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We♥KC - March 27 - April 3 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

03/27 Night Club at Bottleneck-Lawrence

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Night-Club

L.A.'s "sinful synth-pop band" Night Club premiere a racy new video for "Control" via Buzzbands.LA. Night Club is the brainchild of DJ/Producer Mark Brooks, former guitarist Warlock Pinchers and vocalist Emily Kavanaugh. …

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Ok, it’s officially started--

Between the backlog of postponed dates and bands feeling safe enough to head back on the road, there are several nights this coming week that you will want to be in two (or more) places at once; and instead, will have to pick the show you want to see the most.

Area sports fans are somewhat upset that Tyreek Hill is now a member of the Miami Dolphins, so find some happy instead, at one of these great live concerts coming to the area.

(Despite some health mandates loosening up, several artists are still requiring for entry, so check with the venue and/or better to assume masks and/or vaccination proof are required)

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence area for the Final WEEK of MARCH:

Sunday March 27
Night Club w Holy Wars, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15-$20

Night Club is a Los Angeles dark electronic band, formed by Mark Brooks and Emily Kavanaugh in 2012. The band’s third album, Die Die Lullaby, was released Oct 2020.

Dark-pop openers Holy Wars are also from LA, formed by Kat Leon and Nicholas Perez, who covered Garbage’s “Only Happy When it Rains” on last year’s The Influence EP.

“Tribute to the Beatles” feat. Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland and more, Kauffman Center. $49-$109

Beatles favorites and other classic rock 'n' roll hits performed by superstars Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, Joey Molland (Badfinger), Denny Laine (founding member of The Moody Blues and Wings) and Jason Scheff (Chicago).

03/27 Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats at The Truman

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Uncle Acid

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats with King Buffalo, The Truman. $25-$50

The Cambridge UK riff-driven rock band is doing a handful of rescheduled US dates before heading over to Europe to support Ghost. We caught them live way back in 2015.

Openers King Buffalo are a self-proclaimed heavy-psych band from Rochester, NY and have 4 EPs, three albums (with a 4^th coming this year) and have toured with Clutch and The Sword.

Big Daddy Weave w Ryan Ellis, Open Door Baptist Church. $19.95-$75

Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, and Brian Beihl. They are signed to Fervent Records.

Alton Brown (chef), Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $35-$69.50

The celebrated chef is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, interaction, music, unusual cooking and science demos.

03/28 The Airborne Toxic Event at The Truman

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Airborne Toxic Event

The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally ...

Monday March 28

The Airborne Toxic Event w/Mondo Cozmo, The Truman. $25-$30

The LA alt-rock band that broken big with 2008’s “Sometime Around Midnight” has returned, in support of 2020’s Hollywood Park, an audio companion to front man Mikel Jollett’s memoir of the same name. Their fan base remains very loyal and they’ve replaced a few members since we saw them live back in 2013, but the core unit remains and their sound is often much bigger than the rooms they are playing.

Arrive early for opener Mondo Cozmo, a Philly singer-songwriter/producer who plays chorus-heavy alt-folk rock and is out in support of 2020’s New Medicine that featured single, “Upside Down”.

03/29 Girl in Red at The Truman

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Girl in Red

Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven, or better known as her stage name Girl in Red (stylized as girl in red) will be doing a North American tour in 2022. The girl in red North American tour is selling quickly with several shows …

Tuesday March 29

Girl in Red w Holly Humberstone, The Truman. $24.50-$50 (sold out)

Like everyone else, we’ve been talking about and anticipating this Norwegian’s live tour for the last two years. The KC show (like most on the tour) is long sold out, though there might be a slim possibility of last-minute tix released. The singer-songwriter (aka Marie Ulven) was buzzworthy before releasing her debut album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, last April with hit single, “Serotonin” still all over the radio.

Arrive early for celebrated UK singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, whose major label EP, The Walls Are Way Too Thin, was released in November. She recently won the Brits Rising Star Award and will join up as support for Olivia Rodrigo following this run, so this is a chance to see her close up and early on.

03/29 Yola at Madrid Theatre

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Yola

Yola is playing the Fine Line Music Café on January 15th, with Amythyst Kiah. Tour dates: 01/07/2020 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA 01/08/2020 Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY …

Yola w Jac Ross, Madrid Theatre, $27.50-$65 (note venue change)

Bristol, UK country soul singer Yola is just getting started, though has already been nominated for four Grammy Awards in 2020, with two additional nominations this year, and was mentored by Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach. Her second album, Stand for Myself(produced by Auerbach) came out last summer and she played a sold-out Madison Square Garden last fall, in support of Chris Stapleton.

Opener Jac Ross leans a little more R&B, and released his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” last month.

Hippo Campus w/ Ginger Root Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $26-$28

They’ve been Twin Cities’ favorites for years, and it’s only more recently than the rest of the country is falling in love with this peppy indie-pop/rock band. We’ve written about them for almost a decade, and first saw them at a local festival in 2015 when they’d already established a strong area following.

The band has been prolific during the pandemic, releasing the Good Dog, Bad Dream EP in 2021 and new album LP3 came out just last month.

Rittz and Grieves, more, recordBar, $25

This six-act Loud & Clear Tour stop features the Georgia hip-hop headliner, previously signed to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music label, and is in support of last year’s S.O.S., released on his own label.

Grieves is signed to fabled Minneapolis label Rhymesayers Entertainment, though based in Seattle, and had a new album, Canopy, drop last year.

03/30 Nation of Language at recordBar

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Nation of Language

Brooklyn-based synth trio Nation of Language (singer/guitarist Ian Devaney, keyboardist Aidan Noell and bassist Michael Sue-Poi) recently released their single and video for “This Fractured Mind.” ...

Wednesday March 30

Nation of Language w Glove, Ducks Ltd, recordBar, $14/$16

This Brooklyn indie new wave (OMD-inspired) synth band wowed us with their recent performance on Stephen Colbert and we caught the band live back in St. Paul in Oct 2021. They have a second album, A Way Forward to tour with, and also recently released a Broken Social Scene cover.

Glove (not to be confused with the Robert Smith/Siouxsie band The Glove) also have an 80s synth-wave sound, are from Tampa, and just released their first album, Boom Nights, last week. Ducks Ltd. are a duo and drum machine, whose new single, “50 Sheets of Grey” is their first music since debut album Modern Fiction.

Circles Around the Sun w Mikaela Davis, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $17-$20

LA based instrumental group founded by Neal Casal. Opener fuses chamber-pop, folk, and psych rock.

Thursday March 31

Jason Boland & The Stragglers, Knuckleheads. $29.50

Leprous with The Ocean Collective, Granada. $20

A night of prog-metal from the Norwegian headliners and Berlin-based support band

Subtronics with Boogie T, Rusko, more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $30-$45

Philly dubstep DJ/ producer with plenty of support acts on his Fractals Tour.

04/01 Steve Aoki at KC Live!

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Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki is currently partying across America with his Aokify America Tour, recently selling out his appearance at Epic in Minneapolis last Saturday, November 9th …

Friday April 1

Riff Generation- KC Jazz Orchestra, Medallion Theater, $10-$35

Brand new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre. Note the venue change to the Medallion Theater in Westport.

Steve Aoki, Power and Light District- KC Live! $25-$50

We’ve managed to see this DJ/entertainer/entrepreneur several times live, but have somehow managed to escape without getting cake all over us. We assume this is an extension of his Neon Future IV: The Color of Noise Tour, which was postponed due to the pandemic, and features special guests Eric Coomes and Steve Serrano, confetti, lights, inflatables, and plenty of cake, cake, cake!

Jim Gaffigan(comedian) T-Mobile Center. $49-$109

Comedy that’s big enough to fill an entire arena-The Fun Tour is the latest outing from the six-time Grammy-nominated stand-up, actor, producer and author. Gaffigan filmed his last Netflix comedy special, Comedy Monster, at the (much smaller) State Theatre in Minneapolis last fall.

Vanner, Granada- Lawrence. $50

K-Pop! Formed in 2019, is this five-member South Korean boy band the next BTS? Spendy tix at least say they have a healthy following.

Animals as Leaders w/ Intervals, Truman, $28.50-$55

Wash D.C. instrumental progressive rock band, whose new album, Parrhesia, releases March 25^th. Openers are Toronto-based progressive metal.

04/02 Baroness at Bottleneck-Lawrence

04/02 The Darkness at The Truman

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The Darkness

British glam rockers The Darkness is back! The band formed in 2000 and by 2006 had called it quit. Of course, they couldn't stay away - by 2012, they had reformed (which we mentioned the reunion tour). …

Saturday April 2

Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60

Like many shows, this has been re-scheduled a couple times due to the pandemic.

We previously wrote: Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also includes a limited edition signed poster and the performance will feature two sets – the first, completely fan-voted and the second curated by the Georgia heavy metal band themselves.

We covered them last in 2016 and latest album is 2019’s Gold & Grey (on Abraxan Hymns Records), which they were previously set to tour with, but after a pandemic delay, are finally getting the chance to. The album is produced by one of our favorites, frequent Flaming Lips collaborator, Dave Fridmann.

The Darkness with The Dead Deads, The Truman. $28.50-$60

Always over the top entertaining, the UK glam rock band still believes a thing called love and is out in support of new album, Motorheart. We caught them live back in 2015 and the band is also (somehow) keeping things family-friendly in this all-ages show.

Charley Crockett with Vincent Neil Emerson, Granada- Lawrence, $25-$30

The Texas country/Americana artist is touring on his tenth album in six years, and has two more albums on the way, including a covers LP. Prolific!

Kansas City R&B Music Festival featuring Monica, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Tank, Jeremiah, Jacques, more, April 2, Municipal Auditorium, $89-$250

D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) with Intent, April 2, recordBar. $20

Gus Johnson, April 2, Folly. $39.50

Barns Courtney, April 2, recordBar (postponed to October 30)

Brockhampton with Jean Dawson, Paris Texas and HVN, April 2, The Midland. CANCELED

04/03 Wilderado at Bottleneck-Lawrence

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Wilderado

Show up early to check out California’s Wilderado, touring in support of their new single “Surefire”. Tour Dates: 10/04/2019 Fillmore Philadelphia, PA 10/04/2019 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA ...

Sunday April 3

Wilderado w Flipturn, April 3, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $15

The Tulsa indie-folk band is out in support of their self-titled debut album from last year, featuring recent single, “The Worst of It”. Maybe you just caught them on Jimmy Kimmel.

Florida five-piece indie band Flipturn is named after a swimming maneuver, has a new single, “Playground” out this week, and promises their live show to be a complete and total release of inhibitions, for band and crowd alike.

Nektar, April 3, Knuckleheads. $30-$50

Witness prog rock history as this longtime band (formed in 1969) is out on their Vinyl Sides Tour. We caught the band live, just days before the pandemic shutdown, and were amazed at their musical dexterity, loyal fan base, and creative longevity.

It gets a bit confusing with two incarnations of the band in existence (the other German-based version known as New Nektar) but we liked what we heard and saw from this lineup, and the band must have enjoyed their reception in Kansas City as well, returning to the area once again.

Naked Giants w Wombo, April 3, Granada Theater- Lawrence, $15-$18

Seattle alt-rock indies who we caught live in 2018 are back with new album, The Shadow.
Openers are a Louisville avant-pop trio who just released new single, “Below the House”

New Morse Code, April 3, Lied Center. $16-$30

cello/percussion chamber-pop duo, tix are cheapest with current student ID

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11/08/2019

Minneapolis: November 16 to November 20, 2019

Julia Jacklin at Cedar

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Julia Jacklin

Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin will be releasing her second album Crushing on February 22nd. In support of the new record, Jacklin will be doing a world tour this year. .…

Christian Lee Hutson

The first act of three to take the stage was singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson. Hutson is a Los Angeles-based musician, just releasing a new single, ‘Northsiders’ (which Bridgers produced) from his .…

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from November 16 to November 20, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

JULIA JACKLIN
+ Christian Lee Hutson
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 11/16/2019 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Australian singer Julia Jacklin will be headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this November 16th. You may recall that we wrote about her in February 2019, when she released her second album Crushing (Polyvinyl).

Christian Lee Hutson to open.

Tour dates:

11/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry Theatre
11/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
11/09 - Boston, MA @ Sommerville
11/10 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/12 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theatre
11/14 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
11/15 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
11/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue
11/20 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
11/21 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
11/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
11/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
11/28 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
11/29 - Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory
12/01 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Saint Luke’s
12/02 - Manchester, England @ Gorilla
12/03 - London, England @ The Forum
12/07 - Berry NSW @ Fairgrounds Festival
12/13 - Meredith VIC @ Meredith Music Festival
12/14 - Port Macquarie NSW @ Festival of the Sun
01/27 - Auckland NZ @ Laneway Festival
02/28 - Melbourne, VIC @ Melbourne Zoo
03/05 - Sydney NSW @ Enmore Theatre
03/13 - Perth WA @ Astor Theatre
03/14 - Adelaide SA Australia @ The Gov

Other shows in the area:

The Maine 2019 Tour

Midnight North / Cris Jacobs at 7th Street

Briston Maroney at 7th Street

King Diamond at Palace Theatre

Son Little 2019 Tour

Miami Horror at Fine Line

Amigo The Devil at Skyway Theatre

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The Maine

I've seen The Maine many times before. Last time I went to their show, I wrote about how maybe a concert is just an excuse for the feeling of nostalgia. I was back on the hunt …

THE MAINE
+ Twin XL
Varsity Theater
Sat 11/16/2019 (6pm/$26)
varsitytheater.com

The Maine is returning to Minneapolis at the Varsity Theater this November 16th.

Rising alt-pop trio Twin XL to open. Twin XL’s debut EP How to Talk to Strangers is out now on Red Music/Position Records.

Tour Dates:

11/01 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/03 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
11/05 - Boston, MA @ Royale
11/06 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/08 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
11/09 - Toronto, Canada @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/12 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland
11/13 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
11/15 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
11/17 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
11/19 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
11/20 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
11/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/23 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/26 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
11/27 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim
11/29 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
11/30 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren

MIDNIGHT NORTH and CRIS JACOBS
+ Becky Kapell
7th St Entry
Sun 11/17/2019 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining Midnight North and Cris Jacobs show will take place at the 7th Street Entry on November 17th. Jacobs’ new album Color Where You Are is out now on Blue Rose Music.

Cris Jacobs’ tour dates:

11/10/2019 Garcia's At The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
11/13/2019 Zanzabar Louisville, KY
11/14/2019 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN
11/15/2019 SPACE Evanston, IL
11/16/2019 Mill Creek Appleton, WI
11/17/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
12/27/2019 Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
12/31/2019 The National Richmond, VA
01/07/2020 Jam Cruise
01/08/2020 Jam Cruise
01/09/2020 Jam Cruise
01/10/2020 Jam Cruise
01/11/2020 Jam Cruise
01/12/2020 Jam Cruise
02/22/2020 WinterWonderGrass
02/23/2020 WinterWonderGrass

BRISTON MARONEY
+ Covey
7th Street Entry
Mon 11/18/2019 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Nashville’s Briston Maroney will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry with Covey this November 18th.

Tour dates:

11/12/2019 Holocene Portland, OR
11/13/2019 Barboza Seattle, WA
11/15/2019 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
11/16/2019 Lost Lake Lounge Denver, CO
11/18/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2019 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
11/23/2019 Exit / In Nashville, TN

KING DIAMOND
+ Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Idle Hands
Palace Theatre
Tue 11/19/2019 (7pm/$39.50)
palacestpaul.com

King Diamond will be headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on November 19th, in support of The Institute album… his first album in 12 years!

Tour dates:

11/02/2019 Bomb Factory - Dallas, TX
11/04/2019 Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
11/05/2019 Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL
11/07/2019 Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY
11/08/2019 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
11/10/2019 The Tower Theater - Philadelphia, PA
11/11/2019 The Lyric - Baltimore, MD
11/12/2019 M-Telus - Montreal, QC
11/14/2019 The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
11/15/2019 The Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH
11/16/2019 The Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
11/18/2019 The Riviera - Chicago, IL
11/19/2019 Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 The Fillmore - Denver, CO
11/23/2019 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
11/25/2019 The Paramount - Seattle, WA
11/26/2019 The Schnitzer - Portland, OR
11/27/2019 The Queen Elizabeth - Vancouver, BC
11/29/2019 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
12/01/2019 The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
12/02/2019 Magnolia - San Diego, CA
12/03/2019 The Grove Of Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
12/04/2019 Comerica - Phoenix, AZ

SON LITTLE
+ Christopher Paul Stelling
Cedar Cultural Center
Tue 11/19/2019 (8pm/$16)
thecedar.org

Son Little (aka Los Angeles’ Aaron Earl Livingston) will be playing the Cedar Cultural Center this November 19th, in support of his new album aloha (due January 31st on ANTI-).

Tour dates:

Nov. 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
Nov. 13 - Portland, OR @ The Old Church
Nov. 14 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Nov. 16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
Nov. 17 - Denver, CO @ Daniels Hall
Nov. 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Nov. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Nov. 21 - Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag
Nov. 22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café
Nov. 23 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
Nov. 25 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Nov. 26 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Nov. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
Nov. 30 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Dec. 1 - Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
Dec. 3 - Nashville, TN @ WMOT
Dec. 4 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Dec. 5 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Dec. 6 - Austin, TX @ 3TEN ACL Live
Dec. 7 - Dallas, TX @ The Blue Light Dallas
Dec. 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Dec. 11 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Dec. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Jan. 17 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Jan. 23 - Charlotte, NC @ Blumenthal Performing Arts
Jan. 24 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
Jan. 25 - Virginia Beach, CA @ Smartmouth Brewery
Jan. 28 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Jan. 29 - Fairfield, CT @ Stage One
Jan. 31 - Burlington, VT @ Arts Riot
Feb. 1 - Portsmouth, NH @ 3s Artspace
Feb. 15 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s

MIAMI HORROR
+ argonaut&wasp, DJ FooLProof
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 11/20/2019 (7pm/$17)
finelinemusic.com

Miami Horror is headlining the Fine Line Music Café this November 20th.

Show up early to check out argonaut&wasp.

Tour dates:

11/09/2019 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2019 Music Box San Diego, CA
11/14/2019 The Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
11/16/2019 Corona Capital Festival
11/20/2019 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 Park West Chicago, IL
11/23/2019 Velvet Underground Toronto, ON
11/24/2019 L'Astral Montreal, QC
11/26/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
11/29/2019 9:30 Club Washington, DC
11/30/2019 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA

AMIGO THE DEVIL
+ King Dude, Twin Temple
Skyway Theatre
Wed 11/20/2019 (7pm/$16)
skywaytheatre.com

Folk rocker Amigo The Devil is coming to the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, in support of his Live EP Bridge City Sessions.

Tour dates:

11/16/2019 Barracuda Austin, TX
11/20/2019 Skyway Theatre Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2019 Metro / Smart Bar Chicago, IL
11/23/2019 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI
11/24/2019 Skully's Music Diner Columbus, OH
11/26/2019 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
11/30/2019 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
12/01/2019 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
12/03/2019 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
12/04/2019 Motorco Music Hall Durham, NC
12/06/2019 Cosmic Charlie's Lexington, KY
12/07/2019 Growlers Memphis, TN
12/14/2019 Bogart's Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2020 10 Feet Tall Cardiff
01/29/2020 Soundhaus Dublin, Ireland
01/30/2020 Roisin Dubh Galway, Ireland
02/01/2020 Kasbah Social Club Limerick, Ireland
02/04/2020 The Deaf Institute Manchester
02/05/2020 Stereo Glasgow
02/07/2020 The Polar Bear Hull
02/13/2020 Heartbreakers Southampton
02/15/2020 Hoxton Hall London
02/16/2020 The Hope & Ruin Brighton
02/27/2020 Patronaat Haarlem
02/28/2020 TivoliVredenburg Utrecht
03/04/2020 Krosset Oslo, Norway

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09/23/2015

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (20 September 2015)

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Tour Dates

9/23 at Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT
9/25 at Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC
9/26 at El Corazon in Seattle, WA
9/27 at Wonder Ballroom in Portland, OR
9/29 at Slims in San Francisco, CA
9/30 at Slims in San Francisco, CA
10/1 at The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, CA
10/2 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA

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Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats

The United Kingdom's cult band Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats is currently in the USA on tour in support of their fourth full-length studio album The Night Creeper, available now on Rise Above Records. .…

The second the music started at Mill City Nights on Sunday night, I was transported into a past era where long hair ruled and Ozzy Osbourne was king...

From the moment Ecstatic Vision took the stage, it was all eyes on the musicians. People were silent, I mean dead silent. Usually when you're standing towards the back of a venue (where I hid out last night) you can hear conversations going on around you. That was not the case last night. It didn't matter where you were standing in the crowd, all eyes were on the musicians and all your ears could hear was the music, not conversation.

Ruby The Hatchet

Ruby The Hatchet was the second group to hit the stage. Fronted by Jillian Taylor, Ruby the Hatchet is a psychedelic rock band from Philadelphia. This was their first time in Minneapolis and, judging by the crowd, will not be their last. The Fleetwood Mac sticker on the organ seemed to say it all. Ruby the Hatchet is very much a "throw back" band that is to say that you feel completely transported. It wasn't just the sound, it was also the look. Taylor walked out on stage with a black crocheted tunic on over tights, knee high boots, and a Stevie Nicks haircut straight from the 60's-70's. It completely fit with the sound that was coming out of this five piece band.

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats were the headliners of the night. They are out on tour promoting their newest release The Night Creeper which was released earlier this month on Rise Above Records. Uncle Acid's sound is unlike anything I've ever heard before. They are a rock/metal/stoner rock band from the UK which a huge following considering they have only been releasing music for about five years at this point. Not only did they tour as opening support for Black Sabbath on sixteen dates of their reunion tour in Europe, last year when they toured in the U.S. they sold out 13 of the 15 shows.

Talk about a cult following, there were people in the crowd that didn't miss a single word. There was no pushing, no shoving but there sure was a lot of head banging and yelling the lyrics (which are ridiculously dark and creepy when you start reading them). The band seemed to do a good job of mixing new and old songs which made the crowd very happy. Usually when a band is touring on a new album, their set will consist of mostly new songs, last night seemed to be quite the opposite. That's not to say that they didn't play some new releases which seemed to help The Night Creeper hard copies fly off the merch table like hot cakes.

Last night was definitely not a show I would typically go to. I walked in feeling completely out of place but with an open mind. I walked out with a handful of new CDs.