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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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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

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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

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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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Little Bands

Read More Little Comets The stage at Minneapolis’ 7th Street Entry (the 250-capacity room attached to First Avenue) is quite small. In the past, bands that are used to playing larger stages elsewhere have had to.…

LITTLE COMETS
littlecomets.com

Little Comets was just in Minneapolis earlier this year in support of Life Is Elsewhere (Dualtone Records), but the UK band just announced a run of dates in October - starting the 16th in Charlotte, North Carolina and ending on Halloween in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band is touring with Atlas Genius and Family of the Year.

Hear "Violence Out Tonight" via Soundcloud.



Catch them on tour if you live in the cities below and find out why Details Magazine is calling them the "Next Big Thing":

10/16 Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore*
10/17 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage*
10/18 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues*
10/22 Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
10/23 Austin, TX @ Stubbs*
10/24 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues*
10/28 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant*
10/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue*
10/31 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues*

*with Atlas Genius and Family of the Year

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CAGE THE ELEPHANT
cagetheelephant.com

In late August, Cage the Elephant's single, "Come a Little Closer" was the #1 most added track on Alternative Radio in the United States. Critics were calling it "the outfit's grooviest effort yet", "good old fashioned indie rocking", and "sweeping sing-along pop".

I believe the song is taken from their forthcoming third studio album, Melophobia, which is coming out October 8th on RCA Records. Fans who pre-order Melophobia on iTunes will receive a free download of "Come A Little Closer".



Cage The Elephant Live Dates

9/11 Washington, DC - Verizon Center*
9/14 Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless
9/17 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center*
9/19 Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena*
9/21 Oceanside, CA - FM 94/9 Independence Jam
9/27 Kansas City, MO - 96.5 The Buzz Beach Ball

* with Muse

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LITTLE BOOTS
littlebootsmusic.co.uk

Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) is back with "The Satellite", which is taken from the 2013 album Nocturnes (out now on On Repeat Records/Kobalt Label Services).

Christopher reported that Little Boots was "BBC's Sound of 2009" and her music is compared to Lady Gaga, Ladyhawke, Florence and the Machine and Elly Jackson (La Roux), so if you like dance music…

Also, in case you were wondering about the name "Little Boots", apparently it's a nickname her friends gave her because of her unusually small feet. Please let me know if this is true, go see her on this small small US promotional tour (dates listed below). She is not touching the mid-west so I can't report this to be true or not.

09/22: Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
09/23: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador
09/24: San Francisco, CA @ Independent
09/26: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
09/27: Seattle, WA @ Decibel Fest
09/28: Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
11/08: Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest

BRIEFLY:

HOWE GELB howegelb.com Little Sand Box, a box-set by Giant Sand frontman Howe Gelb, is out now on Fire Records. All six albums will feature bonus tracks and alternative takes, plus an additional Sno Angel Winging It live CD and a selection of piano pieces entitled Some Piano. Check out "Blue Marble Girl" on Soundcloud:

JOHN BRODEUR johnbrodeur.com We previously mentioned John Brodeur before. Last month, Brodeur released Little Hopes via Mr. Duck/Sojourn Records, with distribution by Nail/Allegro. About the new album, Brodeur commented on its title, "Customarily, to say one has 'little hope' is to say they are in a dire situation. By pluralizing the phrase, I wanted to focus on the ideas and dreams we cling to when we are at our lowest points—the little hopes that help to pull us out of those dark places."

HEIDECKER & WOOD heideckerandwood.com Little Record Company is releasing Heidecker & Wood's sophomore album Some Things Never Stay the Same on November 12th. The duo is basically comedian and actor Tim Heidecker with his longtime musical collaborator composer/multi-instrumentalist Davin Wood. Some Things Never Stay the Same is the follow-up to 2011's Starting From Nowhere, but this time they are paying homage to 70s songwriters such as Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, and, "even Boz Scaggs".

THE WORRIERS facebook.com Brisbane's The Worriers has a debut single called "Little Lucy", which you can hear now on Soundcloud (free download via Triple J). The single came out this week (September 9th) and is taken from their forthcoming EP The Worriers Ruin Everything, pending release in late November. Random trivia: for some reason, I think "Worriers, come out to plaaaaay", when I saw this band's name.

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