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Residency: January 27-January 28

01/27-01/28 Semisonic with Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Semisonic Local favorites Semisonic is playing a couple hometown shows. The warmup show will be at the Turf Club on Wednesday. For Friday and Saturday, the group will be playing their record Feeling Strangely Fine in its entirety. …

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01/27/2023 Friday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
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01/28/2023 Saturday

Semisonic
with Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
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Celebrating local radio station The Current’s 18th Anniversary, they’ve double booked Semisonic and Chastity Brown at First Avenue on January 27 and 28.

As soon as the dates were announced, both shows have sold out… although Semisonic said that a limited number of tickets for Friday’s show was released to the public.

Dan Wilson at Fitzgerald (22 Sept 2017)

We saw singer Dan Wilson in Sep 2017 and said, “Singer-songwriter Dan Wilson has been a Los Angeles transplant for several years now, but Minneapolis/St. Paul still claims him as one of our own, and friends, family, and fans all came out, to fill his recent concert at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. ”

Semisonic wrote:

We’re so excited that our friend Chastity Brown has been added to our shows in January at First Avenue!

Minnesota friends! A handful of tickets for our Friday Jan 27 show at The Current’s 18th Anniversary Weekend with special guest Chastity Brown at First Avenue will be released today at 2pm CT. Get your tickets if you haven’t already!

01/27-01/28 Lake Street Dive with Monica Martin at Palace Theatre Read More Lake Street Dive Boston’s Lake Street Dive (named after Minneapolis’ dive bars!) sold out their appearance in trumpeter/guitarist McDuck Olson’s hometown at First Avenue in Minneapolis. …

01/27/2023 Friday

Lake Street Dive
with Monica Martin
at Palace Theatre
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01/28/2023 Saturday

Lake Street Dive
with Monica Martin
at Palace Theatre
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Lake Street Dive will be doing a two-night residency at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on January 27 and 28, as part of their Gather Round Sounds tour. Monica Martin to open both nights.

The last time we heard from Lake Street Dive, they had released a six-track covers EP called Fun Machine: The Sequel.

Tour dates:

Dec 30 New Haven, CT, US College Street Music Hall
Dec 30 New Haven, CT, US College Street Music Hall
Dec 31 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Jan 17 2023 Asheville, NC, US Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Jan 19 2023 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Jan 20 2023 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Jan 21 2023 Atlanta, GA, US The Eastern
Jan 24 2023 Iowa City, IA, US Hancher Auditorium
Jan 25 2023 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Jan 27 2023 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Jan 28 2023 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Jan 29 2023 Waukegan, IL, US Genesee Theatre
Jan 31 2023 Kalamazoo, MI, US Miller Auditorium
Feb 1 2023 Pittsburgh, PA, US Stage AE
Feb 3 2023 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 4 2023 Port Chester, NY, US Capitol Theatre
Feb 5 2023 Newark, NJ, US New Jersey Performing Arts Center

01/27-01/28 The Last Waltz ft. Big Pink at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More The Big Pink For their headlining show, the evening was opened up by another London-originating band, The Big Pink, whose music remains a moody guitar/electro pop blend ,but whose lineup has changed since being ...

01/27/2023 Friday

The Last Waltz ft. Big Pink
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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01/28/2023 Saturday

The Last Waltz ft. Big Pink
with The Belfast Cowboys
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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The MN-based The Last Waltz tribute band Big Pink, not to be confused with London-based band The Big Pink, has booked a double residency at the Fitzgerald Theater for Friday and Saturday (Jan 27 and 28).

On the Friday night show we will see Big Pink with these performers:

Robert Hilstrom (Richard Manuel) 

Vinnie Amico (Levon Helm)

Demitri Rallis (Robbie Robertson)

Dan Ristrom (Rick Danko)

Eddie Juntunen (Garth Hudson) 

& The Northside Horns 

Tim Martin

Paul Gronert

Vic Volare

Matt Hanzelka

Saturday night show will feature Big Pink with:

Sherwin Linton as Ronnie Hawkins

Joe Dunn & Connor Hilstrom as Dr. John 

Very Special Guest TBA as Neil Young 

Bree Turner / Kendra Glenn / Jay Bee as The Staple Singers 

Very Special Guest TBA as Neil Diamond 

Ruby Blu as Joni Mitchell 

Pat Hayes as Paul Butterfield 

Wain McFarlane as Muddy Waters 

Chris Castino as Eric Clapton 

Monique Smaz as Emmylou Harris 

Terry Walsh as Van Morrison 

Alex Rossi as Ronnie Wood 

Very Special Guest TBA as Ringo Starr 

Adam Levy as Bob Dylan 

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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Wolf Alice / The Big Pink at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 March 2018)

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The Wolf can have two faces-

One docile, beguiling and seemingly gentle, while the other being dark, ferocious, and relentless, and we saw both of these faces on display as rising UK alt-rock band Wolf Alice played three performances in two days (all in support of their sophomore full-length, Visions of a Life [Dirty Hit/RCA Records]), including to a capacity crowd in the Mainroom at First Avenue. 

Wolf Alice at The Electric Fetus Poster 26 Mar 2018

Coming into town a day early, the North London quartet (Ellie Rowsell –vocals, guitar; Joff Oddie- guitar; Theo Ellis- bass; Joel Amey- drums) scheduled an in-store appearance and meet and greet with their fans at area record store, The Electric Fetus, that brought a large crowd out in the cold English-like rain of late afternoon. 

The performance turned out to be a surprising sit-down acoustic set of four songs, beginning with newest single, ‘Sadboy’ from the new record, followed by ‘Space & Time’. The band took a minute after, to plug their headlining show at First Avenue the following night, humbly saying “it will probably be good”, to crowd laughter.

When someone asked what they had seen of the city so far, “quite a lot of the hotel room” was the reply, also noting their stop at nearby Brit’s Pub for a pint, the authentic UK surroundings there getting them a little homesick. 

The wordplay on the new ‘Don’t Delete the Kisses’ by Rowsell was more pronounced in the unplugged format, and the more bare arrangements allowed her voice to soar like a floating bird over the audience, while 2013’s ‘Bros’ became a slowly rolling soundtrack for the cold rain spackling outside, Roswell asking in song, “are you wild like me?”.

The following afternoon, the band reprised that format and three of the four songs, for an in-studio at local public radio station, The Current, streaming here:

• thecurrent.org

For their headlining show, the evening was opened up by another London-originating band, The Big Pink, whose music remains a moody guitar/electro pop blend ,but whose lineup has changed since being originally being a duo.  Now a quartet (Robbie Furze, Lady Mary Charteris, Bradford Lee Conroy, and [not present Nicole Emery]), original member Furze has re-invented the band, adding wife Charteris and is in support of EP Empire Underground (B3SCI Records) and some recent singles. 

The boy/girl vocals on the newer tracks make for a refreshing update to their sound (think Jesus and Mary Chain w/Hope Sandoval-esque), while hits like 2009’s ‘Dominos’ played early on, remain intact as remembered.  Ending their set with 2009’s other single, ‘Velvet’, Furze seems re-energized, particularly singing lines like “I found her in a dream, looking for me, this heart's on fire,” as his wife stands mere feet away.

Fittingly, hoots and howls from the crowd greeted Wolf Alice as they made their way to the stage for their eighty-minute set, playing over half the new album and beginning their set with its two opening tracks, the lifting ‘Heavenward’ and the angst-filled rage of ‘Yuk Foo’, the Wolf baring its teeth early on, and without mercy. 

The band isn’t really one to say much between songs, preferring instead to let the music do the talking and keep the dark, unflinching momentum they work on building throughout, though the smiles from the members indicated their gratefulness for the engaged crowd. 

Rowsell shed her guitar temporarily six songs in, for their self-described “love song”, ‘Don’t Delete the Kisses’, speaking “I’d like to get to know you, I’d like to take you out”  like she was talking individually to each member in the crowd, many then wailing along with her, as she wondered aloud, “what if it’s not meant for me?- love”.

The title of the new ‘Beautifully Unconventional’ almost defines the band’s unique identity as a whole, featuring lyric, “She's beautifully unconventional, I love to see her rise above us all” (or maybe the following ‘Formidably Cool’, because they’re that as well). 

The throb of ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’ had the crowd on the floor moving en masse and the new album’s ‘Space & Time’ found everyone clapping along, as guitarist Oddie gradually abused his guitar more and more, shaking it violently and holding it up swinging. 

The two-song encore began by reaching back to the title track of their initial 2013 EP, ‘Blush’, which is mostly the quiet of their loud-quiet-loud sound, the devoted as “punch drunk, dumb struck, pot luck happy happy” to hear it live, as the song lyrics imply.

Refusing to leave any stone unturned (or any face not melted) things ended with the grinding gut punch of ‘Giant Peach’, Rowswell’s and Oddie’s beast-size fierce guitar riffs talking us along on their stalking journey through a “dark and pretty town”.  As the feedback and delay remained snarling, the band waved and left the stage one last time, to cheers, exhaustion, and a sense of awe. 

Look for Wolf Alice to continue their hunt, on the road for most of the summer, playing venues from club-size to massive stadiums, opening for Foo Fighters, with likely a few more acoustic promotional appearances peppered in as well. 

The Wolf has two faces, one deceptively calm but brooding; the other swift, cunning, and showing no quarter, both the faces of an urgent and vibrant band well worth watching how they might strike next.

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Wolf Alice at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 March 2018)

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Minneapolis: March 27 to March 29, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 27 to March 29, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Wolf Alice at First Ave Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

WOLF ALICE
+ The Big Pink
First Avenue
Tue 03/27/2018 (7pm/$20)
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London-based rock band Wolf Alice is doing a string of headlining gigs (First Avenue being one of the lucky few dates) between their shows with Queens of the Stone Age or massive music festivals.

Wolf Alice’s latest album Visions Of A Life is out now on Dirty Hit/RCA Records.

British electronic rock band The Big Pink to open.

Tour Dates

3/24 Houston, TX In Bloom Festival
3/27 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
3/29 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
3/30 Chicago, IL Metro
3/31 Detroit, MI The Shelter
4/2 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
4/3 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
4/4 Pittsburgh, PA Club AE
4/6 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
4/7 Albany, NY The Hollow
4/9 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
4/10 Boston, MA Paradise
4/12 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
4/13 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
4/14 Norfolk, VA NorVa
4/16 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle
4/17 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
4/19 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
4/21 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
4/22 Nashville, TN Third & Lindsley
4/24 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amph
4/25 Irving, TX Pavillion
4/26 Shreveport, LA Municipal Auditorium
4/27 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
4/29 Jacksonville, FL Welcome to Rockville
5/1 Miami, FL Bay Front Amp
5/2 St. Petersburgh, FL Municipal Auditorium
6/1 New York, NY Governors Ball

Andy Grammer The Good Parts Tour Shopping Tour Dates Wedding Present Tour Dates Cindy Wilson at Turf Club LA Salami Tour Dates Read More Andy Grammer Andy Grammer's out on tour in support of his latest, Magazines Or Novels, available now via S-Curve Records. Remaining Andy Grammer tour dates: …

Other shows in the area:

ANDY GRAMMER
+ James TW
Minneapolis Music Hall
Tue 03/27/2018 (8pm/$30.50)
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Acclaimed multi-platinum pop singer and songwriter Andy Grammer will be headlining Minneapolis Music Hall next Tuesday (03/27), in support of his third LP The Good Parts.

The Good Parts Tour:

3/23/18 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
3/24/18 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
3/25/18 Madrid Theatre & Café Kansas City, MO
3/27/18 Music Hall Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
3/28/18 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
3/30/18 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN
4/2/18 The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
4/3/18 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
4/5/18 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
4/6/18 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
4/7/18 The Underground Charlotte, NC
4/9/18 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT
4/13/18 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
4/14/18 Irving Plaza New York, NY
4/15/18 The TLA Philadelphia, PA

SHOPPING
+ Real Numbers, Products
7th Street Entry
Tue 03/27/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
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Like many SXSW bands, UK’s Shopping will be stopping by Minneapolis at 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, as part of their North American tour.

Shopping Tour Dates:

03/23 — Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
03/24 — Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
03/27 — Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/28 — Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
03/29 — Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
03/30 — Toronto, ON @ Baby G
03/31 — Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz

THE WEDDING PRESENT
+ Terry de Castro, DJ Jake Rudh
Turf Club
Tue 03/27/2018 (7pm/$20)
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David Gedge and his band The Wedding Present is back in town. The last time we heard from them, the band re-recorded George Best and went on a 12th anniversary tour of the record (playing the entire album from start to finish). They did a similar tour for Seamonsters in 2012.

Tour dates:

Mar 24 Imagine Cinemas Carlton Toronto, ON
Mar 24 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
Mar 26 2424 N Lincoln Ave
Mar 27 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
Aug 17 19 East Muntinlupa City
May 24 The Craufurd Arms Milton Keynes
Jul 19 Bedford Esquires Bedford
Aug 2 Café INDIEpendent Scunthorpe
Aug 4 Gig in the Car Park 2018 The Greenside Venue Leslie
Aug 10 At The Edge Of The Sea 2018 Concorde 2 Brighton
Sep 22 La Route du Rock Session Point Éphémère Paris, France
Sep 28 The Weddi L'Aéronef Lille, France
Sep 29 Paard The Hague, Netherlands
Oct 2 Indie Daze 5 The 100 Club

CINDY WILSON
+ Olivia Jean, Easter Island, DJ Jake Rudh
Turf Club
Wed 03/28/2018 (7pm/$20)
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Cindy Wilson of the legendary The B-52s is on tour in support of her first-ever solo album Change (Kill Rock Stars). We’re not really sure what to expect from this forthcoming show at the Turf Club in St Paul, but since it’s a debut record, expect most, if not all, of those songs to be played. We’re hoping for maybe tossing in a classic B-52s song, too.

Olivia Jean, Easter Island and DJ Jake Rudh also on the bill.

Tour dates:

Mar 21 Multiple Downtown Venues!
Mar 21 - Mar 26 Boise, ID
Mar 24 Treefort The Linen Building Boise, ID
Mar 25 Treefort Music Fest 2018 Boise, ID
Mar 26 Filling Station Bozeman, MT
Mar 28 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
Mar 29 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
Mar 30 Winchester Music Tavern Lakewood, OH
Mar 31 The High Watt Nashville, TN

L.A. SALAMI
7th Street Entry
Thu 03/29/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
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London-based L.A. Salami (aka Lookman Adekunle Salami) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Thursday. His new single, “Jean Is Gone” is taken from his forthcoming album The City of Bootmakers (his second for Sunday Best Recordings, released 13th April).

Tour dates:

Mar 24 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Mar 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Mar 27 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Mar 29 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
Mar 30 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
Apr 1 - Toronto, ON The Drake
Apr 3 - Boston, MA - The Red Room at Café 939
Apr 5 - New York, NY - Rough Trade NYC
Apr 6 - Philadelphia, PA - The Boot & Saddle
Apr 7 - Washington, DC - DC9 Nightclub

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