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Read More Persian Leaps The Persian Leaps are not from Persia, but from St Paul (Minneapolis' Twin City), Minnesota. The band described themselves as noise pop and they seem to be fairly new. …

The Persian Leaps
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The name and idea of The Persian Leaps began as a phrase by singer/guitarist Drew Forsberg, who wrote and drew in his notebook during a college Greek Archaeology course. For years, he billed himself under that name, until he assembled his full band in 2012. We wrote about his debut EP Praise Elephants in Feb 2014… which NME described as “celestial guitar jangle.”

The band released their new EP Machines for Living in October.

If you were wondering about the title, Drew said, “The phrase ‘Machines for Living’ comes from the French architect Le Corbusier. He was a friend/contemporary of Walter Gropius (who started the Bauhaus movement in Germany) and once wrote “a house is a machine for living in,” which is even more true in this era of “smart homes”.”

After you read that, you can ask Alexa to play the new The Persian Leaps’ EP.

Track Listing:

1. Alright Alright
2. Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget
3. Lipreader Dyslexia
4. Beautiful Inside
5. The Nicest Way

Read More Luke LeBlanc One of the dates on their schedule will be at the Turf Club in St Paul on August 20, 2021. Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Luke LeBlanc to open. Tour dates: 8/20- St. Paul, MN- Turf Club …

Luke LeBlanc
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Fugue State is the new album from Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Luke LeBlanc.

The new record is described as “a warm, organic merging of rootsy folk and pop – as it aims its melodic arrow on the current divisiveness, culturally and politically, in the United States. In the space of 11 songs, LeBlanc articulates what’s broken and searches for ways to fix it, or at least gives us advice on how to cope.”

The record was recorded at Real Phonic Studio in Cleveland, Minnesota from November 2021 through July 2022. Produced and engineered by Erik Koskinen, who also plays electric guitar, bass, banjo, and keyboards. The record also features John Cleve Richardson on keyboards and backing vocals; Ryan Young of Trampled by Turtles on violin; Eric Heywood (Ray Lamontagne) on pedal steel; Casey Frensz on saxophone; and Erin Bekkers on drums.

Track Listing:

1 Come Clean
2 Take Your Mind off It
3 Slide on Over
4 Anymore
5 Down Low
6 Still
7 Walking Days
8 When I Walk with You
9 Now
10 Soothes Me
11 Long Way to Go

Landon Conrath
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Minneapolis indie-pop artist Landon Conrath will close out the year with a headline show at the 7th Street Entry on December 30.  We will be covering the show.

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Since making his debut in 2020,  Conrath’s distinctive brand of hook-laden indie-pop has seen him become a viral sensation on Spotify and landing on influential playlists virtually overnight. The artist recently shared that his music was streamed over 12.5M times with 2.3M listeners/followers via the official Spotify analytic.

At the moment, they have not announced an opener for the show.

Tour dates:

12/30 // Minneapolis, MN // 7th Street Entry
1/12 // Madison, WI // High Noon Saloon
1/13 // Milwaukee, WI // The Back Room
1/14 // Chicago, IL // Beat Kitchen
3/23 // Ames, IA // The Maintenance Shop
3/24 // Lincoln, NE // The Bourbon
3/25 // Denver, CO // Lost Lake Lounge
3/28 // Great Falls, MT // The Newberry
3/30 // Seattle, WA // Madame Lou's
3/31 // Portland, OR // Mission Theater

Mayyadda
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Minneapolis-based alternative R&B artist Mayyadda (may-YAH-duh) has released her Christmas EP Holiday Joint. The five-track project was crafted to encourage listeners to focus more on the spirit of the season rather than the sometimes-stressful commercial aspects that are typically associated with this time of year.

The all original R&B song “Holiday Joint” is the highlight of the EP, followed by traditional Christmas standards such as “Jingle Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Sleigh Ride,” and “Silent Night.”

Mayyadda just wanted to bring happiness to everyone, as she explained, “I wanted to create a holiday project that my Grinchy self actually enjoyed.”

Tracklist

1. Holiday Joint
2. Jingle Bells
3. Winter Wonderland
4. Sleigh Ride
5. Silent Night

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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We♥KC-December 5-11, 2022- Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

Read More The 1975 The buzzing Manchester, UK foursome has been out on a short (and very sold out) tour of the U.S., previewing tracks from its second full-length, breathily titled I Like It When You Sleep …

Read more Kansas City Music Guide.

With the holiday season in full swing, this is likely the last busy live music week of the season (in terms of national touring bands), so find a show while you can. The weather is cooperating so far too, with temps swinging up from the 60s down to the 20s, but more constant cold and snow & ice will be more of a thing soon.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City metro December 5th-11th.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

MONDAY DEC 5

The Piano Guys, The Midland. $44.50-$84.50

The instrumental group (Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson, Paul Anderson and Al van der Beek) has been touring extensively, in support of their latest studio album '10', released in Nov. 2020 as a celebration of their 10-year anniversary. The newest album follows up 2018's 'Limitless' which reached #1 on Billboard's New Age chart. Their debut self-titled album was released back in 2012 and was certified Gold by the RIAA and the group performs a mix of classical crossover, orchestral pop and cello rock.

TUESDAY DEC 6

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Family” featuring Lonnie and Chloe McFadden, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50

Swing into the holiday spirit with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and KC's beloved father-daughter duo, Chloe and Lonnie McFadden! The McFaddens are considered local jazz royalty and sharing their story are Lonnie and Chloe, inviting us all to an illustrative "holiday dinner" where everyone is welcome.

Wet Leg, The Truman, $25-$44

Finally, KC gets their chance to recline on the Chaise Lounge! Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers each wear a small gold necklace made by Hester: one that says Wet, and one that says Leg. The duo only released their debut single, “Chaise Lounge”, in June 2021, but its dry wit and thumping indie-disco beat turned it into a runaway hit.

We caught them relatively early, in March in Minneapolis and since then, have supported acts from CHVRCHES to Idles, sold out their entire 2022 tour with only two songs out (“Wet Dream” followed in September) and now, with latest single “Too Late Now,” an album on the horizon and having been ranked #2 in the BBC Sound of 2022 list, their future only looks brighter.

WEDNESDAY DEC 7

Amon Amarth with Carcass, Obituary, Cattle Decapitation, Uptown. $39.50-$97.25

This headbanging Fall 2022 North American tour in is support of their newest album The Great Heathen Army, which was released in August and the lineup for the Great Heathen Army Tour is stacked, with fellow death metallers Carcass, Obituary, and Cattle Decapitation filling out the bill.

Lemonheads, Bass Drum Of Death, On Being An Angel, Madrid Theater, $30

Thirty years later, It’s still a shame about Ray.

Evan Dando and company return to play the fabled album in its entirety, along with numerous other hits. Live, the show moves seamlessly from opening as a trio, to Dando alone with an extended acoustic set, to the full band performing the album, and even Dando solo on drums. We caught Lemonheads last, pre-pandemic in Minneapolis in 2019 but also saw them back in 2011 when they also played the fabled album in full.

Bass Drum of Death is a garage punk band from Oxford, Mississippi currently signed to Fat Possum Records and Austin TX band On Being an Angel who plays “rackety mid-fi melodies with a beautifully sad and understated vocal”.

Kansas City Ballet Presents The Nutcracker December 7-24, Kauffman Center, $64.50-$258.50

An annual holiday tradition! The classic, Victorian-era story by E.T.A. Hoffman features Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, Dr. Drosselmeier and the Sugar Plum Fairy and is a magical theatrical experience wrapped with memorable costumes, grand sets, and captivating choreography. Thru Xmas Eve.

THURSDAY DEC 8

The 1975, Cable Dahmer Arena- Independence, $160-$450

We knew them when… We’ve seen the still-buzzing Manchester UK band live pretty regularly since their initial US appearance at SXSW 2013 and can safely say they’re still growing bigger, even a decade since they made that memorable initial first impression.

The band recently released “Happiness,” the harmonic new single from newest album, Being Funny In A Foreign Language, which came out in October. The new album is the band’s fifth release and first since 2020’s Notes on a Conditional Form and after having to cancel a planned 2021 tour, the band has embarked on their At Their Very Best North America tour

FRIDAY DEC 9

Switchfoot, Uptown Theater, $25-$75

The Grammy Award-winning rock band has a brand-new holiday record, this is our Christmas album, infusing their signature West Coast sound to a number of holiday classics and five, new original Christmas songs.

“Christmas is an emotional treasure chest for a songwriter to pull from,” lead Singer Jon Foreman says. “It’s a season stretched tight with contradictions: celebrating the free gifts of love and grace with an outburst of materialist capitalist consumption. An emotional roller coaster of family and friends, hopes and scars- bringing out the worst and the best in all of us.”

We caught them live back in 2015 and with a Christian slant to many of their songs, a holiday tour celebrating the reason for the season, seems on point.

Aaron Lewis, Ameristar, $73-$95

It’s been a while… since Aaron and band Staind have hit stages, but he’s ably filled his time with a country-tinged solo career – on this Acoustic Tour, "Frayed at Both Ends," expect plenty of solo songs with a few band songs peppered in, all stripped down.

“Jurassic World,” Dec. 9-11, T-Mobile Center. $17-$115

The movie mythos comes to life in an arena-sized presentation!

Similar to the Marvel Live! Show we caught in 2017, and also produced by Feld Entertainment, your trip to Isla Nublar takes a terrifying, unexpected turn when Indominus rex escapes and causes chaos! Watch as a team of scientists unravels a corrupt plan and saves Jeanie, a Troodon dinosaur, from a terrible fate. Along the way, experience some of the most iconic dinosaurs including Blue the Raptor, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex!

Fan favorite Bumpy, from the DreamWorks Animation Television action-adventure series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, is also featured- named for her asymmetrical head bumps, Bumpy is friendly and food motivated. With her accelerated growth rate, the herbivore grows from baby to adult during the show.

SATURDAY DEC 10

Trampled by Turtles w Sumbuck, Uptown Theater, $35-$55

The celebrated Minnesota sextet is out in support of their new album, Alpenglow which released in October (on Thirty Tigers). Their first new album in four years – produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco – consists of 11 new songs that feature the Duluth MN-based group’s signature blend of rock, folk, punk, country, and progressive bluegrass.

The combination of lead singer and songwriter Dave Simonett’s lyrics, the band’s signature layered strings and robust harmonies, and Tweedy’s perspective has resulted in a thoughtfully composed record that finds Trampled reaching new heights.

Named after the optical phenomenon that washes mountains on the horizon in a pinkish red glow at dusk and dawn, change is a recurring theme in Alpenglow’s songs – whether it’s a change of pace, change of perspective, or change of heart, Simonett is nostalgic for the way things used to be but also optimistic about the future.

Simonett (guitar), Erik Berry (mandolin), Ryan Young (fiddle), Dave Carroll (banjo), Tim Saxhaug (bass), and Eamonn McLain (cello) operate as a rock band that employs string instrumentation with folk and punk influences and being mostly MN-based, we’ve certainly become a fan along the way, both of the band and their curated Festival Palomino that ran for several years. WHM just caught the tour live last month and have seen them often over the last decade plus.

Travis Tritt, Ameristar, $75-$95

Despite having to cancel shows last month touring with co-headliner Chris Janson, the longtime Country star is back on the road solo. Tritt has amassed more than 30 million in career album sales, two GRAMMY® Awards, four CMA Awards, a Billboard Music Award, is a member of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry, and much more.

Among his eleven studio albums and numerous charted singles are five number ones and 20 Top 10 hits, including “Help Me Hold On,” “Anymore,” “Can I Trust You with My Heart,” “Foolish Pride,” “Best of Intentions,” “I’m Gonna Be Somebody,” “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” “Here’s A Quarter,” “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive.”

SUNDAY DEC 11

Leo Kottke, Madrid Theater, $52-$69

Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, GA, but has known Minnesota as his longtime home, and it’s a regular tradition that he tours the Midwest in November and December.

Kottke's 1971 major-label debut, “Mudlark,” positioned him in the singer/songwriter vein, despite his wishes to remain an instrumental performer and his collaboration with Phish bassist Mike Gordon, “Clone,” caught audiences' attention back in 2002. Kottke and Gordon followed with 2005’s Sixty-Six Steps (produced by Prince producer David Z) and they collaborated again with 2020’s Noon.

Kottke has been awarded two Grammy nominations; a Doctorate in Music Performance by the Peck School of Music at the U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and a Certificate of Significant Achievement in Not Playing the Trombone from U of Texas at Brownsville with Texas Southmost College.

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Trampled by Turtles at the Armory (11/26/2022)

11/26 Trampled by Turtles with Charlie Parr at Armory Setlist It's So Hard to Hold On Starting Over A Lifetime to Find (Wilco cover) Kelly's Bar The Darkness and the Light Victory Central Hillside Blues On the Highway Sounds Like a Movie The Middle Burn for Free Quitting Is Rough Nothing but Blue Skies Wait So Long Help You All the Good Times Are Gone We're Alright Codeine Annihilate Burlesque Desert Window Happy Birthday to bass player Tim Saxhaug When I Go Deaf (Low cover) with Alan Sparhawk -- Encore -- Alone Old Shoes (Tom Waits cover) New Son/Burnt Iron Whiskey Read More Trampled by Turtles Of course, we love Trampled by Turtles as well, the Northern Minnesota band’s short-lived Palomino Festival(here) was one of our annual favorites to cover. Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30 ... Charlie Parr Last of the Better Days Ahead is the new collection of songs from Minnesotan Charlie Parr. What’s important to note is that the album is being released on Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label …

Trampled by Turtles made a long-anticipated appearance in the Twin Cities, bringing along a few of their friends from Duluth, MN to mark the return.

Charlie Parr opened up with his weathered steel guitar and friend, Mick, playing what Parr called: “The washing machine.” Even with no band Parr had no trouble filling the cavernous space of the Armory with an earthy voice that rose to all three levels and into the rafters of the venue.

Born in Austin, MN and now residing in Duluth, Parr’s musical style of folk and blues seems to be from another era. Still, he instantly connected with the sold out crowd with a generous set of 12 songs ranging from a career that has produced 16 albums. A favorite of the evening was “Cheap Wine” in which a liquor owner fails to see much difference between his customers:

All these old ladies
Comin’ in here buyin’ cheap wine
Ain’t no better than all these bums
Comin’ in here and buy cheap wine

Parr then paid homage to a hero of his, Spider John Koerner, with the rollick-driven “Rocky Raccoon”. He then featured the title song from his latest album “Last of the Better Days Ahead”.

It wasn’t far from the venue where Parr got the feel for the life of a blues musician. It was working down the street at the Minneapolis Salvation Army where he met the lives of individuals that would inspire and find prominent roles in his songs.

Parr ended the set with Charley Patton’s “Oh Death” by setting down his guitar and belting out the lyrics with a lament so forceful he held his arms close to his body as if to keep his rib cage from rattling.

Trampled by Turtles is an interesting band in terms of being a popular musical act. They have a front man in Dave Simonett on lead vocal and guitar, but every member is an intricate part of their bluegrass success: Ryan Young of fiddle, Tim Saxhaug on acoustic bass, Erik Berry on Mandolin, Dave Carroll on banjo and Eamonn McLain on cello.

TBT started off the evening with “It’s So Hard to Hold On” and “Starting Over”. Then they featured a song from their latest album Alpenglow. “A Lifetime to Find” is actually a Wilco cover, but the lead singer of the band, Jeff Tweedy, suggested adding it to the collection while producing the album. Tweedy has always admired TBT and didn’t think twice when they asked for help when looking to expand and refine their sound.

Legend has it the impetus to form a bluegrass band in Duluth, MN came out of necessity when Simonett had all of his musical equipment stolen, leaving him with an acoustic guitar. From there only musicians with acoustic instruments need apply. And over twenty years TBT has stayed within the confines of the bluegrass tradition while exploring ways to merrily push the envelope.

Throughout the evening TBT moved between songs that highlight their fast-paced musical style like “Wait So Long” to more pensive and introspective songs like “Central Hillside Blues”. And being completely acoustic there was plenty of time between songs where they tuned and re-tuned their instruments, giving respite to a crowd electrified by the highflying solos of Young on the fiddle.

Then there was “Sounds Like a Movie”, written by Carroll, featuring his banjo solo buttressed by the rest of the band and a spectacular light show that could have easily topped any heavy metal act playing across the street at US Bank Stadium.

But the highlight of the evening was TBT inviting Alan Sparhawk and his electric guitar onto the stage to play “When I Go Deaf”. Sparkhawk of Duluth’s Low recently lost his wife and musical partner, Mimi Parker to cancer, and it was a moving experience to see him singing one of his songs, playing his electric guitar, surrounded by friends, a tribute that was brief but will be long remembered.

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Trampled by Turtles at Armory, Minneapolis (26 Nov 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (11/27/2022)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. A couple of cancellations this week: Rose City Band and Rosali show at Turf Club (11/22) and Mac DeMarco at Palace Theatre (11/23) are both cancelled.

Thursday, November 24, is Thanksgiving, so nothing is really going on. Unlike previous years, stores are closed for “Black Thursday”, so you’ll have to wait until the next day for Black Friday.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

11/25 Raffaella with Hank and Ryann at 7th St Entry Read More Raffaella New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis, and she started her set with her first single, “Bruce Willis” …

11/25/2022 Friday

Raffaella
with Hank and Ryann
at 7th St Entry
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Recently Raffaella released her new single/video for “Grown Up”, directed by Nathan Castiel.

Raffaella (30 Sep 2019)

We saw Raffaella in Sep 2019 and wrote, “New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis, and she started her set with her first single, “Bruce Willis” (which she jokingly called it “yippee ki-yay motherf***er”). Although she’s still very new to the music scene (with only one EP called Ballerina released in August 2019 via Mom+Pop), you can tell that she’s been performing for a while now. It probably won’t be long until she’s back in town, and with a strong audience support, given that she’s won over quite a few fans in the audience.”

Although it was her first time in Minneapolis in 2019, she quickly adopted the city as one of her “two hometowns”, as mentioned below. Minneapolis must have been very good to the singer.

Hank (aka Sara L’Abriola) and Ryann to open. Ryann is the moniker for New York-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Victoria Ryann Zaro, who is also in the band Peach Fuzz.

Raffaella writes:

:)my first two headline shows in my two hometowns lucky to have my wickedly talented friends Hank, Ryann & Nick Cianci joining whatta dream !! TIX on SALE this FriDaY

tickets at https://raff.world.

11/26 Trampled by Turtles with Charlie Parr at Armory Read More Trampled by Turtles Of course, we love Trampled by Turtles as well, the Northern Minnesota band’s short-lived Palomino Festival(here) was one of our annual favorites to cover. Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30 ...

11/26/2022 Saturday

Trampled by Turtles
with Charlie Parr
at Armory
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Minnesota’s best kept secret, Trampled By Turtles will headline the very massive The Armory venue on November 26th, in support of their upcoming album, Alpenglow (Thirty Tigers).

The new album is the first in four years and was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco.

Duluth’s Charlie Parr will open the show.

Tour Dates

Nov 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ##
Nov 4 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ##
Nov 5 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore ##
Nov 6 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground ##
Nov 10 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Nov 11 – Boston, MA – House of Blues ##
Nov 12 – Portland, ME – State Theatre ##
Nov 26 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory @@
Dec 1 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Dec 2 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
Dec 3 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brad Music Center &&
Dec 7 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom ^^
Dec 8 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live ^^
Dec 9 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant ^^
Dec 10 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater ^^
Jan 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore **
Jan 20 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour **
Jan 21 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park **

Support:
## Amigo The Devil
@@ Charlie Parr
^^ Sumbuck (featuring Taylor Meier from Caamp)
** Tejon Street Corner Thieves
&& Pokey LaFarge

11/27 Jockstrap with ernest rareberrg at 7th St Entry Read More BBC On the face of it, the Save 6 Music campaign is about preserving a radio station. On the face of it, 6 Music’s fate is not that consequential one way or another to most people. As we all know, though ...

11/27/2022 Sunday

Jockstrap
with ernest rareberrg
at 7th St Entry
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London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) is touring the USA in support of their debut album I Love You Jennifer B (Rough Trade Records). Their North America runs through November and December, and will stop by the 7th Street Entry on November 27th.

Jockstrap’s singles ‘Glasgow', ‘50/50’ and ‘Concrete Over Water’ from I Love You Jennifer B were all playlisted by BBC Radio 6 Music, and caught the attention of cultural icons like Chanel and Stella McCartney.

ernest rareberrg to open.

Tour dates:

Nov 4 | Club 2 Club Festival, Turin
Nov 17 | DC9, Washington, DC
Nov 18 | Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 19 | The Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY
Nov 20| The Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24 | Bar le Ritz PDB, Montreal, QC
Nov 25 | Drake Underground, Toronto, ON
Nov 26 | Sleeping Village, Chicago, IL
Nov 27 | 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
Dec 1 | Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
Dec 2 | Madame Lou’s, Seattle, WA
Dec 3 | Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
Dec 6 | Starline Social Club, Oakland, CA
Dec 7 | Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA

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: November 26 to November 30

11/26 Trampled by Turtles with Charlie Parr at Armory Read More Trampled by Turtles Of course, we love Trampled by Turtles as well, the Northern Minnesota band’s short-lived Palomino Festival(here) was one of our annual favorites to cover. Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30 ...

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

11/26/2022 Saturday

Trampled by Turtles
with Charlie Parr
at Armory
first-avenue.com

Minnesota’s best kept secret, Trampled By Turtles will headline the very massive The Armory venue on November 26th, in support of their upcoming album, Alpenglow (Thirty Tigers).

The new album is the first in four years and was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco.

Duluth’s Charlie Parr will open the show.

Tour Dates

Nov 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ##
Nov 4 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ##
Nov 5 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore ##
Nov 6 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground ##
Nov 10 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Nov 11 – Boston, MA – House of Blues ##
Nov 12 – Portland, ME – State Theatre ##
Nov 26 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory @@
Dec 1 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Dec 2 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
Dec 3 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brad Music Center &&
Dec 7 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom ^^
Dec 8 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live ^^
Dec 9 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant ^^
Dec 10 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater ^^
Jan 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore **
Jan 20 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour **
Jan 21 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park **

Support:
## Amigo The Devil
@@ Charlie Parr
^^ Sumbuck (featuring Taylor Meier from Caamp)
** Tejon Street Corner Thieves
&& Pokey LaFarge

11/27 Jockstrap with ernest rareberrg at 7th St Entry Read More BBC On the face of it, the Save 6 Music campaign is about preserving a radio station. On the face of it, 6 Music’s fate is not that consequential one way or another to most people. As we all know, though ...

11/27/2022 Sunday

Jockstrap
with ernest rareberrg
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

London-based duo Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye) is touring the USA in support of their debut album I Love You Jennifer B (Rough Trade Records). Their North America runs through November and December, and will stop by the 7th Street Entry on November 27th.

Jockstrap’s singles ‘Glasgow', ‘50/50’ and ‘Concrete Over Water’ from I Love You Jennifer B were all playlisted by BBC Radio 6 Music, and caught the attention of cultural icons like Chanel and Stella McCartney.

ernest rareberrg to open.

Tour dates:

Nov 4 | Club 2 Club Festival, Turin
Nov 17 | DC9, Washington, DC
Nov 18 | Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA
Nov 19 | The Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY
Nov 20| The Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24 | Bar le Ritz PDB, Montreal, QC
Nov 25 | Drake Underground, Toronto, ON
Nov 26 | Sleeping Village, Chicago, IL
Nov 27 | 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
Dec 1 | Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
Dec 2 | Madame Lou’s, Seattle, WA
Dec 3 | Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
Dec 6 | Starline Social Club, Oakland, CA
Dec 7 | Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA

11/30 Skegss with Sir Chloe and Adam Newling at Fine Line Read More Skegss “I'm just standing here on the ground But my head's always up in the clouds” - Skegss …

11/30/2022 Wednesday

Skegss
with Sir Chloe and Adam Newling
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Reaching out about Australian rock and roll band Skegss will headline the Turf Club on November 30. The Byron Bay formed in 2014 and has two albums, My Own Mess and Rehearsal . The latter was released during the pandemic, so the band will eagerly play the album live.

Sir Chloe and Adam Newling to open.

Tour Dates

Nov 10 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Nov 11 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East
Nov 12 Asheville, NC, US Grey Eagle
Nov 15 Asbury Park, NJ, US Asbury Lanes
Nov 16 Washington, DC, US Black Cat
Nov 18 New York (NYC), NY, US Webster Hall
Nov 19 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 20 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts
Nov 22 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Nov 23 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona
Nov 25 Pittsburgh, PA, US Spirit Hall
Nov 27 Chicago, IL, US Metro
Nov 29 Madison, WI, US High Noon Saloon
Nov 30 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Dec 9 Kingscliff, NSW, Australia Kingscliff Beach Hotel
Dec 10 Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia The Hoey Moey
Feb 17 2023 Denver, CO, US Bluebird Theater
Feb 21 2023 Salt Lake City, UT, US Soundwell
Feb 21 2023 Salt Lake City, UT, US Soundwell
Feb 23 2023 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market
Feb 24 2023 Vancouver, BC, Canada Rickshaw Theatre
Feb 25 2023 Portland, OR, US Revolution Hall
Feb 27 2023 Roseville, CA, US Goldfield Trading Post - Roseville
Feb 28 2023 Santa Cruz, CA, US The Catalyst
Mar 1 2023 San Francisco, CA, US The Fillmore
Mar 3 2023 Santa Ana, CA, US The Observatory
Mar 4 2023 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Mar 6 2023 Ventura, CA, US Ventura Music Hall
Mar 6 2023 Ventura, CA, US Ventura Music Hall
Mar 7 2023 San Diego, CA, US The Observatory North Park
Mar 8 2023 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom
Mar 10 2023 Dallas, TX, US Granada Theater - TX
Mar 11 2023 Austin, TX, US Scoot Inn
May 17 2023 Leeds, UK The Wardrobe
May 18 2023 Glasgow, UK Saint Luke's
May 20 2023 Manchester, UK Gorilla
May 21 2023 Bournemouth, UK Old Fire Station
May 22 2023 Bristol, UK Thekla
May 23 2023 Brighton, UK Chalk
May 25 2023 London, UK Electric Ballroom
May 26 2023 Nottingham, UK Metronome

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

2021-09-18 Torres recordBar  2021-09-19 Alanis Morissette / Garbage  2021-09-20 Rufus Wainwright and José González at Uptown   2021-09-21 Shinedown and Struts Azura   2021-09-22 Glass Animals at Azura   2021-09-23 Wood Bros at Knuckleheads   2021-09-24 Faith No More at Grinders   2021-09-28 cleopatrick at recordBar   2021-09-29 Kevin Gates at Uptown   2021-09-29 Mt Joy at Grinders   2021-09-29 Future Islands at Liberty Hall   2021-09-30 311 at Grinders   Read More Glass Animals The latest UK buzz band, Glass Animals, recently just sold out their show at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, last night, September 9th...

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):

Thursday September 16

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

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

Wild Feathers, Bottleneck Lawrence, $20.

Sub Urban and Bella Poarch, RecordBar. CANCELED

Lucinda Williams, Knuckleheads. (postponed to Jan 15)

Friday September 17

John Pizzarelli Trio, Folly. $20-$55

Sara Evans, Ameristar. $55-$209

Here Comes the Mummies, Knuckleheads. $35.

Saturday September 18

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

Albert Cummings, Knuckleheads. $18.50

Grand Funk Railroad, Ameristar. $40-$175

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

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

Sunday September 19

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

Monday September 20

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

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

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

Dead Sara, recordBar. $12

Tuesday September 21

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

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

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

Son Little, Bottleneck Lawrence, $18.

Dinosaur Jr., The Truman (Postponed to TBA)

Wednesday September 22

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

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

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

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

Grouplove, Liberty Hall. $30

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

The Wailers, Grinders Crossroads, Free.

Thursday September 23

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

Be sure to arrive early for opener von Kampen, whose new album That Spell, was just released on Fantasy Records.  She often collaborates with her brother David, who does string arrangements, and is Lincoln, NE based, so might bring some of her fanbase to town and just played this same venue in June, opening for Punch Brothers. 

Kansas, Prairie Band Casino Mayetta, $65

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

Shakey Graves, The Truman. $27-54.

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

Friday September 24

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

Oak Ridge Boys, Ameristar. $30-$110

Pecos & The Rooftops, Granada. $13

Faith No More, Grinders. $47-$100

Jameson Rodgers, The Truman. $15-$30

Saturday September 25

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

America, Lied Center. $21-$55

Don Felder, Ameristar. $45-$170

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

Sunday September 26

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

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

Samia with Savannah Conley, recordBar. $15

Monday September 27

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

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

Tuesday September 28

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

Wednesday September 29

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday September 30

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

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

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Knuckleheads. $20

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Minneapolis: December 14 to December 19, 2019

Joy Formidable at Fine Line Read More The Joy Formidable Wale’s The Joy Formidable (vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd, drummer Matt Thomas) is back in town, after their recent Foo Fighters North American tour. The group’s fourth album AAARTH is out now. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 14 to December 19, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE JOY FORMIDABLE
+ Twen
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sat 12/14/2019 (7:30pm/$25 )
finelinemusic.com

The Joy Formidable is re-releasing a special commemorative 10-year double album of their acclaim debut A Balloon Called Moaning. The record came out in October via Hassle Records. As you know, A Balloon Called Moaning was first EP I own from this band, way back in 2009. It’s good to see the Welsh band come full circle with this 10 year anniversary.

In celebration, the group will be doing a “The Ten Years Floating Tour” … stopping by the Fine Line Music Café this Saturday, December 14th.

Show up early to check out Nashville indie rockers Twen. Twen’s latest Awestruck is out now on Frenchkiss (The Orchard).
Tour dates:

12/12 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
12/13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo
12/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
12/17 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
12/18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
12/20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
12/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram

Other shows in the area:

Xavier Omar at Fine Line A Minni XMAS Dead Man Winter at Turf Club Marc Roberge at Varsity Theater Abby Jeanne at 7th Street Read More O.A.R. Rockville, MD quartet O.A.R. is very familiar with the Basilica stage and has also done several promotional appearances for Cities 97, so their inclusion to headline the Preferred …

XAVIER OMÄR
+ Elhae
Fine Line Music Cafe
Sun 12/15/2019 (6pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

R&B singer/songwriter Xavier Omär will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café on Sunday, December 15th. His last single, “What Do We Do?” featured Parisalexa.

Elhae to open. The last time I heard about Elhae, he sang on “향수 (Scent)” and “Horizon” on Monsta X Rapper, I.M’s solo mixtape.

Tour dates:

12/12/2019 Mod Club Toronto, ON
12/15/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
01/24/2020 Fortune Sound Club Vancouver, BC
01/30/2020 Ace Of Spades Sacramento, CA
2/07/2020 Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
2/08/2020 The Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ
02/18/2020 The Ground Miami, FL

A MINNI XMAS
feat BdotCroc, OKnice
+ Solana, Honee Jones, DJ Nanobyte
7th St Entry
Mon 12/16/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

It’s a special Minni Xmas show, presented by MinniAux on Monday. The 7th Street Entry show features local talents.

Lineup

BdotCroc

OKnice

Solana

Honee Jones

DJ Nanobyte

DEAD MAN WINTER
+ Two Many Banjos
Turf Club
Tue 12/17/2019 (7pm/$25/Sold Out)
turfclub.net

While local popular band Trampled by Turtles is currently on hiatus, singer/songwriter Dave Simonett is billing his shows as Dead Man Winter. As usual, Dead Man Winter is doing a monthlong residency at the Turf Club this month… December 17th being the last of those shows.

According to Simonett, this upcoming show may be his last show “for a while”. The show is sold out.

Two Many Banjos to open.

MARC ROBERGE
Varsity Theater
Wed 12/18/2019 (7pm/$39)
varsitytheater.com

If you love O.A.R., their singer Marc Roberge will be stopping by the Varsity Theater this Wednesday, December 18th.

What’s cool is that if you can’t attend the show, but want to hear it, Roberge will be making the recording of his show available for download via liveoar.com/downloads.

Recent shows made available:

12/14/19 Tropicana Casino & Resort
12/13/19 Foxwoods Resort Casino - Fox Theater
12/12/19 Sands Bethlehem Event Center
12/08/19 Royal Oak Music Theatre
12/07/19 Eagles Ballroom
12/06/19 The Pageant
11/23/19 The Capitol Theatre
11/22/19 The Capitol Theatre
11/21/19 The Rapids Theatre
11/20/19 Aura
11/17/19 The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
11/16/19 The Wellmont Theater
11/15/19 Paramount Theater
11/14/19 Paramount Theater
08/28/19 Joy Theater
08/25/19 House of Blues Houston
08/20/19 House of Blues Las Vegas
08/19/19 Humphrey's
08/16/19 Britt Pavilion
08/14/19 Moore Theatre

ABBY JEANNE
+ Saebra & Carlyle
7th St Entry
Thu 12/19/2019 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

It’s Milwaukee night at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, December 19th, with singer/songwriter Abby Jeanne and special guests Saebra & Carlyle.

If you’re from Wisconsin, Jeanne’s next date is January 11th at Turner Hall Ballroom.

Abby Jeanne writes:

Minneapolis!!!! My favorite guitar babe @jennarades letting you know tickets for my next show (December 19th) at @firstavenue are on sale now at the link below. Also I’m brining my fav band @saebraandcarlyle with me! Hell yes! ❤️❤️❤️ see you there.

event.etix.com

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Minneapolis: January 20 to January 25, 2019

Heartbeat for Hunger Read More Trampled by Turtles Trampled By Turtles (aka TBT) had a very special two-day CD release shows for Friday and Saturday at First Ave, in Minneapolis. For the first night, they were supported by The Devil Makes Three ... Pert Near Sandstone This was Pert Near’s Ship of Fools 7” Release Party and a party is exactly what it was. This band brought the energy, the fun, and the talent to First Avenue …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 20 to January 25, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

HEARTBEAT FOR HUNGER
feat. Trampled By Turtles, Pert Near Sandstone
Fine Line Music Café
Sun 01/20/2019 (8pm/$60/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

The upcoming Heartbeat For Hunger charity event at the Fine Line Music Café, in support of Second Harvest Heartland has sold out, thanks to the popularity of Trampled By Turtles and Pert Near Sandstone.

Additional details:

We're bringing together local music fans and local bands for a concert in support of Second Harvest Heartland’s mission to end hunger.

Join us January 20th to show your support for Second Harvest while rockin' out to headliners Trampled by Turtles with special guests Pert Near Sandstone.

Your entire ticket amount goes directly to Second Harvest because our sponsors and hosts cover all event costs. Every ticket* includes a token for a free beer at Kaposia Club in South St. Paul. VIP tickets also include tokens for a free beer at Fulton Taproom, Brookside Bar & Grill, Bad Weather Brewing, and Brookside Pub.

THIS IS AN AGE 18+ EVENT.

Get your tickets now, and please share to help us spread the word :)

*Beer tokens distributed to ticket buyers 21+ only.

Other shows in the area:

Kongos at Fine Line Dua Saleh at 7th Street Deerskin at 7th Street Jeff Dunham 2018 Tour Nao at Fine Line Read More Kongos South African band Kongos (consisting of four brothers: Johnny, Jesse, Daniel, and Dylan Kongos) are pleased to announce that their upcoming show today …

KONGOS
+ Fitness
Fine Line Music Café
Mon 01/21/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

South African family band Kongos (all real life brothers) is returning to Minneapolis at the Fine Line on Monday, January 21.

Tour dates:

01/09/2019 Great American Music San Francisco, CA
01/13/2019 Imperial Vancouver, BC
01/17/2019 The Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
01/21/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
01/23/2019 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
01/29/2019 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
01/30/2019 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
01/31/2019 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, NJ
02/01/2019 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2019 U Street Music Hall Washington, DC
02/07/2019 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
02/08/2019 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
02/09/2019 Trees Dallas, TX
02/13/2019 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
02/15/2019 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2019 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
02/17/2019 Music Box San Diego, CA

DUA SALEH
+ Kamilla Love, Booboo, R.A.D
7th Street Entry
Tue 01/22/2019 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Local artist Dua Saleh is having his Nur EP release show on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Support will come from Kamilla Love, Booboo, R.A.D, with music between sets from Sophia Eris.

Details:

Dua Saleh - NŪR EP Release Show
with Sophia Eris (Hosted by and DJ Set)
Kamilla Love x Booboo
and R.A.D
*Hosted by Sophia Eris

Tuesday, January 22
7th St. Entry
$10 advance / $12 day of show - 18+

DEERSKIN and BETAFUSE
+ MikeRat, Siklikill
7th Street Entry
Wed 01/23/2019 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Wisconsin’s Deerskin will be stopping by on Wednesday, January 23rd, to play on Betafuse’s five year anniversary show. I think I read that Betafuse will be doing a double set, leaving a little time for MikeRat and Siklikill to open.

Details:

Deerskin
Betafuse (2 sets)
MikeRat
Siklikill

Visuals by WndowWndow
Live Painting by Nicholas Voltaggio (Voltaggio Visual)
@ 7th Street Entry in First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
General Admission: $10 Advance / $12 Day of Show
18+ | ID Required

JEFF DUNHAM
Target Center
Thu 01/24/2019 (6pm/$48.50)
targetcenter.com

Ventriloquist and “America’s favorite comedian” Jeff Dunham will be entertaining families at the Target Center on Thursday.

Tour dates:

01/11/2019 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
01/13/2019 BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
01/24/2019 Target Center Minneapolis, MN
04/11/2019 Knoxville Coliseum Knoxville, TN
04/14/2019 Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA

NAO
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 01/25/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

English singer Nao (real name Neo!) will be stopping by the Fine Line Music Café on Friday, January 25th, as part of her world tour in anticipation of her album Saturn (due for release on October 26).

Nao talked about the upcoming album and about the album title: “My friends kept telling me about the term ‘Saturn Returns’. It’s this idea that Saturn takes 29 years to orbit from when you’re born and it is the planet of blessings and growth. So by the time you’re around 29, between 27 and 32, something big happens in your life. It’s like waking up and coming of age, like: ‘I’ve been going through my twenties and what have I been doing in this relationship?’ What have I been doing in this job?’ You start to rethink everything - old stuff that your parents taught you or ideas that you believed in. It’s like a complete shedding of skin and it can be painful.”

This upcoming show will be a great way to check the singer out before the album drop.

Tour dates:

12 Jan - Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC
13 Jan - Showbox, Seattle, WA
14 Jan - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
16 Jan - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
18 Jan - The Novo, Los Angeles, CA
19 Jan - Observatory - North Park, San Diego, CA
20 Jan - The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
22 Jan - Metro Music Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
23 Jan - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, CO
25 Jan - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN
26 Jan - Concord Music Hall, Chicago, IL
27 Jan - Majestic Theater, Detroit, MI
29 Jan - Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
30 Jan - Corona Theatre, Montréal, QC
01 Feb - Royale, Boston, MA
02 Feb - Terminal 5, New York, NY
04 Feb - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
05 Feb - The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
07 Feb - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA

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Minneapolis: May 04 to May 05, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 04 to May 05, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra at First Ave Poster Read More Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Summer U.S. tour starts tomorrow, June 14th! The band is touring in support of II, out now via Jagjaguwar. You may remember that we caught the …

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
+ Makeness
First Avenue
Fri 05/04/2018 (8pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

New Zealand psychedelic rock Unknown Mortal Orchestra is back in town for their fourth album Sex & Food (Jagjaguwar). We caught the band in June 2013 and said, “Of course, this tour is for their second album, II, so we got those songs in spades, although they did sneak in some songs from their self-titled debut, like "How Can You Luv Me" and "Thought Ballune".”

Show up early to check out Scottish producer Makeness, who will be playing a few tracks from his debut album Loud Patterns (out now on Secretly Canadian).

2018 Tour Dates

05/1 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
05/2 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
05/3 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
05/4 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/7 - Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
05/8 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05/9 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
05/10 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
05/11 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
05/12 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet's
05/18 - Hamburg @ Uebel & Gefährlich
05/19 - Berlin @ Kesselhaus
05/20 - Heidelberg @ Karlstorbahnhof
05/21 - Düsseldorf @ zakk
05/22 - Paris, France @ La Gaîté Lyrique
05/24 - London @ Roundhouse
05/25 - Bristol @ SWX
05/26 - Manchester @ Strange Waves
05/27 - Leeds @ World Island
05/28 - Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
05/30 - Bordeaux, France @ Rock School Barbey
05/31 - Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
06/3 - Nantes, France @ Indigènes Festival
06/4 - Dublin, Ireland @ Forbidden Fruit Festival
06/8 - Porto, Portugal @ NOS Primavera Sound
06/10 - Hilvarenbeek @ Best Kept Secret
07/6 - Richmond, VA @ The National
07/7 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
07/8 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
07/9 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
07/11 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
07/12 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
07/13 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
07/14 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
07/16 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
07/17 - Ogden, UT @ Ogden Amphitheatre
07/18 - Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock
07/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
07/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
07/23 - Missoula, MT @ The Top Hat
07/24 - Billings, MT @ The Pub Station
07/26 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
08/9 - Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival
08/10 - Basel, Switzerland @ Open Air Basel
08/11 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Haven
09/5 - Christchurch @ The Foundry Bar
09/6 - Dunedin @ Glenroy Auditorium
09/7 - Wellington @ Hunter Lounge
09/8 - Auckland @ Auckland Town Hall
09/12 - Melbourne @ Forum Theatre
09/14 - Adelaide @ Fat Controller
09/15 - South Brisbane @ Brisbane Festival
09/16 - Newtown @ Enmore Theatre
09/18 - Perth @ Badlands
09/23 - Tokyo, Japan @ WWWX
11/21 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall

Joshua Hedley 2018 Poster Sofi Tukker 2018 Poster The Suffers 2018 Poster Trampled By Turtles at Palace Poster Read More The Suffers And if you’re taking a convertible down to the Gulf Coast, from Galveston to Muscle Shoals, an ideal soundtrack would be the ‘70s-inspired rock and soul sound of The Suffers, who brought along that feeling with them, in a joyful sixty minute … Trampled by Turtles Trampled By Turtles (aka TBT) had a very special two-day CD release shows for Friday and Saturday at First Ave, in Minneapolis. For the first night, they were supported by The Devil Makes Three ... The Pines Looking for something to do over the weekend? The Pines are doing a residency of sorts at the Cedar Cultural Center tomorrow and Saturday (November 22nd and 23rd). … Frankie Lee Expect Rodriguez and Jacobs to play some country-ish folk tunes. Opening up is local alt-country Frankie Lee, not to be confused with the 70s bluesman of the same name. …

Other shows in the area:

JOSHUA HEDLEY
+ Dusty Heart
7th Street Entry
Fri 05/04/2018 (7pm/$12)
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Joshua Hedley is touring for his critically acclaimed debut album, Mr. Jukebox (Third Man Records).

Duo Dusty Heart (Barbara Jean and Molly Dean) to open.

Tour dates:

05/1—Los Angeles, CA—Hi Hat
05/3—Evanston, IL—SPACE
05/4—Minneapolis, MN—7th St Entry
05/5—Davenport, IA—Raccoon Motel
05/25—Austin, TX—Hot Luck Festival 2018
06/7—Little Rock, AR—Clinton Presidential Lawn
06/8—Tunica, MS—Bluesville, Horseshoe Casino
06/25—Grand Rapids, MI—Frederik Meijer Gardens
06/27 & 28—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
07/19—Newtown, NSW, Australia—Leadbelly
07/20—Marrickville, NSW, Australia—Marrickville Bowling Club
07/21—Castlemaine, VIC, Australia—The Bridge Hotel
07/22—Northcote, VIC, Australia—Northcote Social Club
07/26—Oakleigh South, VIC, Australia—Caravan Music Club

SOFI TUKKER
+ LP Giobbi
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 05/04/2018 (8pm/$16/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Sofi Tukker has sold out the Fine Line Music Café show in Minneapolis this Friday. The duo (Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern) is touring in support of their debut album Treehouse.

Show up early to check out LP Giobbi.

Tour Dates:

5/1: Detroit, MI @ El Club
5/2: Chicago, IL @ Metro
5/4: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
5/5: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
5/7: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
5/8: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
5/9: Austin, TX @ Vulcan Gas Co
5/11: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
5/12: Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
5/14: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
5/16: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
5/17: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
5/18: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
5/20: Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
5/21: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

THE SUFFERS
+ Krystal Metcalfe
7th Street Entry
Sat 05/05/2018 (8pm/$10)
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Houston's award-winning 8-piece ensemble The Suffers will try and fit on stage at the 7th Street Entry once again. We caught the large band in June 2015 and said, “Make Some Room is not only the title of the recent EP from The Suffers (on Rhyme and Reason Records), but was also the edict as the band and venue’s personnel tried to clear enough stage space for all ten members. With percussionists and guitarists wedged in back, and the horn section, keys and bass up front, the band managed to make it work and make the audience work a little too, during their hour-long set.”

The Suffers’ forthcoming sophomore album Everything Here will be out July 13, 2018, via Shanachie Entertainment.

Chicago’s Krystal Metcalfe to open.

2018 North American Tour

Tour dates:

May 1 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
May 3 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
May 4 - Davenport, IA @ The Stardust
May 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
May 8 - Kansas City, MO @ Recordbar
May 10 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room
May 11 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
May 12 - Black Mountain, NC @ Leaf Festival
May 25 - Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
Jun 23 - Cornville, AZ @ Tilted Earth Festival
Jun 28 - Rochester, NY @ Rochester Jazz Festival
Jun 30 - Waitsfield, VT @ Friendly Gathering
Jul 7 - Marshfield, MA @ Levitate Festival
Jul 19 - Scranton, PA @ The Peach Music Festival
Aug 25 - Arrington, VA @ Lockn' Festival

TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
Palace Theatre
Fri 05/04/2018 (7pm/$25/Sold Out)
Sat 05/05/2018 (7pm/$25/Sold Out)
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Popular Minnesota band Trampled By Turtles will be playing a two-night residency at the Palace Theatre on Friday & Saturday. Both shows are sold out. The sextet’s new album Life Is Good On The Open Road is out now.

The Pines to open for Friday, while Frankie Lee to open for the Saturday show.

Tour dates:

May 4 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre ^^
May 5 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre ++
May 6 – Madison, WI – Capitol Theater $$
May 8 – Boston, MA – House of Blues **
May 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer **
May 11 – New York, NY – Playstation Theater **
May 12+13 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club **
May 15 – Raleigh, NC – Ritz **
May 17 – Asheville, NC – Highland Brewing Company **
May 18 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium **
May 19+20 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ##
June 21 – Tahoe, NV – Montbleau @@
June 22 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre @@
June 23 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys Concerts @@
June 27 – Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo @@
June 29 – Portland, OR – Oregon Zoo Amphitheater @@
June 30 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom @@
July 19 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre &&
July 21 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater XX
July 22 – Bozeman, MT – Bridger Brewing XX

^^ – The Pines
++ – Frankie Lee
$$ – Dead Horses
** – Hiss Golden Messenger
## – Actual Wolf
@@ – Deer Tick
&& – The Oh Hellos + Dead Horses
XX – The Lil Smokies

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Festival Palomino at Hall's Island, Minneapolis (17 Sept 2016)

Trampled By Turtles Setlist Wait So Long Victory Help You New Orleans Are You Behind the Shining Star? Come Back Home Keys to Paradise Winners Alone Oh Yoko! (John Lennon cover) Risk (instrumental) Stranger Repetition Walt Whitman Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover) instrumental It's a War Again The Arcs Setlist Velvet Ditch Bad Girl Keep On Dreamin' Pistol Made of Bones Put a Flower in Your Pocket The Arc Cold Companion Little Baby Stay in My Corner Outta My Mind Andrew Bird Setlist Capsized Tenuousness Are You Serious Heretics Truth Lies Low Puma Left Handed Kisses Roma Fade Three White Horses Plasticities Jake Bugg Setlist Two Fingers Put Out the Fire Messed Up Kids Trouble Town Bitter Salt There's a Beast and We All Feed It Taste It Slumville Sunrise Kingpin Simple Pleasures Gimme the Love Lightning Bolt Houndmouth Setlist Black Gold 15 Years Darlin' Say It Honey Slider Hey Rose For No One (new unreleased song) Sedona My Cousin Greg Read More Festival Palomino We covered Trampled By Turtles' first ever Festival Palomino last year. It was such a great learning experience for us, and we had a great time... so much that it made it onto my top ten favorite shows from 2014 … Trampled by Turtles Trampled By Turtles (aka TBT) had a very special two-day CD release shows for Friday and Saturday at First Ave, in Minneapolis. For the first night, they were supported by The Devil Makes Three ... The Arcs "Fools Gold" is a new exclusive track from The Arcs (featuring Black Key's Dan Auerbach). The song is available on the 30th Century Records Compilation Volume I … Andrew Bird We've written about Andrew Bird, a few times. Anyway, critics are raving about Andrew Bird's latest release, Break It Yourself. NPR called it "something beautiful" … Jake Bugg Q Awards-winner and Mercury Prize-nominee, Jake Bugg is currently on tour in America in support of his latest release, Shangri La (out now on Jake Bugg Records/Virgin EMI). … Houndmouth Indiana's Houndmouth will be stopping by Minneapolis on Halloween at the Fine Line Music Café. Typically, these Halloween shows are great, as half the fun … Frightened Rabbit Frightened Rabbit is back in Minneapolis next Wednesday, April 27th, touring in support of Painting of a Panic Attack. The fifth studio album came out April 8th ..…

There were Turtles, Crows, a Bird, Rabbit, Elephant, and even a Bugg… but no horses at this year’s Festival Palomino, which nevertheless successfully pulled off a near last-minute venue change and provided a full platter of varied musical goodness at one of our favorite events of the year.

The third annual Trampled By Turtles-curated American Roots Festival found itself moved to historic Hall’s Island, near downtown Minneapolis only a few weeks before the show date, the result of “major storms and flooding which delayed construction”. With its usual location inside the horse track at suburban Canterbury Park unavailable, lemonade was made from lemons and the First Avenue/Rose Presents crews once again expertly executed the nine-hour/seventeen band event, with only a few minor hiccups.

The festival grounds featured food trucks, traditional and specialty food vendors, local beer and wine and merchandise stands which sold clothing, shoes, and handicrafts. Although the festival was more centrally located, Lyft offered service to and from the grounds, and this year’s lineup proved more musically diverse and included an added third stage (hey, maybe they saw and heeded our previous recommendations here: W♥M: Festival Palomino 2014).

Like last year, the two main stages (nicknamed ‘Stars’ and ‘Satellites’) were set up next to each other, with a cordoned-off VIP section in the middle, for a double-barreled look, which also saved the organizers an additional separate set up crew, speaker stack, and front of house board set up. The third (‘Blue Sky’) stage unfortunately was set up a little too close in earshot to the main stages (the result of settling for the smaller overall venue), but a short delay and some speaker re-alignment, helped fix the issue somewhat.

With many in W♥M’s coverage team committed elsewhere &/or out of town, we unfortunately didn’t get to see much of the new stage, which featured Devil’s Flying Machine feat. Charlie Parr, Murder of Crows, Aubrie Sellers, and Elephant Revival among others, who closed that stage with a stirring cover of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’.

The music of the main stages began with Mandolin Orange, a Chapel Hill, NC folk duo (Andrew Marlin- vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz- vocals, violin, guitar) previewing tracks from their upcoming Blindfaller (Yep Roc Records).

Local favorites The Cactus Blossoms were next (brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum), drawing a large early afternoon crowd, in support of the JD McPherson-produced You’re Dreaming (Red House Records) and knee-slapping hit, ‘Stoplight Kisses’ then California singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy charmed the crowd with a short set featuring songs from her debut album Emotions and Math (ATO Records) and raspy vocal blend of folk, rock, and touch of soul.

3:05pm Frightened Rabbit (45 min)

The rising Scottish band played a raucous too-short and too-early set that turned the amp volumes up starting with the opening ‘Get Out’ from latest album Painting of a Panic Attack (Atlantic Records) and found singer Scott Hutchison is a friendly and chatty mood.  The band undoubtedly gained new fans as a result of their early slot and songs like ‘Old Old Fashioned’ seemed tailor fit to this type of festival.  ‘The Woodpile’ remains a sonic tour-de-force and the band closed with 2010’s somewhat somber, ‘The Loneliness and the Scream’.

3:55pm Houndmouth (50 min)

The Indiana alt-country band anchored by core members Matt Myers (guitar, vocals), Zak Appleby (bass, vocals), and Shane Cody (drums) took a break from prepping their next album (after 2015’s Little Neon Limelight) to add some Midwest roots rock to the bill and were joined on stage by keyboardist Caleb Hickman and dual sax players.  ’15 Years’ had echoes of ‘50s rock, ‘Say It’ was prefaced by a story of Myers getting booted from an online poker site for saying it like he meant it, and ‘For No One’, ached with Myers’ vocal describing bizarre imagery. Radio hit ’Sedona’ perked up the crowd, with the band ending with ‘My Cousin Greg’ and its cautionary chorus, “If you wanna live the good life, well you better stay away from the limelight”.

4:45pm Jake Bugg (40 min)

The Nottingham, UK singer-songwriter is a music veteran at the ripe old age of 22, having played the massive Glastonbury five years prior, so was no stranger to outdoor festivals.  In support of third full-length, On My One (Island Records), Bugg and three-piece band roared through a short but charged set of revved up rockabilly tinged indie folk. Bugg mostly let the music do the talking, breaking rank only occasionally, to mention ‘Trouble Town’ was about his own hometown, and to thank everyone. Most uptempo songs featured his distinctive rapid fire vocals, but ‘Simple Pleasures’ stood out not only as a slower song, but one that he and the band could stretch out on, musically as well.

6:00pm Andrew Bird (50 min)

The crowd gathered in anticipation and other musicians lined the side stage areas, as Bird and band entered some twenty-five minutes late, but delivered one of the most powerful sets of the day in support of April’s Are You Serious (Loma Vista Records), starting with the opening ‘Capsized’. The Illinois native has always had a strong local following and Bird and his three-piece band added an elegant sheen to the day; he moving between violin and guitar, whistling (of course) and ending their set with a gorgeous and sweeping ‘Plasticities’.

7:10pm The Arcs (48 min)

Dan Auerbach’s psych-soul garage rock band takes his Black Keys roots into ‘60s and ‘70s album radio and comes out the other side with a unique blend of yesterday and today that somehow all fits together seamlessly.  The other five members (Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, Richard Swift, and Kenny Vaughan) define a tight but loose style, earmarked by two thunderous drummers to support Auerbach’s guitar gymnastics, in support of last fall’s Yours, Dreamily (Nonesuch Records).

‘Put a Flower in Your Pocket’ evokes the gentleness of the peace and love culture, ‘The Arc’ barrels along like a vintage muscle car down a desert road, and ‘Outta My Mind’ brings back the psychedelic garage that 13^th Floor Elevators and others made so famous; all of it fitting neatly and sounding like an early ‘70s movie soundtrack.

8:30pm Trampled by Turtles (78 min)

The Duluth favorites took to the stage, in a haze of dim lighting and smoke, with the slight bite of a fall chill in the air, bright moon in the sky, and perfect view of the city skyline, opening appropriately with ‘Wait So Long’ which morphed into the hyper-speed bluegrass the band has come to be known for.  “All right, I think we’re all warmed up” singer Dave Simonett would say after.

Frankie Lee was brought over from the Blue Sky stage to join TBT for one song, ‘Alone’ remains an incredibly moving lyric, and the harmonies on their cover of John Lennon’s ‘Oh Yoko!’ were exemplary.  As stage lights turned purple, bassist Tim Saxhaug took the vocal lead over for a simple but effective version of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares to You’, sounding equally inspired by the more famous Sinead O’Connor version.

"Thank you from the bottom of our little frozen hearts- you've been amazing!", Simonett said and the band finished close to the city curfew time, with a fitting ‘Again’ and its chorus “Will I see you, will I see you again”- maybe a subtle invitation to ask you to return next year and from their 2010 album, Palomino, …so everything did come full circle, and Festival Palomino remains one of the best area shows (and best cost-per-band values) of the year.

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Andrew Bird

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The Arcs

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Trampled By Turtles at Hall's Island, Minneapolis (17 Sept 2016)

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