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
+ 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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