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Minneapolis: This Week (09/10/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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09/03 and 09/04 Soul Asylum at Minnesota State Fair Read More Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry …

09/03/2023 Sunday
09/04/2023 Monday

Soul Asylum
at Minnesota State Fair
mnstatefair.org

It’s Labor Day, and the place to be is at the Soul Asylum show at the Minnesota State Fair.

Even though it’s just Dave Pirner as the original band member (Dan Murphy retired in 2012, Karl Mueller died in 2005, and drummer Pat Morley left the band for rehab in 1984), we still consider that this is pretty much Soul Asylum.

Soul Asylum (05 Jun 2015)

We caught the band in Jun 2015 and said, “The hits came fast and hard from Soul Asylum as tracks like “Black Gold” and “Just Like Anyone” got everyone moving around and singing along - it’s truly mind-blowing just how jam-packed with hit songs Soul Asylum’s catalogue is. The current line-up, which consists of Pirner, bassist Winston Roye, guitarist Justin Sharbono and Michael Bland on drums, have obvious chemistry which makes for some entertaining moments. Pirner enjoys hamming it up for the crowd, skidding across the stage on his knees and joking around with Bland: “Michael Bland likes it when my ass is hanging out of my pants.””

Tour dates:

Sept 3 Minnesota State Fair
Sept 4 Minnesota State Fair
Sept 21 North Tonawanda NY

Bandshell Tonight! Concert Series Series.

Aug. 24 & 25 The Bacon Brothers 8:30 pm
Aug. 26 & 27 Naturally 7 8:30 pm
Aug. 28 & 29 Drake Milligan 8:30 pm
Aug. 30 & 31 Nikki Lane 8:30 pm
Sept. 1 & 2 Celebrating Meat Loaf 8:30 pm
Sept. 3 & 4 Soul Asylum 7:30 pm

09/02 Surf Curse at 7th St Entry Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album …

09/05/2023 Tuesday

Tove Lo
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the Palace Theatre in February 18, 2023… the show has been rescheduled now to take place on September 5, 2023. All tickets purchased for the original show will be honored.

Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo is on tour in support of her fifth studio album Dirt Femme.

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

We saw Tove Lo in Feb 2017 and wrote, “Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group. Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track.”

Tour dates:

08/12 - Flow Festival - Helsinki, FI^
08/23 - Rock en Seine - Paris, FR^
08/24 – Zürich Openair – Zürich, CH^
08/25 – 08/26 – Feelings Festival – Bergen, NO^
08/28 – All Points East – London, UK^
Sep 5 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Sep 6 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Sep 8 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 8 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 10 New York (NYC), NY, US Pier 17
Sep 12 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Sep 14 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Sep 15 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis
Sep 15 Outdoor Atlanta, GA, US Music Midtown
Oct 6 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct 9 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Bellwether
Oct 10 Santa Ana, CA, US The Observatory

09/07 Pretenders at 7th Street Entry Read More The Pretenders You know we love The Pretenders. We reviewed their last album in November 2016 and said, “On this stellar new album, Chrissie Hynde transitions easily from rockers to ballads as ...

09/07/2023 Thursday

Pretenders
at 7th Street Entry
first-avenue.com

When it was first announced that the legendary band The Pretenders would be playing the tiny 7th Street Entry, you thought it was a joke. But it turned out that it’s true… the band wanted to play small clubs.

So, yeah, as expected, the show is sold out. And best of all… it’s Chrissie Hynde’ birthday (Sep 7).

The Pretenders’ forthcoming studio album, Relentless will be out September 15th.

Tour dates:

08/21 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park *
08/24 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field *
08/26 – Nashville, TN – Blue Room
08/29 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
08/31 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
09/03 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre *
09/05 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
09/07 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
09/09 – St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium *
09/17 – Leicester, UK – BBC Radio 2 In The Park †
09/19 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/20 – Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
09/21 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg
09/23 – Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival †
09/25 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theatre
10/01 – Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival †
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
10/04 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy’s and Harriet’s
10/06 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club

* w/ Guns N’ Roses
† Festival Appearance

09/07 Poppy and PVRIS with Pom Pom Squad at First Avenue Read More Poppy Poppy is an alien. I disagree. Poppy is a YouTube AI creation. I disagree. Poppy is just a made-up ASMR internet meme. I disagree. Poppy is a religious cult leader … Pvris The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently … Pom Pom Squad First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. …

09/07/2023 Thursday

Poppy and PVRIS
with Pom Pom Squad
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Internet star Poppy and Massachusetts’ PVRIS are teaming up in a co-headlining Godless / Goddess Tour.

Poppy is touring in support of a forthcoming album Zig, set for release in October 27, 2023, on Sumerian Records.

Poppy (17 Feb 2020)

We previously saw Poppy in Feb 2020 and wrote, “With a male backing band dressed casually all in white, a row of vertical pink neon tubes separating the rhythm section to the back, and a tall mirrored, lighted box framing the petite artist with braided ponytail in a one-shouldered dark ruffled dress, Poppy took to the stage to the opening air raid sirens from the first single from her new record, ‘Concrete’ to begin her sixty-minute headlining set.”

Pvris (31 May 2016)

As for PVRIS, we saw them in May 2016 and said, “The music of PVRIS is extremely unique in a way that makes them fit on every sort of line-up. They have opened up for poppy bands like The Maine and, most recently, they opened up for metalcore act Bring Me The Horizon. Regardless of what genre the headlining act was on their past tours, Pvris was able to stand out and make an impression on the generally young crowds. It was nice to see them headline a show and truly shine through their nearly hour long set.”

Pom Pom Squad (06 Mar 2022)

Also on the bill is Pom Pom Squad, a band that we saw in Mar 2022 and noted, “First on this triple-girls bill was Pom Pom Squad. The band did a cover of Weezer’s “Undone (The Sweater Song)” as their penultimate song. They ended their set with “Be Good”. “

Poppy tour dates:

Aug 20 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Aug 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Aug 24 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Aug 25 Tempe, AZ, US Marquee Theatre
Aug 25 Live Stream - Live at The Wiltern
Aug 26 Las Vegas, NV, US Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Aug 28 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex - UT
Aug 29 Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
Sep 1 San Antonio, TX, US Aztec Theatre
Sep 2 Houston, TX, US House of Blues - Houston
Sep 2 Amora, Portugal Magic Yard
Sep 3 Oklahoma City, OK, US Tower Theatre
Sep 6 Kansas City, MO, US The Truman
Sep 7 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Sep 8 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre
Sep 9 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Sep 10 Columbus, OH, US KEMBA Live!
Sep 12 Canceled Ottawa, ON, Canada Bronson Centre
Sep 13 Pittsburgh, PA, US Roxian Theatre
Sep 14 Cleveland, OH, US House of Blues - Cleveland
Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Sep 15 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Nov 26 2024 Postponed Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater

09/07 2nd Annual Tribute to Big Star at Parkway Theater Read More Big Star Big Star is releasing some singles on Record Store Day. This is to coincide with the release of the documentary of Big Star called "Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me", which you can check out the …

09/07/2023 Thursday

2nd Annual Tribute to Big Star
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

We previously mentioned the first Big Star Tribute show in Sep 2022 … it looks like the second annual tribute show is taking place this week (September 7, 2023).

Details from online listing:

The legendary Memphis rock band gets a second Minneapolis tribute at The Parkway, following 2022’s anniversary show celebrating its debut album.

This year’s show will again feature more than a dozen local musical acts playing songs from all three Big Star albums and selected solo releases.

Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel created one of the most timeless sounds in rock music, and fans such as the Replacements have agreed: they never travel far — without a little Big Star.

Featuring local favorites

Cindy Lawson, Chris Perricelli (Little Man), Dan Israel, Mike & Kiki Lane, Steve Brantseg (The Suburbs), Annie Enneking (Annie and the Bang Bang), Carrie Deans (Heartless), Ben Glaros, Michael Ferrier (Fathom Lane), Brian Just, Joe Fahey, Tommy Bentz, Stephanie Paquin, Maureen Rudd, Theyself, Aaron Seymour, Billy Dankert, Bart Bakker, Scott Allen, Scott Wooldridge, and more!

09/09 Toad the Wet Sprocket at Fillmore Read More Toad the Wet Sprocket Currently on tour with Smash Mouth, the 90's alternative/college music band Toad the Wet Sprocket will be doing a number of side shows...

09/09/2023 Sunday

Toad the Wet Sprocket
at Fillmore
livenation.com

90s favorites Toad the Wet Sprocket is currently on their greatest hits tour… and will stop by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on Sept 9th, 2023. The group remastered their greatest hits album All You Want (Bonus Edition).

Toad the Wet Sprocket (08 Jul 2015)

We caught the band in July 2015 and wrote, “Just a quick history lesson if you're not familiar with this alt-rock/college rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. They formed in the late 80s, and by the 90s, had some breakout hit singles (including "Walk on the Ocean", "All I Want", "Something's Always Wrong", and "Fall Down"). Various reasons broke up the band in 1998, but officially announced they reformed in 2010.”

Tour dates:

AUG 31 / OJAI, CA @ The Canyon @ The Libby Bowl
SEPT 8 / OMAHA, NE @ Shadow Ridge Music Festival
SEPT 9 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ The Fillmore
SEPT 10 / EAU CLAIRE, WI @ Pablo Center
SEPT 11 / TRAVERSE CITY, MI @ City Opera House
SEPT 13 / MADISON, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
SEPT 14 / MILWAUKEE, WI @ The Pabst Theater
SEPT 15 / ROYAL OAK, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
SEPT 16 / DANVILLE, KY @ Norton Center for the Arts
SEPT 19 / MUNHALL, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead
SEPT 21 / FREDERICK, MD @ Weinberg Center
SEPT 22 / NEWPORT, RI @ Jane Pickens Theatre
SEPT 23 / PLYMOUTH, NH @ The Flying Monkey
SEPT 24 / PLYMOUTH, MA @ Plymouth Memorial
SEPT 26 / NEW YORK, NY @ City Winery
SEPT 27 / HARTFORD, CT @ Infinity Music Hall
SEPT 28 / RED BANK, NJ @ The Vogel
SEPT 29 / OCEAN CITY, MD @ Oceans Calling Festival
OCT 1 / CHARLOTTE, NC @ Knight Theater
OCT 2 / CLEARWATER, FL @ Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
OCT 3 / FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ The Parker
OCT 5 / PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL @ Ponte Vedra
OCT 7 / OPELIKA, AL @ Opelika Songwriters Festival
OCT 8 / NASHVILLE, TN @ City Winery
OCT 9 / HANOVER, MD @ The Hall at Live! Casino
OCT 11 / LOUISVILLE, KY @ Louisville Palace Theatre
OCT 12 / INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ Egyptian Room
OCT 13 / MEMPHIS, TN @ Graceland Soundstage
OCT 14 / MT. VERNON, IL @ Granada Theatre

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: September 4 to September 6

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09/03 and 09/04 Soul Asylum at Minnesota State Fair Read More Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry …

09/03/2023 Sunday
09/04/2023 Monday

Soul Asylum
at Minnesota State Fair
mnstatefair.org

It’s Labor Day, and the place to be is at the Soul Asylum show at the Minnesota State Fair.

Even though it’s just Dave Pirner as the original band member (Dan Murphy retired in 2012, Karl Mueller died in 2005, and drummer Pat Morley left the band for rehab in 1984), we still consider that this is pretty much Soul Asylum.

Soul Asylum (05 Jun 2015)

We caught the band in Jun 2015 and said, “The hits came fast and hard from Soul Asylum as tracks like “Black Gold” and “Just Like Anyone” got everyone moving around and singing along - it’s truly mind-blowing just how jam-packed with hit songs Soul Asylum’s catalogue is. The current line-up, which consists of Pirner, bassist Winston Roye, guitarist Justin Sharbono and Michael Bland on drums, have obvious chemistry which makes for some entertaining moments. Pirner enjoys hamming it up for the crowd, skidding across the stage on his knees and joking around with Bland: “Michael Bland likes it when my ass is hanging out of my pants.””

Tour dates:

Sept 3 Minnesota State Fair
Sept 4 Minnesota State Fair
Sept 21 North Tonawanda NY

Bandshell Tonight! Concert Series Series.

Aug. 24 & 25 The Bacon Brothers 8:30 pm
Aug. 26 & 27 Naturally 7 8:30 pm
Aug. 28 & 29 Drake Milligan 8:30 pm
Aug. 30 & 31 Nikki Lane 8:30 pm
Sept. 1 & 2 Celebrating Meat Loaf 8:30 pm
Sept. 3 & 4 Soul Asylum 7:30 pm

09/02 Surf Curse at 7th St Entry Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album …

09/05/2023 Tuesday

Tove Lo
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the Palace Theatre in February 18, 2023… the show has been rescheduled now to take place on September 5, 2023. All tickets purchased for the original show will be honored.

Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo is on tour in support of her fifth studio album Dirt Femme.

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

We saw Tove Lo in Feb 2017 and wrote, “Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group. Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track.”

Tour dates:

08/12 - Flow Festival - Helsinki, FI^
08/23 - Rock en Seine - Paris, FR^
08/24 – Zürich Openair – Zürich, CH^
08/25 – 08/26 – Feelings Festival – Bergen, NO^
08/28 – All Points East – London, UK^
Sep 5 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Sep 6 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Sep 8 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 8 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Sep 10 New York (NYC), NY, US Pier 17
Sep 12 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Sep 14 Washington, DC, US The Anthem
Sep 15 Washington, DC, US The Atlantis
Sep 15 Outdoor Atlanta, GA, US Music Midtown
Oct 6 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Music Festival
Oct 9 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Bellwether
Oct 10 Santa Ana, CA, US The Observatory

09/06 KayCyy at 7th St Entry

09/06/2023 Wednesday

KayCyy
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Kenyan-American rapper KayCyy will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Sep 6. The rapper first found fame working with Kanye West and Travis Scott, among others.

KayCyy’s latest TW2052 came out in May 2023.

Tour Dates:

Aug 31 Washington, DC, US Union Stage
Sep 6 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
Sep 7 Toronto, ON, Canada Drake Hotel Underground
Sep 9 Chicago, IL, US Reggie's Rock Club

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: This Week (02/19/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

02/18 Maggie Rogers with Del Water Gap at the Armory Read More Maggie Rogers Maggie Rogers will be playing First Avenue on Monday, October 29th. The show is sold out. Look for Rogers’ Capitol Records debut album, Heard It In A Past Life, on January 18, 2019. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Maggie Rogers
with Del Water Gap
at the Armory
armorymn.com

Popular singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is touring in support of her album Surrender.

Maggie Rogers at First Ave (29 Oct 2018)

We saw Rogers on her debut album tour in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Coming on stage to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” (which incidentally the Vaccines also used recently), Maggie Rogers danced wildly to her set starter “Give a Little”. Rogers explained that, “We don’t have a ton of songs out in the world, so we’re just going to play the new record.” She’s referring to her debut album Heard It In A Past Life, which isn’t going to be out until January 18, 2019 via Capitol Records. She basically played the entire album, and throwing in some songs from her EP and a John Prine cover of “Angel From Montgomery” on the encore.”

Maggie Rogers – The Feral Joy Tour – 2023

2/11 Boston, MA Roadrunner
2/13 Washington, DC The Anthem
2/15 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
2/17 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
2/18 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
2/19 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater
2/22 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
2/24 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
2/25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
2/26 Dallas, TX The Factory
3/1 Los Angeles, CA The Shrine Auditorium
3/2 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
3/5 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

02/18 Tove Lo with Slayyyter at Palace Theatre Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Slayyyter “Dog House” is the latest single from Los Angeles’ Slayyyter. The song is taken from her debut album Troubled Paradise. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Tove Lo
with Slayyyter
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo is on tour in support of her fifth studio album Dirt Femme.

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

We saw Tove Lo in Feb 2017 and wrote, “Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group. Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track.”

Tour dates:

Feb 6 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Feb 8 Richmond, VA, US The National
Feb 9 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia
Feb 10 Queens, NY, US Knockdown Center
Feb 13 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Feb 14 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Feb 15 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Feb 17 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Feb 18 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Feb 20 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Feb 21 Salt Lake City, UT, US Union Event Center
Feb 23 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Feb 24 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Feb 25 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theatre
Feb 27 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Mar 2 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 17 San Isidro, Argentina Lollapalooza
Mar 17 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
Mar 20 Santiago, Chile Teatro Teletón
Mar 23 Bogota, Colombia Festival Estereo Picnic
Mar 24 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza
Apr 29 Cuernavaca, Mexico Festival Vaiven
May 6 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute Birmingham
May 19 Gulf Shores, AL, US Hangout Music Festival
May 25 San Diego, CA, US Soma
May 26 Outdoor Napa, CA, US BottleRock Napa Valley
May 26 Nappa Valley, CA, US BottleRock Napa Valley
Jun 15 Outdoor Oslo, Norway Piknik I Parken
Jun 22 Vyskov, Czech Republic Metronome Festival Prague
Jun 24 Outdoor Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival

02/18 Samia with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT at First Avenue Read More Samia After a tour with Sylvan Esso, New York City’s Samia will be headlining her own tour… which includes Minneapolis and Kansas City. Samia ’s is touring in support of her new EP, Scout , released digitally July 23rd on Grand Jury , but arrived in physical formats in August 13rd. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Samia
with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Samia is tour in support of her sophomore album Honey (set for release on January 27th, 2023 via Grand Jury Music).

Samia shares the following about Honey : “This record is about learning to see the love around you. Sometimes the only thing I can be certain of is the way it feels. Even when I zoom all the way out, the little things matter the most. I was trying to imagine looking back at the end of life and what I'd have to say about it right now. This is a little bit of it. Telling stories, making amends, trying to show people I love them. It's a community record - I made it with Caleb Wright and our friends in the woods in North Carolina.”

Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

02/06 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
02/07 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club *
02/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
02/10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues *
02/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
02/14 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD *
02/15 - Toronto, ON - Opera House *
02/17 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre *
02/18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
02/20 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *
02/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand *
02/23 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile *
02/24 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre *
02/25 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
02/27 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 *
03/02 - LA, CA - Fonda Theatre *
03/04 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
03/07 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn *
03/08 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
03/10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
03/11 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl *

* w/ support from Tommy Lefroy

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: February 15 to February 18

02/15 Rubblebucket with Spaceface at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Rubblebucket Rubblebucket's horn section Cassandra Jenkins The Westerlies Isaac Gillespie. All proceeds to benefit the Bushwick School of Music. …

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02/15/2023 Wednesday

Rubblebucket
with Spaceface
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Rubblebucket is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on February 15, 2023.

Rubblebucket semi-recently surprised fans by mailing out invites to a combination community revitalization & listening party in Brooklyn, New York. The listening party/dance party featured the band and a DJ set by Miss Alicia.

Spaceface to open.

Upcoming performances:

Jan 26: WASHINGTON, DC @ 9:30 Club
Jan 27: CARRBORO, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Jan 28: ATLANTA, GA @ Terminal West
Jan 30: DALLAS, TX @ Tulips
Jan 31: AUSTIN, TX @ Mohawk
Feb 3: LOS ANGELES, CA @ Lodge Room
Feb 4: SAN FRANCISCO, CA @ Fillmore
Feb 7: SEATTLE, WA @ Crocodile
Feb 8: PORTLAND, OR @ Wonder
Feb 9: BOISE, ID @ El Korah Shrine
Feb 10: SALT LAKE CITY, UT @ Commonwealth
Feb 11: DENVER, CO @ Gothic
Feb 15: MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Feb 16: MADISON, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Feb 17: CHICAGO, IL @ Thalia Hall
Feb 18: GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ Elevation
Feb 19: CLEVELAND, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Mar 16: RICHMOND, VA @ The National
Mar 17: ASHEVILLE, NC @ Salvage Station
Mar 18: NASHVILLE, TN @ Basement East
Mar 19: LOUISVILLE, KY @ Headliners
Mar 20: PITTSBURGH, PA @ Mr Smalls
Mar 23: PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl
Mar 24: BOSTON, MA @ Big Night Live
Mar 25: BROOKLYN, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

02/18 Maggie Rogers with Del Water Gap at the Armory Read More Maggie Rogers Maggie Rogers will be playing First Avenue on Monday, October 29th. The show is sold out. Look for Rogers’ Capitol Records debut album, Heard It In A Past Life, on January 18, 2019. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Maggie Rogers
with Del Water Gap
at the Armory
armorymn.com

Popular singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is touring in support of her album Surrender.

Maggie Rogers at First Ave (29 Oct 2018)

We saw Rogers on her debut album tour in Oct 2018 and wrote, “Coming on stage to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” (which incidentally the Vaccines also used recently), Maggie Rogers danced wildly to her set starter “Give a Little”. Rogers explained that, “We don’t have a ton of songs out in the world, so we’re just going to play the new record.” She’s referring to her debut album Heard It In A Past Life, which isn’t going to be out until January 18, 2019 via Capitol Records. She basically played the entire album, and throwing in some songs from her EP and a John Prine cover of “Angel From Montgomery” on the encore.”

Maggie Rogers – The Feral Joy Tour – 2023

2/11 Boston, MA Roadrunner
2/13 Washington, DC The Anthem
2/15 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
2/17 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
2/18 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
2/19 Milwaukee, WI The Riverside Theater
2/22 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
2/24 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
2/25 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
2/26 Dallas, TX The Factory
3/1 Los Angeles, CA The Shrine Auditorium
3/2 San Diego, CA The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
3/5 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

02/18 Tove Lo with Slayyyter at Palace Theatre Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Slayyyter “Dog House” is the latest single from Los Angeles’ Slayyyter. The song is taken from her debut album Troubled Paradise. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Tove Lo
with Slayyyter
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated artist Tove Lo is on tour in support of her fifth studio album Dirt Femme.

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

We saw Tove Lo in Feb 2017 and wrote, “Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group. Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track.”

Tour dates:

Feb 6 Nashville, TN, US Ryman Auditorium
Feb 8 Richmond, VA, US The National
Feb 9 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia
Feb 10 Queens, NY, US Knockdown Center
Feb 13 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Feb 14 Toronto, ON, Canada History
Feb 15 Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
Feb 17 Chicago, IL, US The Salt Shed
Feb 18 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Feb 20 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Feb 21 Salt Lake City, UT, US Union Event Center
Feb 23 Seattle, WA, US Paramount Theatre
Feb 24 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Feb 25 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theatre
Feb 27 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Mar 2 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 3 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 17 San Isidro, Argentina Lollapalooza
Mar 17 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
Mar 20 Santiago, Chile Teatro Teletón
Mar 23 Bogota, Colombia Festival Estereo Picnic
Mar 24 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza
Apr 29 Cuernavaca, Mexico Festival Vaiven
May 6 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute Birmingham
May 19 Gulf Shores, AL, US Hangout Music Festival
May 25 San Diego, CA, US Soma
May 26 Outdoor Napa, CA, US BottleRock Napa Valley
May 26 Nappa Valley, CA, US BottleRock Napa Valley
Jun 15 Outdoor Oslo, Norway Piknik I Parken
Jun 22 Vyskov, Czech Republic Metronome Festival Prague
Jun 24 Outdoor Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival

02/18 Samia with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT at First Avenue Read More Samia After a tour with Sylvan Esso, New York City’s Samia will be headlining her own tour… which includes Minneapolis and Kansas City. Samia ’s is touring in support of her new EP, Scout , released digitally July 23rd on Grand Jury , but arrived in physical formats in August 13rd. …

02/18/2023 Saturday

Samia
with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Samia is tour in support of her sophomore album Honey (set for release on January 27th, 2023 via Grand Jury Music).

Samia shares the following about Honey : “This record is about learning to see the love around you. Sometimes the only thing I can be certain of is the way it feels. Even when I zoom all the way out, the little things matter the most. I was trying to imagine looking back at the end of life and what I'd have to say about it right now. This is a little bit of it. Telling stories, making amends, trying to show people I love them. It's a community record - I made it with Caleb Wright and our friends in the woods in North Carolina.”

Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

02/06 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
02/07 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club *
02/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
02/10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues *
02/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
02/14 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD *
02/15 - Toronto, ON - Opera House *
02/17 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre *
02/18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
02/20 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *
02/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand *
02/23 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile *
02/24 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre *
02/25 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
02/27 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 *
03/02 - LA, CA - Fonda Theatre *
03/04 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
03/07 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn *
03/08 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
03/10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
03/11 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl *

* w/ support from Tommy Lefroy

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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Tove Lo w/ Phoebe Ryan at First Avenue, Minneapolis (15 Feb 2017)

Tove Lo Setlist Intro (Fairy Dust) True Disaster Lady Wood Influence Moments The Way That I Am Not On Drugs Thousand Miles Vibes Got Love Talking Body Imaginary Friend Intermission (Fire Fade) Keep It Simple WTF Love Is Flashes Cool Girl -- Encore -- What I Want for the Night (Bitches) Habits (Stay High) Phoebe Ryan Setlist Mine We Won't Ignition / Do You... (Mashup) (R. Kelly/Miguel covers) Ring Be Real All We Know Dark Side Tour Dates 02/22/17 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom 02/24/17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 03/02/17 Stockholm, Sweden Münchenbryggeriet 03/03/17 Goteborg, Sweden Pusterviksbaren 03/04/17 Copenhagen, Denmark VEGA 03/06/17 Berlin, Germany Astra Kulturhaus 03/08/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg 03/10/17 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall 03/12/17 Antwerp, Belgium Muziekcentrum Trix 03/13/17 Paris, France La Cigale 03/15/17 Manchester, O2 03/17/17 London, O2 03/25/17 Lollapalooza Brazil 03/31/17 Lollapalooza Argentina 04/01/17 Lollapalooza Chile 04/16/17 Coachella 04/23/17 Coachella 06/02/17 New York, NY Governors Ball 06/08/17 Bonnaroo 06/22/17 Odense, Denmark Tusindarsskoven 07/02/17 London, UK Hyde Park 08/18/17 Hasselt, Belgium Kempische Steenweg 09/23/17 Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field 09/26/17 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place 09/29/17 Vancouver, BC BC Place 10/02/17 Portland, OR Moda Center 10/04/17 Santa Clara, CA Levi's Stadium 10/08/17 San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Phoebe Ryan Indie “bad-girl” pop artist Phoebe Ryan will co-headline the the 7th Street Entry this Sunday, July 10th. Her latest single “Boyz N Poizn” recently came out to rave reviews, and with the fun …

It was a sold-out night for the cool girls of every kind—

Stockholm dance-pop singer-songwriter Tove Lo made a triumphant return to First Avenue’s Mainroom, in support of Lady Wood (Island Records), her second full-length release, with a booty-shaking, provocative, and literally revealing performance in front of an all-ages crowd. 

Emerald-haired indie-pop newcomer Phoebe Ryan opened the evening with a fun and lighthearted short set, mostly culled from her 2015 debut EP, Mine (Columbia Records) with new album expected in 2017.  Comparable to Brooklyn’s Oh, Honey and Melanie Martinez (both of which she has written songs for), she kicked things off with the title track from the EP, before telling a story of her high school ex-boyfriend getting engaged the day before… to someone else. 

With that, she next went into ‘We Won’t’, a collaboration done originally with Jaymes Young and its lyric “we won’t, so just don’t”, obviously fresh in her mind from hearing the news.  Quickly shaking it off, she and her three bandmates next went into her R. Kelly/Miguel mashup that has become a YouTube sensation with the new ‘Be Real’ and collaboration with The Chainsmokers, ‘All We Know’ following. 

Despite the bad, she still sees the good, as on latest single ‘Dark Side’ singing, “At your worst, you’re the best”- that curious lyrical dichotomy whetting appetites for her full-length to come.

In front of a black backdrop with an enlarged and stylized “o” from her album cover (on the bass drumhead too) and amidst some forty vertical lights that would flicker in different colors and impressively flash like falling rain, Tove Lo took to the stage wearing a cinched up Beatles t-shirt and in tight yellow zippered racing pants, adorned with album’s title on the back cheeks and the album’s two chapters, Fairy Dust and Fire Fade, down each leg. 

Like many Swedish dance pop acts, her three-person band included two on percussion with a keyboardist rounding out the group.  Fairy Dust refers to the emotional curve of anticipation and euphoria, marked by slower jams, and how she opened with ‘True Disaster’ and the album’s title track. 

Reaching back to 2014’s platinum Queen of the Clouds, fans responded to the anthemic ‘Moments’ and the unapologetic ‘The Way I Am’, with its lyric, “I have been told I am the problem, and the problem’s my honesty”, which succinctly sums up her often brutally direct lyrics, often peppered with profanities to help get the point across. 

“It’s SO good to be back here!” she paused, remembering the sold-out show here from her last tour, continuing the good feelings with ‘Vibes’, a song written on a sailboat off the coast in Nicaragua. “We’re gonna talk some ‘Bodies’!” she announced, getting a roar from the crowd, who also sang along with the hit’s chorus.  True to form, at the bridge of the song and near the front of the crowd, she quickly flashed the crowd, her statement of female empowerment regarding the song. 

A solo and spare ‘Imaginary Friend’ was a set highlight, with Lo alone on piano, reminiscent of her earliest days when she performed without any accompaniment.

The instrumental break of ‘Fire Fade’ took us into the second half of the show, marking a subsequent feeling of self-awareness after the initial Fairy Dust, and leading with the exposed tone of ‘Keep it Simple’.  The new album’s closer, ‘WTF Love Is’ was a classic, confident example of Lo stating exactly what she wants.   

‘Flashes’ about “trying to figure out what’s real or not” led into the new album’s lead single, ‘Cool Girl’ about inviting an open relationship and was actually inspired by the lead character in the film ‘Gone Girl’. 

The encore began with ‘What I Want for the Night’, a relative rarity as it appears only on the short Lady Wood promo film and is a straight-ahead account of her expectations, and also what she thinks of certain other girls. 

Biggest hit, the 5x platinum in the U.S. hit, ‘Habits’ closed the evening, the crowd more than happy to sing the chorus over the band, gleeful to hear Lo’s biggest breakthrough as an exclamation point on her eighty-minute set.  Cool girls and everyone else, swooned to Tove Lo, empowered in her confidence and the ability to say what’s exactly on her mind.

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Tove Lo at First Avenue, Minneapolis (15 Feb 2017)

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Minneapolis: February 13 to February 16, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 13 to February 16, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...

K.FLAY
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday, 02/13/17, 7pm ( Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Go 96.3’s Go Show with K.Flay this Monday, February 13th, is sold out.

K.Flay’s second full-length album Every Where Is Some Where will come out April 7th via Night Street / Interscope Records. Expect her to preview some songs from the forthcoming record, including the preview single ‘Black Wave’.

Paper Route is listed to open, while Miles the DJ will serve as DJ and MC / Host.

Tour dates:

2/09 Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
2/10 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre
2/11 St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
2/13 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
2/16 Indianapolis, IN - HiFi
2/17 Covington, KY - Madison Live
2/18 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
2/20 Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
2/21 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Hell Stage
2/23 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
2/27 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom
3/02 Buffalo, NY - The Waiting Room
3/29 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
4/05 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
4/21 Honolulu, HI - The Republik
6/15-18 Dover, DE - Firefly Festival
7/14-16 Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
7/15-16 Birmingham, AL - Sloss Music

Read More Japandroids Japandroids are still set to play. This Canadian band is incredibly popular in Minneapolis, apparently, selling out both their shows (why not do a 'triple' Triple Rock show?) … Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 …

JAPANDROIDS
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 02/14/17, 7pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

What are you up to on V-Day? Take your loved ones to see Japandroids at First Avenue.

We saw Japandroids in December 2012 and wrote, “Japandroids started off their set with a big F.U. to Vita.MN, who summed it up in their header, "Japandroids' first night good, not great." I wasn't at Friday's show; all I know is that Saturday's show rocked. HARD. The duo exploded on stage, sweating and bleeding into every epic song as the lights flash and singer/guitarist Brian King bounced all over the stage.”

Former local legend and hero, Craig Finn (bill as Craig Finn & The Uptown Controllers) will open. Based on numerous other shows we’ve seen Finn play, he often command a massive local fanbase.

Tour dates:

2/8 - Austin, TX - Waterloo Records
2/13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre*
2/14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*
2/15 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre*
2/17 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Theatre*
2/18 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Theatre*
2/20 - Boston, MA - Royale*
2/23 - New York, NY - Terminal 5*
2/24 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
2/25 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
2/27 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
2/28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
3/01 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle*
3/03 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse*
3/04 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn*
3/05 - St Louis, MO - The Ready Room*
3/07 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre*
3/09 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre*
3/10 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theatre*
3/11 - San Diego, CA - Music Box*
3/13 - Santa Ana, CA -Observatory*
3/14 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore*
3/15 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore*
3/17 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall*
3/18 - Seattle, WA - Neptune*
3/20 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom*
4/18 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
4/19 - Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefährlich
4/20 - Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
4/22 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theater
4/23 -Frankfurt, Germany - Zoom
4/24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
4/26 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
4/27 - Brussels, Belgium - The Rotonde
4/28 - Birmingham, UK - o2 Institute Birmingham
4/30 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage
5/01 - Leeds, UK - Stylus
5/02 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
5/04 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
5/05 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
5/06 - London, UK - o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
6/03 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
6/04 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
6/10 - Porto, Portugal - Primavera Sound

* with Craig Finn

Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Phoebe Ryan Indie “bad-girl” pop artist Phoebe Ryan will co-headline the the 7th Street Entry this Sunday, July 10th. Her latest single “Boyz N Poizn” recently came out to rave reviews, and with the fun …

TOVE LO
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 02/15/17, 7pm ($30 / Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Swedish singer Tove Lo is back in town on her “Lady Wood” tour (you know, the opposite of Man Wood?).

We described her last Minneapolis appearance as, “ ‘Run on Love’ is actually a song by fellow Swede Lucas Nord, featuring Lo, but Lo made the electronic song her own, and her biggest hit to date, ‘Habits (Stay High)’ ended the night with the crowd singing the chorus back to Lo and the band...”

The show is sold out, but if you have a ticket, definitely show up early to check out opener Phoebe Ryan. We previously mentioned that Ryan was on her Make America Dance Again 2016 Tour.

Ryan is hot off the heels of her chart-topping collaboration with The Chainsmokers on ‘All We Know’. She described the song as “It's about being in love with someone who may not necessarily be the best for you, but you're too deep in it to care.”

Tour Dates (all dates with Tove Lo):

02/8 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
02/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
02/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
02/16 – Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
02/17 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
02/19 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
02/20 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
02/22 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
02/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

Other shows in the area:

02/13/17 Juno Award-nominated, critically acclaimed rapper, singer, songwriter SonReal is headlining the 7th Street Entry. SonReal’s The Name EP is available now on Capitol Records/Black Box.

02/14/17 Run The Jewels is returning to Minnesota, this time at the Myth. Openers will be The Gaslamp Killer, CUZ , Nick Hook , and Gangsta Boo.

02/14/17 Tribal Seeds with Raging Fyah and Nattali Rize & Notis will be at the Turf Club in St Paul.

02/16/17 Walkman’s Hamilton Leithauser is headlining the Turf Club next Thursday.

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Minneapolis: December 5, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on December 5, 2016.

Other shows in the area:

12/05/16 The annual KDWB Jingle Ball is happening at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. This year’s acts includes: Backstreet Boys, Fifth Harmony, G-Eazy, Diplo, Lukas Graham, Alessia Cara, Tove Lo, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gnash.

12/05/16 The King Khan & BBQ Show and The Gartrells will be at Turf Club.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Dragonette I saw this trio Dragonette last year and was rather impressed with this Canadian female-fronted electro-pop band. It would seem that the Juno-award-winning band is co-headlining a tour .…

DRAGONETTE
at 7th Street Entry
Monday, 12/05/16, 7pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

We’ve seen the Canadian band Dragonette a couple of times and can tell you that they are a really fun dance electropop trio. At the height of their popularity when they released Bodyparts, they were performing on Good Morning America and collaborated with such acts like Kaskade, Galantis, Big Data, Martin Solveig, etc.

Now the trio is back with their fourth studio album Royal Blues.

New York’s Gibbz (aka Mike Gibney and was last seen in Minneapolis on February 2016) will open the show. He has an upcoming EP called Oh My God, due out on December 16th. This may be a great way of checking him out before he tackle his first headlining tour in 2017.

P.S., My favorite all-time Dragonette song is called ‘Hello’, which is actually a collaboration with French DJ Martin Solveig.

Tour dates:

12/2: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Bar ^
12/3: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater ^
12/5: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ^
12/6: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ^
12/8: Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar ^
12/10: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
12/11: Boston, MA @ Royale Boston ^

^ = w/ Gibbz

Read More Hands Like Houses Australia rockers Hands Like Houses return to North America as main support for Enter Shikari on “The Mindsweep Tour”. Hands Like Houses’ third LP Dissonants is out now via Rise Records. …

OUR LAST NIGHT / HANDS LIKE HOUSES
at The Garage
Monday, 12/05/16, 5pm ($18)
thegaragemn.com

The Our Last Night and Australia’s Hands Like Houses co-headlining show (“Face to Face” Tour) is taking place at the Garage in Burnsville on Monday, December 5th.

We previously mentioned the Australian band in April 2016 when they were out touring in support of their third studio album Dissonants (Rise Records). The record was produced and mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Dashboard Confessional) and marked the band’s highest charting to date worldwide (#7 ARIA Albums, Top 10 Billboard Independent Albums, Hard Music Albums, Alternative Albums, and Rock Albums) and was well received globally, with positive reviews from Kerrang!, All Music, Tone Deaf, Alternative Press, Outburn and Rock Sound, etc.

Please note start time of this all-ages show: 5pm. Show up early to check out The Color Morale and Out Came The Wolves.

Tour dates:

12/01 @ Crofoot Ballroom in Detroit, MI
12/02 @ Park Street Saloon in Columbus, OH
12/03 @ Fubar in St. Louis, MO
12/04 @ The Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL
12/05 @ The Garage in Burnsville, MN
12/07 @ Marquis Theater in Denver, CO
12/08 @ In The Venue in Salt Lake City, UT
12/10 @ El Corazon in Seattle, WA
12/11 @ Analog Theater in Portland, OR
12/13 @ The Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA

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Minneapolis: December 7 to December 8, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 7 to December 8, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More KDWB Jingle Ball The annual KDWB Jingle Ball show is taking place over at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The cheapest and so-called "The Worst Seats in the House" for KDWB JingleBall is "only $20" …

KDWB JINGLE BALL
at Xcel Energy Center
Monday, 12/07/15, 6:30pm ($38.50+)
xcelenergycenter.com

The annual KDWB Jingle Ball is this Monday at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul. According to their bylines, 101.3 KDWB is the Twin Cities No. 1 Hit Music Station.

If you can make it, arrive super early (at 3pm) for the official KDWB Jingle Ball Pre-Party at Roy Wilkins Auditorium to see Shawn Mendes, Becky G, Charlie Puth, Daya, DNCE, Alessia Cara and R. City for absolutely free (you do no need a Jingle Ball concert ticket to attend).

Lineup:

Calvin Harris

Demi Lovato

Fall Out Boy

Nick Jonas

Zedd

Shawn Mendes

Charlie Puth

Tove Lo

R. City

Hailee Steinfeld

Becky G

DNCE

Read More Jack Ladder Speaking of vinyl, Australia's Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders has a new album, Hurtsville, to come out July 17th on 180-gram vinyl (and, of course, digital) via Holloweyed Records. …

JACK LADDER AND THE DREAMLANDERS
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 12/08/15, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Australia's Jack Ladder And The Dreamlanders will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Tuesday in support of their U.S. debut Playmates (Fat Possum).

Playmates is Jack Ladder's fourth album, his previous two albums (2008's Love Is Gone and 2011's HURTSVILLE) were shortlisted for the AMP (Australian Music Prize)... so expect similar accolades for the recent record. The former bassist for Expatriate showcased his granite baritone vocal style against Sharon Van Etten as guest on the new album. On working with Ladder, Van Etten noted, "When I first saw Jack Ladder...it blew me away. He's got a darkness to his vocals and lyrics but with a wink. It was really fun and an interesting challenge and his songs are killer. I feel lucky to have been a part of it."

Jack Ladder And The Dreamlanders recently wrapped up their Australian tour as lead support for Florence + The Machine and will be in the United States for a brief December tour.

Local guests Wastrels and Star Magnet to open.

Tour dates:

12/1: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
12/2: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
12/3: Washington, DC @ DC9
12/5: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
12/7: Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
12/8: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
12/11: Seattle, WA @ Barboza
12/12: Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
12/14: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo

Read More Johnnyswim "It's not like we're keeping track, but so far Minneapolis is winning!" declared Abner Ramirez, one half of folk duo Johnnyswim at their Varsity Theater show in Minneapolis last night, August 4th. …

JOHNNYSWIM
at Varsity Theater
Tuesday, 12/08/15, 6:30pm ($25 / $30)
varsitytheater.org

Acclaimed husband-and-wife team Johnnyswim will be heading out on their second annual "A Johnnyswim Christmas Tour" this December, stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December 8th.

The band will perform songs off their A JOHNNYSWIM Christmas EP, available digitally now, as well as other holiday favorites.

We previously caught the duo (Amanda Sudano-Ramirez and Abner) twice at the Varsity Theater in 2014 (02/18/14 and 08/04/14) noted that Minneapolis is their favorite city to play in.

Tour dates:

12/04-12/5 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
12/08 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
12/09 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
12/10 Detroit, MI Sound Board
12/12 Boston, MA The Royale
12/14-12/15 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/17 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
12/19 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
12/20 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
12/21 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium

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Tove Lo, w/ Erik Hassle at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10 Oct 2015)

poster Tove Lo Setlist Not On Drugs Got Love The Way That I Am Moments My Gun Like ‘Em Young Over Scream My Name Thousand Miles This Time Around Out of Mind Crave Talking Body Paradise Timebomb -- Encore -- Run On Love Habits (Stay High) Erik Hassle Setlist Ready for You Pathetic Talk About It What Is He Like Bad Girl Nothing Can Change This Love (Sam Cooke cover) No Words Hurtful Tove Lo Tour Dates 10/16/15 Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI* 10/17/15 The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA* 10/20/15 The Paramount - Huntington, NY* 10/21/15 Terminal 5 - New York, NY* 11/09/15 Glasgow Queen Margaret Union 11/10/15 Manchester Academy 2 11/12/15 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 11/14/15 Stockholm, Sweden Munchenbryggeriet 12/01/15 Dallas, TX "106.1 KISS FM's Jingle Ball" 12/03/15 Oakland, CA "Wild 94.9 Jingle Ball" 12/04/15 Los Angeles, CA "KIIS FM Jingle Ball" 12/07/15 Saint Paul, MN "KDWB Jingle Ball" 12/09/15 Philadelphia, PA "WIOQ Q102 Jingle Ball" 12/10/15 Boston, MA "KISS 108 Jingle Ball" 12/11/15 New York, NY "Z100 Jingle Ball" 12/14/15 Washington, DC "Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball" 12/16/15 Rosemont, IL "103.5 KISS Jingle Ball" 12/18/15 Sunrise, FL "Y100 Jingle Ball" 12/19/15 Tampa, FL "93.3 FLZ's Jingle Ball" * with Erik Hassle Read More Tove Lo Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album … Erik Hassle Opening up was Swedish pop singer/songwriter Erik Hassle, just following his sold out tour with New Zealanders' Broods (who we just saw in Minneapolis …

The Swedes invaded America and though only for a night, Stockholm took over Minneapolis—

That was the scene at a very sold-out First Avenue, as Stockholm natives Tove Lo and Erik Hassle played to a frenzied youthful audience.  With a high Scandinavian population locally and Lo mentioning downtown hotspots like The Gay ‘90s and Pizza Luce, it’s no wonder the invasion was more than a friendly one.

Erik Hassle

Singer-songwriter Erik Hassle has been making waves on this side of the Atlantic for some time.  The electronic pop artist was covered recently by W♥M as he opened for Twin Shadow back in April and recently got a big exposure bump by Taylor Swift, who listed his ‘No Words’ as the first track of her recent “New Songs to Make Your Life More Awesome” list on Instagram resulting in the song recently hitting 10 million Spotify streams.

Hassle with DJ

Hassle emerged with a DJ / keyboardist for his 8-song 35 min. set, in a fit black leather jacket with his curly auburn locks tousling along to the beat.  The singer has mostly released a handful of singles and EPs stateside (including last year’s Somebody’s Party EP), but look for a full-length from the electro-soul/R&B crooner next year.

‘Pathetic’ was an early set highlight along with his bluesy, guitar-based cover of Sam Cooke’s ‘Nothing Can Change This Love’ and his unique soul-inspired falsetto was evident on many tracks.  Single ‘No Words’ got the biggest response (the T-Swift bump, no doubt) and the soaring and apologetic ‘Hurtful’ ended Hassle’s night on a high note.

Tove Lo

Amidst a dark stage only illuminated with lighted 3D block letters spelling out her name, Tove Lo (aka Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson) took to the stage for a 75 min. headlining performance in a gray zippered flight suit, accompanied by a keyboardist/guitarist and two rumbling live drummers (similar to what we’ve seen with fellow Swedish acts Teddy Bears and Robyn).

Though with only one full album out (last year’s Queen of the Clouds on Island Records), the singer-songwriter also has a long pedigree of writing hits for other people, including Ellie Goulding, Girls Aloud, and her friends, Icona Pop.  Provactive like Madonna and danceable like Robyn, the pop singer opened with ‘Not on Drugs’, the Payami remix of which is featured on her recently upgraded Blueprint Edition of the album.

On the 10^th date of her tour, she seemed honestly excited to playing locally for the first time, “It’s f**king amazing!” , she emoted, “you always remember your first”.  The mostly younger crowd ate up her every move and followed her lead when holding heart-shaped hands in the air, swaying back and forth, and jumping in place.

“Let’s see for how many years I can sing this song”, she said as the band led into ‘Like ‘Em Young’ and the mid-tempo ‘Scream My Name’ from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One soundtrack with its echoing percussion, was pulled off nicely live.

Tove Lo

By mid-set, the barefooted Lo had shed the bulky flight suit to reveal a tight one-piece sequined body suit, looking ready for the high wire. For radio hit ‘Talking Body’ (which even Butch Walker covered when we saw him earlier this year), we hadn’t read up on the Internet beforehand, so were more than a little surprised when Lo flashed the crowd mid-song, as a gesture of female empowerment (and one she does pretty frequently apparently).

‘Paradise’, one of the first songs she ever wrote, was done solo on piano, and ‘Timebomb’ with its “You’re not Forever, You’re Not the One” transformed heartache into triumph, ending the main set with everyone clapping along.

Encore opener ‘Run on Love’ is actually a song by fellow Swede Lucas Nord, featuring Lo, but Lo made the electronic song her own, and her biggest hit to date, ‘Habits (Stay High)’ ended the night with the crowd singing the chorus back to Lo and the band.

Those that missed this out on this sold out show have another chance soon, as Lo tours the country in early December, for a short set on Live Nation/Clear Channel’s Jingle Ball circuit (which includes a Dec. 7 St. Paul stop)… though I wouldn’t expect any displays of female empowerment during those family-friendly holiday concerts.

Tove Lo at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10 October 2015)

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Rocktober: October 10, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 10, 2015.

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CHVRCHES
at Myth Live
Saturday, 10/10/2015, 6:30pm ($31)
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Scottish electronic band Chvrches is headlining Myth in Maplewood. They are promoting their latest album Every Open Eye, which came out earlier this September 2015, via Virgin/Glassnote.

Mansionair to open.

Tour dates:

10/04/15 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/05/15 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/07/15 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
10/08/15 Detroit, MI @ Masonic
10/10/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
10/13/15 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/14/15 Seattle, WA @ Paramount
10/17/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
10/18/15 Treasure Island Music Festival
10/21/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
10/22/15 Denver, CO @ Fillmore
10/23/15 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
10/24/15 Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/26/15 Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom
10/27/15 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/28/15 Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore
10/30/15 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
10/31/15 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
11/05/15 Dallas, TX @ Bomb Factory
11/06 - 11/08/15 Fun Fun Fun Festival
11/10/15 Paris, France @ Trianon
11/12/15 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
11/13/15 Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
11/14/15 Brussels, Belgium @ AB*
11/16/15 Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
11/17/15 Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
11/19/15 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
11/20/15 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
11/21/15 Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
11/23/15 Aberdeen, UK @ Music Hall
11/24/15 Dundee, UK @ Fat Sams
11/25/15 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
11/27/15 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
01/30/16 Singapore Laneway Festival
02/01/16 Auckland Laneway Festival
02/05/16 Adelaide Laneway Festival
02/06/16 Brisbane Laneway Festival
02/07/16 Sydney Laneway Festival
02/13/16 Melbourne Laneway Festival
02/14/16 Fremantle Laneway Festival

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TOVE LO
at First Avenue
Saturday, 10/10/2015, 6pm ($25/Sold Out)
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Swedish singer Tove Lo is headlining First Avenue. She won "Artist of the Year" and "Song of the Year" (for "Habits (Stay High)") at the Swedish Grammis earlier this year. Her latest album Queen of the Clouds is available now on Island.

Swedish pop singer/songwriter Erik Hassle to open. You may recall we previously caught Hassle with Twin Shadows in April 2015 and wrote that his song "No Words" was quickly becoming this the Summer single.

Tour dates:

10/03 - Fox Theater - Oakland, CA*
10/05 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR*
10/06 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, B.C*
10/07 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA*
10/10 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN*
10/11 - Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL*
10/13 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON*
10/14 - Royale Nightclub - Boston, MA*
10/16 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI*
10/17 – The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA*
10/20 - The Paramount - Huntington, NY*
10/21 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY*

* with Erik Hassle

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COLONY HOUSE / COIN
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 10/10/2015, 7pm ($15)
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Colony House will be at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis next Saturday, October 10th. Their lead single "Silhouettes" became the #1 most played track on SiriusXM's Alt Nation for 4 months straight, so there is a lot of buzz for this band. Their debut full length album When I Was Younger came out last summer via Descendant Records, hitting #3 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart and #7 on iTunes Alternative Rock Charts.

Co-headlining will be rising Nashville foursome COIN in support of their self-titled debut album, released June 8. We previously mentioned this as a band to watch at SXSW 2015.

Los Angeles Flor to open.

COIN tour dates:

10/03/15 Rough Trade Brooklyn, NY
10/07/15 Covenant Fine Arts Center
10/08/15 The Basement Columbus, OH
10/10/15 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
10/15/15 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
10/17/15 The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
10/19/15 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
10/21/15 UCSD – The Loft La Jolla, CA
10/22/15 The Rock Tucson, AZ
10/23/15 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ
10/25/15 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
10/27/15 The Tank Room Kansas City, MO

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
at Various Venues
Saturday, 10/10/2015

As usual - too many shows in Rocktober.

Below are some shows taking place on Saturday, October 10th.

Catch Celtic Thunder's Byrne and Kelly on this intimate/acoustic road show with Old Desert Road at Cedar Cultural Center (6:30pm/$36)

R&B classical hybrid duo Black Violin is headlining the Dakota Jazz Club for an early (7pm) and evening show (9pm). (7pm/$42) (9pm/$35).

New local artist Liam Gerard to release his debut album at Fine Line Music Cafe. Harbor and Home and Laura Nicholson to open. Free CD with entry. (7:30pm/$12)

Megadeth guitarist Dave Mustaine is a massive fan of Sanctuary. They are headlining the Triple Rock Social Club (7pm/$20)

Breathe Easy Music Festival featuring Hairball, Tribute to Prince by Chase and Ovation, GB Leighton acoustic, July Fighter, Sweet Mash, Firefly, Roger Allen Band, and many more at Mill City Nights (3pm/$22)

The Surf Dawgs to play Turf Club in St Paul. Tony Andreason (of The Trashmen) and The Zingrays to open (7:30pm/$10)

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