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At the Entry: Tabah, Catalina, and Mark Mallman

09/10/2021: Tabah at 7th Street   Read More Tabah TABAH is a local four-piece eclectic ensemble led by vocalist Cecelia Erholtz that plays somewhat trippy folk alt-rock that stretches in the sound spectrum from an ethereal quietness, to a louder, slightly psych head trip, and who have a full-length debut, Symmetry Somewhere, out now. …

Here are some shows coming to the 7th Street Entry.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

09/10/2021 FRIDAY

TABAH
with Purple Funk Metropolis and Dr. Goon and The Daily Tribune
at 7th Street Entry
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Local band Tabah will be having an EP release party on September 10th at the 7th Street Entry.

Tabah writes:

MAKN TABAH TEES to premiere at our 7th Street Entry Release Show @firstavenue !!

you cutie moon #cosmobots can enjoy #highfashion amidst the night of champagne beers & cheers. If you’re curious about the music for the evening,

be sure to listen to @purplefunkmetropolis & @goon_tribune to get a real TASTE of the medicine. No spoonful of sugar needed. This sh** sips.

Ticket link in our biome, or at first ave dot com. Love you.

Purple Funk Metropolis and Dr. Goon and The Daily Tribune to open.

09/15/2021: The Catalina at 7th Street   Read More Whosah Whosah and Warren Thomas Fenzi to open. We saw Whosah in June 2016 and wrote, “Singer Spencer Grimes seemed comfortable on stage, doing high energy dance moves and singing to their upbeat music. I don’t think …

09/15/2021 WEDNESDAY

THE CATALINA
with Whosah and Saint Harrison
at 7th St Entry
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Minneapolis’ The Catalina will be playing the 7th Street Entry on September 15th. The band is influenced by ‘80s synth rock and loves The Police and The Night Game.

The Catalina writes:

IT’S SHOWTIME. September 15th @ 7th St. Entry. Get your tickets now to make sure you don’t miss it!

Opening bands includes Whosah and Saint Harrison.

We caught Whosah in June 2016 and wrote, “Opening up the show was Whosah, who was a very last minute addition to the bill. The five-piece (Spencer, Dallas, Dave, Mack, Nate) had a big pop sound. As we previously mentioned, they played tracks from their sophomore EP Work, including the lead single ‘Ghost Town’. Singer Spencer Grimes seemed comfortable on stage, doing high energy dance moves and singing to their upbeat music. I don’t think the band’s music can ever be described as depressing.”

09/18/2021: Mark Mallman at 7th Street   Read More Mark Mallman The best part of the episode is actually Minneapolis-related. Apparently, during Morty’s “sex” scene, the song you hear, “Flowers” was by Ryan Elder and Mark Mallman! …

09/18/2021 SATURDAY

MARK MALLMAN
with New Primals and SYM1
at 7th St Entry
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Keyboard master, Mark Mallman will be playing the 7th Street Entry this September 18th.

Mallman started a Kickstarter campaign a special yellow 140-gram vinyl versions of Happiness. The vinyl version, remastered by Jesse Mangum, is being made by Kindercore Records, in Athens, GA. Happiness vinyl will be the perfect companion to Mallman’s memoir, The Happiness Playlist: The True Story of Healing My Heart With Feel-Good Music.

Mark Mall and Har Mar Superstar photo: Erik Hess

We recently mentioned that his song, “Flowers” was used on Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty, “The best part of the episode is actually Minneapolis-related. Apparently, during Morty’s “sex” scene, the song you hear, “Flowers” was by Ryan Elder and Mark Mallman! We’re very proud to see Mallman on one of our favorite shows.”

Here’s Mallman with local legends Har Mar Superstar at the Turf Club in 2009, “If I had half his energy, I would explode.”

New Primals (not to be confused with New Primitives) and SYM1 (formerly Symone Smash It) to open.

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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Basilica Block Party - Day One at Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis (06 July 2018)

Basilica Block Party: Friday Friday Lineup Great Clips Stage Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit John Butler Trio Delta Rae Tabah PreferredOne Stage Fitz And The Tantrums The Revolution Now, Now Star Tribune Stage Lady Lark Kid Dakota Lena Elizabeth Jason Isbell Setlist Hope The High Road 24 Frames White Man's World Decoration Day (Drive-By Truckers song) Alabama Pines Cumberland Gap Tupelo Last of My Kind Traveling Alone Super 8 Something More Than Free Stockholm Flying Over Water Cover Me Up Anxiety Never Gonna Change (Drive-By Truckers song) If We Were Vampires John Butler Trio Setlist Wade In The Water Hidey Hoe Better Than Betterman Blame It On Me Coffee, Methadone + Cigarettes Just Call > Pickapart Ocean (John solo) Don't Wanna See Your Face Livin' In The City Losing You Zebra Fitz And The Tantrums Setlist Get Right Back Spark Don't Gotta Work It Out Out of My League Run It Break the Walls Walking Target Complicated Fool Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Eurythmics cover) Fools Gold MoneyGrabber Roll Up Burn It Down L.O.V. -- Encore -- HandClap 6 A.M. The Walker The Revolution Setlist America Computer Blue Mountains Let's Work Let's Go Crazy When Doves Cry Raspberry Beret 1999 Purple Rain I Would Die 4 U Baby I'm a Star Read More Basilica Block Party We like the annual Basilica Block Party in Minneapolis, so we always make sure they get the spotlight whenever we do these previews. They always bring in some really good bands ....

God again smiled down and awarded everyone one of the best weather weekends of the summer--

On their annual pilgrimage to The Basilica of Saint Mary in downtown Minneapolis, thousands of fans descended on the church grounds for an early July musical tradition- the two-day Basilica Block Party. 

The festival began in 1995 as a fundraiser to help pay for the structural restoration of The Basilica and today, proceeds from the event benefit The Basilica Landmark, which preserves, restores, and advances it for all generations. In addition, a portion of all proceeds go to The Basilica’s St. Vincent de Paul outreach program, which provides services to those in need.

Ten acts were spread across three stages for each night- the Main Stage (sponsored by Great Clips) located in a back lot behind the building along the highway, a Church Stage (sponsored by Preferred One) out front, and a smaller local stage (sponsored by Star Tribune) .

Star Tribune Local Stage

Lena Elizabeth (Bredeson) was the weekend’s first act on the local stage, a folk-pop singer-songwriter who uses a baritone ukulele to craft songs like on her debut EP, The Line, and newest single ‘Loaded Gun’. Sounding like a cross between Brandi Carlile and Lissie, she can musically surprise with an unexpected but delightful turn.

Kid Dakota is a name fairly well known to area audiences, as it is the musical moniker of Darren Jackson, supporting new album Denervation (Graveface Records) and performing with a drummer accompanying him.  The indie-rocker has a loyal local following, even prompting a PledgeMusic reissue of his initial 2000 EP So Pretty.

Lady Lark is a local pop/R&B /Funk artist (aka Taylor Harris) that recalls shades of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu that was part of last year’s City Pages Picked to Click Best New Artists and turned the small staging area into a private celebratory dance party. 

Preferred One Church Stage

Now, Now has become more of a national name of late, but had its start fifteen years ago in Blaine, MN as classmates Cacie Dalager and Bradley Hale met over similar musical tastes in high school.  They released their third studio album, Saved (Trans Records) in May, and opened with ‘SGL’ as well as played newest singles ‘MJ’ and ‘AZ’ (a penchant for initials?), along with older favorites. 

The indie-rock band has very positively grown since their earlier days (with …”Every Children” in their name) and the somewhat dour but bright-pink haired Dalager was seen with a big smile of her face in the late afternoon sun, as she and bandmates walked in unison with guitars. 

The Revolution is always a joy to see, playing Prince-penned favorites from 1983-85 that the band originally played on, getting the crowd into it from the very first notes of their opening track, ‘America’. 

The band’s musical chops continue to be in top form (a discipline drilled into them by the Purple One) and Stokely from Mint Condition again joined the group about half way in, to continue the party, ending the hour-long celebration with ‘Purple Rain’ and “I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m a Star’. 

Fitz and the Tantrums have become almost an annual tradition like the event itself, appearing here numerous times over the last few years and with good reason; as they remain one of the best live bands around, headed by vocalist Michael Fitzpatrick, co-vocalist Noelle Scaggs, and multi-instrumentalist James King.   

The Los Angeles indie-pop band (that still refuses to use a guitar) remains riding high from 2016’s self-titled (Elektra Records) full-length- their most successful to date- getting the crowd involved, transforming the church’s front lawn into a disco of sorts, and even working in an Eurythmics cover, into their eighty-five minute set. 

Great Clips Main Stage

TABAH is a local four-piece eclectic ensemble led by vocalist Cecelia Erholtz that plays somewhat trippy folk alt-rock that stretches in the sound spectrum from an ethereal quietness, to a louder, slightly psych head trip, and who have a full-length debut, Symmetry Somewhere, out now.

Delta Rae are station favorites and a Durham, NC folk rock band consisting of six members composed of three siblings, feature two co-vocalists and are happily about to release their next album. In advance of this, the sextet played several new songs as well as favorites like biggest hit ‘If I Loved You’ and worked in Whitney Houston and Florence + the Machine covers into their originals, impressing early into their set, with a harmonic pitch-perfect version of ‘Seven Bridges Road’. 

The group has also booked a fall sixteen-week weekly residency at small Nashville club The Basement and also heads out on tour, (not formally announced yet, but) stopping by the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown, in early December. 

John Butler Trio always impresses live with their unique blend of Australian roots rock and musical dexterity playing live.  Together with bassist Byron Luiters and drummer Grant Gerathy (and now two additional musicians), Butler charmed with not only how seamlessly he played guitar, lap steel, and banjo, but with the stories he told between songs, that connected them even more with the entranced audience. 

The quintet previewed several songs from their upcoming album (the first since 2014’s Flesh + Blood) and re-invented older JBT songs like ‘Betterman’’ and ‘Zebra’ with the additional musical firepower. 

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit returned to play the Basilica again (having shared the bill with Wilco three years ago) playing the well-deserved headlining set of the evening- a stellar ninety-minutes culled from his half-dozen solo albums, along with a couple songs from his former band, The Drive-By Truckers. 

Though busy with her own career and promotion of an upcoming album of her own (To the Sunset, out August 3), wife Amanda Shires took the time to appear as part of the band, with compelling fiddle playing and harmonies of her own, and Isbell was visibly glad to have her on board, often looking lovingly in her direction as they played. 

The Americana alt-country singer and band were razor sharp, especially on tracks culled from latest release, last June’s The Nashville Sound (Southeastern Records), starting their set with the rocking ‘Hope the High Road’ and ending the evening with a hushed and mesmerizing duet with Shires on ‘If We Were Vampires’. 

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DJs Keri Noble, Greg Thunder

DJ Paul Fletcher

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Basilica Block Party, Basilica of St. Mary (06 July 2018)

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Minneapolis: July 5 to July 8, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 5 to July 8, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Basilica Block Party Read More Basilica Block Party The annual Basilica Block Party starts next Friday, July 7th and spill over to Saturday. Tickets are $60 per day, or if you bought early bird tickets, they were discounted to $55. ....

BASILICA BLOCK PARTY
Basilica St. Mary
Fri 07/06/2018 (4pm/$50)
Sat 07/07/2018 (4pm/$50)
basilicablockparty.org

We like the annual Basilica Block Party in Minneapolis, so we always make sure they get the spotlight whenever we do these previews. They always bring in some really good bands, and with every ticket sold, you know the money goes into maintenance and upkeep of the Basilica St. Mary.

Since there are so many bands on the bill, the Basilica Block Party divides the lineup into three stages, a large, medium, and small stage (the papa, moma, and baby bear stages as we like to call it). If you wanted to see all the bands, logistically, it’ll be pretty tough, and you’ll have to miss some songs, as the three stages goes on at different time. Check your time schedule on their website.

Schedule:

Friday John Butler Trio The Revolution Now, Now Tabah Kid Dakota Delta Rae Fitz And The Tantrums Jason Isbell Lady Lark

Saturday Cake Andy Grammer Flint Eastwood The Shackletons Reina Del Cid Børns Third Eye Blind Early Eyes Judah & The Lion

Immersion: Sleepless Proud Parents Walker Lukens Poster The English Beat: Here We Go Love STS9 2018 Poster Read More Wire In my review for Wire’s Object 47, I said that they were "still amazing after all these years" and that they basically haven't changed their sound - which is a good thing. It looks like they have a new album. … Walker Lukens Walker Lukens and his band The Side Arms, feat. Zac Catanzaro, Mckenzie Griffin, Grant Himmler, and Kyle Vonderau, was a lot of fun, thanks to Lukens’ high energy performance (particularly on “Jacket On Ya Shoulders”) …

Other shows in the area:

IMMERSION
+ Flavor Crystals
7th Street Entry
Thu 07/05/2018 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

If you love Wire (that influential band that Elastica ripped off), you need to check out Immersion at 7th Street Entry this Thursday. Immersion is the Brighton-based duo featuring Wire frontman Colin Newman and Minimal Compact’s Malka Spigel. They are touring for their album Sleepless (swim~ Records).

Space rock local band Flavor Crystals to open.

Tour dates:

07.01 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
07.03 - Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
07.05 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
07.06 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
07.07 - Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records
07.09 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
07.11 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ La Vitriola
07.13 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
07.14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade

PROUD PARENTS
Minneapolis Eagles Club #34
Sat 07/07/2018 (8pm/$?)
minneapoliseagles34.org

Madison, WI’s Proud Parents will be stopping by the Eagles Club on Saturday. The venue’s website does not list a cover charge, but generally these shows are donation-based or really cheap (less than $10). Also on this bill are: Real Numbers, Teenage Moods and Wetter.

Proud Parents’ debut album is available on Dirtnap Records.

Tour dates:

7/7 Minneapolis, MN - Eagles 34
7/8 Omaha, NB - O'leavers
7/9 Lawrence, KS - Haunted Kitchen
7/10 Fayetteville, AR - Backspace
7/11 Dallas, TX - 3 Links
7/12 Austin, TX - Beerland
7/14 New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar
7/15 Hattiesburg, MS - Looney Bin
7/16 Nashville, TN - the Cobra
7/17 St. Louis, MO - the Sinkhole
7/18 Champaign, IL - Memphis on Main
7/20 Madison, WI - Crystal Corner
7/21 Milwaukee, WI - Quarters Rock n Roll

WALKER LUKENS
+ Warren Thomas Fenzi, Ashley Groves
7th Street Entry
Sat 07/07/2018 (8pm/$10)
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Walker Lukens is stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, as part of his “Summer of Love” tour.

Tour dates:

Jul 3 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Jul 5 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
Jul 7 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Jul 8 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
Jul 9 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
Aug 18 - Austin, TX @ Antone's

THE ENGLISH BEAT
+ Umbrella Bed
First Avenue
Sat 07/07/2018 (8pm/$20)
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Can you believe that it’s been over 30 years since The English Beat (featuring Dave Wakeling) released a new studio album ? If you love “Save It For Later”, you’ll find a lot to like in their new record Here We Go Love. Of course, the British ska band will be playing First Avenue this Saturday.

Picking up on a 2-Tone ska band Umbrella Bed to open.

Tour dates:

July 6 Chicago, IL The Metro
July 7 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
July 10 Kent, OH The Kent Stage
July 11 Milwaukee, WI Turner Ballroom
July 12 Omaha, NE The Slowdown
July 15 Denver, CO The Gothic
July 16 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
July 18 Salem, OR Salem's
July 19 Orange, CA Irvine Regional Park
July 20 Seattle, WA The Showbox
July 25 Dallas, TX The Kessler
July 26 Austin, TX The Scoot Inn

STS9
+ White Cliffs
First Avenue
Sun 07/08/2018 (7pm/$29.50)
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Californian dancefloor-pleasers STS9 will be headlining First Avenue in Minneapolis this Sunday. Brooklyn solo artist White Cliffs to open.

Tour dates:

7/6 :: Kansas City, MO @ CrossroadsKC
7/7 :: Kansas City, MO @ CrossroadsKC
7/8 :: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
7/10 :: Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
7/12 :: Scranton, PA @ Camp Bisco
7/13 :: Richmond, VA @ The National
7/14 :: Asheville, NC @ Pisgah Brewing Company
7/15 :: Asheville, NC @ Pisgah Brewing Company

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Minneapolis: December 7 to December 12, 2017

Read More Lindsey Stirling Violinist Lindsey Stirling is currently on her Music Box Tour, stopping by the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis last night, June 4th. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 7 to December 12, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

LINDSEY STIRLING
+ Alexander Jean
Orpheum Theatre
Thu 12/07/2017 (7pm/$37.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

The first time I ever saw violinist Lindsey Stirling in June 2015, I was blown away by how popular she was. She also handcraft her shows to include set designs, videos, designated dancers, and plenty of nerdy instrumentals. Fans loves her, and her fanbase probably grew one thousand times since I last saw her.

Hot recording duo, Alexander Jean (featuring Mark Ballas and BC Jean), has been asked to open up for Stirling on her “Warmer in the Winter Christmas Tour” tour.

The husband & wife duo has a few #1 on the iTunes’ Singer/Songwriter charts with their debut EP Head High, and with another #1 for debut single ‘Roses and Violets’.

"Warmer in the Winter Christmas Tour" dates featuring Alexander Jean:

12/04/2017 Orpheum Theater Omaha, NE
12/05/2017 U.S. Cellular Center Cedar Rapids, IA
12/06/2017 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
12/07/2017 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
12/08/2017 Lied Center Of Kansas Lawrence, KS
12/09/2017 1stBank Center Broomfield, CO
12/11/2017 Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium Idaho Falls, ID
12/12/2017 Eccles Theater Salt Lake City, UT
12/14/2017 Silva Concert Hall Eugene, OR
12/15/2017 INB Performing Arts Center Spokane, WA
12/16/2017 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
12/18/2017 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR
12/20/2017 City National Civic San Jose, CA
12/21/2017 Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, CA
12/22/2017 The Chelsea Las Vegas, NV
12/23/2017 Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ

Read More Circa Survive How has it already been ten years?! I remember listening to Juturna by Circa Survive in my little blue Kia Rio... my first car. Well, it has been ten years and Circa Survive is celebrating by … Chon Instrumental band Chon was jaw dropping and astonishing last Sunday night. I was stopped in my tracks, I was stunned... I saw these guys last March with Animals as Leaders and I remember … Ggoolldd Milwaukee’s Ggoolldd (Margaret Butler, Nick Ziemann, Mark Stewart, Thomas Gilbert, and Nick Schubert) was up next. Singer and dramatic dancer Margaret Butler announced the ... Jeffrey Foucault Jeffrey Foucault's new album Salt As Wolves was recorded live in just three days in rural Minnesota. The record is described as moving like a vintage Chess record, with an openness and dimensionality that beckons the listener … The Districts The Districts will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club this Wednesday. The band will release their debut album this Summer on Fat Possum...

Other shows in the area:

KRIS DELMHORST + JEFFREY FOUCAULT
Cedar Cultural Center
Thu 12/07/2017 (7pm/$20)
thecedar.org

Husband & wife Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center. Their record The Wild came out under Kris Delmhorst’s name, but featured Jeffrey Foucault and members of his band. Although married, the two maintain very different album and touring careers (in fact, Foucault was last seen in Minneapolis on December 2016)… so it’s nice to see that they are co-headlining this current tour.

THE DISTRICTS
+ Katie Von Schleicher, Sun Seeker
7th Street Entry
Fri 12/08/2017 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

The Districts will be at the 7th Street Entry on Friday with Katie Von Schleicher and Sun Seeker. The band recently released Popular Manipulations Fat Possum.

Tour dates

12/05 - Hi Fi, Indianapolis, IN
12/06 - Colectivo, Milwaukee, WI
12/08 - 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
12/09 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12/12 - Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON

THRICE, CIRCA SURVIVE
+ Balance & Composure, Chon
Myth
Fri 12/08/2017 (6pm/$20)
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The co-headlining Thrice and Circa Survive will be taking place at the Myth on Friday. Show up early to check out Balance & Composure and Chon. You may recall how the instrumental band Chon blew us away in August 2016: “They captivated the crowd with their sweeping guitar solos and complicated drum rhythms.”

Chon’s second full-length album Homeyon is out now on Sumerian Records.

Tour dates:

December 5 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
December 6 - Clive, IA @ 7 Flags Event Center
December 7 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
December 8 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth

GGOOLLDD
+ Tabah
7th Street Entry
Sat 12/09/2017 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Ggoolldd will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this Saturday, in support of their new Teeth EP. We caught the Milwaukee band in October 2016, and wrote, “Musically, the band like a fun electro/pop dance party. Most of their set included songs from their debut Gold+ album... but their latest single ‘Undercovers’ came out October 7, 2016.”

LORIE LINE
Fitzgerald Theater
Sun 12/10/2017 (3pm/$49)
publicradio.org

For the first time her career, local classically trained pianist and composer, Lorie Line will be bringing her traditional Christmas show to St. Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul. Her show, “King of Kings” will celebrate the magnificent story and the birth of our Savior.

Please note start time: 3pm

DISPATCH
Pantages Theatre
Mon 12/11/2017 (7pm/$40/Sold Out)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Dispatch is currently on their “An Acoustic Evening with Dispatch” tour; the band’s first-ever acoustic tour. This is actually just perfect for a sit-down venue like the Pantages in Minneapolis.

Tour dates:

Dec. 6 @ The Heights Theater in Houston, TX
Dec. 7 @ The Kessler Theater in Dallas, TX
Dec. 9 @ Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL
Dec. 10 @ Barrymore Theatre in Madison, WI
Dec. 11 @ Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, MN
Dec. 13 @ Opera House in Toronto, ON
Dec. 14 @ Columbus Theatre in Providence, RI
Dec. 15 @ Aura in Portland, ME
Dec. 16 @ Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA
Dec. 18 @ Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA
Dec. 19 @ Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA

UNSANE
+ Big|Brave, Child Bite
7th Street Entry
Tue 12/12/2017 (7:30pm/$16)
first-avenue.com

New York City's Unsane will be in town at the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday, December 12, to play songs from their eighth studio full-length album, Sterilize (Southern Lord).

Tour dates:

12/04/2017 Old Nick's - Eugene, OR
12/05/2017 Highline - Seattle, WA
12/06/2017 Cobalt - Vancouver, BC
12/07/2017 Tonic Lounge - Portland, OR
12/08/2017 Neurolux - Boise, ID
12/10/2017 Hi Dive - Denver, CO
12/12/2017 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN
12/13/2017 Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI
12/14/2017 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
12/15/2017 Loving Touch - Detroit, MI
12/16/2017 Hard Luck Bar - Toronto, ON
12/17/2017 L'Astral - Montreal, QC
12/18/2017 Great Scott - Boston, MA
12/19/2017 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA

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Minneapolis: May 23 to May 31, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 23 to May 31, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Perfume Genius Seattle's Mike Hadreas, or otherwise known as Perfume Genius, is stopping by Minneapolis on September 30th, as part of his tour to support his new album Too Bright, (out September 23 on …

PERFUME GENIUS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday 05/24/17 (7pm/$17)
thecedar.org

Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) is stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in support of his fourth record No Shape (Matador Records). The album was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett.

You may have recall us writing about Hadreas when his breakout record Too Bright was released 2014.

serpentwithfeet to open.

Tour dates:

May 18 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
May 19 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
May 20 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
May 21 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
May 23 - Back Room - Milwaukee, WI
May 24 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
May 25 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
June 16 - Eaux Claires Festival - Eau Claire, WI
June 17 - Eaux Claires Festival - Eau Claire, WI
July 15 - Imperial - Vancouver, BC
Jul 16 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
Jul 18 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Jul 19 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Jul 23 - Capitol Hill Block Party - Seattle, WA

*support on all May dates will be serpentwithfeet

Read More Wavves After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set ..…

WAVVES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 05/24/17 (7pm/$20)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Wavves is currently on tour for their forthcoming album You're Welcome. The record comes out tomorrow, May 19th.

We previously saw Wavves in 2013 and wrote, “After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set, only to be hindered early on, by lack of a channel in singer Nathan Williams’ monitor speakers. "Bug," from 2011’s Life Sux EP followed by "Take on the World" next, before the band played its recent and maybe most accessible song to date, "Demon to Lean On”, from the new ‘Afraid of Heights’ which understandably got a noisy positive response, despite being so early into the set.”

Show up early to check out Kino Kimino (aka Kim Talon), from “the snowy wilds of Manitoba.” Kino Kimino’s debut record Bait Is For Sissies is out now.

Wavves Tour Dates:

5/18 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace $
5/20 - Columbus, OH - The A&R Music Bar $
5/22 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi Fi $
5/23 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge $
5/24 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock #
5/25 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar #
5/27 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey #
5/28 - Austin, TX - Mohawk #
5/30 - Santa Fe, CA - Skylight #
5/31 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom #
6/01 - San Diego, CA - Irenic #
6/02 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram #
6/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
6/05 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile #
6/06 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #

$ W/ Post Animal
# W/ Kino Kimino

Read More Everclear It's 1990 all over again with the annual "Summerland Tour". The 90s nostalgia tour was created by singer/guitarist Art Alexakis from Everclear, which would explain why they have headlined Summerland since its inception … Michael Kiwanuka UPDATE: The entire USA Michael Kiwanuka tour has been cancelled. Stay tuned for details. Michael Kiwanuka Live: 11/30, Webster Hall, New York, NY … Ha Ha Tonka Ha Ha Tonka closed with fantastic harmonies and an interesting mix of twangy country and rock. The band moved the audience to sing and dance along. The set was memorable … Soundset Soundset is the music festival put on by Rhymesayers Entertainment. This is happening at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Tickets are more than $46 (I couldn't tell because Ticketweb .... Girlpool Los Angeles' Girlpool to arrive at Triple Rock Social Club. Locals Kitten Forever and Half Tramp will open (8pm/$10). …

Other shows in the area:

05/23/17 Justin Townes Earle will be headlining First Avenue on May 23rd in support of his new album Kids In The Street (New West Records). Earle will be bringing his longtime guitarist Paul Niehaus alongside The Sadies as his backing band (the band will also open the show). Also on the bill, Sammy Brue. 7pm, $22.

05/24/17 Legendary Neil Diamond to headline Xcel Energy Center. 7pm, $29.50.

05/25/17 American rock band Gov't Mule (fronted by winning artist Warren Haynes) is headed to the The State Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday. 7pm, $51.50.

05/26/17 Multi-platinum rockers Everclear is touring in celebration of the 20th anniversary of So Much For The Afterglow. This is the band’s best known record, and they will be performing the entire album! They play Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, Minnesota. Vertical Horizon and Fastball to open. 7pm, $27.

05/26/17 The last time Michael Kiwanuka was on tour, he had to cancel the tour. He’s making it up now with the upcoming show at First Avenue (originally scheduled at Cedar Cultural Center, but was upgraded to the bigger stage). Cloves to open. 7pm, $18.

05/26/17 Pallbearer will be at 7th Street Entry in support of Heartless. Inter Arma, Gatecreeper and Iosis will open. 7:30pm, $15.

05/27/17 Boston to play Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake. 7pm, $56.

05/27/17 The classically trained, five-piece Minneapolis-based band Tabah will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club on Saturday. The record debut album Symmetry Somewhere is available now. Jaedyn James & the Hunger and Kind Red Spirits to open. 9pm, $6.

05/28/17 The popular Soundset will be at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this year. 11am, $94.

05/31/17 Free Throw will be headlining the Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota. Homesafe and Heart Attack Man , among others, to open. 6pm, $12.

05/31/17 Ha Ha Tonka to play Turf Club in St Paul. Trapper Schoepp to open. 7:30pm, $12.

05/31/17 Girlpool is playing the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday. Ian Sweet and Snail Mail to open. 7:30pm, $16.

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Minneapolis: April 3 to April 5, 2017

Read More Minus the Bear Seattle's Minus The Bear is on tour in support of their latest album Lost Loves, which came out two weeks ago (Oct 7th) on Dangerbird Records. … Beach Slang Beach Slang is currently on tour in support of their upcoming debut album Find People Who Feel Like Us (out October 30 on Polyvinyl Records). Like most of the Midwest tour … Bayonne Bayonne, the new moniker of Austin-based Roger Sellers, will be making a stop at the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday, January 27th. The artistic style ....

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 3 to April 5, 2017. Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

MINUS THE BEAR
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Tuesday 04/04/17, 7pm ($22)
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It’s been a few years since we last saw Minus the Bear. The band is back to promote their new album Voids, which just came out on March 3rd, 2017, via Suicide Squeeze Records.

Show up early to check out Beach Slang. We saw them at the Triple Rock in October 2016 and noticed singer James Alex had a lot of local Minneapolis fans!

Bayonne also on the bill. We previously saw him in January 2016 and noted, “Bayonne is a musician from Austin, TX. No, scratch that, he is more than just a musician, he's a true entertainer.”

Tour Dates:

03/29/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg
03/30/17 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
03/31/17 Toronto, ON Opera House
04/01/17 Millvale, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
04/02/17 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
04/04/17 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
04/05/17 Omaha, NE Slowdown
04/06/17 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
04/07/17 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
04/08/17 Maverick Music Festival
04/10/17 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent
04/12/17 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
04/13/17 San Francisco, CA Great American
04/14/17 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
04/15/17 Seattle, WA The Showbox

Read More Thao & the Get Down Stay Down San Francisco-based band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down got down with us at the Cedar Cultural Center on April 1st and we loved every moment of it. The band is currently … Biffy Clyro Vertigo of Bliss Import Biffy Clyro Bliss Indeed So, you release a debut album as good as "Blackened Sky", which spawns four top quality singles, you have an insane and … Big Wild Opening the show was Big Wild from Los Angeles. Big Wild is Jackson and was definitely a jaw dropper as an opening act for an already amazing line up. What sets Big Wild apart from the other acts of the night … Sohn SOHN is the stagename for Vienna-based (but London-born) Christopher Taylor. Taylor is touring in support of his debut album Tremors, which came out in April via 4AD Records. …

Other shows in the area:

04/03/17 OMNI with Brilliant Beast and Spooky Ghost to play the 7th Street Entry. $10 gets you in the door.

04/04/17 Local favorites The 4onthefloor will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club with Tabah . Do you realized it’s 4 (April) on the 4th?

04/04/17 The Molochs (not the ancient child eater god or the metal band called Moloch) will be playing the 7th Street Entry on this night. The Los Angeles-ish musician (by the way of Buenos Aires) will be promoting his new album America's Velvet Glory. Cosmonauts is the co-headliner. Cult of Lip to open. Additional details at first-avenue.com, $10 entry fee.

04/04/17 Scottish trio Biffy Clyro sold out the Turf Club on Tuesday. We reviewed their record Ellipsis, last August and wrote, “A recurring theme found in the album’s lyrics is the concept of “fighting back” against one’s personal demons. An ideal of living life unfettered, like an animal, also recurs throughout. Frontman Simon Neil has said that Ellipsis was created to be a volatile “fight rock, pint-in-the-face rock,” album.” O'Brother to open.

04/05/17 Big Wild is playing Fine Line Music Café; touring in support of their debut EP Invincible (Foreign Family Collective). The band is co-signed to Seattle’s ODESZA. Phantoms and Imagined Herbal Flows to open.

04/05/17 Vienna-based Sohn (aka Christopher Taylor) returns to Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club.

04/05/17 String Cheese Incident will grace the Palace Theatre.

04/05/17 Thao & The Get Down Stay Down is returning to Cedar Cultural Center. Yowler to open.

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Minneapolis: March 4 to March 7, 2017

Read More Tennis It's always good to see that Tennis will be back in Minneapolis on October 7th, celebrating their new album Ritual In Repeat (which came out September 9th on Communion Records). …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 4 to March 7, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

TENNIS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Tuesday 03/07/17, 7pm ($15)
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Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers.

We haven’t seen Tennis since 2014, so it’s good to see them back in town.

Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby.

Tour dates:

03/01 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
03/03 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
03/04 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
03/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
03/08 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/09 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
03/10 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag
03/11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
03/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
03/19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
03/21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
03/22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Read More The Menzingers The Menzingers was next, showing up on stage after the inspirational speech from Independence Day. This pop-punk (although leaning more towards the punk side) band from Philadelphia …

Other shows in the area:

03/04/2017 Local Bad Bad Hats is headlining the 7th Street Entry.

03/04/2017 Former Daredevil Christopher Wright band member JE Sunde will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul, in support of his sophomore LP Now I Feel Adored. The last time we saw Daredevil Christopher Wright, it was in 2012... so it’s been a while.

Tabah and Ayvah to open.

03/04/2017 Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers is playing the Cabooze in support of their fifth album After the Party. Jeff Rosenstock and Rozwell Kid to open.

We got a preview of their new album when we saw them in August 2016 and noted, “The Menzingers played two new songs, "Lookers" and "Thick as Thieves" which will be on their upcoming release After the Party which is due out yet this year.”

03/05/2017 BobaFlex is back in the Minnesota area, this time playing at Opinion Brewing Company in Newport.

03/06/2017 Black Joe Lewis is headlining First Avenue... his new album Backlash is available now. I’m wondering whatever happened to The Honeybears, or did he just decided to drop that name as it was just too long? Dams Of The West to open.

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Minneapolis: December 14 to December 16, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 14 to December 16, 2016.

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Read More Helmet If country is not your thing, Helmet will be playing Mill City Nights on March 11th. If you grew up in the 90s, you will recall their ever creepy music videos on MTV. For the 21st Anniversary of Betty, the band will be playing the entire album on this tour.... Local H On the heels of releasing Local H’s As Good As Dead as a 180g for the record’s 20th anniversary... the old-school punk band will go on tour to remind us why the record was a breakthrough album for them. ....

HELMET
at Fine Line
Wednesday, 12/14/16, 7pm ($20)
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Helmet is back in Minneapolis, touring on their “Dead to the World” tour. The venue of choice this year is at the Fine Line, which doesn’t offer the best viewing experience (unless you pay extra for the balcony).

According to the press release, the new Dead to the World album is Helmet’s first record in six years, and it is available earlier in October via earMusic and Sony Music Entertainment Australia (for Australia).

Front man Page Hamilton’s comment about Dead to the World: “Catch phrases, punchlines, guns, bluster, ammo, incivility, impatience, murder. You, me, us, them, life, liberty and the pursuit of property... We disagree, we disrespect, discourse disappears in the age of access. When in doubt GET LOUD! It's my way or the highway, thank you Lawrence Tierney! Religious tchotchkes nailed to the walls of homes above razor-scarred mirrors. Do you meditate, levitate, pray? Live in LA! I'm a huge fan, got a perfume line, smell nice, plan my next move. Threats loom, the bad news network blooms, fear sells. Just get ‘em out, the spying neighbors, suspects, terrorists our forefathers intent. ‘If you don't like it, leave’ and call it democracy.”

Local H to open. The band recently celebrated their 20th anniversary of As Good As Dead, and was last seen in Minneapolis in June 2016.

US Tour dates:

12/09/16 Billings, MT The Pub Station
12/10/16 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
12/11/16 Omaha, NE Slowdown
12/13/16 Kansas City, MO recordBar
12/14/16 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
12/15/16 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
12/16/16 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/17/16 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall

Read More Go 96.3 We were really impressed with Go 96.3 FM's first Go Show #1 (featuring New Politics and Banks at Aria on Mar 2015). We were wondering how they can top that debut show … Bastille Bastille's debut album, Bad Blood, is coming out in the U.S. on September 3rd from Virgin Records. Bastille also be promoting the U.S. release with a tour - making his television debut on "Conan" last week (July 24th). … BANKS Immediately after New Politics left the stage, the legion of late teenagers left the front of the stage... to make way for BANKS fans to slowly inch their way to the front. We've seen Banks before at First Avenue last year …

96.3’S SNOW SHOW
at Myth
Thursday, 12/15/16, 6pm ($37.63)
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We’ve always been impressed with the Go 96.3’s shows, starting with their first in March 2015. Since then, the radio station created their first music festival called Go Fest, and starting last year, a new tradition of their Go 96.3’s Snow Show.

The 2016 Snow Show is back for the second year, this time at the Myth (originally scheduled at the Target Center).

This year’s headliner will be Bastille, who is currently on tour for his new album Wild World (Virgin / Universal).

Other guests on the bill: Banks (she was also on the first Go Show), Judah & The Lion, Coin and Miles The DJ.... PLUS one local band (to be determined by the Battle of the Band contest at the Fine Line tonight, December 9th).

We've been impressed with Judah & the Lion since we caught them in November 2014, writing “Many of their songs got their most dedicated fans to help sing along, especially on "Back's Against the Wall", where Akers stopped a second to hear his fans finish the lyrics... with the biggest grin on his face.”

Bastille’s 2016 tour dates:

12/10 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
12/11 Los Angeles, CA Forum
12/12 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
12/14 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
12/15 Maplewood, MN Myth Nightclub
12/16 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House

Read More Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry (12/17 and 12/18) are sold out …

SOUL ASYLUM
at First Avenue
Friday, 12/16/16, 8pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

Popular local fan-favorites Soul Asylum will be headlining First Avenue.

We caught the band when they were promoting their new album Change of Fortune (Entertainment One) and wrote, “The band has found a second life of sorts, with former Prince drummer Michael Bland joining in 2005 and bassist Winston Roye replacing Tommy Stinson and Justin Sharbono stepping in for longtime guitarist Dan Murphy, both in 2012. The band’s sound remains familiar under singer-guitarist Dave Pirner, a mix of 90’s-era alternative rock, power-pop, and indie post-punk.”

McNasty Brass Band will open.

Other shows in the area:

12/14/16 Country rock stars Supersuckers, with Jesse Dayton and Gallows Bound, to play the new Uptown VFW Post.

12/15/16 The Sunny Era, along with Tabah and The Sudden Lovelys, will be over at the 7th Street Entry.

12/16-12/17 Local soul Sonny Knight & The Lakers (whom we just name-dropped with Sharon Jones on our recent podcast) will be playing a double night at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant.

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Holy White Hounds at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (12 July 2016)

Tour Dates 07/26/16 Toronto, ON Adelaide Hall 07/31/16 WEDG Edgefest 08/19/16 89.7 KIWR River Riot 09/04/16 Riot Fest & Rodeo 09/16/16 Riot Fest Read More Holy White Hounds Alternative/indie rockers Holy White Hounds is headlining the 7th St. Entry on July 12th in support of their debut album Switchblade. The record is currently #12 on the Rock Radio ...

Des Moines, Iowa natives Holy White Hounds made a stop at 7th Street Entry on Tuesday night. These guys recently found fame with their single ‘Switchblade’ which is off of their debut album Sparkle Sparkle.

Tabah

Tabah is a five-piece electric ensemble that began in 2013, although their first year was described as “unique, aggressive, and difficult experience”. Currently the band features singer/guitarist Cecelia Erholtz, bassist Charlie Bruber, guitarist Jeff Ley, keyboardist Andrew Seitz, and drummer Murphy Janssen.

Whiskey Rock N Roll Club

The Whiskey Rock N Roll Club is from right here in the Twin Cities. The trio (Andy, Mark, Taylor) lived up to their proud tradition of being in a band with the “word whiskey superfluously in their names”, such as Whiskey Myers, Whiskey Shivers, Whiskey Pete, Whiskey D, Poor Man's Whiskey, and about 70 other bands listed here.

The Unlikely Candidates

The non-local opener of the night was The Unlikely Candidates from Fort Worth, TX. Much like the set of Holy White Hounds, these guys were high energy. Within minutes, the crowd started moving and grooving to their almost bluesy, southern rock sounds. Singer Kyle Morris had a way about that screamed dirty but when matched with the music, I had never heard or seen anything so clean. Their new single Your Love Could Start a War is out now on most digital platforms.

Holy White Hounds is Brenton Dean (vocals/guitar), Ambrose Lupercal (bass), James Manson (guitar), and Seth Luloff (drums). Dean had a way of commanding the crowd as they played through their, all too quick, fifty-five minute set. To say that these guys were fun would be an understatement. Dean commanded the crowd into a little pushing and shoving without even saying anything. Just his presence made you want to move around the small, but mostly full, venue.

Watching these guys play was hilarious. The banter between band members was electric and the banter between band was audience was perfect. Everyone got involved in the show whether they only knew the one hit song or other various songs from the lifespan of this band. The energy was electric and absolutely everything you would want from a concert of an up and coming band that is about to make their big break.

Holy White Hounds at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (12 July 2016)

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