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Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Surly Brewing, Minneapolis (13 July 2023)

Read More The Current 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. . ....

Brody checked out Chicago’s Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Surly Brewing Co. in Minneapolis, as part of the special Summer of Sound set for The Current: Happy Hour. The free event was hosted by Jill Riley, who provided the soundtrack, and Brigitte Calls Me Baby provided the live set.

The Current described Brigitte Calls Me Baby as a unique grade of pop, while Brody compared them to The Smiths (Morrissey).

Brigitte Calls Me Baby are Wes Leavins (Songwriter/Vocalist), Jeremy Benshish (Drums), Trevor Lynch (Guitar), Jack Fluegel (Guitar), Zach Lentino (Bass) and Devin Wessels (Keyboard).

Tour Dates

07/17/23 Sleeping Village, Chicago, IL

08/04/23 Musikfest 2023, Bethlehem, PA

08/25/23 All Points East 2023, London

Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Surly Brewing, Minneapolis (13 July 2023)

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Minneapolis: July 26 to July 28

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07/26 The Arcadian Wild with Jac Thompson at Turf Club Read More Arcadian Wild The first in-person show at the Cedar will be for progressive folk and bluegrass band The Arcadian Wild this August 3rd. …

07/26/2023 Wednesday

The Arcadian Wild
with Jac Thompson
at Turf Club
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Nashville’s The Arcadian Wild is returning to Minnesota to play the Turf Club in St Paul, touring in support of their forthcoming album Welcome (Vere Music). The band was previously the very first band to play the Cedar Cultural Center since the venue re-opened after the long COVID pandemic shutdown.

Jac Thompson to open.

Tour Dates:

July 1 - Manitou Springs, CO @ Lulu's Downstairs
July 2 - Denver, CO @ Soiled Dove Underground
July 11 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theater
July 12 - Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House Music Hall
July 13 - Greer, NC @ The Spinning Jenny
July 14 - Dalton, GA @ OFf The Rails Summer
July 15 - Murfreesboro, TN @ Hop Springs
July 23 - Bardstown, KY @ Spalding Hall
July 25 - Lawrence, KS @ Venue 1235
July 26 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
July 27 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Levitt at Sioux Falls
July 28 - Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
July 29 - Evanston, IL @ SPACE
July 30 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi
August 3 - Huntsville, AL @ The Common House
September 5 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
September 6 - Portland, OR @ Alberta Rose Theatre
September 10 - Mill Valley, CA @ Sweetwater Music Hall
September 12 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe's Alley
September 13 - Morro Bay, CA @ The Siren
September 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
September 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
September 17 - Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival
September 20-23 - Nashville, TN @ AMERICANAFEST
September 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
October 20 - Green Lake, WI @ Thrasher Opera House

07/27 Say She She with Abby Jeanne at 7th St Entry Read More Nile Rodgers Rhythm had ruled the night, the gauntlet thrown down first by Chic featuring Nile Rodgers then answered by Duran Duran and their career-encompassing ...

07/27/2023 Thursday

Say She She
with Abby Jeanne
at 7th St Entry
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The female-led discodelic soul band Say She She is named after Nile Rodgers’s “C’est chi-chi!: It’s Chic!”

Say She She features Piya Malik (former backing singer for Chicano Batman), Nya Gazelle Brown (former 79.5), and Sabrina Cunningham.

The trio is fairly new, having released their debut 45 Forget Me Not b/w Blow My Mind in June 2022 via Colemine/Karma Chief Records.

Psychedelic soul singer Abby Jeanne will open the show. Her two new singles, “Sage & Cigarettes” and “Know Better” are out now via Eraserhood Sound.

Tour dates:

Jul 8 Montreal, QC, Canada Festival International de Jazz
Jul 9 Toronto, ON, Canada The Horseshoe Tavern
Jul 19 Cincinnati, OH, US Woodward Theater
Jul 20 Outdoor Bloomington, IN, US Switchyard Park
Jul 21 Pittsburgh, PA, US Spirit Lodge
Jul 22 Baltimore, MD, US Union Craft Brewing
Jul 25 Milwaukee, WI, US The Back Room
Jul 27 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th Street Entry
Jul 28 Chicago, IL, US Wicker Park Fest
Aug 4 Happy Valley, OR, US Pickathon
Aug 6 Outdoor Hollywood, CA, US Hollywood Bowl
Aug 16 Winterthur, Switzerland Winterthurer Musikfestwochen
Aug 17 Brecon Beacons, UK Green Man Festival
Aug 22 Oslo, Norway BLÅ
Aug 24 Stockholm, Sweden Fasching
Aug 28 Nottingham, UK Rescue Rooms
Aug 31 London, UK Village Underground
Aug 31 Sixpenny Handley, UK End of the Road Festival
Sep 2 Manchester, UK Manchester Psych Fest

07/28 Shakey Graves and Lucius at Bauhaus Brew Labs Read More Shakey Graves Austin, TX’s Shakey Graves (aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia) immediately followed on the Stars stage, starting and ending his set as a solo artist, but accompanied by a full band, in-between. … Lucius Lucius w/ Shamir, The Truman, Still perfectly harmonizing and dressing similar, Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe are celebrating ten years since their debut album, Wildewoman. .…

07/28/2023 Friday

Shakey Graves and Lucius
at Bauhaus Brew Labs
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The second Sparkyard Sound Series, presented by 89.3 The Current and Sue McLean, will be taking place Friday, July 28th. The first of the series featured Grace Potter in June 13, which we described as, “… the Sparkyard Sound Series at Bauhaus Brew Labs presented by 89.3 The Current. Sue McClean & Associates always put on a great show and last night was no exception as Grace Potter rolled into town under clear skies, low humidity and a setting summer sun.”

This time, we are getting a double-header billing, Shakey Graves (aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia) and Lucius (aka Holly and Jess).

Shakey Graves (07 Oct 2022)

We saw Shakey Graves in Oct 2022 and noted, “What a great stage name for Alejandro Rose-Garcia as if acknowledging those from beyond still might have a few more dance moves. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, he got his start as a solo act, hustling as a busker with a kick-drum made from a Samsonite suitcase.”

Lucius (10 May 2019)

We last saw Lucius in May 2019 and wrote, “The mutual love affair between the Twin Cities and Lucius continues – the LA by-way-of Brooklyn foursome (led by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, with Dan Molad and Peter Lalish) has played the area very regularly in the last several years-- from venues as small as radio studio and record store appearances, to as large as arenas, as part of Roger Waters’ band on his last world tour.”

This should be a great show.

The last Sparkyard Sound show will take place on August 17, with high energy soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones .

07/28 GA-20 with Jack Klatt at Turf Club Read More Jack Klatt Kinky Friedman and Jack Klatt (of Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers or the Jack Klatt Trio?) are playing the Turf Club on Tuesday. Friedman’s album Circus of Life is available now. …

07/28/2023 Friday

GA-20
with Jack Klatt
at Turf Club
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Blues rock trio GA-20 will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on July 28th, in support of the band’s first full-length live LP, Live In Loveland.

Jack Klatt to open.

Tour dates:

Jul 28 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Aug 4 Happy Valley, OR, US Pickathon
Sep 8 Detroit, MI, US Lager House
Sep 9 Chicago, IL, US Chop Shop
Sep 10 Des Moines, IA, US xBk live
Sep 11 Lincoln, NE, US The Zoo Bar
Sep 19 Phoenix, AZ, US The Rhythm Room
Sep 20 Tucson, AZ, US Hotel Congress Plaza
Oct 17 Charlotte, NC, US Heist Brewery
Oct 24 Macon, GA, US Grant's Lounge

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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Grace Potter at Bauhaus Brew Labs (06/13/2023)

Sparkyard Sound Series 06/13 Grace Potter & Kiss the Tiger 07/28 Shakey Graves & Lucius 08/17 St. Paul & The Broken Bones Grace Potter Tour Dates 06/24 Winter Park, CO Blues From The Top 08/03 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre 08/12 Banner Elk, NC Beech Mountain Resort 09/01 Snowmass Village, CO 2023 JAS Labor Day 09/15 Shelburne, VT Shelburne Museum 09/16 Shelburne, VT Shelburne Museum 10/01 Ocean City, MD Oceans Calling 11/11 Highlands Food & Wine Festival Read More Grace Potter Vermont's Grace Potter is currently on tour in support of her debut solo album Midnight (Hollywood Records). Although billed as strictly a "Grace Potter" show ... Kiss the Tiger Sept 20 Kiss the Tiger Bottleneck Kiss the Tiger, Bottleneck- Lawrence, We’re fans of the Minneapolis indie alt-rock band whose third studio release, Vicious Kid, is out now. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention …

It could not have been a better night for the beginning of the Sparkyard Sound Series at Bauhaus Brew Labs presented by 89.3 The Current. Sue McClean & Associates always put on a great show and last night was no exception as Grace Potter rolled into town under clear skies, low humidity and a setting summer sun.

Local Minneapolis band Kiss the Tiger opened the evening. On their website the band describes their music as: “… good old fashioned rock and roll… a clean burning fire.” And since 2016 they have been a local favorite.

Kiss the Tiger is fronted by dynamic lead singer Meghan Kreidler and she is backed by a solid crew with Michael Anderson on rhythm guitar, Bridger Fruth on lead guitar, Paul DeLong on bass and Jay DeHut on drums.

“Tuesday night! Rock and roll!” Shouted Kreidler as she engaged the crowd to sing along with “Motel Room” and “I Got Love.” Then there was “Out of Mind” an Arabesque, cinematic song that sent the band into an extended guitar solo by Fruth. They also played “Hold on Love”, a song that is in the Current’s Chart Show Hall of Fame for holding the #1 spot for nine straight weeks.

Grace Potter then came on stage with a bundle of burning sage and didn’t waste any time by charging the crowd with “Medicine.”

“I’m falling apart,” Potter said between songs as she worked on her clothing ensemble. “My clothing doesn’t want to stay on.”

She then segued about being from Vermont and having affinity for Minnesotans and their ability to shed clothes as soon as the winter weather reaches 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Although she played songs from her previous albums as a solo artist and with the Nocturnals, Potter is on the road promoting her latest album Mother Road, which is out August 18^th. The album was born out of a time during the pandemic when she was living in Vermont, married with one child and recovering from a miscarriage during a brutal winter. To recover/escape Potter took an opportunity to pick up one of the family cars in Los Angeles and turn it into an extended road trip on Route 66.

The road is home for most musicians and Potter was in her element as she played from extended cannon like “Stuck in the Middle” a cover that was the theme song to the TV show “Grace and Frankie.” Then there was “You and Tequila”, a hit she sang with Kenny Chesney. And feeling adventurous, she even pulled out “Someone to Love”, a song she did for the Disney movie Tangled.

A crowd favorite was “The Lion and the Beast”, which had the band on full tilt and Potter channeling her inner Janis Joplin with a voice that seems to come all the way from her toes.

“We have a hard out,” Potter said to the crowd. Being an outdoor show, there could be no music after 10pm. She mentioned that: “Apparently trains are not louder than rock and roll,” pondering who would even live next to an industrial park with train tracks nearby.”

She may have had a hard out, but Potter was determined to sing louder than any oncoming train to the very end.

Kiss the Tiger

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Grace Potter at Bauhaus Brew Labs, Minneapolis (13 June 2023)

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Trapper Schoepp at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (14 April 2023)

Trapper Schoepp Setlist Cliffs of Dover Queen of the Mist Secrets of the Breeze Tracks Yellow Moon On, Wisconsin Ogallala Ballad of Olof Johnson So Long Silk and Satin Bumper Cars The Scat Ferris Wheel Freight Train (Sister Double Happiness cover) 7 Mile Fair Devil's Kettle Long Black Veil Tour Dates 4/15 - Madison, WI - Kiki's House of Righteous Music 4/21 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo ** 4/22 - Berwyn, IL - FitzGerald’s ** 4/23 - Nashville, TN - Eastside Bowl ** 5/7 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall # 5/9 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel # 5/10 - Berwyn, IL - FitzGerald’s # 5/11 - Des Moines, IA - xBk Live # 5/12 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge # ** With Mike Viola # Supporting Daniel Rodriguez Read More Trapper Schoepp Trapper Schoepp has some fun with this one (how could you not?), borrowing a few lines he overheard a kid lament during the ride: “I feel weird, I feel numb and I wish this would end.” Musically, the songs have an early rock-n-roll feel … Becky Kapell CRIS JACOBS + Becky Kapell 7th St Entry Sun 11/17/2019 The co-headlining Midnight North and Cris Jacobs show will take place at the 7th Street Entry on November 17th. Jacobs’ new album Color Where You Are … Laura Hugo Laura Hugo to open. Tour dates: Aug 5 Perkins, OK, US Old Church Center Aug 6 Fort Worth, TX, US Tulips FTW Aug 24 Madison, WI, US High Noon Saloon Aug 25 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club …

Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp stopped by the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on Friday night, to play songs from his forthcoming album Siren Songs (available April 21 via Grand Phony and Rootsy).

Opening the show was Laura Hugo. The local singer/songwriter was originally from the Navajo Nation in Arizona. She was quite frank with her personal life… like how she tried to commit suicide.

She also mentioned how she was so grateful to make it on The Current (local radio station) showcase for emerging artists earlier this year. She noted that they edit out a lot of things, but was surprised to hear they kept in her shoutout to her guitar tuner. The six-song set was recorded live at the Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, Minnesota.

Hugo covered Gillian Welch’s “Look At Miss Ohio” early in the set, and closed her set with her 2017 debut hit single, “Not Even A Little Bit”.

Next up was Becky Kapell, with Paul. They’re operating as one half of her normally full band Becky Kapell and The Fat 6, a real swampy, honky-tonk local band.

Kapell has a long history, saying how she lived in St Paul for a while… then moved to Portland, got married, and returned back to St Paul, where she is residing now. “I was 42 when I started playing guitar… I’m older than that now,” she concluded.

Highlight of her set was the title track from Idle Down, with its high-octane intro lyrics, “Rev it up, let it rip, turn up the radio.”

Wisconsin’s Trapper Schoepp and his full band, came on stage and just quickly launched into their set - 20 minutes earlier than advertised! The band was just eager to play, rather than wait for their announced time.

Trapper Schoepp (12 November 2013)

The Trapper Schoepp Band was started when Trapper and his brother Tanner Schoepp were in high school. They recorded and released A Change in the Weather in 2007. Some band changes, which created Trapper Schoepp & the Shades… and that’s how we first heard of the group, in November 2013: “Milwaukee’s young, but accomplished Trapper Schoepp and the Shades, would turn the Fine Line completely on its head. Now, dear readers, I have been seriously blessed with some truly excellent opening acts these last few shows: I saw Sons of Hippies pummel, Strange Names seduce and had the pleasure of seeing Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss charm the pants off the good folks awaiting Mark Lanegan in Chicago. Trapper Schoepp and his outfit of rock and roll wild ones were no exception. In fact, they are probably my favorite live acts this year. Bands like this serve as a gentle reminder as to why I go to shows so early: to get a good spot (near the stage, of course) and, hopefully, to make a new discovery. I admit, when the band hit the stage, I was immediately taken with the Schoepp brothers’ (Tanner plays bass) luxurious locks. I made the Harry Styles association (sorry fellas) but it was trivial, short lived detail; Trapper plunged his guitar pick deep into those silver strings and the Shades’ free-wheeling, raucous performance began. Their sound has an instantly likeable Tom Petty jangle, with lots of swaggering blues-rock à la Faces or modern bar band predecessors Marah and a heavy dose of crunchy 70’s power pop.”

Since then, we’ve been keeping a close eye on Trapper, seeing him with Austin Lucas in Dec 2013, with Lydia Loveless in July 2015, with Big Star in Sep 2015, American Scarecrows in Oct 2015, and finally with Ha Ha Tonka in May 2017.

So we have a little history with the band and have always loved their rock/roots sound. With this 2023 tour (after a few years being absent from touring due to the pandemic), it would seem that the band decided to play mostly new songs from Siren Songs. Which technically wasn’t available publicly … but it was available to anyone attending at the 7th Street Entry.

Annie Edson Taylor (22 October 1901)

They started their set with a new one, “Cliffs of Dover”, followed by “Queen of the Mist”, a song about the crazy Annie Edson Taylor who was the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The funny thing is that she volunteered a cat to go in her barrel. The cat survived, here’s a photo of the cat and Annie posing for a photo with her Queen of the Mist barrel.

The most important song on the set was “On, Wisconsin”, a song that Bob Dylan started in 1961, but never finished. The lyric manuscript appeared in an auction, and Trapper Schoepp said to himself, “I needed to finish what was started.”

Schoepp wrote the melodies and filled in some missing lyrics, and sent it to Bob Dylan … and to Schoepp’s shock, Dylan approved it. That’s how “On, Wisconsin” was written, and it appeared on their previous album Primetime Illusion.

The real reason why Dylan is so important, is because Dylan inspired Schoepp to become a musician. While recovering from an injury, he heard Dylan’s “Hurricane” in the movie of the same name, as mentioned in Republican Eagle newspaper. It would’ve been absolutely terrible if Dylan hated the song.

Trapper Schoepp’s Siren Songs will be available to the public on April 21, on Grand Phony for the US market and Rootsy for the UK market.

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Trapper Schoepp at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (14 April 2023)

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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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Minneapolis: March 26 to March 28

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03/26 The Darkness at Varsity Theater Read More The Darkness The Darkness proved that they really are back in town, by blatantly play the full "The Boys Are Back In Town" song by Thin Lizzy. All the original band members are here, with the exception of the drummer, who is currently Rufus "Tiger" Taylor. .…

03/26/2022 Saturday

The Darkness
at Varsity Theater
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Multi-platinum UK rock band The Darkness is returning to the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on March 26th. The band recently released Motorheart on Cooking Vinyl. If you are a massive Darkness fan, VIP upgrades are available through thedarknesslive.com.

We last saw them in Oct 2015 and wrote, “Singer Justin Hawkins looked healthy and happy to back on stage... and very pleased to hear that so many fans were singing along to their new songs.”

Motorheart Tour - 2022 North American dates:

3/9 San Diego, CA @The Observatory North Park
3/10 Las Vegas, NV @House of Blues
3/12 Tempe, AZ @Marquee Theatre
3/13 Santa Ana, CA @The Observatory
3/15 Los Angeles, CA @The Novo
3/16 San Francisco, CA @The Regency Ballroom
3/17 Portland, OR @Roseland Theater
3/18 Seattle, WA @The Showbox
3/20 Vancouver, BC @Vogue Theatre
3/22 Calgary, AB @The Palace Theatre
3/23 Edmonton, AB @Union Hall
3/25 Winnipeg, MB @The Park Theatre
3/26 Minneapolis, MN @Varsity Theater
3/28 Milwaukee, WI @The Rave/Eagles Club
3/29 Detroit, MI @The Majestic Theatre
3/30 Chicago, IL @Park West
4/1 Sauget, IL @Pop’s Nighclub & Concert Venue
4/2 Kansas City, MO @The Truman
4/3 Dallas, TX @Granada Theater
4/5 Austin, TX @Mohawk
4/6 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
4/8 Nashville, TN @Brooklyn Bowl
4/9 Atlanta, GA @The Masquerade
4/10 Orlando, FL @The Beacham Theatre
4/12 Tampa, FL @The Ritz Ybor
4/13 Fort Lauderdale, FL @Culture Room
4/15 Charlotte, NC @Neighborhood Theatre
4/16 Warrendale, PA @Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
4/18 New York, NY @Webster Hall
4/19 Toronto, ON @Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/20 Buffalo, NY @Town Ballroom
4/22 Asbury Park, NJ @Asbury Lanes
4/23 Philadelphia, PA @Brooklyn Bowl
4/24 Boston, MA @Royale

03/28 Touché Amoré with Vein.fm, Militarie Gun and Scowl at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Touché Amoré 04/20/17 Yes, that’s right Thursday is playing this Thursday at The Cabooze with Touché Amoré , Cities Aviv and Basement . $29.50. .…

03/28/2022 Monday

Touché Amoré
with Vein.fm, Militarie Gun and Scowl
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Los Angeles post hardcore band Touché Amoré will headline the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul in support of their 2020 album Lament.

Support from Vein.fm, Militarie Gun and Scowl.

Tour dates:

3/5 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
3/6 San Diego, CA SOMA (Side Stage)
3/8 Phoenix, AZ Rebel Lounge
3/10 Austin, TX Mohawk
3/11 Dallas, TX Club Dada
3/12 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
3/14 Orlando, FL The Social
3/15 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
3/16 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
3/18 Washington, DC Black Cat
3/19 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
3/20 New York, NY Irving Plaza
3/22 Hamden, CT Space Ballroom
3/23 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
3/24 Montréal, QC Théâtre Fairmount
3/25 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
3/26 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/28 Minneapolis, MN Amsterdam Bar & Hall
3/29 Chicago, IL Metro
3/30 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
4/1 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
4/2 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell
4/3 Great Falls, MT - The Newberry
4/5 Calgary, AB Commonweath
4/6 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
4/8 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw (New Venue)
4/9 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
4/10 Portland, OR Star Theater
4/12 Santa Cruz, CA Atrium at Catalyst

Read More Girl in Red Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven, or better known as her stagename 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 …

03/28/2022 Monday

girl in red
with Holly Humberstone
at First Avenue
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We first talked about Girl in Red (stylized as girl in red) in April 2019 and July 2019. We mentioned about the Norwegian singer-songwriter selling out her entire North American tour in 2022. Well, guess those dates are coming up in March… so if you have a ticket, you’re one of the lucky ones.

girl in red will headline First Avenue on Mar 28, with Holly Humberstone to open.

North American Tour Dates:

03/07/22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
03/08/22 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
03/09/22 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
03/11/22 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
03/12/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
03/14/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/15/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
03/16/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
03/18/22 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
03/19/22 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
03/20/22 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
03/22/22 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
03/23/22 - Columbus, OH @ EXPRESS LIVE!
03/24/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/25/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/27/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
03/28/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/29/22 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
03/31/22 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
04/01/22 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
04/02/22 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
04/03/22 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
04/05/22 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
04/06/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Rockwell
04/08/22 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
04/09/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
04/11/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
04/12/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

03/28 Hot Flash Heat Wave with Small Crush and Similar Kind at The Treasury Read More Hot Flash Heat Wave The Frights is headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of their new album Hypochondriac. Label mates Hunny and Hot Flash Heat Wave will be support acts. …

03/28/2022 Monday

Hot Flash Heat Wave
with Small Crush and Similar Kind
at The Treasury
thetreasurystp.com

San Francisco indie-pop trio Hot Flash Heat Wave returns to the Minneapolis/St Paul area… by playing The Treasury in St Paul on March 28th. We’ve never heard of the venue before, but it is an alcohol-free all-ages music venue (and educational facility), operated by the 501c3 nonprofit Twin Cities Catalyst Music.

Hot Flash Heat Wave’s new album Sportswear is out tomorrow (March 11).

Small Crush and Similar Kind to open.

Tour Dates:

Mar 15 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst ^
Mar 16 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades ^
Mar 19 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall ^
Mar 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda ^
Mar 28 - St. Paul, MN - The Treasury * $
Mar 29 - Milwaukee, WA - X-Ray Arcade * $
Mar 30 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean * $
Apr 1 - Ferndale, MI - Loving Touch * $
Apr 2 - Toronto, ON - Monarch * $
Apr 3 - Montreal, QC - Bar LeRitz * $
Apr 5 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs * $
Apr 7 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Made * $
Apr 8 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd * $
Apr 9 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie * $
Apr 10 - Carborro, NC - Cats Cradle Backroom * $
Apr 11- Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle * $
Apr 12 - Nashville, TN - High Watt * $
Apr 13 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Purgatory * !
Apr 14 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey * !
Apr 15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectables * !
Apr 16 - Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall * !
Apr 19 - Houston, TX - White Oak Upstairs * !
Apr 20 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger * !
Apr 21 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room * !
Apr 22 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co. * !
Apr 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street * !
Apr 24 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad * !
Apr 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge * !
Apr 28 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room * !
May 13 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Shabang Music
Aug 15 - Norwich, UK - Voodoo Daddy's
Aug 16 - Brighton, UK - The Hope & Ruin
Aug 18 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana
Aug 19 - London, UK - Moth Club
Aug 20 - Birmingham, UK - Dark Horse
Aug 22 - Manchester, UK - YES Basement
Aug 23 - Newcastle, UK - Head of Steam
Aug 24 - Glasgow, UK - Broadcast
Aug 25 - Sheffield, UK - Sidney & Matilda
Aug 27 - Hamburg, DE - Nochtwache
Aug 29 - Berlin, DE - Berghain Kantine
Aug 30 - Cologne, DE - Blue Shell
Aug 31 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Upstairs
Sep 1 - Antwerp, BE - Trix Café
Sep 2 - Paris, FR - Supersonic

with Marc E Bassy ^
with Small Crush *
with Similar Kind $
with Reptaliens !

03/28 Genesis Owusu with Obi Original at Turf Club Read More Genesis Owusu Acclaimed Australian-Ghanaian Genesis Owusu has a debut album Smiling With No Teeth on House Anxiety / Ourness. Local band Kiss the Tiger to open ...

03/28/2022 Monday

Genesis Owusu
with Obi Original
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Originally the Genesis Owusu show was supposed to celebrate The Current’s birthday in Jan 2022, but due to COVID restrictions and other unavoidable things… the show was rescheduled to the Turf Club in St Paul on March 28th.

Obi Original to open.

Tour dates:

3/20 San Francisco, CA - The Independent 3/21 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
3/24 Boise, ID - Treefort Music Fest
3/25 Seattle, WA - Neumos
3/28 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
3/29 Chicago, IL - Schubas
3/31 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
4/02 New York City, NY - Bowery Ballroom
4/03 Boston, MA - The Sinclair
4/08 Washington, DC - DC9 Nightclub
4/09 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
4/10 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
4/12 Nashville, TN - Basement East
4/14 Austin, TX - Antone's
4/15 Dallas, TX - Studio at the Factory
4/16 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall

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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Cancellations and Postponements

Read More Black Angels Forget the Polar Vortex, the Winter Psych Storm is coming. A taste of Texas psychedelia hits the road as Austin’s The Black Angels brings 13th Floor Elevators rock legend Roky Erickson … Adele First up is Adele's 21 album has sold over 25 million records worldwide (10 million in the U.S. alone!). According to the press announcement, Adele is the only European female …

CNN wrote that concerts cancellations and postponements will be commonplace due to COVID-19 as Adele fights back tears when she announced her Las Vegas residency shows had been postponed.

According to On Gametime, the leading app/site for last minute tickets, two tickets to Adele’s show at Caesars Palace were going for over $96,950 (each seat is $48,475) including service fees.

Adele at the Theatre De La Jeune Lune (02 Jun 2008)

We are happy to brag that we saw Adele, front row seat, for $17.50 in June 2008. No one knew who she was at the time, having only just released her debut album 19. She actually didn’t have enough songs to fill out a full headliner show, so she threw in four cover songs, including Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and Sam Cooke’s “That’s It I Quit I’m Movin’ On”.

Anyway, it’s sad to see the Adele cancellations, but this isn’t anything new to us, as we have experienced many last-minute cancellations since venues re-opened in July 2021 (Horsegirl at 7th Street Entry).

If you have a show booked this or next month, I suggest you check with the venue or the band’s social media accounts.

Recently, The Black Angels had to announce their show cancellation/postponement. Here is the message:

We're very sad to announce that we have to postpone our upcoming tour due to ongoing concerns and uncertainty about the spread of Covid-19. We will be announcing the rescheduled dates very soon, so please hold on to your tickets and they will be honored for the rescheduled shows. Can't wait to see you all when we get back out on the road soon!!!

Cancellations and Postponements.

Cancelled - Jan 19 Lomelda at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 20 OKnice at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 20 Dawn Richard at Turf Club

Cancelled - Jan 20 Wolves In The Throne Room at Fine Line

Cancelled - Jan 21 Early Eyes and Dante Elephante at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 21 Happy Birthday Janis at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 23 The Kernal at 7th St Entry

Cancelled – Jan 24 Diet Cig at 7th St Entry

Postponed – Jan 25 Jeff Rosenstock at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 27 Reptaliens and Yot Club at 7th St Entry

Postponed – Jan 28 Tall Heights at 7th St Entry

Cancelled - Jan 29 The Current's 17th Anniversary Party at First Avenue

Cancelled – Jan 29 Asaf Avidan at Fine Line

Postponed – Jan 30 STRFKR at First Avenue

Cancelled - Jan 30 Tim Lopez Birthday Show at 7th St Entry

Cancelled – Feb 3 Becky Kapell at Turf Club

Postponed - Feb 5 The Black Angels at First Avenue

Postponed - Feb 7 Pinegrove at First Avenue

Cancelled - Feb 11 Willie Wisely and The Scarlet Goodbye at Turf Club

Cancelled - Mar 2 The Staves at First Avenue

Cancelled - Mar 4 Jonathan Richman at The Fitzgerald Theater

Cancelled - Mar 5 Nothing But Thieves at First Avenue

Postponed - Mar 16 Vundabar at The Cedar Cultural Center

Cancelled - Mar 28 GASHI at Fine Line

Cancelled - Mar 31 FUR at 7th St Entry

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Minneapolis: January 27 to January 29

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01/27 Reptaliens at 7th St Entry Read More Reptaliens Look for the third and last volume later this year. Portland-based duo Reptaliens (Bambi and Cole) to open. …

01/27/2022 Thursday

Reptaliens
with Renata Zeiguer
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining tour of Reptaliens and Yot Club is coming to Minneapolis on January 27th.

Reptaliens’ Multiverse will be available on Captured Tracks on January 21, while Yot Club’s Santolina EP is out on Nice Guys Records on January 14, 2022.

Renata Zeiguer to open.

UPDATE 1/8/2022: I am told that Yot Club has cancelled their appearance.

Tour dates:

01/24/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
01/25/22 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
01/27/22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
01/28/22 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
01/29/22 - Pontiac, MI - Pike Room
01/30/22 - Cleveland, OH - Mahall’s
02/01/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird
02/03/22 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
02/04/22 - New York, NY - Baby’s All Right
02/05/22 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
02/06/22 - Washington DC - Songbyrd
02/08/22 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
02/09/22 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
02/10/22 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
02/11, 2022 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
02/13, 2022 – Dallas, TX – DaDa
02/14, 2022 – Austin, TX – Empire
02/16, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge

01/27 Motion City Soundtrack at First Avenue 01/28 Motion City Soundtrack at First Avenue Read More Motion City Soundtrack Motion City Soundtrack can still qualify as a local band, despite their nationwide popularity and proof that they still connect in Minneapolis, was seen at a crowded main stage for their late afternoon set …

01/27/2022 Thursday

Motion City Soundtrack
with All Get Out
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

01/28/2022 Friday

Motion City Soundtrack
with All Get Out
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Local hometown heroes, Motion City Soundtrack is currently on their “Commit This To Memory 17 Year Anniversary Tour” tour.

They are playing a double-night residency at First Avenue with All Get Out this January 27 and January 28.

Tour dates:

01.02 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
01.04 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
01.05 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
01.07 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
01.08 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
01.09 Pittsburgh, PA The Roxian
01.11 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
01.12 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
01.14 Boston, MA House Of Blues
01.15 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
01.16 New York, NY Terminal 5
01.18 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
01.20 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
01.21 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
01.22 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
01.24 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
01.25 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
01.27 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
01.28 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
02.08 Austin, TX Emo's
02.09 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
02.11 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
02.12 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
02.14 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
02.15 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
02.17 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
02.18 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
02.19 San Diego, CA House Of Blues San Diego
02.20 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
02.22 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
02.23 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
06.03 Leeds, UK Slam Dunk Festival - North
06.04 Hatfield, UK Slam Dunk Festival – South

01/28 Tall Heights at 7th St Entry Read More Tall Heights Boston’s Tall Heights headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Monday, October 22nd. Starting the show was Brooklyn’s Frances Cone. We first came across the trio … Andrea von Kampen Be sure to arrive early for opener Andrea von Kampen, whose new album That Spell, was just released on Fantasy Records. She often collaborates with her brother David, who does string arrangements, and is Lincoln, NE based …

01/28/2022 Friday

Tall Heights
with Andrea von Kampen
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

The upcoming Tall Heights show at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall has moved to the 7th Street Entry.

We last saw the Tall Heights in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Normally Tall Heights is duo cellist/vocals Paul Wright and guitarist/vocals Tim Harrington, but for their live shows, they’re joined on stage by percussionist Paul Dumas, a keyboard player, and a bassist/additional guitarist.”

Nebraska-based singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen to open. Her latest album That Spell is out now on Fantasy Records.

Tour Dates

01/12 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
01/13Cambridge, MA Sinclair
01/14 hiladelphia, PA Foundry
01/15 Brooklyn, N Brooklyn Made
01/17 Washington, DC Union Stage
01/19 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
01/20 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle
01/21 Louisville, KY anzabar
01/22 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
01/23 Cleveland, OH Mahall’s 24 Lanes
01/25 Ferndale, MI Loving Touch
01/26 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
01/27 Milwaukee, WI Back Room
01/28 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
01/29 Chicago, IL Sleeping Village
01/30 Indianapolis, IN HI-FI
02/22 Denver, CO Globe Hall
02/23 Salt Lake City, UT, Kilby Court
02/25 Portland, OR, Old Church Concert Hall
02/26 Seattle, WA, Tractor Tavern
02/27 Vancouver, BC, Imperial Vancouver
03/02 San Francisco, CA, Bottom of the Hill
03/04 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
03/05 San Diego, CA, Voodoo Room
03/09 Austin, TX, Spider House Ballroom
03/10 Fort Worth, TX, Tulips
03/11 Lawrence, KS, Bottleneck
03/12 St Louis, MO, Blueberry Hill Duck Room

01/28 Dorian Electra at Fine Line Read More Dorian Electra Gender fluid popstar, Dorian Electra will be stopping by the 7th Street in support of their debut album Flamboyant. …

01/28/2022 Friday

Dorian Electra
with Siouxxie and Lust$ickPuppy
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Pop-music-agitator Dorian Electra will be playing the Fine Line this January 28th. Electra’s latest My Agenda recently got a deluxe edition, which includes 12-new song.

Tour Dates

01/20/2022 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
01/21/2022 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre
01/22/2022 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
01/25/2022 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
01/26/2022 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
01/28/2022 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
01/29/2022 - Chicago, IL - Metro
02/01/2022 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/02/2022 - Brooklyn NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/04/2022 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
02/05/2022 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry
2/07/2022 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
02/08/2022 - Detroit, MI - Tangent Gallery
02/10/2022 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Hall
02/11/2022 - Montréal, QC - Théâtre Fairmount
02/12/2022 - Boston, MA - Royale
02/15/2022 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
02/16/2022 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
02/18/2022 - Dallas, TX - Trees
02/19/2022 - Houston, TX -Warehouse Live - Studio
02/20/2022 - Austin, TX - The Parish
02/22/2022 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
02/23/2022 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
02/25/2022 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
03/02/2022 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
03/02/2022 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

01/29 The Current at First Ave Read More Valerie June Ahead of upcoming album, The Order of Time (due March 10 on Concord Music Group) Memphis singer-songwriter Valerie June took to the stage at a sold-out Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. .... The Beths Tribune called The Beths, one of the “best up-and-coming bands”, so we were really eager to catch this young New Zealand trio (Elizabeth Stokes, Jonathan Pearce and .... Miloe Minneapolis-based Miloe (a.k.a. 20 year old Democratic Republic of Congo-born Bob Kabeya) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of his Greenhouse EP. Papa Mbye and bugsy to open. …

01/29/2022 Saturday

The Current's 17th Anniversary Party
featuring Valerie June, The Beths, and Miloe
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The second week of The Current’s birthday bash is this Saturday, January 29th.

Valerie June is the headliner of this show. The Beths and Miloe to open.

Tour Dates

01/22 Austin, TX, Hi, How Are You Day
01/29 Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
03/31 Seattle, WA, Showbox
04/01 Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom
04/02 Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater
04/03 Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater
04/05 San Francisco, CA, Fillmore
04/08 Los Angeles (LA), CA, Fonda Theatre
04/09 Solana Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern
05/03 Northampton, MA, Academy of Music Theatre
05/04 New York (NYC), NY, Town Hall
05/05 Silver Spring, MD, Fillmore
05/06 Munhall, PA, Carnegie of Homestead
05/07 Ithaca, NY, State Theatre of Ithaca
05/10 Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall
05/11 Ferndale, MI, Magic Bag
05/13 Cleveland, OH, Beachland Ballroom
05/14 Columbus, OH, Athenaeum Theatre
05/15 Indianapolis, IN, Hi-Fi Annex
05/16 Bloomington, IL, Castle Theatre
05/18 Chicago, IL, Old Town School
05/19 Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom
05/20 Minneapolis, MN, Pantages Theatre
05/22 St Louis, MO, Delmar Hall
05/24 Louisville, KY, Old Foresters Paristown Hall
05/25 Cincinnati, OH, Memorial Hall
05/27 Harrisburg, PA, Hmac Capitol Room
05/28 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: January 22 to January 24

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01/22 Courtney Barnett at Palace Theatre Read More Courtney Barnett Melbourne's Courtney Barnett was previously here earlier this year, which we caught in Chicago, but now she's back with a full expanded North American tour.…

01/22/2022 Saturday

Courtney Barnett
with Julia Jacklin
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Our favorite Australian Courtney Barnett is returning to Minnesota on January 22nd, 2022. Her third studio album Things Take Time, Take Time is out now.

Fellow Australian Julia Jacklin to open.

Tour dates:

01/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
01/23 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
01/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
01/25 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
01/26 - Columbus, OH @ Express Live
01/30 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
01/28 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman
01/29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
01/31 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
02/2 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
02/3 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
02/4 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
02/5 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
02/7 - New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
02/8 - Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
02/10 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
02/11 - Montreal, QC @ Mtelus
02/12 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall

01/22 Eivør at The Cedar Read More Emily Jane White Oakland’s musician, songwriter, and poet Emily Jane White’s fifth album, They Moved in Shadow All Together is coming out June 10, 2016 on Talitres Records. .…

01/22/2022 Saturday

Eivør
with Emily Jane White
at The Cedar Cultural Center
thecedar.org

Faroese folk electronica artist Eivør will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, January 22nd. Her latest album Segl, which was produced by Lana Del Rey collaborator Dan Heath, is out now.

Segl got a lot of buzz, thanks to featuring appearances from Ásgeir (who we saw in Sept 2017) and Einar Selvik of Wardruna.

Emily Jane White will open.

Tour dates:

01/14 Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
01/15 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
01/16 The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA
01/18 Le National - Montreal, QC
01/19 The Great Hall - Toronto, ON
01/21 Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
01/22 Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
01/24 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
01/27 Old Church - Portland, OR
01/28 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
01/29 Crocodile - Seattle, WA
01/31 Chapel - San Francisco, CA
02/2 El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
03/18 Musikhuset Aarhus Århus, Denmark
03/18 Musikkhuset, Aarhus DK
03/19 Kilden Performing Arts Norway
03/20 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
03/21 Slaktkyrkan Stockholm, Sweden
03/22 Slagthuset Malmö, Sweden
03/23 Pustervik Göteborg, Sweden
03/24 Kedelhuset Silkeborg, Denmark
04/8 Vegas City Hall Moscow, Russia
04/9 Kolizey Concert Hall Zelenogorsk, Russia

01/22 The Current at First Ave Read More Low Cut Connie Low Cut Connie (Adam Weiner, James Everhart, Will Donnelly, Larry Scotton, and Lucas Rinz) will be in town in support of their latest Dirty Pictures (Part 1) via Contender Records. … Jade Bird Pandora’s “Artists to Watch for 2019”, Jade Bird, will be headlining First Avenue on October 4th. Tour Dates …

01/22/2022 Saturday

The Current's 17th Anniversary Party
featuring Low Cut Connie, Jade Bird, Genesis Owusu, and Kiss the Tiger
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

One of the best live acts touring today is Low Cut Connie… and they are the headliner for local radio station The Current’s birthday bash on their first birthday bash.

Other bands on the set:

Jade Bird is touring in support of with her new album Different Kinds of Light, the followup to her self-titled debut record on Glassnote Records.

Acclaimed Australian-Ghanaian Genesis Owusu has a debut album Smiling With No Teeth on House Anxiety / Ourness.

Local band Kiss the Tiger to open. They were the 2017 finalist in the Star Tribune’s “Are You Local?” contest.

Tour Dates:

12/31 - Atlantic City, NJ - Anchor Rock Club
1/19 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
1/20 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere’s
1/22 - Minneapolis, MN - 1st Ave
1/23 - Milwaukee, WI - Backroom @ Colectivo
1/25 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater
1/26 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
1/27 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
1/29 - Towson, MD - The Reecher
2/19 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
2/21 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
2/22 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
2/24 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
2/27 - Tempe, AZ - Innings Festival
3/1 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
3/2 - Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer
3/4 - Menlo Park, CA - THe Guild Theatre
3/8 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
3/9 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

01/24 Diet Cig at 7th Street Read More Diet Cig We caught Diet Cig’s first-ever Minneapolis appearance in June 2017 and wrote, “…singer/guitarist Alex Luciano was clearly the center of attention as she kicked and danced and drum-stand her way to our hearts. The band is still very ...

01/24/2022 Monday

Diet Cig
with Chase Petra
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

I remember when I saw Diet Cig (duo - Alex Luciano and Noah Bowman), I thought the band was so full of life. The energy, full of life in their eyes, as they played the 7th Street for the first time in Jun 2017.

The two are returning to the 7th Street Entry on January 24. Their new live abum, Diet Cig: Live at Studio Two Three is out now.

Diet Cig is bringing along their friend, Chase Petra, who described themselves as “good ol' fashioned mess”.

Diet Cig tour dates

1/20/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum
1/21/22 - Lakewood, OH - Mahall's
1/22/22 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe
1/23/22 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
1/24/22 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
1/26/22 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theater
1/27/22 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo’s Cantina
1/28/22 - Calgary, AB - Broken City
1/29/22 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
2/2/22 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge
2/3/22 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
2/4/22 - Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
2/5/22 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
2/6/22 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Hell
2/8/22 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry

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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Lucius at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul (10 May 2019)

Lucius at Fitzgerald Lucius Setlist Dusty Trails Tempest Right Down the Line (Gerry Rafferty cover) Something About You Sweet and Tender Romance (McKinleys cover) Go Home Feels Like a Curse (Laurels string interlude) Madness Turn It Around Most of What I Know (Richard Swift cover) w/ Pure Bathing Culture, How Loud Your Heart Gets Woman -- Encore -- True Love Will Find You in the End (Daniel Johnston cover) > Two of Us on the Run A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Ilene Woods cover) Pure Bathing Culture Setlist Twins Pendulum All Night Veil Devotion Singer Temples of the Moon Ivory Coast Tour Dates 17/05/2019 The Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ 18/05/2019 Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA 22/05/2019 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 08/06/2019 Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY 13/06/2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival 2019 Pittsburgh, PA 14/06/2019 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 23/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 24/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 26/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 28/06/2019 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 29/06/2019 Huntington Bank Pavilion, Chicago, IL 05/07/2019 SPAC), Saratoga Springs, NY 06/07/2019 Bethel Woods Center, Bethel, NY 07/07/2019 Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH 12/07/2019 Forecastle Festival , Louisville, KY 13/07/2019 The Barns, Whitefish, MT 14/07/2019 Under the Big Sky Whitefish, MT 19/07/2019 Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 20/07/2019 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA 21/07/2019 Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 23/07/2019 Red Butte Garden Amph Salt Lake City, UT 24/07/2019 River Run Lodge, Ketchum, ID 25/07/2019 Outlaw Field , Boise, ID 25-28/07/2019 Calgary Folk Music , AB, Canada 26-28/07/2019 Interstellar Rodeo , Edmonton, AB, Canada 30/07/2019 PNE Amphitheatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada 02-04 /08/2019 Pickathon Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley, OR 21/09/2019 Greek Theatre-UC. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 22/09/2019 Greek Theatre-UC. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 29/01/2020-02/02/2020 Girls Just Wanna Weekend , Mexico Read More Lucius At their Rock the Garden show, Lucius previewed a new song (“Dusty Trails”), which just appeared on their latest album Good Grief. … Pure Bathing Culture Pure Bathing Culture opened up the show, playing a forty-minute set of songs like "Dream The Dare" from their debut Moon Tides album, out now on Partisan Records. Their sound is often compared to …

Live nudes and pure bathing?!

...sounds somewhat scandalous, but in fact, it was indie vocal group Lucius and openers Pure Bathing Culture returning together, for a mellow but very enjoyable evening at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, on the first of a two-night stand.

We previously thought Pure Bathing Culture was a fine musical accompaniment to the headliner when we saw them together in early 2016 , then were lucky enough to have them return a few months later as a headliner. This time out, they were performing as a duo (for the first time in a long time - Sarah Versprille – vocals/keys and guitarist Daniel Hindman) in support of their newly released third full-length, Night Pass (on Infinite Companion Records).

The new album’s themes center around perseverance and the lasting strength of love, exemplified best on lead single ‘Devotion’ and the new ‘All Night’, with Versprille singing “All night I'll run with you

'til black in the sky turns blue”. Musically, there is a West Coast gentleness, touches of dream pop and ‘80s influence, and a musical curiosity that wonders instead of wanders, and they closed with one of their first songs ever written, early single ‘Ivory Coast’ from their 2012 EP.

The mutual love affair between the Twin Cities and Lucius continues – the LA by-way-of Brooklyn foursome (led by Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, with Dan Molad and Peter Lalish) has played the area very regularly in the last several years-- from venues as small as radio studio and record store appearances, to as large as arenas, as part of Roger Waters’ band on his last world tour.

Their latest release is last year’s Nudes (on Mom+Pop Music) a collection of acoustic versions, new songs, and even a duet with Waters himself, and the band is best known for Wolfe and Laessig’s heavenly harmonies and their synchronous style, in identical dresses (in red fringe and armor-like leggings this night) and hairstyles, singing into a single shared mic.

After starting quietly with 2015’s ‘Dusty Trails’, early single ‘Tempest’ turned up the tempo and a Gerry Rafferty cover proved again popular, as we also heard it recently from New Zealand singer Aldous Harding as well. Another cover song done early in their eighty-minute set was a 1964 song by The McKinleys (the original of which featured a young session man named Jimmy Page on guitar), their version of which was recorded in Chicago with Jeff Tweedy, but remains yet unreleased.

After a soaring ‘Go Home’, they cheekily said “not yet” to the crowd, making themselves laugh as much as the crowd. Wolfe told the story of staying at the venue pre-gig, while Laessig made her way to (presumably) Meritage for oysters and wine, which ended up being paid for by a couple of local fans, “I made the wrong choice” Wolfe said about staying behind and just sipping bone broth.

Three of the local string section Laurels Quartet joined the band for their two evening stand, adding a polish and elegance to the songs they sat in on, especially noteworthy as they ended the somber ‘Feels Like a Curse’ with a stirring interlude.

After big hit, ‘Turn it Around’, the group brought back out Pure Bathing Culture for an emotional cover of ‘Most of What I Know’ originally done by late artist and producer Richard Swift, who was once a member of The Shins and The Arcs (playing with Dan Auerbach also as a live member of The Black Keys) and had produced the likes of Nathaniel Rateliff and Damien Jurado. His untimely death still resonates with both acts, as Pure Bathing Culture dedicated their last song to Swift as well.

The new ‘Woman’ closed the main set, a song about parting ways but not wanting to do so, setting up the encore perfectly. The three-song encore was a dreamy and hopeful lullaby of a send-off, beginning with a 1985 Daniel Johnston cover (again proving the band can dig deep for the right song) which led into their own ‘Two of Us on the Run’ from 2013.

“It feels like home to be here” Wolfe said about playing locally, explaining it is the people and their fans that make their shows special, and is not something they take for granted. “And with that, we’ll leave you with a little lullaby, that hopefully pulls at your heartstrings, as you’ve done for us”, Wolfe said as they finished acapella with a Disney classic song from 1950’s ‘Cinderella’.

“No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true” Lucius sang, ending things with a ray of hope, light, and (literal) harmony.

 

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Lucius at Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul (10 May 2019)

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