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When Animals Attack 2023

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07/28 Down in the Valley Signing Read More Kid Koala This is a book, completely written and drawn (with accompanying soundtrack) by Kid Koala, called "Nufonia Must Fall". It's a love story between a lonely office girl and an out-of-work robot. …

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Canadian scratch DJ/music producer Kid Koala is doing a free mini-show/fan meet & greet at Down in the Valley record store in Golden Valley on Friday, July 28th. So bring your Deltron 3030 record, your “Nufonia Must Fall” book to get it signed.

7/30 Music to Draw To

On Saturday, he’ll be headlining the Chase Bliss Anniversary at Bauhaus Brewery, in Minneapolis. You can read all about it here.

Finally, on Sunday, you can catch Kid Koala on Music to Draw To at Clutch Brewing Company from noon to 2pm.

All these Minneapolis events are free.

We’re big fans, so hopefully, if all goes well, we’ll be at all the events around the city.

Deltron 3030

I have a funny story about Kid Kaola, when I saw Deltron 3030 for the second time in Oct 2013, I bought their record at the show. After the show, I was walking to my car when I saw a group of fans talking to Del the Funky Homosapien. Kid Kaola and Del were skateboarding and just hanging out with their fans. They were signing autographs and I sneaked my 12” record and before I knew it, I had Del and Kid’s autographs. How fun is that? Incidentally, Del signed it as “Deltron 3030”.

Tour dates:

July 24 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
July 25 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge *
July 26 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
July 27 Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch *
July 29 Minneapolis, MN @ Chase Bliss *
July 30 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean *
July 31 Hamilton, ON @ Bridgeworks *

* Kid Koala X Lealani
+ Opening for Brother Ali

12/09 Los Lobos at First Avenue Read More Los Lobos Electronic artist Marc Rebillet played eight cities in June, Los Lobos played in Southern California on July 4, Andrew McMahon just reprised his Jack Mannequin days with a pair of successful shows in Anaheim . …

Los Lobos
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Can you believe that Los Lobos (The Wolves) is celebrating their 50th Anniversary as a band? To celebrate, the group will do a special 50th Anniversary tour… stopping by Minneapolis’ First Avenue on December 9th.

Los Lobos (09 Aug 2011) - photo by Cliff Morse

We saw Los Lobos in August 2011 and wrote, “Whereas Los Lobos took their time to demonstrate a musical proficiency honed over thirty years, Los Lonely Boys got right down to business on their first song, “I’m a Man.” With only three players (Henry on electric guitar, Jo Jo on bass and Ringo on drums), they showed a nimble raw-powered tightness that only a band that has been playing together for many years can demonstrate. There was no place for a weaker musician to hide. No one could hang in the background as lead vocals bounced from Henry and Jo Jo and back to Ringo, solos came from any instrument while all three voices melded into three part harmony.”

Tour Dates

August 12 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge @ Santa Fe Brewing
September 21 - Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre
September 27 – Little Rock, AR – Center for Humanities and Arts
September 30 – Carmel, CA – Sunset Center Theater
November 17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
November 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
November 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Paramount
November 22 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
November 25 – East Los Angeles, CA – James A. Garfield High School
December 9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
December 22 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
December 23 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern

A Giant Dog: Bite (2023) Read More A Giant Dog Since then, we’ve been following his music career and his latest project is Heart Bones, a collaboration with Sabrina Ellis from A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit. …

A Giant Dog
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Austin glam-punk quintet A Giant Dog will be releasing a new concept album Bite, via Merge Records. We’re big fan of the group, mostly due to singer Sabrina Ellis’ mesmerizing stage presence. When she’s not in A Giant Dog, she can also be found in her side projects, Sweet Spirit and Heart Bones (with Har Mar Superstar).

Heart Bones (29 June 2019)

We saw Heart Bones at Rock the Garden in June 2019 and said, “Personally speaking, Minneapolis / Austin’s Heart Bones was really our favorite of all the RTG 2019 bands. This band is fun and silly, and it’s what we love about this new project from Har Mar Superstar and Sabrina Ellis. A little history about the group, the two met on tour in 2016 and would often invade each other’s shows. For example, at Sweet Spirit’s show in April 2017, Har Mar showed up to sing a cover of Pulp’s “Common People”. Watching them on stage, you can tell the two shared this wonderful chemistry.”

A Giant Dog will stop by the Icehouse in Minneapolis on September 25th.

USA Tour dates:

10/10 - Siberia - New Orleans, LA
10/11 - The EARL - Atlanta, GA
10/12 - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10/13 - Get Tight Lounge - Richmond, VA
10/14 - Metro - Baltimore, MD
10/15 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, PA
10/17 - The Middle East - Boston, MA
10/19 - The Sultan Room - Brooklyn, NY
10/22 - Spirit - Pittsburgh, PA
10/23 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
10/24 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
10/25 - Icehouse - Minneapolis, MN
10/26 - Record Bar - Kansas City, MO
10/27 - Smoke and Barrel - Fayetteville, AR
10/28 - Mercury Lounge - Tulsa, OK
10/29 - Three Links Deep Ellum - Dallas, TX
11/06 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
11/07 - HQ - Denver, CO
11/08 - Beehive - Salt Lake City, UT
11/09 - The Olympic - Boise, ID
11/10 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
11/11 - Dante’s Hifi - Portland, OR
11/13 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA
11/14 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
11/15 - Zebulon - Los Angeles, CA
11/16 - 191 Toole - Tucson, AZ

The Manatees 2023 Tour Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

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England’s The Manatees is heading out on tour in support of their Dream in Colour EP. The record is available via Fierce Panda Records.

The trio (Jay, Tyler & Miller) is said to combine hip-hop, funk, and modern rock. The band took their inspiration from Jungle and another animal band Wolf Alice.

The band is also excited to have their first ever vinyl pressing, for their 7” single of ‘Better Way To Think Of It’, with B-Side ‘The Sound’.

Tour dates:

Jul 28 Outdoor Matlock, UK Y Not Festival
Sep 23 Bristol, UK The Crofters Rights
Sep 26 Leeds, UK Hyde Park Book Club
Sep 27 Edinburgh, UK Sneaky Pete's
Sep 28 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Bobiks
Sep 29 Liverpool, UK Kazimier Stockroom
Sep 30 Manchester, UK The Castle Hotel Manchester
Oct 4 Birmingham, UK The Victoria
Oct 5 Nottingham, UK Chameleon Arts Cafe
Oct 12 London, UK The Lexington
Oct 13 Brighton, UK Prince Albert
Oct 14 Southampton, UK The Loft

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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We♥KC- October 3-9, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

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Rocktober continues! And damn the scheduling gods for packing in so many shows, especially on Saturday Oct 8!

Weather has turned and fall is clearly hear, so the best time for live music is now, before earlier sunsets and colder temps.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro October 3rd-9th.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Monday Oct 3

Diana Krall, Kauffman Center. $59-$179

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and she’s won two Grammy® Awards and ten Juno® Awards among many others. Latest record from Elvis Costello’s better half is 2020’s This Dream of You, which followed a duets album with Tony Bennett.

Mother Mother w Sir Sly,Transviolet, Uptown. $55-$132

BC Canadian indie rock band who released a deluxe version of latest album, Inside, this January, with seven additional songs. Live, they’ve recently been working in a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” and ending their main set with “Hayloft” and its recent sequel, “Hayloft II”.

Opener Sir Sly is out in support of last year’s The Rise and Fall of Loverboy, and as we explained previous, is one of those “unicorn” bands we’ve been trying to see for the last decade, but has never worked out- guess what? We're out of town for this date, so will miss them again- the “curse” continues!”  We caught Transviolet live last, back in 2016.

La Dispute with Sweet Pill and Pictoria Vark, Granada. $25

Michigan post-hardcore band out supporting 2019’s Panorama full-length but has been playing their 2011 album, Wildlife, in its entirety along with a multi-song encore of more recent songs.

Philly emo-core rockers Sweet Pill have new single out, “High Hopes” from their Where the Heart Is, and Pictoria Vark is a NJ bassist living near Iowa City with project The Parts I Dread.

Tuesday Oct 4

Toadies with Reverend Horton Heat and Frankie and The Witch Fingers, Knuckleheads. $25-$30

If it’s called the Rubberneck Tour, it’s a dead giveaway that the Texas band will be playing their 1994 album in its entirety. Look for members of ‘The Heat to maybe join on one song, as well as a classic Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover.

Speaking of Reverend Horton Heat, they've been playing their own classic album, Liquor in the Front, as well as Sub Pop Songs, which include a legendary Motorhead cover.

Frankie and the Witch Fingers hits Desert Daze this weekend in California then joins up for this tour, with Nashville Pussy on later dates (including Minneapolis).

Pusha T, The Truman, $36.50-$74.50

On his It’s Almost Dry Tour, from the new album of the same name, the former rapper from The Clipse is one of the most recognizable in hip-hop (and actually had a direct hand in McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It’ catchphrase!). The album, hot topped the Billboard 100, includes “Rock N Roll” a collab with Kanye West, before they notably parted ways and expect that one and some previous ‘Ye collabs live.

Restraining Order, Prince Daddy and The Hyena, The Rino, $22

New England hardcore punk band out supporting The World is Too Much (on Triple B Records) and new single “Fight Back”, the band is fairly new, so catch them while you can.

Opening indie/emo rockers Prince Daddy And The Hyena have been around a bit longer, since 2014 with three full lengths and four EPs to their credit, the latest being a concept piece.

Wednesday Oct 5

Big Wild, The Midland. $25

aka Jackson Stell, the electronic/dance vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer just released sophomore full-length, The Efferusphere and plays numerous instruments for his live shows.

Thursday Oct 6

Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Kauffman Center. $39-$59

We love Marty Stuart – we’ve caught him live a few times recently (his 2017 Fine Line show was amazing), his variety show repeats on RFD channel are a guilty pleasure, and in addition to being a legend himself, respects the legacy of Country Music and vows to uphold it.

New album Songs I Sing in the Dark has been ready a while and is just awaiting release and longtime band The Fabulous Superlatives (guitarist Kenny Vaughan, drummer Harry Stinson, bassist Chris Scruggs) is about as good as they come.

Jukebox the Ghost, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $22

On the Cheers! Tour, the Wash DC power pop trio sounds very celebratory supporting their new album of the same name. Seems like we’ve never seen them live, which is odd, but will hope to catch them soon.

Jon Wolfe, Granada- Lawrence, $15/$18

Texas country singer-songwriter released seventh studio album, Doz Corazonas just over a year ago, so has a deep catalog to draw from for his live shows.

Muna, The Truman. $35-$60

Call us fans of this LA indie-pop trio, who released their third but self-titled album back in June, and who we last caught opening for Kacey Musgraves at the beginning of the year. The band has great energy live and has even been working in a cover of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” which is a natural sing-along song, and last year’s “Silk Chiffon” was on numerous Best-Of year-ending lists.

Tour is mostly sold out (as you can see) so catch them while you can!

Tanya Tucker, Prairie Band Casino-Mayetta, SOLD OUT

The country queen known best for classic song “Delta Dawn” is still going strong in her mid-60’s and is enjoying a big renaissance and career boost, helped by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings. Their collab, 2020’s While I’m Livin’ won two GRAMMYS and the follow up is due soon.

Friday Oct 7

black midi, Granada. $25

There’s still plenty of buzz for this UK experimental/art band and their full-length Cavalcade, as evidenced when we saw them last October in Minneapolis. They were 2019 Mercury Prize nominees, are purposely a bit of an enigma, originated in London’s BRIT School of Music, and are on their Back in Black Tour.

Karol G w Agudelo888, T-Mobile Center, $35.50-$175.50

The $trip Love Tour hits KC’s arena for a big show with new album expected soon. The urbano/reggaeton artist in August released "Gatúbela" (alongside Maldy from Plan B). The song, title means "Catwoman” and video features her new red hairstyle. Opener is a well-known urbano DJ.

Danger Bob with Cher UK and The Bubble Boys, Liberty Hall. $20

Two longtime area bands headline this throwback show to the indie-rock ‘90s (note that vaxx proof is required)

Glaive with Aldn, The Truman. $25

aka Ash Guiterrez has been an online hyperpop sensation, and the 17-year-old’s recent single is "Minnesota Is a Place That Exists" that kind of places our home state as part of an alibi story, so we’re not sure what to think. The lower-case loving artist is out on his america is a place that exists Tour and is recommended for any Kid Laroi fans, who he’s previously opened for.

Riff Generation, Medallion Theater, $25

October installment featuring a new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre. Part of a stand-alone performance series of new, highly collaborative compositions in a modern examination of the Kansas City “riff style.” Musicians audition for a one-year residency and perform these works in a variety of settings.

Saturday Oct 8

Wolf Alice, The Truman. $30-$50

This London alt rock band remains one of our favorites, releasing Blue Weekend last June and proceeding to win the Brit Award for Best British Group, earlier this year. We’ve been writing about them since early 2013 and saw them last twice in 2018, so are overdue. It will be anything but a blue weekend catching them live, as it’s their biggest US tour to date, meaning their secret is finally getting out in the States.

Ani DiFranco, Liberty Hall- Lawrence, $30-$189

The groundbreaking leader of Righteous Babe Records returns to the road, in support of last year’s Revolutionary Love. She’s always been prolific, releasing some twenty+ albums and a 2019 memoir so has plenty to draw from, and is supporting Run for Something on this tour, to inspire young progressive leaders to run for local offices.

William Basinski, Bottleneck. $25

LA avant-garde composer bringing his soundscapes to this small college club in support of new album, ". . . on reflection ", this ambient, experimental show could prove to be very mesmerizing.

Post Modern Jukebox, Uptown, $35-$75

A rescheduled show – Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox is a musical troupe known for covering modern pop hits and transforming them into jazz, swing, and doo-wop songs.

Sueco, recordBar, $20

LA pop-punk young rapper whose song “Paralyzed” blew up on TikTok and Spotify, brings a high energy show to a relatively small room.

Max and Iggor Cavalera, Granada- Lawrence, $25/$28

Sepultura fans, rise! Expect songs from Beneath the Remains and Arise, as well as maybe a Motorhead cover on this tour that looks back fondly on the brother’s beginnings.

Slaughter and Riley’s LA Guns, Ameristar, $32-145

A throwback to the hair days with both bands having several chart hits, and though there are two confusing versions of L.A. Guns, we want to say this one featuring original vocalist Phil Lewis and drummer Steve Riley (no Tracii though). Most of Slaughter usually backs up Vince Neil on his solo dates. 

Earth Wind and Fire Alumni- CANCELED, playing Topeka Feb 17, 2023

Sunday Oct 9

Kelsea Ballerini, The Midland. $39.50-$69.50

Despite her recent divorce announcement, there’s a lot of joy to be found on new album Subject to Change, and on her Heartfirst Tour, expect a healthy chunk of songs from that, a Cowboy-themed section, and a Spacey one, as well as other radio hits. A good opportunity to see a rising country-pop artist in a relatively small theater.

Zach Williams, Uptown, $24.25-$225

Southern Christian rock artist has new single, “Heart of God” out and new album A Hundred Highways.

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When Animals Attack: Wolf Alice, Wombats, Thundercat, Lady Bird

Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

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WOLF ALICE
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than a decade that London-based Wolf Alice was first formed by singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie.

They actually didn’t release their debut single, “Fluffy”, until 2013, which, of course, we wrote about it in January 22, 2013: “Wolf Alice's debut single, "Fluffy" is out February 11th on Chess Club Records. Despite thinking her name is Alice Wolf, it's really Ellie Rowsell, and her band will be doing a UK tour this year - starting off at the NME Awards Show”.

Wolf Alice at Coalition, Brighton (16 May 2013)

We caught them at Great Escap 2013: “Brody and Jess just saw Wolf Alice at Coalition in Brighton as part of the Great Escape Music Festival taking this weekend. Wolf Alice's next Great Escape appearance will be on Friday (05/17) at SMACK. It is a free show, with their motto as "no wristband, no problem."”

When they finally played their first concert in Minnesota, in May 2015, we were there to cover it. We noted, “Based on the excited fans and sold out status of the Turf Club, the band will definitely be returning to Minneapolis... except, of course, they'll play a much bigger venue.”

Wolf Alice at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 March 2018)

Yes, of course, they played much bigger venues, such as First Avenue in Oct 2015 and Mar 2018. Their finest hour seems to be nominated for a Grammy and winning the 2018 Mercury Prize.

Now, post-pandemic, Wolf Alice is returning to the stage at the sold-out Fine Line Music Café, in Minneapolis, on November 6th.

Tour dates:

10/25/2021 The Showbox Seattle, WA
10/26/2021 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
10/28/2021 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
10/29/2021 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
10/30/2021 August Hall San Francisco, CA
11/03/2021 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/04/2021 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
11/06/2021 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2021 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
11/09/2021 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
11/11/2021 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
11/12/2021 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
11/13/2021 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
11/18/2021 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
11/20/2021 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
01/05/2022 Barrowland Glasgow
01/07/2022 Barrowland Glasgow
01/08/2022 Barrowland Glasgow
01/12/2022 O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester
01/13/2022 O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester
01/14/2022 O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield
01/15/2022 O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool
01/18/2022 Eventim Apollo London
01/19/2022 Eventim Apollo London
01/20/2022 Eventim Apollo London
01/22/2022 O2 Guildhall Southampton Southampton
01/23/2022 De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill-on-Sea
01/24/2022 Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland
01/25/2022 Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland
01/28/2022 Wolf Alice Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth
01/30/2022 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol
01/31/2022 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol
02/20/2022 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
03/02/2022 La Riviera Madrid, Spain
07/06/2022 Mad Cool Festival Madrid, Spain
07/08/2022 Glasgow Green Glasgow

Read More The Wombats The good news is that with their third album Glitterbug just recently released (April 13, 2015), the band is back in the USA on tour. They are stopping by the Varsity Theater on May 6th. ...

THE WOMBATS
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Fix Yourself, Not The World is the forthcoming album from The Wombats.

The popular band will be heading out on tour to promote the record in 2022, and they’re stopping by the Fillmore in Minneapolis on February 4th. We caught the band in Oct 2018 and wrote, “After some time off, the formerly Liverpool-based trio needed some triangulation logistics (singer Murph is recently married and living in LA, bassist Tord Knudsen has a family in Oslo, and drummer Dan Haggis is settled in London) to all come together, but their playing remains solid despite their distance, and the songs still have their distinctive hummable hooks and choruses amid Murph’s anxious and often somber tragi-comic lyrics.”

Tour dates:

January 20 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
January 22 - The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA
January 25 - Terminal 5, New York, NY
January 26 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
January 28 - Corona, Montreal, QB
January 31 - St. Andrew’s, Detroit, MI
February 1 - Newport, Columbus, OH
February 3 - Park West, Chicago, IL
February 4 - The Fillmore, Minneapolis, MN
February 5 - The Truman, Kansas City, MO
February 7 - Cannery, Nashville, TN
February 8 - Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
February 10 - House of Blues, Houston, TX
February 11 - Emo’s, Austin, TX
February 12 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
February 14 - Ogden, Denver, CO
February 15 - Union, Salt Lake City, UT
February 17 - Showbox Market, Seattle, WA
February 18 - Venue Nightclub, Vancouver, BC
February 19 - Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
February 21 - The Regency, San Francisco, CA
February 22 - The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
February 25 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
April 14 - First Direct Arena, Leeds
April 15 - The O2, London
April 16 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
April 18 - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
April 22 - Mountford Hall, Liverpool
April 23 - Mountford Hall, Liverpool
April 29 - La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris (France)
May 1 - Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne (Germany)
May 2 - Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (Germany)
May 4 - Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm (Sweden)
May 5 - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo (Norway)
May 6 - DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (Denmark)
May 7 - Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin (Germany)
May 9 - Gasometer, Vienna (Austria)
May 10 - Backstage Werk, Munich (Germany)
May 12 - Estragon, Bologna (Italy)
May 13 - Fabrique, Milan (Italy)
May 14 - Komplex 457, Zurich (Switzerland)
May 16 - De Roma, Antwerp (Belgium)
May 17 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
May 18 - De Oosterpoort, Groningen (Netherlands)
May 19 - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (Netherlands)
May 26 - Open Air Theatre, Scarborough

Read More Thundercat Grammy-winning bassist & singer Thundercat (not to be confused with the cartoon ThunderCats) is touring in support of his new album Drunk. The sold is show at …

THUNDERCAT
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Grammy winner and bassist Thundercat (not to be confused with the 80s cartoon) will be touring this Fall in support of his album It Is What It Is. The album garnered praises from the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the LA Times… and it won the Grammy in 2020 for the Best Progessive R&B album.

Thundercat Tour Dates

10/24/21 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
10/26/21 Jacksonville, FL Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
10/27/21 Tampa, FL Jannus Live
10/28/21 Thu. New Orleans, LA The Joy Theater
10/30/21 Austin, TX Stubb's Waller Creek
10/31/21 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
11/2/21 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
11/4/21 Thu. Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
11/5/21 New York, NY Terminal 5
11/6/21 New York, NY Terminal 5
11/7/21 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/9/21 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/10/21 Montreal, QC MTELUS
11/11/21 Thu. Toronto, ON History
11/12/21 Las Vegas, NV Day N Vegas
11/14/21 St. Paul, MN Palace Theater
11/16/21 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
11/17/21 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
11/19/21 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
11/20/21 Dallas, TX House Of Blues Dallas
11/22/21 Mon. Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf
11/23/21 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
11/27/21 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Expo Hall
11/29/21 Mon. Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
11/30/21 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
12/1/21 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
12/3/21 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
12/4/21 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
12/5/21 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Boise
12/7/21 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom

Read More Lady Bird The feel-good coming-of-age film Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan, is a big sleeper hit. What’s even cooler is the outstanding soundtrack, featuring our favorites The Monkees and Alanis Morissette, among others. …

LADY BIRD
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Kent’s Lady Bird (no relations to the film of the same name) announced their debut album WE, set for release in February 25th 2022 via Alcopop! Records.

There will be a promotional tour to promote the record… so come see the band live: Don Bird (vocals/guitar/organ), Alex Deadman (guitar), Joe Walker (drums).

2021 Live Dates

16th Oct - Live At Leeds
17th Oct - SWN Fest, Cardiff

2022 Live Dates

8th Mar - The Crypt, Hastings
9th Mar - Joiners, Southampton
10th Mar - Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
11th Mar - Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
13th Mar - Caves, Edinburgh
14th Mar - The Wardrobe, Leeds
16th Mar - The Musician, Leicester
17th Mar - lfor Bach, Cardiff
18th Mar - The Old Blue Last, London
19th Mar - YES (Basement), Manchester
20th Mar - Patterns, Brighton
21st Mar - Bullingdon, Oxford
25th Mar - Forum, Tunbridge Wells

ZOO facebook/abandcalledzoo Cincinnati-based Zoo (stylized as ZOO) will be releasing their forthcoming album No Man's Land. The album is coming out October 22, 2021, via Good Eye Records, and there will be an album release show on October 29 at MOTR Pub with Curt Kiser (of Carriers) and Turtledoves.

THE COYOTE instagram/thecoyoteofficial Writer and composer The Coyote (aka Elan Levy) announced his new EP Bad Killer, set to be released on December 3rd, 2021. You can preview the EP via the lead single and video for “Stranger Danger”, which began streaming on Oct 15th via Variance Magazine.

BLACK SWAN DIVE BOMB facebook/blackswandivebomb Detroit’s Black Swan Dive Bomb (Dakota Starr, Woody Locke, Fann Daigh, and Dan Carney) will be releasing their debut four song EP Light the Match, Ignite the Flame on October 26, 2021. The four-track EP is described as “jam-packed with dynamic changes and unbridled energy.”

HAWKINS facebook/thehawkinsswe Swedish garage rockers The Hawkins just released Aftermath on October 15, via by The Sign Records. The vinyl will arrive on October 29th. Aftermath is described as a conceptual mini-album, “dealing with the destructive aftermath of past relationships.” We’re not actually sure what is the differences are between a mini-album and an extended play (EP).

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Wolf Alice / The Big Pink at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 March 2018)

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The Wolf can have two faces-

One docile, beguiling and seemingly gentle, while the other being dark, ferocious, and relentless, and we saw both of these faces on display as rising UK alt-rock band Wolf Alice played three performances in two days (all in support of their sophomore full-length, Visions of a Life [Dirty Hit/RCA Records]), including to a capacity crowd in the Mainroom at First Avenue. 

Wolf Alice at The Electric Fetus Poster 26 Mar 2018

Coming into town a day early, the North London quartet (Ellie Rowsell –vocals, guitar; Joff Oddie- guitar; Theo Ellis- bass; Joel Amey- drums) scheduled an in-store appearance and meet and greet with their fans at area record store, The Electric Fetus, that brought a large crowd out in the cold English-like rain of late afternoon. 

The performance turned out to be a surprising sit-down acoustic set of four songs, beginning with newest single, ‘Sadboy’ from the new record, followed by ‘Space & Time’. The band took a minute after, to plug their headlining show at First Avenue the following night, humbly saying “it will probably be good”, to crowd laughter.

When someone asked what they had seen of the city so far, “quite a lot of the hotel room” was the reply, also noting their stop at nearby Brit’s Pub for a pint, the authentic UK surroundings there getting them a little homesick. 

The wordplay on the new ‘Don’t Delete the Kisses’ by Rowsell was more pronounced in the unplugged format, and the more bare arrangements allowed her voice to soar like a floating bird over the audience, while 2013’s ‘Bros’ became a slowly rolling soundtrack for the cold rain spackling outside, Roswell asking in song, “are you wild like me?”.

The following afternoon, the band reprised that format and three of the four songs, for an in-studio at local public radio station, The Current, streaming here:

• thecurrent.org

For their headlining show, the evening was opened up by another London-originating band, The Big Pink, whose music remains a moody guitar/electro pop blend ,but whose lineup has changed since being originally being a duo.  Now a quartet (Robbie Furze, Lady Mary Charteris, Bradford Lee Conroy, and [not present Nicole Emery]), original member Furze has re-invented the band, adding wife Charteris and is in support of EP Empire Underground (B3SCI Records) and some recent singles. 

The boy/girl vocals on the newer tracks make for a refreshing update to their sound (think Jesus and Mary Chain w/Hope Sandoval-esque), while hits like 2009’s ‘Dominos’ played early on, remain intact as remembered.  Ending their set with 2009’s other single, ‘Velvet’, Furze seems re-energized, particularly singing lines like “I found her in a dream, looking for me, this heart's on fire,” as his wife stands mere feet away.

Fittingly, hoots and howls from the crowd greeted Wolf Alice as they made their way to the stage for their eighty-minute set, playing over half the new album and beginning their set with its two opening tracks, the lifting ‘Heavenward’ and the angst-filled rage of ‘Yuk Foo’, the Wolf baring its teeth early on, and without mercy. 

The band isn’t really one to say much between songs, preferring instead to let the music do the talking and keep the dark, unflinching momentum they work on building throughout, though the smiles from the members indicated their gratefulness for the engaged crowd. 

Rowsell shed her guitar temporarily six songs in, for their self-described “love song”, ‘Don’t Delete the Kisses’, speaking “I’d like to get to know you, I’d like to take you out”  like she was talking individually to each member in the crowd, many then wailing along with her, as she wondered aloud, “what if it’s not meant for me?- love”.

The title of the new ‘Beautifully Unconventional’ almost defines the band’s unique identity as a whole, featuring lyric, “She's beautifully unconventional, I love to see her rise above us all” (or maybe the following ‘Formidably Cool’, because they’re that as well). 

The throb of ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’ had the crowd on the floor moving en masse and the new album’s ‘Space & Time’ found everyone clapping along, as guitarist Oddie gradually abused his guitar more and more, shaking it violently and holding it up swinging. 

The two-song encore began by reaching back to the title track of their initial 2013 EP, ‘Blush’, which is mostly the quiet of their loud-quiet-loud sound, the devoted as “punch drunk, dumb struck, pot luck happy happy” to hear it live, as the song lyrics imply.

Refusing to leave any stone unturned (or any face not melted) things ended with the grinding gut punch of ‘Giant Peach’, Rowswell’s and Oddie’s beast-size fierce guitar riffs talking us along on their stalking journey through a “dark and pretty town”.  As the feedback and delay remained snarling, the band waved and left the stage one last time, to cheers, exhaustion, and a sense of awe. 

Look for Wolf Alice to continue their hunt, on the road for most of the summer, playing venues from club-size to massive stadiums, opening for Foo Fighters, with likely a few more acoustic promotional appearances peppered in as well. 

The Wolf has two faces, one deceptively calm but brooding; the other swift, cunning, and showing no quarter, both the faces of an urgent and vibrant band well worth watching how they might strike next.

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Wolf Alice at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 March 2018)

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Minneapolis: March 27 to March 29, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 27 to March 29, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Wolf Alice at First Ave Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

WOLF ALICE
+ The Big Pink
First Avenue
Tue 03/27/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

London-based rock band Wolf Alice is doing a string of headlining gigs (First Avenue being one of the lucky few dates) between their shows with Queens of the Stone Age or massive music festivals.

Wolf Alice’s latest album Visions Of A Life is out now on Dirty Hit/RCA Records.

British electronic rock band The Big Pink to open.

Tour Dates

3/24 Houston, TX In Bloom Festival
3/27 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
3/29 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
3/30 Chicago, IL Metro
3/31 Detroit, MI The Shelter
4/2 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
4/3 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
4/4 Pittsburgh, PA Club AE
4/6 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
4/7 Albany, NY The Hollow
4/9 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
4/10 Boston, MA Paradise
4/12 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
4/13 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
4/14 Norfolk, VA NorVa
4/16 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle
4/17 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
4/19 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
4/21 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
4/22 Nashville, TN Third & Lindsley
4/24 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amph
4/25 Irving, TX Pavillion
4/26 Shreveport, LA Municipal Auditorium
4/27 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
4/29 Jacksonville, FL Welcome to Rockville
5/1 Miami, FL Bay Front Amp
5/2 St. Petersburgh, FL Municipal Auditorium
6/1 New York, NY Governors Ball

Andy Grammer The Good Parts Tour Shopping Tour Dates Wedding Present Tour Dates Cindy Wilson at Turf Club LA Salami Tour Dates Read More Andy Grammer Andy Grammer's out on tour in support of his latest, Magazines Or Novels, available now via S-Curve Records. Remaining Andy Grammer tour dates: …

Other shows in the area:

ANDY GRAMMER
+ James TW
Minneapolis Music Hall
Tue 03/27/2018 (8pm/$30.50)
musichallmpls.com

Acclaimed multi-platinum pop singer and songwriter Andy Grammer will be headlining Minneapolis Music Hall next Tuesday (03/27), in support of his third LP The Good Parts.

The Good Parts Tour:

3/23/18 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
3/24/18 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
3/25/18 Madrid Theatre & Café Kansas City, MO
3/27/18 Music Hall Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
3/28/18 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
3/30/18 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN
4/2/18 The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
4/3/18 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
4/5/18 Cannery Ballroom Nashville, TN
4/6/18 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
4/7/18 The Underground Charlotte, NC
4/9/18 Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT
4/13/18 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
4/14/18 Irving Plaza New York, NY
4/15/18 The TLA Philadelphia, PA

SHOPPING
+ Real Numbers, Products
7th Street Entry
Tue 03/27/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Like many SXSW bands, UK’s Shopping will be stopping by Minneapolis at 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, as part of their North American tour.

Shopping Tour Dates:

03/23 — Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
03/24 — Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
03/27 — Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
03/28 — Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
03/29 — Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
03/30 — Toronto, ON @ Baby G
03/31 — Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz

THE WEDDING PRESENT
+ Terry de Castro, DJ Jake Rudh
Turf Club
Tue 03/27/2018 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

David Gedge and his band The Wedding Present is back in town. The last time we heard from them, the band re-recorded George Best and went on a 12th anniversary tour of the record (playing the entire album from start to finish). They did a similar tour for Seamonsters in 2012.

Tour dates:

Mar 24 Imagine Cinemas Carlton Toronto, ON
Mar 24 Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, ON
Mar 26 2424 N Lincoln Ave
Mar 27 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
Aug 17 19 East Muntinlupa City
May 24 The Craufurd Arms Milton Keynes
Jul 19 Bedford Esquires Bedford
Aug 2 Café INDIEpendent Scunthorpe
Aug 4 Gig in the Car Park 2018 The Greenside Venue Leslie
Aug 10 At The Edge Of The Sea 2018 Concorde 2 Brighton
Sep 22 La Route du Rock Session Point Éphémère Paris, France
Sep 28 The Weddi L'Aéronef Lille, France
Sep 29 Paard The Hague, Netherlands
Oct 2 Indie Daze 5 The 100 Club

CINDY WILSON
+ Olivia Jean, Easter Island, DJ Jake Rudh
Turf Club
Wed 03/28/2018 (7pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Cindy Wilson of the legendary The B-52s is on tour in support of her first-ever solo album Change (Kill Rock Stars). We’re not really sure what to expect from this forthcoming show at the Turf Club in St Paul, but since it’s a debut record, expect most, if not all, of those songs to be played. We’re hoping for maybe tossing in a classic B-52s song, too.

Olivia Jean, Easter Island and DJ Jake Rudh also on the bill.

Tour dates:

Mar 21 Multiple Downtown Venues!
Mar 21 - Mar 26 Boise, ID
Mar 24 Treefort The Linen Building Boise, ID
Mar 25 Treefort Music Fest 2018 Boise, ID
Mar 26 Filling Station Bozeman, MT
Mar 28 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
Mar 29 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
Mar 30 Winchester Music Tavern Lakewood, OH
Mar 31 The High Watt Nashville, TN

L.A. SALAMI
7th Street Entry
Thu 03/29/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

London-based L.A. Salami (aka Lookman Adekunle Salami) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Thursday. His new single, “Jean Is Gone” is taken from his forthcoming album The City of Bootmakers (his second for Sunday Best Recordings, released 13th April).

Tour dates:

Mar 24 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Mar 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Mar 27 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
Mar 29 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
Mar 30 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
Apr 1 - Toronto, ON The Drake
Apr 3 - Boston, MA - The Red Room at Café 939
Apr 5 - New York, NY - Rough Trade NYC
Apr 6 - Philadelphia, PA - The Boot & Saddle
Apr 7 - Washington, DC - DC9 Nightclub

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Wolfpack Attack (Part 3)

Read more Wolfpack Attack (Part 2), Wolfpack Attack (Part 1), Thrown to the Wolves, Big Bad Wolf, Wolf Attack!, Wolfpack, Wolf Pack, Hungry Like a Wolf, Songs About Werewolves, and When Animals Attack.

Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ...

WOLF ALICE
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London-based rock band Wolf Alice recently released the remix of their single “Don’t Delete The Kisses” by Charli XCX and electropop duo Post Precious. The track was featured as a Zane Lowe World Record on his Beats 1 show and is available now at all digital retail providers.

We caught the band in October 2015 and said, “Although 2015 is the band's first US tour, the truth is, we've been writing about them since their debut single "Fluffy" in January 2013 and saw them at the Great Escape 2013. We all knew there was something special about this band, and is very happy to see that the rest of America have finally caught up.”

The group is continuing their tour with American rock band Queens of the Stone Age in April:

4/24 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheater
4/25 Irving, TX The Pavillion
4/26 Shreveport, LA Municipal Auditorium
4/27 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
4/29 Jacksonville, FL Rockville Festival
5/1 Miami, FL Bay Front Amp
5/2 St. Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theatre
6/1-6/3 New York, NY Governors Ball

Read More George Clinton The major headliners are pretty popular (George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Michael Franti and Spearhead & The Neville Brothers), but it ....

MISS VELVET AND THE BLUE WOLF
missvelvetandthebluewolf.com

Last December, American Indie Rock/Funk band Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf announced the first details of their upcoming 2018 U.S. tour with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic. Miss Velvet & the Blue Wolf will be promoting their debut album Bad Get Some (Isotopia Records).

Tour kicks off at the end of January:

1/31/18 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
2/1/18 Lima, OH The Veterans Memorial Civic
2/2/18 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
2/3/18 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live
2/7/18 Warrendale, PA Jergel's Rhythm Grille
2/8/18 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
2/9/18 Leesburg, VA Tally Ho Theatre
2/10/18 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
2/13/18 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club
2/15/18 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
2/16/18 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
2/17/18 Boston, MA House of Blues
2/18/17 Huntington, NY The Paramount
2/23/18 Nashville, TN Topgolf Music
2/24/18 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
2/25/18 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
3/1/18 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
3/2/18 Houston, TX House Of Blues
3/3/18 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
3/4/18 New Orleans, LA Joy Theater
3/8/18 Detroit, MI Sound Board
3/11/18 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
3/16/18 San Francisco, CA Folsom Theater
3/17/18 Napa Valley, CA The Blue Note
3/21/18 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
3/22/18 Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom
3/24/18 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
3/25/18 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo
3/28/18 San Diego, CA House of Blues
3/30/18 San Luis Obispo, CA Fremont Theater
3/31/18 Las Vegas, NV (Venue TBA)

BLACKWULF
www.blackwulfusa.com

Metal Legend Geof O'Keef (of Pentagram) announced that he had joined Oakland’s Blackwulf (stylized as Blackwülf)... for SXSW. He will be with the band at the upcoming Ripple Music Official SXSW Showcase in Austin, Texas, this March 2018.

Blackwülf’s current lineup will feature guest O’Keefe on lead guitars with singer Alex Cunningham, guitarist Pete Holmes, bassist Scott Peterson, and drummer Dave Pankenier.

The band’s album Sinister Sides will come out February 23, 2018, via Ripple Music.

Upcoming tour:

Feb 3 Ripplefest ll in San Francisco
Feb 24 Blackwulf Record Release Party! Hemlock Tavern San Francisco, CA
Mar 17 Sell Your Soul Presents: Ripple Music Festival

WOLF COUNSEL
wolfcounsel.net

European doom metal band Wolf Councel (Ralf W. Garcia - Bass/Vocals; Reto Crola - Drums; Andreas Reinhart - Guitars; Ralph Huber - Guitars) officially came into existence in 2014 and by January 2015 released their debut record Vol 1 - Wolf Counsel (Counsel Records and Dead Center Productions).

Their third album Age of Madness / Reign of Chaos came out in November 2017. It was recorded at Little Creek Studio ( a professional recording studio located in Ormalingen/Switzerland) with fellow producer V.O. Pulver.

APRIL WOLFE
awolfeswolfworld.com

Film critic April Wolfe is the host of her Switchblade Sisters podcast (named after the 70’s girl-gang exploitation film).

Every week, Wolfe sits down with a female film-maker. Guests (10 episodes so far) includes Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body), Emily Gordon (The Big Sick), Heather Matarazzo (Welcome to the Dollhouse), Anne Hamilton (The Others), etc. You can download the show via iTunes or subscribe via RSS feed at maximumfun.org.

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2015 Shows

GRAND TOTAL: 346 Shows

JANUARY 2015 (4 Shows)

• 01/15 Zola Jesus at Cedar • 01/22 The Vaselines at Cedar

• 01/24 Sam Smith at Roy Wilkins • 01/29 Belle & Sebastian at Enmore Theatre

FEBRUARY 2015 (7 Shows)

• 02/01 Zola Jesus at Republic • 02/03 London Grammar at First Ave • 02/12 Kaki King at Cedar

• 02/14 Sleater-Kinney at First Ave • 02/14 Lights at Mill City Nights • 02/15 Marc Broussard at Varsity • 02/27 Blackberry Smoke at First Ave

MARCH 2015 (34 Shows)

• 03/02 Twilight Sad at 7th Street • 03/02 Ed Kowalczyk at Cedar • 03/03 Lone Bellow at Turf Club • 03/05 The Church at Cedar • 03/06 2:54 at 7th Street • 03/07 The Dodos at 7th Street • 03/08 Juliana Hatfield Three at Turf Club • 03/12 Swervedriver at the Turf Club • 03/12 Gang of Four at the Varsity Theater • 03/13 Go Show #1 at Aria • 03/15 of Montreal at First Ave • 03/16 Broods at Fine Line • 03/18 Third Man Records at SXSW 2015 • 03/18 Levitation France at SXSW 2015 • 03/18 Genevieve at SXSW 2015 • 03/18 Laura Marling at SXSW 2015 • 03/19 Don Dokken at St.Croix Casino

• 03/19 British Music Embassy at SXSW 2015 • 03/20 Only Real at SXSW 2015 • 03/20 Brolin at SXSW 2015 • 03/20 Twerps at Waterloo Records • 03/21 Transmission, feat. Andy Rourke at First Ave • 03/21 Magic Man at 7th Street • 03/21 Helado Negro at Ordway Concert • 03/22 Tycho at First Ave • 03/23 Judith Hill at Paisley Park • 03/24 Decemberists at Northrop • 03/25 Big & Rich at The Pourhouse • 03/27 Burgerama IV at the Observatory • 03/28 Burgerama IV at the Observatory • 03/29 Alex & Sierra at Varsity Theater • 03/29 Burgerama IV at the Observatory • 03/29 The Preatures at Triple Rock • 03/30 Ibeyi at the Cedar

APRIL 2015 (22 Shows)

• 04/02 OK Go at First Avenue • 04/03 The Ting Tings at Fine Line • 04/04 Katrina at Amsterdam Bar • 04/04 Father John Misty at First Ave • 04/05 Clean Bandit at First Ave • 04/06 Happyness at Turf Club • 04/07 Wand at 7th Street • 04/09 Max Jury at 7th Street • 04/12 Reptar at 7th Street • 04/13 Twin Shadow at First Ave • 04/15 His Name is Alive at 7th Street

• 04/16 José González at the Cedar • 04/16 The Veronicas at Aloft • 04/18 They Might Be Giants at First Ave • 04/18 Record Store Day at Electric Fetus • 04/21 Communion, feat. Hey Rosetta! at Turf Club • 04/23 American Candy Tour at Varsity • 04/24 Kaiser Chiefs at Regency Center • 04/26 Dar Williams at Cedar • 04/29 Stu Larsen at the Loring • 04/26 Elvis Perkins at the Icehouse • 04/30 Sick of Sarah at Turf Club

MAY 2015 (32 Shows)

• 05/01 Eternal Summers at 7th Street • 05/01 Wizard World Minneapolis • 05/02 Speedy Ortiz at 7th Street Entry • 05/02 Critical Hit at Wizard World • 05/02 Peelander-Z at Pourhouse • 05/02 Wizard World Minneapolis • 05/03 Wizard World Minneapolis • 05/03 R. Ring at 7th Street • 05/05 Wolf Alice at Turf Club • 05/06 Wombats at the Varsity Theater • 05/08 Moon King at 7th St Entry • 05/09 Glasser at the Walker Art • 05/09 Emily Hearn at Cedar Cultural • 05/09 Young Fathers at 7th Street Entry • 05/12 Freedy Johnston at Dakota Jazz • 05/13 Ballroom Thieves at Bryant-Lake

• 05/13 Icky Blossoms at Georgia Theatre • 05/15 Stephin Merritt at Cedar Cultural • 05/16 MSP Comicon at MN State Fair • 05/16 Kodaline at the Varsity Theater • 05/18 GOASTT at 40 Watt Club • 05/19 Twin Peaks at 7th Street Entry • 05/20 Torres at 7th Street Entry • 05/21 Other Lives at Triple Rock • 05/22 Butch Walker at Cedar Cultural • 05/25 Palma Violets at 7th Street Entry • 05/26 Surfer Blood at 7th Street Entry • 05/28 Little Dragon at First Avenue • 05/29 Temples at First Avenue • 05/30 DMA's at 7th Street Entry • 05/30 Hot Chip at First Avenue • 05/31 Mandolin Orange at 7th Street

JUNE 2015 (36 Shows)

• 06/01 The Dø at 7th Street Entry • 06/02 Shana Cleveland at Bryant-Lake • 06/04 Lindsey Stirling at Northrop • 06/05 The Script at State Theatre • 06/05 Soul Asylum at First Ave • 06/08 Best Coast at First Avenue • 06/09 Imagine Dragons at Xcel • 06/09 Embrace at Mill City Nights • 06/10 Shonen Knife at Amsterdam Bar • 06/10 Elle King at Varsity Theater • 06/11 Tori Kelly at Varsity Theater • 06/11 White Lung at 7th Street • 06/12 Michael Franti at Cabooze Plaza • 06/12 Barenaked Ladies at Treasure Island • 06/13 Kate Tempest at 7th Street • 06/13 July Talk at Triple Rock • 06/13 Hayden at Turf Club • 06/14 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at Turf

• 06/15 Jeremy Loops at 7th Street • 06/16 Communion at Turf Club • 06/18 The Maccabees at Fine Line • 06/20 Rock the Garden at Walker Art • 06/21 Rock the Garden at Walker Art • 06/22 San Cisco at Triple Rock • 06/24 Chastity Belt at Triple Rock • 06/24 Trails and Ways at Turf Club • 06/25 PINS at 7th Street Entry • 06/26 Griswolds at 7th Street • 06/26 AthFest 2015 • 06/27 AthFest 2015 • 06/27 Dr. John at Twin Cities Jazz Festival • 06/27 Southside Johnny at Rolling River • 06/28 AthFest 2015 • 06/28 Suffers at 7th Street • 06/29 The Hunts at 7th Street • 06/29 Heartless Bastards at First Ave

JULY 2015 (33 Shows)

• 07/01 Mates of State at Turf Club • 07/02 Owl City at Oake on the Water • 07/04 Blue Coupe at Taste of MN • 07/08 Toad the Wet Sprocket at Mill City Nights • 07/08 Sam Dew at the Echo • 07/09 Lenka at the Cedar • 07/10 Basilica Block Party • 07/11 Head East at Fun Fest • 07/12 Graham Parker at Brit's Pub • 07/17 Say Anything at First Ave • 07/17 Indigo Girls at MN Zoo • 07/18 Freezepop at Nether Bar • 07/18 Widowspeak at GA Theatre • 07/19 Lydia Loveless at Turf Club • 07/20 Ex Hex at Triple Rock • 07/21 Lower Dens at 7th Street

• 07/21 Ryn Weaver at Triple Rock • 07/23 Veruca Salt at the Cedar • 07/24 This Will Destroy You at Varsity • 07/24 Lazyeyes at 7th Street • 07/24 Needtobreathe at Cabooze • 07/25 Blur at Qantas, Sydney • 07/25 Sage Francis at First Ave • 07/25 Tour de Fat at Loring Park • 07/25 On An On at Icehouse • 07/26 Frankie Teardrop at Triple • 07/26 Flock Of Seagulls at Ribfest • 07/26 BulletBoys at G.B. Leighton • 07/27 Gary Louris at Loring Park • 07/29 Zella Day at 7th Street • 07/29 Ringo Deathstarr at Turf Club • 07/30 Summerland Tour at Mill City • 07/31 Secret Stash Revue at First Ave

AUGUST 2015 (27 Shows)

• 08/01 Screaming Females at Triple • 08/01 Rise Against at Cabooze • 08/02 Django Django at First Ave • 08/02 Woody Allen at State Theatre • 08/03 The Kills at First Avenue • 08/04 Bleachers at Cabooze • 08/05 The Vamps at First Avenue • 08/05 Mötley Crüe at Xcel Center • 08/07 Go Fest '15 at Target Field • 08/07 Social Distortion at First Ave • 08/08 Pizza Lucé Block Party • 08/08 Jack Garratt at 7th Street • 08/15 KMFDM at Mill City Nights

• 08/17 Rachel Platten at Mall of America • 08/17 Delta Saints at 7th Street • 08/19 Summer Cannibals at 7th Street • 08/21 Tim Heidecker at the Cedar • 08/22 Cultivate 2015 at Loring Park • 08/22 Blue Öyster Cult at Mystic Lake • 08/23 Supernatural Convention • 08/26 Mekaal Hasan Band at Cedar • 08/27 Gwar at Wooly's, Des Moines • 08/27 Minnesota State Fair 2015 • 08/29 X at Mill City Nights • 08/29 Tallest Man on Earth at First Ave • 08/30 Slightly Stoopid at Cabooze • 08/31 Chelsea Wolfe at Triple Rock

SEPTEMBER 2015 (45 Shows)

• 09/01 Jenny Hval at 7th Street • 09/02 Lou Gramm at MN State Fair • 09/03 The Maine at Mill City Nights • 09/03 Colleen Green at Turf Club • 09/04 Four Years Strong at Triple • 09/06 D'Angelo at First Ave • 09/08 Radkey at 7th Street • 09/09 Craft Spells at Echo • 09/10 Brandon Flowers at First Ave • 09/10 Mikal Cronin at Turf Club • 09/10 Bayside at Varsity Theater • 09/11 These Animal Men at Heaven • 09/12 Damian Marley at Cabooze • 09/12 Coathangers at Triple Rock • 09/12 Low at Electric Fetus • 09/12 Tommy Stinson at Turf Club • 09/12 Vintage Trouble at Mill City • 09/13 Dear Hunter at Triple Rock • 09/14 Fidlar at Varsity Theater • 09/15 The Cribs at Turf Club • 09/16 Eluveitie at Mill City Nights • 09/17 The Struts at First Ave

• 09/18 Mynabirds at 7th Street • 09/19 Festival Palomino 2015 • 09/19 Astronautalis at Turf Club • 09/20 Uncle Acid at Mill City • 09/21 Noah Gunderson at Fine Line • 09/22 Ibeyi at Mill City • 09/22 D.R.I. at Triple Rock • 09/22 Man Man at Turf Club • 09/23 Lizz Wright at Dakota Jazz • 09/23 Sub Criminals at Skyway • 09/23 Years & Years at Varsity • 09/24 The Adicts at First Ave • 09/24 By the Thousands at Amsterdam • 09/24 Ben Rector at Northrop • 09/25 The Fratellis at Varsity • 09/26 Holly Miranda at 7th Street • 09/26 ZZ Ward at First Ave • 09/27 Breaking Benjamin at Myth • 09/27 John Hodgman at Cedar • 09/29 Ride at Mill City • 09/30 HardDrive Live at Mill City • 09/30 Big Star's Third at First Ave • 09/30 Ash at Nether Bar

OCTOBER 2015 (62 Shows)

• 10/01 Of Monsters and Men at Roy Wilkins • 10/02 Four Letter Lie at First Ave • 10/02 American Scarecrows at Turf • 10/02 Oh Land at Triple Rock • 10/03 Doomtree Zoo • 10/03 Battles at First Ave • 10/04 Blitzen Trapper at First Ave • 10/04 Districts at Triple Rock • 10/05 Mew at Triple Rock • 10/05 Wolf Alice at First Ave • 10/06 Russian Circles at Triple Rock • 10/06 Marian Hill at 7th St • 10/06 Kodaline at First Avenue • 10/07 Frank Turner at Varsity Theater • 10/07 Slash at Mill City Nights • 10/08 Madonna at Xcel • 10/09 FFS at First Avenue • 10/09 Joy Formidable at Turf Club • 10/10 Chvrches at Myth Live • 10/10 Tove Lo at First Avenue • 10/11 Fraser A. Gorman at 7th St • 10/12 Bully at 7th Street • 10/13 Disclosure at Roy Wilkin • 10/13 Mikky Ekko at Triple Rock • 10/14 DIIV at Turf Club • 10/14 Bring Me The Horizon at Myth • 10/14 Hiatus Kaiyote at Fine Line • 10/14 The Struts at Troubadour (CA) • 10/15 Peaches at First Ave • 10/15 MS MR at Varsity • 10/16 Ringo Starr at State Theatre

• 10/16 Neighbourhood at First Ave • 10/16 Flux Pavillion at Skyway • 10/17 Rachael Yamagata at Triple Rock • 10/18 The Darkness at Varsity • 10/18 He Is Legend at Studio B • 10/19 IAMX at Varsity Theater • 10/19 Carnifex at Amsterdam • 10/20 The Lone Bellow at Varsity • 10/20 Neon Indian at First Avenue • 10/20 Blur at Hollywood Bowl (CA) • 10/21 Lucero at First Ave • 10/22 Salad Boys at Hexagon • 10/22 John Grant at Cedar • 10/22 Grace Potter at State Theatre • 10/23 Blur at Madison Sq Garden (NY) • 10/23 Run The Jewels at First Ave • 10/23 Sheepdogs at 7th Street • 10/24 Matisyahu at Pantages • 10/25 A Silent Film at 7th Street • 10/25 Motion City Soundtrack at First Ave • 10/26 New Politics at First Ave • 10/27 Misterwives at First Ave • 10/27 Little May at 7th Street • 10/28 Leon Bridges at First Ave • 10/28 Nathaniel Rateliff at Turf Club • 10/28 Shannon And The Clams at 7th St • 10/28 Mal Blum at Nether Bar • 10/29 Dave Rawlings Machine at Fitzgerald • 10/30 All That Remains at Skyway • 10/30 Fruit Bats at Turf Club • 10/30 Ben Sollee at Cedar

NOVEMBER 2015 (33 Shows)

• 11/01 Front Bottoms at Varsity Theater • 11/01 Here We Go Magic at 7th Street • 11/02 Circa Survive at Mill City • 11/02 Bird And The Bee at Cedar • 11/03 Albert Hammond Jr at Turf Club • 11/04 Shakey Graves at First Ave • 11/04 Small Black at 7th Street • 11/07 City and Colour at First Ave • 11/08 Parkway Drive at Cabooze • 11/09 Contortionist at Cabooze • 11/10 Matt Pond PA at Turf Club • 11/11 Big Freedia at Varsity • 11/11 The Gestures at Electric Fetus • 11/12 We Were Promised Jetpacks at Varsity • 11/13 Roger Clyne at Turf Club • 11/14 Gogol Bordello at First Ave

• 11/14 Hey Rosetta at Triple Rock • 11/15 Suzanne Vega at Cedar • 11/17 Copeland at Varsity • 11/18 Bottle Rockets at Turf • 11/19 Mitski at 7th St • 11/20 Glen Hansard at State Theatre • 11/21 Little Fevers at Amsterdam • 11/21 Dandy Warhols at Fine Line • 11/22 Royal Concept at Nether Bar • 11/23 Between the Buried and Me at Varsity • 11/24 Odesza at First Ave • 11/25 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Orpheum • 11/25 Squeeze at the Cedar • 11/27 Tori Kelly at MOA • 11/28 Lights at Varsity Theater • 11/29 Slow Magic at Varsity • 11/29 Together Pangea at 7th Street

DECEMBER 2015 (11 Shows)

• 12/03 Go96's Snow Show Night 1 • 12/04 Rhymesayers 20 at Target • 12/05 August Burns Red at Skyway • 12/06 Alice Cooper at State Theatre • 12/08 Johnnyswim at Varsity

• 12/08 Jack Ladder at 7th Street • 12/09 J Fernandez at 7th Street • 12/10 The 1975 at First Ave • 12/11 P.O.S. at First Ave • 12/12 By the Thousands at Vaudeville Mews • 12/19 All Them Witches at Turf

The Struts at First Avenue, Minneapolis (17 September 2015)

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Wolf Alice, w/ Drenge at First Ave, Minneapolis (05 Oct 2015)

Wolf Alice Setlist Your Love's Whore Freazy Bros You're a Germ Soapy Water Lisbon Silk The Wonderwhy Storms Swallowtail Fluffy She Giant Peach -- Encore -- Turn to Dust Blush Moaning Lisa Smile Drenge Setlist Undertow Never Awake Face Like a Skull We Can Do What We Want Side By Side The Snake I Wanna Break You In Half Bloodsports Standing in the Cold Nothing Running Wild Tour Dates 10/09 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX 10/11 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ 10/12 - The Irenic - San Diego, CA 10/13 - Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA 10/15 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA 10/18 - Trees - Dallas, TX, USA 11/12 – Inrocks Festival 2015 11/13 - Paris, France, La Cigale 11/14- Nantes, France, Stereolux 11/16 – Inrocks Festival 2015 11/18 - Botanique / Rotonde - Belgium 11/19 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany 11/20 - Lido - Berlin, Germany 11/22 - Taubchenthal Club - Germany 11/23 - Uebel & Gefaehrich - Germany 11/24 - Bitterzoet - Amsterdam, Holland Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ... Drenge Named "Best New Band of 2013" by NME, UK sibling duo Drenge will be playing at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on August 1st. Join Eoin and Rory Loveless as they play songs …

London's Wolf Alice recently made a successful return to a very well-attended First Avenue on Monday, October 5th.

It was incredible to see fans lining up outside the historic venue before the doors opened. They were hoping to catch a full night of music, but unfortunately, due to a transportation problems (read: their van broke down), Made Violent ended up missing their Minneapolis appearance. It is really a shame, because, as we've previously mentioned, this is an excellent band.

Drenge

The other unfortunately thing was that the set times were not changed, the entertainment won't arrive until 1.45 hours later! That didn't stop fans from standing their grounds on a good view spot... as they patiently wait for Drenge. The (now) trio had great energy, playing their entire set in near-darkness.

Drenge: Eoin and Rory Loveless

We've seen Drenge before at the smaller 7th Street Entry in August 2014, and noted that they were a duo consisting of two brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless. It would seem that currently, the siblings added a bassist (and sometime guitarist) Rob Graham... which was a nice bonus to add to their music.

This is completely evident as the band entered onstage to very heavy bass of their introduction song "Undertow" and also when they were playing their set finale "Running Wild" and Graham's bassist did not work. Clearly the song was missing the funky bass, and Graham was looking incredibly frustrated on stage, almost ready to smash his guitar! When the sound engineer rushed on stage to swap out the offending bass, "Running Wild" sounded 1000% better with the bass - and the audience sent out a loud cheer of approval.

Since Drenge only has two albums, the set was a good half mix of the two albums. New songs from their latest Undertow (Infectious Records), included the problematic closing song, "Undertow", "Never Awake", "We Can Do What We Want" (or as written on their setlist "WCDWWW"), "Never Awake", and "Standing in the Cold".

Setlist

Many of the audience were all clearly excited to see Wolf Alice, but had only recently became fans of the London band. Talking to some new fans, they regretted having missed the band's earlier appearance at the Turf Club in May 2015.

Although 2015 is the band's first US tour, the truth is, we've been writing about them since their debut single "Fluffy" in January 2013 and saw them at the Great Escape 2013. We all knew there was something special about this band, and is very happy to see that the rest of America have finally caught up.

Very few words were spoken between songs, even though all eyes were focused on singer/guitarist Ellie Rowsell and whatever she had to say. She seemed shy on stage, which is surprising because sometime she can really scream on some of their songs.

Although Rowsell handled all their songs, drummer Joel Amey actually stepped in to sing on "Swallowtail".

Wolf Alice's debut album My Love Is Cool is out now on Dirty Hit/RCA Records. The single "Moaning Lisa Smile" had enjoyed a top ten slot on Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Wolf Alice at First Avenue, Minneapolis (05 October 2015)

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Rocktober: October 5, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 5, 2015.

Just a reminder that the Wolf Alice with Made Violent and Drenge is taking place this night at 7pm ($16). More details weheartmusic.com and first-avenue.com.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Def Leppard “You wanted the best, you got the best!”, so is the classic stage intro for Kiss, who come to town alongside fellow hard rock legends, Def Leppard. At least two of the best anyway, as Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons .… Foreigner Foreigner: Live is a misleading title for a re-issue of the DVD Soundstage: Foreigner - Live, which portion of this show was originally aired PBS on January 22, 2009. ...

DEF LEPPARD
at Xcel Energy Center
Monday, 10/05/2015, 6pm ($29.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

Legendary rockers Def Leppard is returning to the Twin Cities next Monday - they previously appeared at the Minnesota State Fair, earlier in August 2015.

Joining them will be Foreigner, with Mick Jones on lead vocals. We previously caught Foreigner's original voice Lou Gramm at the Minnesota State Fair in September 2015.

Tour dates:

09/26 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
09/28 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheater
09/30 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
10/02 Bozeman, MT Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
10/04 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center
10/05 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
10/07 Moline, IL I Wireless Center
10/09 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
10/10 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
10/11 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena
10/14 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
10/16 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
10/17 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Read More Soundgarden When I caught wind that reunited (two years strong!) alternative-rock giants Soundgarden were releasing new music AND making a tour stop at Minneapolis, I fell down the stairs. Well... not quite.…

CHRIS CORNELL
at State Theatre
Monday, 10/05/2015, 8pm ($49.50)
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Soundgarden's frontman Chris Cornell is currently on a solo tour, for his new album Higher Truth. He'll be stopping by the State Theatre this Monday, October 5th, performing some of those new songs.

He recently stopped by Sirius XM to perform a stripped-down cover of Prince's classic ballad "Nothing Compares 2 U," I suspect he may have to perform that in Prince's hometown next Monday. You can watch the Sirius XM clip on YouTube.

Chris Cornell 2015 Solo-Acoustic Tour Dates:

9/29/15 Seattle, WA Benaroya Hall
9/30/15 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
10/2/15 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
10/3/15 Salina, KS Stifel Theatre
10/5/15 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
10/6/15 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10/8/15 Lakewood, OH Lakewood Civic Aud
10/9/15 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/11/15 Buffalo, NY University at Buffalo
10/12/15 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
10/14/15 Bethesda, MD Strathmore Music
10/15/15 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theater
10/17/15 Wilkes Barre, PA Kirby Center
10/18/15 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
10/19/15 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
10/21/15 Boston, MA Shubert Theater
10/23/15 Wilmington, DE Grand Opera House
10/24/15 York, PA Strand Capitol
10/26/15 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Symphony Hall
10/27/15 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
10/29/15 Miami, FL The Knight Concert Hall
10/30/15 Saint Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theater
11/1/15 Dallas, TX Majestic Theatre
11/2/15 Austin, TX ACL Live
11/4/15 Phoenix, AZ Orpheum Theatre

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MEW
at Triple Rock Social Club
Monday, 10/05/2015, 7pm ($20)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Danish alt-rockers Mew is currently on tour in support of their latest + - (Plus Minus) album, released earlier this year through Play It Again Sam.

Opening will be The Dodos, who we previously saw earlier this March 2015 at 7th Street. Expect a similar, but shortened, set from their latest album Individ (Polyvinyl Records).

Tour dates:

09/28/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
09/29/15 Vancouver, BC Venue
09/30/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/02/15 Salt Lake City, UT Complex
10/03/15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/05/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/06/15 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
10/07/15 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
10/09/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/10/15 New York, NY Webster Hall
10/11/15 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
10/21/15 Stavanger, Norway Stavanger Konserthus
10/22/15 Bergen, Norway Peer Gyntsalen
10/24/15 UKA Festival
10/25/15 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
10/26/15 Goteborg, Sweden Tradgaarn
10/27/15 Stockholm, Sweden Arenan
10/29/15 Helsinki, Finland Circus
11/04/15 Copenhagen, Denmark Falkoner Theatre
11/05/15 Aarhus Congress Centre
11/06/15 Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
11/22/15 Corona Capital Festival
11/25/15 Tokyo, Japan Shibuya O-East
11/26/15 Tokyo, Japan Shibuya O-East
11/27/15 Osaka, Japan Soma
12/02/15 Sydney, Australia Manning Bar
12/03/15 Melbourne, Australia Max Watts
12/04/15 Brisbane, Australia Max Watts
12/13/15 Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli De Helling
12/14/15 London Village Underground
12/15/15 London Village Underground

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Wolfpack Attack (Part 1)

Read more Thrown to the Wolves, Big Bad Wolf, Wolf Attack!, Wolfpack, Wolf Pack, Hungry Like a Wolf, Songs About Werewolves, and When Animals Attack.

Read More Wolf Alice London-based four-piece Wolf Alice will release their debut album My Love Is Cool on June 23rd via Dirty Hit / RCA Records. They actually did not include the cover artwork, but they did ... Drenge Named "Best New Band of 2013" by NME, UK sibling duo Drenge will be playing at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on August 1st. Join Eoin and Rory Loveless as they play songs from their self-titled … Made Violent Song of the Show: Made Violent's "Wasted Days" BONUS: Musicless "Dancing in the Street" and Ed Sheeran. ...

WOLF ALICE
wolfalice.co.uk

We're pretty excited to have UK's Wolf Alice back in the Twin Cities. We previously caught the band at the Turf Club in May 2015 and noted that "Based on the excited fans and sold out status of the Turf Club, the band will definitely be returning to Minneapolis... except, of course, they'll play a much bigger venue."

As predicted, the band will be playing the much bigger First Avenue mainroom (with new roof!) in our Rocktber month (October 5th). Their entire UK tour is sold out - so I suspect First Avenue will also sell out. Buy your tickets now or you'll regret it later.

Wolf Alice are: Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis, Joel Amey.

Joining them, will be Drenge, who we saw at the 7th Street Entry in August 2014.... and also, once again, Made Violent, will be joining Wolf Alice again. I actually really love Made Violent, but have mentioned that the Wolf Alice audience was not for them. We'll see if they'll come around this October 5th.

Catch Wolf Alice at the following live dates:

08/26 - Openair Festival - Zurich, SUI
08/28 - Rock En Seine - Paris, FRA
08/29 - Reading Festival, UK
08/30 – Leeds Festival, UK
09/05 - Jersey Live - Jersey, Jersey
09/12 - Dcode Festival - Madrid, ES
09/13 - Lollapalooza - Berlin, DE
09/16 - Bristol Academy * [SOLD-OUT]
09/17 - Birmingham Institute * [SOLD-OUT]
09/19 - Glasgow ABC * [SOLD-OUT]
09/21 - Newcastle University *
09/22 - Sheffield Plug * [SOLD-OUT]
09/23 - Southampton Guildhall *
09/25 - Manchester Albert Hall * [SOLD-OUT]
09/26 - London Brixton Academy * [SOLD-OUT]
09/29 - The Met - Providence, RI, USA *
09/30- Trocadero Theater, Philadelphia, PA
10/01 - U Street Music Hal - Washington, DC, USA*
10/02 - Warsaw - Brooklyn, NY, USA *
10/03 - Adelaide Hall - Toronto, ON, Canada *
10/05 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN, USA *
10/06 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL, USA *
10/09 - Austin City Limits - Austin, TX, USA
10/11 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ, USA *
10/12 - The Irenic - San Diego, CA, USA *
10/13 - The Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, USA *
10/15 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA, USA *
10/18 - Trees - Dallas, TX, USA
11/12 – Lille, France, Grand Mix (Inrocks Festival 2015)
11/13 - Paris, France, La Cigale
11/14- Nantes, France, Stereolux
11/16 – Toulouse, France, Bikini (Inrocks Festival 2015)
11/18 - Botanique / Rotonde - Brussels, Belgium
11/19 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany
11/20 - Lido - Berlin, Germany
11/22 - Taubchenthal Club - Leipzig, Germany
11/23 - Uebel & Gefaehrich - Hamburg, Germany
11/24 - Bitterzoet - Amsterdam, Holland [SOLD-OUT]

* w/ Drenge & Made Violent as support

WOLF SAGA
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Canada's Wolf Saga (also known as Johnny Saga) will be celebrating his new EP Auburn Nights at Bardot in Hollywood, California, on Monday, September 14 as part of "It's a School Night" shows. According to The Western Gazette, Saga has a style reminiscent of Vampire Weekend and The Strokes, with "charming vocals over a catchy electronic beat."

They referenced the Strokes because Wolf Saga actually covered their song "You Only Live Once", which made it on one of 2014's best of tracks on Hype Machine's Zeitgeist, placing at #1 twice on the Most Popular chart.

Joining Wolf Saga on stage will be Lilianna Wilde (vocals) and Brittany Maccarello (drums).

Details:

Live Performance by:

The New Division

Jahkoy

Wolf Saga/OOFJ

DJ Sets by:

Jaust/Knewjack

21+ Free! w/ RSVP

DONOVAN WOLFINGTON
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New Orleans indie-punks Donovan Wolfington just released their sophomore LP How to Treat the Ones You Love via Topshelf Records today, August 21st, 2015.

Regarding the album's lead track "Ollie North", singer/guitarist Neil Berthier said of the recording process, "I think we all lost something in one way or another, some more than others... There was a lot of distracting pain involved in making it."

Donovan Wolfington are: guitarist/singer Neil, guitarist Matt, Bassist Alex, and drummer Mike.

Donovan Wolfington wrote:

Well friends, we've been wanting to make this post for a year or so now and the day has finally come. How to Treat the Ones You Love is officially out and available for your listening pleasure.

PORNO WOLVES
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We just caught local Porno Wolves at the 7th Street Entry with Delta Saints.

I said that they seem more comfortable as headliner band... and voila, the porn to be mild blues rock band will be closing out the free show at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall tonight.

Porno Wolves are: Ryan Bachman – Guitar/Vocals, Shea Drenkow – Electric Bass, Steven Schwartz – Guitar/Saxophone, and Anthony Gore – Drums.

Details:

21+ Free show
Doors at 8PM

Line up:

Wavy Maze - 9PM
July Fighter - 10PM
Porno Wolves - 11PM

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