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Minneapolis: August 8 to August 9, 2015

Read More Jack Garratt British singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Jack Garratt recently released a new song called "The Love You're Given" to all digital retailers. The song sampled the voice of acclaimed vocalist Lisa Fischer (20 Feet From Stardom) … Mumford & Sons After a brief health-related delay that caused them to miss Bonnaroo, UK band Mumford and Sons has resumed their Summer arena/amphitheatre Tour, to great reviews and sold out shows. … MS MR NYC duo MS MR came to Minneapolis “for the first time as a band and as people” ...and ‘rocked it like a ‘Hurricane’. ‘Hurricane’, of course, refers to their infectious single of the same name…

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 8 to August 9, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

JACK GARRATT
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 08/08/2015, 8pm ($13)
first-avenue.com

British singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jack Garratt is currently on tour with Mumford and Sons, but on his off days with the massive band, he's booked a few smaller side gigs - including one at 7th Street Entry on Saturday, August 8th.

We've already mentioned Garratt when we spotlighted him at this year's SXSW so we're pretty excited to get this great opportunity to check out this one-man show at this tiny venue in Downtown Minneapolis.

Madison's Electronic Pop duo Oh My Love to open the show.

Tour dates:

08/06 Nashville, TN The High Watt
08/07 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
08/08 Minneapolis, MN 7st St. Entry
08/11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place*
08/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank, Saddledom *
08/14 Walla Walla, WA Gentleman of the Road
08/15 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
08/17 Inglewood, CA The Forum*
08/18 Inglewood, CA The Forum*
08/21 Salida, CO Gentleman of the Road
08/23 Montauk, NY Surf Lodge

* w/ Mumford & Sons

Supporting MS MR:

10/05 Boston, MA Royale
10/08 New York, NY Terminal 5
10/10 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
10/12 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
10/17 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/20 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
10/23 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/25 San Diego, CA House of Blues
10/27 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

Read More Pizza Luce Also, the 8th Annual Pizza Luce Block Party is this Saturday, August 14th. I've been to a few of these, they only promise a few things: pizza, brats, beer, and music. What more are you asking for ? .... Har Mar Superstar Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillmann) is taking a slight detour from his co-headline tour with Macaulay Culkin's The Pizza Underground (who we previously talked about), flying all ....

PIZZA LUCE BLOCK PARTY
at Pizza Lucé Downtown
Saturday, 08/08/2015, 12pm (FREE)
pizzaluce.com

The 12th annual Pizza Lucé Block Party is taking place next Saturday, and, as usual, feature a lot of good local talents.

While you're there enjoying the music, go ahead and grab a pizza by the slice, bratwursts (including vegan brats), and Izzy's Ice Cream!

Schedule:

9pm Har Mar Superstar
8pm Sims & Mike Mictlan
7pm Retribution Gospel Choir
6pm The Blind Shake
5pm Dillinger Four
4pm Pink Mink
3pm Frankie Teardrop
2pm Tiny Deaths
1pm L'Assassins
12pm Rogue Valley

Read More Irish Fair The free annual Irish Fair will start next Friday, August 7th and ending on Sunday, August 9th, at Harriet Island. Headliner for the first two nights will be Los Angeles' Young Dubliners ....

IRISH FAIR
at Harriet Island
08/06/2015 - 08/09/2015, 12pm (FREE)
irishfair.com

We've already mentioned that the Young Dubliners was headlining the Irish Fair 2015, but in case you missed it - below is the entire music schedule for this year's Irish Fair.

Schedule:

Friday, 06 Aug 2015
• Tim Malloys
• Socks in the Frying Pan
• Screaming Orphans
• Wild Colonial Bhoys
• Young Dubliners

Saturday, 07 Aug 2015
• Cherish the Ladies
• Sweet Colleens
• Finbar Furey
• Screaming Orphans
• Wild Colonial Bhoys
• Young Dubliners

Sunday, 08 Aug 2015
• Socks in the Frying Pan
• Cherish the Ladies
• Finbar Furey
• Screaming Orphans
• Katie McMahon

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Minneapolis: August 7, 2015

Read More Go 96.3 I attended the Go 96.3's first concert (dubbed Go Show #1) at the Aria in Minneapolis on Friday the 13th. For the young radio station's very first show . … Cold War Kids It's the big 10 year anniversary of local radio station The Current, and they've been selling out all their shows. I believe most, if not all, of their shows will be broadcasting live .... MS MR NYC duo MS MR came to Minneapolis “for the first time as a band and as people” ...and ‘rocked it like a ‘Hurricane’. ‘Hurricane’, of course, refers to their infectious single of the same name… Matt & Kim This is one of the best band to see live is Matt and Kim. The duo is returning to Minneapolis at the Mill City Nights next, next Friday …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on Friday, August 7, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

GO FEST '15
at Target Field
Friday, 08/07/2015, 4:30pm ($9.63)
go963mn.com

We were really impressed with Go 96.3 FM's first Go Show #1 (featuring New Politics and Banks at Aria on Mar 2015). We were wondering how they can top that debut show... and they've completely done it by booking Target Field with this incredible band lineup.

We've previously seen covered most of these bands, but to see them all on one bill is simply unbelievable. The kicker? Nosebleed tickets are under $10 each, so you can bring all your friends (well, restricted to a 20-ticket maximum) and hang out in the green.

Lineup:

Cold War Kids

MS MR

Meg Myers

Matt and Kim

Big Data

Yelawolf

Allan Kingdom (from thestand4rd)

Plus: DJ Sets by RAC

Read More Irish Fair First of all, I think we're definitely going to be doing the Irish Fair this year. I know St Patrick's Day was in March, but who cares when it's free in August! The two main attraction seems to be California's Young Dubliners .…

IRISH FAIR
at Harriet Island (St Paul)
08/07/2015-08/08/2015, 7pm (FREE)
irishfair.com

The free annual Irish Fair will start next Friday, August 7th and ending on Sunday, August 9th, at Harriet Island. Headliner for the first two nights will be Los Angeles' Young Dubliners.... currently touring in support of their latest album Nine. We previously caught Young Dubliners when they headlined the Irish Fair in 2010, so I'll be good to have them back in the Twin Cities.

NOTE: The Irish Fair fans should know that there is a $20 Kickoff Party event on Thursday, August 6th, featuring local Irish band Wild Colonial Bhoys.

Young Dubliner's tour dates:

08/07/15 Irish Fair Minnesota
08/08/15 Irish Fair Minnesota
08/09/15 Crestone Music Festival
08/14/15 Santa Rosa, CA Annie O's Music Hall
08/15/15 Paso Robles, CA Private Function
08/16/15 Los Osos, CA Sea Pines Golf Resort
08/21/15 Hopefest
08/22/15 Lodi, CA Private Function
08/27/15 Colorado Springs, CO Thirsty Parrot
08/28/15 Denver, CO The Oriental Theater
09/11/15 Sisters Folk Festival
09/12/15 Sisters Folk Festival
09/13/15 Sisters Folk Festival
09/16/15 Somerville, MA Johnny D's
09/17/15 Newton, NJ The Newton Theatre
09/18/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
09/19/15 Irish 2000 Festival
09/20/15 Get Shamrocked Festival
09/26/15 Treasure Valley Celtic
10/02/15 Chicago, IL Beverly Arts Center
10/03/15 Huntsville, UT Snowbasin
10/04/15 Blues, Brews & BBQ
10/08/15 Wilmington, DE World Cafe Live
10/09/15 Leesburg, VA Smokehouse Live
10/10/15 Alexandria, VA John Strongbow's Tavern
10/11/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage
10/14/15 Jim Thorpe, PA Mauch Chunk Opera House
10/15/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
10/16/15 Macungie, PA Private Function
10/17/15 Chesapeake Roots Festival
10/18/15 Harrisburg, PA The Abbey Bar
11/05/15 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
11/06/15 Tucson Celtic Festival
11/07/15 Tucson Celtic Festival
11/13/15 Grants Pass, OR Rogue Theatre
11/14/15 Portland, OR Melody Ballroom
11/19/15 Sturtevant, WI Route 20 Outhouse
11/20/15 South Bend, IN Club Fever
11/21/15 Joliet, IL The Tree

Read More Social Distortion Do you know what's funny? Social D was one of the first bands I saw when I was living in Fresno, California. They were huge back then just coming off their big hit single "Bad Luck"..…

SOCIAL DISTORTION
at First Avenue
Friday, 08/07/2015, 7pm ($35/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Our new writer Langen will be seeing Social Distortion at First Avenue. Not to brag, but I saw Social D in 1992(?) in Fresno, California. They played a tiny club and changed the line in "Ball & Chain" from "county jail" to "Fresno County Jail" and got a huge roar from the audience.

Mike Ness and company are on tour at the moment because their debut self-titled album turned 25 in 2015 (originally released in 1990). Expect the punk band to play the entire album, plus throwing in some old favorites from Somewhere Between Heaven & Hell, etc.

Drag the River and Nikki Lane to open the show.

Tour dates:

07/31/15 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live
08/01/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues
08/02/15 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
08/05/15 Sturgis Rally
08/07/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
08/08/15 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
08/09/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
08/11/15 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
08/14/15 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
08/15/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
08/16/15 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
08/18/15 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
08/19/15 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier
08/21/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
08/22/15 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summerstage
08/23/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
08/25/15 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
08/27/15 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
08/28/15 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
08/29/15 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
09/02/15 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
09/03/15 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
09/05/15 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
09/06/15 Bumbershoot Festival
09/07/15 Bend, OR The Century Center
09/09/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
09/11/15 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre
09/12/15 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
09/13/15 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory

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