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The Ocean Blue at The Parkway Theater (09/03/2023)

The Ocean Blue Setlist Denmark All the Way Blue Ballerina Out of Control Cake Kings and Queens Paraguay My Love The Limit Love Doesn't Make It Easy on Us Mercury Cerulean Marie Give It A Try Sad Night, Where Is Morning? Slide Ayn Garden Song Drifting, Falling Ask Me Jon Sublime Vanity Fair Between Something and Nothing -- Encore -- Harlequin Pale Shelter (Tears for Fears cover) Tour Dates Sep 8 - Washington, DC @ Howard Theater Sep 9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Sep 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Theater Sep 30 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Neptune Festival Oct 6 - San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint Oct 7 - Houston, TX @ Numbers Oct 19 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern Oct 20 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag Oct 21 - Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview Music Hall Nov 10 - Miami, FL @ The Ground @ Club Space Nov 11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Nov 16 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah Nov 17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Nov 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom Read More The Ocean Blue The Ocean Blue is an indiepop band from the late 80s, originally signed to Sire Records. Currently, the band released Ultramarine and is signed to Korda …

It is John Hughes month at the Parkway Theater and what better way to kick off the 80’s film series than a concert from The Ocean Blue.

When I walked into the theater The Smiths “This Charming Man” was playing through the speakers with bands like XTC, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Sundays and U2 to follow (music provided by DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission).

Local Twin Cities band The Hang Ups opened up the evening with “Top of Morning” from their 1996 album So We Go, which Chris Roberts of MPR claimed to be the soundtrack of urban bohemia in Minneapolis in the mid 90’s.

The Hang Ups formed in 1990 with Brian Tighe on vocals and guitar, Jeff Kearns on bass and Stephen Ittner on drums.  (Ittner was not present at the show.)

Tighe joked it had been a massive undertaking already with only two dates completed. Already he felt tired. Maybe that’s why he launched into a new song, “Helicopter” to give himself a lift.

Although a 90’s band their sound has a feel from an earlier time, not the 80’s, but the 60’s. The local radio station The Current wrote a nice retrospective of their work in 2013, calling their music radiant, melodic, “… music with a kind of grace, lightness of touch and economy.” I also noticed a tinge of minor and at times discordant chords to give their songs a wistful note.

The Ocean Blue opened up their set with “Denmark” from their recently reissued album Davey Jones Locker.

From Hershey, Pennsylvania they formed in 1986 with David Schelzel on lead vocals and guitar, Bobby Mittan on bass and Oed Ronne on guitar and keyboards. (In 2000 Peter Anderson joined in on drums.)

Right out of high school they signed with Sire Records and released two hit albums The Ocean Blue in 1989 and Cerulean in 1991. Schelzel said he was influenced by The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen, but I also hear Psychedelic Furs in many of their earlier songs.

Schelzel said he was the most nervous about this concert for he was playing in his hometown, he knew a lot of people in the crowd and everyone was seated.

So how did someone from the land of chocolate end up in the land of 10,000 Lakes?

Schelzel took a hiatus from music in his 30’s and went to law school at the University of Minnesota. He loved his time in the Twin Cities so much he decided to stay and become an Intellectual property lawyer. Still he has kept his toes in the musical waters, releasing albums through Korda Records, a music collective he formed with other like-minded musicians like Allison LaBonne of the Owls, Brian Tighe of The Hang Ups and Jim Ruiz.

Although the crowd was mostly seated throughout the evening, fans had no problem rising to dance to “Mercury” “Slide” and “Drifting, Falling,” a song that invited Tighe back on stage to play a saxophone solo, perhaps an ode to that sweet era of hit teenage comedies and cool dance music.

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The Ocean Blue at the Parkway Theater, Minneapolis (03 Sep 2023)

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Minneapolis: September 1 to September 3

This week has Sir Chloe vs Chloe.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

09/01 and 09/02 First Avenue Goes to the Fair Read More Tommy Stinson This Tommy Stinson (bass player for this little known band called The Replacements) with Milwaukee's Midnight Reruns and Philadelphia's Beach Slang is sold out. .… Run Westy Run I am grouping these three shows together because Run Westy Run and Iffy are related. RWR (featuring Daniel, Kirk, Kraig, and Kyle) were never quite as popular as their local peers …

09/01/2023 Friday

First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
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09/02/2023 Saturday

First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
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It’s that time of the year again: the annual Minnesota State Fair.

First Avenue will be once again organizing a variety of local bands to play the Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater, inside the State Fair. The show is hosted by Justen Jones with the houseband Al Church and The Congregation.

For Friday night we have these bands:

• Becky Kapell
• Juice Lord
• Laamar
• Tommy Stinson
• XINA
• hosted by Justen Jones

For Saturday night:

• Barlow
• Jaedyn James
• Monique Smaz
• Run Westy Run
• SYM1
• hosted by Justen Jones

09/02 Surf Curse at 7th St Entry Read More Surf Curse Los Angeles’ Surf Curse will be playing the 7th Street Entry on September 26th. Their new album Heaven Surrounds You is out now on Danger Collective. …

09/02/2023 Saturday

Surf Curse
at 7th St Entry
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Ahead of their opening slot for Greta Van Fleet at Xcel Energy Center stadium show on September 3rd, Surf Curse has booked a smaller, intimate headlining show at the 7th Street Entry on September 2nd.

The L.A. indie surf band was created by Nick Rattigan (lead vocals and drums) and Jacob Rubeck (guitars) and gained success with their song, “Freaks”. They were last seen in Minneapolis on Sep 2019.

Tour dates:

Aug 12 Seattle, WA, US Day In Day Out
Sep 2 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th Street Entry
Sep 3 St. Paul, MN, US Xcel Energy Center
Sep 5 Chicago, IL, US Subterranean
Sep 6 Rosemont, IL, US Allstate Arena
Sep 8 Detroit, MI, US Little Caesars Arena
Sep 10 Washington, DC, US Songbyrd
Sep 11 Washington, DC, US Capital One Arena
Sep 12 New York (NYC), NY, US Madison Square Garden
Sep 14 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right
Sep 14 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right
Sep 15 Boston, MA, US TD Garden
Sep 16 Medford, MA, US Deep Cuts
Sep 17 Philadelphia, PA, US PhilaMOCA
Sep 19 Philadelphia, PA, US Wells Fargo Center
Sep 22 Indianapolis, IN, US Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Sep 23 Cleveland, OH, US Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Sep 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Novo
Sep 26 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Novo

09/03 The Ocean Blue with The Hang Ups and Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh at Parkway Theater Read More The Ocean Blue The Ocean Blue is an indiepop band from the late 80s, originally signed to Sire Records. Currently, the band released Ultramarine and is signed to Korda … DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

09/03/2023 Sunday

The Ocean Blue
with The Hang Ups and Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh
at Parkway Theater
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I’m happy to report that the upcoming The Ocean Blue show on September 3, at the Parkway Theater has sold out. We’ve been listening to this indie pop band since the 90s when they covered The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out”.

The Ocean Blue (26 Jul 2019)

We caught the band in July 2019 and wrote, “The Ocean Blue had always wore their influences on their sleeve, play music that sounds very similar to 80s dreampop/shoegazing sound, and even covering The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out” (faithfully, I might add) on their Peace & Light EP. At the end of their 90-min set, they dedicated their cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” to the Transmission audience.”

Speaking of Transmission, DJ Jake Rudh will play music videos between sets.

The Hang Ups to open.

Tour Dates:

Sep 1- Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
Sep 2 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Sep 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Parkway Theater
Sep 8 - Washington, DC @ Howard Theater
Sep 9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
Sep 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Theater
Sep 30 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Neptune Festival
Oct 6 - San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct 7 - Houston, TX @ Numbers
Oct 19 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 20 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag
Oct 21 - Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview Music Hall
Nov 10 - Miami, FL @ The Ground @ Club Space
Nov 11 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Nov 16 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Nov 17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Nov 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

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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Remembering Andy Rourke

The Smiths: Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (signed by Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, and Johnny Marr) Official Statement ANDREW MICHAEL ROURKE “ANDY ROURKE” Passed away at age 59 January 17, 1964 - May 19, 2023 MAY 19, 2023 (New York, NY) -- It is with deep sadness that we announce that Andy Rourke has passed away in the early hours today at age 59 in New York City at Memorial Sloan Kettering after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer. Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans. We request privacy at this sad time. Read More Andy Rourke First, this is indie dance club was celebrating its 14 Year Anniversary, and, second, guest DJ, Andy Rourke is the bassist of one of my favorite 80s band, The Smiths…. The Smiths Sad news earlier today as the world found out that Andy Rourke, former bassist for The Smiths, passed away at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Center in New York. .…

The news of Andy Rourke’s death came to me suddenly on Friday. I had no idea the former The Smiths bassist was dying… but on retrospect, I should have seen it coming. Especially since I wrote about how Rourke and Johnny Marr came together to produce “Strong Forever” in Jan 2023. The two were friends since the age of 13, before joining The Smiths, and it was likely a dying man’s last request.

I’ve met Rourke before, at the first The Smiths Convention in Los Angeles in 1997. I have photos of Rourke and I, but this was before digital cameras, so the photos are in a photo album somewhere in my storage. I’ll have to dig for them at a later time and digitalize them for easier access.

What I can tell you is that they were nice when we met as fans, getting our albums and singles signed by them. I had them sign my “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”, one of the last official releases in the UK and Japan (The Smiths’ singles were rarely released in America). I would later meet Johnny Marr and had them sign the same single. One day I hope to see Morrissey and have him sign the sleeve…

So, here’s a trivia, Rourke continued to work with Morrissey after the Smiths broke up. He wrote two of my favorite B-Sides, “Get Off the Stage” and “Girl Least Likely To”… but he also wrote my least favorite Morrissey song, “Yes I Am Blind” (and deaf too apparently after hearing that song). You can’t blame Rourke entirely, as with these collaborations, he would compose the music and then Morrissey would then add his lyrics to it.

The two biggest “bass” songs in The Smiths library are “This Charming Man” (New York Mix) and “Barbarism Begins At Home” (especially hearing a live version). The former is a rare remix. You see, DJ François Kevorkian remixed the song in 1983 for the nightclubbers and was pressed for NY club DJs. Morrissey hated the song, and had the song pulled out of circulation, according to the Peepholism book by Jo Slee.

The remix, which featured really heavy emphasis on Andy Rourke’s bassline, was lost to obscurity. I actually didn’t discover the remix until the 1992 re-issue of “This Charming Man” single… and it was a song unlike any Smiths song! Again, it’s a very bass-y mix, and it was almost laughable that it’s the bassist’s song of choice when he DJed, live in person, at the 14th Anniversary of Transmission in 2015.

It’s sad to see that with Rourke’s death, there will never, truly be a Smiths reunion. Everyone knew it would never happen, but now with one of the band member dead, perhaps it’s time for the remaining three to bury the hatchet.

In the meantime, we’ll always have The Smiths’ music… and go ahead and put on that New York remix of “This Charming Man”, in honor of the great Andy Rourke.

Note: Tomorrow, May 22, is Morrissey’s birthday... “I've come to wish you an unhappy birthday.”

Mike Joyce’s statement:

I don’t think Andy realised just how good a bass player he was. I don’t think Andy ever really embraced just how momentous his contribution towards music is. I don’t think he ever grasped that and realised that. He was such a self-effacing character, he never saw himself as a great bass player because it was so effortless for him and so easy for him. He just put the bass on and magic would happen.

Johnny Marr’s statement:

Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.

Morrissey’s statement:

Sometimes one of the most radical things you can do is to speak clearly. When someone dies, out come the usual blandishments … as if their death is there to be used. I’m not prepared to do this with Andy. I just hope … wherever Andy has gone … that he’s OK. He will never die as long as his music is heard. He didn’t ever know his own power, and nothing that he played had been played by someone else. His distinction was so terrific and unconventional and he proved it could be done. He was also very, very funny and very happy, and post-Smiths, he kept a steady identity - never any manufactured moves. I suppose, at the end of it all, we hope to feel that we were valued. Andy need not worry about that.

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The Church at Fine Line, Minneapolis (23 Mar 2023)

The Church Setlist Ascendence Destination Metropolis Columbus No Other You Kings Is This Where You Live The Hypnogogue Hotel Womb Antarctica Old Coast Road (acoustic) Albert Ross Fly One Day Comedown C'est la vie Under the Milky Way Grind Tantalized Second Bridge -- Encore -- Reptile You Took Read More The Church Australia’s The Church is back in the city. The last time we saw them at the Cedar in 2015 we noted, “The show was performed as one long set, versus the two separate sets done …

Australia’s rock band The Church stopped by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, last night, to play tracks from their new album The Hypnogogue (Communicating Vessels).

Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh played a variety of British 60s music videos before the band came on stage. Fans at the show were, of course, on the older scale… who had fun trying to guess the band on the screen (Rolling Stones, Monkees, David Bowie, etc.) The odd-band out seemed to be Chromatics.

When The Church came on stage to an introduction background music, they were greeted with a huge applause. The band proceeded to playing a two plus hour set. This band didn’t need a warm-up band, because they had 18 albums worth of music to choose from.

I first heard of the band on Dave Kendall’s 120 Minutes on MTV. He was a Church fan and played “Ripple”, which had become my favorite Church song. By that time, in 1992, the band was already an “old” band.

So, yes, the band’s been around, with many rotating band members… but the one constant is lead singer and bassist Steve Kilbey. Currently the band features Kilbey, Brisbane’s Ian Haug on lead guitars, Melbourne’s Ashley Naylore on guitars, Birmingham (USA) Jeffrey Cain on keys, and Camden (New South Wales) Nicholas Meredith on drums (who is subbing for regular Church drummer Tim Powles - who had VISA issues).

Kilbey seemed pretty pleased with the new drummer and even joked that when they return back to Australia, that the Church will be a double drums band!

Kilbey also seemed more jaded (but jokingly) since the last time we saw him 2018. It’s fun, the audience loved it.

Since the tour is to promote The Hypnogogue, most of the new songs had introduction from Kilbey, who described it as somewhat of a Sci-Fi story from the future… about a place called The Hypnogogue. Some songs had characters from Hypnogogue, like about a Korean scientists called Sun Kim Jong, who invented a song extraction machine. From what we heard live, the Hypnogogue seems like a weird place that only Kilbey could bring to life.

Of course, as you know most fans were there for the “hits”, meaning “Metropolis” and “Under the Milky Way” were really well received. For Milky Way, Kilbey introduced it, “Ladies and gentlemen, this next song needs no introduction. Should have no f***ing introduction. Should just be played, and that’s that. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, here is that song, that you want to hear.”

Yes, of course, that is the song everyone wanted to hear. “Under the Milky Way” is the band’s signature song. The song was #24 on the USA Billboard charts and was massive in 1989. It’s a great song, and we were reminded how good it is, when you hear it on the cult film Donnie Darko.

Remaining Tour Dates

Mar 25 St Louis, MO Delmar Hall
Mar 26 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Mar 28 Kent, OH Kent Stage
Mar 29 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Mar 30 New York, NY Gramercy Theater
Mar 31 Boston, MA The Sinclair
Apr 1 Hartford, CT Infinity Hall
Apr 3 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
Apr 4 Alexandria, VA Birchmere Music Hall
Apr 5 Norfolk VA The Norva
Apr 6 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Apr 8 Pelham, TN The Caverns

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DJ Jake Rudh

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The Church at Fine Line, Minneapolis (23 Mar 2023)

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The Charlatans and Ride at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 Feb 2023)

02/09 The Charlatans UK and RIDE with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Charlatans Setlist Between 10th and 11th Photo of Setlist I Don't Want to See the Sights Ignition Page One Tremolo Song Can't Even Be Bothered Weirdo Chewing Gum Weekend (No One) Not Even the Rain The End of Everything Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over Let the Good Times Be Never Ending One to Another The Only One I Know North Country Boy -- Encore -- Plastic Machinery Sproston Green Ride Setlist Nowhere Photo of Setlist Seagull Kaleidoscope In a Different Place Polar Bear Dreams Burn Down Decay Paralysed Vapour Trail Taste Here and Now Nowhere Lannoy Point OX4 Monaco Leave Them All Behind Read More The Charlatans The Charlatans have finally made good on their threat of releasing their album for free on the heels of Radiohead's In Rainbows. … Ride Legendary shoegazing band Ride will be headlining Mill City Nights next Tuesday, September 29th. After the British band broke up in 1996, founding band member Andy Bell went on to … DJ Jake Rudh Playing music between sets was DJ Jake Rudh, from Transmission. As you know, Rudh is a big fan of New Order and Joy Division, naming his radio show after a Joy Division song. . …

Two titans of British rock bands, The Charlatans and Ride have teamed up for this once-in-a-lifetime tour across America in 2023. The bands stopped in at First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on Thursday, February 9th.

Before the bands took the stage (and in-between bands), DJ Jake Rudh from Transmission, played music videos of 90’s British music: Curve, Catherine Wheel, Lush, New Order, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, The Fall, etc.

Playing first was Oxford’s Ride, featuring vocalists and guitarists Andy Bell and Mark Gardener, drummer Laurence “Loz” Colbert and bassist Steve Queralt. The band is one of the early pioneers of shoegazing music, thanks to their debut album Nowhere, which came out in 1990. The term shoegazing is used to described the layers of guitar distortions and effects. Its origin is in reference to the many guitar foot pedals (so the guitarist would be staring at their feet to operate the effects correctly).

Ride broke up in 1996 and the band members went their separate ways. Notably, vocalists and guitarists Andy Bell joined Oasis (which led to being in Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye band). When Beady Eye broke up in 2014, Bell announced that Ride had reformed! We caught the band on their reunion tour at Mill City Nights in Sep 2015.

For this 2023 tour, Ride would play their influential debut album, from start to finish. This also included the three bonus tracks from the CD (which was originally not available on the 12”): Taste, Here and Now, and Nowhere.

The record was played flawlessly, so the band is very well rehearsed. There were no delays between songs for guitar tuning or anything, because they had a dedicated guitar tech running and fetching the right guitar for the right song.

After the entire album was played, Bell said, “That’s the Nowhere album. Now we’re going to play a few more songs… if you don’t mind.”

Of those other songs, the most interesting among them was Monaco which is not officially out yet. The band mentioned that this song is from their forthcoming seventh album, set for release either this year or next year. It sounded really good, more upbeat and aggressive than what we’re used to.

Of course, they saved their most well-known song, “Leave Them All Behind” as their set closer.

The Charlatans (known as The Charlatans UK in the USA for legal reasons) closed out the show. This band, with the help of Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, and James, help launched the Madchester explosion. For this 2023 co-headlining tour, The Charlatans decided to play their second album Between 10th and 11th.

I bought this record when it came out, based on the strength of their Weirdo single, and ultimately tracked down their debut album Some Friendly. Comparing the two records, you can hear the evolution, clearly the better produced and written record was Between 10th and 11th… and it should be the album that define the band.

Tim Burgess (vuart)

When The Charlatans took First Avenue’s stage, you can clearly tell that singer Tim Burgess was having a blast! He’s video-taping the audience with his phone, he constantly had a massive smile on his face (see special vuart), he’s overly animated, he’s doing his funky hand-wheeling dance, he’s inciting the audience to clap… it’s like Tim just stepped out a beach college and he’s going to teach us how to have fun.

Looking at the setlist, you can see that the band left the song Subtitle off their setlist. I’m not entirely sure why they decided to do this, perhaps it was done for creative reasons… much like how the song The End of Everything was moved to the end of the song order.

They played a two-song encore, starting with Plastic Machinery. Before they started to play Sproston Green, Tim introduces the band: “On the drums is Peter Salisbury, on the keyboard is Tony Rogers, on the electric guitars is Mark Collins, on the bass is Martin Blunt. And I’m Tim Burgess.”

If you love early 90s British rock, you really need to make it out see these two excellent bands play. I don’t normally go out in the middle of winter to see concerts, but this Charlatans/Ride co-headlining tour could not be missed.

Remaining tour dates:

02/11 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
02/13 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
02/14 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
02/15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
02/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
02/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

DJ Jake Rudh

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The Charlatans: Tim Burgess

The Charlatans

The Charlatans: Tim Burgess

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The Charlatans at First Avenue, Minneapolis (09 Feb 2023)

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Peter Hook and the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 Aug 2022)

Peter Hook Setlist -- New Order --  Your Silent Face Age of Consent Everything's Gone Green Procession Blue Monday Temptation Unknown Pleasures Disorder Day of the Lords Candidate Insight New Dawn Fades She's Lost Control Shadowplay Wilderness Interzone I Remember Nothing Closer                Atrocity Exhibition Isolation Passover Colony A Means to an End Heart and Soul Twenty Four Hours The Eternal Decades -- Encore --  Atmosphere * Ceremony ^ Transmission * Love Will Tear Us Apart * ^ = New Order                * = Joy Division cover Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ...

Co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, bassist Peter Hook and his band The Light headlined First Avenue’s mainroom on August 18, 2022, to play Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures and Closer in its entirety.

For those who arrived early, you were treated to a DJ set from Jake Rudh, who named his radio program and dance night, Transmission in honor of Joy Division, so it’s only fitting that he’s at the show. It’s typical 70s/80s British bands, from post-punk to alternative rock, on the video screen.

At 8pm exactly, Peter Hook & the Light took the stage. They are on a tight schedule, as playing both Joy Division albums will clock in over two hours… and to make it worth your time, Hook and company played a selection of early New Order songs to help the audience (like “Age of Consent”, “Blue Monday” and “Temptation”) get excited about what’s to come.

The New Order set was about 40 minutes before a brief intermission. The band returned to play Unknown Pleasures. As expected, the band is very tight in play every song, in its original track listing order. Fans who knew and love the album from start to finish, eagerly anticipate the next song. There were no surprises, but that’s not what the fans came for.

Favorite songs were immediately cheered and sung to, and the whole thing felt like two plus hours of a double album listening party… and it’s amazing to see that everybody is on the same page.

It seemed Peter Hook is the only person interested in playing these Joy Division or early New Order songs, so if you want to experience these songs live, especially if you want to share your love with other fans, these Peter Hook shows are the only option. The band is really good, having to play the same set every night (with the exception of the random New Order songs that preceded the main Joy Division show).

So yeah, it’s a lovely celebration of all-things Joy Division. If you love Joy Division, go see Peter Hook on this 2022 tour. Remaining tour dates:

August 11 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 12 Danforth Music Hal Toronto, ONT
August 13 Club Soda Montreal, QC
August 15 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
August 16 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
August 18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
August 19 Metro Chicago
August 20 Metro Chicago
August 22 The Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
August 23 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
August 25 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
August 26 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
August 27 Terminal 5 New York, NY
August 29 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
August 30 Mohawk Austin, TX
August 31 Mohawk Austin, TX
September 2 House Of Blues Houston Houston, TX
September 3 House Of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
September 5 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
September 6 Humphreys Concerts by the Bay San Diego, CA
September 8 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 9 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 10 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
September 12 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
September 13 The Showbox Seattle, WA
September 14 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC tour dates

Peter Hook and the Light at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 Aug 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (08/21/2022)

I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week.

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08/18 Peter Hook & The Light with DJ Jake Rudh at First Avenue Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ...

08/18/2022 Thursday

Peter Hook & The Light
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
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The last time Peter Hook was in town in November 2009, it was unforgettable. A massive fan proposed marriage on stage, “The rap portion was handled by a fan (singing the part of England footballer John Barnes). After the song, the fan proposed marriage to his girlfriend, who came on stage to accept the ring.”

You can bet that the married couple will definitely be at this upcoming Peter Hook & The Light show.

The show promises playing Joy Division’s debut album Unknown Pleasures and their last album Closer … plus an opening set of New Order material.

If you love Joy Division, this is an absolute a must-see show.

Tour dates:

August 11 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 12 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
August 13 Club Soda Montreal, QC
August 15 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
August 16 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
August 18 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
August 19 Metro Chicago
August 20 Metro Chicago
August 22 The Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, WI
August 23 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
August 25 The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
August 26 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
August 27 Terminal 5 New York, NY
August 29 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
August 30 Mohawk Austin, TX
August 31 Mohawk Austin, TX
September 2 House Of Blues Houston Houston, TX
September 3 House Of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
September 5 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
September 6 Humphreys Concerts by the Bay San Diego, CA
September 8 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 9 The Theatre At Ace Hotel Los Angeles, CA
September 10 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
September 12 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
September 13 The Showbox Seattle, WA
September 14 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC tour dates

08/18 Petite Amie at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Petite Amie Otra Vez Petite Amie June 15, 2022 1 Otra Vez 6:27 Sold by Amazon Services LLC. Additional taxes may apply. By placing your order, you agree to our Terms of Use. . …

08/18/2022 Thursday

Petite Amie
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Petite Amie is heading out on tour, stopping by the Amsterdam Bar in St Paul on August 18. Some dates are with Wild Wild Wets and Hooveriii, however the St Paul show currently does not have an opener listed.

The group recently shared their new single “Otra Vez”, via Devil in the Woods Records. The song is taken from their forthcoming new album.

Petite Amie tour dates

8/3 - Casbah /Soda - San Diego, CA *
8/4 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA *
8/5 - Amados - San Francisco, CA *
8/6 - The Holland Project - Reno, NV *
8/7 - Starlet Room - Sacramento, CA **
8/9 - Fixin’ To - Portland, OR
8/10 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
8/12 - Substation x Freakout Presents - Seattle, WA
8/13 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
8/15 - Vultures - Colorado Springs, CO **
8/16 - Lost Lake - Denver, CO
8/17 - miniBar - Kansas City, .MO
8/18 - Amsterdam - St. Paul, MN
8/21 - Landline Presents @ The Burl - Lexington, KY **
8/22 - The Blue Room @ Third Man - Nashville, TN **
8/23 - 529 Bar - Atlanta, GA
8/24 - El Rocko @ Dog Day Presents - Savannah, GA
8/25 - Snug Harbor - Charlotte, NC
8/26 - Pie Shop - Washington, DC
8/27 - World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
8/28 - Berlin Under A - New York, NY

* = w/ Wild Wild Wets
** = w/ Hooveriii

08/19 Hanson at Fillmore Read More Hanson Brothers band Hanson recently released their new Christmas album Finally It’s Christmas (available on 3CG/S-Curve Records). …

08/19/2022 Friday

Hanson
at Fillmore
livenation.com

Trio brothers Hanson (Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson) finally released their Red Green Blue album. The album compiles three solo-led projects from each of the brothers and marks the band’s milestone 30th anniversary.

Red is Taylor’s songs, Green is Isaac’s songs, and finally Blue is Zac’s songs.

There will also be a massive Global tour from the trio, listed below are the North American dates:

AUGUST
5 – Elizabeth, IN – Caesar's Event Center #
6 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre #
7 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre #
9 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live #
10 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre #
12 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant #
13 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom #
14 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee #
16 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre #
18 – Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove at Harrah’s #
19 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis #
20 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Brewing Company Outdoors#
21 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater +
23 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre +
24 – Edmonton AB – Midway +
26 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre +
27 – Seattle, WA – The Moore +
28 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom +
30 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore +
31 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues +

SEPTEMBER
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Ace Theatre +
3 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay +
4 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren +
6 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl +
7 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot +
9 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre +
10 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre +
11 – Wichita, KS – Cotillion Ballroom +
13 – Austin, TX – Emo’s +
14 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues +

# Allen Mack Myers Moore supporting
+ Zillaz supporting

08/20 Franz Ferdinand at Fillmore Read More Franz Ferdinand As I have suspected, Franz Ferdinand will be on a bigger tour in support of their new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, which comes out next week (August 27th) on Domino Records.…

08/20/2022 Saturday

Franz Ferdinand
at Fillmore
livenation.com

If there’s only one Franz Ferdinand tour you have to see, it’s this one. Their greatest hits tour, it’s named after their 20-track greatest hits collection called Hits to the Head. All your favorite songs are here: “Take Me Out”, “The Dark Of The Matinée”, “This Fire”, “Do You Want To”… so many good ones. I can guarantee when they play “This Fire”, the entire audience will be singing along.

Tour Dates:

Thu, AUG 4 House of Blues Dallas Dallas, TX
Fri, AUG 5 White Oak Music Hall Houston, TX
Sat, AUG 6 Stubbs BBQ Austin, TX
Mon, AUG 8 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Wed, AUG 10 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Fri, AUG 12 The Fillmore Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Sat, AUG 13 Pier 17 New York, NY
Mon, AUG 15 House Of Blues Boston Boston, MA
Tue, AUG 16 MTELUS Montreal, Canada
Wed, AUG 17 HISTORY Toronto, Canada
Fri, AUG 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
Sat, AUG 20 Fillmore Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
Mon, AUG 22 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Tue, AUG 23 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Thu, AUG 25 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
Fri, AUG 26 The Orpheum Vancouver, Canada
Sat, AUG 27 McMenamins Grand Lodge Forest Grove, OR
Tue, AUG 30 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
Thu, SEP 1 Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles Downtown, CA

08/20 Chastity Brown at First Avenue Read More Chastity Brown Chastity Brown played almost everything from her Back-Road Highways album, as you can see from the setlist. The band is joined on stage by Aby Wolf (for "Solely" and "Slow Time") and Hummingbirds (for "Say It" ...

08/20/2022 Saturday

Chastity Brown
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis singer/songwriter Chastity Brown is headlining First Avenue on August 20 to support her new album Sing To The Walls (Red House Records).

The singer talked about the long journey to finish the new record:

This record was started in Sweden, and completed in Minneapolis. It’s been made and remade many times over, but ultimately is my audacious expression of black joy and love in response to uprising, confrontation, and pandemic.

And now it’s yours. Thank you for supporting me, for making my music part of your life, and sharing my music with others. I hope you dance your ass off to these songs in your living room or let it score the moments in your life that could use a soundtrack.

My deep and heartfelt thanks to my co-producers on this record, Brady Blade and Greg Schutte, and all the incredible musicians and collaborators who helped bring this to life. Thanks to my team that always has my back and believes in me as an artist and individual ♥

This is just the beginning.

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 1 to November 5, 2019

Peter Hook at First Avenue Read More Peter Hook Peter Hook’s last Minneapolis show at the Fine Line Music Café in November 2014 remained one of my favorite shows of that year. He played THREE sets (well technical two full sets and ... DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 1 to November 5, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT
+ DJ Jake Rudh
First Avenue
Sat 11/02/2019 (8pm/$27.50)
first-avenue.com

Former Joy Division and New Order bassist, Peter Hook (billed as Peter Hook & the Light) will be returning to Minneapolis this November 2nd.

As with Hook’s previous appearances, there’s a theme to his set. In May 2018 and Oct 2016 he played Substance from Joy Division and New Order. In Nov 2014 he played a collection of early New Order, Brotherhood and Low-Life.

This 2019 tour, Hook will revisit New Order’s albums Technique and Republic. We’re very excited about Republic, because the record spawned some massive hits for the American audience.

DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission), will DJ before the show.

Tour dates:

10/24/2019 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA
10/25/2019 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY
10/26/2019 Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
10/28/2019 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON
10/29/2019 Fairmount Theatre, Montreal QC
10/31/2019 St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI
11/01/2019 Metro, Chicago IL
11/02/2019 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
11/04/2019 Venue, Vancouver BC
11/05/2019 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
11/07/2019 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR
11/08/2019 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA
11/09/2019 The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA
11/11/2019 Emo’s, Austin TX
11/12/2019 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA

Other shows in the area:

Tiffany Young at First Ave Devendra Banhart 2019 Tour Magic Sword at 7th Street Tyler Childers at First Ave Lisa Phrank at 7th Street Read More Devendra Banhart Back in 2004, Acid-folk god Devendra Banhart compiled a collection of folk music for some magazine. Much like Nostradamus before him, he managed to predict some of the leading lights of modern folk music … Tyler Childers Tyler Childers to play the 7th Street Entry, in support of his debut record Purgatory (Hickman Holler Records/Thirty Tigers). Sammy Brue will open. 7:30pm, $10. … Magic Sword Magic Sword's electronic fantasy epic "In the Face of Evil" (I recently used it in my D&D campaign to introduce a new villain). …

TIFFANY YOUNG
First Avenue
Fri 11/01/2019 (6pm/$30)
first-avenue.com

Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany Young will be headlining First Avenue this November 1st. Young is an American, but was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment at the age of fifteen. She moved to South Korea to join Girls’ Generation (later Girls’ Generation-TTS).

Tour Dates:

10/25 San Francisco, CA
11/09 Washington, DC
10/27 Vancouver, BC
11/10 Brooklyn, NY
10/28 Portland, OR
11/12 Raleigh, NC
10/29 Seattle, WA
11/13 Atlanta, GA
11/01 Minneapolis, MN
11/15 Houston, TX
11/02 Chicago, IL
11/16 Dallas, TX
11/04 Toronto, ON
11/18 Denver, CO
11/06 Philadelphia, PA
11/20 Phoenix, AZ
11/08 Boston, MA
11/21 Los Angeles, CA

DEVENDRA BANHART
+ Black Belt Eagle Scout
Varsity Theater
Sat 11/02/2019 (7pm/$28)
varsitytheater.com

Venezuelan/American songwriter Devendra Banhart will be stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this November 2nd.

We last saw Banhart in May 2016 and said, “The Saturday night would also have a similar setup, Devendra Banhart, this time with a full electric band, would open up the show. As described by Banhart, there were no established setlist for his band and some sets were entirely improvised and some old songs are completely redone in a different direction. Whatever they decided to play, it was clear that Banhart was absolutely giggly about the whole thing. You can hear it in his voice and his mannerism, he was extremely excited to perform these songs for us.”

Tour dates:

10/19/19 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
10/20/19 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
10/22/19 - Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
10/24/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre
10/25/19 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Yost Theater
10/26/19 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
10/27/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/30/19 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
11/01/19 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
11/02/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
11/03/19 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
11/05/19 - Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone
11/07/19 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs (Levitation)
11/23/19 - Leon, Guanajuato Mx @ Tecate Bajio
11/25/19 - Mexico City, Mx @ El Plaza Condesa
11/30/19 - Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art
12/01/19 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
12/03/19 - Montreal, QC @ The Olympia
12/04/19 - Boston, MA @ The Wilbur
12/05/19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/07/19 - Washington, D.C. @ 930 Club
12/08/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

MAGIC SWORD
+ Droid Bishop
7th St Entry
Wed 10/30/2019 (8pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Magic Sword is touring in support of their new EP Awakening (Joyful Noise Recordings). Expect an LP sometime in 2020.

Tour dates:

31 Oct Summit Music Hall, Denver (CO)
01 Nov The Riot Room, Kansas City (MO)
02 Nov 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (MN)
03 Nov Beat Kitchen, Chicago (IL)
05 Nov The Drake, Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
06 Nov Theatre Fairmount, Montreal, Quebec (CAN)
07 Nov Great Scott, Boston (MA)
08 Nov Mercury Lounge, New York City (NY)
09 Nov Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia (PA)
10 Nov Songbyrd, Washington, D.C.
12 Nov Pioneer, Indianapolis (IN)
05 Dec The Echo, Los Angeles (CA)
06 Dec The Casbah, San Diego (CA)
07 Dec Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco (CA)
12 Dec Doug Fir Lounge, Portland (OR)
13 Dec Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver, BC (CAN)
14 Dec Barboza, Seattle (WA)

TYLER CHILDERS
+ Courtney Marie Andrews
First Avenue
Sun 11/03/2019 (7pm/$31)
Mon 11/04/2019 (7pm/$31)
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Tyler Childers will be playing First Avenue on both November 3rd and November 4th.

Tour dates:

10/18—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater
10/20—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom
10/21—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom
10/22—Vancouver, BC—Commodore Ballroom
10/24—Bend, OR—Bend Concert Series
10/25—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre
10/26—Spokane, WA—Knitting Factory Concert House
10/29—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre
10/30—St. Louis, MO—The Pageant
10/31—Chicago, IL—Aragon Ballroom
11/2—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theater
11/3—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
11/4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue
11/12-11/15—Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
12/05—Indianapolis, IN—Murat Theatre
12/06—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore
12/08—Toronto, ON—Rebel
12/10—Boston, MA—House of Blues
12/11—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore
12/13—Washington, DC—The Anthem
12/14—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel
12/15—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel
12/18—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz
12/19—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore
12/21—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
12/22—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle
12/27—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena
12/28—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena
12/31—Pikeville, KY—Appalachian Wireless Arena

LISA PRANK
+ Kitten Forever, Real Numbers
7th St Entry
Tue 11/05/2019 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Seattle pop-punk royalty Lisa Prank (not to be confused with sticker queen Lisa Frank) is headlining 7th St Entry in support of her new album Perfect Love Song.

Tour dates:

Oct 31 - Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Basement
Nov 01 - Missoula, MT @ Zootown Arts
Nov 02 - Bozeman, MT @ The Labor Temple
Nov 04 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag
Nov 05 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
Nov 06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
Nov 07 - Detroit, MI @ Trumbullplex
Nov 08 - Toronto, ON @ The Rec Room
Nov 09 - Boston, MA @ O'Briens
Nov 11 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery5
Nov 12 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
Nov 13 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
Nov 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
Nov 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
Nov 16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project
Nov 17 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Nov 18 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
Nov 19 - Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR
Nov 21 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
Nov 22 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street OKC
Nov 23 - Kansas City, MO @ miniBar
Nov 24 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
Nov 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Nov 26 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic
Nov 30 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
Dec 01 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
Dec 02 - Arcata, CA @ Outer Space
Dec 03 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
Dec 05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
Dec 06 - San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe
Dec 08 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project
Dec 09 - Corvallis, OR @ Mudville Stadium

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Minneapolis: August 18 to August 21, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 18 to August 21, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Flying Lotus at First Ave Read More Flying Lotus The first time I saw the name Flying Lotus, I thought of the 70s band The Flying Lizards... you know the British band famous for covering "Money (That's What I Want)"? …

FLYING LOTUS
+ Brandon Coleman Spacetalker, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Pbdy
First Avenue
Tue 08/20/2019 (7:30pm/$30)
first-avenue.com

Flying Lotus is bringing his “Flying Lotus’s 3D Show” to First Avenue on August 20th. His latest hits includes “More” (with Anderson .Paak) and “Fire is Coming” (featuring “Twin Peaks” creator David Lynch).

Brandon Coleman Spacetalker, Salami Rose Joe Louis, and Pbdy to open.

Tour dates:

08/14/2019 The Wilma Missoula, MT
08/15/2019 Union Event Center Salt Lake City, UT
08/16/2019 The Mission Ballroom Denver, CO
08/17/2019 Meow Wolf Santa Fe, NM
08/18/2019 Tower Theatre Oklahoma City, OK
08/20/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
08/21/2019 The Sylvee Madison, WI
08/23/2019 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
08/24/2019 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
08/25/2019 The Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON
08/26/2019 Corona Theatre Montreal, QC
08/27/2019 House Of Blues Boston, MA
08/29/2019 Franklin Music Hall Philadelphia, PA
08/30/2019 The Brooklyn Mirage Brooklyn, NY
08/31/2019 Mass Moca North Adams, MA
09/02/2019 Express Live! Columbus, OH
09/02/2019 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
09/03/2019 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
09/03/2019 Express Live! Columbus, OH
09/04/2019 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN
09/05/2019 Madison Theater Covington, KY
09/05/2019 Madison Theater Cincinnati, OH
09/06/2019 Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
09/07/2019 The National Richmond, VA
09/08/2019 John F. Kennedy Center Washington, DC
09/10/2019 The Ritz Raleigh, NC
09/11/2019 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
09/12/2019 Joy Theater New Orleans, LA
09/13/2019 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
09/13/2019 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
09/14/2019 Emo's Austin, TX
09/15/2019 South Side Ballroom Dallas, TX
09/18/2019 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
09/19/2019 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
09/19/2019 House Of Blues San Diego, CA
09/20/2019 The Novo Los Angeles, CA
10/10/2019 Desert Daze
10/11/2019 Desert Daze
10/13/2019 Desert Daze
10/24/2019 Suwannee Hulaween

Other shows in the area:

Bell Witch at 7th Street Hooten Hallers at 7th Street Drab Majesty at Fine Line American Aquarium at Turf Club Bacon Brothers 2019 Tour Read More Drab Majesty Uniform and Drab Majesty to open. Tour dates: 07/21 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 07/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer … DJ Jake Rudh This is billed as a Transmission (aka DJ Jake Rudh) / BNLX release show, but music fans may want to take note that at nearly midnight, The Ocean Blue is scheduled to appear. … The Bacon Brothers The Bacon Brothers will be playing the Dakota Jazz Club next week (July 13th), in support of their new self-titled album (released June 1st on Forosoco Music). …

BELL WITCH
+ False, Lungs
7th St Entry
Sun 08/18/2019 (7pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

Surly Brewing presents Seattle’s doom-metal duo Bell Witch, playing this Sunday, August 18, at the 7th Street Entry. This is Bell Witch’s last show of their 2019 tour.

Show up early to check out Minneapolis-based False and Minneapolis Doom band Lungs.

NOTE: Brazilian trio Deafkids, who previously supported Bell Witch, is actually headlining their own gig at Eagles 34 in Minneapolis.

Deafkids tour dates:

8/14/2019 Corona Theatre - Montreal, QC *
8/15/2019 The Opera House - Toronto, ON *
8/16/2019 St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI *
8/17/2019 Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL *
8/18/2019 Eagles 34 - Minneapolis, MN ^
8/19/2019 The Record Store - Bismarck, ND ^
8/20/2019 Cave Collective - Rapid City, SD ^
8/23/2019 El Corazon - Seattle, WA ^
8/24/2019 The Valley - Tacoma, WA ^
8/25/2019 High Water Mark - Portland, OR ^
8/26/2019 Old Nick's - Eugene, OR ^
8/28/2019 Elbo Room JL - Oakland, CA ^
8/29/2019 Lexington - Los Angeles, CA ^
8/31/2019 HOCO Fest - Tucson, AZ ^

* w/ Neurosis, Bell Witch
^ w/ Big|Brave

THE HOOTEN HALLERS
+ Slim Stone, Rainbolt Mountain Project
7th Street Entry
Mon 08/19/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Missouri trio The Hooten Hallers is headlining the 7th Street Entry this Monday, August 19th.

Slim Stone and Rainbolt Mountain Project to open.

Tour Dates

08/19/2019 7th St Entry, Minneapolis
08/30/2019 Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA
08/31/2019 Ladd Taphouse, Portland, OR
09/05/2019 JazzBones, Tacoma, WA
09/09/2019 Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA
09/12/2019 Lost Lake Lounge, Denver, CO
09/20/2019 – 09/21/2019 Widows Harvest 2019
09/28/2019 Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
10/22/2019 Continental Club, Austin, TX
11/12/2019 Gullivers, Manchester
11/13/2019 The Fiddler, London
11/14/2019 Bodega Social Club, Nottingham
11/16/2019 O2 Institute3, Birmingham
11/20/2019 Cluny 2, Newcastle Upon Tyne
11/22/2019 Esquires Bedford, Bedford
11/23/2019 Square Tower, Portsmouth
11/24/2019 Louisiana, Bristol
01/16/2020 Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
01/17/2020 The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
01/18/2020 Underground, Charlotte, NC
01/21/2020 House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
01/23/2020 Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL
01/24/2020 Orpheum Theatre, Tampa, FL
01/25/2020 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA, US

DRAB MAJESTY
+ Xeno & Oaklander, Body Of Light, DJ Jake Rudh
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 08/20/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
finelinemusic.com

“Intergalactic duo” Drab Majesty is headlining the Fine Line Music Café on August 20. Their latest album Modern Mirror is out now.

Xeno & Oaklander and Body Of Light to open.

Also, DJ Jake Rudh from Transmission will be playing music before and between sets.

Tour dates:

August 14 - Montreal - Theatre Fairmount
August 15 - Toronto - Velvet Underground
August 16 - Detroit - El Club
August 17 - Cleveland - Now That’s Class
August 19 - Chicago - Thalia Hall
August 20 - Minneapolis - Fine Line
August 22 - Denver - 3 Kings Tavern
August 23 - Salt Lake City - Urban Lounge
August 24 - Boise - Visual Arts Collective
August 26 - Seattle - Neumos
August 27 - Vancouver - The Astoria
August 28 - Portland - Wonder Ballroom
August 30 - San Francisco - Great American Music Hall

AMERICAN AQUARIUM
+ Carl Anderson
Turf Club
Wed 08/21/2019 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

American Aquarium is touring in support of their seventh studio album Things Change, stopping by the Turf Club this Wednesday, August 21st.

Show up early to check out Nashville-based singer/songwriter Carl Anderson, touring in support of You Can Call Me Carl Out Now EP.

Tour Dates:

Aug 16 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre
Aug 17 - Durant, OK - Choctaw Casino
Aug 18 - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic
Aug 19 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
Aug 20 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s
Aug 21 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
Aug 22 - Wisconsin Dells, WI - Showboat Saloon
Aug 23 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Aug 25 - Little Rock, AR - The Rev Room

THE BACON BROTHERS
Dakota Jazz Club
Wed 08/21/2019 (7pm/$75)
dakotacooks.com

The Bacon Brothers is back at the Dakota Jazz Club this Wednesday, August 21st. If you didn’t know, Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon are passionate about their music, even though many people might only know Kevin Bacon as simply an actor.

We caught the brothers in July 2018 and wrote, “As the group play their ever-changing setlist, they kept adding various instruments in their shows. But it’s for the love of their songs, that the band brought on a cello to play an untitled interlude song, or mandolin for “Driver”, or bongos for “Don’t Lose Me Boy”, or four ukuleles for “Perfect Pitch”, or banging on the Peruvian cajón for a love song devoted to their “Bus”. Speaking from someone who attends a lot of shows, most bands make up the setlist based on what instruments they have with them. Meaning, if a song requires a strange instrument, it might be dropped from their set because they don’t want to bring it on tour. It’s a practical logic, but apparently not for the Bacon Brothers! You have to love them for that.”

Tour Dates:

08/17/2019 Kent Stage, Kent, OH, US
08/18/2019 Lexington Village Theatre, Lexington, MI, US
08/19/2019 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights, IL
08/20/2019 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Arlington Heights, IL
08/21/2019 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN, US
08/23/2019 Riverside Casino, Riverside, IA, US
08/24/2019 Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN, US
08/25/2019 Jergel's Rhythm Grille, Warrendale, PA, US
09/13/2019 – 09/15/2019 KAABOO Del Mar 2019
09/19/2019 Sony Hall, New York, NY, US
09/20/2019 Sony Hall, New York, NY, US
09/21/2019 Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT
10/03/2019 Franklin Theatre, Franklin, TN, US
10/04/2019 Franklin Theatre, Franklin, TN, US
10/05/2019 Grand Theatre, Frankfort, KY, US
10/10/2019 Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, TX, US
10/10/2019 – 10/13/2019 Gruene Music and Wine Fest 2019
10/11/2019 Billy Bob's Texas, Fort Worth, TX, US
10/12/2019 Cactus Theater, Lubbock, TX

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Minneapolis: August 14 to August 18, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 14 to August 17, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Ben Folds/ Violent Femmes Read More Ben Folds Five I recently found out that Ben Folds will be releasing a brand new album called So There, slated for release on September 11th... with a November tour date to follow! … Violent Femmes Violent Femmes are back at it again. This time, it looks like they are going back to their typical setlist. The key differences from last night’s show and tonight was that Gordon Gano …

BEN FOLDS and VIOLENT FEMMES
Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field
Wed 08/14/2019 (5pm/$49.50/Sold Out)
surlybrewing.com

What an unbeatable combination: Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five) and Violent Femmes co-headlining the upcoming Surly Brewing Music Festival on Wednesday, August 14th.

If you grew up in the 90s, you’ll probably be at this show… so naturally all general admission tickets are sold out. We’ve seen both acts many times before, but to have them on one bill is pretty amazing.

We saw Ben Folds in 2012 and wrote, “This is a fact, but the Ben Folds Five show I attended in 2012, it was one of the best show I've ever seen. Singer Ben Folds clearly had a lot of fun touring and meeting their passionate fans... and they played all the hits.”

We saw VF in Oct 2017 and said, “Violent Femmes’s triumphant return to First Avenue (their first night) took place last night, July 5th. Having experienced both VF’s shows (July 5th and July 6th), I can tell you, on reflection, that the band really wanted to give fans that attended both nights something worth their time and money. Sure, the popular classic tracks were a staple on all their shows (although rearranged in some cases), but it’s the rarely heard ‘Gimme the Car’ that were indeed special for fans who attended the first night.”

Tour dates:

08/10/2019 Farm Bureau Insurance Indianapolis, IN
08/11/2019 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI
08/14/2019 Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field Minneapolis, MN
08/15/2019 Water Works Park Des Moines, IA
08/16/2019 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO
09/02/2019 Arts, Beats & Eats
09/05/2019 KettleHouse Amphitheater Bonner, MT
09/07/2019 McMenamins Edgefield Troutdale, OR
09/08/2019 Ford Idaho Center Nampa, ID
09/10/2019 The Joint Las Vegas, NV
09/11/2019 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA
09/13/2019 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
09/14/2019 FivePoint Amphitheatre Irvine, CA
09/15/2019 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
09/18/2019 Austin360 Amphitheater Austin, TX
09/19/2019 The Theatre At Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX

Other shows in the area:

The Alarm at Fine Line Tuxedo 2019 Tour Denzel Curry at First Ave Gauche at 7th Street Thunderpussy at Turf Club Read More Modern English Next up was Modern English, the new wave/post-punk band from Colchester, England. If you grew up in the 80s, you would have heard their signature song ‘I Melt With You’. ..... Tuxedo The funk duo Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One) is releasing their self-titled debut release via Stones Throw Records... the duo is throwing their record release party on March 4th at The Regent Theater.....

THE ALARM
+ Modern English, Gene Loves Jezebel
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 08/14/2019 (7pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

New Wave Welsh band The Alarm will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this August 14th. The band had a massive hit in 1983 with “Sixty Eight Guns”, so expect to hear that song live.

What’s cool is that Modern English is touring with them - you may remember that band is best known for their signature song “I Melt With You”.

Finally, who could forget English band Gene Loves Jezebel? The band is known for quite a few hits in the 80s, but unfortunately due to a falling out between twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston, officially the band is billed as Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel .

Local DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission) will be DJing before and between sets.

Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel U.S. Tour

August 10 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
August 12 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
August 14 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
August 15 Milwaukee, WI Turner Ballroom
August 16 Chicago, IL House of Blues
August 17 Detroit, MI St. Andrews
August 18 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
August 20 Portland, ME AURA
August 21 Boston, MA Paradise
August 23 Huntington, NY The Paramount
August 24 Jim Thorpe, PA Penns Peak
August 25 Falls Church, VA State Theatre
August 29 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
August 30 Staten Island, NY St. George Theater
August 31 Philadelphia, PA The Keswick Theater
Sept 1 Norfolk, VA Norva
Sept 3 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
Sept 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sept 5 Orlando, FL The Social
Sept 6 Bonita Springs, FL Southwest Florida Event
Sept 7 Miami, FL The Ground at Club Space
Sept 8 St. Pete, FL Ferg’s Concert Courtyard

TUXEDO
DJ Bonics
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 08/14/2019 (7pm/$20)
thecedar.org

Tuxedo (the Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One collaboration) is playing the Cedar Cultural Center this August 14. Their new album Tuxedo III will be out on Funk On Sight.

Tour Dates

August 11 Detroit, MI @ El Club
August 13 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
August 14 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
August 17 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
August 18 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
August 19 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
August 21 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
August 22 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
August 23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Globe Theater
August 24 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory

DENZEL CURRY
First Avenue
Thu 08/15/2019 (7pm/$17)
first-avenue.com

Florida’s rapper Denzel Curry is playing First Avenue on Thursday, August 15.

Tour dates:

8/10-8/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
8/13 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre*
8/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
8/14 - Milwaukee, MI @ Eagles Ballroom*
8/18 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical*
8/19 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom*
8/21 - Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair*
8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall*
12/3 - London, UK @ The Roundhouse
12/5 - Dublin, UK @ The Helix
12/6 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
12/8 - Tilburg, NL @ 013
12/9 - Paris, FR @ Salle Wagram
12/10 - Brussels, BE @ AB
12/11 - Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
12/13 - Hamburg, DE@ Docks
12/17 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal Club

* = w/ $uicideBoy$

GAUCHE
+ Brendan Wells Plant Music, Half Tramp
7th Street Entry
Fri 08/16/2019 (8pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Gauche is touring in support of A People’s History of Gauche, available now on Merge Records.

Gauche on tour:

Aug 10 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro
Aug 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Aug 12 Seattle, WA – Barboza
Aug 13 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore
Aug 16 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
Aug 17 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Aug 18 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Aug 19 Detroit, MI – Deluxx Fluxx
Aug 20 Toronto, ON – The Baby G
Aug 22 Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo
Aug 23 Providence, RI – AS220
Aug 24 Brooklyn, NY – Alphaville
Aug 25 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Aug 26 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery

THUNDERPUSSY
+ Hollis Brown, Seaberg
Turf Club
Sat 08/17/2019 (7pm/$12)
turfclub.net

One of the best live band touring today, Thunderpussy will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday, August 17th. Thunderpussy’s self-titled debut album came out last year via Stardog Records/Republic Records… a record that Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready lent guitar and production, called his “favorite new band.”

Show up early to check out Hollis Brown and Seaberg & The Black Velvet Punks .

Tour Dates

8/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy #
8/11: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery #
8/13: Nashville, TN @ High Watt #
8/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy #
8/16: Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club #
8/17: Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club #
8/19: Bozeman, MT @ The Eagles Ballroom #
8/20: Boise, ID @ Humpin’ Hannah's #
9/30: Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction *
10/1: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues - Voodoo Room *
10/3: Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse Saloon *
10/4: Los Angeles, CA @ House of Machines *
10/5: San Francisco, CA @ The Midway San Francisco

# w/ Hollis Brown
*w/ Ramonda Hammer

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