W♥M: The Airborne Toxic Event

07/04/2022

Minneapolis: This Week (07/10/2022)

As you know, I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week.

Monday (today) is the 4th of July holiday. Most cities around the country are holding fireworks event. Some are even hiring music entertainment, such as Coon Rapids, so check your local listing.

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07/08 The Cult with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Zola Jesus at Palace Theatre

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The Cult

As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety… starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great …

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

BRMC is in the middle of their US tour promoting their new album Specter At The Feast. As I will be missing them when they are in LA next month, it was imperative I catch them at the House of Blues in San Diego on Tuesday. …

Zola Jesus

Russian/American Nika Roza Danilova, or otherwise known as Zola Jesus, stopped by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, as part of her Taiga tour. …

07/08/2022 Friday

The Cult
with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Zola Jesus
at Palace Theatre
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The Cult is back, this time they are bringing Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Zola Jesus on tour with them, as part of their “We Own the Night” tour.

We last saw The Cult in Aug 2013 and wrote, “As expected, The Cult played their Electric album in its entirety - starting off with the sing-along chorus of "Wild Flower". The great energy between the two original two original band members, singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy is great to watch - that is until Astbury seem visibly and vocally upset at the chatters in front and then his mic not carrying his vocals. It was all resolved, but for a moment, you thought he was going to smash his mic out of anger.”

We last saw Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in Feb 2018 and said, “Out of the darkness and fog, there is still light… and noise, as again evidenced by the sonic barrage that is still Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, continuing to bring their unapologetic blend of no-holds rock to audiences everywhere after two decades.”

We last saw Zola Jesus in Feb 2015 and mentioned, “A darker version of Florence and the Machine is the typical quick to judge label on Zola Jesus. There is so much variety and dynamic to her songs no one should be quick to make comparisons because she is so unique. Her voice carries strong to an almost London Grammar-type level but has this obscure electronic trance that hits out of nowhere along with and incredible brass sound from the trombone.”

Zola Jesus’ forthcoming album Arkhon is due for release on June 24th via Sacred Bones Records.

Tour dates:

7/8/2022 - St. Paul, MN - The Palace Theater
7/10/2022 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory
7/12/2022 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
7/14/2022 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavillion
7/15/2022 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center at The Heights
7/16/2022 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
7/19/2022 - Washington DC - The Anthem
7/20/2022 - New York, NY - Pier 17
7/22/2022 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia
7/23/2022 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion
7/24/2022 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
7/26/2022 - Syracuse, NY - Cooper Crouse-Hinds
7/27/2022 - Rochester Mills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre

(all dates with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club & Zola Jesus)

07/08 The Airborne Toxic Event with Mondo Cozmo at First Avenue

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Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally ...

Mondo Cozmo

Arrive early for opener Mondo Cozmo, a Philly singer-songwriter/producer who plays chorus-heavy alt-folk rock and is out in support of 2020’s New Medicine that featured single, “Upside Down”. ...

07/08/2022 Friday

The Airborne Toxic Event
with Mondo Cozmo
at First Avenue
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This The Airborne Toxic Event Minneapolis show was originally scheduled in 16 April 2022… but due to COVID, the band had to reschedule the show to July 8th.

Luckily, we did catch the band in Kansas City, in March 2022 and wrote, “Kansas City had not seen The Airborne Toxic Event live since 2015 (and for us even longer- a 2013 show in Minneapolis), though the pandemic has had a funny way of making things seem not as long ago. So, with everyone in the room looking forward to their 110-minute headlining set, they did not disappoint the many still-loyal fans, singing along to their every lyric.”

Once again, Mondo Cozmo set to open.

Tour dates:

Fri Jul 8 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
Sat Jul 9 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
Tue Jul 12 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
Wed Jul 13 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
Thu Jul 14 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
Sat Jul 16 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall
Mon Jul 18 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
Tue Jul 19 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Wed Jul 20 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
Thu Oct 6 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
Sat Oct 8 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
Sun Oct 9 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
Tue Oct 11 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Wed Oct 12 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
Thu Oct 13 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Fri Oct 14 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
Sun Oct 16 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
Mon Oct 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre
Tue Oct 18 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Thu Oct 20 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
Fri Oct 21 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Sat Oct 22 - Detroit, MI - St Andrews Hall
Mon Oct 24 - Chattanooga, TN - The Walker Theater
Tue Oct 25 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
Wed Oct 26 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle

07/09 Chicano Batman with Rudy De Anda at First Avenue

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Chicano Batman

Chicano Batman to open. The cape crusader was last seen at SXSW with their new song “Black Lipstick”, featuring back up vocals by Saudia Yasmein. …

07/09/2022 Saturday

Chicano Batman
with Rudy De Anda
at First Avenue
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Los Angeles’ Chicano Batman is out on tour in support of Invisible People… the album that came out during the pandemic. The record was unanimous praise from Pitchfork, NPR, Rolling Stone, The LA Times, The Fader, and many more.

Rudy De Anda to open. Rudy De Anda’s latest single, “Cascading” (available on Karma Chief Records), is a modern take on mid-1970s Brazilian soul.

Tour dates:

Jul 7, 2022 - Jul 10, 2022 Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg, MB
Jul 9, 2022 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Jul 10, 2022 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI Rudy De Anda
Jul 11, 2022 The Magic Stick Detroit, MI Rudy De Anda
Jul 13, 2022 Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, ON
Jul 14, 2022 Empire Live Albany, NY
Jul 15, 2022 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
Jul 16, 2022 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival New York, NY
Aug 20, 2022 BeerX San Diego, CA
Aug 26, 2022 Frost Amphitheater Stanford, CA

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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06/10/2022

Minneapolis: July 7 to July 8

03/30/2022

The Airborne Toxic Event w/ Mondo Cozmo at The Truman - Kansas City, MO (2022-03-28)

The Airborne Toxic Event at The Truman

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT SETLIST

Hollywood Park
Brother How Was the War?
Faithless
All At Once
Numb
All These Engagements
The Place We Meet a Thousand Feet Beneath the Racetrack
Wishing Well
Poor Isaac
Gasoline
Changing
Hell and Back
Come On Out
Sometime Around Midnight
Innocense

-- Encore --
The Graveyard Near the House
Elizabeth
The Common Touch
Does This Mean You're Moving On?
Happiness is Overrated
Missy >
Head On (Jesus and Mary Chain cover) >
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash cover) >
Missy reprise

MONDO COZMO SETLIST

Electrify My Love
Come On
Thunder
Meant For Livin'
Shine
Plastic Soul
Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve cover)

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT TOUR DATES

03/29/22 St. Louis, MO Del Mar Concert Hall
03/30/22 Nashville, TN The Basement East
03/31/22 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theater
04/01/22 Charlotte, NC The Underground
04/02/22 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/03/22 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/05/22 Boston, MA House of Blues
04/06/22 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
04/07/22 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
04/08/22 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
04/10/22 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
04/12/22 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
04/14/22 Chicago, IL The Vic
04/15/22 Chicago, IL Chicago, IL
04/16/22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/18/22 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
04/19/22 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
04/20/22 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
04/22/22 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
04/23/22 Showbox Market
04/24/22 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
04/27/22 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
04/29/22 San Diego, CA Observatory
04/30/22 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
07/16/22 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall
10/06/22 Boulder, CO Fox Theater
10/08/22 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
10/09/22 Omaha, NE Waiting Room
10/11/22 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
10/12/22 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
10/13/22 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
10/14/22 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
10/16/22 Rochester, NY Anthology
10/17/22 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Theatre
10/18/22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/20/22 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
10/21/22 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
10/22/22 Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall
10/24/22 Chattanooga, TN The Walker Theater
10/25/22 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
10/26/22 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

MONDO COZMO TOUR DATES

MAR 29 Delmar Hall St. Louis, MO
MAR 31 Buckhead Theatre Atlanta, GA
APR 1 The Underground Charlotte, NC
APR 2 9:30 Club Washington, DC
APR 3 9:30 Club Washington, DC
APR 5 House Of Blues Boston
APR 6 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
APR 7 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
APR 8 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
APR 12 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON
APR 14 The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
APR 15 The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
APR 16 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
APR 18 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
APR 19 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
APR 20 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
APR 22 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
APR 23 The Showbox Seattle, WA
APR 27 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
APR 29 The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
APR 30 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA

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Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally ...

Mondo Cozmo

Kansas City turned into “Hollywood Park” for the night, as LA-band The Airborne Toxic Event returned to the area to play downtown at The Truman.

Philly-raised, LA-based singer-songwriter Joshua Ostrander, akaMondo Cozmo, opened the evening with a forty minute set of his “chorus-heavy folk-rock”, in support of upcoming third album, This is for the Barbarians(on Last Gang Records), out on April 8^th (also his birthday and when they happen to be playing his hometown) though >shhh<, attendees at the merch booth might have had an early chance at it.

The album is named in honor of a group of of 80’s Bay Area writers who would gather at a Cafe Barbar and talk about the world and, recorded in the mountains during the pandemic, it deals with its isolation and getting older, among other themes. “Good evening everyone, I hope this finds you well” were Ostrander’s first words sung on stage, initial lines from the set and new album-opening single, “Electrify My Love”.

“I’d even play a barbecue!” Ostrander exclaimed, visibly happy that he and his band were back on the road after two years away. While some songs lean toward a Springsteen influence, the new “Meant for Livin’” sounded more Dylan-esque with its jangling guitars and rapid socially-conscious verses.

2017’s “Shine” is their biggest hit to date, still present on the radio, and assuring us that “everything will be alright, if you let it go”. “Black Cadillac” featured still very-in-the-moment political lyrics and the set ended with a revved-up, bar band version of a ‘90’s classic by The Verve.

Kansas City had not seen The Airborne Toxic Event live since 2015 (and for us even longer- a 2013 show in Minneapolis), though the pandemic has had a funny way of making things seem not as long ago. So, with everyone in the room looking forward to their 110-minute headlining set, they did not disappoint the many still-loyal fans, singing along to their every lyric.

The latest record is 2020’s Hollywood Park (on Rounder Records), released in tandem with bandleader Mikel Jollett’s memoir of the same name, and features a marked change in Jollett’s storytelling lyrics- turning them very personally upon himself, instead of introducing us to third-party characters, as in most previous songs. The somber “Brother How Was the War?” even detailed a letter sent by Jollett’s incarcerated father to his brother, sent to Vietnam to fight.

Fans were ecstatic to hear the new “Faithless”, a positive-sounding single released just weeks ago, that encourages those to believe in something, even when the world is telling you everything otherwise.

Though followers were heartbroken when original violinist/keyboardist Anna Bulbrook left the group in 2019, current touring replacement Mimi Peschet more than ably filled the role, often spinning with energy and fervor while playing her violin. The string presence in their songs often gives them an additional Old World sophistication, unique amongst their alt-rock peers.

Jollett lyrically reminisced on “The Place We Meet…” as his eight-year old self witnessed the tearing down of Hollywood Park, which then segued into 2008’s “Wishing Well’ from their breakthrough debut album. The energetic back-to-back punch of “Gasoline” and “Changing” brought the crowd alive and they even played “Hell and Back”, culled from the 2013 Dallas Buyers Club film soundtrack.

2008’s “Sometime Around Midnight” remains their biggest hit, and still echoes with an urgency- a rare musical synthesis of an-entire-movie-in-a-single-song that was true lightning in a bottle, and fans clapped along to “Innocence” to end the main set.

Turns out the show was only getting really started, as the band would return for a six-song encore, complete with cover medley. Starting slow and acoustic, things picked back up with 2008’s “Does This Mean You’re Moving On?” and would end with another first album song, “Missy” which happened to bookend a chugging cover medley of Jesus and Mary Chain and Johnny Cash hits.

After more than fifteen years together as a band, The Airborne Toxic Event still keeps pushing the boundaries of their own musical identity and Mikel Jollett’s veering into more personal lyrics and themes seems to be satisfying, both to he and the band as well as the fans that have continued to support them for almost two decades.

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Mondo Cozmo

Setlist

The Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event at The Truman, Kansas City (2022-03-28)

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03/25/2022

We♥KC - March 27 - April 3 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

03/27 Night Club at Bottleneck-Lawrence

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Night-Club

L.A.'s "sinful synth-pop band" Night Club premiere a racy new video for "Control" via Buzzbands.LA. Night Club is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Mark Brooks, former guitarist Warlock Pinchers and vocalist Emily Kavanaugh. …

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Ok, it’s officially started--

Between the backlog of postponed dates and bands feeling safe enough to head back on the road, there are several nights this coming week that you will want to be in two (or more) places at once; and instead, will have to pick the show you want to see the most.

Area sports fans are somewhat upset that Tyreek Hill is now a member of the Miami Dolphins, so find some happy instead, at one of these great live concerts coming to the area.

(Despite some health mandates loosening up, several artists are still requiring for entry, so check with the venue and/or better to assume masks and/or vaccination proof are required)

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence area for the Final WEEK of MARCH:

Sunday March 27
Night Club w Holy Wars, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15-$20

Night Club is a Los Angeles dark electronic band, formed by Mark Brooks and Emily Kavanaugh in 2012. The band’s third album, Die Die Lullaby, was released Oct 2020.

Dark-pop openers Holy Wars are also from LA, formed by Kat Leon and Nicholas Perez, who covered Garbage’s “Only Happy When it Rains” on last year’s The Influence EP.

“Tribute to the Beatles” feat. Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland and more, Kauffman Center. $49-$109

Beatles favorites and other classic rock 'n' roll hits performed by superstars Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland (Badfinger), Denny Laine (founding member of The Moody Blues and Wings) and Jason Scheff (Chicago).

03/27 Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats at The Truman

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Uncle Acid

+ Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Idle Hands Palace Theatre Tue 11/19/2019 (7pm/$39.50) palacestpaul.com King Diamond will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on November 19th, in support of …

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats with King Buffalo, The Truman. $25-$50

The Cambridge UK riff-driven rock band is doing a handful of rescheduled US dates before heading over to Europe to support Ghost. We caught them live way back in 2015.

Openers King Buffalo are a self-proclaimed heavy-psych band from Rochester, NY and have 4 EPs, three albums (with a 4^th coming this year) and have toured with Clutch and The Sword.

Big Daddy Weave w Ryan Ellis, Open Door Baptist Church. $19.95-$75

Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, and Brian Beihl. They are signed to Fervent Records.

Alton Brown (chef), Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $35-$69.50

The celebrated chef is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, interaction, music, unusual cooking and science demos.

03/28 The Airborne Toxic Event at The Truman

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Airborne Toxic Event

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Monday March 28

The Airborne Toxic Event w/Mondo Cozmo, The Truman. $25-$30

The LA alt-rock band that broken big with 2008’s “Sometime Around Midnight” has returned, in support of 2020’s Hollywood Park, an audio companion to front man Mikel Jollett’s memoir of the same name. Their fan base remains very loyal and they’ve replaced a few members since we saw them live back in 2013, but the core unit remains and their sound is often much bigger than the rooms they are playing.

Arrive early for opener Mondo Cozmo, a Philly singer-songwriter/producer who plays chorus-heavy alt-folk rock and is out in support of 2020’s New Medicine that featured single, “Upside Down”.

03/29 Girl in Red at The Truman

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Girl in Red

Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven, or better known as her stage name Girl in Red (stylized as girl in red) will be doing a North American tour in 2022. The girl in red North American tour is selling quickly with several shows …

Tuesday March 29

Girl in Red w Holly Humberstone, The Truman. $24.50-$50 (sold out)

Like everyone else, we’ve been talking about and anticipating this Norwegian’s live tour for the last two years. The KC show (like most on the tour) is long sold out, though there might be a slim possibility of last-minute tix released. The singer-songwriter (aka Marie Ulven) was buzzworthy before releasing her debut album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, last April with hit single, “Serotonin” still all over the radio.

Arrive early for celebrated UK singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, whose major label EP, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November. She recently won the Brits Rising Star Award and will join up as support for Olivia Rodrigo following this run, so this is a chance to see her close up and early on.

03/29 Yola at Madrid Theatre

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Yola

Yola is playing the Fine Line Music Café on January 15th, with Amythyst Kiah. Tour dates: 01/07/2020 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA 01/08/2020 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY …

Yola w Jac Ross, Madrid Theatre, $27.50-$65 (note venue change)

Bristol, UK country soul singer Yola is just getting started, though has already been nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2020, with two additional nominations this year, and was mentored by Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach. Her second album, Stand for Myself(produced by Auerbach) came out last summer and she played a sold-out Madison Square Garden last fall, in support of Chris Stapleton.

Opener Jac Ross leans a little more R&B, and released his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” last month.

Hippo Campus w/ Ginger Root Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $26-$28

They’ve been Twin Cities’ favorites for years, and it’s only more recently than the rest of the country is falling in love with this peppy indie-pop/rock band. We’ve written about them for almost a decade, and first saw them at a local festival in 2015 when they’d already established a strong area following.

The band has been prolific during the pandemic, releasing the Good Dog, Bad Dream EP in 2021 and new album LP3 came out just last month.

Rittz and Grieves, more, recordBar, $25

This six-act Loud & Clear Tour stop features the Georgia hip-hop headliner, previously signed to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music label, and is in support of last year’s S.O.S., released on his own label.

Grieves is signed to fabled Minneapolis label Rhymesayers Entertainment, though based in Seattle, and had a new album, Canopy, drop last year.

03/30 Nation of Language at recordBar

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Nation of Language

Brooklyn-based synth trio Nation of Language (singer/guitarist Ian Devaney, keyboardist Aidan Noell and bassist Michael Sue-Poi) recently released their single and video for “This Fractured Mind.” ...

Wednesday March 30

Nation of Language w Glove, Ducks Ltd, recordBar, $14/$16

This Brooklyn indie new wave (OMD-inspired) synth band wowed us with their recent performance on Stephen Colbert and we caught the band live back in St. Paul in Oct 2021. They have a second album, A Way Forward to tour with, and also recently released a Broken Social Scene cover.

Glove (not to be confused with the Robert Smith/Siouxsie band The Glove) also have an 80s synth-wave sound, are from Tampa, and just released their first album, Boom Nights, last week. Ducks Ltd. are a duo and drum machine, whose new single, “50 Sheets of Grey” is their first music since debut album Modern Fiction.

Circles Around the Sun w Mikaela Davis, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $17-$20

LA based instrumental group founded by Neal Casal. Opener fuses chamber-pop, folk, and psych rock.

Thursday March 31

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Knuckleheads. $29.50

Leprous with The Ocean Collective, Granada. $20

A night of prog-metal from the Norwegian headliners and Berlin-based support band

Subtronics with Boogie T, Rusko, more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $30-$45

Philly dubstep DJ/ producer with plenty of support acts on his Fractals Tour.

04/01 Steve Aoki at KC Live!

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Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki is currently partying across America with his Aokify America Tour, recently selling out his appearance at Epic in Minneapolis last Saturday, November 9th …

Friday April 1

Riff Generation- KC Jazz Orchestra, Medallion Theater, $10-$35

Brand new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre. Note the venue change to the Medallion Theater in Westport.

Steve Aoki, Power and Light District- KC Live! $25-$50

We’ve managed to see this DJ/entertainer/entrepreneur several times live, but have somehow managed to escape without getting cake all over us. We assume this is an extension of his Neon Future IV: The Color of Noise Tour, which was postponed due to the pandemic, and features special guests Eric Coomes and Steve Serrano, confetti, lights, inflatables, and plenty of cake, cake, cake!

Jim Gaffigan(comedian) T-Mobile Center. $49-$109

Comedy that’s big enough to fill an entire arena-The Fun Tour is the latest outing from the six-time Grammy-nominated stand-up, actor, producer and author. Gaffigan filmed his last Netflix comedy special, Comedy Monster, at the (much smaller) State Theatre in Minneapolis last fall.

Vanner, Granada- Lawrence. $50

K-Pop! Formed in 2019, is this five-member South Korean boy band the next BTS? Spendy tix at least say they have a healthy following.

Animals as Leaders w/ Intervals, Truman, $28.50-$55

Wash D.C. instrumental progressive rock band, whose new album, Parrhesia, releases March 25^th. Openers are Toronto-based progressive metal.

04/02 Baroness at Bottleneck-Lawrence

04/02 The Darkness at The Truman

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The Darkness

British glam rockers The Darkness is back! The band formed in 2000 and by 2006 had called it quit. Of course, they couldn't stay away - by 2012, they had reformed (which we mentioned the reunion tour). …

Saturday April 2

Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60

Like many shows, this has been re-scheduled a couple times due to the pandemic.

We previously wrote: Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also includes a limited edition signed poster and the performance will feature two sets – the first, completely fan-voted and the second curated by the Georgia heavy metal band themselves.

We covered them last in 2016 and latest album is 2019’s Gold & Grey (on Abraxan Hymns Records), which they were previously set to tour with, but after a pandemic delay, are finally getting the chance to. The album is produced by one of our favorites, frequent Flaming Lips collaborator, Dave Fridmann.

The Darkness with The Dead Deads, The Truman. $28.50-$60

Always over the top entertaining, the UK glam rock band still believes a thing called love and is out in support of new album, Motorheart. We caught them live back in 2015 and the band is also (somehow) keeping things family-friendly in this all-ages show.

Charley Crockett with Vincent Neil Emerson, Granada- Lawrence, $25-$30

The Texas country/Americana artist is touring on his tenth album in six years, and has two more albums on the way, including a covers LP. Prolific!

Kansas City R&B Music Festival featuring Monica, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Tank, Jeremiah, Jacques, more, April 2, Municipal Auditorium, $89-$250

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) with Intent, April 2, recordBar. $20

Gus Johnson, April 2, Folly. $39.50

Barns Courtney, April 2, recordBar (postponed to October 30)

Brockhampton with Jean Dawson, Paris Texas and HVN, April 2, The Midland. CANCELED

04/03 Wilderado at Bottleneck-Lawrence

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Wilderado

Show up early to check out California’s Wilderado, touring in support of their new single “Surefire”. Tour Dates: 10/04/2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, PA 10/04/2019 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA ...

Sunday April 3

Wilderado w Flipturn, April 3, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15

The Tulsa indie-folk band is out in support of their self-titled debut album from last year, featuring recent single, “The Worst of It”. Maybe you just caught them on Jimmy Kimmel.

Florida five-piece indie band Flipturn is named after a swimming maneuver, has a new single, “Playground” out this week, and promises their live show to be a complete and total release of inhibitions, for band and crowd alike.

Nektar, April 3, Knuckleheads. $30-$50

Witness prog rock history as this longtime band (formed in 1969) is out on their Vinyl Sides Tour. We caught the band live, just days before the pandemic shutdown, and were amazed at their musical dexterity, loyal fan base, and creative longevity.

It gets a bit confusing with two incarnations of the band in existence (the other German-based version known as New Nektar) but we liked what we heard and saw from this lineup, and the band must have enjoyed their reception in Kansas City as well, returning to the area once again.

Naked Giants w Wombo, April 3, Granada Theater- Lawrence, $15-$18

Seattle alt-rock indies who we caught live in 2018 are back with new album, The Shadow.
Openers are a Louisville avant-pop trio who just released new single, “Below the House”

New Morse Code, April 3, Lied Center. $16-$30

cello/percussion chamber-pop duo, tix are cheapest with current student ID

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03/24/2022

Minneapolis: April 16 to April 17

10/15/2014

Rocktober: October 19, 2014

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Smallpools

Indie pop band, Smallpools, hasn't been around very long, forming earlier this year, but they are already making big waves. The band opened with one of their singles, Mason Jar, before going on to play ....

Magic Man

Coming off from touring with Walk the Moon, Boston band Magic Man plays three shows for this year’s CMJ Music Marathon: October 17 .…

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 19, 2014.

SMALLPOOLS, MAGIC MAN with Waters
at Varsity Theater
Sunday 10/19/14, 7pm
$15/$17: varsitytheater.org

Los Angeles' Smallpools will be on their Live Nation “Ones To Watch” tour, which kicks off at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this Sunday (October 19).

The other headliner, Magic Man was a clear favorite from Justina, who saw them at CMJ 2013.

San Francisco's Waters are last band on the bill, they have a new record It All Might Be OK, which recently came out October 14th.

Tour dates:

10/16 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *
10/21 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
10/22 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall *
10/24 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
10/25 – Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile-End *
10/26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
10/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *
10/30 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
10/31 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
11/04 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
11/06 – Chicago, IL @ HOB Chicago *
11/07 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Lounge *
11/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
11/10 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre *
11/12 – Houston, TX @ HOB ^
11/13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^
11/14 – Dallas, TX @ HOB Dallas ^
11/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
11/17 – Anaheim, CA @ HOB Anaheim ^
11/18 – San Diego, CA @ HOB San Diego ^
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^
11/20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
11/23 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^
11/24 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^
11/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue ^

* w/ Magic Man and Waters
^ w/ Magic Man and Panama Wedding

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The Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event are a bit of an enigma. Blasting out of the gate to national attention in late 2007/early 2008 with the breakout single ‘Sometime Around Midnight’ .…

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT w/ In the Valley Below
at First Avenue
Sunday 10/19/14, 7pm
$19/$22: first-avenue.com

The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally, I think In the Valley Below should tour with Death From Above 1979 (who is stopping by Minneapolis on November 24).

As for Airborne Toxic Event, apparently members from that group and The Duke Spirit also have a project called The Bulls - their debut single "Come Unwound" is out now.

Tour dates:

Oct 15 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS*
Oct 17 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI*
Oct 18 The Vic Chicago, IL*
Oct 19 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
Oct 24 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC*
Oct 25 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR*
Oct 26 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA*
Oct 28 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA*
Nov 03 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT*
Nov 05 Belly Up Aspen, CO*
Nov 06 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO*

*with In The Valley Below

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Pearl Jam

Like Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam decides to create their own music festival, in celebration of their twenty years together as a band. The line up consists of Eddie Vedder's hand-picked artists, including The Strokes .…

PEARL JAM
at Xcel Energy
Sunday 10/19/14, 7:30pm
$69.50: xcelenergycenter.com

Here's a band that needs no press or introduction - Pearl Jam. It's been a very long time since they were in town, but since they were already headlining Austin City Limits, they decided to add 10 additional shows to their schedule in October.

And yes, the show is sold out.

Fans who can't attend, the consolation prize is PJ are usually good about making their live shows available on CD.

Tour dates:

10/16/14 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
10/17/14 Moline, IL I Wireless Center
10/19/14 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
10/20/14 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
10/22/14 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/25/14 Bridge School Benefit
0/26/14 Bridge School Benefit

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04/27/2013

The Airborne Toxic Event w/ Kodaline - First Avenue, Minneapolis (04/23/13) live review

Setlist

Tour Dates

04/27/13 Frisco, TX FC Dallas Stadium
04/28/13 Austin, TX Emo's
04/29/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues
05/01/13 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
05/02/13 Orlando, FL The Beacham
05/04/13 West Palm Beach, FL Downtown
05/05/13 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
05/06/13 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
05/08/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/09/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/10/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
05/11/13 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
05/12/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank
05/14/13 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
05/15/13 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
05/16/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
05/19/13 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amph
06/01/13 Visalia, CA Visalia Fox Theatre
06/09/13 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
06/12/13 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
06/13/13 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
06/14/13 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
06/20/13 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall

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The Airborne Toxic Event

Coming on the heels of their digital EP, The Secret, LA-based The Airborne Toxic Event is out on the road soon, in support of their upcoming 3rd full-length, Such Hot Blood, due April 16 on Island Records...…

The Airborne Toxic Event are a bit of an enigma. Blasting out of the gate to national attention in late 2007/early 2008 with the breakout single ‘Sometime Around Midnight’, the Los Angeles-based group never fully held our extended attention, but have recently and ably bounced back into the spotlight with their latest effort, Such Hot Blood (Island Records) and the singles ‘Timeless’ and ‘The Storm’. Their stadium-ready sound has always toed the line between inspired / influenced and indie / mainstream, perhaps making it difficult to embrace one type of audience or the other. But, playing to their largest to-date crowd in the Twin Cities Tuesday night, any comeback effort is being more than well received.

KODALINE

Dublin foursome Kodaline opened the show, promoting their self-titled ep (B-Unique/RCA), completely won the crowd over with their melancholy anthems and soaring choruses (think folk U2/early Coldplay). It didn’t hurt that many thought the Irish lads were also handsome and that they wrote a song specifically for Minneapolis for them to gain fans in a room that prior to their performance, very few had any familiarity with. ‘High Hopes’ and ‘All I Want’ were highlights from a band already playing a bigger sound than the venues they’re currently playing – with the right airplay and a little more stage charisma and maybe bombast, they could become the next The Script as far as popularity in the U.S.—a band to watch.

The Airborne Toxic Event then came out to a set decorated with two gnarled trees framing each side of the back on the stage, similar to the look of their first album cover. Lighting the fire, the band broke into ‘Gasoline’, an energy-filled opener from its debut album that got the crowd moving immediately. Following with ‘Happiness is Overrated’, lead singer Mikel Jollett was up in the balcony singing soon after, while Anna Bulbrook (viola, keyboards) rode on bassist Noah Harmon’s shoulders, tambourine in hand. While musically tight, the overall performance also echo’d a bit of familiarity and calculation about it – from Bulbrook performing on top of a piano to Harmon and guitarist Steven Chen dueling guitar sounds back and forth, the performance seemed more pre-planned than spontaneous, which may have to be the case when staging a 90 min. performance on a large club room tour.

Jollett freely admits being obsessed with death (the band’s name takes from a section of Don DeLillo’s White Noise), but mentioned his view changed recently after several close to him passed away in his pre-song intro to ‘Timeless’, which he dedicated to those lost. Following that with their biggest single, ‘Sometime Around Midnight’ which predictably got the night’s biggest response, Jollett also mentioned his memories of their first trip into the venue, opening for The Fratellis, then desperately selling t-shirts and CDs after.

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT

The band ended the main set appropriately with ‘All I Ever Wanted’, which was the title track of their live album, as well as on their 2nd studio album, All At Once. Returning for the encore with the somewhat inexplicable song choices of a cover of The Magnetic Fields’ ‘Book of Love’; the somber lyrics of ‘The Graveyard Near The House’; and ‘Missy’, segued with an All-American medley of 'Ring of Fire / American Girl / Born In The USA'. While energetic, it left some scratching their heads as to whether the band was just trying to interpret some of their favorite songs, celebrate American music, or make the statement that they belonged in that company.

Despite their sometimes inconsistent studio output and without any clearer definition of their identity (maybe for the best at this point), The Airborne Toxic Event does continue to impress live, with their tight hooks and arena-sized sound stretching the boundaries of the smaller places they are playing.

The Airborne Toxic Event at First Avenue, Minneapolis (04/23/13)

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03/31/2013

What we do is Secret

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Brass Bed

I am assuming most of Brass Bed's new live material will be off of their new record, Melt White, out now on Park The Van Records. …

BRASS BED
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Brass Bed's third album, The Secret Will Keep You, is coming out April 23rd, 2013, on Crossbill Records / Off The Air Recordings. We are longtime supporter of the band, so I am glad to hear that they'll be in Minneapolis on May 6th at the 7th Street with Generationals.

Check out "I"ll Be There With Bells On":

Tour Dates:

04.06.13 - New Orleans, LA @ Prytania
04.25.13 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival International
04.28.13 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar*
04.30.13 - Winooski, VT @ Monkey House*
05.01.13 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo*
05.02.13 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison*
05.03.13 - Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop*
05.04.13 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
05.05.13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Hotel Foster*
05.06.13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
05.08.13 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Muse*
05.09.13 - St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House*
05.10.13 - Nashvile, TB @ The High Watt*
05.11.13 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*

*with Generationals

AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
theairbornetoxicevent.com

   Coming on the heels of their digital EP, The Secret, LA-based The Airborne Toxic Event is out on the road soon, in support of their upcoming 3rd full-length, Such Hot Blood, due April 16 on Island Records.

   Helming the boards for TATE's latest is Jacquire King, the three-time Grammy winning producer (Of Monsters and Men, Cold War Kids, Tom Waits, Norah Jones), with the first single ‘Timeless’ already in regular radio rotation everywhere.

   Named via Don DeLillo's 1985 novel White Noise, The Airborne Toxic Event [Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keys), Steven Chen (guitar, keys), Anna Bulbrook (viola, keys, backing vocals), Noah Harmon (bass, backing vocals), Daren Taylor (drums)], have become a touring force, playing almost constantly since the release of their breakout single, "Sometime Around Midnight" in early 2008.

   The band is playing First Avenue’s Mainroom, right after their dual-weekend shows at Coachella, with Dublin quartet Kodaline in tow as openers, so any expectations of a spirited evening of performances, are completely realistic.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

04/01/13 Tempe, AZ Marquee
04/03/13 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
04/04/13 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
04/05/13 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
04/07/13 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
04/08/13 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
04/09/13 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
04/11/13 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
04/14/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club
04/21/13 Indio, CA Empire Polo Club
04/23/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/24/13 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
04/25/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
04/27/13 Frisco, TX FC Dallas Stadium

04/28/13 Austin, TX Emo's
04/29/13 Houston, TX House Of Blues
05/01/13 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
05/02/13 Orlando, FL Beacham
05/05/13 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
05/06/13 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
05/08/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/09/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/10/13 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
05/11/13 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
05/12/13 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
05/14/13 Toronto, ON The Danforth Music Hall
05/15/13 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre
05/16/13 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
06/01/13 Visalia, CA Visalia Fox Theatre

THE SECRET SISTERS
secretsistersband.com

Alabama's The Secret Sisters are about to hit the road with Iron & Wine (in May) and She & Him (in June). The duo are enjoying being featured on a recent episode of ABC's Nashville (aired March 27th).

The Secret Sisters are currently in the studio working on a sophomore album with producer T Bone Burnette. In the meantime, if you search on iTunes, you'll find a new single called "Let There Be Lonely".

Confirmed dates below:

04/27 Huntsville, AL Panoply Festival
05/12 Napa, CA Bottle Rock Festival
05/13 Pittsburgh, PA Carnagie Music*
05/14 New York, NY Beacon Theater*
05/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
05/16 Richmond, VA Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens*
05/17 Boston, MA Berkelee Performance Center*
05/18 Portland, ME State Theater*
05/19 Port Chester, NY Capitol Theater*
06/13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium**
06/15 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie**
06/16 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theatre**
06/18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre**

*w/ Iron & Wine
**w/ She & Him

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