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We♥KC - September 16-30 2021 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

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Fall is typically one of the busiest times to see live shows, Even with health protocols, the season is getting busier, leading into Rocktober, Vu from W♥M’s favorite month!

In the Kansas City / Lawrence, KS area, several postponements and a cancellation or two (see below) and Simple Plan recently dropped out of the New Found Glory show, replaced by Less Than Jake.

 

Similarly, Liz Phair dropped off the Alanis Morissette/Garbage bill, but has been replaced with Cat Power (who can be brilliant or puzzling, depending on the night). Please check with the venue and artist beforehand, for any health restrictions or last-minute changes.

Last month in the KC area was filled with live highlights – Foo Fighters serenading protesters on a flatbed truck, Wilco were not able to play outdoors due to weather so turned on a live webstream to give everyone a free backstage concert, and KC’s own Waxahatchee began her tour to end last month with a sold-out show, and help from partner Kevin Morby. 

Not sure how Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and The Allman Betts Band shows got scheduled the same night (there is definite audience crossover), classic stalwarts Kansas will play a nearby homecoming show, and country fans will get to see Little Big Town up close, opting for two theater shows instead of one big arena gig.  

Here’s what’s happening in the area for the last half of September

(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):

Thursday September 16

Dance Gavin Dance with Animals As Leaders and more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $27.50-$35

Kane Brown w Restless Road, Chris Lane, Russell Dickerson, T-Mobile Center. $35-$75

Wild Feathers, Bottleneck Lawrence, $20.

Sub Urban and Bella Poarch, RecordBar. CANCELED

Lucinda Williams, Knuckleheads. (postponed to Jan 15)

Friday September 17

John Pizzarelli Trio, Folly. $20-$55

Sara Evans, Ameristar. $55-$209

Here Comes the Mummies, Knuckleheads. $35.

Saturday September 18

Torres w/ Ariana and the Rose, recordBar. $12-$50
Vu previewed her new album Thirstier (on Merge Records)which came out in July and upcoming tour here. “I’ve been conjuring this deep, deep joy that I honestly didn’t feel for most of my life,” she says of the new release. “I feel like a rock within myself. And I’ve started to feel that I have what it takes to help other people conjure their joy, too.”

Albert Cummings, Knuckleheads. $18.50

Grand Funk Railroad, Ameristar. $40-$175

The Mountain Goats (solo) w/ Sophia Boro, Granada Lawrence. $24

Randy Rainbow, Uptown (Postponed to Jan 15, 2022)

Sunday September 19

Alanis Morissette w Garbage, Cat Power T-Mobile Center, $46.50-$146.50

Monday September 20

Rufus Wainwright and José González, Uptown. $35-$79
On the heels of last year’s Unfollow The Rules, Wainwright just released The Paramour Sessions, recorded live at a famous Los Angeles mansion.  We’re very much looking forward to hearing ‘You Ain’t Big’, played early in the set which name-checks “Topeka” and “Lawrence, KS” and he’s also been playing a cover of Neil Young’s “Harvest”. (Vu previewed the Minneapolis show here). 

Swedish singer-songwriter González(who we've seen solo and w/ Junip) has a new single "Swing" out now, and like Wainwright deserves your attention live, so hope for no audience chatter. 

Avatar w/ Magic Sword, Tallah, The Truman. $28.50-$55

Dead Sara, recordBar. $12

Tuesday September 21

Shinedown with The Struts and Zero 9:36, Azura Amphitheater. $35-$124.50

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Uptown. $35-$49.50
One of Willie Nelson’s sons and his band has very much come into his own, after backing Neil Young and others for so long, while cultivating their own career and recordings.  The latest is A Few Stars Apart (on Fantasy Records) released in June, but fans know the live element is where the band really shines. Vu previewed their upcoming Minneapolis show here

Allman Betts Band w/ Marc Ford, Knuckleheads. $28.50-$48.50

Son Little, Bottleneck Lawrence, $18.

Dinosaur Jr., The Truman (Postponed to TBA)

Wednesday September 22

Glass Animals w/ binki,  Azura Amphitheater. $25-$39.50
Their highly successful tour continues, in support of last year’s Dreamland (on Universal Music) and held over from its beginning instantly sold-out gigs in small clubs (their March 2020 show at recordBar in KC was one of our last shows before pandemic lockdown), and are now playing to much larger, proper-size audiences. “Heat Waves” remains on heavy airplay and the song we couldn’t get out of our head for over a year now. 

Be sure to show up early for opener binki, a NYC-based genre-blending musician born to Kenyan immigrants, whose debut EP, Motor Function (on FADER label) with single “Invisible Fence” just dropped last month. 

Bianca Del Rio, Folly, $39.50-$212.

New Found Glory w/ Less Than Jake, Uptown. Ticket prices TBA.

Grouplove, Liberty Hall. $30

New Found Glory and Simple Plan, Uptown. $31-$40

The Wailers, Grinders Crossroads, Free.

Thursday September 23

The Wood Brothers w/ Andrea von Kampen, Knuckleheads (moved from The Folly). $26-$39.50
The Americana trio hits the road again, in support of last year’s Kingdom on My Mind (on Thirty Tigers Records), Blending folk, gospel, jazz and blues, ...what other band covers the obscure group, Little Bob & The Lollipops?

Be sure to arrive early for opener 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, so might bring some of her fanbase to town and just played this same venue in June, opening for Punch Brothers. 

Kansas, Prairie Band Casino Mayetta, $65

Bad Bad Hats w/Alyssa Murray, recordBar. $15

Shakey Graves, The Truman. $27-54.

Andy Mineo, Uptown (Postponed to Fall 2022, TBA).

Friday September 24

Little Big Town with Nightfall, Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $35-$115

Oak Ridge Boys, Ameristar. $30-$110

Pecos & The Rooftops, Granada. $13

Faith No More, Grinders. $47-$100

Jameson Rodgers, The Truman. $15-$30

Saturday September 25

Little Big Town with Nightfall Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $35-$115

America, Lied Center. $21-$55

Don Felder, Ameristar. $45-$170

Tacos & Tequila Festival with Ludacris, Twista, Mario and more, Legends Field. $39-$99

Sunday September 26

Boney James, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $34.50-$49.50

Lauren Daigle w/ Ellie Holcomb, T-Mobile Center. $26.50-$122

Samia with Savannah Conley, recordBar. $15

Monday September 27

The Brook & The Bluff,  recordBar. $15-$18

Yung Bleu with Ann Marie, Seddy Hendrix and Noby, The Truman. $27.50-$55

Tuesday September 28

cleopatrick at recordBar, $12.50
The buzzing Canadian DIY duo released their debut album Bummer, in June (on Thirty Tigers) a title we can all relate to after the last eighteen months(!), with lead track “Victoria Park” of which vocalist Luke Gruntz says, “It's our thesis, our first impression. The proverbial icebreaker. It's named after a real Victoria Park here in Cobourg, Ontario”.  Having already played Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Reading/Leeds Festivals, this is a chance to see them up close. 

Wednesday September 29

Kevin Gates, Uptown Theater, $45
A major playa in the hip-hop game, Baton Rouge native Gates has almost twenty mixtapes to his name and two previous albums, both of which went Top Five.  The KHAZA Tour also features openers DDG and Gang51e June and expect a mix of previous bangers, alongside a taste of the new album to come. 

Mt. Joy and Trampled By Turtles, Grinders. $34.50-$134
We’ve covered Mt. Joy previously (here), most memorably when the band joined The Lone Bellow on stage to cover Tom Petty and released their second full-length, Rearrange Us, last June during the pandemic. 

Of course, we love Trampled by Turtles as well, the Northern Minnesota band’s short-lived Palomino Festival(here) was one of our annual favorites to cover.

Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30
The Baltimore band with a known reputation for their live shows is returning, in support of last October’s As Long As You Are (on 4AD), their sixth release.  Vocalist Samuel Herring is mesmerizing to watch and the Calling Out in Space Tour maybe references all the billionaires in rockets or maybe the 59-dates the band is playing, some with Modest Mouse and Hinds in Europe and the UK, following the North American dates. 

Jukebox the Ghost, The Truman. $20-$25

Colony House, Granada Theater Lawrence $18-$20.

Thursday September 30

311 w/ Iration,Iya Terra, Grinders. $45-$99

Amir El Saffar and the Two Rivers Ensemble, Lied Center Lawrence. $14-$25

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Knuckleheads. $20

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Upcoming Twin Cities Shows: September 2021 (Week 4)

Here are some shows to the Twin Cities in the fourth week of September 2021.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

09/18/2021: The Struts at Palace   Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". …

09/18/2021 SATURDAY

THE STRUTS
with Nick Perri
at Palace Theatre
armorymn.com

Derby’s The Struts are quickly adding additional dates for their “Strange Days Are Over Tour”… which includes this upcoming appearance at the Palace Theatre on September 18th.

Nick Perri to open.

We last saw the band live in May 2016 and wrote, “When the band had last played the Mainroom in Sept 2015, singer Luke Spiller was under the weather, resulting only in an eight-song/forty-five min. set, with the pledge that they would return and make things right. The resulting 95 min. arena-worthy, hedonistic throwdown was a night-to-day difference, electric in its energy, and put their previous appearance far back in the rearview mirror. Spiller and the rest of the band (guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies) echo the heyday of glam and good time rock with their own sound drawn from a mixture of Queen, Rolling Stones, The Sweet, and Slade, and Spiller obviously had picked up a few more Mick Jagger-esque moves, opening for the Stones in front of 80,000 in Paris and elsewhere.”

Tour dates:

08/31/2021 Jannus Live Saint Petersburg, FL
09/01/2021 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL
09/03/2021 The Beacham Orlando, FL
09/04/2021 The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
09/05/2021 Bonnaroo
09/07/2021 The National Richmond, VA
09/07/2021 Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
09/09/2021 Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
09/10/2021 Mann Center Philadelphia, PA
09/11/2021 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
09/12/2021 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
09/14/2021 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
09/15/2021 Four Winds Field South Bend, IN
09/17/2021 Summerfest (Milwaukee)
09/18/2021 Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
09/19/2021 Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines, IA
09/21/2021 Azura Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
09/22/2021 Pinewood Bowl Theater Lincoln, NE
09/24/2021 Oklahoma City Zoo Oklahoma City, OK
09/25/2021 The Pavilion Irving, TX
09/26/2021 Walmart AMP Rogers, AR
09/28/2021 Smart Financial Centre Sugar Land, TX
09/29/2021 Emo's Austin, TX

09/20/2021: Algiers at 7th St Entry   Read More Depeche Mode Depeche Mode is currently on their Delta Machine tour, stopping by Minnesota State Fair, of all places, last Tuesday, August 27th. …

09/20/2021 MONDAY

ALGIERS
with Zen Mother
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Atlanta-born-and-raised quartet, and not from Algeria, Algiers, will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on September 20th. Their latest album There is No Year is out now on Matador Records. Although the band is from Georgia, technically they originally formed in London with the release of their first single, “Blood” in 2012, via Double Phantom Records.

The band made a name for themselves opening up for Depeche Mode… so if you like DP, you’ll love Algiers.

Two-piece experimental, electronic rock project Zen Mother will open the show.

Tour Dates:

09/10/2021 Tubby's Kingston, NY
09/11/2021 Black Cat Washington, DC
09/12/2021 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
09/14/2021 Saint Vitus Brooklyn, NY
09/15/2021 Saint Vitus Brooklyn, NY
09/17/2021 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
09/18/2021 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
09/19/2021 Cactus Club Milwaukee, WI
09/20/2021 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
09/23/2021 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
09/24/2021 Polaris Hall Portland, OR
09/25/2021 Treefort Music Fest
09/27/2021 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
09/29/2021 Pappy And Harriet's Pioneertown, CA
09/30/2021 Zebulon Los Angeles, CA
10/01/2021 The Casbah San Diego, CA
10/01/2021 Zebulon Los Angeles, CA
10/02/2021 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
10/03/2021 Sister Bar Albuquerque, NM
10/05/2021 Empire Control Room Austin, TX
10/06/2021 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
10/07/2021 Gasa Gasa New Orleans, LA
10/09/2021 The EARL Atlanta, GA

09/23/2021: Rufus Wainwright and José González at Northrup   Read More Rufus Wainwright A Rufus Wainwright cover song. The story behind that is pretty funny, as were all her little stories, but apparently Wainwright dismissed himself from Megan's company by stating, "excuse me, but I have to pee, from my penis." … José González It's official, José González entire North American tour is sold out*. This is Gonzales' first solo tour dates since 2008 (we previously saw him with Junip in 2011 and 2013), so fans …

09/23/2021 THURSDAY

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT and JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
at Northrop
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Rufus Wainwright and José González is coming to Minneapolis at the Northrop Auditorium on September 23rd.

Rufus Wainwright is currently on tour in support of Unfollow The Rules – The Paramour Sessions, a live recording of his 2020 album Unfollow the Rules (plus other classic songs from his discography).

We last saw Sweden’s José González (formerly of Junip) in April 2015 and noted, “For the encore, they invited Ólöf Arnalds on stage with the full band and they played "I'll Be Your Mirror", the Velvet Underground (with Nico) cover song. It is a very faithful cover, you can tell right away that they got the notes just right. The rest of the encore were two songs from the new album…”

Rufus Wainwright and José González Tour Dates

09/20 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
09/21 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place
09/23 – Minneapolis, MN – Northrop
09/24 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
09/25 – Carmel, IN - The Palladium
09/26 – Detroit, MI –Cathedral Theatre
09/28 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
09/29 – Boston, MA – The Orpheum Theatre
09/30 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/01 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre

Rufus Wainwright with full band

10/03 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
10/06 – Southampton, England – O2 Guildhall
10/08 – Gateshead, England – The Sage
10/09 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
10/10 – Manchester, England – Bridgewater Hall
10/12 – Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England – City Hall
10/13 – York, England – Barbican
10/15 – Cambridge, England – Corn Exchange
10/16 – Liverpool, England – Olympia
10/18 – London, England – The London Palladium
10/19 – London, England –The London Palladium
10/20 – Brighton, England – Brighton Dome
10/22 – Southend-on-Sea, England – Leas Cliffs Pavilion
10/23 – Exeter, England – The Great Hall
10/25 – Birmingham, England – Symphony Hall
10/26 – Oxford, England –New Theatre Oxford
10/27 – Cardiff, Wales – St. David's Hall

09/24/2021: Needtobreathe at Armory   Read More Needtobreathe Sometimes good music just naturally transcends genres and categories. That seems to be the case with South Carolina band, Needtobreathe ... Switchfoot Veteran San Diego band Switchfoot made the very most of their paltry 35 min. set; currently between albums but eager to join this tour, with singer Jon Foreman taking …

09/24/2021 FRIDAY

NEEDTOBREATHE
with Switchfoot, The New Respects
at Armory
armorymn.com

Grammy award-nominated rock band Needtobreathe will be playing the Armory in Minneapolis this September 24th, in support of their new studio album Into the Mystery.

The tour also brings Switchfoot and The New Respects.

Into The Mystery Tour Dates

09/07/21 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
09/08/21 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
09/10/21 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amph
09/11/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Sandy City Amphitheater
09/13/21 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Federal Theatre
09/14/21 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union OAT
09/16/21 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
09/17/21 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
09/18/21 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
09/19/21 - Seattle, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater
09/21/21 - Missoula, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater
09/23/21 - Fargo, ND - Bluestem Center
09/24/21 - Minneapolis, MN - Armory
09/25/21 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
09/26/21 - Indianapolis, IN - Amphitheater
09/28/21 - Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady
09/30/21 - Chicago, IL - Radius
10/01/21 - Detroit, MI - Michigan Lottery Amph
10/02/21 - Cleveland, OH - Nautica Pavilion
10/03/21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Robert Morris University
10/07/21 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia
10/08/21 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion
10/09/21 - New York, NY - The Rooftop at Pier 17
10/10/21 - Washington, DC - The Anthem
10/12/21 - Louisville, KY - The Louisville Palace Theater
10/14/21 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union
10/15/21 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
10/16/21 - Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
10/17/21 - Charleston, SC - North Charleston Coliseum
10/19/21 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
10/21/21 - Austin, TX - Moody Amphitheater
10/22/21 - Houston, TX - Smart Financial Centre
10/23/21 - Dallas, TX - The Pavilion
10/24/21 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
10/27/21 - Memphis, TN - Memphis Botanic Garden
10/28/21 - Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
10/29/21 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
10/30/21 - Atlanta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

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: July 11 to July 13, 2019

Basilica Block Party 2019 Read More Basilica Block Party We like the annual Basilica Block Party in Minneapolis, so we always make sure they get the spotlight whenever we do these previews. They always bring in some really good bands .... Dawes The three-hour evening was opened by Los Angeles-based Dawes, who considers Minneapolis one of their strongest markets, in a solid hour-long set of their own. … Chvrches Chvrches’ third album Love is Dead reached the Billboard Top Rock and Alternative charts at #1 and #11 overall. ... Metric I've seen Metric twice (four times if you count Emily Haines solo or Broken Social Scene), so you know I love this little Canadian band. Their Rock the Garden's set was very similar to their …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 11 to July 13, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

BASILICA BLOCK PARTY
Basilica St. Mary
Fri 07/12/2019 (5pm/$70)
Sat 07/13/2019 (5pm/$70)
basilicablockparty.org

The 25th Annual Basilica Block Party is taking place this July 12-13. As usual, the Minneapolis music festival is bringing in some of the national musical acts to the Twin Cities.

Kacey Musgraves and Dawes to be the highlight on Friday, while Jason Mraz and Hanson to take Saturday.

Personally speaking though, we like the medium stage, particularly Semisonic and The Jayhawks (for Friday) and Chvrches and Metric (for Saturday).

The last time we saw Chvrches, we noted, “Martin Doherty summed it up on stage, ‘It’s nice to be back. Time and time again, you keep selling out every time we come here. Thank you for that.’”

Schedule:

FRIDAY Great Clips Stage Kacey Musgraves Dawes Anderson East Ruston Kelly PreferredOne Stage Semisonic The Jayhawks Yam Haus Star Tribune Stage Kiss The Tiger Annie Mack McNasty Brass Band

SATURDAY Great Clips Stage Jason Mraz Hanson Johnnyswim Lissie PreferredOne Stage Chvrches Metric Flora Cash Star Tribune Stage Static Panic The Bad Man Michael Shynes

Other shows in the area:

This is the Kit 2019 Tour Iration at First Ave The Struts at the Palace Chase Atlantic 2019 Tour Lakefront Music Fest 2019 Read More This Is The Kit On this tour, This Is the Kit (Kate Stables) is joined by bassist Jesse Vernon and drummer Jamie Whitby-Coles. She started off with a solo song ‘Easy on the Thieves’, then as a trio, then back to solo with ‘All Written out in Numbers’. … The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". …

THIS IS THE KIT
+ Nelson Devereaux
Turf Club
Thu 07/11/2019 (7pm/$16)
turfclub.net

Kate Stables (aka This Is The Kit) returns to the Turf Club this July 11th. We last saw her in Oct 2017 and said, “On this tour, This Is the Kit (Kate Stables) is joined by bassist Jesse Vernon and drummer Jamie Whitby-Coles. She started off with a solo song ‘Easy on the Thieves’, then as a trio, then back to solo with ‘All Written out in Numbers’. Stables often tuned between songs, making for awkward unfinished stories and comments. She played acoustic guitar, but it seemed like she’s most comfortable when she’s plucking on her banjo.”

Nelson Devereaux and the Style Band to open.

Tour Dates

07/09/2019 Drake Hotel Toronto, ON
07/10/2019 Constellation Chicago, IL
07/11/2019 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
07/16/2019 Moroccan Lounge Los Angeles, CA
07/18/2019 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
08/10/2019 Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff,
08/11/2019 Boileroom Guildford

IRATION
+ Pepper, Katastro, Fortunate Youth
First Avenue
Sat 07/13/2019 (6pm/$27)
first-avenue.com

Reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration will be headlining First Avenue as part of their “Live From Paradise!” tour.

Show up early to check out California-based band Pepper, who we previously mentioned played with Less Than Jake in Feb 2017.

Tour dates:

July 11 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
July 12 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
July 13 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 14 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
July 17 Utica, NY @ Saranac Brewery
July 18 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
July 19 New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
July 20 Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
July 21 Baltimore, MD @ Mecu Pavilion
July 25 North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
July 26 Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
July 27 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amph
July 28 Cocoa, FL @ Cocoa Beach Riverfront Park
July 30 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
August 2 Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheater
August 3 Del Mar, CA @ Del Mar Summers**
August 7 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades+
August 8 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades+
August 9 Fresno, CA @ Woodward Park Rotary+
August 15 Spokane, WA @ The Knitting Factory+
August 16 Missoula, MT @ Big Sky Brewing Amph
August 17 Boise, ID @ Botanical Gardens Outlaw Field
August 18 Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion
August 21 Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park Amph
August 23 Stateline, NV@ Montbleu Amphitheater
August 24 Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Beach~
August 25 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
September 14 Glen Ellen, CA @ Sonoma Harvest Festival**

** indicates non-"Live From Paradise!" tour dates
+ indicates Pepper not on the lineup
~ indicates Fortunate Youth not on the lineup

THE STRUTS
+ The Glorious Sons
Palace Theatre
Sat 07/13/2019 (6:30pm/$29.50)
palacestpaul.com

Rock band The Struts is back! The UK group released YOUNG&DANGEROUS last year on Interscope Records.

Tour dates:

July 5 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
July 8 Portland, OR Roseland Theater*
July 9 Seattle, WA Showbox*
July 10 Missoula, MT The Wilma*
July 13 Saint Paul, MN Palace Theatre*
July 15 Des Moines, IA Water Works Park*
July 16 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre*
July 17 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works*
July 19 Detroit, MI The Fillmore*
July 20 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live*
July 21 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE*
July 25 Buffalo, NY TBA*
July 26 Utica, NY Saranac Brewery*
July 27 New York, NY Pier 17*
July 28 Mount Pocono, PA Mount Airy Casino
July 30 Boston, MA House of Blues*
August 4 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
August 6 Dewey Beach, DE Bottle & Cork*
August 7 Washington, DC 930 Club*
September 21 Asbury Park, NJ Sea Hear Now Festival

~Des Rocs supports
*The Glorious Sons support

CHASE ATLANTIC
Varsity Theater
Sat 07/13/2019 (6pm/$18)
varsitytheater.com

Emerging alt-pop act Chase Atlantic is currently on a massive tour in support of their sophomore album Phases (BMG/MDDN).

The last time the Australian trio (Mitchel Cave, Clinton Cave, and Christian Anthony) were in town was with Lights in March 2018.

Tour dates:

7/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
7/06 – Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
7/08 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
7/09 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
7/11 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
7/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
7/15 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
7/16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
7/18 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
7/19 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
7/20 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
7/22 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
7/23 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
7/25 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore

LAKEFRONT MUSIC FEST
Lakefront Park
Fri 07/12/2019 (6pm/$45)
Sat 07/13/2019 (6pm/$45)
lakefrontmusicfest.com

The 10th annual Lakefront Music Fest is taking place this July 12-13th.

FRIDAY Steve Miller Band Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

SATURDAY Brad Paisley Riley Green Chris Lane

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Minneapolis: May 14 to May 15, 2018

The Struts at First Ave Poster Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 14 to May 15, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE STRUTS
+ The Glorious Sons, Spirit Animal
First Avenue
Tue 05/15/2018 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

U.K. band The Struts is bringing their fun, rock show to First Avenue once again.

This time, they’re bringing The Glorious Sons and Spirit Animal to the historic venue.

2018 Tour Dates

05/12/2018 Pointfest
05/14/2018 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
05/15/2018 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
05/17/2018 The Truman Kansas City, MO
05/18/2018 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
05/20/2018 Hangout Beach, Music & Arts Fest.
05/22/2018 The Showbox Seattle, WA
05/23/2018 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
05/25/2018 BottleRock Napa Valley
05/29/2018 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
05/30/2018 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
05/31/2018 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
06/01/2018 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
06/03/2018 Governors Ball Music Festival
06/09/2018 Download Festival
06/12/2018 Bergenfest
06/15/2018 Nova Rock Festival
06/17/2018 Download Festival
07/07/2018 Rock Werchter Festival

Haim 2018 Poster Joyner Lucas 2018 Poster Shania Twain 2018 Poster Read More Haim The numbers are in, and as expected, the Haim sisters (Este, Danielle, and Alana) received the #1 spot in the U.K., and an impressive #6 on the Billboard album charts in the U.S., for their debut album Days Are Gone…… Shania Twain Shania Twain on this upcoming "Rock This Country Tour". Shania's tour will hit Target Center in Minneapolis on July 28, where she will perform her extensive catalog of iconic hits in a brand new production. …

Other shows in the area:

HAIM
+ Lizzo
Palace Theatre
Mon 05/14/2018 (7pm/$42.50/Sold Out)
Tue 05/15/2018 (7pm/$42.50/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Having sold out their May 14th appearance at the Palace Theatre in St Paul, the sister act Haim quickly added an additional date (also sold out).

Local Lizzo has been opening on their national tour, she took advantage of her homecoming show by booking a headlining show at the Ice House at 11:30pm. More details at icehousempls.com.

Tour Dates:

05/14 Palace Theatre Saint Paul, MN*
05/15 Palace Theatre Saint Paul, MN*
05/28 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO**

*Lizzo as support **Lizzo & Maggie Rogers as support

JOYNER LUCAS
The Cabooze
Mon 05/14/2018 (6pm/$20)
cabooze.com

Atlantic Records artist and creative Joyner Lucas will be at the Cabooze on Monday, May 14th.

Tour dates:

05/12/18 Springfield, MO @ The Complex
05/13/18 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
05/14/18 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
05/15/18 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap House
05/16/18 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
05/18/18 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
05/19/18 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
05/20/18 Reno, NV @ Jub Jubs
05/22/18 Vancouver, CA @ Fortune Sound Club
05/23/18 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
05/25/18 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
05/26/18 Los Angeles, CA @ El Ray Theatre
05/27/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Monarch Theatre
05/29/18 Dallas, TX @ Trees
05/30/18 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
05/31/18 New Orleans, LA @ The Willow
06/1/18 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
06/2/18 Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre
06/3/18 Atlanta, GA The Loft @ Center Stage
06/5/18 Washington, DC @Union Stage
06/6/18 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
06/7/18 Boston, MA @House of Blues

SHANIA TWAIN
Xcel Energy Center
Tue 05/15/2018 (6:30pm/$29.95)
xcelenergycenter.com

Global superstar Shania Twain will be stopping by the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul in support of her 2017 Now album. This is Twain’s first tour in three years, so don’t miss out.

Tour dates:

05/12/18 Saskatoon, SK Sasktel Centre
05/13/18 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
05/15/18 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
05/16/18 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premier Center
05/18/18 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha
05/19/18 Chicago, IL United Center
06/1/18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
06/2/18 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
06/4/18 Duluth, GA Infinite Energy Center
06/6/18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
06/7/18 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
06/9/18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
06/10/18 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
06/12/18 North Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
06/13/18 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
06/15/18 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
06/16/18 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
06/25/18 Ottowa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
06/26/18 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
06/28/18 Québec, QC Videotron Centre
07/1/18 Hamilton, ON FirstOntario Centre
07/3/18 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
07/4/18 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
07/6/18 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
07/7/18 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
07/11/18 Boston, MA TD Garden
07/12/18 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
07/14/18 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
07/15/18 Washington, DC Capital One Center
07/17/18 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
07/18/18 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
07/20/18 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
07/21/18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
07/24/18 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
07/25/18 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
07/27/18 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
07/28/18 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
07/30/18 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
08/1/18 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
08/3/18 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
08/4/18 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena

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The Struts w/ Made Violent at First Ave, Minneapolis (04 May 2016)

Podcast The Struts Vu and John talked about Made Violent and The Struts.... The Struts Setlist I Just Know / Roll Up These Times Are Changing Could Have Been Me The Ol' Switcheroo Kiss This Mary Go Round Dirty Sexy Money Let's Make This Happen Tonight Young Stars Put Your Money on Me Only Just a Call Away -- Encore -- Black Swan Purple Rain (Prince cover)   acoustic Where Did She Go Made Violent Setlist Two Tone Hair Inside Out Right Kinda Crazy Touch Mistake You Had it Easy Talk About It Oh Well Wave to Ride On my Own Sunrise Dirty Don’t Wanna Know Wasted Days Tour Dates May 10—Pittsburgh, PA—Altar Bar May 12—Norfolk, VA—Norva May 13—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees May 15—Jacksonville, FL—Jack Rabbits May 17—Fort Lauderdale, FL— Culture Room May 18—Orlando, FL—The Social May 20—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Music Festival May 21—Maryland Heights, MO—KPNT Pointfest May 22—Columbus, OH—Rock on the Range May 28—San Francisco, CA—Opera House May 28—Napa, CA—BottleRock Napa Valley June 5—Mendig, Germany—Rock am Ring June 3—Nurnberg, Germany—Rock im Park June 9— Sweden Rock Festival June 10— Pinkpop Festival June 11—Download Festival June 12—Nova Rock Festival June 16—Madrid, Spain—Mad Cool Festival June 19—Dover, DE—Firefly Music Festival July 2—Rotselaar, Belgium—Rock Werchter July 3—Arras, France—Main Square Festival July 14—Asbury Park, NJ—The Stone Pony* July 20—Reading, PA—Downtown Alive* July 21—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall* July 22—WayHome Music July 23—Cleveland, OH—R&R HOF* July 25—Detroit, MI—St. Andrew’s Hall* July 26—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s* July 29—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza July 31—Montreal, Canada—Osheaga August 1—Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall* August 2—Boston, MA—Royale Nightclub* August 6—Washington, DC—9:30 Club* *supported by Dorothy Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". … Made Violent Made Violent ended up missing their Minneapolis appearance. It is really a shame, because, as we've previously mentioned, this is an excellent band. ...

In the world of Star Wars fandom, May the 4^th has become a playful, informal celebration day  as its name is a play on words for the phrase “May the Force Be with You”.

In terms of Minneapolis rock shows, it was a Day of Force as well; that force delivered by the irresistible glam grooves of quickly rising UK band The Struts.

Made Violent

Buffalo, NY trio Made Violent brought a force of their own to the evening, opening with a generous 45min. salvo of loud, low-fi,  garage/guitar rock of their own.  The three-piece (bassist/singer Joe White, guitarist Rob Romano,  and drummer Justin Acee) roared out of the gate with ‘Two Tone Hair’ which also begins their self-titled EP (on StarTime Intl/Columbia) and then charged into ‘Inside Out’, a quick 2 ½-minute track from the March release as well.

White has always brought a bit of bravado to the(self-acclaimed “world famous”) band, playing several new songs (incl. ‘On My Own’ and ‘Shadow’), even teased Prince’s ‘Raspberry Beret’ while tuning, as well as had White doing his best Liverpudlian accent to mimic Paul McCartney, who was playing just across the street at the same time.  Ending with ‘Wasted Days’, which also ends the EP, Made Violent made the musical statement, on their terms, that they’re just getting started.

The Struts

Derbyshire UK foursome The Struts had some promises to fulfill.

When the band had last played the Mainroom in Sept 2015, singer Luke Spiller was under the weather, resulting only in an eight-song/forty-five min. set, with the pledge that they would return and make things right. The resulting 95 min. arena-worthy, hedonistic throwdown was a night-to-day difference, electric in its energy, and put their previous appearance far back in the rearview mirror.

Spiller and the rest of the band (guitarist Adam Slack, bassist Jed Elliott and drummer Gethin Davies) echo the heyday of glam and good time rock with their own sound drawn from a mixture of Queen, Rolling Stones, The Sweet, and Slade, and Spiller obviously had picked up a few more Mick Jagger-esque moves, opening for the Stones in front of 80,000 in Paris and elsewhere.

‘Roll Up’ began the night with lyrics “Everybody wants, so get up, get up, get up to get some action” setting the tone, with Spiller conducting the crowd on cue to shout, clap or move, with a mere wave of his hand.

Breakout hit ‘Could Have Been Me’ was again inserted early into the set, the quartet obviously not believing they live and die on one genre-crossing radio hit, to have to save it until the end.

The band’s stage show has become more polished than last fall as well; pacing was near seamless, accompanying lights were more complex (six banks of stacked, arcing lights in front of the large logo backdrop were constantly in motion and sometimes literally blinding); and Spiller’s numerous costume changes during the set even seem more glittered than previous.

The band’s second US single, “Kiss This” from debut full-length Everybody Wants (on Interscope, released domestically w/extra songs after two years as an import) wasn’t saved until the end either, done not even a third of the way in, to rave applause.

Noting their last appearance at the venue after playing the song, Spiller acknowledged this night would be “a hundred times f##king better”. “I promised you a good show and we’re gonna deliver”, Spiller remarked.

‘Dirty Sexy Money’ had an arresting melody hook right out of the AC/DC playbook, ‘Let’s Make This Happen Tonight’ added extra excitement with Spiller working in “Minneapolis” into every chorus and the crowd shouting “Sympathy for the Devil”-sounding howls on cue back to the band, and ‘Put Your Money on Me’ had everyone participating with an “oh yeah” stanza after every line.

Ending the main set with a dedicated-to-Prince ‘Only Just a Call Away’, the encore began quickly after with guitarist Slack introducing the acoustic ‘Black Swan’ as being one of the band’s oldest songs, joined by Spiller in the last of his costume changes with overflowing black hat.

Setlist

Tour personnel had taped lyrics to the front monitor just before the encore, so we assumed a cover song was coming next, but didn’t know which, until Spiller/Slack segued into ‘Purple Rain’, done in the same building which immortalized the song over thirty years ago.

A blistering ‘Where Did She Go’ ended the evening, the crowd’s hands and bodies moving side-to-side and singing along on Spiller’s command, before he then instructed the crowd to take a step back to crouch to the floor, before bursting into a jumping, dancing explosion of joy.

Call it a collective force of nature, call it the force of retro-meets-modern rock n’ roll, or just call it The Struts; on this night, promises were redeemed and their album title was correct- Everybody Wants.

The Struts at First Avenue, Minneapolis (04 May 2016)

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W♥M254: The Struts

W♥M254: The Struts (12 mins) Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". … Made Violent Made Violent ended up missing their Minneapolis appearance. It is really a shame, because, as we've previously mentioned, this is an excellent band. ...

Vu and John talked about Made Violent and The Struts.

The Struts’ tour dates:

May 6—Kansas City, MO—Middle of the Map
May 8—Concord, NC—Carolina Rebellion
May 9—Johnson City, TN—Capone’s
May 10—Pittsburgh, PA—Altar Bar
May 12—Norfolk, VA—Norva
May 13—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees
May 15—Jacksonville, FL—Jack Rabbits
May 17—Fort Lauderdale, FL— Culture Room
May 18—Orlando, FL—The Social
May 20—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Music Festival
May 21—Maryland Heights, MO—KPNT Pointfest
May 22—Columbus, OH—Rock on the Range
May 28—San Francisco, CA—Opera House
May 28—Napa, CA—BottleRock Napa Valley
June 5—Mendig, Germany—Rock am Ring
June 3—Nurnberg, Germany—Rock im Park
June 9— Sweden Rock Festival
June 10— Pinkpop Festival
June 11—Download Festival
June 12—Nova Rock Festival
June 16—Madrid, Spain—Mad Cool Festival
June 19—Dover, DE—Firefly Music Festival
July 2—Rotselaar, Belgium—Rock Werchter
July 3—Arras, France—Main Square Festival
July 14—Asbury Park, NJ—The Stone Pony*
July 20—Reading, PA—Downtown Alive*
July 21—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall*
July 22—WayHome Music
July 23—Cleveland, OH—R&R HOF*
July 25—Detroit, MI—St. Andrew’s Hall*
July 26—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s*
July 29—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza
July 31—Montreal, Canada—Osheaga
August 1—Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall*
August 2—Boston, MA—Royale Nightclub*
August 6—Washington, DC—9:30 Club*

*supported by Dorothy

Song of the Show: The Struts’ “Where Did She Go?”

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Archive of this show at archive.org. More information on podomatic.com. Recording of this podcast was made possible by Skype, CallGraph, and Audacity.

W♥M253: Comic May-hem (04 May 2016) Vu, John W♥M252: Låpsley (01 May 2016) Vu, John W♥M251: Frightened Rabbit (05 January 2016) Vu, John W♥M250: Purple Rain - A Timeline of Prince's Final Days (23 April 2016) Vu, Langen W♥M249: You Spin Me Round (11 April 2016) Vu, John, Jamie W♥M248: So Hapa Together (15 March 2016) Vu, John

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Minneapolis: May 4 to May 8, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 4 to May 8, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". … Made Violent Made Violent ended up missing their Minneapolis appearance. It is really a shame, because, as we've previously mentioned, this is an excellent band. ...

THE STRUTS
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 05/04/16, 7:30pm ($16/$18)
first-avenue.com

We’ve been following acclaimed UK rockers The Struts for a while now, and admitted that they weren’t quite ready to head their show at First Avenue in September 2015, because (at the time) the band only wanted to play a few songs for the US market. This included only seven songs (plus one encore), but they managed to fill out an hour. This is because of extended live version... plus singer Luke Spiller had three costume changes, making for a fun, entertaining show.

This time around, the band finally released their debut Everybody Wants and will be adding additional songs on their set. Recently, the band showcased a cover of The Vaccines’ “I Always Knew” and Drake’s “Hotline Bling”, combined with their single “Kiss This”.

Opening up the show will be our favorite Made Violent. We previously caught the trio (singer/bassist Joseph White, guitarist Rob Romano and drummer Justin Acee) in May 2015 and looked forward to their second appearance in October 2015.... but history would have it that their van broke down. When pressed about why they put up with the struggles of constant grinding and touring, Romano said, “We can’t wait to hop in our sh**y van and drive across the country to play for anyone and everyone. Two things really matter to us – making as much good music as we can, and touring as much as we can. We never want to stop doing this.”

Made Violent also finally released some Eps (Made Violent and Wasted Days) last year via Columbia Records/Startime International.

Tour Dates:

April 30—Frisco, TX—Toyota Stadium May 2—Des Moines, IA—Wooly’s May 3—Milwaukee, WI—The Rave III May 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue May 6—Kansas City, MO—Middle of the Map May 8—Concord, NC—Carolina Rebellion May 9—Johnson City, TN—Capone’s May 10—Pittsburgh, PA—Altar Bar May 12—Norfolk, VA—Norva May 13—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees May 15—Jacksonville, FL—Jack Rabbits May 17—Fort Lauderdale, FL— Culture Room May 18—Orlando, FL—The Social May 20—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Music Festival May 21—Maryland Heights, MO—KPNT Pointfest May 22—Columbus, OH—Rock on the Range May 28—San Francisco, CA—Opera House May 28—Napa, CA—BottleRock Napa Valley June 5—Mendig, Germany—Rock am Ring June 3—Nurnberg, Germany—Rock im Park June 9— Sweden Rock Festival

June 10— Pinkpop Festival June 11—Download Festival June 12—Nova Rock Festival June 16—Madrid, Spain—Mad Cool Festival June 19—Dover, DE—Firefly Music Festival July 2—Rotselaar, Belgium—Rock Werchter July 3—Arras, France—Main Square Festival July 14—Asbury Park, NJ—The Stone Pony* July 20—Reading, PA—Downtown Alive* July 21—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall* July 22—WayHome Music July 23—Cleveland, OH—R&R HOF* July 25—Detroit, MI—St. Andrew’s Hall* July 26—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s* July 29—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza July 31—Montreal, Canada—Osheaga August 1—Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall* August 2—Boston, MA—Royale Nightclub* August 6—Washington, DC—9:30 Club* *supported by Dorothy

Read More Silversun Pickups Having spent many times stopping in Minneapolis at smaller venues, like the 7th Street Entry, Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert was amazed at the massive crowd for Rock the Garden, that he said, "This is a big deal!" … Foals "Are you ready? Because you don't sound f****ing ready!," yelled Foals' singer Yannis Philippakis as he worked the crowd. Foals rocked hard at First Avenue in Minneapolis last night to a group of young British rock music fans. … Joywave BETTY WHO with Joywave, Great Good Fine OK at Fine Line Music Cafe Friday 10/17/14, 8pm $15: finelinemusic.com …

SILVERSUN PICKUPS / FOALS
at Myth
Thursday, 05/05/16, 6:30pm ($27)
mythlive.com

The co-headlining show of Foals and Silversun Pickups will be arriving to the Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota.

Foals recently scored their first #1 Alternative radio single with “Mountain At My Gates”, from their acclaimed fourth album What Went Down... so expect the crowd to go nuts when they play that song live. Find out why Q Magazine gave the band “Best Act in the World” in 2015.

As for Silversun Pickups, they made it on our annual favorite shows of 2015.

Special guest Joywave to open the show.

Tour dates:

04/30/16 KDGE 102.1 EdgeFest
05/01/16 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q
05/02/16 Houston, TX Revention Music
05/04/16 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank
05/05/16 Saint Paul, MN Myth
05/06/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
05/08/16 89X Birthday Bash
05/09/16 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
05/10/16 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
05/12/16 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
05/13/16 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
05/14/16 Shaky Knees Music
05/16/16 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
05/17/16 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim
05/18/16 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
05/28/16 St. Louis, MO Ballpark Village
06/04/16 Live 105 BFD
06/06/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
06/07/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
06/08/16 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
06/17/16 Radio 104.5 Birthday
06/20/16 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
06/21/16 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine
06/22/16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
06/24/16 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
06/25/16 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
06/26/16 DC101 Kerfuffle
07/22/16 Panorama Festival
07/25/16 Portland, ME State Theatre
07/26/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
07/28/16 Quebec City, QC Imperial Bell
07/31/16 Lollapalooza
08/27/16 Timpanogos Music Festival

Read More Wizard World Minneapolis The second annual Wizard World Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center just ended on Sunday. Compared to last year, I felt this year more fans were attending the panels... … Buffy So, today's entry is on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although they've used good music soundtracks, such as Echobelly, Curve, and Angie Hart (Frente), I'm going to . … Grimm Grimm season two is the opposite. I don't like how the main character's sidekick can now also see the supernatural characters. Also: why are there more . … Gotham Gotham is an upcoming Fox TV series (due out Sept 22) about the beginnings of Batman, his villains, a young Jim Gordon and the city that hosts them . …

WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON MINNEAPOLIS
at Minneapolis Convention Center
Thursday, 05/05/16, 6pm (FREE)
Friday, 05/06/16, 3pm ($35/$45)
Saturday, 05/07/16, 10am ($45/$55)
Sunday, 05/08/16, 10am ($40/$50)
minneapolis.org

It is pretty much all-Wizard World all weekend! W♥M will be bringing you extensive coverage of the three-day event - plus the traditional kick-off free event at the Mall of America on Thursday.

The Wizard World Comic Con’s “Kick Off the Con” event will take place at the Rotunda at 6pm and will feature Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk), Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and James Marsters (Spike, from Buffy).

Wizard has also published their Minneapolis Programming and here are some events we will try to attend:

FRIDAY, MAY 6TH

5:00 – 5:45pm Prince: The Comics Connection—“Batdance” And Beyond: With Dean Haspiel, Guy Gilchrist, Zak Sally & Alex Lubet (Room M100e)

6:00 – 6:45pm The Creative Mind: Top Artists On Drawing Comics With The Red Hook’s Dean Haspiel, The Books Of Magic’s Peter Gross, Animal Man’s Chaz Truog & Deadpool’s Mikey Babinski (Room 100e)

SATURDAY, MAY 7TH

11:30 – 12:15pm Guy Gilchrist’s Professional Creative Workshop (M100i)

12:00 – 12:45pm Protecting Star City And Oliver Queen With David Ramsey (Room 101)

1:00 – 1:45pm Adventures In Middle Earth With Billy Boyd (Room 101)

1:00 – 1:45pm Blood On The Bayou With Kristen Bauer (M100e)

1:30 – 2:15pm Inside The World Of Independent Comics With Billy Dogma’s Dean Haspiel, Mcad’s Barbara Schulz, Sammy The Mouse’s Zak Sally & Origins Unknown’s Victor Dandridge (Room M00i)

2:00 – 2:45pm Spider-Man: Menace Or Super-Menace? Hosted By J. Jonah Jameson (M100e)

2:30 – 3:15pm From Thumbs To Prints: Creating Your Own Comic Book With Koolasheck (M100i)

3:00 – 3:45pm Storytime Is Over: David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch And Sasha Roiz (Room 101)

4:00 – 4:45pm Rise Of The Penguin: Robin Lord Taylor (Room 101)

4:30 – 5:15pm Security Gaps In Hogwarts (M100b)

5:00 – 5:45pm Intro To Cosplay With Wizard World Cosplay Guest Hannah Eva (M100e)

5:30 – 6:15pm Creating “The Crow” With James O’barr (M100i)

6:30 – 7:00pm Inside The Ring With Wwe® Superstar Paige™ (M100b)

7:30 – 9:00pm Wizard World Costume Contest Sponsored By Bandai Namco (Room 101)

SUNDAY, MAY 8TH

12:00 – 12:45pm Their Time Is Now: Falk Hentschel And Franz Drameh (M100e)

12:30 – 1:15pm Secrets Of Comics Writing Revealed! With Superman’s Dan Jurgens, The Red Hook’s Dean Haspiel, Albert The Alien’s Trevor Mueller & Spider-Man’s Danny Fingeroth (Room M100b)

1:00 – 1:45pm Out For A Bite With James Marsters (M100e)

1:30 – 2:15pm Batman V Superman: Threat Or Menace? With Superman’s Dan Jurgens & Spider-Man’s Danny Fingeroth (Room M100b)

3:00 – 3:45pm Wizard World Kid’s Costume Contest (M100b)

You can pay per day, but you’ll save money by purchasing all three dates at $75.

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2015 Shows

GRAND TOTAL: 346 Shows

JANUARY 2015 (4 Shows)

• 01/15 Zola Jesus at Cedar • 01/22 The Vaselines at Cedar

• 01/24 Sam Smith at Roy Wilkins • 01/29 Belle & Sebastian at Enmore Theatre

FEBRUARY 2015 (7 Shows)

• 02/01 Zola Jesus at Republic • 02/03 London Grammar at First Ave • 02/12 Kaki King at Cedar

• 02/14 Sleater-Kinney at First Ave • 02/14 Lights at Mill City Nights • 02/15 Marc Broussard at Varsity • 02/27 Blackberry Smoke at First Ave

MARCH 2015 (34 Shows)

• 03/02 Twilight Sad at 7th Street • 03/02 Ed Kowalczyk at Cedar • 03/03 Lone Bellow at Turf Club • 03/05 The Church at Cedar • 03/06 2:54 at 7th Street • 03/07 The Dodos at 7th Street • 03/08 Juliana Hatfield Three at Turf Club • 03/12 Swervedriver at the Turf Club • 03/12 Gang of Four at the Varsity Theater • 03/13 Go Show #1 at Aria • 03/15 of Montreal at First Ave • 03/16 Broods at Fine Line • 03/18 Third Man Records at SXSW 2015 • 03/18 Levitation France at SXSW 2015 • 03/18 Genevieve at SXSW 2015 • 03/18 Laura Marling at SXSW 2015 • 03/19 Don Dokken at St.Croix Casino

• 03/19 British Music Embassy at SXSW 2015 • 03/20 Only Real at SXSW 2015 • 03/20 Brolin at SXSW 2015 • 03/20 Twerps at Waterloo Records • 03/21 Transmission, feat. Andy Rourke at First Ave • 03/21 Magic Man at 7th Street • 03/21 Helado Negro at Ordway Concert • 03/22 Tycho at First Ave • 03/23 Judith Hill at Paisley Park • 03/24 Decemberists at Northrop • 03/25 Big & Rich at The Pourhouse • 03/27 Burgerama IV at the Observatory • 03/28 Burgerama IV at the Observatory • 03/29 Alex & Sierra at Varsity Theater • 03/29 Burgerama IV at the Observatory • 03/29 The Preatures at Triple Rock • 03/30 Ibeyi at the Cedar

APRIL 2015 (22 Shows)

• 04/02 OK Go at First Avenue • 04/03 The Ting Tings at Fine Line • 04/04 Katrina at Amsterdam Bar • 04/04 Father John Misty at First Ave • 04/05 Clean Bandit at First Ave • 04/06 Happyness at Turf Club • 04/07 Wand at 7th Street • 04/09 Max Jury at 7th Street • 04/12 Reptar at 7th Street • 04/13 Twin Shadow at First Ave • 04/15 His Name is Alive at 7th Street

• 04/16 José González at the Cedar • 04/16 The Veronicas at Aloft • 04/18 They Might Be Giants at First Ave • 04/18 Record Store Day at Electric Fetus • 04/21 Communion, feat. Hey Rosetta! at Turf Club • 04/23 American Candy Tour at Varsity • 04/24 Kaiser Chiefs at Regency Center • 04/26 Dar Williams at Cedar • 04/29 Stu Larsen at the Loring • 04/26 Elvis Perkins at the Icehouse • 04/30 Sick of Sarah at Turf Club

MAY 2015 (32 Shows)

• 05/01 Eternal Summers at 7th Street • 05/01 Wizard World Minneapolis • 05/02 Speedy Ortiz at 7th Street Entry • 05/02 Critical Hit at Wizard World • 05/02 Peelander-Z at Pourhouse • 05/02 Wizard World Minneapolis • 05/03 Wizard World Minneapolis • 05/03 R. Ring at 7th Street • 05/05 Wolf Alice at Turf Club • 05/06 Wombats at the Varsity Theater • 05/08 Moon King at 7th St Entry • 05/09 Glasser at the Walker Art • 05/09 Emily Hearn at Cedar Cultural • 05/09 Young Fathers at 7th Street Entry • 05/12 Freedy Johnston at Dakota Jazz • 05/13 Ballroom Thieves at Bryant-Lake

• 05/13 Icky Blossoms at Georgia Theatre • 05/15 Stephin Merritt at Cedar Cultural • 05/16 MSP Comicon at MN State Fair • 05/16 Kodaline at the Varsity Theater • 05/18 GOASTT at 40 Watt Club • 05/19 Twin Peaks at 7th Street Entry • 05/20 Torres at 7th Street Entry • 05/21 Other Lives at Triple Rock • 05/22 Butch Walker at Cedar Cultural • 05/25 Palma Violets at 7th Street Entry • 05/26 Surfer Blood at 7th Street Entry • 05/28 Little Dragon at First Avenue • 05/29 Temples at First Avenue • 05/30 DMA's at 7th Street Entry • 05/30 Hot Chip at First Avenue • 05/31 Mandolin Orange at 7th Street

JUNE 2015 (36 Shows)

• 06/01 The Dø at 7th Street Entry • 06/02 Shana Cleveland at Bryant-Lake • 06/04 Lindsey Stirling at Northrop • 06/05 The Script at State Theatre • 06/05 Soul Asylum at First Ave • 06/08 Best Coast at First Avenue • 06/09 Imagine Dragons at Xcel • 06/09 Embrace at Mill City Nights • 06/10 Shonen Knife at Amsterdam Bar • 06/10 Elle King at Varsity Theater • 06/11 Tori Kelly at Varsity Theater • 06/11 White Lung at 7th Street • 06/12 Michael Franti at Cabooze Plaza • 06/12 Barenaked Ladies at Treasure Island • 06/13 Kate Tempest at 7th Street • 06/13 July Talk at Triple Rock • 06/13 Hayden at Turf Club • 06/14 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Turf

• 06/15 Jeremy Loops at 7th Street • 06/16 Communion at Turf Club • 06/18 The Maccabees at Fine Line • 06/20 Rock the Garden at Walker Art • 06/21 Rock the Garden at Walker Art • 06/22 San Cisco at Triple Rock • 06/24 Chastity Belt at Triple Rock • 06/24 Trails and Ways at Turf Club • 06/25 PINS at 7th Street Entry • 06/26 Griswolds at 7th Street • 06/26 AthFest 2015 • 06/27 AthFest 2015 • 06/27 Dr. John at Twin Cities Jazz Festival • 06/27 Southside Johnny at Rolling River • 06/28 AthFest 2015 • 06/28 Suffers at 7th Street • 06/29 The Hunts at 7th Street • 06/29 Heartless Bastards at First Ave

JULY 2015 (33 Shows)

• 07/01 Mates of State at Turf Club • 07/02 Owl City at Oake on the Water • 07/04 Blue Coupe at Taste of MN • 07/08 Toad the Wet Sprocket at Mill City Nights • 07/08 Sam Dew at the Echo • 07/09 Lenka at the Cedar • 07/10 Basilica Block Party • 07/11 Head East at Fun Fest • 07/12 Graham Parker at Brit's Pub • 07/17 Say Anything at First Ave • 07/17 Indigo Girls at MN Zoo • 07/18 Freezepop at Nether Bar • 07/18 Widowspeak at GA Theatre • 07/19 Lydia Loveless at Turf Club • 07/20 Ex Hex at Triple Rock • 07/21 Lower Dens at 7th Street

• 07/21 Ryn Weaver at Triple Rock • 07/23 Veruca Salt at the Cedar • 07/24 This Will Destroy You at Varsity • 07/24 Lazyeyes at 7th Street • 07/24 Needtobreathe at Cabooze • 07/25 Blur at Qantas, Sydney • 07/25 Sage Francis at First Ave • 07/25 Tour de Fat at Loring Park • 07/25 On An On at Icehouse • 07/26 Frankie Teardrop at Triple • 07/26 Flock Of Seagulls at Ribfest • 07/26 BulletBoys at G.B. Leighton • 07/27 Gary Louris at Loring Park • 07/29 Zella Day at 7th Street • 07/29 Ringo Deathstarr at Turf Club • 07/30 Summerland Tour at Mill City • 07/31 Secret Stash Revue at First Ave

AUGUST 2015 (27 Shows)

• 08/01 Screaming Females at Triple • 08/01 Rise Against at Cabooze • 08/02 Django Django at First Ave • 08/02 Woody Allen at State Theatre • 08/03 The Kills at First Avenue • 08/04 Bleachers at Cabooze • 08/05 The Vamps at First Avenue • 08/05 Mötley Crüe at Xcel Center • 08/07 Go Fest '15 at Target Field • 08/07 Social Distortion at First Ave • 08/08 Pizza Lucé Block Party • 08/08 Jack Garratt at 7th Street • 08/15 KMFDM at Mill City Nights

• 08/17 Rachel Platten at Mall of America • 08/17 Delta Saints at 7th Street • 08/19 Summer Cannibals at 7th Street • 08/21 Tim Heidecker at the Cedar • 08/22 Cultivate 2015 at Loring Park • 08/22 Blue Öyster Cult at Mystic Lake • 08/23 Supernatural Convention • 08/26 Mekaal Hasan Band at Cedar • 08/27 Gwar at Wooly's, Des Moines • 08/27 Minnesota State Fair 2015 • 08/29 X at Mill City Nights • 08/29 Tallest Man on Earth at First Ave • 08/30 Slightly Stoopid at Cabooze • 08/31 Chelsea Wolfe at Triple Rock

SEPTEMBER 2015 (45 Shows)

• 09/01 Jenny Hval at 7th Street • 09/02 Lou Gramm at MN State Fair • 09/03 The Maine at Mill City Nights • 09/03 Colleen Green at Turf Club • 09/04 Four Years Strong at Triple • 09/06 D'Angelo at First Ave • 09/08 Radkey at 7th Street • 09/09 Craft Spells at Echo • 09/10 Brandon Flowers at First Ave • 09/10 Mikal Cronin at Turf Club • 09/10 Bayside at Varsity Theater • 09/11 These Animal Men at Heaven • 09/12 Damian Marley at Cabooze • 09/12 Coathangers at Triple Rock • 09/12 Low at Electric Fetus • 09/12 Tommy Stinson at Turf Club • 09/12 Vintage Trouble at Mill City • 09/13 Dear Hunter at Triple Rock • 09/14 Fidlar at Varsity Theater • 09/15 The Cribs at Turf Club • 09/16 Eluveitie at Mill City Nights • 09/17 The Struts at First Ave

• 09/18 Mynabirds at 7th Street • 09/19 Festival Palomino 2015 • 09/19 Astronautalis at Turf Club • 09/20 Uncle Acid at Mill City • 09/21 Noah Gunderson at Fine Line • 09/22 Ibeyi at Mill City • 09/22 D.R.I. at Triple Rock • 09/22 Man Man at Turf Club • 09/23 Lizz Wright at Dakota Jazz • 09/23 Sub Criminals at Skyway • 09/23 Years & Years at Varsity • 09/24 The Adicts at First Ave • 09/24 By the Thousands at Amsterdam • 09/24 Ben Rector at Northrop • 09/25 The Fratellis at Varsity • 09/26 Holly Miranda at 7th Street • 09/26 ZZ Ward at First Ave • 09/27 Breaking Benjamin at Myth • 09/27 John Hodgman at Cedar • 09/29 Ride at Mill City • 09/30 HardDrive Live at Mill City • 09/30 Big Star's Third at First Ave • 09/30 Ash at Nether Bar

OCTOBER 2015 (62 Shows)

• 10/01 Of Monsters and Men at Roy Wilkins • 10/02 Four Letter Lie at First Ave • 10/02 American Scarecrows at Turf • 10/02 Oh Land at Triple Rock • 10/03 Doomtree Zoo • 10/03 Battles at First Ave • 10/04 Blitzen Trapper at First Ave • 10/04 Districts at Triple Rock • 10/05 Mew at Triple Rock • 10/05 Wolf Alice at First Ave • 10/06 Russian Circles at Triple Rock • 10/06 Marian Hill at 7th St • 10/06 Kodaline at First Avenue • 10/07 Frank Turner at Varsity Theater • 10/07 Slash at Mill City Nights • 10/08 Madonna at Xcel • 10/09 FFS at First Avenue • 10/09 Joy Formidable at Turf Club • 10/10 Chvrches at Myth Live • 10/10 Tove Lo at First Avenue • 10/11 Fraser A. Gorman at 7th St • 10/12 Bully at 7th Street • 10/13 Disclosure at Roy Wilkin • 10/13 Mikky Ekko at Triple Rock • 10/14 DIIV at Turf Club • 10/14 Bring Me The Horizon at Myth • 10/14 Hiatus Kaiyote at Fine Line • 10/14 The Struts at Troubadour (CA) • 10/15 Peaches at First Ave • 10/15 MS MR at Varsity • 10/16 Ringo Starr at State Theatre

• 10/16 Neighbourhood at First Ave • 10/16 Flux Pavillion at Skyway • 10/17 Rachael Yamagata at Triple Rock • 10/18 The Darkness at Varsity • 10/18 He Is Legend at Studio B • 10/19 IAMX at Varsity Theater • 10/19 Carnifex at Amsterdam • 10/20 The Lone Bellow at Varsity • 10/20 Neon Indian at First Avenue • 10/20 Blur at Hollywood Bowl (CA) • 10/21 Lucero at First Ave • 10/22 Salad Boys at Hexagon • 10/22 John Grant at Cedar • 10/22 Grace Potter at State Theatre • 10/23 Blur at Madison Sq Garden (NY) • 10/23 Run The Jewels at First Ave • 10/23 Sheepdogs at 7th Street • 10/24 Matisyahu at Pantages • 10/25 A Silent Film at 7th Street • 10/25 Motion City Soundtrack at First Ave • 10/26 New Politics at First Ave • 10/27 Misterwives at First Ave • 10/27 Little May at 7th Street • 10/28 Leon Bridges at First Ave • 10/28 Nathaniel Rateliff at Turf Club • 10/28 Shannon And The Clams at 7th St • 10/28 Mal Blum at Nether Bar • 10/29 Dave Rawlings Machine at Fitzgerald • 10/30 All That Remains at Skyway • 10/30 Fruit Bats at Turf Club • 10/30 Ben Sollee at Cedar

NOVEMBER 2015 (33 Shows)

• 11/01 Front Bottoms at Varsity Theater • 11/01 Here We Go Magic at 7th Street • 11/02 Circa Survive at Mill City • 11/02 Bird And The Bee at Cedar • 11/03 Albert Hammond Jr at Turf Club • 11/04 Shakey Graves at First Ave • 11/04 Small Black at 7th Street • 11/07 City and Colour at First Ave • 11/08 Parkway Drive at Cabooze • 11/09 Contortionist at Cabooze • 11/10 Matt Pond PA at Turf Club • 11/11 Big Freedia at Varsity • 11/11 The Gestures at Electric Fetus • 11/12 We Were Promised Jetpacks at Varsity • 11/13 Roger Clyne at Turf Club • 11/14 Gogol Bordello at First Ave

• 11/14 Hey Rosetta at Triple Rock • 11/15 Suzanne Vega at Cedar • 11/17 Copeland at Varsity • 11/18 Bottle Rockets at Turf • 11/19 Mitski at 7th St • 11/20 Glen Hansard at State Theatre • 11/21 Little Fevers at Amsterdam • 11/21 Dandy Warhols at Fine Line • 11/22 Royal Concept at Nether Bar • 11/23 Between the Buried and Me at Varsity • 11/24 Odesza at First Ave • 11/25 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Orpheum • 11/25 Squeeze at the Cedar • 11/27 Tori Kelly at MOA • 11/28 Lights at Varsity Theater • 11/29 Slow Magic at Varsity • 11/29 Together Pangea at 7th Street

DECEMBER 2015 (11 Shows)

• 12/03 Go96's Snow Show Night 1 • 12/04 Rhymesayers 20 at Target • 12/05 August Burns Red at Skyway • 12/06 Alice Cooper at State Theatre • 12/08 Johnnyswim at Varsity

• 12/08 Jack Ladder at 7th Street • 12/09 J Fernandez at 7th Street • 12/10 The 1975 at First Ave • 12/11 P.O.S. at First Ave • 12/12 By the Thousands at Vaudeville Mews • 12/19 All Them Witches at Turf

The Struts at First Avenue, Minneapolis (17 September 2015)

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Minneapolis: December 4 to December 6, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 4 to December 6, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Atmosphere Please note that Clyde Iron Works is located in Duluth, Minnesota. I've never been there before, but I would think this is a smaller than the usual venue that superstar rapper Atmosphere and his usual Rhymesayers … Prof Fashawn, in his brief twenty minutes, brought out both Prof and Brother Ali for separate duets and showcased DJ Fresh who twirled the knobs on a mixer embedded in a giant boombox. … Brother Ali Brother Ali and Syrian-American rapper/activist Omar Offendum will be appearing at Augsburg college on Saturday, March 9, in Minneapolis. ... P.O.S. They only played two songs during the pop up show but for the second song they brought Stef (better known as local rapper and Doomtree member P.O.S.) up to sing about orange juice called "Shake It Well." The song ...

RHYMESAYERS 20
at Target Center
Friday, 12/04/2015, 5pm ($20/$100 VIP)
targetcenter.com

The special Rhymesayers 20 Year Anniversary Concert is taking place this December 4th at the Target Center. Traditionally Rhymesayers Entertainment record label has sold out First Avenue for many, many years now. Moving it a larger capacity like the Target Center made a lot of sense to us.

Expect all the staple artists from Atmoshpere and Brother Ali to recent addition Prof to be there on Friday to represent Rhymesayers.

Performances by (in alphabetical order):

Abstract Rude

Aesop Rock

Atmosphere

Battlecats

BK One

Blueprint

Boom Bap Project

Brother Ali

deM atlaS

Dilated Peoples

DJ Abilities

Evidence

Felt

Freeway, Grayskul

Grieves

Hail Mary Mallon

I Self Devine

Jake One

K-Salaam

Los Nativos

Micranots

Mr. Dibbs

Musab

P.O.S.

Prof

Soul Position

The Uncluded

Toki Wright

All arena seats (including the entire general admission floor) are only $20.00 (plus facility, ticketing fees and taxes) to celebrate twenty years of Rhymesayers.

Limited VIP packages available (with all the goodies) for $100.00 (plus facility, ticketing fees and taxes). VIP includes: premium VIP seating, exclusive Rhymesayers 20 Shirt, VIP bag, Rhymesayers 20 Sticker, limited edition VIP laminate with lanyard,exclusive VIP entrance and special VIP only bars.

Read More Beat Connection Beat Connection opened up the show. We've previously seen the Seattle-based band in 2012, touring in support of their album The Palace Garden, and was rather impressed with their fanbase ...

BEAT CONNECTION
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 12/05/2015, 9pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

Seattle's Beat Connection is back on tour in support of their new album Product 3 (out now on ANTI- Records). We first caught the band in 2012 and was blown away at their fanbase. Their last appearance in Minneapolis was with Django Django in August 2015.

Product 3, as described by Stereogum is "cuts a path through electronic pop, rock, hip-hop, and R&B without ever plunging head-on into any one sound."

Special guests Phantoms and Metavari to open.

Tour dates:

11/28 - The Drake - Toronto, ON
12/02 - The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
12/03 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
12/04 - The Frequency - Madison, WI
12/05 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
12/06 - Vega - Lincoln, NE
12/09 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
12/10 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
12/11 - Watercolor - Boise, ID
12/12 - The Bartlett - Spokane, WA
12/17 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
12/19 - Fortune - Vancouver, BC

Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". …

AWOLNATION
at Myth
Sunday, 12/06/2015, 5pm ($29.50)
mythlive.com

Awolnation (stylized as AWOLNATION) will be stopping by the Myth in Maplewood this Sunday, December 6th, in support of Run (Red Bull). Before the electronic rock band head out with Fall Out Boy, they're set to do a number of Radio Station tour - including this one, as part of 93X Nutcracker Presents show.

Our favorite The Struts will open up the show. You may remember that they previously booked (and sold out) the 7th Street Entry, prompting the promoters to upgrade their venue to First Avenue.

Tour dates:

12/01/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
12/03/15 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
12/04/15 102.9 The Buzz's Swanky Sweater
12/05/15 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
12/06/15 Saint Paul, MN Myth
12/12/15 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
12/15/15 95X Holiday Whobilation
12/16/15 106.5 The End Presents
12/17/15 105.7 Holiday Spectacular
12/18/15 Night 89X Stole Christmas
01/09/16 Honolulu, HI The Republik
02/26/16 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
03/01/16 North Charleston, SC Coliseum
03/02/16 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
03/04/16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
03/05/16 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort
03/06/16 Syracuse, NY War Memorial Arena
03/08/16 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
03/09/16 Dayton, OH Wright State University
03/10/16 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
03/12/16 Chicago, IL United Center
03/13/16 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
03/14/16 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
03/17/16 Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena
03/18/16 Memphis, TN FedExForum
03/19/16 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
03/20/16 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
03/22/16 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
03/23/16 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoor World
03/25/16 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
03/26/16 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amph

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The Struts at Troubadour, West Hollywood (14 October 2015)

Tour Dates 10/17 Woodlands, TX KTBZ-FM Buzzfest 10/19 Atlanta, GA Earl 10/20 Charlottesville, VA Southern 10/21 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel 10/23 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 10/24 Philadelphia, PA Foundry 10/25 Boston, MA Sinclair 10/26 Buffalo, NY Iron Works 10/28 Nashville, TN High Watt 10/29 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill 10/31 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Music 11/01 Dallas, TX Club Dada 11/02 Austin, TX Stubb’s BBQ 11/04 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep 11/05 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre 11/08 Vancouver, BC Venue 11/09 Seattle, WA Crocodile 11/10 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom 11/11 Reno, NV Knitting Factory 11/13 Scottsdale, AZ Pub Rock 11/14 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Live 11/27 Toronto, ON Adelaide Hall 11/28 Montreal, QC Fairmount Theatre 11/29 Wilkes-Barre, PA Chandelier Lobby 12/01 Norfolk, VA Norva 12/02 Richmond, VA National 12/06 Maplewood, MN The Myth 12/07 KPNT 105.7 The Point's Ho Ho Show 12/09 How The Edge Stole Christmas Read More The Struts Breakout U.K. band The Struts will be stopping by First Avenue this September 17th, in support of their hit Have You Heard EP (Interscope Records), with single "Could Have Been Me". …

A band comes along every now and then that has the ability to shock and shake you. There’s just something about them that draws you in and sends you into a transcendental state of blissed-out musical euphoria. Most of the time these said bands are going to be from Britain (hey, you know it’s true). Glam-rock-indie band The Struts, from Derby, England, have been gaining some impressive momentum with their first full-length album Everybody Wants, and now they’re touring the country promoting their US debut EP ‘Have You Heard’. This past Wednesday they took the stage at the Troubadour here in L.A., with native band The Shelters opening. Relevant to the hype of this amazingly dynamic foursome, this particular Struts show sold out hours after tickets went on sale.

The Troubadour is the Mecca for intimate shows and quintessential rock ‘n’ roll vibes. It’s a low-key venue where musicians and industry people go to give a nod and get introduced to outrageous talent- new and old. The Shelters are an upbeat indie rock band from L.A., and their track ‘The Ghost is Gone’ is a nice psychedelic blend of old school rock and droned out 90’s wave. While listening to them from the balcony I glanced behind me and noticed Tom Petty bobbing his head and clapping his hands while the guitarist did a solo. Legends eyeing potential legends, ya dig?

While the stage was being set up for The Struts I ran downstairs to get a good spot on the floor. Looking up I noticed that backstage (which is actually just an upstairs with thin little curtains in plain view of the audience) you could see the band having a little photo shoot and jumping around the room, perhaps getting out any last-minute jitters before the performance. The lights dim and the crowd starts to get amped, and while rainbow-colored lights hit the stage, the theme song from The Neverending Story starts and sends a chill of nostalgia over the room... while also sending a message loud and clear that we’re in for a special and intoxicatingly entertaining treat.

The Struts

The crowd packs in closer to the stage as the theme song ends and the room goes quiet. Finally Adam Slack (guitar), Jed Elliott (bass),  and Gethin Davies (drums) race down the stairs and hop on their instruments. Moments later frontman Luke Spiller rushes the stage donned in an oversized glistening tunic and black shiny pants. These guys have the chemistry of The Beatles with the stage presence of Zeppelin to boot. They go right into ‘Roll Up’, with Luke howling into the mic “Now, whatever I wear, it’s gotta have flare, so you people can stare...Everybody wants, everybody wants, roll up, roll up, roll up for satisfaction.” The whole band is smiling and having the time of their lives, and they leave caution to the smoky haze that fills their set. Their sound may be smart and fundamental enough for massive radio play, but they carry textures of uplifting rock ‘n’ roll tunes that hold true to that raw, uncut kind of feeling. “Los Angeles, can you dance?” Luke inquires to a sea of admiring fans. “Can you sing?” He continues on to conduct a yelling contest from opposite sides of the crowd. The energy is through the roof and Luke is dripping golden glitter. “Glitter in the eyes, I don’t recommend it.”

Next up the band goes into their massive hit ‘Could Have Been Me’. This song is about going after your dreams and never giving up, and it is an instant crowd pleaser. There’s a difference between pretentious egomaniacs who just want attention and the true soul of Rock Gods. Rock Gods have a way of connecting with people, of energizing their audience in a way that turns it into a universal feeling; making it about humanity. The Struts, though a rather young band, seem to have mastered this in that they are immensely generous to their fans. Must be one of the reasons they opened for The Rolling Stones last year in Paris (where their following is HUGE). This band is flawless and seems to have been playing together for much longer than 3 years. Baby-faced Adam is a killer guitar player and shined in his solo on their next song ‘Kiss This’. Again, Luke encouraged the audience to sing along with him, and we gladly complied. “When I say jump, you fucking jump!” This kid is a riot, and I believe he was born to galvanize the music world.

Think David Bowie in The Labyrinth meets Lou Reed meets Freddie Mercury....

After a quick wardrobe change Luke returns wearing a fringed black cape ensemble (this guy’s got incredible style, and is creating his own brand of clothing called Beautifully Strange). Think David Bowie in The Labyrinth meets Lou Reed meets Freddie Mercury. “There’s a thunderstorm outside...and we wanna bring it in here!” He proceeds to get the people on the floor and sing with him “Na Na Na Na ooooo Na Na Na” and the likes of that for about 10 minutes. Talk about up close and personal... it really made me feel like I was back in elementary school at recess with a really rad group of playmates. These guys are making live shows fun again, and if anyone can make the known-to-be-stuffy crowd of Angelinos get on the floor and sing for a while, well, bravo...that’s a grand feet in and of itself.

“When we found out we sold out this legendary venue, our breaths were taken away.” Luke tells the crowd near the end of the show. He’s a mover and a shaker, and the rest of the band seems to recharge his batteries more and more with every song. It was a soaring ball of fire and fun for the entire night, and I truly wanted it to be endless. But alas, all good things must come to an end, but The Struts assured us they would be back soon, and with new material. They ended the night with the catchy rebel tune ‘Put Your Money on Me.’ After the show Adam told me they’d be back in February (Yay). With shows like these, I guess they won’t ever have to look back and say it “Could Have Been Me”. (I’m sorry, I had to.)

The Struts at Troubadour, West Hollywood (14 October 2015)

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