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Minneapolis: March 1 to March 3, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 1 to March 3, 2017.

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Read More The Radio Dept. From Sweden and our favorite Swedish label, Labrador comes The Radio Dept.'s David EP, released sometime in late June. …

THE RADIO DEPT.
at Triple Rock Social Club
Friday 03/03/17, 8pm ($15)
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Sweden’s The Radio Dept. is back in the USA. They’ll be playing the Triple Rock Social Club on Friday. The duo (Johan Duncanson and Martin Carlberg) is touring in support of Running Out Of Love, available now on our favorite Swedish label Labrador Records.

Brooklyn’s Germans (Julia Kwamya) will open.

Tour dates:

Feb 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Feb 23 - Mexico City, MX @ Sala Corona
Feb 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda
Feb 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Independent
Feb 27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Feb 28 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Mar 1 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Mar 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Mar 4 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Mar 5 - Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Mar 6 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
Mar 7 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Mar 8 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Mar 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

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

LAKE STREET DIVE
at First Avenue
03/03/17-03/04/17, 8pm ($25)
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Lake Street Dive (named after Minneapolis’ Lake Street dive bar area) is back with Side Pony (Nonesuch Records). The popular band was invited to play at the White House and sold out 42 shows in 2016. With high ticket demands, the band (and venue) decided to play a two-night residency at First Avenue.

Opening special guest is singer/songwriter Joey Dosik.

Tour dates:

Feb 21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
Feb 23 Baltimore, MD - Joseph Meyerhoff
Feb 24 Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre *
Feb 25 Boone, NC - Schaefer Center *
Feb 27 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
Feb 28 Lexington, KY - Manchester Music Hall *
Mar 1 Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater *
Mar 3 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
Mar 4 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
Mar 5 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's *
Mar 7 Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
Mar 9 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
Mar 10 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater *
Mar 11 Laramie, WY - Gryphon Theatre *
Mar 13 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *
Mar 14 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
Mar 15 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre *
Mar 17 Stateline, NV - Montbleu Resort Casino *
Mar 18 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *
Mar 19 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up *
Mar 21 Los Angeles, CA - The Theatre *

* w/ special guest Joey Dosik

Read More Los Campesinos Wow, it's been four years since we last heard from Los Campesinos!, at least in the USA. Since 2010, the band released two full lengths, Hello Sadness (2011) and No Blues (2013). … AJR Indie pop brother trio, AJR (Adam, Ryan, and Jack), will be joining this “Hell No” tour. AJR is certain ‘ready’, after their smash hit ‘I’m Ready’ hitting US Certified Platinum. …

Other shows in the area:

03/01/17 Los Campesinos is back in the USA! The last time we saw this six/seven piece band was in 2010, so it’s actually pretty rare to see this Welsh band. They’ll be trying to fit on stage at the Triple Rock Social Club this Wednesday. Crying to open.

03/02/17 AJR to headline The Garage in Burnsville on Thursday. We previously mentioned that they opened up for Ingrid Michaelson in October 2016.

03/02/17 Zoso - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience is playing Studio B at the Skyway Theatre.

03/02/17 Dakota Jazz Club is hosting a The Lowest Pair show on Thursday.

03/02/17 Police singer Sting is playing the Myth. I consider this a “small” venue for this legendary singer, so I’m assuming it is sold out (without even checking). Joe Sumner and The Last Bandoleros to open.

03/02/17 Death By Unga Bunga is headlining 7th Street Entry. I haven’t confirmed it, but I believe their name a punchline to a bad joke. Do you choose death or Unga Bunga?

03/03/17 Music producer Illenium (Denver based Nick Miller) is touring in support of his new single ‘Fractures ft. Nevve’ (Seeking Blue and Kasaya Records). Illenium is stopping by Skyway Theatre on Friday, with opener Said The Sky.

03/03/17 Australian band Sticky Fingers is headlining the 7th Street Entry. They were supposed to actually play the venue in October 2016, but they had to cancel and reschedule the show to Friday, March 3rd.

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Zoso at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (28 June 2014)

Setlist Rock and Roll Good Times Bad Times Communication Breakdown Heartbreaker Immigrant Song Ramble On Black Dog Since I’ve Been Loving You That’s The Way The Song Remains the Same Stairway To Heaven -- Encore -- Kashmir Tour Dates 07/04 Rockin' On The River Cuyahoga, OH 07/05 River Rock at the Amp Warren, OH 07/10 The Pink Garter Jackson, WY 07/11 Whiskey Jacques Ketchum, ID 07/12 Lo-Fi Cafe Salt Lake City, UT 07/13 Belly Up Aspen, CO 07/17 Animas City Theatre Durango, CO 07/18 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO 07/19 Smoke on the Water Des Moines, IA 07/24 Kress Live Biloxi, MS 07/25 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA 07/26 Cypress Bayou Casino Charenton, LA 07/31 Highline Ballroom New York, NY 08/01 Stadium Theatre Woonsocket, RI 08/07 The Belmont Austin, TX 08/08 House of Blues Dallas, TX 08/09 House of Blues Houston, TX 08/14 Star Theater Portland, OR 08/15 Nectar Lounge Seattle, WA 08/16 Bing Crosby Theater Spokane, WA 08/21 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC 08/22 The Windjammer Isle of Palms, SC 08/23 Greenfield Lake Wilmington, NC 08/27 Rockin on the River Troy, NY 08/29 Lock 3 Park Akron, OH 09/06 State Theatre Falls Church, VA 09/11 Ram's Head On Stage Annapolis, MD 09/12 Heritage Amphitheater Chesterfield, VA 09/19 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI 09/20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH 09/26 Oktoberbest at Foster Park Kokomo, IN 09/27 Thompson House Newport, KY 10/25 Larose Civic Center Larose, LA 11/14 The Downtown Cabaret Bridgeport, CT 11/21 Rhythm & Brews Chattannooga, TN Read More Led Zeppelin Much like those documentary-type books, such as Queen Live: A Concert Documentary and The Smiths: The Visual Documentary, the iOS application, This Day In Led Zeppelin, is chock-full …

Last Saturday night Zoso, a Led Zeppelin tribute band, rocked out Mill City Nights. Not only does the band attempt to capture Zeppelin’s sound, but each member has embodied their characters down to the finest of details with Matt Jernigan playing Robert Plant, John McDaniel as Jimmy Page, Adam Sandling as John Paul Jones, and Greg Thompson as John Bonham.

For those of you that don’t know, Zoso is a symbol picked out by Page for their 4^th, untitled album. In that album, each member picked out a symbol to represent themselves. Thus making Zoso apropos for a tribute band that tries to not only symbolize Led Zeppelin, but also the Rock ‘n Roll era which they came from.

Before attending their concert, I had no idea how big the “tribute band” business was. I met a couple of people that make it a priority to attend at least one Led Zeppelin tribute band concert a week! They could rattle off all the different bands and gave critiques of which was better in sound, appearance, and overall showmanship. Unfortunately, these “groupies” weren’t very coherent as they seemed to have pregamed the event very well.

Matt Jernigan and John McDaniel

Zoso opened up with “Rock and Roll” and the crowd went wild. Greg Thompson played John Bonham perfectly with that drum intro and Matt Jernigan took on Robert Plant with great confidence. They all had the clothes, hair, and demeanor of their alter egos.

They got loud with “Communication Breakdown,” mellowed out with “That’s The Way,” and showed off some of their individual skills with “The Song Remains the Same.” In between “The Song Remains the Same” and “Stairway To Heaven,” Adam Sandling wailed on the drums for a good 7 minutes. I couldn’t believe he had my attention for the whole solo. Sandling went from the traditional Rock ‘n Roll drums to bongos then smashed the massive gong behind him for an exclamation point.

After he was done the rest of the band members came back on stage. John McDaniel, along with the double guitar he started playing during “The Song Remains the Same,” belted out some more sweet riffs a la Jimmy Page.

Zoso

It was a great concert overall. Other than a little reverb coming above stage left, Mill City Nights worked as a decent venue. Jernigan (Plant) did a great job in connecting with the crowd by holding short conversations with them in between songs and McDaniel (Page) raised the crowd’s volume with his great technique and ability to improvise.

If you’re looking to relive the ‘70s or catch a glimpse of a time you were too young to live, go to a Zoso concert. They won’t let you down.

Zoso at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (28 June 2014)

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