Minneapolis: April 22 to April 24, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 22 to April 24, 2017.

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Read More The Damned Few realize that The Damned were first to release a single and record an album among the graduating class of 1977 UK punk which included such bands as The Sex Pistols and The Clash. … Bleached Not to be confused with the two brothers from Bleach, Bleached are basically two sisters, Jennifer and Jessie, who has a thing for 70s porn. I saw Bleached last year and I went on record to say that I really like their music. ...

THE DAMNED
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday 04/22/17, 7pm ($25/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Legendary English punk/rock band The Damned is celebrating their 40th Anniversary with an upcoming U.S. tour. Since the influential band don’t really make their way to Minneapolis that often, I feel this is a very important show that you should be aware of. Of course, their many fans agreed, and the show is long sold out.

Expect to hear all chart-topping singles on this tour, including fan-favorites, ‘Love Song’ and ‘Smash It Up’.

No opening band is listed on the venue's website, but the poster lists Bleached. We've been a fan of the sisters in Bleached since 2012 when they opened up for Veronica Falls.

Tour dates:

04/16 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
04/18 - Salt Lake City, U - The Depot *
04/19 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall *
04/21 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall *
04/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
04/23 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues *
04/24 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom *
04/26 – Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe *
04/27 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s *
04/28 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues *
04/29 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall°
04/30 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Theatre°
05/02 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda°
05/04 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club°
05/05 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw°
05/06 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony°
05/07 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA°
05/09 - Baltimore, MD - Sound Stage°
05/11 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade/Heaven°
05/12 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues°
05/13 - St, Petersburg, FL – State Theater°
05/14 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution°
05/16 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues°
05/17 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues°
05/18 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues°
05/19 - Austin, TX - Mohawk Outdoors°
05/21- Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater°

* w/ Bleached
° w/ The BellRays

Read More Betty Who Exciting news is that Betty Who will be supporting Katy Perry in Australia this year! Tour dates: 10/13/14 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club 10/14/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues … Verite Vérité (the stage name for Kelsey Byrne) will be in Minneapolis next Wednesday, May 25th, in support of her new 2016 EP Living. Vérité talked about the EP, “Living was written …

BETTY WHO
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 04/22/17, 8pm ($20/Sold Out)
triplerocksocialclub.com

No one is asking “Who is Betty Who?” anymore, seeing as Betty Who has been selling out some U.S. Tour Dates - including this forthcoming appearance at the Triple Rock Social Club this Saturday, April 22nd. We’ve been aware of the pop singer since February 2014 and very happy to see she’s doing quite well with her recent release of The Valley (RCA Records).

Vérité (aka Kelsey Byrne) to open. We previously caught the singer on May 2016 and wrote, “With help from Andrew on drums and Mike on guitars/keys, Vérité basically played almost everything that she’s ever written... and even throwing in a Childish Gambino cover song ‘Sober’ to reach her headlining 45+ min set. However, based on her fans and Vérité’s drive to write heartfelt electropop songs... she’ll be back again soon...” Vérité’s album Somewhere in Between is out now.

Tour dates:

4/16 9:30 Club Washington, DC
4/17 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
4/19 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
4/20 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
4/22 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
4/23 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
4/24 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
4/26 Neumos Seattle, WA
4/27 Imperial Vancouver, BC
4/28 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
4/30 Harlows Sacramento, CA
5/2 The Fonda Theater Los Angeles, CA
8/10 Soho Music Club Santa Barbara, CA
8/11 The Observatory: North Park San Diego, CA
8/16 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
8/15 Lowbrow Palace El Paso, TX
8/17 Trees Dallas, TX
8/18 Vulcan Gas Company Austin, TX
8/19 White Oak Music Hal Houston, TX
8/21 Republic New Orleans New Orleans, LA
8/22 Saturn Birmingham, AL
8/23 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
8/25 Exit/In Nashville, TN
8/27 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
8/28 The Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
9/1 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
9/3 The Mod Club Toronto, ON
9/4 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
9/6 Brooklyn Steel Brooklyn, NY

Read More The Wedding Present The Wedding Present is currently on tour for the 21st anniversary of their album, Seamonsters. As expected, they are playing the entire album from start to finish. … Colleen Green Stoner rocker Colleen Green just recently played the Turf Club in St Paul on Thursday night. Apology for the faulty drawings, as I have previously mentioned, my lens is broken. …

THE WEDDING PRESENT
at Turf Club
Saturday 04/22/17, 8pm ($20)
turfclub.net

Truly it will be the gift that keeps on giving when Leeds quartet The Wedding Present drop by the St. Paul next Saturday, April 22nd for an intimate show at the Turf Club. The Present has been doing their thing now for over 3 decades, effervescent rock with a post-punk flair featuring the delightful British drone of lead singer and only original member David Gedge. Though the band has gone through several line-up changes, one thing remains the same: those fuzzy melodies were made for blasting out your car window while driving the city watching the flowers bloom. Check out The Wedding Present’s newest release 2016’s Going, Going… which was one of my favorites of 2016! But don’t neglect the band’s impressive back catalogue, including Seamonsters (1991), an album recorded at the famous Pachyderm studios in Cannon Falls with your boyfriend’s favorite producer, Steve Albini.

Colleen Green, billed as Colleen Green Band, will warm up the show. The Wedding Present loves these guys, and after seeing her (complete with Vuart) in September 2015, we can see why.

April 2017 Tour dates:

04/14 : Washington, DC - Rock And Roll Hotel
04/15 : Brooklyn, NY - Bell House
04/16 : Boston, MA - Great Scott
04/17 : Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
04/19 : Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04/20 : Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
04/21 : Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
04/22 : Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
04/25 : Seattle, WA - Crocodile
04/26 : Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
04/28 : San Francisco, CA - Independent
04/29 : Los Angeles, CA - Echo
04/30 : San Diego, CA - Casbah

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Other shows in the area:

04/22/17 Allan Rayman will be back in Minnesota, over at the 7th Street Entry. We caught Rayman in 2016 and noted, “Then, as soon as Allan started singing, the crowd erupted and sang pretty much every word with him through his forty-five-minute set. Hip-hop music was the name of his game and he was slaying the competition.” $19.

04/23/17 Sam Rae will be stopping by the Warming House in Minneapolis this Sunday, April 23rd, in support of her record Bring Us To New Islands (to be released April 21st). If you’re not familiar with the venue, this is a small, self-described as a “listening room”. Holly Munoz to open. Note: Show is at 3:30pm. $10.

04/23/17 Chaz Bundick (of Toro Y Moi) and psych-jazz duo The Mattson 2 are touring, billed as Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2. The collaboration group will be ending their tour at the Triple Rock Social Club this Sunday. Spin described their music, “between a George Benson and an Al Green.” Madeline Kenney is listed as opener. $15.

04/24/17 COIN (not to be confused with Japanese band Coin) is back at the Triple Rock Social Club next Monday. The band was previously in town at the Go Show in December 2016, and we said “Closing with the kissing anthem ‘Talk Too Much’, the song has received heavy airplay and obviously the crowd’s ear, as they sang along with the band at each chorus.” Coin's How Will You Know If You Never Try will be available everywhere April 21. Arizona to open the show. Yep, the band’s not from Arizona, but it’s definitely a better sounding name than “New Jersey”. $15.50.

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