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Minneapolis: May 31, 2024

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05/31 Humbird with ISMAY at Turf Club Read More Humbird Humbird opened the evening with Siri Undlin on lead vocal and guitar and Pat Keen on upright bass. Undlin said it was a little weird to be playing at the Fine Line for she is currently on the road, but also back in her hometown …

05/31/2024 Friday

Humbird
with ISMAY
at Turf Club
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Minnesota-born artist Humbird (Siri Undlin) is on tour in support of her new album Right On. The singer will return to the Turf Club on May 31, 2024.

Humbird (02 Dec 2023)

We saw Humbird in 02 Dec 2023 and said, “Humbird< opened the evening as the crowd slowly ambled in. We caught them at the Fine Line exactly a month ago, opening for Mipso. Again it was Siri Undlin on lead vocal and guitar with Pat Keen on upright bass providing some grooved solos with a “Go Pat Go!” coming from the crowd. After launching into a funky space duo in “Free Life,” Undlin said she just released a new song “Child of Violence” and it was the first time she got hate mail, which she and Keen welcomed, but wanted to hear it face-to-face, preferably at the merch table. To get into the holiday spirit they invited their friend, Clifton on fiddle, to the stage to play a “deranged” Xmas song. It was not so much psychotic as a haunting lament with loose strands of “Greensleeves” hemmed throughout.”

ISMAY to open.

Tour Dates:

May 9 Omaha, NE @ Benson Theatre

May 10 Kansas City, MO @ miniBar

May11 St. Louis, MO @ Blue Strawberry

May12 Des Moines, IA @ XBK

May 14 Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel

May 15 Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theater

May 16 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

May 17 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club

May 18 Appleton, WI @ Gibson Music Hall

May 19 Chicago, IL @ Schubas

May 30 Duluth, MN @ Sacred Heart Music Center

May 31 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club

June 1 Eau Claire, WI @ Stone’s Throw

June 20 Ardmore, PA @ The Ardmore Music Hall

June 21 Washington, DC @ Union Stage

June 22 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry

June 23 Mount Solon, VA @ Red Wing Roots Festival

05/31 Guided By Voices with Disq at Fine Line Read More Guided By Voices We just reviewed the Guided By Voices book, Closer You Are: The Story of Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices, and briefly mentioned that the group will be in Minneapolis on December 30th. No opening band listed, because, let’s face it ...

05/31/2024 Friday

Guided By Voices
with Disq
at Fine Line
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Guided By Voices is back on tour in support of their forthcoming 41st album Strut of Kings (due June 28 via GBV Inc).

Guided By Voices (31 Aug 2016)

We last saw Guided By Voices in Aug 2016 and wrote, “ The cult-like followers of Guided By Voices gave a loud thunderous cheer when the Ohio band took the stage at 9:30pm. They had to start so early because they made the request to First Avenue that they were going to play over two hours and fifty minutes! Of course, true fans would automatically joke, “Oh, that’s a short set for GBV.””

Disq to open.

Tour dates:

5/10 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO

5/12 - Kilby Court Block Party - Salt Lake City, UT

5/31 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN

6/1 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL

6/7 - Atlantis - Washington, DC

6/8 - Ardmore Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA

6/21 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

6/22 - Royale Theater - Boston, MA

7/19 - Hi-Fi Annex - Indianapolis, IN

7/20 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH

8/3 - Community Arts / Music Fest - Athens, OH

8/9 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT

8/10 - Bearsville Theater - Woodstock, NY

8/23 - Bells Beer Garden - Kalamazoo, MI

8/24 - WSME Backyard BBQ - Milwaukee, WI

9/6 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA

9/27 - August Hall - San Francisco, CA

9/28 - Bellweather - Los Angeles, CA

10/25 - Mohawk - Austin, TX

10/26 - Ferris Wheelers - Dallas, TX

05/31 The Suburbs with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More The Suburbs 08/04/2017 The Suburbs’ sold out 40th Anniversary show for Hey Muse! is this Friday at First Avenue. Ryan and Pony and DJ Jake Rudh (Transmission) to open. 7:30pm, $22/Sold Out. …

05/31/2024 Friday

The Suburbs
with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
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Local favorites The Suburbs, originally from 1977, were grouped together with the original “Minneapolis Sound”, such as The Suicide Commandos, Prince, The Replacements, and Hüsker Dü.

Kiss the Tiger (05 Oct 2023)

Kiss the Tiger to open. I saw the local band a few times, the latest in Oct 2023: “Kiss the Tiger is fronted by dynamic lead singer Meghan Kreidler, with rhythm guitarist Michael Anderson, guitarist Bridger Fruth, bassist Paul DeLong, and drummer Jay DeHut. They played their new single, “There You Are (Beautiful)” in the middle of the set, followed by an old favorite, “Hold On To Love”, which held The Current’s Chart Show Hall of Fame for the #1 spot for nine straight weeks. My personal favorite is Kiss the Tiger’s set closer, “Elliot Park”, featuring the catchy audience participation “alright oh yeah”. ”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ between sets.

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: April 1 to April 3, 2019

Cat Power 2019 Tour Read More Cat Power Just a reminder that Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, is coming to Minneapolis at the Mill City Nights tomorrow, October 30th. I will be there, will you? ... …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 1 to April 3, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

CAT POWER
Varsity Theater
Mon 04/01/2019 (7pm/$42)
varsitytheater.com

Not an April’s Fool joke, but Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) will be headlining the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Monday.

Cat Power is currently opening for Mumford and Sons and has decided she play a few shows between and after this arena-sized tour.

Chances are there may not be any photographers at this show, as the last time she appeared in Minneapolis, in October 2012, she yelled at a photographer.

We still love her music, and hope maybe her “no photos” policies have changed since then.

As of this writing, no opening band listed on the venue’s website.

Tour Dates:

03/30/2019 Kohl Center Arena Madison, WI
03/31/2019 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
04/01/2019 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN

Other shows in the area:

Mott The Hoople at First Ave The Interrupters 2019 Tour Hand Habits 2019 Tour Read More Mott the Hoople Pete Overend Watts, the original bassist for Mott the Hoople, has died today (January 22nd). The bass guitarist (originally guitarist) appeared with singer Stan Tippins on The Doc Thomas Group … Hand Habits Upstate New York’s Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy) will be touring in 2018 in support of her album Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void) on Woodsist Records.

MOTT THE HOOPLE '74
+ The Suburbs
First Avenue
Tue 04/02/2019 (7pm/$50)
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To be honest, we haven’t thought about 70s band Mott the Hoople since the semi-recent passing of their original drummer Pete Overend Watts in January 2017. Expect the band to play all your favorite songs, including “All the Young Dudes” (a song written by the late, great David Bowie). With all the Young Dudes dying off, this may be your last chance to see this legendary English band on stage.

The Suburbs to open.

Tour dates:

04/01/2019 Miller High Life Theatre Milwaukee, WI
04/02/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
04/03/2019 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
04/05/2019 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
04/06/2019 Masonic Auditorium Cleveland, OH
04/08/2019 Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
04/09/2019 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
04/10/2019 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
04/19/2019 Manchester Academy Manchester
04/20/2019 Barrowland Glasgow
04/21/2019 Symphony Hall Birmingham
04/23/2019 Sage Gateshead Gateshead
04/26/2019 O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London
04/27/2019 O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire London

THE INTERRUPTERS
+ Masked Intruder, Ratboy
Varsity Theater
Wed 04/03/2019 (5:30pm/$38)
varsitytheater.com

Wow, remember the first time you heard The Interrupters play “Fight the Good Fight”? It was incredible. It instantly reminded you of ska/punk (“skunk”) bands like Rancid. The female-fronted band is currently in the top 10 on the Alternative Radio charts (#1 in Canada!), obviously no surprise that most of their North American dates have sold out.

This is a young-people band, and considering the show is all-ages, expect a lot of moshing/slam dancing... so old people, stay in the back!

Masked Intruder and Ratboy (not to be confused with Ratboys) to open.

Tour dates:

APR 01 St. Louis, MO
APR 02 Milwaukee, WI
APR 03 Minneapolis, MN
APR 05 Denver, CO (SOLD OUT)
APR 06 Salt Lake City, UT
APR 08 Portland, OR
APR 09 Vancouver, BC (SOLD OUT)
APR 10 Seattle, WA
APR 12 San Francisco, CA
APR 13 Indio, CA
APR 14 Santa Ana, CA (SOLD OUT)
APR 20 Indio, CA

HAND HABITS
+ Tomberlin, Half Tramp
7th St Entry
Wed 04/03/2019 (7pm/$12)
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Hand Habits (Meg Duffy) is back in town, touring in support of her sophomore album placeholder (Saddle Creek).

Tour dates:

4/1 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
4/2 - Eau Claire, WI @ The Gallery
4/3 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
4/4 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout
4/8 - Troy, NY @ Post Contemporary Church
4/9 - Hudson, NY @ The Half Moon Hudson
4/10 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
4/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
4/12 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd DC
4/13 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
4/14 - Nashville, TN @ The End
4/15 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
4/16 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
4/18 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Inside)
4/20 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sanitary Tortilla Factory
4/21 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress
4/22 - Long Beach @ Living Room LBC
4/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg

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Minneapolis: August 1 to August 4, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 1 to August 4, 2017.

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Read More MST3K The new MST3K series was a result of overwhelming fan support from their Kickstarter in November 2015. Production ran over a year, and eventually all 14 episodes were sold to Netflix for distribution. Hopefully, like Orange …

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
at State Theatre
Friday 08/04/17 (7pm/$39)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Remember how we talked about the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 shows in April 2017? Well you can experience MST3K live, in person, for yourself at the State Theatre this Friday, August 4th.

Since it’s taking place in Minneapolis, expect some surprise guests, such as Har Mar Superstar! At least, let’s hope!

There are two showings, a 7pm for “Eegah”, and a 10pm show for “Secret Surprise Film!”

Tour Dates:

07/27 San Francisco, CA The Warfield 8 PM
07/28 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 8 PM
07/29 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 7 PM
07/29 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 10 PM
08/03 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre 8 PM
08/04 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre 7 PM
08/04 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre 10 PM
08/06 Green Bay, WI Weidner Center 7 PM
08/08 Cleveland, OH Ohio Theatre 8 PM
08/09 Baltimore, MD The Modell Lyric 8 PM
08/10 Richmond, VA Dominion Arts Center 8 PM
08/11 Nashville, TN James K. Polk Theater 7 PM
08/11 Nashville, TN James K. Polk Theater 10 PM
08/12 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Symphony Hall 7 PM
08/12 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Symphony Hall 10 PM

Read More Gary Clark Jr. Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. just sold out his Minneapolis appearance at First Avenue. Clark Jr.’s latest The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is available now on Warner Bros. Records. …

GARY CLARK JR.
at Palace Theatre
Friday 08/04/17 (7pm/$45)
palacestpaul.com

Blues, rock & roll singer and songwriter Gary Clark Jr. is returning to Minnesota at the Palace Theatre this Friday. We last saw him at the Basilica Block Party in 2016.

Find out why he’s known as “The Chosen One” and why Eric Clapton personally asked Clark Jr. to tour with him on his 50th Anniversary tour.

Gary Clark Jr.’s latest Live North America 2016 came out March 17th, 2017, via Warner Bros. Records.

Jackie Venson to open.

Tour Dates:

08/04/2017 Palace Theatre St. Paul, MN
08/05/2017 Hinterland Festival
08/25/2017 Hampton Beach Casino Hampton Beach, NH
08/26/2017 Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park, NJ
08/27/2017 Afro-Punk Festival
09/07/2017 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
09/08/2017 Madison Square Garden New York, NY
09/13/2017 Forum Inglewood, CA
09/15/2017 Forum Inglewood, CA
09/16/2017 Forum Inglewood, CA
09/18/2017 Forum Inglewood, CA
09/20/2017 EagleBank Arena @ "VetsAid"
09/23/2017 Pilgrimage Music Festival
09/24/2017 Bourbon & Beyond
09/26/2017 20 Monroe Live Grand Rapids, MI
09/27/2017 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI
09/29/2017 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival
09/30/2017 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
10/01/2017 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK

Read More Yellow Ostrich Yellow Ostrich already blew away Justina when she covered them a few months ago in New York. Justina described the band's music and why she jumped at the chance …

Other shows in the area:

08/01/2017 Rock troubadour Jesse Malin to appear at the 7th Street Entry this August 1st, on his way to the Lollapalooza’s Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) stage on August 4th. Anthony D’amato and Nick Leet to open. 7:30pm, $12.

08/02/2017 Co-headliners Ron Gallo and Slothrust are playing the Turf Club on Wednesday. Ratboys will open. 7pm, $14.

08/03/2017 New York's Worriers (not to be confused with Australia's The Worriers) to play Triple Rock Social Club. Typesetter and Partial Traces to open. 8pm, $8.

08/04/2017 The Suburbs’ sold out 40th Anniversary show for Hey Muse! is this Friday at First Avenue. Ryan and Pony and DJ Jake Rudh (Transmission) to open. 7:30pm, $22/Sold Out.

08/04/2017 Minneapolis-based band Human Heat (featuring Alex Schaaf of Yellow Ostrich) will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul this Friday, previewing tracks from his forthcoming All Is Too Much (Offline Records). P•PL and Beasthead also on the bill. 7:30pm, $8.

08/04/2017 Omaha’s David Nance (billed as David Nance Group) is playing Eagles #34 this Friday. He has a new record on Ba Da Bing! Records. The venue’s website doesn’t list a cover charge, but it’ll be affordable. Also on the bill: Ozone 120's, Dairyland, and The Switch. 9pm, $?.

08/04/2017 If you didn’t make it to Seether’s 5th Annual Rise Above Fest (the largest suicide awareness event in the world) on July 22nd and 23rd, in Bangor, Maine, you can catch the band this Friday at the Myth. 6:30pm, $27.

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Minneapolis: April 25 to April 28, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 25 to April 28, 2017.

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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!" …

SILVERSUN PICKUPS
At First Avenue
Tuesday 04/25/17, 7pm ($28)
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Los Angeles’ Silversun Pickups will be headlining First Avenue tomorrow.

We recently caught Silversun Pickups in May 2016 with Foals, and wrote, “This alternative rock band from Los Angeles has been around for a while and seem to finally be getting the recognition they deserve. They released Better Nature last year and played a lot of songs off of that but did not forget about their three previous releases.”

Kiev to open.

Tour dates:

Apr 25 Minneapolis, MN- First Avenue
Apr 26 Milwaukee, WI- The Rave
Apr 28 Cincinnati, OH- Bogart's
Apr 29 Columbus, OH- Newport Music Hall
May 1 Birmingham, AL- Iron City
May 2 Atlanta, GA- Buckhead Theatre
May 4 Oklahoma City, OK- Diamond Ballroom
May 5 Tulsa, OK- Brady Theater
Jun 09 Miami, FL- Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
Jun 10 Clearwater, FL – Coachman Park
Jun 11 Jacksonville, FL- TBD
Jun 13 New Orleans, LA- Bold Sphere Music
Jun 15 Nashville, TN- Ascend Amphitheater
Jun 16 Charlotte, NC- Charlotte Metro Credit
Jun 17 Raleigh, NC- Red Hat Amphitheater
Jun 18 Baltimore, MD- TBD
Jun 21 Boston, MA- Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Jun 23 Holmdel, NJ- PNC Bank Arts Center
Jun 24 Wantagh, NY- Nikon
Jun 25 Philadelphia, PA- Festival Pier
Jun 28 Toronto, ON- TD Echo Beach
Jun 29 Darien Center, NY- Darien Lake Performing
Jun 30 Syracuse, NY- Lakeview Amphitheater
Jul 01 Saratoga Springs, NY- Saratoga Performing Arts
Jul 02 Wallingford, CT- Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Jul 06 Chicago, IL- Huntington Bank Pavilion
Jul 07 Detroit, MI- DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul 08 Cleveland, OH- Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Jul 09 Indianapolis, IN-- Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
Jul 11 St. Louis, MO- Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul 12 Rogers, Arkansas- Walmart AMP
Jul 14 Houston, TX- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Jul 15 Dallas, TX- Starplex Pavilion
Jul 18 Phoenix, AZ- Comerica Theatre
Jul 20 Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre
Jul 21 San Diego, CA- Cal Coast Credit Union
Jul 22 Las Vegas, NV- The Joint at Hard Rock
Jul 23 Berkeley, CA- Greek Theatre

Read More Sondre Lerche We already saw Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche in New York, in September. Lerche will be making his way over to Minnesota, at the Turf Club in Saint Paul this October 17th. ....

SONDRE LERCHE
at 7th St Entry
Tuesday 04/25/17, 7pm ($20)
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Norwegian singer Sondre Lerche (currently based in New York City) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry tomorrow (April 25th), touring in support of his eighth studio album Pleasure (PLZ label). The new record is the followup to Lerche’s “divorce” album from Mona Fastwold.

We previously caught Lerche in New York in 2014 and wrote, “The crowd seemed to be quite enthusiastic, which Lerche most definitely fed off of and gave the audience several opportunities to sing along. Combining both older songs like “Sleep on Needles,” and “Two Way Monologue” with new songs from the just-released album like “Bad Law” and “Legends”, the crowd got to revel in the oldies and enjoy the experiencing the new material live.”

Dedekind Cut to open.

Tour dates:

04/25 Minneapolis MN - 7th Street Entry
04/28 Vancouver BC - Biltmore Cabaret
04/29 Seattle WA - Columbia City Theater
04/30 Portland OR - Star Theater
05/02 San Francisco CA - The Independent
05/04 Los Angeles CA - Troubadour
05/05 Anaheim CA - The Parish
05/06 Phoenix AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
05/10 Austin TX - Antone’s
05/11 Houston TX - White Oak Music Hall
05/12 Dallas TX - Club Dada
05/13 New Orleans LA - One Eyed Jacks
05/19 Gothenburg, SE - Oceanen
05/20 Stockholm, SE - Kagelbanen
05/22 Copenhagen, DK - Vega
05/24 Amsterdam, NL - Sugar Factory
05/30 London, UK - The Borderline
05/31 Paris, FR - La Boule Noir
06/02 Berlin, DE - Maze

Read More xx Undoubtedly one of the hottest bands is London's The xx. With their sophomore album, Coexist, just released last month, the band proved that they're not some sort of one-hit/one-trick pony. … Tycho Tycho is back in Minneapolis this Tuesday, April 8th, in support of Awake, at a much bigger venue, First Avenue. Hopefully it's big enough to accommodate all of Tycho's fans. … Beacon Brooklyn's Beacon was a big buzz last night, having talked to a few fans that came out just to see them last night. This beats duo (Thomas Mullarney III and Jacob Gossett) just recently signed to Ghostly International …

Other shows in the area:

04/26/17 Hari Kondabolu and Raghav Mehta will be playing the Cedar Cultural Center. $20.

04/26/17 Rookie Of The Year and City Under Siege will be at Triple Rock Social Club. $12.

04/27/17 The Suburbs’ sold-out show at the Turf Club is this Thursday. $30/Sold Out.

04/27/17 Tycho returns to Minnesota, over at the new Palace Theatre. New York electro duo Beacon will be opening up the show. Both Beacon and Tycho came to town in 2015 and we noted, “Opening up the show was Beacon, a duo (Thomas Mullarney III and Jacob Gossett) from Brooklyn, New York, playing some tracks from L1 EP (Ghostly International) to near darkness with a custom film, projected onto the band. We've seen the electronic duo before, last December 2012, and I wrote that they had "big buzz." While at the time, I said they were 'thunderous rap bass', they seem to have taken it down a notch to more minimalistic and atmospheric.... at least based on hearing them perform on Sunday.” $29.50.

04/28/17 Bishop Briggs is headlining Fine Line Music Café. The show is sold out. Sold Out.

04/28/17 Flint Eastwood (not to be confused with Clint Eastwood) is headlining the 7th Street Entry. $10.

04/28/17 The Florists’ EP release show is at Triple Rock Social Club. $5.

04/28/17 The xx has a sold out show at the new Palace Theatre in St Paul. The trio’s third album I See You debut at #1 in the UK and #2 in the US album charts. The last time we saw the xx, it was in 2012 and we said, “The xx show was a little somber, with flashing lights at the appropriate beats. I was expecting more dancing from the audience, but for the most part, they kept very still. Which is cool, as someone pointed out that it was nice to see people actually listening and watching the show on stage.” Sampha to open. $49.50.

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