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Rocktober: October 30 to October 31, 2024

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30 Oct 2024 Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at First Avenue Read More Daniel Donato Acclaimed singer / songwriter / guitar virtuoso Daniel Donato is touring in support of his upcoming sophomore album Reflector, out November 10th via Retrace Music. The tour will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on Oct 29th. ....

30 Oct 2024 Wednesday

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
at First Avenue
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Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country is headlining First Avenue on October 30, 2024. Please note: This event is “an evening with” Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, there will be no opening act.

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at SXSW (March 2024)

We saw Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at SXSW in March 2024, and noted that “Top 20 Performances at SXSW 2024 (you be the judge but gave a quick comparison): Daniel donato cosmic country (antones) (Goose meets Billy Strings)”

Tour dates:

Oct 2 Eureka Springs, AR, US Hillberry Music Festival

Oct 9 Atlanta, GA, US Terminal West

Oct 10 London, KY, US The Moonshiners Ball

Oct 11 Knoxville, TN, US The Mill & Mine

Oct 18 Asbury Park, NJ, US The Stone Pony

Oct 19 Ardmore, PA, US Ardmore Music Hall

Oct 20 Ardmore, PA, US Ardmore Music Hall

Oct 24 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Bowl

Oct 25 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Bowl

Oct 26 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Bowl

Oct 30 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Oct 31 Milwaukee, WI, US Turner Hall Ballroom

Nov 1 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre

Dec 13 Nashville, TN, US Brooklyn Bowl

Dec 14 Nashville, TN, US Brooklyn Bowl

Apr 11 2025 Pelham, TN, US The Caverns

Apr 12 2025 Pelham, TN, US The Caverns

31 Oct 2024 A Nightmare on 7th St at 7th St Entry Read More she's green Local shoegazing band she’s green, featuring Zofia on vocals, Teddy on bass, Liam on guitars, Raines on guitars, and Kevin on drums, opened the show. Although .…

31 Oct 2024 Thursday

A Nightmare on 7th St
ft. Gramma, she’s green, WHY NOT, Psylo, and berzica
at 7th St Entry
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This year’s Halloween is taking place on Thursday… There is a special A Nightmare on 7th St Halloween-themed show at the 7th Street on October 31, 2024. The show features five local bands: Gramma, she’s green, WHY NOT, Psylo, and berzica.

Why Not at Turf Club (17 Sep 2024) She’s Green at Turf Club (27 Sep 2023)

We actually randomly caught Why Not unannounced at the Turf Club show on Sep 2024 and saw she’s green in Sep 2023: “Local shoegazing band she’s green, featuring Zofia on vocals, Teddy on bass, Liam on guitars, Raines on guitars, and Kevin on drums, opened the show. Although, according to Zofia, the group is from the area, but it was their first time playing the Turf Club.”

Bands on the bill:

Gramma
3 piece rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota

she's green
she’s green is a Minneapolis-based dream-inducer comprised of vocalist Zofia Smith, guitarists Liam Armstrong and Raines Lucas, bassist Teddy Nordvold, and drummer Kevin Seebeck.

WHY NOT
WHY NOT is the Minneapolis trio’s self-titled mission statement. Fueled by the tension and uncertainty of the time and the changes in the band’s personal lives…

Psylo
Three goofs. Bottom text.

berzica
Shoegaze for ATV and MX PS2 games.

31 Oct 2024 First Avenue's Annual Halloween Party & Costume Contest at First Avenue Read More Sophia Eris Sophia Eris with friends Makr and Jaki Blue (which I thought I heard that she said was her sister). It sounds like the first part of Eris’ set was purely DJing and dancing… but then she switched it up with rapping over beats from Makr. ...

31 Oct 2024 Thursday

First Avenue's Annual Halloween Party & Costume Contest
with DJ Sophia Eris, dj izzie p, Michael Grey and more!
at First Avenue
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This is the best Halloween party in town: First Avenue’s Annual Halloween Party and Costume Contest. Seriously, some of the best costumes can be found at this party. Over $1,000 in cash prizes.

Several DJs are on the bill: DJ Sophia Eris, dj izzie p, Michael Grey, and DJ McShellen.

Sophia Eris at Taste of Minnesota (06 July 2024)

We saw Sophia Eris in July 2024 and noted, “Sophia Eris with friends Makr and Jaki Blue (which I thought I heard that she said was her sister). It sounds like the first part of Eris’ set was purely DJing and dancing… but then she switched it up with rapping over beats from Makr. Highlight of their set was when Jaki Blue took over the vocals duties to sing “Quicksand”, a song co-written by Jaki Blue & Sophia Eris with production from Makr.”

Bands on the Bill:

DJ Sophia Eris
Sophia Eris is a DJ/MC currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. Born as a Military Brat, she has moved through many different homes & influences that has left her open minded...

dj izzie p
dj izzie p loves the energy of a dance floor and knows how to keep it full. Through the combination of a wide range of musical knowledge and the skill...

Michael Grey
A music lover and enthusiast from a young age, DJ Michael Grey uses his vast musical knowledge to bring variety and skill to the dance floor. ...

DJ McShellen
DJ McShellen has made her way through Minnesota’s local DJ scene. Her father came to the states from Cameroon and fell in love with deejaying, so it was only right...

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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Charly Bliss at Turf Club, St Paul (17 Sep 2024)

17 Sep 2024 Charly Bliss with Raffaella at Turf Club Charly Bliss Setlist Tragic Calling You Out I Don’t Know Anything Capacity You Don't Even Know Me Anymore Ruby Percolator Nineteen with Lee Tran In Your Bed How Do You Do It I'm Not Dead DQ Waiting For You Young Enough Hard to Believe Last First Kiss with Lee Tran Back There Now -- Encore -- Chatroom I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (My Chemical Romance cover) Raffaella Setlist drama queen. Millennial Man of Your Dreams Atom Bone LIPSTICK BUICK Polly Pocket BLONDE GROWN UP Read More Charly Bliss New York’s Charly Bliss will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of their album, Guppy (Barsuk Records). We caught the band with Veruca Salt in 2015 and wrote, New York's Charly Bliss .... Raffaella We saw Raffaella in Sep 2019 and wrote, “New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis …

Brooklyn’s Charly Bliss returned to the Twin Cities, playing the Turf Club, in St Paul, on September 17, 2024, in support of their forthcoming album Forever (set for release on August 16 via Lucky Number).

Charly Bliss at 7th Street (12 May 2017)

We’ve seen the band a few times (the last one in May 2017) and have mentioned, “Though they’ve been a band for half a decade, it seems like the time is now for Charly Bliss, the four-piece breaking through to alternative radio and singer Eva Hendricks was in full celebration mode, even dressing in a fetching white dress, reminiscent of Doll Parts-era Courtney Love. The group is in support of debut full length, Guppy (Barsuk Records) released just a couple weeks ago, with the Onion’s AV Club already deeming it “an instant classic”. The band’s sound is akin to the likes of Sleater-Kinney and Veruca Salt (who they’ve both toured with) and consists of Hendricks, her older brother Sam, bassist (and former boyfriend) Dan Shure, and guitarist Spencer Fox, who she met at age fifteen and who actually voiced Dash in Disney’s The Incredibles and Mudbud in Air Buddies.”

So, it’s been a while since we saw the group, I was surprised to see the very healthy turn out for the band at the Turf Club. According to the band, parts of the new, upcoming album Forever was recorded in Minnesota, and that may be why there was a strong turnout and support for the band on a Tuesday night.

Reading up on the recording process, I found out that Forever literally took forever, because it began in 2020 (during the pandemic), and was the first time the group had wrote songs being apart. Eva was stuck in Australia, for example. The remote writing process, with no deadlines, gave their new songs time to grow and evolve, and, most importantly, to experiment.

You can see from the photos, just how excited Charly Bliss was to play again. Eva came out dressed in a yellow ballerina-esque outfit, and baby doll makeup.

Local group, Why Not was not originally on the bill, but was added to the show at the last minute. Based on what was said on stage, apparently members of the band worked on the Forever album so they were asked to help with this show. They were so grateful to be on stage, and they tested out a new song called, “Maybe.”

They ended their brief set with “Golden.”

I was actually excited to see now-local singer Raffaella again.

Raffaella at Fine Line (30 Sep 2019)

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

Little did I know that shortly after, she met lead singer of Hippo Campus, Jake Luppen, and soon moved to Minneapolis.

After “drama queen” was played, Raffaella mentioned that she was working on her album. She’s already released a pair of Live, Raff, Love EPs, parts 1 and 2. She described the first release as the ‘light’, while the second, companion EP, was the ‘shadow’.

Charly Bliss remaining tour dates:

Sept 18 - St Louis, MO @ Old Rock House

Sept 20 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater

Sept 23 - Portland, OR @ Mission Theater

Sept 24 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

Sept 26 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club

Sept 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex

Sept 30 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room

Oct 1 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge

Oct 4 - Austin, TX @ Parish

Oct 5 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada

Oct 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

Oct 8 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

Oct 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

Nov 6 - London, UK @ The Garage

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Charly Bliss at Turf Club (17 Sep 2024)

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Minneapolis: February 25 to February 29, 2024

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02/25 Silversun Pickups with Hello Mary at First Avenue Read More Silversun Pickups Recently, Silversun Pickups announced their 15-date November tour, with special guest Zella Day. The tour will hit all major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and more. …

02/25/2024 Sunday

Silversun Pickups
with Hello Mary
at First Avenue
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Los Angeles’ Silversun Pickups will be headlining First Avenue this February 25, 2024.

The band released Acoustic Thrills in June 16, via New Machine Recordings, and features live, stripped-down, and reimagined versions of three songs off their latest album, the Butch Vig-produced Physical Thrills.

Silversun Pickups (16 August 2022)

We saw Silversun Pickups in August 2022 and wrote, “The ninety-five-minute headlining set from Silversun Pickups, started like a time machine- a spooky ebbing hum and dry ice smoke prefaced the band taking the stage which began with “Well Thought Out Twinkles”, from their 2006 debut album, the song also remembered for being featured on Tony Hawk and Rock Band video games.”

Hello Mary to open.

Tour dates

Feb 08 | Ventura, CA | Ventura Theater
Feb 09 | Santa Ana, CA | The Observatory
Feb 10 | Santa Cruz, CA | The Catalyst
Feb 12 | San Francisco, CA | The Regency Ballroom
Feb 14 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom
Feb 15 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre
Feb 16 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom
Feb 18 | Spokane, WA | Knitting Factory
Feb 19 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory
Feb 20 | Salt Lake City, UT | The Union
Feb 22 |Denver, CO | The Ogden Theatre
Feb 25 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue
Feb 26 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre
Feb 27 | Chicago, IL |The Vic Theatre
Feb 29 | Indianapolis, IN | The Vogue Theatre
Mar 01 | Kalamazoo, MI | The State Theatre
Mar 02 | Cleveland, OH | House of Blues
Mar 03 | Detroit, MI | Saint Andrew’s Hall
Mar 05 | Toronto, ON |HISTORY
Mar 06 | Montreal, QC | Théâtre Beanfield
Mar 08 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground
Mar 09 | Portland, ME | State Theatre
Mar 10 | Providence, RI | The Strand
Mar 11 | Albany, NY | The Egg – Hart Theatre
Mar 13 | Harrisburg, PA | HMAC
Mar 14 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club

02/26 Municipal Waste with Ghoul, Necrot and Dead Heat at Fine Line Read More Municipal Waste I'd recommend this as highly for people who are into things like Municipal Waste, Septic Death, Man is the Bastard, Nausea, XBRAINIAX, or Hummingbird of Death as I would for people who are just into …

02/26/2024 Monday

Municipal Waste
with Ghoul, Necrot and Dead Heat
at Fine Line
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Municipal Waste, Tankcrimes, Nuclear Blast are pleased to present the first ever Brainsqueeze Tour… stopping by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on February 26, 2024.

The live tour will feature Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot, and Dead Heat.

Brainsqueeze Tour 2024 w/ Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot, Dead Heat:

2/15/2024 Black Cat – Washington, DC
2/16/2024 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
2/17/2024 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
2/18/2024 The Paradise – Boston, MA
2/20/2024 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
2/21/2024 London Music Hall – London, ON
2/22/2024 Rec Room – Buffalo, NY
2/23/2024 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
2/24/2024 Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
2/26/2024 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
2/27/2024 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
3/01/2024 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
3/02/2024 Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction, CO
3/04/2024 UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
3/05/2024 Terragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
3/06/2024 Encore – Tucson, AZ
3/08/2024 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
3/09/2024 Trees – Dallas, TX
3/10/2024 House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
3/12/2024 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/13/2024 The Abbey – Orlando, FL
3/14/2024 40 Watt – Athens, GA
3/15/2024 The Senate Theatre – Columbia, SC
3/16/2024 The National – Richmond, VA

02/28 Karina Rykman with Cloudchord at 7th St Entry Read More Karina Rykman bassist Karina Rykman (who replaced original bassist Dave Dreiwitz when he joined Ween) is all smiles, doing her head-banging on the bass. The group looks like they are having a good time on this tour, even if it’s about the end ....

02/28/2024 Wednesday

Karina Rykman
with Cloudchord
at 7th St Entry
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New York’s singer-songwriter-bassist Karina Rykman is back in Minneapolis, headlining the 7th Street Entry on February 28, 2024. Be prepared for a special guest of Minnesota dream-pop duo Vansire, because the two teamed up for “Joyride (Vansire Remix),” a new spin on the title track from Rykman’s debut album Joyride (AWAL Records).

Karina Rykman (17 Mar 2023)

We actually accidentally saw Karina Rykman, as part of Marco Benevento’s band, in 17 Mar 2023 and wrote, “Anyway, drummer Chris Corsico looks like he’s ready to rock out, while bassist Karina Rykman (who replaced original bassist Dave Dreiwitz when he joined Ween) is all smiles, doing her head-banging on the bass. The group looks like they are having a good time on this tour, even if it’s about the end. Their last show is tonight, at the High Noon Saloon in Madison, Wisconsin.”

Tour dates

02/17 – Austin, TX – 3TEN ACL Live
02/18 – Houston, TX – Last Concert Café
02/20 – Dallas, TX – The Ruins
02/22 – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf
02/23 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Otherside
02/24 – Frisco, CO – 10 Mile Music Hall
02/26 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
02/28 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
02/29 – Madison, Wi – High Noon
03/01 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
03/02 – St Louis, MO – Central Stage

02/29 Raffaella with WHY NOT at Fine Line Read More Raffaella We saw Raffaella in Sep 2019 and wrote, “New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis …

02/29/2024 Thursday

Raffaella
with WHY NOT
at Fine Line
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Minneapolis, by the way of New York, Raffaella, will be closing out leap-year February 29, 2024, at the Fine Line. The pop singer recently released her LIVE, RAFF, LOVE (Act I).

Raffaella (24 Sep 2023)

We caught Raffaella in 24 Sep 2023 and said, “Local indy pop singer Raffaella Meloni opened up the evening. She’s actually a transplant from Manhattan who made the leap to the Twin Cities after a chance encounter with the lead singer of Hippo Campus, Jake Luppen, turned into something more, as in moving in together. “I like Minneapolis,” she said of her new home. “It smells better.””

WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

2/21/2024- New York, NY- Baby’s All Right
2/22/2024 - Boston, MA - Sonia
2/23/2024 - Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
2/26/2024 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd
2/29/2024 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
3/02/2024 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
3/11/2024 - Los Angeles, CA - Moroccan Lounge

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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Samia at First Ave (02/18/2023)

Samia Setlist Kill Her Freak Out Fit N Full Charm You Big Wheel Pink Balloon Breathing Song Triptych Stellate Winnebago Is There Something in the Movies? Honey Sea Lions Mad at me with Papa Mbye Minnesota Amelia Dream Song with Tommy Lefroy Shaking the Can with Raffaella Show Up Read More Samia After a tour with Sylvan Esso, New York City’s Samia will be headlining her own tour… which includes Minneapolis and Kansas City. Samia ’s is touring in support of her new EP, Scout , released digitally July 23rd on Grand Jury … Tommy Lefroy Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT to open. Tour dates: 02/06 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel * 02/07 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club * 02/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * 02/10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues *… Why Not Henry Breen of the band Why Not opened the evening with a solo set on acoustic guitar. He mentioned it was the first time he had performed as a solo act and enjoyed the intimate setting of the venue as one could … Papa Mbye 7th Street Entry in support of his Greenhouse EP. Papa Mbye and bugsy to open. Miloe is also excited to go on his first ever tour this Fall. Many dates are already sold out … … Raffaella We saw Raffaella in Sep 2019 and wrote, “New York’s Raffaella (with live backing band bassist Charlie and drummer Alonso) opened up the show with a very brief 30-min set. This was the singer/songwriter’s first time in Minneapolis …

It was an all-age show at First Ave made by the fact that a young couple brought their new born, strapped into a BabyBjörn with probably the cutest over the earphones yet produced. Luckily the baby and the crowd were not exposed to a sonic assault. In fact, quite the opposite as Samia stopped by for her first appearances at the venue.

WHY NOT opened the evening with a brief set. They are a local band who met at Great River Middle School in St. Paul: Henry Breen on vocals and bass, Isaac Dell on Guitar and Joshua MacGregor on drums. And since it was their first appearance at First Ave, they upped the ante and asked their friend Elijah to join them on keyboards.

They were greeted by a dedicated fan base for the room was packed and the pit was practically a rugby scrum of photographers trying to get a good look.

The highlight of the set was Papa Mbye, local musician and visual artists, joining the band for a song which sent the crowd into momentary frenzy.

Tommy LeFroy took the stage next. They can best be described as a duo collective that met not in middle school, but through social media for such a chance encounter is only possible when one lived in Vancouver (Tessa Mouzourakis) and the other in Northern Michigan (Wynter Bethel). They bonded with their mutual love of music and literature. In fact, the name of their band is a riff on Jane Austen’s ex-boyfriend, Thomas Langlois LeFroy. (I think they were called suitors or gentlemen callers back then.)

Tommy LeFroy highlighted songs from their debut album Flight Risk: “Vampires”, “Knievel” and “The Cause.” They mentioned that although they had never been to Minneapolis, they hold an affinity for the location, which led them into “Northern Towns.”

Two highlights were the brief, yet succinct “Flight Risk” and a cover of Alex G’s “Runner” where their drummer, Joey (and Minnesota native), joined them with a guitar for the sing-along.

Samia took no time engaging the crowd as she led off with “Kill Her Freak Out” from her sophomore album, Honey. The audience responded a standing ovation of screams and howls to other decisions gone wrong like “Triptych.”

But it wasn’t all a downward spiral. There was the lively and danceable “Sea Lions.” There was the required “Minnesota” from her debut album The Baby. Also, the producer of her latest album, Caleb Wright, joined her on the stage to sing along with “Honey,” a song they co-wrote together.

“I’m all out of sorts,” gushed Samia after the song. For a singer known for her sad songs, it was not hard to detect that she was having a good time as she shared the love by inviting Papa Mbye to sing “Mad at Me” then Tommy LeFroy with “Dream Song” and finally “Shaking the Can” with Raffaella.

An enjoyable evening was had by all: Samia, the audience, the guest singers, even one on of her band members got in the act when he took what appeared to be a guitar pick and spiked it like a football at the end of the show.

Remaining tour dates:

02/20 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre *
02/21 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand *
02/23 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile *
02/24 - Vancouver, BC - Hollywood Theatre *
02/25 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
02/27 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 *
03/02 - LA, CA - Fonda Theatre *
03/04 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom *
03/07 - Austin, TX - Scoot Inn *
03/08 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
03/10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
03/11 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl *

* w/ support from Tommy Lefroy

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Samia at First Avenue, Minneapolis (18 Feb 2023)

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Minneapolis: This Week (02/19/2023)

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

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

02/18/2023 Saturday

Maggie Rogers
with Del Water Gap
at the Armory
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Popular singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is touring in support of her album Surrender.

Maggie Rogers at First Ave (29 Oct 2018)

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

Maggie Rogers – The Feral Joy Tour – 2023

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

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

02/18/2023 Saturday

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

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

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

Tour dates:

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

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

02/18/2023 Saturday

Samia
with Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT
at First Avenue
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Samia is tour in support of her sophomore album Honey (set for release on January 27th, 2023 via Grand Jury Music).

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

Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

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

* w/ support from Tommy Lefroy

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

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Minneapolis: February 15 to February 18

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

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02/15/2023 Wednesday

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

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

Spaceface to open.

Upcoming performances:

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

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

02/18/2023 Saturday

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

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

Maggie Rogers at First Ave (29 Oct 2018)

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

Maggie Rogers – The Feral Joy Tour – 2023

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

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

02/18/2023 Saturday

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

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

Tove Lo at First Ave (15 Feb 2017)

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

Tour dates:

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

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

02/18/2023 Saturday

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

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

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

Tommy Lefroy and WHY NOT to open.

Tour dates:

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

* w/ support from Tommy Lefroy

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

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

Blu DeTiger at Fine Line (11/09/2022)

Blu DeTiger Setlist Intro / Crash Course Hot Crush Lover Toast With the Butter Cotton Candy Lemonade Night Shade Blutooth Elevator Style / Electric Feel / Glamorous Kinda Miss You Tangerine Enough 4 You Blondes Figure It Out Vintage Read More Blu DeTiger Bass prodigy and burgeoning pop icon Blu DeTiger will kick off an extensive North American headline tour on November 3 at Royale in Boston. The tour will stop by the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on November 9. … Why Not Beach Bunny (led by Lili Trifilio) show got an upgrade to First Avenue’s mainroom. Show up early to check out Miloe and Why Not… because, why not? …

To enter show business and start a career as a musician one is almost required to alter his or her name. But what if you were anointed at the start? One would think Blu DeTiger is as real as ASAP Rocky. So would you be surprised that she was actually born with such a name?

First of all, pretty cool name. It’s also attached to a fine musician, one born in NYC, one who started playing bass at age 7 and even had two years at NYU’s Tisch School of Arts before deciding to try her luck in the industry. And based on the reception she received at the Fine Line, it looks like she made the right choice.

Henry Breen of the band Why Not opened the evening with a solo set on acoustic guitar. He mentioned it was the first time he had performed as a solo act and enjoyed the intimate setting of the venue as one could hear ice cube drop into a glass at the bar as he sang songs from his band’s cannon like “Faded”, “You’re My Kind” and “NYC”.

Breen is local musician and still picking up side gigs. He mentioned that he took a job to run a spotlight the night before and was shocked that it wasn’t an awards banquet but the DFL election post party.

Blu DeTiger took the stage next with her three-piece band and immediately turned music venue into a dance floor. It was her first time performing in Minneapolis and she seemed genuinely surprised by the immediate response she received from the crowd, even giving high fives to the crowd in between enjoyable and danceable songs like “Hot Crush Lover” and “Cotton Candy Lemonade”.

The music kept the crowd dancing, but it was fun just to watch DeTiger move about the stage with a bass that seemed just as long as her lanky body as she laid down a groove with hair flying in front of a crowd so in-tune that there seemed to be little separation.

One gentlemen in the front row – who was as tall as a college basketball player – highlighted this feeling. He stood there swaying like a tall willow tree, pointing towards DeTiger and singing along as if he was auditioning to be a backup singer when she makes her anticipated return.

Remaining Tour Dates

11/11 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
11/12 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell
11/14 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
11/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
11/17 San Francisco, CA August Hall
11/18 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
11/19 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
11/21 San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park
11/22 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
11/25 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
11/26 Austin, TX Scoot Inn
11/28 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
11/29 Nashville, TN The Basement East
11/30 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
12/2 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
12/3 New York, NY Webster Hall

Henry Breen Blu DeTiger Blu DeTiger Blu DeTiger Blu DeTiger

Blu DeTiger at Fine Line, Minneapolis (09 Nov 2022)

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Life's a beach and then you die

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11/28 Beach Bunny at First Ave Read More Miloe Minneapolis-based Miloe (a.k.a. 20 year old Democratic Republic of Congo-born Bob Kabeya) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of his Greenhouse EP. Papa Mbye and bugsy to open. …

11/28/2021 SUNDAY

BEACH BUNNY
with miloe and Why Not
at First Avenue
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Due to popular demand (the original venue Fine Line Music Café sold out), the Beach Bunny (led by Lili Trifilio) show got an upgrade to First Avenue’s mainroom.

Show up early to check out Miloe and Why Not… because, why not?

We previously mentioned, Minneapolis-based Miloe (a.k.a. 20 year old Democratic Republic of Congo-born Bob Kabeya) headlined the 7th Street Entry in September for his Greenhouse EP release show.

Tour dates

11/6 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
11/8 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
11/9 - Boston MA @ Paradise Rock Club
11/10 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
11/12 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/13 - Richmond, VA @ Broadberry
11/15 - Durham, NC @ Motorco
11/16 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/17 - Orlando, FL @ Abbey
11/19 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
11/20 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House
11/21 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
11/27 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
11/28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
11/30 - Englewood, CO @ The Gothic Theatre
12/1 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
12/3 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
12/4 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
12/5 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
12/7 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
12/8 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
12/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
12/10 - San Diego, CA @ Quartyard
12/11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
12/13 - Houston TX @ WHite Oak Downstairs
12/14 - Austin TX @ Mohawk
12/15 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
12/17 - St Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall

11/29 Glass Beach at 7th Street Read More Floodwater Angel TC Pride Battle Of The Bands + feat Blacc Phoenix, + Floodwater Angel Fine Line Music Café Thu 03/19/2020 (7pm/$10) …

11/29/2021 MONDAY

GLASS BEACH
with Home Is Where, Floodwater Angel and Ready Ready
at 7th St Entry
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“Genreless” is how Glass Beach (stylized as glass beach) described themselves, since forming in the spring of 2019… however their roots actually date back to 2015 when their band leader “Classic” J McClendon starting demoing tracks for the album when they first moved to Los Angeles from their hometown of Burleson, Texas.

Home Is Where, Floodwater Angel and Ready Ready to open.

Tour dates:

11/7/2021 Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2021 Phoenix, AZ
11/15/2021 Odessa, TX
11/16/2021 Dallas, TX
11/17/2021 Austin, TX
11/19/2021 Jacksonville, FL
11/20/2021 Atlanta, GA
11/21/2021 Washington, DC
11/22/2021 Philadelphia, PA
11/23/2021 Philadelphia, PA
11/24/2021 Brooklyn, NY
11/26/2021 Columbus, OH
11/27/2021 Detroit, MI
11/28/2021 Chicago, IL
11/29/2021 Minneapolis, MN
12/1/2021 Denver, CO

11/30 The Aces at Fine Line Read More The Aces Jacob Banks and The Aces to open. Please note that the show has moved to the Minneapolis Music Hall, originally booked at the Myth. … The Beaches The evening’s opener was Toronto-based, why-have-you-not-played-here-sooner stunning indie rock quartet The Beaches, who not only gained a plethora of new fans, but could be considered as also.…

11/30/2021 TUESDAY

THE ACES
with The Beaches
at Fine Line
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All-girls indie-pop quartet The Aces is out on their Under My Influence tour.

The first part of their tour will feature Madeline the Person, while the second part of the tour (starting in Minneapolis), will feature Canadian rock band The Beaches as support.

We actually saw The Beaches in May 2019 and said they stole the show from Passion Pit: “The evening’s opener was Toronto-based, why-have-you-not-played-here-sooner stunning indie rock quartet The Beaches, who not only gained a plethora of new fans, but could be considered as also having stole the entire show. The all-female foursome (sisters Jordan and Kylie Miller, with Leandra Earl and Eliza Enman-McDaniel) recently released their The Professional EP (on Universal Canada) and have a loud, empowering glam-meets-garage sound that on some faster songs, might draw comparisons to bands like The Runaways, but overall more accurately resemble a band like The Pretenders, with the musical confidence of The Stones or Struts.”

Tour dates

Nov 12 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Nov 13 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
Nov 15 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *
Nov 16 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory *
Nov 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda *
Nov 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda *
Nov 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford *
Nov 22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
Nov 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Depot *
Nov 27 – Denver, CO @ Marquis *
Nov 30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ^
Dec 1 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues ^
Dec 3 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall ^
Dec 4 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall ^
Dec 5 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
Dec 7 – Boston, MA @ Paradise ^
Dec 9 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall ^
Dec 10 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club ^
Dec 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts ^
Dec 14 – Charlotte, NC @ Underground ^
Dec 15 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom ^
Dec 17 – Houston, TX @ Studio at Warehouse ^
Dec 18 – Dallas, TX @ Hi-Fi ^
Dec 19 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn ^

* - Date featuring Madeline the Person
^ - Date featuring The Beaches

Beach Fossils - The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads Read More Beach Fossils 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 …

BONUS

BEACH FOSSILS
beachfossils.com

We actually missed Beach Fossils’ appearance in St Paul (at the Amsterdam Bar) in October, so I thought I will still include them on this preview… considering that the group is still on tour. The band will be releasing The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads on November 19th, via Bayonet.

“I’ve regularly attempted to harness the feeling that I get while listening to jazz and pour it into my songs,” says the band’s Dustin Payseur. “There’s always been an element of jazz in Beach Fossils; chords are rarely played, instead the instruments typically play single-notes that come together to create chords. I think a lot of that comes from listening to jazz trios and quartets, hearing the way that the instruments weave in and out of each other, leaving space for each other, instruments coming up front for a bit while others wait.”

Beach Fossils Tour Dates (all shows co-headline with Wild Nothing)

11/12 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
11/13 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
11/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/17 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
11/18 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
11/19 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
11/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

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: July 28 to July 31, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 28 to July 31, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Tame Impala at Palace Theatre Read More Tame Impala Tame Impala is touring the U.S. again in support of their album, Lonerism. Kevin and crew have definitely crafted a piece of art. Loud, incredibly groovy. ...

TAME IMPALA
+ Velvet Negroni
Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field
Tue 07/30/2019 (4:30pm/$55/Sold Out)
Wed 07/31/2019 (4:30pm/$55/Sold Out)
surlybrewing.com

Australian psychedelic group Tame Impala is doing some selective U.S. Summer Music Festival (having just played Coachella)… and they are headlining a couple of Surly Brewing Festival (at the Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field). Both shows have sold out.

We last saw the group at Desert Daze 2018, they only played a few songs: “Tame Impala started their set off strong with the groovy tune Nangs off of 2015’s al-bum Currents. Let it Happen was next, and from the pit I heard the eruption of “Whoa” and “Wow’s” from the crowd, and at first it seemed like it was maybe in response to the trippy background effects behind lead singer Kevin Parker. I quickly realized it was the sky illuminating with lightning bolts above us. Sure enough, halfway through Sundown Syndrome (ironic much), a producer came out and announced that they had to stop. Kevin kind of shrugged and said “I guess we gotta stop.” and they all ran off the stage.”

Velvet Negroni to open.

Tour dates:

July 19-21 - Splendour In The Grass - Wooyung
July 26 - Budweiser Stage - Toronto, Ontario
July 27 & 28 - Mo Pop - Detroit, MI
July 30 & 31 - Surly Brewing - Minneapolis, MN
August 01-04 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL
August 13 - Parkbühne Wuhlheide – Berlin
August 08 - Oya Fest - Oslo
August 09 - Flow Festival - Helsinki, FINLAND
August 14 - Pukkelpop - Hasselt, BELGIUM
August 15 - La Route Du Rock - Rennes, FRANCE
August 16 - Lowlands Festival - Walibi Holland
August 21 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
August 23 - The Mann Center - Philadelphia, PA
August 24 - The Anthem - Washington D.C.

Other shows in the area:

Music in the Zoo 2019 Hibou at 7th Street New Years Day at Amsterdam Bar Altin Gun at Turf Club Tenacious D at Palace Theatre Tessa Violet 2019 Tour Read More Conor Oberst Bright Eyes, brighter future. Conor Oberst (formerly Bright Eyes) will be at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Thursday. Oberst recently appeared on Charlie Rose for a special interview and performance of his latest album Salutations. … Tenacious D Speaking of censored cover artwork - what is up with the censoring of Tenacious D's third album, Rize of the Phoenix? I had no issues with the album artwork, but I guess people are sensitive to these sort of things …

CONOR OBERST
+ Joanna Sternberg
Weesner Family Amphitheater
Sun 07/28/2019 (7pm/$46)
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Conor Oberst (aka Bright Eyes) is the next musical guest at the Music In the Zoo series. Oberst was recently in town on Mar 2019 as Better Oblivion Community Center (the collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers), which we wrote, “We may only be a few months into the year, but Better Oblivion Community Center seems like rock’s current hottest ticket, and with good reason. Though most shows have been upgraded (still subsequently selling out) this is one “meeting” worth chasing a ticket for, and attending at your local “community center”.”

Joanna Sternberg to open.

Tour dates:

7/20/19 - Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater
7/21/19 - Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
7/23/19 - Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell's Beer Garden
7/24/19 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
7/25/19 - Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
7/26/19 - Bloomington, IN @ The Castle Theatre
7/27/19 - Maquoketa, IA @ Codfish Hollow Barn
7/28/19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Weesner Family Amph

HIBOU
+ Why Not, Immaculate Beings
7th St Entry
Mon 07/29/2019 (7pm/$12)
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Seattle indie-pop singer Hibou (the project of musician Peter Michel) will be headlining the 7th St Entry in support of their upcoming album Halve (July 26th via Barsuk Records).

Why Not and Trevor DeVine & The Immaculate Beings (billed as The Immaculate Beings) will open.

Tour Dates:

07/24/2019 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
07/29/2019 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
08/04/2019 Ortlieb's Jazz House Philadelphia, PA
08/05/2019 Cafe Nine New Haven, CT
08/06/2019 The Mercury Lounge New York, NY
08/10/2019 New Orleans, LA
08/14/2019 Rebel Lounge Phoenix, AZ

NEW YEARS DAY
+ Diamante, Savage After Midnight
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 07/29/2019 (7pm/$18)
amsterdambarandhall.com

New Years Day is headlining the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Monday, July 29th. The show was a rescheduled show, so if you had tickets to the original July 15th date at the Fine Line Music Café - those tickets will be honored at this Amsterdam Bar show.

Tour Dates

07/23 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
07/24 - Oxon Hill, MD - MGM Nataional Harbor
07/26 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
07/29 - Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdam
08/02 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater
08/03 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
08/05 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
09/06 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
09/10 - Dothan, AL - The Plant
09/12 - Houston, TX / House of Blues
09/13 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street
09/15 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
09/27 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life
09/28 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum

ALTIN GÜN
Thunderbolt Pagoda, DJ Lodos
Turf Club
Tue 07/30/2019 (7pm/$15)
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Psychedelic Turkish folk rock group Altin Gün are on their first-ever U.S. tour… stopping by the Turf Club on July 30th. The group’s sophomore album Gece is out now on ATO Records.

Tour dates:

7/22 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
7/24 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
7/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
7/26 – Kingston, NY @ The Anchor
7/27 - Washington, DC @ Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
7/29 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
7/30 - Minneapolis, MN @ TURF Club
8/03 & 8/04 - Portland, OR @ Pickathon
8/05 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
8/08 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
8/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
8/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands

TENACIOUS D
+ Wynchester
Palace Theatre
Tue 07/30/2019 (6:30pm/$59.50/Sold Out)
Wed 07/31/2019 (6:30pm/$59.50/Sold Out)
palacestpaul.com

Comedy rockers Tenacious D (featuring actors/comedians Kyle Gass and Jack Black) is stopping by the Palace Theatre in St Paul, as part of their “Tenacious D In Post-Apocalypto The Tour 2019” this July 30 and 31. Both dates are sold out.

Wynchester to open.

Tour Dates

7/25/19 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
7/27/19 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theater
7/28/19 Lincoln, NE Pinewood Bowl Theater
7/30/19 Saint Paul, MN Palace Theatre
7/31/19 Saint Paul, MN Palace Theatre
8/2/19 St. Louis, MO Stifel Theatre
8/3/19 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
8/4/19 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
8/5/19 Atlanta, GA Coca Cola Roxy Theatre
9/28/19 Rio de Janerio, Brazil Rock In Rio
10/1/19 Bogotá, Colombia El Campin Stadium
10/15/19 New Orleans, LA The Fillmore
10/16/19 Houston, TX Revention Music Center
10/17/19 Austin, TX ACL Live*
10/19/19 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory
10/20/19 Oklahoma City, OK The Criterion
10/21/19 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
10/23/19 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
10/25/19 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
10/26/19 Reno, NV Grand Theatre
10/27/19 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre
10/29/19 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

TESSA VIOLET
+ Chloe Lilac
7th St Entry
Wed 07/31/2019 (7:30pm/$15/Sold Out)
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Indie pop singer and YouTube star Tessa Violet will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on July 31st. The show is sold out. This will be her first headlining tour.

17-year-old Chloe Lilac to open.

Tour dates:

July 25-Boise, ID- Neurolux
July 27 - Fort Collins, CO - Hodi's Half Note
July 28- Denver, CO - UMS Festival
July 30- Omaha, NE - Slowdown
July 31- Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
August 2 – Chicago, IL- Lollapalooza
August 5 – Columbus, OH - The Basement
August 7 - Cleveland Heights. OH - Grog Shop
August 9 – Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
August 10- Providence, RI - Alchemy
August 11-Hamden, CT- The Ballroom
August 13 – Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
August 14- Philadelphia, PA - Voltage Lounge
August 15 – Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
August 16- Durham. NC - Motorco Music Hall
August 17 – Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
August 20- Orlando, FL- The Social
August 21- Tampa, FL- The Crowbar
August 22 – Gainesville, FL - High Dive
August 23 – Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
August 24 – Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
August 27 – Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
August 2 – Austin, TX- Stubb's Indoors
August 29 – Dallas, TX- Cambridge Room
September 3- Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
September 4 - San Diego, CA - Voodoo Room
September 5- Santa Ana, CA- Constellation Room

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