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Minneapolis: November 13 to November 14

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11/13: Charlie Parr at Palace Theatre Read More Charlie Parr Charlie Parr is touring in support of his new album Dog. He is playing a double night residency at the Cedar on Friday & Saturday. Tour dates: …

11/13/2021 SATURDAY

CHARLIE PARR
at Palace Theatre
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Last of the Better Days Ahead is the new collection of songs from Minnesotan Charlie Parr. What’s important to note is that the album is being released on Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institute.

Talking about the new album, Parr said, “Last of the Better Days Ahead is a way for me to refer to the times I’m living in. I’m getting on in years, experiencing a shift in perspective that was once described by my mom as ‘a time when we turn from gazing into the future to gazing back at the past, as if we’re adrift in the current, slowly turning around.’ Some songs came from meditations on the fact that the portion of our brain devoted to memory is also the portion responsible for imagination, and what that entails for the collected experiences that we refer to as our lives. Other songs are cultivated primarily from the imagination, but also contain memories of what may be a real landscape, or at least one inspired by vivid dreaming.”

You can hear those songs live at this upcoming show at the Palace Theatre in St Paul.

Tour Dates:

10.23 | Maricopa, CA - Songdog Ranch
11.05 | Duluth, MN - NorShor Theatre
11.10 | Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
11.12 | Berwyn, IL - Fitzgeralds
11.13 | St. Paul, MN - Palace Theater
12.03 | Faribault, MN - Shattuck St. Mary's
12.04 | Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo
12.17 | Atlanta, GA - Smiths Olde Bar
12.19 | St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House

11/13: Hold Steady at First Ave Read More The Hold Steady The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening …

11/13/2021 SATURDAY (First Avenue) 11/14/2021 SUNDAY (7th Street Entry)

THE HOLD STEADY
with Gully Boys and Kiss the Tiger
at First Avenue and 7th Street Entry
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Fan-favorite The Hold Steady is doing a few dates in Minneapolis – at the mainroom First Avenue on November 13 and a double show at the smaller 7th Street Entry (one early show and one later show). The group’s latest album Open Door Policy debut #6 on Billboard’s “Top Album Sales” chart… it’s the band’s first top 10 and the highest debut of their career.

Tour Dates:

11/13/2021 Minneapolis, MN
11/14/2021 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
12/01/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
12/02/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
12/04/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
03/04/2022 Electric Ballroom London
03/05/2022 Electric Ballroom London,
03/06/2022 Moth Club London
05/04/2022 Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
05/05/2022 Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
05/06/2022 Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
05/07/2022 Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
05/27/2022 The Croxton Bandroom Thombury, Australia
05/28/2022 The Croxton Bandroom Thombury, Australia
05/29/2022 Corner Hotel Richmond, Australia
06/03/2022 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
06/04/2022 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
06/16/2022 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
06/17/2022 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
06/18/2022 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
09/08/2022 Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA
09/09/2022 Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA
09/10/2022 Lodge Room Los Angeles, CA

11/14: Tonstartssbandht at Turf Club 11/14: Thundercat at Fine Line Read More Thundercat Grammy-winning bassist & singer Thundercat (not to be confused with the cartoon ThunderCats) is touring in support of his new album Drunk. The sold is show at …

11/14/2021 SUNDAY

TONSTARTSSBANDHT
with Paul Jacobs
at Turf Club
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Brother duo Tonstartssbandht (Edwin and Andy White) is touring in support of their new album Petunia… set for release on October 22nd via Mexican Summer.

Canada’s Paul Jacobs to open.

Tour dates:

Sun. Oct. 24 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
Mon. Oct. 25 - Washington, DC @ DC9
Tue. Oct. 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ KFN
Wed. Oct. 27 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre
Thur. Oct. 28 - New York, NY @ Market Hotel
Fri. Oct. 30 - New Haven, CT @ Space Ballroom
Mon. Nov. 1 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
Tue. Nov. 2 - Atlanta, GA @ 529
Fri. Nov. 5 - Mexico City, MX @ Hipnosis Festival
Thur. Nov. 11 - Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone
Sat. Nov. 13 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Sun. Nov. 14 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Tue. Nov. 16 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
Wed. Nov. 17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ RYE
Thur. Nov. 18 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Fri. Nov. 19 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
Sat. Nov. 20 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Mon. Nov. 22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Tue. Nov. 23 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Fri. Nov. 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
Sun. Nov. 28 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress
Mon. Nov. 29 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
Tue. Nov. 30 - Austin, TX @ Antone’s
Wed. Dec. 1 - Denton, TX @ Andy’s

11/14/2021 SUNDAY

THUNDERCAT
with Channel Tres
at Palace Theatre
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Excerpt When Animals Attack: Wolf Alice, Wombats, Thundercat, Lady Bird:

Grammy winner and bassist Thundercat (not to be confused with the 80s cartoon) will be touring this Fall in support of his album It Is What It Is. The album garnered praises from the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the LA Times… and it won the Grammy in 2020 for the Best Progessive R&B album.

11/14: Madison Beer at Varsity 11/14: Smallpools at Fine Line Read More Smallpools The Great Good Fine OK and Smallpools co-headlining 2018 tour will be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown this Thursday. We’ve seen both bands a couple of times, and was pretty excited to see Smallpools .... Morgxn Touring with Grey will be Los Angeles based artist Morgxn (stylized as morgxn), on his very first tour. Morgxn is excited, saying “I think the universe opened up for me in that moment …

11/14/2021 SUNDAY

MADISON BEER
with Maggie Lindemann, Audriix
at Varsity Theater
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With over 4 million streams on Madison Beer’s new single “Reckless” on Spotify, the singer announced her tour in support of her debut album Life Support. The album already accumulated over 700 million streams worldwide.

Tour dates:

10/22/2021 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
10/24/2021 Terminal 5 New York, NY
10/25/2021 House Of Blues Boston, MA
10/26/2021 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
10/28/2021 The Fillmore Silver Spring, MD
10/30/2021 The Underground Charlotte, NC
10/31/2021 Bucketheads Sports Rhinelander, WI
10/31/2021 Buckhead Theatre Atlanta, GA
11/02/2021 House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/03/2021 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/05/2021 House Of Blues New Orleans, LA
11/06/2021 HiFi Dallas
11/07/2021 House Of Blues Houston, TX
11/09/2021 Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
11/11/2021 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
11/12/2021 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
11/14/2021 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/15/2021 The Truman Kansas City, MO
11/17/2021 Summit Denver, CO
11/18/2021 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
11/20/2021 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
11/21/2021 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
11/22/2021 The Neptune Seattle, WA
11/24/2021 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
11/27/2021 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
11/28/2021 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA

11/14/2021 SUNDAY

SMALLPOOLS
with morgxn
at Fine Line
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American indie pop band Smallpools is returning to the road, after having released their EP Migraine.

The last time we saw the band, in Oct 2013, we wrote, “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 other songs off their latest EP such as Not Story Time and Over and Over.”

Smallpools is bringing along Morgxn (stylized as morgxn), who will open for the band on all 2021 dates. morgxn’s new EP is called Meridian: Vol 2… set for release on November 11th.

Tour dates:

11/01/2021 The Loft Atlanta, GA
11/04/2021 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
11/05/2021 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
11/06/2021 Music Hall Brooklyn, NY
11/13/2021 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
11/14/2021 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/17/2021 Blueberry Hill's Duck Room St. Louis, MO
02/03/2022 Bronze Peacock Houston, TX
02/04/2022 Antone's Austin, TX
02/11/2022 Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
02/15/2022 The Crocodile Second Stage Seattle, WA
02/18/2022 Marquis Theater Denver, CO
02/20/2022 The Vanguard Tulsa, OK

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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Nelson Devereaux and The RT’s at Turf Club, St Paul (2021-08-21)

The RT’s Setlist Freewheelin' River Thumbtack See You Again Let It Go / Everything On Fire Rest My Case Overtime We Didn't Know Need You Right Now 99 in October Spanish Radio Never Let Me Down Read More The RT’s Brooklyn band The Rad Trads officially changed their name to The RT’s with the release of See You Again last year. Regarding the name change, Patrick Sargent (vocals, saxophone, keys) reflected … Nelson Devereaux According to details about the show, the show is co-headlined by Minneapolis’ Nelson Devereaux. …

The co-headlining show of New York’s The RT’s and Minneapolis’ Nelson Devereaux just took place at the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday, August 21.

Opening the show was local The Symptones, playing their first show since “retirement”. From what was said on stage, it appears the band haven’t played live in one and a half years (540 days?). Some fans in the audience is in similar situation, where they haven’t gone to a live show in over a year, no thanks to the pandemic, of course.

The Symptones is just happy to be back on stage, playing such songs as “Rosetta” and singing about Buster’s dog song. They ended their 50-min set with “Never”.

I feel like this is actually The RT’s headlining show, but for whatever reasons, they didn’t want to close out the show. This is the first tour and album released and billed officially as The RT’s. They were previously known as The Rad Trads… which a quick search will tell you that is a term used by the Catholics for “radical traditionalists”. I originally thought that’s where they stole the term, but apparently the band doesn’t want any association with that term.

Patrick Sargent previously mentioned about the name change, “This name change is an update, and one that may be long overdue or may just be right on time. A shift, a maturing, a removal of preconceived notions. Quite simply, the name and the music no longer make sense together, but the music and the people who make it have never made more.”

The RT’s played a full 55-min set, going over time and pushing Nelson Devereaux’s setup 15 minutes past their original start time. Speaking of overtime, the band asked if the audience prefers the Twins (Minnesota Twins) or the Saints (St. Paul Saints)… right before playing “Overtime”, a song about Baseball.

The RT’s played their biggest hit “Thumbtack” early in their set, before playing something new, such as “See You Again”, which is the lead single, the album, and the tour was named after.

They ended their set with two epic songs, “Spanish Radio”, a song about driving and listening to a Spanish radio station and being scared and lost… and “Never Let Me Down” a seemingly extended version.

Nelson Devereaux closed out the show. Devereaux’s music feels more jazz-like, like the melodies can shift in any direction, based on how he’s feeling. His musical instrument is an alto saxophone, which he’s been playing since the age of 8.

Devereaux seemed really comfortable on stage, starting with some instrumental songs from his album Bad Water.

He’s toured with Bon Iver and Craig Finn … so any bands that needs wind instruments, Devereaux is your guy.

The Symptones

The Symptones

The Symptones

Nelson Devereaux

Nelson Devereaux

Nelson Devereaux

The RT’s Setlist

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The RT’s

The RT’s

The RT’s at the Turf Club, St Paul (2021-08-21)

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Minneapolis: June 6 to June 12, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 6 to June 12, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

The Specials 2019 US Tour Read More The Specials Many musicians called for Mandela's release, including the Specials, who recorded a song called "Free Nelson Mandela". … L.A. Salami London-based L.A. Salami (aka Lookman Adekunle Salami) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Thursday. His new single, “Jean Is Gone” is taken from his forthcoming album The City of Bootmakers …

THE SPECIALS
+ L.A. Salami
First Avenue
Fri 06/07/2019 (8pm/$40)
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UK 2 tone ska legends The Specials will be stopping by First Avenue this June 7th. The Specials, along with The Beat, Selecter, and Madness, have influenced a generation of ska bands.

The band was recently declared May 29th as “The Specials Day” in Los Angeles, and deservingly so. The new album Encore is the first album since 1980 and it went straight to #1 in the UK Charts.

London’s L.A. Salami will open the show. If you remember, we saw the singer in Mar 2018 and said, “Coming on stage to an extended band jam intro, L.A. Salami (short for his full name Lookman Adekunle Salami) confessed that he’s been “spying from the bar” to survey the crowd. He’s come to the conclusion that we were an “interesting group.” If you couldn’t tell, it was clear that he was pretty happy about the large audience, possibly thanks to his appearance at the popular local station The Current ahead of the show.”

Tour dates:

5/27 - Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling
5/28 - Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC 11.35/10.35c
5/28 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
5/30 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
5/31 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
6/01 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
6/03 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
6/05 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
6/07 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
6/08 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
6/10 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
6/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
6/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
6/15- Boston, MA @ House of Blues
6/17 - Montreal, QB @ Corona Theatre
6/18 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
6/19 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

Other shows in the area:

JoJo Siwa 2019 Tour Craign Finn 2019 Tour Art Alexaskis' Songs & Stories Dennis Llyod at Amsterdam Greeting Committee 2019 Tour Mattiel at 7th Street Entry Read More Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 … Morgan Saint Morgan Saint is known for her magnetic live show and striking visual presence and she recently released Alien (Epic Records) on October 5th. … Moonwalks Though hailing from relatively nearby Detroit, opening garage psych alt-rock trio Moonwalks (Kerrigan Pearce- drums; Kate Gutwald- bass; Jacob Dean-guitar/vocals) was making their first local appearance, supporting last January’s second full-length, In Light …

JOJO SIWA
+ The Belles
Northrop
Thu 06/06/2019 (6:30pm/$39.50)
northrop.umn.edu

Nickelodeon’s JoJo Siwa is bringing her D.R.E.A.M. The Tour to the Northrop in Minneapolis this June 6th.

Special guests The Belles to open.

Tour Dates:

05/28/2019 Abravanel Hall Salt Lake City, UT
05/30/2019 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
06/01/2019 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
06/02/2019 Arvest Bank Theatre Kansas City, MO
06/04/2019 Stifel Theatre St. Louis, MO
06/05/2019 Des Moines Civic Center Des Moines, IA
06/06/2019 Northrop Minneapolis, MN
06/08/2019 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago, IL
06/09/2019 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago, IL
06/11/2019 KeyBank State Theatre Cleveland, OH
06/12/2019 Modell Performing Arts Baltimore, MD

CRAIG FINN & THE UPTOWN CONTROLLERS
Fine Line Music Café
Sat 06/08/2019 (8pm/$25)
finelinemusic.com

Craig Finn is back in town, this time, billing as Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers … in support of his new record I Need a New War (Partisan Records). We’ve previously mentioned that the Hold Steady singer is very popular in the Minneapolis area… so expect a huge turnout.

Tour dates:

06/5 - St. Louis, MO - TwangFest
06/6 - Evanston, IL - SPACE
06/7 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School
06/8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
06/9 - Milwaukee, WI - The Backroom
06/11 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
06/12-06/13 - New York, NY - Joe's Pub
06/14 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
06/15 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel

ART ALEXAKIS
+ John Wozniak, Chris Collingwood, Max Collins
Varsity Theater
Sun 06/09/2019 (5:30pm/$39)
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If you love Everclear, you’ll want to catch singer/frontsman Art Alexakis at the Varsity Theater this June 9th.

As usual, Alexakis handcrafted his opening bands:

John Wozniak from Marcy Playground

Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne

Max Collins of Eve 6

Tour dates:

5/28 Boston, MA @ City Winery
5/29 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
5/30 New York City, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
6/1 Waterloo, ON @ Maxwell's Concerts
6/2 London, ON @ London Music Hall
6/4 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
6/5 Chicago, IL @ City Winery
6/6 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
6/7 Mt Clemens, MI @ The Emerald Theatre
6/10 Fargo, ND @ Fargo Theatre
6/11 Sioux Falls, SD @ The District

DENNIS LLOYD
+ Morgan Saint
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 06/10/2019 (6:30pm/$20)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Dennis Lloyd is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on Monday, June 10th. What’s interesting is that Morgan Saint will open up the show. If you have been following the singer, she’s been in Minneapolis/St Paul two other times in the last few years … so she must really love playing here.

Tour dates:

5/29 New York, NY Irving Plaza
6/2 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
6/3 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
6/5 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
6/7 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
6/10 St. Paul, MN Amsterdam Hall
6/12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
6/16 Dallas, TX Club Dada
6/17 Austin, TX The Parish
6/19 Atlanta, GA Terminal West

THE GREETING COMMITTEE
+ Con Davison
7th St Entry
Tue 06/11/2019 (7pm/$12)
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Join Kansas City’s The Greeting Committee on their first-ever North American headlining tour at the 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, June 11th. The band opened up for MisterWives in June 2017.

Tour dates:

5/31 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre *
6/1 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre *
6/2 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre *
6/4 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
6/5 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater *
6/7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
6/8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
6/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
6/13 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
6/15 – Kansas City, MO @ Boulevardia

* supporting Rainbow Kitten Surprise

MATTIEL
+ Moonwalks
7th St Entry
Wed 06/12/2019 (7pm/$10)
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Atlanta-based band Mattiel (fronted by singer Mattiel Brown) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on June 12th. The band is touring in support of their forthcoming sophomore album.

Show up early to check out Detroit trio Moonwalks, who we caught them on their first Minneapolis appearance in Feb 2019 and wrote, “Though hailing from relatively nearby Detroit, opening garage psych alt-rock trio Moonwalks (Kerrigan Pearce- drums; Kate Gutwald- bass; Jacob Dean-guitar/vocals) was making their first local appearance, supporting last January’s second full-length, In Light (The Scales in the Frame) (on Stolen Body Records).”

Tour dates:

05/30/19 - Gasa Gasa - New Orleans, LA
05/31/19 - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
06/01/19 - Mohawk (Indoors) - Austin, TX
06/04/19 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
06/05/19 - Cafe Du Nord - San Francisco, CA
06/07/19 - Bunk Bar - Portland, OR
06/08/19 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
06/09/19 - Wise Hall & Lounge - Vancouver, BC
06/12/19 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
06/13/19 - The Back Room - Milwaukee, WI
06/14/19 - Blueberry Hill - St. Louis, MO
06/15/19 - Proud Larry's - Oxford, MS

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Rocktober: October 12 to October 15, 2018

The Church at Turf Club Read More The Church Australia’s The Church is back in the city. The last time we saw them at the Cedar in 2015 we noted, “The show was performed as one long set, versus the two separate sets done …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 12 to October 15, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE CHURCH
Turf Club
Mon 10/15/2018 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

The legendary Australian band The Church (stylized as the church), has sold out their show at the Turf Club on Monday, October 15th. The group is on their “Starfish 30th Anniversary Tour”, which we’re assuming means that the group will play their most successful album live, from start to finish. We’re excited, if you’ve ever heard “Under the Milky Way”, it’s on this Starfish album.

The “Starfish 30th Anniversary Tour” starts tomorrow, September 30:

Sept. 30 - Long Beach, CA - Music Tastes Good Fest
Oct. 1 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Oct. 3 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
Oct. 4 - Vancouver, BC - Fox Cabaret
Oct. 5 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
Oct. 6 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
Oct. 9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
Oct. 11 - Boulder, CO - The Fox Theatre
Oct. 12 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington’s FoCo
Oct. 14 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar
Oct. 15 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Oct. 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
Oct. 17 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Oct. 19 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland, Ballroom
Oct. 20 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 21 - Montreal, QC - Cafe Campus
Oct. 23 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
Oct. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
Oct. 25 & 26 - New York, NY - City Winery

Other shows in the area:

Glorietta at Turf Club Valley Queen 2018 Tour Hold Steady at 7th Street Entry Minus the Bear Farewell Tour Read More Valley Queen Opening up the show was Los Angeles’ Valley Queen. Watching the band, you quickly realize the bandlander Natalie Carol has a great loud and commanding vocal. Some fans compared her voice to Florence Welch … The Hold Steady The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening … Minus the Bear It’s been a few years since we last saw Minus the Bear. The band is back to promote their new album Voids, which just came out on March 3rd, 2017, via Suicide Squeeze Records. …

GLORIETTA
Turf Club
Fri 10/12/2018 (8pm/$17)
turfclub.net

Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know” Glorietta (featuring Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez) will be headlining the Turf Club on Friday, October 12, in support of the self-titled debut album on Nine Mile Records.

The name came from a nine-day recording session in a rented home in Glorieta, New Mexico.

Tour dates:

10/05 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/08 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
10/09 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10/12 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
10/13 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk
10/14 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
10/16 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10/17 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/19 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
10/20 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/21 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
12/13 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler
12/15 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater

VALLEY QUEEN
+ Shadow Party
7th Street Entry
Sat 10/13/2018 (8pm/$12)
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We caught Los Angeles’ Valley Queen briefly opening for Laura Marling in May 2017. The band is back in town, this time, headlining their show at the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, October 13th.

Tour dates:

Sept 29 - Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore
Sept 30 - Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Arts Center
Oct 1 - Boston, MA @ Atwood’s Tavern
Oct 3 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Oct 4 - Pittsburgh @ Club Cafe
Oct 6 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
Oct 7 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Oct 9 - Goshen, IN @ Ignition Garage
Oct 10 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout
Oct 12 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
Oct 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

THE HOLD STEADY
7th St Entry
Sun 10/14/2018 (3:30 & 7pm/$45/Sold Out)
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The incredibly popular The Hold Steady (featuring singer Craig Finn) has sold out both their early and late show for Sunday, October 14th.

If you didn’t get a ticket to the tiny 7th Street Entry, you can still catch the band at this month’s Surly Fest 2018 at surlybrewing.com - for $40. The party starts at 10am in the Beer Hall and Beer Garden.

SurlyFest 2018 Lineup:

The Hold Steady

Bad Bad Hats

Mixed Blood Majority

Static Panic

Rachel Kurtz

DJ Shannon Blowtorch

Hold Steady tour dates:

10/13/2018 Surly Fest 2018
10/14/2018 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis
11/28/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
12/01/2018 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY

MINUS THE BEAR
+ Caspian
Varsity Theater
Mon 10/15/2018 (7pm/$25)
varsitytheater.com

All good things must come to an end... and that will be said for Minus The Bear, on their one last final farewell tour this fall. The band announced their break-up earlier this Summer, so they gave fans enough notice to come out one last time on this last tour. They will headline the Varsity Theater in Dinkytown/Minneapolis on Oct 15th.

Tour dates:

10/09/2018 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TN
10/12/2018 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
10/13/2018 The Truman Kansas City, MO
10/14/2018 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
10/15/2018 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
10/17/2018 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
10/18/2018 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
10/19/2018 Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
10/24/2018 Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
10/25/2018 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10/27/2018 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
10/30/2018 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
11/27/2018 The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
11/30/2018 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
12/04/2018 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
12/11/2018 Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA
12/12/2018 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
12/14/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA
12/15/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA
12/16/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA

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Rocktober: October 25 - October 26, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 25 to October 26, 2015.

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Read More A Silent Film As soon as Greycoats set ended, A Silent Film's fans raced up front to the stage: clearly, they were the band of the hour. The English alternative band had great energy, with a dedicated singer … Flagship Flagship's soundcheck and stage setup took nearly an hour, going well passed their originally set time of 9:30pm. I am assuming the long setup was due to sound problems with their guitarist's …

A SILENT FILM
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 10/25/2015, 7pm ($25)
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Oxford, UK band A Silent Film is back with a new self-titled, full-length studio album out just last week on +180 Records and featuring new single "Lightning Strike".

Living up to their name, the band is known for their widescreen sound, sweeping choruses and synth anthemic hooks. After a series of intimate 'in-the-round' performances called the Secret Rooms tour, opening bigger gigs and playing summer festivals, their intimate club gigs are a great way to experience the band live. We previously caught the band on their first-ever Minneapolis appearance in 2013 and noted that singer Robert Stevenson was so pleased with their fan attendance that he declared, "That's it, we're coming back!!"

Charlotte, NC band Flagship opens the show, with their own blend of dreamy orchestral indie-pop that sounds bigger than the sum of their parts. We caught the band last year and noted that singer Drake Margolnick sounded like like Thom Yorke.

Tour dates:

10/23 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
10/25 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/26 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/27 Detroit, MI The Shelter
10/29 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10/30 Indianapolis, IN Rathskeller
11/01 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
11/02 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
11/04 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
11/05 Uncasville, CT Wolf Den
11/06 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
11/07 Washington, DC Rock 'n Roll Hotel
11/09 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
11/10 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
11/11 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
11/13 Gainesville, FL High Dive
11/14 Orlando, FL The Social
11/16 Tampa, FL The Crowbar
11/18 New Orleans, LA The Parish
11/19 Dallas, TX Club Dada
11/20 Austin, TX Stubbs Jr.
11/21 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
11/24 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar

Read More Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 …

CRAIG FINN
at Turf Club
Sunday, 10/25/2015, 7pm ($25)
turfclub.net

Craig Finn will be at Turf Club in St Paul, this is the second night that he's in town (he also appeared at the Woman's Club in Minneapolis on Saturday). The Hold Steady's singer is incredibly popular in Minnesota, having started his music career in the area... so expect these shows to incredibly crowded.

All dates with Esmé Patterson.

Tour dates:

Oct. 17 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct. 19 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
Oct. 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi Fi
Oct. 22 – Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
Oct. 23 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Club
Oct. 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Women’s Club
Oct. 25 – Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 26 – Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox
Oct. 28 – Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
Oct. 30 – Cincinnati, OH @ Ballroom
Oct. 31 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
Nov. 02 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Nov. 03 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Nov. 04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Nov. 05 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Wonder Bar
Nov. 06 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

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. … You Blew It! Orlando's You Blew It! has a five-track all-Weezer covers EP called You Blue It. Singer/guitarist Tanner Jones explained their love for the Weezer, "We chose Surf Wax because it's a really great song, plain and simple. …

THE WONDER YEARS
at First Avenue
Sunday, 10/25/2015, 5pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Co-headliners The Wonder Years and Motion City Soundtrack will be in town next Sunday, October 25, at First Avenue.

This is a special show for MCS, as it is their hometown gig, touring in support of the band's latest Panic Stations (Epitaph Records).

Hoping to score a free ticket to the show? It's not too late to pick up the special exclusive "Panic Stations" coffee blend at Five Watt Coffee (sale ends October 25th). All bags of the blend come with a free download card of single "Lose Control," plus a limited number of bags come with a download of Panic Stations OR a pair of tickets for the band’s show at First Ave.

Guests State Champs and You Blew It! set to open.

Tour dates:

10/17/15 Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/18/15 Webster Hall - New York, NY
10/20/15 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
10/22/15 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
10/23/15 The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
10/24/15 Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
10/25/15 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
10/27/15 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
10/28/15 Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, UT
10/30/15 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
10/31/15 Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA
11/02/15 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
11/03/15 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
11/05/15 House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
11/06/15 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
11/07/15 SOMA – San Diego, CA
11/08/15 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
11/10/15 Alamo City – San Antonio, TX
11/11/15 House Of Blues – Houston, TX
11/12/15 House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
11/13/15 The Blue Note – Columbia, MO
11/14/15 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
11/16/15 Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
11/18/15 The Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL
11/19/15 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL
11/20/15 House of Blues – Orlando, FL
11/21/15 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/23/15 Amos’ Southend – Charlotte, NC
11/24/15 Rams Head Live! – Baltimore, MD
11/25/15 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
11/27/15 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ

Read More Andrew McMahon Rising from the ashes of previous bands, Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon has blazed a successful trail all over again, this time under his own name. ... New Politics The clear headliner with a full set (note even their setlist showed a two-song encore) was Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised … The Griswolds Australia's The Griswolds were recently chosen as one of nine other artists on Spotify's Emerge campaign, which began Tuesday. Past winners includes now-established bands such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis …

ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS
at First Avenue
Monday, 10/26/2015, 6pm ($30)
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and New Politics show will be arriving in Minneapolis next Monday, 10/26, at First Avenue. We previously caught Denmark's New Politics at the Go Show #1 in March 2015 and was basically blown away at their live showmanship.

The Journeys-sponsored tour will also feature Australia's The Griswolds (who just headlined in June 2015) and American singer-songwriter and actress Lolo (aka Lauren Pritchard).

What is unique about Lolo's inclusion in this tour is that she's the only woman on this all-men band tour. Show up early to check out why HillyDilly.com wrote, "the most gut-wrenchingly good, heart-piercing vocals you've ever heard."

Lolo's latest EP Comeback Queen is out now.

Tour dates:

10/17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia
10/18 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura
10/20 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/21 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto
10/23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
10/26 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/28 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/30 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
10/31 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/01 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/03 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
11/04 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
11/07 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11/08 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
11/09 - Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
11/11 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/12 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery
11/13 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
11/14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/15 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/17 - Washington, DC @ Echo Stage
11/18 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/20 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/21 - Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
11/22 - Portland, ME @ State Theatre
11/24 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
11/25 - Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
11/27 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
11/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore

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Heartless Bastards w/ Craig Finn at First Ave, Minneapolis (29 Jun 15)

Heartless Bastards Setlist Simple Feeling Gates of Dawn Got to Have Rock and Roll Black Cloud Journey Hi-Line Skin & Bone Pocket Full of Thirst The Fool The Mountain Could Be So Happy Into The Light Down in the Canyon Late in the Night New Resolution Wind Up Bird Only for You Parted Ways -- Encore -- Early In The Morning Nothing Seems the Same Tristessa Craig Finn Setlist Maggie I've Been Searching For Our Son Modesto Is Not That Sweet (Hold Steady song) Extras Mission Viejo (Lifter Puller song) Certain Songs (Hold Steady song) Western Pier Newmyer's Roof Dennis and Billy Tour Dates 07/01 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar 07/02 - Dallas, TX - Trees 07/24 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival 09/09 - New Orleans - One Eyed Jacks 09/10 - Atlanta - Terminal West 09/11 - Asheville - The Orange Peel 09/12 - Washington DC - 930 Club 09/13 - Bearsville - Bearsville Theater 09/16 - Northampton - Pearl Street Downstairs 09/17 - Portland, ME- Port City Music Hall 09/18 - Boston - Paradise Rock Club 09/23 - Chicago - Metro 09/24 - Indianapolis - Deluxe 09/26 - Madison - Majestic 09/27 - Milwaukee - Turner Hall 09/29 - St Louis - Off Broadway 09/30 - Little Rock - Revolution Music Room* 10/16 - Marfa - El Cosmico 10/17 - Albuquerque - Launchpad 10/18 - Phoenix - Crescent Ballroom 10/19 - Solana Beach - Belly Up 10/20 - Pomona - Glass House 10/22 - Los Angeles - Fonda 10/23 - Calpine - Sierra Valley Lodge 10/24 - Napa - City Winery 10/25 - San Francisco - The Fillmore 10/27 - Vancouver - Venue 10/28 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 10/29 - Seattle - Neumos 10/30 - Missoula - Top Hat Lounge 10/31 - Boise - Neurolux 11/02 - Salt Lake City - Urban Lounge 11/03 - Denver - Bluebird Theater 11/04 - Boulder - eTown Hall 11/07 - San Antonio - Sam's Burger Joint 11/21 - Austin - Mohawk Read More Heartless Bastards Heartless Bastards is back on tour, in support of their fifth album Restless Ones (Partisan). You may recall that Lara reviewed their The Mountain album, and described it as … Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 …

It's been three years since Heartless Bastards was in town, and as bassist Jesse Ebaugh noted, "Too dang long!" The Cincinnati alternative rock band headlined First Avenue's main stage in Minneapolis last night, in support of their latest album Restless Ones (Partisan).

Craig Finn

The Hold Steady's frontman Craig Finn opened up the show. Although he normally has to introduce himself in other cities on this tour ... for Minneapolis, he felt, "I think it's safe to assume we can skip that part." Clearly seeing that his fans (all proudly wearing their Hold Steady T-Shirts) were present and in front for this show.

Helping Finn on this low-key acoustic tour was Arun Bali (Saves the Day), however throughout his set, he borrowed Heartless Bastards' drummer Dave Colvin and bassist Jesse Ebaugh ... and for this Minneapolis show, Lifter Puller's Steve Barone joined Finn on stage to play "Mission Viejo".

Finn talked about all his songs on his 40-min set, explaining that he's never been to Modesto, California ("Modesto Is Not That Sweet") or that "Extras" was a "touring song" (even though he specifically hated tour songs) or that "Western Pier" was his answer to "Knights In Satan Service" (KISS).

The rest of his set featured Hold Steady songs, and some tracks from his forthcoming sophomore album Faith In The Future (set for release September 11th, 2015), including "Maggie I've Been Searching For Our Son" and "Newmyer's Roof".

Finn ended his set with a very quiet song about "Dennis and Billy", from New York.

Erika Wennerstrom photo by Jayme Halbritter

The secret origin to Heartless Bastards is that it came from one of the incorrect choices for a trivia quiz for the name of Tom Petty's backing band, "Tom Petty and the Heartless Bastards". By 2003 the band came together, but they didn't come to our attention when they solidified their current band roster with their third album The Mountain in 2009. With that record, we wrote that they drew heavy comparison to "the Black Keys and favorable mentions from alt-country heavyweights like Lucinda Williams."

The contemporary blues rock band centers around singer/guitarist Erika Wennerstrom, who sounded a lot more epic rock as we just witness from her hour and fifty minute set last night.

My favorite moment during the show was Wennerstrom's "Wind Up Bird" performance, where she outstretched her arms as if they were wings. The new song was followed by a pair of classic songs, "Only for You" and "Parted Ways", both from 2012's Arrow, which closed out their set.

Setlist

As you can see from their setlist, with the exception of "Eastern Wind", every song from their latest Restless Ones were played ("Gates of Dawn", "Black Cloud", "Journey", "Hi-Line", "Pocket Full of Thirst", "The Fool", "Into the Light", "Wind Up Bird", and "Tristessa").

For the encore, they started with "Early In The Morning", followed by "Nothing Seems the Same". The latter had a long extended jam, and slowly, one by one, the band left Wennerstrom on stage... who remain to recite lyrics from "Tristessa" to a drowning drone noise and feedback from the remaining guitars.

Heartless Bastards' fifth studio album Restless Ones is out now on Partisan. The band is touring with Craig Finn until July 2nd at Trees in Dallas, Texas.

Photo gallery from Jayme Halbritter:

Heartless Bastards at First Avenue, Minneapolis (29 June 2015) photo courtesy of Jayme Halbritter, jaymehalbritter.com

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Minneapolis: June 29 - June 30, 2015

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 29 to June 30, 2015.

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Read More Heartless Bastards The Heartless Bastards officially came together in 2003, playing their first live show in Cincinnati. The original lineup disbanded before signing with Fat Possum Records in 2004; currently, the band consists of … The Hold Steady The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening …

HEARTLESS BASTARDS
at First Avenue
Monday, 06/29/15, 7:30 ($20)
Details: first-avenue.com

Heartless Bastards is back on tour, in support of their fifth album Restless Ones (Partisan).

You may recall that Lara reviewed their The Mountain album, and described it as "It’s an album of conflicts, and perhaps fittingly, there’s a strange disconnect that happens after repeat listens—a sense that [Erika] Wennerstrom hasn’t quite decided where to reach (this uncertainty is engaging on an intellectual level, but makes for a jarring listen)."

Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014, we can tell that the band has a massive Minnesota fan base.

Tour dates:

06/23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Wealthy Theater #
06/24 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar #
06/25 - Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theater #
06/26 - Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theater #
06/29 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
06/30 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown #
07/01 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar #
07/02 - Dallas, TX - Trees #
07/24 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
09/09 - New Orleans - One Eyed Jacks*
09/10 - Atlanta - Terminal West*
09/11 - Asheville - The Orange Peel*
09/12 - Washington DC - 930 Club
09/13 - Bearsville - Bearsville Theater*
09/16 - Northampton - Pearl Street Downstairs*
09/17 - Portland, ME- Port City Music Hall
09/18 - Boston - Paradise Rock Club*
09/23 - Chicago - Metro*
09/24 - Indianapolis - Deluxe*
09/26 - Madison - Majestic*
09/27 - Milwaukee - Turner Hall*
09/29 - St Louis - Off Broadway*
09/30 - Little Rock - Revolution Music Room*

# - Craig Finn supporting
* - Alberta Cross supporting

Read More The Hunts Sibling band The Hunts release their debut album, entitled Those Younger Days, today via Cherrytree Records/Interscope. The Hunts wrote all of the songs on the album, which was recorded in …

THE HUNTS
at 7th Street Entry
Monday, 06/29/15, 7:30pm ($10)
Details: first-avenue.com

Sibling band The Hunts will be at the 7th Street Entry next Monday, June 29th, in support of their debut album Those Younger Days, out now on Cherrytree Records/Interscope.

Their music is decribed as folk-pop built on layered harmonies... something that is common with close siblings: in this case twin sisters Jenni and Jessi and their five brothers Josh, Jonathan, Jordan, Justin, and Jamison.

San Francisco's Panic Is Perfect will open the show.

Tour dates:

June 23 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
June 27 Pontiac, MI Pike Room @ Crofoot
June 28 Chicago, IL Schubas
June 29 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
July 2 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Jul 11 Galena, IL Galena Festival
Jul 17 Mechanicsville, VA Pole Green Park
July 20 Denver, CO Lost Lake
July 21 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
July 23 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
July 24 Portland, OR Doug Fir
July 25 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
July 28 Los Angeles, CA The Mint
July 29 San Diego, CA Voodoo Room
Aug 20 Selbyville, DE Freeman Stage

Read More Quarterbacks QUARTERBACKS started as a short-lived duo playing too-fast love songs backed by guitar and a single snare drum. Basement style, old smelly carpets, house shows for punk and patch kids. …

QUARTERBACKS
at Hexagon Bar
Monday, 06/29/15, ??pm (??)
Details: hexagonbar.com

New York's Quarterbacks is on tour... they are listing Hexagon Bar in Minneapolis next Monday, June 29th, but I couldn't find any details on the Hex's website.

The band's latest self-titled album came out earlier this February 2015 on Team Love records.

Tour dates:

06.25.15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project 06.26.15 – Bloomington, IN @ Good Girls Club
06.27.15 – Chicago, IL @ Pinky Swear
06.28.15 – Madison, WI @ Mickey’s Tavern
06.29.15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar
06.30.15 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag Records
06.30.15 – Omaha, NE @ Sweatshop Gallery
07.01.15 – Denver, CO @ Club Scum
07.02.15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical
07.03.15 – Missoula, MT @ Hockey House
07.04.15 – Seattle, WA @ Werewolf Vacation
07.05.15 – Vancouver, BC @ Fingers Crossed
07.06.15 – Olympia, WA @ Red House
07.07.15 – Portland, OR @ House Show
07.08.15 – Davis, CA @ Shaq’s Shaq
07.09.15 – Oakland, CA @ TBA
07.10.15 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Funzone
07.11.15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
07.12.15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space
07.13.15 – El Paso, TX @ House Show
07.14.15 – Denton, TX @ Macaroni Island
07.15.15 – Austin, TX @ House Show
07.16.15 – Houston, TX @ TBA
07.17.15 – New Orleans, LA @ GASA GASA
07.18.15 – Birmingham, AL @ Seasick Records
07.19.15 – Atlanta, GA @ The Boathouse
07.20.15 – Chattanooga, TN @ Ten Sproul’s Landing
07.21.15 – Nashville, TN @ Queens Ave
07.22.15 – Knoxville, TN @ TBA
07.23.15 – Raleigh, NC @ The Pinhook
07.24.15 – Washington, DC @ Babe City
07.25.15 – Gigawatts Festival at The Wick
07.26.15 – Philadelphia, PA @ OK Fest II

Read More Manchester Orchestra Like Barenaked Ladies, Manchester Orchestra's name does not describe the band (they are neither from Manchester nor are they an orchestra), they are an indie rock band from Atlanta …

BRAND NEW
at The Cabooze
Tuesday, 06/30/15, 5pm ($32.50)
Details: cabooze.com

Hard to Google Brand New band will be in town at the Cabooze at the of June. The band's latest single is called "Mene" and it came out April 15, 2015, via Procrastinate! Music Traitors.

Opening up for them will be non-Manchester or an orchestra band Manchester Orchestra.

Tour dates:

06/29/15 Ralston, NE Ralston Arena
06/30/15 Minneapolis, MN Cabooze
07/01/15 Summerfest
07/02/15 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion
07/30/15 Meadow Brook Music Festival
07/31/15 Lollapalooza Aftershows
08/01/15 Lollapalooza
08/02/15 Osheaga Festival
09/06/15 Bumbershoot Festival
09/10/15 Manchester, Albert Hall
09/11/15 London, Alexandra Palace
09/13/15 Lollapalooza Berlin
09/15/15 Hamburg, Germany Knust
09/16/15 La Machine du Moulin Rouge
09/17/15 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
09/19/15 Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield
09/20/15 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Empire
09/21/15 Edinburgh Usher Hall
09/22/15 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
09/25/15 Summer Ends Music Festival
10/11/15 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

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The Replacements at Midway Stadium, St Paul (13 Sep 2014)

Photo Gallery The Hold Steady Lucero Mayor Coleman declares Replacements Day The Replacements Read More The Replacements This is the big night, the return of The Replacements at the Midway Stadium. The show is long sold out, so if you haven't gotten tickets yet, you're out of luck. ... Lucero I was lucky enough to have caught Lucero at their sold out show at the Varsity in 2009, and I mentioned it in my review that basically I was blown away at all their dedicated fans ... The Hold Steady The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening ...

Setlist

The Replacements' first Minnesota show in 23 years, at The Midway Stadium in Saint Paul, and, of course, it sold out in minutes.

Opening bands were The Hold Steady and Lucero... plus Mayor Coleman declared September 13th as "Replacements Day."

The Replacements' tour dates:

09/19/14 Forest Hills Stadium New York, NY
09/27/14 Summer Ends Music Festival Tempe, AZ
10/05/14 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, TX
10/12/14 Austin City Limits Festival Austin, TX

Setlist

Favorite Thing Takin a Ride I'm in Trouble Don't Ask Why I'll Be You Valentine Waitress in the Sky Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out / Third Stone From the Sun (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) Take Me Down to the Hospital I Want You Back (The Jackson 5 cover) Going to New York (Jimmy Reed cover) with Tony Glover on harmonica Color Me Impressed Nowhere Is My Home If Only You Were Lonely Achin' To Be Kiss Me on the Bus Androgynous I Will Dare Love You Till Friday/Maybellene (Chuck Berry cover) Merry Go Round I Won't Borstal Breakout (Sham 69 cover) Swingin Party Love You in the Fall (Paul Westerberg song) Can't Hardly Wait Bastards of Young I Don't Know/Buck Hill/I Don't Know -- Encore -- Skyway Left of the Dial Alex Chilton -- Encore 2 -- Unsatisfied

The Replacements at Midway Stadium, St Paul (13 Sep 2014)

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Minneapolis Music Guide: September 7 - September 13, 2014

Here is the weekly guide of some Minneapolis live concerts and events from September 7 to September 13.

Read More Cory Chisel Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons" are currently on tour with Joshua James. See tour information below. Jul 16 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, Michigan July 17 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Joshua James w/ Neulore

American singer-songwriter Joshua James reached iTunes at #1 with his release of The Sun is Always Brighter in 2007. It would seem that James is on tour this Fall in support of his latest album From the Top of the Willamette Mountain, which came out in the fourth quarter of 2012, via Intelligent Noise Records.

Opening up for James will be Nashville's Neulore, a songwriting duo consisting of Adam Agin and William T. Cook. Neulore recently signed to Chop Shop Records (distributed by Island Records) on the strength of their single "Shadow of a Man", which was featured on ABC's Grey's Anatomy among many other television/film placements.

Hear the song for yourself on Soundcloud.



Joshua James Fall tour dates:

09/05/14 Kansas City, MO Czar Bar*
09/07/14 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center*
09/09/14 Iowa City, IA The Mill
09/10/14 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi*
09/11/14 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
09/12/14 Naperville, IL The Union
09/13/14 Evanston, IL SPACE*
09/16/14 Vienna, VA Jammin' Java*
09/18/14 Americana Music Festival & Conference
09/18/14 Nashville, TN The Rutledge
09/19/14 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
09/20/14 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
09/21/14 Charlotte, NC Stage Door Theater*
09/23/14 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle*
09/25/14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl*
09/26/14 Jackson, MS Duling Hall*
09/28/14 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley Bar and Grill*

* with Neulore

Read More Tom Douglas Tom Douglas is an American country music songwriter. A 2014 inductee to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Douglas has been active in the industry since the early 1990s. He has written Top Ten hits for Tim McGraw …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
TURF CLUB
Mockingbird Son w/ Jake Jones

Mockingbird Son (Charlie Berry, Brett Taylor, and Truck Roley) is from Nashville, although both Charlie and Brett are originally from Dallas. The trio met while collaborating with CMA/ACM Song of the Year winner songwriter Tom Douglas (not to be confused with the chef).

Mockingbird Son's latest release is a digital single called "Hey Mary", which came out last month, August 21, 2014, via Hungry Jockey Records.

Opening up the show will be local indie/folk singer-songwriter Jake Jones. Jones started his musical path playing electric guitar to his friends, but eventually got hooked onto acoustic when he got older.

Mockingbird Son tour dates:

Sep 04 Knucklehead's Kansas City, MO
Sep 05 Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD
Sep 06 James J Hill Days Festival Wayzata, MN
Sep 08 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Sep 09 Wisconsin Indianhead Tech College
Sep 10 Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA
Sep 11 Joe's on Weed Street Chicago, IL
Sep 12 University of Wisconsin - Superior Superior, WI
Sep 13 Southwest Minnesota State University
Sep 30 The Bluebird Cafe Nashville, TN
Oct 03 Hill Country DC Washington, DC
Oct 05 Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 New York, NY
Oct 18 2014 Cattle Baron's Ball Dallas, TX
Oct 23 University of Wisconsin Menomonie, WI
Oct 24 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
Oct 28 Broward Community College Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oct 29 Broward Community College Coconut Creek, FL
Oct 30 Broward Community College Davie, FL
Nov 21 Concordia College Moorhead, MN

Read More Glass Animals Looking forward, one of Lamacq's band pick is Glass Animals. The band will be heading back to Oxford in the next few weeks and then down under to Australia for some promotional dates. …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Glass Animals w/ Rome Fortune

Oxford's Glass Animals will be playing tracks from their debut album Zaba, which came out earlier this Summer via Harvest Records (the same label responsible for Morrissey's latest album, as well as Paul Weller's recent compilation), at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, September 9th.

The band first came to our attention when we caught up with Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and he said his #1 choice of British band at SXSW 2014 was Glass Animals. See his choice pick: SXSW 2014: Steve Lamacq Interview.

Musician/producer Rome Fortune from Atlanta will be opening up the show.

Glass Animals' tour US dates:

9/06 St. Louis, MO - Loufest at Forest Park
9/07 St. Louis, MO - Loufest at Forest Park
9/08 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
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9/10 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
9/12 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
9/13 Burlington, VT - Signal Kitchen
9/14 Boston, MA - Paradise
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9/17 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
9/18 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
9/19 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
9/20 Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
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9/27 Boise, ID - Neurolux
9/29 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
9/30 Seattle, WA - Neumos
10/01 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
10/03 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
10/04 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/5 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

The Hold Steady at Weesner Amphitheater, Apple Valley (05 July 2014)

Setlist Positive Jam Stuck Between Stations I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You The Swish Sequestered in Memphis You Can Make Him Like You Rock Problems Magazines Constructive Summer The Sweet Part of the City The Only Thing Spinners The Ambassador The Weekenders Chips Ahoy! Southtown Girls Your Little Hoodrat Friend -- Encore -- Citrus Hornets! Hornets! Massive Nights Slapped Actress Killer Parties courtesy of setlist.fm Tour Dates 07/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 07/15 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 07/17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 07/18 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune 07/19 - Vancouver, BC @ River Rock Casino 07/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American 07/23 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's 07/25 - 26 - Camden NJ @ WXPN 07/27 - Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo 07/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey 07/31 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern 08/01 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory 08/02 - Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl 08/04 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 08/05 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace 08/06 - Santa Fe, NM @ Sol Santa Fe 08/30 - Highmount, NY/Brooklyn @Belleayre 09/05 - Richmond, VA @ Fall Line Fest 09/06-09/07 - Boston Calling Festival Read More The Hold Steady Saw The Hold Steady at Mohawk yesterday (03/10). First band of SXSW, and the only show we saw yesterday. They were on their game and most of the crowd knew the old stuff. …

Believe it or not, the Minnesota Zoo got even more wild last Saturday night with The Hold Steady.

Opening for them was Cheap Girls from Lansing, Michigan. For this review I was fortunate enough to sit next to the mother of The Hold Steady guitarist/vocalist Tad Kubler, Kathleen Watson. During the concert, she told me a story about how the band used to travel from gig to gig in an old, white van in the early days. She and the other parents served as rest stops as The Hold Steady would crisscross the Midwest.

Craig Finn

I counted 22 songs in their set. While I was discovering their music for the first time, most of the crowd was singing along as if they helped write the tunes. The Hold Steady has a very loyal fan base and it’s no wonder with front man Craig Finn constantly reaching out to the audience with his infectious energy full of positive vibes.

If you haven’t listened to The Hold Steady before, I can only say that their sound is a mixture of their adopted East Coast Rock built on a foundation of tongue-in-cheek, Midwest friendliness. Finn is in constant dialogue with the crowd. Pretty much all their songs are a narrative of some sort and after a funny lyric is sung, Finn would step away from the mic and lip and gesture feelings of bemusement and confusion.

Finn also constantly remarked on his love for Minnesota. Their 5^th song was dedicated to their first show they ever did at the Triple Rock over 10 years ago. Later he asked the crowd if they saw the Twins game earlier. Finn commented on the game by saying that the Twins “didn’t just beat them, they outclassed them!” The crowd became more swept up in Finn’s energy and enthusiasm at that point and many other points along the way. At the end of the 9^th song Finn also pointed out that his high school math teacher was in the crowd.

The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady had songs for Apple Valley and gave sound advice like “heart break hurts but you can dance it off.” After their second to last song Finn said, “It’s come to that part of the evening where I only have 2 things to say. First thing is holy shit we’re going to play with the Replacements. And the 2^nd this is more important. Something I say quite often. I say it cause it’s true. Sometimes kind of hard to get out. If it’s cool with you guys I’m just going to come out and say it. There is so much joy in what we do up here!”

If you want to feel happy and nothing seems to work, I advise going to a The Hold Steady concert. This band is all about the people in the stands.

The Hold Steady at the Weesner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley (05 July 2014)

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