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Minneapolis: May 11 to May 14, 2024

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05/11 Better Lovers with SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Foreign Hands and Greyhaven at Fine Line Read More Better Lovers Better Lovers, Apr 20, The Bottleneck-Lawrence, $30 They haven't even existed a full year, and they're already one of the most exciting new bands in heavy music. Their debut EP, God Made Me an Animal, was voted one of the best albums of 2023, and they sold out their first ever . …

05/11/2024 Saturday

Better Lovers
with SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Foreign Hands and Greyhaven
at Fine Line
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New York’s Better Lovers are a supergroup featuring Greg Puciato from Dillinger Escape Plan, Will Putney from Fit for An Autopsy and three former members (Jordan Buckley, Stephen Micciche, Clayton Holyoak) of Every Time I Die.

We previously wrote: They haven't even existed a full year, and they're already one of the most exciting new bands in heavy music. Their debut EP, God Made Me an Animal, was voted one of the best albums of 2023, and they sold out their first ever BLISSMAS Fest in less than 24 hours.

SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Foreign Hands and Greyhaven to open.

Tour dates:

APR 22 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM

APR 23 191 Toole Tucson, AZ

APR 24 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA

APR 27 Sick New World 2024 Las Vegas, NV

APR 29 Goldfield Trading Post Roseville Roseville, CA

APR 30 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR

MAY 2 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

MAY 3 El Corazon Seattle, WA

MAY 4 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, Canada

MAY 6 The Starlite Room Edmonton, Canada

MAY 7 Dickens Calgary, Canada

MAY 9 Exchange Event Centre Winnipeg, Canada

MAY 10 The Aquarium Fargo, ND

MAY 11 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN

MAY 12 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

05/12 Garcia Peoples with P.G. Six at 7th St Entry

05/12/2024 Sunday

Garcia Peoples
with P.G. Six
at 7th St Entry
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New Jersey’s Garcia Peoples will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on May 12, 2024. We tried to see the band in June 2022, with Meat Puppets… but unfortunately the 2022 show(s) were cancelled by the Meat Puppets due to health & safety. Now the group is back in town, bringing with them P.G. Six (the PG stands for Pat Gubler), who is set to open the show.

Note: I know the poster says “Turf Club”, but tdhe show has moved to the 7th Street Entry. Currently, for May 12th, the Turf Club is hosting “Beyond the Blinds Live”.

Tour dates:

May 3 Manhattan, NY, US Judson Memorial Church

May 10 Chicago, IL, US Judson & Moore

May 11 Milwaukee, WI, US Milwaukee Psych Fest

May 12 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry

May 14 Bloomington, IN, US Bluebird

May 15 Athens, OH, US Union Bar & Grill

May 17 Rochester, NY, US Abilene Bar & Lounge

May 18 Troy, NY, US The Hangar

Jun 23 Williamstown, MA, US Clark Art Institute

05/12 Violent Femmes at Palace Theatre Read More 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 …

05/12/2024 Sunday

Violent Femmes
at Palace Theatre
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Milwaukee beloved band Violent Femmes is celebrating the 41st anniversary of their self-titled debut album, by performing the classic album from start to finish. That’s not all, this double-set also includes Hallowed Ground performance as well.

Violent Femmes (18 Oct 2017)

We last saw VF in Oct 2017 and wrote, “It basically boils down to the fact that fans probably haven’t seen VF for 16 years. That’s a long time, but, based on hearing almost every song sung back, word for word, these same fans clearly haven’t forgotten about the Violent Femmes. They saved two of their biggest singalong classics ‘Kiss Off’ and ‘Add It Up’ for the encore.”

Tour dates:

May 1 The Warfield San Francisco, CA

May 3 The Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR

May 4 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

May 5 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC

May 7 MacEwan Hall Concerts Calgary, AB

May 8 Winspear Centre Edmonton, AB

May 10 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB

May 11 Fargo Brewing Fargo, ND

May 12 Palace Theatre Saint Paul, MN

May 14 Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines, IA

May 15 Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL

May 16 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN

May 17 Riverfront Live Cincinnati, OH

May 18 Masonic Temple Detroit, MI

Jun 20 Kresge Auditorium Interlochen, MI

Jun 21Violent Femmes with the Chicago Philharmonic Highland Park, IL

Jun 22 Picnic with the Pops Columbus, OH

Jul 25 Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, WA

Jul 26 War Memorial Field Sandpoint, ID

Jul 27 Project Pabst 2024 Portland, OR

Aug 14 The Pines Theater Northampton, MA

Aug 16 Riverfest Elora 2024 Centre Wellington, ON

Aug 17 Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards Lafayette, NY

Oct 9 Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville, TN, United States

05/14 Babehoven with Greg Mendez at 7th St Entry Read More Babehoven Babehoven to open. Tour dates: Wed. Oct. 04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo - Backroom % Thu. Oct. 05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Amsterdam Hall % Fri. Oct 06 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown % .…

05/14/2024 Tuesday

Babehoven
with Greg Mendez
at 7th St Entry
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New York duo Babehoven (Maya Bon and Ryan Albert) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on May 14, in support of Water’s Here In You (available on Double Double Whammy Records).

Greg Mendez to open.

Tour dates:

5/6: Washington DC - DC9 ❁

5/7: Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right ~

5/8: Boston, MA - Rockwood %

5/10: Montreal, QC - La Sotterenea ^

5/11: Toronto, ON - The Baby G ^

5/13: Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club ^ ∞

5/14: Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry ^

5/15: Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village ^ ∞

5/16: Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups ^

5/17: Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe ^

5/18: Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's ^

6/8: Phoenix, AZ - Linger Longer Lounge *

6/9: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *

6/10: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *

6/12: Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall *

6/13: Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret *

6/14: Seattle, WA @ Barboza *

6/30: Burlington, VT - Foam +

7/1: Portsmouth, NH - 3s Artspace &

7/2: Portland, ME - Space +

8/6: Troy, NY - No Fun #

❁ w/ Grocer and Aunt Katrina
~ w/ Knifeplay
% w/ Dimitri Giannopoulos (Horse Jumper of Love) and Hello Shark
^ w/ Greg Mendez
∞ w/ Mia Joy
* w/ Stephen Steinbrink
+ w/ Lily Seabird
& supporting Wednesday
# supporting Horse Jumper of Love

05/14 Bridget Kearney with Deerlady at Icehouse Read More Lake Street Dive Boston’s Lake Street Dive (named after Minneapolis’ dive bars!) sold out their appearance in trumpeter/guitarist McDuck Olson’s hometown at First Avenue in Minneapolis. …

05/14/2024 Tuesday

Bridget Kearney
with Deerlady
at Icehouse
icehousempls.com

Bridget Kearney, from Lake Street Dive, is headlining the Icehouse, in Minneapolis, on May 14, 2024, in support of her solo album Comeback Kid - available now on Keeled Scales.

Deerlady to open.

Note: the venue, Icehouse, has been in the news recently. According to Star Tribune, “Icehouse — a bar, restaurant and music venue on Nicollet Avenue in south Minneapolis — is facing eviction from its Eat Street location with its landlord suing for more than $85,000 in unpaid rent.”

Tour dates:

May 9 South Burlington, VT, US Higher Ground

May 10 Fairfield, CT, US FTC StageOne

May 11 Asbury Park, NJ, US Wonder Bar

May 12 Brooklyn, NY, US Baby's All Right

May 14 Minneapolis, MN, US Icehouse

May 15 Chicago, IL, US Judson & Moore

May 19 Davenport, IA, US Raccoon Motel

Jun 1 Marlboro, NY, US The Falcon

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: April 13 to April 14

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04/13 Ryan Traster and NEWSKI with Long Range Hustle at Turf Club Read More Ryan Traster Minneapolis-based musician Ryan Traster is having a Choses Obscures CD album release party this July 6th at the Turf Club. Looking at the poster, he is putting the name Ryan Traster Band on the bill. … Brett Newski Milwaukee-based alternative songwriter / illustrator / podcaster Brett Newski is releasing his first book It’s Hard To Be A Person: defeating anxiety, surviving the world, and having more fun and its ... Chipotle We learned that again over the previous weekend as the Chipotle Cultivate Festival came to town for a day long adventure of food, ideas, and music. ...

04/13/2023 Thursday

Ryan Traster and NEWSKI
with Long Range Hustle
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

The co-headlining tour of Ryan Traster and Newski will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on April 13th.

The press release of the year, for me, was for Newski’s disastrous unlicensed pop-up concert at Chipotle.

“We played an unlicensed show at Chipotle and everyone hated us,” says NEWSKI.

Everything that could go wrong did, for Wisconsin’s jangle pop rock outfit NEWSKI on their spontaneous and unlicensed performance at Chipotle; the guitar fell out of tune, no free burritos were rewarded, and nearly everyone in the place was pissed off.

I thought it was funny enough that I shared it with the W♥M team. Even if the story was made up or overly exaggerated, it made us notice and we like a band with a sense of humor.

I did some digging, and apparently this trio features Steve “Mr Bicep” Vorass on drums, Sean “Tubs” Anderson on 4-string, and led by Brett Newski on guitars and vocals.

Brett Newski (06 July 2016)

Funny enough, we have seen Brett before, at the Violent Femmes show in July 2016, which we described, “Brett Newski opened up the show with his improv-ish songs. Very fun guy, really witty. Highlight of his set was getting an audience member to help play harmonica during ‘In Between Exits’. He ended his brief 30-min set with ‘D.I.Y.’... and newfound fans in the front started to sing along to his catchy lyrics, “I’m D.I.Y., I’m punk as f***. Don’t need your money, I don’t want your love.” Newski also tend to swap out lyrics to make his song more personal and timely. For example, he name dropped The Replacements in the mixtape lyrics on ‘D.I.Y.’”

Long Range Hustle to open.

Tour dates:

03.29 - YPSILANTI, MI @ Ziggys
03.30 - HAMILTON, ON @ Mill’s Hardware
01.31 - TORONTO, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
04.01 - ELORA, ON @ Elora Brewing Co
04.02 - BARRIE, ON @ Queens Hotel
04.06 - STEVEN'S POINT, WI @ UWSP Dreyfus Center
04.07 - MILWAUKEE, WI @ Anodyne Walkers Point
04.08 - MANITOWOC, WI @ Sabbatical Brewing
04.12 - CHICAGO, IL @ Golden Dagger
04.13 - ST PAUL, MN @ Turf Club
04.14 - APPLETON, WI @ Appleton Beer Factory
04.21 - COLUMBUS, OH @ Rambling House Series
04.22 - YOUNGSTOWN, OH @ Westside Bowl
04.23 - PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Krobath series
04.26 - NEW YORK, NY @ Bowery Electric
04.27 - DEWEY BEACH, DL @ Fort Ishu House Show
04.28 - WASHINGTON DC @ Pearl St Warehouse
04.30 - RICHMOND, VA @ Hardywood Brewing
05.03 - ORLANDO, FL @ Will’s Pub
05.04 - ST AUGUSTINE @ Sarbez
05.05 - WEST DESTIN, FL @ Rock by the Sea Fest
05.06 - WEST DESTIN, FL @ Rock by the Sea Fest
05.20 - HAVANA, IL @ Havana Songwriters Fest
05.23 - SEATTLE, WA @ Fun House
05.24 - BEND, OR @ Old St Francis School
05.25 - PORTLAND, OR @ The White Eagle
05.26-27 - PORT ANGELES, WA @ JFFA Festival
06.02- MARSHFIELD, WI @ Hub City Days
06.17 - SHEBOYGAN, WI @ Three Sheeps
06.23 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IA @ Newbo City Market
06.30 - BARABOO, WI @ Tumbled Rock Brewing
07.01 - MADISON, WI @ Terrace at Memorial Union
07.12 - GOSHEN, IN @ Goshen Brewing
07.14 - LANSING, MI @ Bridge Fest
07.15 - GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ Founders
07.16 - THREE OAKS, MI @ Acorn Theatre

04/14 Fruit Bats at First Avenue Read More Fruit Bats If you are looking for a laid back collection of summer tracks then I suggest you look no further than The Ruminant Band by the Fruit Bats. …

04/14/2023 Friday

Fruit Bats
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Nashville’s Fruit Bats (Eric D. Johnson) is currently on tour in support of A River Running to Your Heart. The record will be available April 14 via Merge Records.

“Over the years there's been a lot of geography in my music, a lot of landscapes,” Johnson says. “Sometimes the places are real, sometimes they're emotional. I've always liked the idea of songs and albums that exist in a continuum with one another. I'm not talking about some kind of deep series of concept albums, mind you. More like the idea that my songs are all pretty much tributaries of the same river. Which makes a lot of metaphorical sense because my path has been long and winding and often slow and muddy. But always moving towards the sea…. I guess you could say this album is the one where I took all that emotional geography and kind of mapped it out.”

We saw Fruit Bats in Oct 2015 and said, “Johnson’s honeyed voice was perfect, rivaled only by the dreamy strum of Barker’s guitar and gentle whirr of Klippert’s keyboards. Folk-pop gems like fan-favorite “When You Love Somebody” (from Mouthfuls) saw many people singing the famously quirky lyric, “When you love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood.” Blood, bats, love and folk - I couldn’t have asked for a better precursor to Halloween.”

Fruit Bats Spring 2023 Tour:

4/12 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
4/13 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
4/14 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
4/15 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow
4/16 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
4/18 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Phoenix Theatre
4/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
4/20 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
4/21 – Boston, MA – Royale
4/22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
4/25 – Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle
4/27 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
4/28 – Scaly Mountain, NC – Bear Shadow +
4/29 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
4/30 – Jacksonville, FL – Intuition Ale Works
5/10 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern
5/11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre
5/12 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
5/13 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
5/14 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
5/17 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
5/19 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
5/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth Room
5/21 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
5/24 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
5/25 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
5/26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
5/27 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Commodore Ballroom

+ w/ Spoon

04/14 Aoife O’Donovan with The Westerlies at Turf Club Read More Aoife O'Donovan Opening the show was Ber. Originally from Minnesota, Ber moved to London in 2020 to work on music. With a massive fanbase on TikTok, she caught the attention of London’s Zane Lowe and Travis Mills ...

04/14/2023 Friday

Aoife O’Donovan
with The Westerlies
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

GRAMMY Award-winning artist Aoife O’Donovan will be playing her live recording of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska live at the Turf Club, this April 14th, 2023.

O’Donovan loves Nebraska and explains, “It was this concept album in a way that was just so natural, it was so unforced. Springsteen found these characters and sort of placed them. It’s almost like the American Songbook or something. I just love the record; from the opening moments to the final cut, ‘Reason to Believe,’ it has this beautiful arc. It’s almost novelistic in that way.”

Aoife O’Donovan (20 Nov 2015)

We saw Aoife O'Donovan in Nov 2015 and wrote, “Opening up the show, was Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan playing some folky/storytelling songs from her latest solo album Fossils, including set opening song "Lay My Burden Down", "Oh, Mama", and "Beekeeper". She played a couple of new songs, like "Hornets", which she said she played recently when she hosted (along with Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz) at the A Prairie Home Companion show in October 2015. ”

The Westerlies to open.

Aoife O’Donovan Plays Nebraska Tour

March 15 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA*
March 16 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY*
March 17 - Sanders Theatre - Cambridge, MA*
March 18 - Stone Mountain Arts Center - Brownfield, ME+
April 12 - Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, WI^
April 13 - SPACE - Evanston, IL^
April 14 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN^
April 15 - The Sheldon Concert Hall - St. Louis, MO^
April 16 - The Basement East - Nashville, TN^

*performing the album Nebraska solo, with special guests Hawktail
+performing the album Nebraska solo
^performing the album Nebraska solo, with special guests The Westerlies

Additional Aoife O’Donovan Tour Dates
April 28 - Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN ~
May 30 - Dresden Music Festival - Dresden, DE
August 18-19 - Green Mountain Bluegrass - Manchester, VT
August 25 - The Long Road - Leicestershire, UK
August 26-27 - Tønder - Tønder, DK
September 9 - Moon River - Chattanooga, TN

~ supporting Nickel Creek

04/14 Trapper Schoepp at 7th St Entry Read More Trapper Schoepp Milwaukeean Trapper Schoepp started things off with a fantastic cover of the classic Jimmie Rodgers’ tune “T for Texas” before moving into …

04/14/2023 Friday

Trapper Schoepp
with Becky Kapell and Laura Hugo
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp is touring in support of his upcoming album Siren Songs, available April 21 via Grand Phony (US) / Rootsy (EU).

Trapper Schoepp (31 May 2017)

We saw Trapper Schoepp in May 2017 and said, “As a former resident of Green Bay, I was charmed to learn that Trapper Schoepp’s newest EP was written all about the city’s Bay Beach, an east-side amusement park nestled on the bay that happens to be celebrating 125 years of existence this year. Schoepp treated the Turf crowd to a performance of Bay Beach Amusement Park in its entirety with help from Shades bandmates Justin Krol on drums, Quinn Scharber on guitar, brother Tanner on bass/vocals and a 3-piece horn section lovingly called “The Horns”.”

Tour dates:

3/23 - Lake Orion, MI - 20 Front Street
3/24 - Akron, OH - Barno's House
3/25 - Ligonier, PA - Sweet Rust
3/26 - Washington, D.C. - Pie Shop DC
3/28 - Boston, MA - City Winery Boston
3/29 - Cambridge, NY - Argyle Brewing Company
3/30 - Syracuse, NY - The 443 Social Club & Lounge
3/31 - Freehold, NJ - Concerts in the Studio
4/1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
4/2 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
4/14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
4/15 - Madison, WI - Kiki's House of Righteous Music
4/21 - Milwaukee, WI - Colectivo **
4/22 - Berwyn, IL - FitzGerald’s **
4/23 - Nashville, TN - Eastside Bowl **
5/7 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall #
5/9 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel #
5/10 - Berwyn, IL - FitzGerald’s #
5/11 - Des Moines, IA - xBk Live #
5/12 - Omaha, NE - Reverb Lounge #

** With Mike Viola
# Supporting Daniel Rodriguez

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: This Week (06/26/2022)

As you know, 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. I hope to see you at one of these shows.

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06/22 The Unlikely Candidates with White Line Darko at Turf Club Read More The Unlikely Candidates The non-local opener of the night was The Unlikely Candidates from Fort Worth, TX. Much like the set of Holy White Hounds, these guys were high energy. Within minutes, the crowd started moving ...

06/22/2022 Wednesday

Doors Open 7PM, Show Starts 8PM ($17/$20)

The Unlikely Candidates
with White Line Darko
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Texas-based Alt-Rock band The Unlikely Candidates is touring in support of their new album Panther Island.

Lead singer Kyle Morris described the album, “The record is a kaleidoscopic landscape of genre and style that changes from song to song, a greatest hits of the sonic worlds the band has inhabited over the years. Thematically it’s just as varied, shifting from songs about the chaos on the streets and loneliness behind the phone screens of America during the pandemic, to humorous tales of twenty-something malaise and the many ways the heart breaks; when love or loved ones are lost. At the heart of this album is the ethos of taking a bad situation and making something of it. It was written during the pandemic while the world was shut down, by a band who has hit enough roadblocks to delay a debut album nine years.”

White Line Darko to open. The new Minneapolis psychedelic rock outfit recently had a double single release show for “Turning Out!” at the Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis last June 10.

Tour Dates:

JUN 14 Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
JUN 17 Sound of Music Festival Burlington, ON
JUN 19 Chop Shop Chicago, IL
JUN 21 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
JUN 22 Turf Club West Saint Paul, MN
JUN 23 The Aquarium Fargo, ND
JUN 25 Harlo Music Project 2022 Harlowton, MT
JUN 26 Oil City Beer Company Casper, WY
JUN 28 Lincoln Theatre Cheyenne, WY
JUN 29 Meow Wolf Denver Denver, CO
JUN 30 Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
JUL 02 Ponyboy Oklahoma City, OK
AUG 27 Congress Avenue Bridge Austin, TX

06/23 Meghan Murphy with Monica West at The Woman's Club Read More The Woman’s Club The Woman’s Club was founded in 1907, and the building was created in 1928. This historic club rarely book music concerts, but when they do, it’s usually in support for women musicians. …

06/23/2022 Thursday

8pm ($40 / Balcony Seating $30)

Meghan Murphy
with Monica West
at The Woman's Club
womansclub.org

The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis is proud to present Meghan Murphy in the long-awaited Twin Cities debut of her performance of “The Big Red Show” on Thursday, June 23.

Murphy’s one-woman show, The Big Red Show, has left audiences laughing, crying, and rising to their feet at every performance. The Chicago Sun Times calls her, “A sparkling redhead with a dynamite voice.”

Opening for Meghan will be Monica West.

Ticketing information:

VIP tickets include premiere seating, parking, pre-concert Rooftop reception with appetizers, a signature cocktail, and a post-concert meet & greet with Big Red herself, Meghan Murphy - $75

Main Floor Seating - $40 general public / $35 for Club members

Balcony Seating - $30 general public / $25 for Club members

Tickets available starting on Thursday, May 19 at 10:00 am at etix.com

06/23 Eyelids with Muun Bato at 7th St Entry Read More Muun Bato It’s the new year, so let’s find out the best band of 2019… courtesy of First Avenue, The Current … Fruitpunchloverboy Green/Blue Loki’s Folly Mae Simpson Muun Bato . …

06/23/2022 Thursday

Doors 7:30PM, Show Starts 8:30PM ($13/$15)

Eyelids
with Muun Bato
at 7th St Entry
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Portland band Eyelids is touring for their new album The Accidental Falls. The group recently added a new member, Victor Krummenacher (of Monks of Doom, Camper Van Beethoven).

Their secret origin of The Accidental Falls was when former Tim Buckley collaborator Larry Beckett first offered Chris Slusarenko and John Moen of Eyelids to write new lyrics for their next record, the band wasn’t sure how it would fit their brand of guitar-driven rock. But they trust it to work and as a result, the fourth album was created with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, as record producer. How they got involved with R.E.M. is another story altogether… but let’s just say that the group is a big fan of R.E.M’s music, and it’s an honor for them to work with Peter Buck.

Muun Bato to open.

Tour dates:

Jun 10 Portland, OR, US Mississippi Studios
Jun 17 Milwaukee, WI, US Cactus Club
Jun 18 Evanston, IL, US SPACE
Jun 19 Windsor, ON, Canada Meteor
Jun 20 Toronto, ON, Canada Horseshoe Tavern
Jun 21 Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom
Jun 23 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue & 7th St Entry
Jun 24 Madison, WI Kiki’s

06/24 Billy Howerdel at Fine Line Read More A Perfect Circle Supergroup A Perfect Circle (featuring guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan) is back in 2017 for a rare tour and promotion of a pending forth studio album ...

06/24/2022 Friday

UPDATE: Now with VOWWS as support act.

Billy Howerdel of 'A Perfect Circle'
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

A Perfect Circle’s guitarist Billy Howerdel is headlining the Fine Line Music Café this June 24… just weeks shy of Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer show on July 3, 2022.

Howerdel’s debut solo album What Normal Was, is set for release June 10 via Alchemy Recordings, Rise Records, and BMG.

Tour Dates:

Jun 11 Ventura, CA, US Ventura Music Hall
Jun 12 Outdoor Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Greek Theatre
Jun 14 Solana Beach, CA, US Belly Up Tavern
Jun 15 San Francisco, CA, US The Independent
Jun 16 Roseville, CA, US Goldfield Trading Post - Roseville
Jun 18 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Jun 19 Seattle, WA, US Neumos
Jun 22 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre
Jun 24 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Jun 26 St Louis, MO, US Delmar Hall
Jun 28 Chicago, IL, US Metro
Jun 29 Columbus, OH, US Newport Music Hall
Jul 1 Rochester Hills, MI, US Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Jul 5 Boston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall Presented By Citizens
Jul 6 New York (NYC), NY, US Gramercy Theatre
Jul 8 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Jul 9 Baltimore, MD, US Baltimore Soundstage
Jul 10 Charlotte, NC, US The Underground
Jul 12 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade
Jul 14 New Orleans, LA, US House of Blues - New Orleans
Jul 15 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs
Jul 16 Dallas, TX, US The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
Jul 17 Austin, TX, US Emo's Austin
Jul 20 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom
Jul 22 Phoenix, AZ, US Crescent Ballroom

06/25 Violent Femmes with The Breeders at Palace Theatre Read More 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 … The Breeders The Deal sisters (Kim & Kelly) and their band, the Breeders, is taking their last, last, really last splash with the 20th Anniversary Tour. Be on the lookout for the deluxe limited 7xLP …

06/25/2022 Saturday

Doors Open 6:30PM / Show Starts 8PM ($45)

Violent Femmes
with The Breeders
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

What a dream lineup! It’s Cult-favorite band Violent Femmes with The Breeders 2022 tour.

Violent Femmes’ recently celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Why Do Birds Sing? with a deluxe 2-CD reissue. The album was remastered with previous unreleased material (including alternative takes and outtakes), and a complete concert from 1991 (captured at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA).

We last saw VF in Oct 2017 and wrote, “It basically boils down to the fact that fans probably haven’t seen VF for 16 years. That’s a long time, but, based on hearing almost every song sung back, word for word, these same fans clearly haven’t forgotten about the Violent Femmes. They saved two of their biggest singalong classics ‘Kiss Off’ and ‘Add It Up’ for the encore.”

Tour dates:

Jun 1 Portland, OR, US McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom
Jun 2 Bellingham, WA, US Mount Baker Theatre
Jun 3 Seattle, WA, US Moore Theatre
Jun 4 Seattle, WA, US Moore Theatre
Jun 6 San Francisco, CA, US The Fillmore
Jun 7 Berkeley, CA, US The UC Theatre
Jun 8 Reno, NV, US Virginia Street Brewhouse
Jun 10 West Valley City, UT, US Maverik Center
Jun 11 Outdoor Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jun 12 Aspen, CO, US Belly Up Aspen
Jun 25 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Oct 1 Kansas City, MO, US Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

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

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

Minneapolis: June 23 to June 26

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide

06/23 The Wrecks with girlhouse and Mothé at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More The Wrecks The all-ages show started earlier than the usual show time, but that did not stop the fans from showing up early and on time for the first opener, The Wrecks (Nick Anderson, Aaron Kelley …

06/23/2022 Thursday

The Wrecks
with girlhouse and Mothé
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles pop/rock band The Wrecks is headlining their “Better Than Ever” tour, with support from girlhouse and Mothé.

The Wrecks’ latest album Sonder is available from Big Noise Music Group.

Tour dates:

6.9 - Fresno, CA - Strummer's
6.10 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
6.11 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
6.13 Seattle - The Crocodile
6.14 - Portland, OR - Holocene
6.16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell
6.17 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
6.18 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theater
6.20 - St. Louis - Delmar Hall
6.21 - Indianapolis, IN - Old National Centre
6.23 - Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdam Hall
6.24 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
6.25 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
6.26 - Grand Rapids, MI - Elevation
6.28 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
6.29 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room
6.30 - Albany, NY - Empire Underground
7.1 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
7.6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall
7.7 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
7.8 - New York City, NY - Webster Hall
7.9 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
7.10 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
7.12 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
7.13 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
7.14 - Orlando, FL - Beacham Theater
7.15 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
7.16 - Nashville, TN - Basement East
7.18 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
7.19 - Austin, TX - Antone's
7.21 - Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theater
7.22 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater
7.23 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater

06/23 Meghan Murphy with Monica West at The Woman's Club Read More The Woman’s Club The Woman’s Club was founded in 1907, and the building was created in 1928. This historic club rarely book music concerts, but when they do, it’s usually in support for women musicians. …

06/23/2022 Thursday

Meghan Murphy
with Monica West
at The Woman's Club
womansclub.org

The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis is proud to present Meghan Murphy in the long-awaited Twin Cities debut of her performance of “The Big Red Show” on Thursday, June 23.

Murphy’s one-woman show, The Big Red Show, has left audiences laughing, crying, and rising to their feet at every performance. The Chicago Sun Times calls her, “A sparkling redhead with a dynamite voice.”

Opening for Meghan will be Monica West.

Ticketing information:

VIP tickets include premiere seating, parking, pre-concert Rooftop reception with appetizers, a signature cocktail, and a post-concert meet & greet with Big Red herself, Meghan Murphy - $75

Main Floor Seating - $40 general public / $35 for Club members

Balcony Seating - $30 general public / $25 for Club members

Tickets available starting on Thursday, May 19 at 10:00 am at etix.com

06/23 Eyelids with Muun Bato at 7th St Entry Read More Muun Bato It’s the new year, so let’s find out the best band of 2019… courtesy of First Avenue, The Current … Fruitpunchloverboy Green/Blue Loki’s Folly Mae Simpson Muun Bato . …

06/23/2022 Thursday

Eyelids
with Muun Bato
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Portland band Eyelids is touring for their new album The Accidental Falls. The group recently added a new member, Victor Krummenacher (of Monks of Doom, Camper Van Beethoven).

Their secret origin of The Accidental Falls was when former Tim Buckley collaborator Larry Beckett first offered Chris Slusarenko and John Moen of Eyelids to write new lyrics for their next record, the band wasn’t sure how it would fit their brand of guitar-driven rock. But they trust it to work and as a result, the fourth album was created with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, as record producer. How they got involved with R.E.M. is another story altogether… but let’s just say that the group is a big fan of R.E.M’s music, and it’s an honor for them to work with Peter Buck.

Muun Bato to open.

Tour dates:

Jun 10 Portland, OR, US Mississippi Studios
Jun 17 Milwaukee, WI, US Cactus Club
Jun 18 Evanston, IL, US SPACE
Jun 19 Windsor, ON, Canada Meteor
Jun 20 Toronto, ON, Canada Horseshoe Tavern
Jun 21 Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom
Jun 23 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue & 7th St Entry
Jun 24 Madison, WI Kiki’s

06/25 Violent Femmes with The Breeders at Palace Theatre Read More 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 … The Breeders The Deal sisters (Kim & Kelly) and their band, the Breeders, is taking their last, last, really last splash with the 20th Anniversary Tour. Be on the lookout for the deluxe limited 7xLP …

06/25/2022 Saturday

Violent Femmes
with The Breeders
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

What a dream lineup! It’s Cult-favorite band Violent Femmes with The Breeders 2022 tour.

Violent Femmes’ recently celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Why Do Birds Sing? with a deluxe 2-CD reissue. The album was remastered with previous unreleased material (including alternative takes and outtakes), and a complete concert from 1991 (captured at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA).

We last saw VF in Oct 2017 and wrote, “It basically boils down to the fact that fans probably haven’t seen VF for 16 years. That’s a long time, but, based on hearing almost every song sung back, word for word, these same fans clearly haven’t forgotten about the Violent Femmes. They saved two of their biggest singalong classics ‘Kiss Off’ and ‘Add It Up’ for the encore.”

Tour dates:

Jun 1 Portland, OR, US McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom
Jun 2 Bellingham, WA, US Mount Baker Theatre
Jun 3 Seattle, WA, US Moore Theatre
Jun 4 Seattle, WA, US Moore Theatre
Jun 6 San Francisco, CA, US The Fillmore
Jun 7 Berkeley, CA, US The UC Theatre
Jun 8 Reno, NV, US Virginia Street Brewhouse
Jun 10 West Valley City, UT, US Maverik Center
Jun 11 Outdoor Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jun 12 Aspen, CO, US Belly Up Aspen
Jun 25 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Oct 1 Kansas City, MO, US Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

06/26 Roosevelt with Caroline Loveglow at Fine Line Read More Caroline Loveglow Opening the show was Los Angeles’ Caroline Loveglow. She normally plays a 30 min set, but unfortunately, due to starting really late from the original schedule, it would seem she cut the set ...

06/26/2022 Sunday

Roosevelt
with Caroline Loveglow
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

German singer Roosevelt is headlining the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on Sunday, June 26th.

Didn’t we just see Caroline Loveglow? Yes, just last month! With Hatchie in St Paul on 15 May 2022: “Opening the show was Los Angeles’ Caroline Loveglow. She normally plays a 30 min set, but unfortunately, due to starting really late from the original schedule, it would seem she cut the set short under 15 minutes. That’s just the logical conclusion, it could be that she wasn’t feeling very well. I couldn’t tell, as she hardly spoke. She made one announcement, telling us the title to her song “Happy Happy”, and that the guitarist on stage with her was called Layne, her best friend.”

Tour Dates:

May 26 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan
May 27 Berlin, Germany Huxleys Neue Welt
May 29 Cologne, Germany Carlswerk Victoria
Jun 2 Paris, France Le Trabendo
Jun 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
Jun 6 London, UK Electric Ballroom
Jun 7 Manchester, UK Band On The Wall
Jun 8 Brussels, Belgium Botanique - Orangerie
Jun 9 Istanbul, Turkey Zorlu PSM 100% Studio
Jun 17 Houston, TX, US White Oak Music Hall
Jun 18 Dallas, TX, US The Studio at the Factory
Jun 20 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West
Jun 21 Nashville, TN, US Eastside Bowl
Jun 22 Columbus, OH, US Newport Music Hall
Jun 23 Rothbury, MI, US Electric Forest Festival
Jun 26 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line Music Cafe
Jun 28 Englewood, CO, US Gothic Theatre
Jun 29 Salt Lake City, UT, US Soundwell
Aug 12 Outdoor Buftea, Romania Summer Well

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: 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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Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 October 2017)

Violent Femmes Setlist Conga Line Blister in the Sun Prove My Love Hey Nonny Nonny Love Love Love Love Love Breakin' Hearts Good For/At Nothing Country Death Song I Could Be Anything Memory Gimme the Car Color Me Once I Held Her in My Arms Gone Daddy Gone Please Do Not Go Black Girls Band Introduction Add It Up -- Encore -- A Capella American Music Kiss Off Read More Violent Femmes You know we still love the Violent Femmes. Their Midwestern tour starts next Wednesday, October 18th. We caught the band when they re-formed in 2015 and again at their triumphant …

The Violent Femmes is returning to the Midwest with the “Viva Wisconsin” Tour … and thankfully, as a warmup show, the trio (Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and John Sparrow) decided to headline the over-sold-out show in Minneapolis’ First Avenue mainroom on Wednesday night (October 18th).

With a warm Brian Ritchie introduction, local duo Teenage Strangler (drummer Dylan Ritchie and guitarist Nate Grumdahl) opened up the show.

The highlight of their set was a cover of Hüsker Dü’s ‘Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely’ dedicated to the late Grant Hart.

The duo ended their 30-min set with a song they announced as ‘Details Oriented’.

Starting their show with an instrumental Conga line march around First Avenue, the band went up the stairs and down the other end, eventually ending the song on stage. The started off their most popular song, ‘Blister in the Sun’, with over 1,500 fans singing/screaming to the lyrics at the top of their lungs.

This is the fourth time I’ve seen the Violent Femmes, and there’s really nothing like it - hearing everyone (and I mean everyone) singing along to the songs. It’s not just the popular songs (‘Gone Daddy Gone’, ‘Kiss Off’, etc.) but even for the lesser-known songs like ‘Prove My Love To You’.

With such a strong following in the Midwest, especially Wisconsin and Minnesota, the band can really do no wrong when it comes to touring in the area. Just wish that they do it more often, especially after disappearing from the music scene in 2000 to 2015.

Joining singer, banjo, guitar player Gordon Gano, guitarist and xylophone player (for ‘Gone Daddy Gone’) Brian Ritchie, and percussion, cajon, and sometime charcoal grill player John Sparrow, was the Blaise Garza on saxophones and, I believe, a local girl helping out on saxophone for the Conga Line.

The highlight of the show was the encore, starting with a slower paced a capella song and following a double-wammy of ‘American Music’ and ‘Kiss Off’. There wasn’t a soul not singing along, and you can hear their teenage angst coming through with lyrics like, “Did you do too many drugs? I did too many drugs!” to “You can all just kiss off into the air. Behind my back I can see them stare. They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind, they'll hurt me bad they do it all the time. Yeah! Yeah!”

If the Minneapolis show is any indication, their upcoming “Viva Wisconsin” shows will be unbelievable. I can confirm that if you hang out at the merchandise table, the band will appear after the show to sign vinyls and CDs and talk to fans.

Tour dates:

10/22 - Wausau, WI - Grand Theatre *
10/23 - Oshkosh, WI - The Grand Opera House
10/24 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre *
10/25 - Eau Claire, WI - State Theater *
10/27 - Green Bay, WI - Meyer Theatre *
10/28 - Chicago, IL - The Vic *
10/29 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre *

*w/Special Guest Brett Newski

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Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 October 2017)

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Rocktober: October 18, 2017

Read More Violent Femmes Violent Femmes have announced details of their eagerly awaited new EP, HAPPY NEW YEAR. The four-track EP will be released April 18th, exclusively on 180 gram champagne clear vinyl …

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 18, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

VIOLENT FEMMES
+ Teenage Strangler
First Avenue
Wed 10/18/2017 (7pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

Do you like American Music?

You know we still love the Violent Femmes. Their Midwestern tour starts next Wednesday, October 18th.

We caught the band when they re-formed in 2015 and again at their triumphant return to First Avenue with a double residency: 05 July 2016 and 06 July 2016. Both shows were great because they did two different sets.

And we can confirm they play all their hit songs, including ‘Blister in the Sun’, ‘Kiss Off’, ‘Gone Daddy Gone’ and ‘American Music’.

Tour dates:

10/18 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/20 - South Milwaukee, WI - Performing Arts Center *
10/22 - Wausau, WI - Grand Theatre *
10/23 - Oshkosh, WI - The Grand Opera House
10/24 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre *
10/25 - Eau Claire, WI - State Theater *
10/27 - Green Bay, WI - Meyer Theatre *
10/28 - Chicago, IL - The Vic *
10/29 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre *

*w/Special Guest Brett Newski

Read More Bad Suns Another Southern California band, Bad Suns, played next, in support of their Vagrant Records EP, Transpose, with full-length, Language & Perspective, due out in late June. ... Craig Finn Craig Finn, singer/guitarist/front man of The Hold Steady, will open the show. The last time we saw The Hold Steady at the Weesner Amphitheatre in 2014 and at Midway Stadium in 2014 … Kings of Leon Multi-platinum selling rock band Kings Of Leon’s latest single and video ‘Find Me’ was released late last year (December 2016), taken from their #1 album WALLS .... The War on Drugs Although Kurt Vile is no longer in The War On Drugs, the Philadelphia is proving that they can survive without Vile with a string of sold-out shows. The shoegazey band is currently out on tour in support of their latest release …

Other shows in the area:

BAD SUNS
+ Hunny, Qty
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 10/18/2017 (7:30pm/$20)
thecedar.org

BEACH FOSSILS
+ Snail Mail, Raener
7th Street Entry
Wed 10/18/2017 (7:30pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Beach Fossils’ new album Somersault is out now on Bayonet Records.

Beach Fossils Tour Dates:

10/11 - Providence, RI @ The Met
10/12 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
10/13 - Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theater
10/14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/15 - Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch
10/17 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/21 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
10/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/ 24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/25 - Richmond, VA @ Capital Ale House
10/27 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
10/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

CRAIG FINN
+ John K. Samson
Turf Club
Wed 10/18/2017 (7pm/$26)
turfclub.net

Craig Finn is touring for his new album We All Want the Same Things (Partisan Records). Finn is really popular around the Minneapolis/St Paul area, so this show is probably sold out.

Tour dates:

10/13 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive
10/14 - Atlanta, GA - City Winery
10/15 - Nashville, TN - City Winery
10/16 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
10/17 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
10/18 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
10/20 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
10/22 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
10/23 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
10/24 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
10/25 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10/27 - Buffalo, NY - The Leopard Lounge at Town Ballroom
10/28 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy Philadelphia
10/29 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
10/30 - Boston, MA - City Winery
10/31 - New York, NY - City Winery

KINGS OF LEON
+ Dawes
Xcel Energy Center
Wed 10/18/2017 (6pm/$35)
xcelenergycenter.com

Dawes is touring with Kings of Leon.

10/13 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
10/16 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
10/18 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
10/20 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
10/21 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
10/23 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
10/25 - Jacksonville, FL - Daily's Place
10/27 - West Palm Beach, FL - Perfect Vodka Amph
10/28 - Tampa, FL - MidFlorida Credit Union Amph
110/3 - Mexico City, MX - Sports Palace

THE WAR ON DRUGS
+ The Building
Palace Theatre
Wed 10/18/2017 (7pm/$31/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

The War On Drugs’ A Deeper Understanding is out now on Atlantic Records. Their show at Palace Theatre is sold out.

THEE COMMONS
+ Bad Man
Icehouse
Wed 10/18/2017 (10pm/$12)
icehousempls.com

Thee Commons’ new album is available now on Cosmica Records. Note: Late start time of 11pm.

10/12 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
10/13 Columbus, OH The Basement
10/14 Ft. Wayne, IN Brass Hall
10/15 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
10/17 Iowa City, IA The Mill
10/18 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/19 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
10/20 St. Louis, MO Bootleg
10/21 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
10/22 Omaha, NE Reverb
10/25 Ft. Collins, CO Hodi's Half Note
10/27 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
10/28 Boise, ID Neurolux
10/31 Spokane, WA Big Dipper

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Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05 July 2016) (Update)

Setlist Blister in the Sun Country Death Song I Could Be Anything Good For/At Nothing Love Love Love Love Love Memory American Music Issues Jesus Walking on the Water Old Mother Reagan / Freak Magnet Gimme the Car I Held Her in My Arms Color Me Once Black Girls Gone Daddy Gone -- Encore -- Kiss Off Rejoice And Be Happy Add It Up Read More 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 …

Violent Femmes’s triumphant return to First Avenue (their first night) took place last night, July 5th.

Violent Femmes

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. For that particular song’s introduction, songwriter/singer Gordon Gano said that he wrote the song after seeing a Prince concert in 1980. Gano added, “I don't know why that just came to me!”

Joining the trio (singer/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and new drummer John Sparrow) were saxophonist Blaise Garza, and additional horns section: Todd and Mike.

Personally speaking, I really like the extra brass sound, and so did the audience... every time Garza played the subcontrabass (this gigantic saxophone), people went nuts.

For ‘I Held Her in My Arms’, Ritchie dedicated the song to Steve Mackay, who wrote the saxophone portion of the song. Mackay passed away last year at the age of 66.

If you look at many of the Violent Femmes’ songs, you can start to see a certain pattern: teenage angst, desire/need/drive for sex, memory or lack of, and sometime a little religious/old timey tales. It’s these themes that fans growing up in the 90s can identify with.

These fans probably haven’t seen the Violent Femmes in a long time. That is because, shortly after touring for Freak Magnet in 2000, Gano decided he just about had it with the tough touring life... then the band broke up in 2009 because of bassist Brian Ritchie sued Gano for, basically, selling out to Wendy’s.

It basically boils down to the fact that fans probably haven’t seen VF for 16 years. That’s a long time, but, based on hearing almost every song sung back, word for word, these same fans clearly haven’t forgotten about the Violent Femmes.

They saved two of their biggest singalong classics ‘Kiss Off’ and ‘Add It Up’ for the encore. Sandwiched between the two favorites, was a request for ‘Rejoice And Be Happy’, which they said that they haven’t played in a long time. However, like their new album We Can Do Anything, the band proved that they can play anything.

Violent Femmes’ remaining tour dates:

Jul 19 House Of Blues
Jul 20 Stubbs Austin, TX
Jul 22 Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI
Jul 23 Kerfuffle 2016 Festival Buffalo, NY
Jul 24 Massey Hall Toronto, Canada
Sep 24 The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, TN

Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05 July 2016)

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Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06 July 2016)

Setlist Blister in the Sun Kiss Off Rejoice and Be Happy Confessions I Could Be Anything Waiting for the Bus Country Death Song Prove My Love Big Car Please Do Not Go Breakin' Up Jesus Walking on the Water Love Love Love Love Love Issues I Held Her in My Arms Hallowed Ground Gone Daddy Gone Black Girls American Music -- Encore -- Memory Add It Up Read More Violent Femmes Violent Femmes’s triumphant return to First Avenue (their first night) took place last night, July 5th. This is just a quickie post to get setlist and some photos of the show online. More details later. …

Violent Femmes’s second night at First Avenue took place last night, July 6th.

This is just a quickie post to get setlist and some photos of the show online. More details later.

Brett Newski

Briefly: Brett Newski opened up the show with his improv-ish songs. Very fun guy, really witty. Highlight of his set was getting an audience member to help play harmonica during ‘In Between Exits’. He ended his brief 30-min set with ‘D.I.Y.’... and newfound fans in the front started to sing along to his catchy lyrics, “I’m D.I.Y., I’m punk as f***. Don’t need your money, I don’t want your love.” Newski also tend to swap out lyrics to make his song more personal and timely. For example, he name dropped The Replacements in the mixtape lyrics on ‘D.I.Y.’

Also, Newski, there were definitely a lot more people last night and tonight at First Avenue than “four people in St. Louis”.

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 is now using his old banjo (the other one went out of commission last night) and some songs were replaced. I’m sad to see that ‘Gimme The Car’ is not on the set - however ‘Waiting for the Bus’ was a good replacement. That song was done in a weird saxophone/jazz style that is quite different from the recording or demo. ‘American Music’ closed out their regular set and new song ‘Memory’ moved to the encore. Of course, the finale is always ‘Add it Up’, which is always a fan favorite closing song.

Oddly enough, ‘Kiss Off’ moved to the front, right after their biggest hit song ‘Blister In the Sun’.

Also: in addition to the horns section of Blaise, Todd and Mike... we also got ‘local girl’ Mona on tenor saxophone.

Again more details later.

Violent Femmes’ hometown gig at Summerfest is tomorrow!

VIOLENT FEMMES ON TOUR 2016

Jul 07 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
Jul 09 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
Jul 10 The Fillmore Detroit, MI
Jul 12 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
Jul 13 Vic Theater Chicago, IL
Jul 14 Pageant St Louis, MO
Jul 16 KRZZ Beach Ball Buzz Kansas City, MO
Jul 17 Cains Tulsa, OK
Jul 19 House Of Blues
Jul 20 Stubbs Austin, TX
Jul 22 Newport Folk Festival Newport, RI
Jul 23 Kerfuffle 2016 Festival Buffalo, NY
Jul 24 Massey Hall Toronto, Canada
Sep 24 The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Franklin, TN

Violent Femmes at First Avenue, Minneapolis (06 July 2016)

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Minneapolis: July 1 to July 6, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 1 to July 6, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Big Business Seattle’s Big Business, formed in 2004 by Karp bassist Jared Warren and Murder City Devils drummer Coady Willis followed with a down-to-business 35 min. set with a deep bottom end. In support of their latest, 2013’s …

D4'TH OF JULY 2016
at Triple Rock Social Club
Friday, 07/01/16, 6pm
Saturday, 07/02/16, 6pm ($40 - $55)
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The annual Dillinger Four’s D4’th of July is back, and bigger than ever. This year, they’ve extended it on Friday July 1st to Saturday, July 2nd. For the first night, it is headlined by Big Business.

Big Business is touring in support of their new record Command Your Weather, which is coming out July 8th... Expect the group to play new songs.

Friday’s lineup: Big Business Off With Their Heads Naive Sense Arms Aloft Hive Constant Insult

Saturday’s lineup: Dillinger Four Cheap Girls The Brokedowns Charlie Siren Color TV No Skin

Big Business Summer Tour 2016

June 25 - Portland, OR - B Side Anniversary
June 26 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
June 28 -Billings, MT- Pub Station
June 30 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
July 1 - Minneapolis, MN - The Triple Rock
July 2 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
July 3 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
July 4 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
July 5 - Rochester, NY - The Bug Jar
July 6 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus
July 7 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
July 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
July 9 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
July 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
July 12 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
July 13 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
July 14 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
July 15 - Gainesville, FL - High Dive
July 16 - Tallahassee, FL - Sidebar Theater
July 17 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
July 19 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
July 20 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
July 21 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
July 23 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
July 24 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
July 25 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
July 28 - Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones
July 29 - Los Angeles - Bootleg Theater
July 30 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

Read More Lawrence Breakfast Lawrence March 11, 2016 Original Release Date: March 11, 2016 Release Date: March 11, 2016 Label: Same Wavelength, LLC Copyright: 2016 Same Wavelength, LLC Total Length: 49:01 … Graveyard Club Hometown band The Graveyard Club started the night off with a handful of spooky synth-laced gems and featured main duo Matthew Schufman (vocals/keyboard) and Michael Wojtalewicz (guitarist) alongside newer ...

LAWRENCE
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 07/03/16, 8pm ($10/$12)
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Impossible to Google duo Lawrence (siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence) will be in town on July 3rd at the 7th Street Entry, touring in support of their new album Breakfast.

Don’t let the young ages (22 and 19) fool you, at 6, Clyde was youngest person to be admitted to the Songwriters' Guild of America for his film composition on Miss Congeniality (2000), and Gracie has performed on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and The Sitter (2011), etc.

Locals Graveyard Club and Astronomique to open.

Lawrence Summer 2016 Tour

Jun 30 -- Washington, D.C. – Songbyrd Music
Jul 01 -- Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Jul 03 -- Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
Jul 04 -- Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow Barn
Jul 06 -- Chicago, IL – Schubas
Jul 07 -- Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
Jul 09 -- Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
Jul 10 -- Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
Jul 11 -- Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Jul 13 -- Seattle, WA – Barboza
Jul 14 -- Portland, OR – Lola’s Room
Jul 15 -- Eugene, OR – HIFI Music Hall
Jul 16 -- Squaw Valley, CA – Wanderlust
Jul 18 -- San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Shop
Jul 20 -- Los Angeles, CA – The Satellite
Jul 21 -- Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
Jul 23 -- Austin, TX – 3Ten @ Austin City Limits
Jul 24 -- Dallas, TX – The prophet Bar
Jul 27 -- Little Rock, AR – Stickyz Rock ’N’ Roll
Jul 28 -- Nashville, TN – The High Watt
Jul 29 -- Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
Jul 30 -- Castleton-On-Hudson, NY – Camp Springer

Read More Violent Femmes Violent Femmes have announced details of their eagerly awaited new EP, HAPPY NEW YEAR. The four-track EP will be released April 18th, exclusively on 180 gram champagne clear vinyl …

VIOLENT FEMMES
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 07/05/16, 7:30pm ($30)
Wednesday, 07/06/16, 7:30pm ($30)
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We are so excited to have Violent Femmes back. We originally caught the band in 2000-ish at First Avenue, and jumped at the chance to catch the band again in June 2015. That Treasure Island Casino show was possibly one of the best show we’ve ever seen last year. Imagine this: Everyone in the first six rows singing along to every song. Seriously.

Expect the same sort of singalong classics at next week’s Violent Femmes show(s). Originally booked for only one date, the trio extended to a two-night residency.

Violent Femmes’ We Can Do Anything came out in March 4 on [PIAS].

Milwaukee’s Brett Newski to open both nights.

VIOLENT FEMMES ON TOUR 2016

06/25 - Frederick, MD - Flying Dog
06/26 - Columbia, MD - DC101 Radio Show
07/05 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
07/06 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
07/07 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
07/09 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
07/10 - Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
07/12 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
07/14 - St Louis, MO - Pageant
07/16 - Kansas City, MO - KRZZ Beach Ball Buzz
07/17 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
07/19 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
07/20 - Austin, TX - Stubbs
07/22 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
07/23 - Buffalo, NY - Kerfuffle Radio Festival
07/24 - Toronto, ON - The Massey

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