
=w/ Mudhoney
:w/ Osees

08/20 A Giant Dog at Amsterdam Bar Read More A Giant Dog Since then, we’ve been following his music career and his latest project is Heart Bones, a collaboration with Sabrina Ellis from A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit. …

08/20/2022 Saturday

A Giant Dog
at Amsterdam Bar
amsterdambarandhall.com

Merge Records recently announced that they will be reissuing A Giant Dog’s first two albums, Fight and Bone on limited-edition colored vinyl. Those records inspired bands like Spoon’s Britt Daniel, who called them “the greatest American rock and roll / punk band since I don’t know when.”

We know about the band through the very entertaining Sabrina Ellis’ project Sweet Spirit and their connection to Har Mar Superstar.

Well it looks like the band is back together again, and they’re heading out on tour. There’s a 90% chance that Har Mar Superstar will be at the upcoming Amsterdam show on August 20th.

A Giant Dog on tour:

Tour dates:

July 29 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
Aug 03 New Orleans, LA – Banks St. Bar
Aug 04 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Aug 05 Nashville, TN – The Basement
Aug 06 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
Aug 07 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Aug 08 Richmond, VA – Get Tight Lounge
Aug 09 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
Aug 10 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Aug 12 Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo
Aug 13 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
Aug 14 Brooklyn, NY – TV Eye
Aug 16 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
Aug 17 Detroit, MI – Smalls
Aug 18 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Aug 19 Milwaukee, WI – The Cooperage
Aug 20 St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Aug 21 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
Aug 23 Tulsa, OK – Mercury Lounge
Aug 24 Oklahoma City, OK – Pony Boy
Aug 25 Dallas, TX – Three Links
Aug 26 Houston, TX – Secret Group
Aug 27 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger

08/20 Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

08/20/2022 Saturday

Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis singer/songwriter Chastity Brown is headlining First Avenue on August 20 to support her new album Sing To The Walls (Red House Records).

The singer talked about the long journey to finish the new record:

This record was started in Sweden, and completed in Minneapolis. It’s been made and remade many times over, but ultimately is my audacious expression of black joy and love in response to uprising, confrontation, and pandemic.

And now it’s yours. Thank you for supporting me, for making my music part of your life, and sharing my music with others. I hope you dance your ass off to these songs in your living room or let it score the moments in your life that could use a soundtrack.

My deep and heartfelt thanks to my co-producers on this record, Brady Blade and Greg Schutte, and all the incredible musicians and collaborators who helped bring this to life. Thanks to my team that always has my back and believes in me as an artist and individual ♥

This is just the beginning.

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: April 21 to April 23

04/21 Black Pistol Fire at Fine Line Read More Black Pistol Fire Canadian-bred, but based out of Austin, Black Pistol Fire, has sold out their upcoming 7th Street Entry show in Minneapolis. The band’s latest Deadbeat Graffiti is available now. …

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04/21/2022 Thursday

Black Pistol Fire
at Fine Line
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Austin duo Black Pistol Fire is returning to the Fine Line Music Café this April 21st. I know what you are thinking, weren’t they just here?

Yes, the duo played the Fine Line in July 2021, which we said, “Austin duo Black Pistol Fire is seemingly very grateful to be back touring, especially because their “Look Alive” Summer 2021 tour is going so well… having sold out a few venues, including Emo’s in Austin.”

Tour Dates

Thu, APR 21 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Fri, APR 22 The Rave / Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Sat, APR 23 Metro Chicago Chicago, IL
Mon, APR 25 The Shelter Detroit, MI
Wed, APR 27 Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
Fri, APR 29 Beale Street Music Festival 2022 Memphis, TN
Sat, APR 30 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
Mon, MAY 2 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Wed, MAY 4 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Thu, MAY 5 Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA
Fri, MAY 6 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Mon, MAY 9 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Tue, MAY 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Thu, MAY 12 Rum Runners London, Canada
Fri, MAY 13 The Opera House Toronto, Canada
Sat, MAY 14 Bronson Centre Ottawa, Canada
Mon, MAY 16 Théâtre Fairmount Montréal, Canada

04/21 Spoon with Margaret Glaspy at Palace Theatre 04/22 Spoon with Margaret Glaspy at Palace Theatre Read More Spoon Last month, Spoon shared their version of The Beatles 1967 fan club single “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)”, as part of the Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021. The collection marks the fifth year of Spotify Singles: Holiday. .... Margaret Glaspy Margaret Glaspy is back in town, headlining the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, in support of her new EP Born Yesterday (ATO Records). The EP is a bookend to Margaret’s lauded debut album Emotions …

04/21/2022 Thursday
04/22/2022 Friday

Spoon
with Margaret Glaspy
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Popular band Spoon sold out their 4/21 show, so they quickly booked a second one… giving fans an extra choice.

The band released released Lucifer on the Sofa on Matador Records, which Rolling Stones called, “their best record ever.”

Margaret Glaspy will open both nights.

Tour Dates

4/6 - Boston, MA - House of Blues #
4/8 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall #
4/9 - Richmond, VA - The National #
4/11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
4/15 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore #
4/16 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom #
4/18 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit #
4/19 - Chicago, Il - The Riviera Theatre #
4/21 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
4/22 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre #
4/23 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave #
4/25 - Columbia, MO - The Blue Note #
4/28 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheatern#
429 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival
4/30 – Memphis, TN – Beale St. Music Festival
5/24 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom *
5/25 - Salt Lake City, UT- The Complex *
5/27 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
5/28 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
5/29 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
5/31 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up *
6/2 - Los Angeles, CA – Palladium *
6/3 - Tucson, AZ - The Rialto Theatre *
6/4 - Phoenix, AZ -The Van Buren *

#with Margaret Glaspy
*with Geese

04/22 Yumi Zouma with Mini Trees at Turf Club Read More Mini Trees Los Angeles based Lexi Vega’s solo musical project Mini Trees announced that she will be releasing a debut album on Run For Cover Records. The yet-to-be titled album is set to release this fall. ....

04/22/2022 Friday

Yumi Zouma
with Mini Trees
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

New Zealand-born Yumi Zouma is touring in support of their fourth album Present Tense (Polyvinyl Records).

The North American tour will begin April 7th, with guest NoSo. JORDANN will join the tour for April 16-17, Mini Trees from April 18-25, Noble Oak onApril 28, and, finally Beauty Queen from April 29-May 6.

Tour dates

04/01 – Oslo, Norway – KRXSSET
04/03 – Berlin, Germany – Burg Schnabel
04/04 – Warsaw, Poland – Praga Centrum
04/07 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
04/08 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall *
04/09 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *
04/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
04/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
04/14 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair *
04/15 - Portsmouth, NH - The Press Room *
04/16 - Montréal, QC – Petit Campus **
04/17 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern **
04/18 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop †
04/20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall †
04/21 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon †
04/22 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club †
04/23 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck †
04/25 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater †
04/28 - Vancouver, BC - The Fox Cabaret §
04/29 - Seattle, WA – The Crocodile ‡
04/30 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ‡
05/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent ‡
05/05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy ‡
05/06 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah ‡


* w/Special Guest NoSo
** w/Special Guest JORDANN
† w/Special Guest Mini Trees
§ w/Special Guest Nobel Oak
‡ w/Special Guest Beauty Queen

04/23 LP with Nick Leng at Palace Theatre Read More LP Heart on her sleeve, LP, will be at First Avenue this Thursday, February 7th. LP’s fifth album Heart To Mouth is out now on BMG/Vagrant. …

04/23/2022 Saturday

LP
with Nick Leng
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Laura Pergolizzi, or otherwise known by the stagename, LP, is touring in support of Churches (SOTA Records).

If you’ve never heard of LP, you may have heard her songs, sung by Cher, Rihanna, Backstreet Boys… and many others.

Nick Leng to open.

Tour dates:

03/31 - Anfiteatro Del Parque de la Exposición - Lima, Peru
04/14 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^
04/15 - The Orpheum - Vancouver, BC, Canada ^
04/16 - The Paramount Theatre 2779 - Seattle, WA, USA ^
04/17 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR, USA ^
04/19 - The Union Event Center - Salt Lake City, UT, USA ^
04/21 - The Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO, USA ^
04/22 - Arvest Bank Theatre - Kansas City, MO, USA ^
04/23 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN, USA ^
04/24 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL, USA ^
04/26 - HISTORY - Toronto, ON, Canada ^
04/28 - State Theatre - Portland, ME, USA ^
04/29 - Place Bell - Laval, QC, Canada ^
04/30 - House of Blues - Boston, MA, USA ^
05/01 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA, USA ^
05/03 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY, USA ^
05/04 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY, USA ^
05/06 - The Anthem - Washington, DC, USA ^
05/07 - The Fillmore Charlotte - Charlotte, NC, USA ^
05/08 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, USA ^
05/10 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA, USA ^
05/11 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN, USA ^
05/13 - Stubb’s Bar-B-Q - Austin, TX, USA ^
05/14 - House of Blues - Houston, TX, USA ^
05/15 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX, USA ^
05/17 - The Historic El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, NM, USA ^
05/18 - The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ, USA ^
05/20 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA, USA ^
05/21 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA ^

^ with Nick Leng

04/23 Hippo Campus with Ginger Root at Armory Read More Hippo Campus The crowd at the music stage began swelling very early on, as local favorites Hippo Campus played first, with a spirited 40 min. set that included new single, ‘South’ (EP out Oct 2 on Grand Jury Records) .…

04/23/2022 Saturday

Hippo Campus
with Ginger Root
at Armory
first-avenue.com

Local indie-pop Hippo Campus is ending their national tour with a headlining show at the Armory in Minneapolis on April 23rd. Their latest album LP3 is out now via Grand Jury.

The group will rest for a week before embarking on their UK/EU headline tour in May 2022.

We last saw the band live at First Avenue on 12 Mar 2017 and wrote, “The buzz for Hippo Campus at their homecoming show was simply amazing. As soon as the band took the stage, a hundred cellphones went up in the air to record every moment of the band. The audience was generally young teenagers, but that is expected for a semi-rare all-ages weekend show at First Avenue.”

Tour dates:

31st Mar - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
1st Apr - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
2nd Apr - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
4th Apr - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
5th Apr - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
6th Apr - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
8th Apr - Oakland, CA - The Fox Theater
9th Apr - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater
10th Apr - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
12th Apr - Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Palladium
13th Apr - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
15th Apr - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
16th Apr - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
17th Apr - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
19th Apr - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
20th Apr - Oklahoma City, OK - Jones Assembly
21st Apr - Omaha, NE - The Admiral
23th Apr - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
6th May - Manchester - Academy 3
8th May - Glasgow - G2
9th May - London - The Garage (sold-out)
10th May - Antwerp, BE - Trix Bar
11th May - Cologne, DE - Jaki
13th May - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet

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

A Gaggle Of...

Read More Goose Wednesday November 17 Goose, The Truman. $25-$50 Straight No Chaser, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $37.95-$63 …

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02/09/2022 Wednesday

Goose
at First Avenue
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Connecticut rockers Goose is continuing their tour in 2022. You can catch them live this upcoming Feb 9 at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Faced with the challenges of a COVID-19 world, the band hosted Goosemas on the roof of Rockefeller Center and livestreamed exclusively on Twitch, which drew in over 60,000 viewers worldwide, and raised $45,000 for Conscious Alliance and Save Our Stages.

GOOSE WINTER TOUR 2022

JAN 26: Marquee Theatre / Tempe, AZ
JAN 27: The Observatory North Park / San Diego, CA
JAN 28: The Fonda Theatre / Hollywood, CA
JAN 29: The Regency Ballroom / San Francisco, CA
JAN 30: The Regency Ballroom / San Francisco, CA
FEB 2: Midtown Ballroom / Bend, OR
FEB 3: Wonder Ballroom / Portland, OR
FEB 4: Wonder Ballroom / Portland, OR
FEB 5: Neptune Theatre / Seattle, WA
FEB 7: The ELM / Bozeman, MT

Read More Spoon Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response. ....

04/02/2022 Saturday

Geese
with Water From Your Eyes
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Brooklyn’s Geese will be headlining the Turf Club this April 2nd. The announced in January that they’re going to be the support band for popular band Spoon, however, the upcoming Spoon show lists Margaret Glaspy as opener.

Water From Your Eyes to open the Turf Club show.

Tour dates:

JAN 21 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
JAN 22 Tomorrow Never Knows Chicago, IL
JAN 23 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
FEB 04 [CHEZ PIAS] Brussels
FEB 05 Wilde Westen Kortrijk
FEB 06 Melkweg Amsterdam
FEB 07 MTC Club Köln
FEB 08 Molotow Hamburg
FEB 12 Fluc und Fluc Wanne Vienna
FEB 14 Milla Munich
FEB 15 Café Bad Bonn Düdingen
FEB 16 Annecy Annecy, France
FEB 17 Point Ephemere Paris, France
FEB 18 The Dome, Tufnell Park London
FEB 20 The Sound House Dublin
FEB 21 McChuills Glasgow
FEB 22 Yes Manchester
FEB 23 Brudenell Social Club Leeds
FEB 24 Rough Trade Bristol Bristol
MAR 11 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
MAR 12 DC9 Washington City, DC
MAR 14 High Watt Nashville, TN
Mar 15-Mar 18 SXSW Austin, TX
MAR 22 Valley Bar Phoenix, AZ
MAR 23 Casbah San Diego, CA
MAR 24 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
MAR 25 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
MAR 27 Treefort Music Festival 2022 Boise, ID
MAR 28 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
MAR 29 Barboza Seattle, WA
APR 02 Turf Club West Saint Paul, MN
APR 04 Ace of Cups Columbus, OH
APR 06 The Garrison Toronto, ON
APR 07 Bar Le Ritz PDB Montréal, QC
APR 16 Bowery Ballroom New York City, NY
MAY 24 Mission Ballroom Denver, CO
MAY 25 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
MAY 31 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
JUN 02 Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, CA
JUN 03 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
JUN 04 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
Aug 11 - Aug 13 Haldern Pop Festival 2022

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Animal Christmas Covers

Read More Spoon Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response. ....

Read more Christmas, Cover Lover and When Animals Attack.

SPOON
spoontheband.com

Last month, Spoon shared their version of The Beatles 1967 fan club single “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)”, as part of the Spotify Singles: Holiday Edition 2021. The collection marks the fifth year of Spotify Singles: Holiday.

Frontman Britt Daniel says about the track, “Recording ‘Christmas Time (Is Here Again)’ was a group effort that pulled us away from rehearsals and quickly sent us down a turbulent path of what you might call the Christmas spirit. And it’s our song with the most band members doing vocals ever - pretty sure I’m counting four. THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS IS OVER.”

While we are at it, Spoon also announced the title of their forthcoming tenth studio album will be called Lucifer On the Sofa. The record will come out February 11th, 2022.

Spoon Tour Dates

12/31/21 - NYE at ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin TX

Read More Black Pumas With three Grammy nominations (for “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year” & “American Roots”), it’s clear that Austin’s Black Pumas are on the top of their game. …

BLACK PUMAS
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Ahead of their tour, Austin’s Black Pumas released their Christmas single, a cover of Lou Rawls’ “Christmas Will Really Be Christmas”. The song will be available as part of the Spotify Holiday Singles.

“We were really attracted to the message, the lyrics, the arrangement, the feeling,” frontman Eric Burton says. “It’s a message that needs to be heard right now. I was a little nervous about singing in Lou Rawls’ low register, so I sang it an octave higher and it was nice to arrange vocals with the ladies [backup singers Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller] as well to put our own spin on it.”

Tour Dates

12/12/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
12/15/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
12/16/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
12/17/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater
12/18/21 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Las Vegas
2/4/22 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
2/5/22 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
2/26/22 - 2/27/22 - Tempe, AZ @ Innings Festival
3/2/22 - 3/5/22 - Cancún, Mexico @ My Morning Jacket's One Big Holiday
3/19/22 - 3/20/22 - Mexico City, CDMX @ Vive Latino
3/25/22 - 3/27/22 - São Paulo, SP @ Lollapalooza Brasil
3/25/22 - 3/27/22 - Bogotá, Colombia @ Estereo Picnic
3/27/22 - 3/29/22 - Boston, MA @ Boston Calling
6/18/22 - Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
6/19/22 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Berns
6/21/22 - Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik
6/22/22 - Dortmund, DE @ FZW
6/29/22 - Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
6/30/22 - Barcelona, Spain @ Vida Festival
7/8/22 - 7/10/22 - Trenčín, Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival
7/8/22 - Madrid, Spain @ Mad Cool Festival

SURFBORT
surfbortruinedmylife.com

Punk band Surfbort released their cover of Elmo & Patsy’s “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”

Singer Dani Miller, talks about this festive song, “I think Christmas holidays are a sham and can be lonely and messed up, but we love our grandma and love seeing family on the holidays. Because last year's holiday season was dark we wanted to cover a song that had humor and played off a twisted holiday season. Santa is lame, but family love is where it's at (even if you prefer your found family more). My grandma and grandpa made the cover art! Linda Perry inspired us and produced the song and I'm so happy she had us ring in the holidays. I hope you blast ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ and feel the love from Surfbort this holiday season.”

Tour dates:

12/12/2021 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy

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Minneapolis: June 29 to June 30, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 29 to June 30, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Matthew Sweet 2018 Poster Read More Matthew Sweet Anyway, currently, Matthew Sweet is back with a new album, after a six-year hiatus, called Tomorrow Forever (Honeycomb Hideout, through Sony’s RED Distribution). The new 17-song album will be …

MATTHEW SWEET
+ LowRay
Turf Club
Fri 06/29/2018 (8pm/$30)
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The truth is, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Anime-loving singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet since I heard his breakout hit single “Girlfriend.” Sweet was my very first concert in 1991, at the Cadillac Club (long defunct) in Fresno, California. I was still in high school and still love and know all of the lyrics from Sweet’s albums and EPs pre-Son of Altered Beast.

Sweet is back in town in support of his 13th studio album Tomorrow’s Daughter (the follow-up to Tomorrow Forever), available via Honeycomb Hideout and MRI/Sony.

LowRay (Dan Fowlds and James Irving) to open.

Tour dates:

6/19: Dewey Beach, DE at Bottle & Cork
6/20: New York, NY at Le Poisson Rouge
6/21: Philadelphia, PA at World Cafe Live
6/22: Cleveland, OH at Beachland Ballroom
6/23: Ann Arbor, MI at The Ark
6/24: Indianapolis, IN at Hi-Fi
6/27: Des Moines, IA at Wooly's
6/28: Milwaukee, WI at Summerfest
6/29: Minneapolis, MN at Turf Club
6/30: Lincoln, NE at the Bourbon Theater
7/10: Kansas City, MO at Knuckleheads
7/11: Bloomington, IL at Castle Theatre
7/12: Evanston, IL at SPACE
7/13: Chicago, IL at Square Roots Festival
7/14: St. Louis, MO at Delmar Hall
7/15: Nashville, TN at City Winery

Go Fest 2018 Poster Post Animal at 7th Street Poster Grizzly Bear/Spoon at Surley Poster Read More Spoon Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response. .... Grizzly Bear Grizzly Bear will be headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul on December 1st. Their latest album Painted Ruins is out now on RCA Records. Serpentwithfeet to open. ....

Other shows in the area:

GO FEST
feat. L.I.F.T., Awolnation, The Neighbourhood, Lovelytheband
Cabooze Plaza
Fri 06/29/2018 (4pm/$44.96)
cabooze.com

The latest Go Fest will be taking place at the Cabooze Plaza on Friday, June 29th. This year’s line features L.I.F.T., Awolnation, The Neighbourhood and Lovelytheband... all popular, hot bands.

Awolnation tour dates:

June 21 Hampton Beach Casino Hampton Beach, NH
June 22 The Strand Providence, RI
June 23 Innsbrook After Hours Richmond, VA
June 24 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH
June 27 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
June 28 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
June 29 Cabooze Outdoor Plaza Minneapolis, MN
June 30 Hollywood Casino Amp Tinley Park, IL
July 21 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion The Woodlands, TX
July 22 Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, MD
July 27 Providence Medical Ctr Amp Bonner Springs, KS

POST ANIMAL
+ Slow Pulp
7th Street Entry
Sat 06/30/2018 (8pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Chicago six-piece psychedelic rock Post Animal is playing the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, June 30th.

Slow Pulp to open.

Tour dates:

06/21 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge %
06/22 - Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret %
06/23 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza %
06/25 - Boise, ID @ Garden City Projects %
06/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court %
06/28 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge %
06/29 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown Front Room %
06/30 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry %
08/03 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/04 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/21 - 09/23 - Dane, WI @ Prism Music & Arts Festival

% w/ Slow Pulp

GRIZZLY BEAR / SPOON
Surly Brewery
Sat 06/30/2018 (4:30pm/$41/Sold Out)
surlybrewing.com

It’s the hottest ticket in town: Spoon and Grizzly Bear is playing Surly Festival Field this Saturday.

Grizzly Bear’s latest Painted Ruins is available now via RCA Records. The album has earned widespread praise from the New York Times, NPR Music and GQ, who commended the band’s “strikingly gorgeous music and harmonies”, while Esquire called the record “Their most mature album yet.”

We caught Spoon in Sep 2017 and said, “Following a break, rolling fog crept in under dim mono-chromatic lighting (with occasional strobe lights) and five louvered panels behind a set of scalloped curtains, to set the stage for Spoon’s hundred-minute headlining set. An extended instrumental intro for the opening ‘Do I Have to Talk You Into It’ brought the band members up one by one in the near darkness, making it look like they were performing from inside the mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”

Note: the grounds are open at 4:30pm, so show up early to check out Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.

Grizzly Bear/Spoon Tour dates:

6/20 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
6/22 Stage AE - Outdoors Pittsburgh, PA
6/25 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati, OH
6/26 Live on 9th Street Columbia, MO
6/30 Surly Brewery Minneapolis, MN

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Spoon w/ Twin Peaks at Palace Theatre, St Paul (15 Sept 2017) (Updated)

Spoon Setlist Do I Have to Talk You Into It Inside Out I Turn My Camera On The Beast and Dragon, Adored Rainy Taxi Don't You Evah Do You Via Kannela I Ain't the One Anything You Want Can I Sit Next To You My Mathematical Mind Don't Make Me a Target The Underdog Got Nuffin Black Like Me -- Encore -- I Summon You (Britt Daniel Solo) Pink Up Hot Thoughts Rent I Pay Twin Peaks Setlist Butterfly Boomers Telephone Holding Roses Getting Better Walk to the One You Love Shake Your Lonely Keep It Together Making Breakfast Flavor Tossing Tears Wanted You Strawberry Smoothie Read More Spoon Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response. .... Twin Peaks This is the Chicago Twin Peaks band... I wonder if they will get sued once Showtime start their David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks production in 2016? ...

Who knew Spoon could be so space rock?!

The Austin, TX band pulled into The Palace Theatre in St. Paul for the first of two long sold-out shows, to a crowd strong enough for singer Britt Daniel to consider this their second hometown.

Before that, Chicago indie garage rock band Twin Peaks took advantage of their name being back in the news (compliments of the recently-resurrected David Lynch TV series of the same name) to open with a raucous 45 min. set.  The quintet (three of the five rotated on lead vocals this night) is out in support of last year’s Down in Heaven (Grand Jury Records) and emerged, beers in hand, ready to have a good time.

The opening ‘Butterfly’ (from the new album) was written as co-vocalist Clay Frankel found himself in a “sickened state”, ‘Boomers’ was a catchy song “about psychedelic drugs and the experiences that come with it” and had trippy light patterns to accompany it, and the closing ‘Strawberry Smoothie’ from 2014 had the chugging rhythms and endearing sloppiness of classic Replacements or Stooges songs. 

Following a break, rolling fog crept in under dim mono-chromatic lighting (with occasional strobe lights) and five louvered panels behind a set of scalloped curtains, to set the stage for Spoon’s hundred-minute headlining set.  An extended instrumental intro for the opening ‘Do I Have to Talk You Into It’ brought the band members up one by one in the near darkness, making it look like they were performing from inside the mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

The new album, Hot Thoughts (released in March) finds the band back in friendly confines of Matador Records, a place they first called home with their 1996 debut. The group more than ever seems to enjoy taking their time with the songs now, stretching several out with appropriate instrumental passages and keeping things visually mostly dark and mysterious, with newest member Alex Fischel (keys, guitar) already taking on a prominent role.

“St. Paul, good to see you!” Daniel greeted the crowd, already on the band’s side as their local following seems to grow stronger with every show.  Daniel couldn’t remember the last time the band played St. Paul, having mostly played across the river in more recent years and didn’t re-visit anything from their first four albums this night (though the next would get a couple extra songs).

Bassist Rob Pope and drummer Jim Eno remain the band’s secret weapons, holding down the foundation of each song without much fanfare but a surety that allows Daniel to get creative when the mood hits.  The interlude ‘Via Kannela’ featuring keyboardist Fischel really seemed like they were channeling alien rhythms or preparing to launch leading into the new ‘I Ain’t the One’, a moody slow number about the moon rising and the night coming knocking.

Daniel thanked local station The Current mid-set, for being one of the earliest stations to play their music and the lyric of 2007’s ‘Don't Make Me a Target’ resonated again with today’s current events.  ‘The Underdog’ found everyone clapping along to Pope’s bass beat, 2009’s ‘Got Nuffin’ churned like an out of control freight train, and the stories told in the main set closing ‘Black Like Me’ still seem poignant a decade later.

Daniel emerged solo to begin the four-song encore with a spare ‘I Summon You’ with its bracing first lyric, “'Remember the weight of the world, it's the sound we used to buy”. The new ‘Pink Up’ followed, bringing back out the band, an extended jam with steel drum sounds against synths and dance beats, with rhythms again at the forefront for the title track of the new album.

The band went back to its previous album one last time for the evening’s closer of ‘Rent I Pay’, Daniel exclaiming “Twin Cities, you look beautiful!” as the song grew in volume with the band taking the song to the highest crescendo of the night, perhaps giving that star ship enough energy to launch off, and return again for the next night’s sold-out show.

With producer Dave (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) Fridmann behind the boards of the latest album, the controls were already set for the heart of the sun, and Spoon proves it can still musically evolve after more than two decades in the business, happily strapping the rest of us on the side of their rocket as they hurdle off into the stars.

Spoon on tour:

09/30/2017 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre 10/01/2017 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union 10/03/2017 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre 10/05/2017 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 10/07/2017 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/10/2017 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theatre 10/11/2017 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom 10/12/2017 Dallas, TX House Of Blues 10/13/2017 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 10/14/2017 Austin City Limits Music Festival 10/15/2017 Houston, TX House Of Blues 10/17/2017 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues 10/18/2017 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall 10/20/2017 Columbia, SC Music Farm Columbia 10/21/2017 Jacksonville, FL Maverick's 10/22/2017 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte 11/02/2017 Brussels, Belgium Orangerie 11/03/2017 Crossing Border Festival

11/04/2017 Rolling Stone Weekender 11/06/2017 Brighton, UK Concorde 2 11/07/2017 Liverpool, UK Invisible Wind Factory 11/09/2017 Cambridge, UK Cambridge Junction 11/11/2017 Basel, Switzerland Kaserne 11/12/2017 Milan, Italy Santeria Social Club 11/14/2017 Barcelona, Spain Sala Apolo 11/15/2017 Madrid, Spain La Riviera 11/16/2017 Oporto, Portugal Coliseu Do Porto 11/17/2017 Lisbon, Portugal Coliseu Dos Recreios 11/28/2017 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel 11/29/2017 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel 12/01/2017 Poughkeepsie, NY Chance Entertainment 12/03/2017 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theater 12/05/2017 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall 12/06/2017 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground - Ballroom 12/30/2017 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 12/31/2017 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

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Minneapolis: September 15 to September 17, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 15 to September 17, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Spoon Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response. .... Twin Peaks This is the Chicago Twin Peaks band... I wonder if they will get sued once Showtime start their David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks production in 2016? ...

SPOON
at Palace Theatre
Friday 09/15/2017 (7:30pm/$35/Sold Out)
Saturday 09/16/2017 (7:30pm/$35/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Fans are Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga about Spoon coming back to town... The popular band sold out a double night at the Palace Theatre this upcoming week: September 15-16. Spoon's Hot Thoughts album came out in March on Matador Records.

Also worth noting is that Merge Records will be re-releasing a remastered Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga as a special double vinyl and album (with bonus CD & EP). The reissue will be in stores on October 20th... and if you get it from the Merge store, it comes bundled with a T-Shirt.

Chicago’s Twin Peaks (nothing to do with David Lynch weird television show) will open.

Spoon on tour:

Sep 10 Peoria, IL — Limelight
Sep 11 Omaha, NE — Sokol Auditorium %
Sep 13 Milwaukee, WI — Pabst Theatre %
Sep 14 Madison, WI — Orpheum Theatre
Sep 15 Saint Paul, MN — Palace Theater %
Sep 16 Saint Paul, MN — Palace Theater %
Sep 30 Berkeley, CA — Greek Theatre &
Oct 01 San Diego, CA — San Diego Open Air &
Oct 03 Phoenix, AZ — Comerica &
Oct 05 Morrison, CO — Red Rocks &
Oct 06 Austin, TX — ACL Festival
Oct 10 San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theater +
Oct 11 Tulsa, OK — Cain's Ballroom +
Oct 12 Dallas, TX — House of Blues +
Oct 13 Austin, TX — ACL Festival
Oct 15 Houston, TX — House of Blues +
Oct 17 New Orleans, LA — House of Blues +
Oct 20 Columbia, SC — Music Farm +
Oct 21 Jacksonville, FL — Mavericks +
Oct 22 Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore

^ w/ White Reaper
% w/ Twin Peaks
& w/ The Shins
+ w/ Mondo Cozmo

Read More Widowspeak Widowspeak is touring in support of their fourth studio album, All Yours, which is set for release on September 4th, 2015. ...

WIDOWSPEAK
at 7th Street Entry
Friday 09/15/2017 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

The first time I was meant to see Widowspeak, it was supposed to be in June 2012... but their van broke down driving from Chicago to Minneapolis. I eventually caught the Brooklyn band as headliner at the 7th Street in October of that year.

Widowspeak’s new album Expect the Best is out now and they are very proud of the new record... and they are very excited to play these new tracks on this 2017 tour (which starts tomorrow!)

Clearance and Madeline Kenney to open.

09/08 Boston, MA @ Great Scott
09/09 Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
09/11 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
09/12 Detroit, MI @ El Club
09/13 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
09/15 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
09/17 Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Social Club
09/19 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
09/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
09/21 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
09/22 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09/23 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
09/24 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
09/26 San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
09/27 Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
09/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Pico Union Project
09/29 San Diego, CA @ Space Bar
09/30 Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
10/01 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
10/03 Austin, TX @ Sidewinder
10/04 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
10/05 Birmingham, AL @ Syndicate Lounge
10/06 Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
10/07 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/08 Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
10/09 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
10/10 Washington, DC @ DC9
10/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot and Saddle
10/12 Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston
10/13 New York, NY @ Rough Trade NYC

Read More Dan Croll Show up early to check out UK solo artist Dan Croll. He’s currently in America to promote his new single ‘Swim’ (which premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show). … The Dig Not to be confused with the 90s alternative band called Dig, this indie band is currently on tour in support of their new album, Midnight Flowers, which came …

DAN CROLL
at Turf Club
Saturday 09/16/2017 (8pm/$15)
turfclub.net

We caught Dan Croll in November 2016 and noted, “UK folktronic singer-songwriter Dan Croll (who is one to watch as well) opened the evening with a criminally short but enjoyable thirty-five minute set of songs from his 2014 full length Sweet Disarray (Deram Records/Universal) as well as some new music set to appear on his next album.”

That “next album” is called Emerging Adulthood and it’s out now on Communion Group Ltd. Croll is touring in support of the new album and will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul this Saturday.

Hey, also Brooklyn’s The Dig will open. The Dig’s new album Bloodshot Tokyo is out now.

Tour dates:

09/07/2017 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
09/08/2017 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, DC
09/09/2017 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
09/11/2017 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
09/12/2017 Bar le Ritz PDB Montreal, QC
09/13/2017 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
09/15/2017 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
09/16/2017 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
09/19/2017 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/20/2017 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
09/22/2017 The Independent San Francisco, CA
09/23/2017 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
09/24/2017 The Irenic San Diego, CA

All dates with The Dig.

Read More J Roddy Walston and the Business The show started with an all-too-brief set from Tennessee rockers, J Roddy Walston and The Business, in promotion of their breakthrough, Essential Tremors (ATO Records). … Sleepwalkers Richmond's Sleepwalkers to open. Sleepwalkers' debut album Greenwood Shade is out now. .… Thundercat Thundercat Look, I love the ThunderCats cartoon (I own all the DVDs)... so I'm always hesitant when a band named themselves after something I love. To be fair, the Arctic Cat … The Flaming Lips I think this was my first time seeing The Flaming Lips, but I could be wrong. Seems odd that this was "a very special Early Evening performance", since the band's psychedelic/space rock seems to work better at night …

Other shows in the area:

09/15/2017 Check out Downtown Boys over at the Triple Rock on Friday, September 15th, with Kitten Forever and XOXO Tech. 7:30pm, $12

09/15/2017 One of the most passionate pianist/singer I’ve ever seen J Roddy Walston and the Business is headlining the 7th Street Entry this Friday. The band’s fourth album Destroyers of the Soft Life is coming out September 29 via ATO Records. Expect to hear preview of the album at this live show. Sleepwalkers to open. We haven’t seen Sleepwalkers since they opened up for the popular group The Lumineers in June 2016. 7:30pm, $12

09/15/2017 Los Angeles underground Sextile is touring in support of their new album Albeit Living (available on Felte Records). The trio will be stopping by the Icehouse in Minneapolis. Finesse, The Switch and DJ Sarah Sequoia to open. Please note: these Icehouse shows starts late (11pm) due to its day business. 10:30pm, $7

09/16/2017 Hamilton, Ontario-based folk/alt-country trio Elliott BROOD will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, playing tracks from their sixth studio album Ghost Gardens (set for release on September 15, 2017 via Paper Bag Records). Jake Allan will open. 8pm, $12

09/17/2017 Breakout vocalist, songwriter and producer Kali Uchis sold out the 7th Street Entry this Sunday. Uchis was last seen in town in Oct 2015. Phony Ppl to open. 6pm, $18/Sold Out

09/17/2017 Thundercat (aka Stephen Bruner, not the cartoon) is playing First Avenue in support of his latest Drunk (Brainfeeder). Saco and Uno to open. 7:30pm, $20

09/17/2017 The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco will play the Myth. 6pm, $39.50

09/17/2017 Finnish rockers Apocalyptica will be bringing their cellos to the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis this September 17th. Expect them to cover some great Metallica tunes. 7pm, $30

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Emily's 2014 Best Of Lists

Read More Kelis W♥M 2014 Album of the Year Nomination: Kelis' Food, a concept about food. W♥M 2014 Album of the Year Nomination: Suzanne Vega's Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pantacles …

Emily's 2014 Best Of Lists

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

1) Kelis, Food
2) the Afghan Whigs, Do To The Beast
3) Sloan, Commonwealth
4) the Pack AD, Do Not Engage
5) Beverly, Careers

SONGS OF THE YEAR

1) Future Islands, "Seasons (Waiting on You)"
2) Lana Del Rey, "West Coast"
3) Sharon Van Etten, "Taking Chances"
4) Eels, "Parallels"
5) Mark Lanegan, "Floor of the Ocean"

*Special mention:

- Big Freedia, "Explode"
- Old 97s, "Longer Than You've. Been Alive"
- Spoon "Rent I Pay"

SHOWS OF THE YEAR

1) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the State Theater
2) the Replacements at Midway Stadium
3) Sloan at the Turf Club
4) the Afghan Whigs at First Avenue
5) Eels (and Steve Perry) at the Fitzgerald Theater
6) Mark Lanegan at the Bottom Lounge
7) Pearl Jam at the Xcel Energy Center

New Elvis Perkins and Sleater-Kinney next year! Here we go 2015!

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Minneapolis Music Guide: September 14 - September 20, 2014

Here is the weekly guide of some Minneapolis live concerts and events from September 14 to September 20.

Read More Devendra Banhart Uncut: Love Above All: 11 Tracks Compiled by Devendra Banhart 1. Jana Hunter - Vultures 2. Rodrigo Amarante - Diamond Eyes 3. Papercuts - Unavailable …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
7TH STREET ENTRY
Papercuts w/ Skygreen Leopards

When I think about papercuts, I think about licking envelopes and cutting my tongue. It's painful, and it's not a good thought. Hopefully San Francisco's Papercuts is not as unpleasant.

Papercuts is the stagename for singer/songwriter/producer Jason Quever, who is currently on tour in support of his latest album Life Among the Savages (Easy Sound / Memphis Industries).

Opening up will be California psych-pop duo Skygreen Leopards, who is currently on tour with Woods. Skygreen Leopards' latest album Family Crimes came out earlier this summer via Woodsist.

Papercuts tour dates:

09/09 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
09/10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
09/12 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
09/14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry

Skygreen Leopards tour dates:

09/13 Deerfield, WI - Yardfest
09/14 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry at First Avenue
09/15 Chicago, IL - Hideout
09/18 Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right

Read More The Bots Punk (and blues) band The Bots are real life brothers, consisting of Mikaiah Lei (lead vocal, guitar, bass), 20, and Anaiah Lei (drums & percussions, backing vocal), 16. Their new EP, Sincerely …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
NETHER BAR
The Bots

We previously mentioned that The Bots were two brothers, Mikaiah Lei (lead vocal, guitar, bass) and Anaiah Lei (drums & percussions, backing vocal), and noted that they were really young (at the time Anaiah was 16).

The Bots are touring the Midwest around Riotfest, and will be stopping by Minneapolis at the Nether Bar (inside Mill City Nights), in support of their forthcoming album Pink Palms, set for release October 14th via FADER Label.

Opening up the show are The Picturebooks, described as a new band, the blues-rock duo (Fynn & Philipp). Noisey recently debuted the band’s video for "Your Kisses Burn Like Fire" and said it makes you want to buy a motorcycle and disappear into the desert. The Picturebooks will be showcasing some songs from their forthcoming album Imaginary Horse, due out October 7th.

Tour dates:

09/09 - La Vitrola - Montreal, QC
09/10 - The Hollow - Albany, NY
09/12 - The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA
09/13 - Riotfest - Chicago, IL
09/15 - Nether Bar - Minneapolis, MN
09/18 - Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS
09/20 - Riotfest - Denver, CO
09/21 - The Smell - Los Angeles, CA
09/27 - The Shindig Festival - Baltimore, MD
11/09 - Fun Fun Fun Fest - Austin, TX

Read More Shonen Knife I love Shonen Knife. The Osaka band announced their new album Overdrive to come out April 16th, 2014, via Good Charamel Records (for North America). The American market will get a yellow cover version, while the UK …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
TURF CLUB
Shonen Knife

Mark your calendar, one of my favorite band Shonen Knife will be playing their 1,000th show at the Turf Club in Saint Paul on September 16th. What an achievement, and, as a bonus, they are taking fan requests. If I can get them to play "Riding the Rocket" or their cover of the Carpenters' "Top of the World", I'll be happy.

Details of their 1000 show:

Shonen Knife is taking fan requests for our 1000th show on September 16th of our North. American Tour!

The show at Turf Club in St. Paul, MN of our North American Tour 2014 will be the 1000th!

To celebrate the 1000th show, we'll take fan requests and make a set list!

You can send request via Twitter or Facebook. Please see the "how to send request" below.

Anyone can join. Please send request without hesitation!

How to send request

Twitter : use Hashtag #SK1000

facebook : Leave your favorites as comments!

Shonen Knife's tour dates:

09/11/14 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts 09/12/14 Brooklyn, NY The Wick 09/13/14 Music Is Art 09/14/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom 09/16/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club 09/17/14 Iowa City, IA The Mill 09/18/14 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge 09/19/14 Detroit, MI Magic Stick 09/20/14 Toronto, ON The Silver Dollar Room 09/22/14 Cambridge, MA Middle East Nightclub 09/24/14 Baltimore, MD Ottobar 09/25/14 Durham, NC The Pinhook 09/27/14 Atlanta, GA 529 09/30/14 Baton Rouge, LA Mud And Water 10/01/14 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's

10/02/14 Dallas, TX Dada Dallas 10/03/14 Austin, TX Red 7 10/06/14 Tucson, AZ The Flycatcher 10/07/14 San Diego, CA The Casbah 10/08/14 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater 10/10/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill 10/11/14 Portland, OR Dante's 10/12/14 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern 10/14/14 Boise, ID Neurolux 10/15/14 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge 10/16/14 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater 10/17/14 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar 10/18/14 St. Louis, MO Firebird 10/20/14 Pittsburgh, PA 31st Street Pub 10/21/14 Asbury Park, NJ The Saint

Rock the Garden - Day Two at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (22 June 2014) concert review

Spoon Setlist Knock Knock Knock Rent I Pay Don’t You Evah Small Stakes Who Makes Your Money Don’t Make Me a Target The Ghost of You Lingers Beast and Dragon Adored I Turn My Camera On Rainy Taxi Rhythm & Soul I Summon You Trouble Comes Running The Underdog Got Nuffin -- Encore -- Black Like Me You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb Jonathan Fisk Guided by Voices Setlist Authoritarian Zoo Planet Score Schocker in Gloomtown Tractor Rape Chain Psychotic Crush Wish I Was a Giant Vote for Me Dummy Fair Touching Hat of Flames Cut-Out Witch Pan Swimmer The Challenge is Much More Buzzards and Dreadful Crows Teenage FBI Alex and the Omegas Good Flying Bird Cool Planet Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory Spider Fighter Game of Pricks No Transmission I Am a Scientist Echos Myron Smothered in Hugs Motor Away Dessa Setlist The Man I Knew Alibi The Crow Dear Marie Medley Call Off Your Ghost Dixon’s Girl Mineshaft II Warsaw The Lamb Little Mercy (feat. Cecil Otter) Seamstress Fighting Fish Kurt Vile Setlist Wakin’ on a Pretty Day Jesus Fever On Tour Monkey Hunchback Freak Train KV Crimes Dead Alive Valerie June Setlist Tennessee Time Happy or Lonesome Somebody to Love Rain Dance The Hour Rollin’ and Tumblin’ Workin’ Woman Blues This World Read More Rock the Garden The annual Summer music festival Rock the Garden, organized by the Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current, just started last night and continues …

Coverage continues on our second day at the Walker Art Center for the Two-Day Rock the Garden Festival.

Valerie June-

Valerie June

Skies grayed, thunder rumbled, and a light rain fell as Memphis-based singer-songwriter Valerie June took the stage to open Day Two, in support of her acclaimed Pushin’ Against a Stone (Concord Music). Now a trio, as opposed to her previous solo visit to town, the laid back Southern drawl of ‘Tennessee Time’ and ‘Somebody to Love’ was an ideal musical hangover cure to get everyone back in the mood for another day of varied sounds.

With Medusa-like hair and banjo-plucking skills, she declared, “We’re going to send the rain away” and did so, appropriately during ‘Rain Dance.’  Blues classic ‘Rollin and Tumblin’ was segued into her own ‘Workin’ Woman Blues’ and the gospel-flavored ‘This World’ ended the set, perfectly setting the table for the day ahead.

Kurt Vile and the Violators-

Kurt Vile and the Violators

Though he looks like he could be guitarist for Megadeth, there is a subtle power to former War on Drugs member Kurt Vile.  He and his Violators (multi-instrumentalists Jesse Trbovich and Rob Laakso, with drummer Kyle Spence) plodded through a careful and building set of songs, in support of recent solo efforts, Wakin’ on a Pretty Daze and the EP, It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) (on Matador Records).

Vile himself plays with an almost introverted style, often staring down at his own guitar, long hair shielding any glimpse of his face.  After quoting Willy Wonka, a fan shouted for a Willy Wonka cover, to which Vile replied, “…charming”. The psychedelics and feedback continued to increase as the set progressed, but Vile chose to downshift at the end, with a quiet and soft ‘Dead Alive’ to a hushed crowd.

Dessa-

Dessa

In an hour-long riveting hometown performance, poet / rapper / TV host / author / Doomtree member, etc. Dessa showed the love back to the local crowd that was already in the palm of her hand, even before her first verse.  Darting and moving like a boxer, she played with the ability to see her own giant-sized face on the screens; would dive into the audience; throw a tub of gelato into the crowd in a cathartic gesture that recalled her food sampling days handing out the dessert at Whole Foods; and late in the set,, serenaded the crowd, jumping from the stage to walk from the pit to the soundboard and back.

Dessa with Aby Wolf

Having Aby Wolf sing harmonies and trade verses was one of the smartest band decisions she’s made, and fellow Doomtree member Cecil Otter, spit fire, guesting on ‘Little Mercy’.This was a very tight and athletic-like performance, backed by her crack local band, which enhanced the often intense lyrics of songs like ‘Call Off Your Ghost’ and hit, ‘Dixon’s Girl’. ‘Dixon’s’ , played late in the set, especially pleased a young girl in the crowd middle, atop her father’s shoulder, holding a sign with the song’s title on it.

“Lizzo isn’t my competition…”, Dessa would remark, dispelling any rumors of such, “…time is. Laundry is my competition.” More than a local performance, Dessa was triumphant in front of the audience that has supported her and her Doomtree collective for so long, as she would mention with gratitude.

Guided by Voices-

GBV with Mark Wheat

Current DJ Mark Wheat went on-stage to intro the legendary Guided by Voices, but first gave the crowd a score update to the US game of the World Cup.  This led into chants of “USA, USA”, which in turn, morphed into even louder chants of “GBV, GBV”.  Bob Pollard and crew then took to the stage, armed with literally thousands of possible songs they could do, “We’re going to do 24 songs for you”, Pollard said …they did 25.

“More bang for your buck”, and after a crew member had taped down Pollard’s mic further, so it wouldn’t dislodge from his swinging, the band put pedal to the metal and was off down their musical, devil-may-care road.

Guided by Voices

The 56-year old white haired singer was amazingly spry during their hour-long set, kicking his leg to touch his hand, jumping about, and prowling from end-to-end on stage.  By contrast, guitarists Tobin Sprout and Mitch Mitchell were rock steady, with Mitchell looking ever deadpan with a lingering cigarette butt, dangling from his lip.  Bassist Greg Demos moved about in the background, striking poses with bass held high, everyone keeping up with Pollard and his resistance to even pause too long to take a breath.

New album, Bee Thousand (Scat Records) songs were mixed into the set, alongside older favorites like the Rick Ocasek-produced “Teenage FBI’, “we worked with the big boys”, Pollard would comment about The Cars singer.  Pollard even slighted local legend Paul Westerberg, saying they’ve played here some twenty times, and had yet to get a glimpse of the somewhat reclusive Replacements leader.

Spoon-

Britt Daniel

“I’m not gonna say where we were last night (ed. note: it was Toronto)… but it wasn’t this good”, Spoon’s singer Britt Daniel confessed to an enthusiastic crowd early in their 75 min. set.  Starting with new songs from their upcoming They Want My Soul (out August 5 on Loma Vista/Republic), the audience was among the first to hear many of the new and yet-to-be-released songs live, which made the clear Sunday evening, seem even more special.

2007 breakthrough album album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge Records) was well-represented as well in this abbreviated set, though at the expense of 2010 album, Transference, as I especially missed the inclusion of ‘Written in Reverse’. Daniel, Jim Eno (drums), and band didn’t say a lot to the crowd, carrying on with a confident mix of songs old and new to an already-convinced audience.

An extra boost of energy was provided by Brooklyn band White Rabbits’ guitarist/percussionist Steve Patterson, who was ably filling in for Rob Pope, whose wife was due with child.  Daniel had first met White Rabbits in Minneapolis and went on to produce on of their albums, so the chemistry between Patterson and band seemed natural and unforced.  Daniel’s voice and guitar work moved from elegance to fierceness almost on a coin-flip, and the songs on Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga received the most enthusiastic response.

A three-song encore closed the night and festival, highlighted by ‘You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb’, which was great to hear within earshot of the famous Oldenburg Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture in the adjoining garden. For the faithful, Spoon returns to town with a downtown theater show in mid-September.

Spoon at Rock the Garden, Minneapolis (22 June 2014)

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