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lovelytheband at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 Oct 2018)

Lovelytheband at 7th Street lovelytheband Setlist finding it hard to smile pity party make you feel pretty stupid mistakes i like the way alone time coachella your whatever Pony (Ginuwine cover) don't worry, you will walk from here maybe, i'm afraid broken -- Encore -- filling a void (interlude) everything i could never say... to you these are my friends Morgan Saint Setlist Intro Sinner Boy On Fire You Paper Glass House Until the Day I Die Just Friends New Regime Read More lovelytheband Indie Los Angeles band Lovelytheband (stylized as lovelytheband) is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Sunday, October 21. The show is sold out. … Morgan Saint Morgan Saint is known for her magnetic live show and striking visual presence and she recently released Alien (Epic Records) on October 5th. …

Indie Los Angeles band Lovelytheband (stylized as lovelytheband) headlined the sold-out 7th Street Entry show on Sunday, October 21.

Apology to Blacktop Queen, who started the show. We were on time, but had issues getting permission to bring in a camera into the venue. We hope to catch Blacktop Queen at another time.

Next up was New York singer/songwriter Morgan Saint, showing up in a T-Shirt three times her size. She is joined on stage with a keyboard player and a drummer (introduced as Dan). The 7th Street Entry show was special, because it was the last date on her tour. Although she said she love meeting new friends and performing, admittedly she said, “I’m excited to be back in my own bed.”

Morgan Saint’s set is full of very personal and heart felt song, as an example “Glass House” was introduced as, “this is my most personal song I’ve ever written.” The song is about being broken, and asking someone to understand. You get a sense that the person does not respond to the protagonist, even though the song is demanding love (“F**king love me now, love me now, love me now”).

“Just Friends” is perhaps Morgan Saint’s biggest hit song of the night. The fans in front were all too happy to sing along (and finishing her song!) If anything, Saint’s songs touch something in people, especially wanting someone, needing someone, but ultimately being rejected by that person.

The most memorable part of her set near the end of the closing song, “New Regime”, the stage was invaded by lovelytheband’s singer Mitchy Collins. He brought drinks for everyone and helped sing the final stanza to the last song. If there was a rare happiness in Morgan Saint’s life, it’s probably this moment.

Morgan Saint’s sophomore album Alien is out now on Epic Records.

One of the hottest American indie pop band has to be Los Angeles’ lovelytheband (featuring vocalist Mitchy Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald, and drummer Sam Price). The band is known for their signature song, “Broken”, which closed out their set.

“Broken” which was a top hit for the band, and in fact, it was recently announced that the single is now certified gold by the RIAA. It’s easy to see why, the song has a very bouncy beat, but lyrically is very complicated and emotional. It’s about not belonging, but meeting another person “just as broken like me.”

Based on hearing Mitchy Collins talk, he is really happy about the turn out to many of their headlining shows. This was the last U.S. show and the band was excited to head over to the U.K., where they will be the support act for 5 Seconds of Summer.

Lovelytheband’s remaining tour dates:

October 26 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK
October 27 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK
October 29 - O2 Academy Brixton - London, UK
October 30 - Eventim Apollo - London, UK
November 1 - O2 Academy - Birmingham, UK
November 2 - O2 Academy - Sheffield, UK
November 4 - Black Box - - Brussels, Belgium
November 5 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 6 - Mehr! Theatre - Hamburg, Germany
November 8 - Forum Black Box - Copenhagen
November 9 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway
November 10 - Fryhuset - Stockholm, Sweden
November 12 - Palladium - Cologne, Germany
November 13 - Zenith - Paris, France
November 15 - Tonhalle - Munich, Germany
November 16 - Halle 662 - Zurich, Switzerland
November 17 - Forum - Milan, Italy

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lovelytheband at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (21 Oct 2018)

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Jain at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (20 Oct 2018)

Jain at Fine Line Jain Setlist On My Way Mr. Johnson Heads Up Hope Alright Come Dynabeat Flash (Pointe Noire) Inspecta Star Paris -- Encore -- Souldier Oh Man Makeba Drama Setlist Low Tide Billy F**k Dave Barely Friends Hold On, We're Going Home (Drake cover) Princesses Hopes Up Ready for Love Read More Jain French singer Jain is returning to the Twin Cities. You may remember that she sold out her 7th Street Entry show in March 2017, and her popularity has also sold out her upcoming appearance at the Fine Line Music Café on October 20th, 2018. … Drama Gallows [Explicit] Drama November 29, 2016 Format: MP3 Music great album..."happy sad music" as they call it. …

French singer-songwriter Jain headlined the sold-out Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on Saturday, October 20th, touring in support of her sophomore album Souldier.

Opening the show was Chicago-based duo Drama (not to be confused with UK’s Drama, punk band Drama, Norwegian pop rock Drama, or New Jersey’s Dramarama). The R&B/dance group features singer Via Rosa and DJ/beats Na’el Shehade. This was the band’s first time in Minneapolis, and they love it.

The story that Rosa told about their secret origin as a band was that Shehade was working as owner/manager of three restaurants, but he had always had a passion for being creative. The two met one day and he instantly wanted Rosa in his band. Rosa showed up to a rehearsal for this “band” and it turned out it was just the two of them in a studio. As history would have it, the two hit it off and created their band Drama.

Rosa, dressed with a led light head band, sang soulful lyrics over Shehade’s R&B, house music beats and melodies.

In the middle of their set, they stopped their song “Barely Friends”, when a woman near the front of the stage collapsed. Rosa, concerned, “Are you alright?” Shehad added, “Someone call 911.”

The First Avenue staffs (First Ave own the Fine Line since October 1st) rushed to the spot where the woman fainted and after a few minutes, she appeared to be fine.

The “Barely Friends” song continued, but within a few minutes, you can see the ambulance’s lights outside the venue.

The duo ended their set with their new single, “Ready For Love”, complete with bubbles.

Prior to appearing at her sold-out Fine Line Music Café show, Jain (aka Jeanne Galice) stopped by the The Current’s studio for an interview/conversation with Mac Wilson. She performed three songs (“Makeba”, “Inspecta”, and “Alright”), and she sounded very excited to be back in the Twin Cities.

Jain quickly reminded us how amazing it was when she came to Minneapolis in March 2017, and said, “I think Minneapolis was the first show to sell out!”

She added that she didn’t think she would be back so soon, but she was excited that her second appearance in town has also sold out. The Minneapolis audience couldn’t get enough of her, packed shoulder-to-shoulder in the narrow Fine Line Music Café.

When we saw her in 2017, she only had her debut record Zanaka, so basically she played the entire album live. She threw in a few new songs, which we noted as “Paris” and “Soldier”. Both songs appeared on this current 2018 setlist, however, the latter song is spelled as “Souldier”. The song, according to Jain, was inspired by the 2016 Orlando nightclub and is a play off of “soul” and “soldier”.

Jain’s Souldier is out now on Spookland Records/Columbia/Sony Music.

Remaining tour dates:

10/24/2018 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
10/25/2018 St Eustache, QC Le Zénith
10/27/2018 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
10/29/2018 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
10/30/2018 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
11/01/2018 New York, NY Irving Plaza

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Wilson at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (19 Oct 2018)

Wilson at Fine Line Wilson Setlist Dumptruck Wrong Side of History The Flood Windows Down The Distance (Cake cover) Summertime Treat Act My Age My Hustle Like a Baller House of F**kery Read More Wilson Opener Wilson is a hard hitting rock band from Detroit, MI. They recently released Right To Rise on Razor & Tie Records. Metal Injection declares Wilson, “sounds like He Is Legend and Andrew W.K. … Hyro The Hero Flagged Channel Hyro The Hero Best new artist I've heard in a long time. It has shades of Rage against the Machine & Prophets of Rage, and took me back to the first time I heard the Judgment Night soundtrack with an … The Missing Letters Local The Missing Letters to open the show. IAMDYNAMITE Tour Dates: 08/15 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL 08/18 - The Warehouse - LaCrosse, WI 08/19 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN …

Detroit’s party band Wilson headlined the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on October 19th.

Opening the show was Minneapolis’ BadNraD (aka Jake BadNraD), assumingly named after Konami’s Skate or Die: Bad 'N Rad. Jake is a one-man-band, DJ, producer, and keytarist, playing some rad songs like penultimate song “Atomic Teenage Trash” from his Deep End album.

Next up was The Missing Letters, originally not on the bill, so it was a surprise to see them on stage. The last time we wrote about them, it was in Aug 2015 when they opened up for drummer/guitarist duo Iamdynamite.

Most of the The Missing Letters’ set were taken from their Lucille EP, including the title track and their closing song “Tonight”.

They mentioned that their next show was at the 7th Street Entry on November 3rd. We looked it up, they are opening for Saints Of Valory.

Next was Los Angeles’ Hyro The Hero. Hyro and his live band (introduced as Dave, Troy, Randy?) sounded a little metal, punk, and rap. It was highly energetic, and, honestly, felt out of place with the mostly rock lineup. It’s cool and fun, and I can see Hyro doing really well touring with the Wu-Tang Clan (which he has done in the past) or with a youth/metal show.

After the first song “Locked, Loaded, Ready”, the shirt came off. With the intense jumping and dancing, he probably didn’t need to wear a shirt to begin with!

They ended their set with “Live Your F**kin Life”, taken from their recently released sophomore album Flagged Channel (RED Music / SONY).

Rock band Wilson closed out the show, playing some tracks from Tasty Nasty, an album three years in the making. The large group features singer Chad Nicefield, lead guitarist Jason Spencer, rhythm guitarist Kyle Landry, bassist James Lascu, drummer Matt Puhy, and two volcano smoke machines.

You can tell that the band is all about having a good time, promoting that 4:20-vibe and partying, and based on the way they carry with lighting/smoke (no pun intended) setup, they know how play a show.

Their fans also had a good time, early in the set, had brought the band penis drinks. No, not a cocktail, it’s a drink in a plastic penis-shaped container. I guess you just have to use your imagination.

Singer Nicefield, looking confused, but grateful, accepted the drink for a later time.

Remaining tour dates:

October 25 – Columbus, OH – A&R Bar
October 26 – Greenville, SC – The Firmament
October 29 – Brooklyn, NY – St. Vitus
October 30 – Allentown, PA – GameChangerWorld
October 31 – Washington D.C. – Rock N Roll Hotel
November 1 – Lancaster, PA – Tellus360
November 29 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues^
November 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live^
December 1 – Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Kewadin Casino Dream Makers Theater^
December 2 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore^
December 4 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues^
December 6 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre^
December 7 – Madison, WI – JJO Yelow Snow Ball at the Sylvee^
December 8 – Indianapolis, IN – Piere’s^
December 9 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant^
January 26 – Galveston, TX – ShipRocked*

*festival dates
^Steel Panther direct support dates

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Troye Sivan at State Theatre, Minneapolis (17 Oct 2018)

Troye Sivan on Tour Troye Sivan Setlist Seventeen Bloom Plum Heaven Fools Lucky Strike Wild Postcard The Good Side What a Heavenly Way to Die Cool Bite 1999 (partial) Dance to This Animal -- Encore -- Youth My My My! / My My My! (Throttle Remix) Kim Petras Setlist All the Time I Don't Want It at All Hillside Boys Tell Me It's a Nightmare Close Your Eyes Heart to Break Can't Do Better Carlie Hanson Setlist Why Did You Lie? Toxins Hazel Only One Us Read More Troye Sivan Troye Sivan is playing the State Theatre on Wednesday. The new album Bloom is out now on Capitol Records. Show up early to check out YouTube star Kim Petras. ..… Kim Petras Show up early to check out YouTube star Kim Petras. Petras recently released her her Halloween-themed mixtape Turn Off The Light Vol 1. ..…

Teen idol Troye Sivan brought his Bloom tour to the State Theatre in Minneapolis on October 17th.

First on the lineup was Carlie Hanson (who was a surprise as she’s not listed on the venue’s website). Hanson is joined by a live guitarist (sorry didn’t catch his name) and typically shirtless Tosh Peterson (Tosh the Drummer).

Since her set time was so short (20 minutes), there was very little banter between songs. We did learn that she’s from St Croix, Wisconsin, and mentioned that some of her best friends drove all that way to see her in Minneapolis.

Hanson’s set featured five original songs, ending with “Us”. The singer actually left a few minutes before twenty, but her band continued to jam until the very last minute allowed.

Next up was German singer (but currently based in Los Angeles) Kim Petras and her dancing beatmaster DJ, playing some pop songs.

If you didn’t know, Petras came in the spotlight at an early age, when she became one of the first (if not the first) to undergo gender transition in the media. With the current climate of LGBT, the community is behind Petras in full support of her music.

Petras played her debut hit single “I Don't Want It at All”, and based on the brother and sister and others, in front of my seat, she’s got quite a few fans. They were mimicking (in an awesome way) the way Petras does her “woot” after some songs.

Again, with a limited opening 30-min set, Petras just concentrated on playing songs rather than talking. I’ll fill in the news for Petras, since she didn’t mention it.

Just in time for Halloween, Petras released her Halloween-Themed Mixtape Turn Off the Light Vol 1, and the tape features a special appearance from Elvira, herself! The lines from her mixtape were all taken from various horror films, from John Carpenter’s Halloween, to my personal favorite A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, to the classic original zombie film George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. It’s obvious that Petras loves her horror movies, so if you do too, check out the mixtape on various streaming services.

Whatever Troye Sivan is doing, it’s working for him. As an actor (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) or YouTube star or promoting queer youth, the South African-born Australian singer has become one of the most influential teens in the world. Thanks to his fans, Sivan’s first single, “Youth” was top 40, and his various singles have landed at #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

With his second album Bloom (Capitol Records) out, Sivan has plenty of material to work with on his full hour long show, featuring plenty of costume changes and chatting with his fans. Whatever songs he played next, the audience knew the songs and often helping him sing.

Sivan’s live backing band is tight, never missing a beat. They’re so well-rehearsed, from starting behind the curtains of “Seventeen” to floor-stomping satisfying concluding song “My My My!” (both regular and the Throttle Remix version!)

Bloom is out now on Capitol Records.

Tour dates:

10/22 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
10/24 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
10/25 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union
10/27 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
10/30 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
11/1 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
11/2 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
11/5 Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom
11/7 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
11/8 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre

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R.I.P. C.W. Vrtacek and Jon James

C. W. Vrtacek: Silent Heaven Read More Jon James Hello [Explicit] Jon James Original Release Date: May 4, 2015 Label: Lions League Copyright: 2015 Lions League Total Length: 3:23 Genres: Rap & Hip-Hop …

We normally post musician deaths by looking up obituaries, but this recent death of C.W. Vrtacek (born Charles O’Meara) came from experimental electronic music collective Biota (which O’Meara was a member of). O’Meara was 65.

Another recent death is for Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray (recording under the name Jon James), who fell to his death filming a music(?) video! He was 34. According to the story on cfjctoday.com, he was walking on the airplane’s wings when it lost control and he fell. He had a parachute, but failed to release it before ground impact.

For the full death list head over to Musicians who died in 2018.

October (40)

[22 Oct 2018] Titi Qadarsih (Indonesian actress and singer), 72

[21 Oct 2018] C.W. Vrtacek, aka Charles O'Meara (American composer, guitarist, pianist for Forever Einstein and Biota), 65

[20 Oct 2018] Jon James McMurray, aka Jon James, McFee (Canadian rapper and freeskier), 34, fall

[18 Oct 2018] Ayub Bachchu (Bangladeshi singer-songwriter for Love Runs Blind), 56, heart attack

[18 Oct 2018] Sergey Bondarenko (Ukrainian singer for Nensi), 31

[18 Oct 2018] Randolph Hokanson (American classical pianist), 103

[18 Oct 2018] Raúl Marrero Quiles (Puerto Rican singer, composer and conductor), 92

[17 Oct 2018] Rashod Ollison (American music journalist for The Virginian-Pilot), 41, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

[17 Oct 2018] Valters Frīdenbergs (Latvian musician for Valters and Kaža), 30, cancer

[17 Oct 2018] Oli Herbert (American heavy metal guitarist for All That Remains), 44

[16 Oct 2018] Du Yuwei (Chinese singer for GNZ48), 19, suicide

[14 Oct 2018] Aziza Niyozmetova (Uzbekistani singer), 46, cancer

[14 Oct 2018] Saleem Iklim (Malaysian singer for Iklim), 57, traffic collision

[13 Oct 2018] Annapurna Devi (Indian classical musician), 91

[12 Oct 2018] Andy Goessling (American musician for Railroad Earth)

[12 Oct 2018] Takehisa Kosugi (Japanese composer and violinist), 80

[11 Oct 2018] James Emswiller (American sound mixer), 61, fall

[11 Oct 2018] Carol Hall (American composer and lyricist), 82, progressive aphasia

[10 Oct 2018] Theresa Hightower (American jazz singer), 64, colon cancer

[09 Oct 2018] Nitin Bali (Indian singer), 47, traffic collision

[08 Oct 2018] Tim Chandler (American rock bassist for Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies), 58

[07 Oct 2018] John Wicks (British singer and musician for The Records)

[06 Oct 2018] Montserrat Caballé (Spanish opera singer), 85, gallbladder infection

[05 Oct 2018] Bernadette Carroll (American singer for The Angels), 74

[05 Oct 2018] Ed Kenney (American singer and actor for Flower Drum Song), 85

[05 Oct 2018] Ed Kenney (American singer and actor for Flower Drum Song), 85

[04 Oct 2018] Hamiet Bluiett (American jazz saxophonist), 78

[04 Oct 2018] John Tyrrell (British musicologist), 76

[03 Oct 2018] Hugo Raspoet (Belgian singer and guitarist), 77

[03 Oct 2018] Bent Lorentzen (Danish composer), 83

[03 Oct 2018] John Von Ohlen (American jazz drummer for Blue Wisp Big Band), 77

[03 Oct 2018] Joseph Kamaru (Kenyan benga musician), 79, Parkinson's disease

[02 Oct 2018] Balabhaskar (Indian violinist, composer and record producer), 40, heart attack

[02 Oct 2018] Geoff Emerick (English recording engineer for Abbey Road Studios, The Beatles), 72, heart attack

[01 Oct 2018] Charles Aznavour (French-Armenian singer, lyricist and actor), 94, pulmonary edema

[01 Oct 2018] Caroline Charrière (Swiss composer, conductor and flautist), 57

[01 Oct 2018] Stelvio Cipriani (Italian composer), 81, stroke

[01 Oct 2018] Jerry González (American bandleader and trumpeter), 69, heart attack

[01 Oct 2018] Antonis Kontogeorgiou (Greek choir conductor for Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation), 73

[01 Oct 2018] Vasyl Kozak (Ukrainian trumpeter), 75

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Rocktober: October 30 to October 31, 2018

Ty Segall Acoustic Tour Read More Ty Segall Man, the last time I saw Ty Segall, we were on a boat and Redd Kross’ Steve Mcdonald was on bass! There was maybe about 100 people on the small boat, and it was pretty rad. You can read all about it here: NXNE 2011 (Saturday). … Paul Metzger I am assuming bands on this show will try to replicate the "American Primitive" sound, including local headliner Paul Metzger, who you may recall that we caught him open up for Laura Marling earlier in 2013. ....

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 30 to October 31, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

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Turf Club
Tue 10/30/2018 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
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With a new cover-lover album Fudge Sandwich, coming out October 26th, via In The Red Records, Ty Segall will be doing a solo acoustic tour. He’s already sold out his upcoming appearance at the Turf Club in St Paul on October 30th.

Paul Metzger to open.

Ty Segall Solo Acoustic Tour Dates:

10/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Highland Park Ebell *
10/20 – Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller *
10/21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *#
10/22 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theater *
10/24 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater *
10/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
10/27 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
10/28 – Missoula, MT @ Monk’s
10/30 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
11/02 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
11/03 – Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art ^
11/04 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Iron Works ^
11/06 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground ^
11/07 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall ^
11/08 – Hamden, CT @ The Space Ballroom ^
11/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ^
11/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
11/13 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/15 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle!
11/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West %
11/17 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s %
11/18 – Austin, TX @ J. Lorraine Ghost Town %

* = with Shannon Lay
# = with Mike Donovan
^ = with William Tyler
! = with Greg Cartwright
% = with Emmett Kelly

Other shows in the area:

MAX 2018 Tour Brockhampton 2018 Tour Kiiara 2018 Tour Read More Brockhampton Brockhampton is headlining the 7th Street Entry on September 5th... his first official North American tour. The show is sold out, without any opening band listed. Brockhampton’s debut record Saturation is out now. … Linkin Park R.I.P. Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and Caleb Palmiter (The Jayhawks) You must have all heard that Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington …

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Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 10/30/2018 (7pm/$15)
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Singer Max (stylized as MAX) is touring in support of his forthcoming album House of Divine, due in 2019 via Red Music/DCD2 Records.

Bryce Vine and EZI to open. EZI is a New York-born, Los Angeles-based singer with a few hot singles, “Need You Like That” and “DaNcing in a RoOm”.

Tour dates:

10/23/2018 Scoot Inn, Austin, TX
10/24/2018 Bronze Peacock Room, Houston, TX
10/25/2018 Cambridge Room, Dallas, TX
10/26/2018 Voodoo Lounge, North Kansas City, MO
10/27/2018 Delmar Hall, St Louis, MO
10/30/2018 Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
10/31/2018 Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
11/01/2018 El Club, Detroit, MI
11/02/2018 Basement, Columbus, OH
11/03/2018 Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
11/04/2018 Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON
11/06/2018 Fairmont Theatre, Montreal, QC
11/07/2018 The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
11/08/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/09/2018 Iplay America’s Event Center, Freehold, NJ
11/10/2018 Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
11/13/2018 Irving Plaza, New York, NY, US
11/17/2018 – 11/18/2018 Festival Corona Capital
12/03 December 2018 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN

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Tue 10/30/2018 (7:30pm/$37)
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The #1 selling R&B/Hip-Hop collective Brockhampton is headlining the Armory in Minneapolis on Tuesday, October 30.

Tour dates:

10/21 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/22 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/25 - Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum
10/26 - Detroit, MI @ The Masonic Temple
10/28 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/30 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
11/1 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
11/3 - Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater
11/5 - Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
11/7 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House
11/8 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham
11/10-11/11 - Los Angeles, CA @Camp Flog Gnaw*
11/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Exposition Hall
12/1 - San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino
12/6 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea

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Fine Line Music Café
Wed 10/31/2018 (7pm/$20)
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Pop singer Kiiara is playing the Fine Line Music Café on Halloween, October 31st. Her single “Gold” was a top 20 hit single in 2015, but Linkin Park fans may know her as the singer on last year’s hit single “Heavy”.

Show up early to check out special guest Abir.

10/29/2018 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
10/31/2018 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
11/01/2018 The Belt Detroit, MI
11/05/2018 Elsewhere Brooklyn, NY
11/08/2018 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA
11/11/2018 U Street Music Hall Washington, DC
11/12/2018 Terminal West Atlanta, GA
11/14/2018 Trees Dallas, TX
11/15/2018 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
11/16/2018 Antone's Austin, TX
11/18/2018 Crescent Ballroom Phoenix, AZ
11/19/2018 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA
11/21/2018 August Hall San Francisco, CA

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Rocktober: October 27 to October 29, 2018

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

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Tank and the Bangas/Big Freedia at First Ave Read More Tank and the Bangas Over at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell, we saw New Orleans-based funk-soul musical group Tank and the Bangas. The group is fronted by Tarriona Ball (aka Tank), and was the winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest this year for their song ‘Quick’.… Big Freedia Boyfriend is opening for Big Freedia. Big Freedia is a rapper that knows how to get a crowd going. Frederick Ross (AKA Big Freedia) is not a newcomer to the hip-hop scene by any means…

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First Avenue
Sun 10/28/2018 (7pm/$25)
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The co-headlining tour of Tank and the Bangas and Big Freedia show is taking place at First Avenue on October 28th.

We saw Tank and the Bangas in Sep 2017 and said that they were the highlight at the Minnesota State Fair.

As for Big Freedia, she is one of the most famous Bounce music pioneer, as well as a reality TV star. We saw her in Nov 2015 and said, “Big Freedia left me speechless the last time I saw her at P.O.S's The F***ng Best Show Ever festival over the summer. She did it again... only last Wednesday at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, I was a bit more prepared for what was going to happen... or at least I thought I was. That's when I realized... you are never ready for a Big Freedia show and that's part of the charm.”


Naughty Professor to open.

Tour dates:

10/20: Philadelphia, PA at Theatre of Living Arts
10/21: Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel
10/23: Boston, MA at Royale
10/25: Toronto, ONT at Danforth Music Hall
10/26: Chicago, IL at Concord Music Hall
10/28: Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue
10/30: Maquoketa, IA at Codfish Hollow
10/31: Kansas City, MO at The Truman
11/2: Denver, CO at The Ogden
11/3: Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot
11/5: Vancouver, BC at The Commodore
11/6: Seattle, WA at The Neptune
11/7: Portland, OR at Roseland
11/9: Berkeley, CA at UC Theatre

Other shows in the area:

Mothers 2018 Tour Melodime 2018 Tour Joep Beving at Cedar Maggie Rogers at First Ave Ian Sweet at 7th Street Entry Read More Mega Bog Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy) opened up the show. I wasn’t sure if this was her last night on tour, but for sure, she confessed that it was the last night that she would play with her live band: James … Maggie Rogers With Maggie Rogers’ ‘Alaska’ song hitting Spotify’s Viral 50 in 40 countries and hit #1 in 23 countries (including the U.S.), it’s not hard to see why this 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist sold out her appearance at the upcoming …

MOTHERS
+ Mega Bog, Sleeping Jesus
Turf Club
Sat 10/27/2018 (8pm/$12)
turfclub.net

Athens’ Mothers (aka Kristine Leschper) is headlining the Turf Club on Saturday, October 27th, in support of her latest   Render Another Ugly Method.

Show up early to check out local Sleeping Jesus and Mega Bog (aka Erin Birgy). We’ve seen Mega Bog a few times, the last with Destroyer in January 2018 and said, “The band played a lot of new songs from their album Happy Together (Nicey Music), which, when played live, sounds a bit like an offbeat jazz album. Vocally, I have described Erin Birgy’s singing voice as a bit like Kate Bush, or now, perhaps Nico.”

Tour dates:

10/21: Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
10/22: Downtown Artery - Fort Collins, CO
10/23: Slowdown - Omaha, NE
10/24: recordBar - Kansas City, MO
10/25: Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
10/26: Schubas - Chicago, IL
10/27: Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN
10/29: The Bishop - Bloomington, IN
10/30: Ace of Cups - Columbus, OH
10/31: MOTR Pub - Cincinnati, OH

MELODIME / THE BREVET
Studio B
Sun 10/28/2018 (7pm/$12)
skywaytheatre.com

Melodime is co-headlining with SoCal-based band The Brevet on this tour. They are stopping by Studio B at the Skyway Theatre this Sunday, October 28. The Brevet was last seen in Minneapolis on May 1, 2018 but since then, their new album Legs just came out on Oct 12 via Pretend City Records.

Tour dates:

10/23/2018 Soiled Dove Underground Denver, CO
10/24/2018 Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO
10/25/2018 The Mill Iowa City, IA
10/26/2018 Blueberry Hill St. Louis, MO
10/27/2018 Martyrs' Chicago, IL
10/28/2018 Studio B Minneapolis, MN
10/30/2018 Seven Steps Up Spring Lake, MI

JOEP BEVING
+ Iceblink
Cedar Cultural Center
Mon 10/29/2018 (7pm/$22)
thecedar.org

900 ft tall Dutch pianist Joep Beving (just kidding he’s only nearly 7 feet tall), is bringing his music to the Cedar Cultural Center on October 29th on a tiny North American tour. Beving’s forthcoming album Conatus is available October 23rd via Deutsche Grammophon ... but I’m assuming you can preview the new record (or perhaps pick up the album before it’s made available to the public).

Local Iceblink to open.

Tour dates:

10/23—Los Angeles, CA—Lodge Room
10/25—Portland, OR—The Old Church
10/26—Seattle, WA—Nordstrom Recital Hall
10/27—Vancouver, Canada—Biltmore Cabaret
10/29—Minneapolis, MN—The Cedar Cultural Center
10/30—Chicago, IL—Constellation

MAGGIE ROGERS
+ Mallrat
First Avenue
Mon 10/29/2018 (7pm/$29.50/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Was a warmup to opening for Mumford & Sons on their North American arena tour in December, acclaimed producer/songwriter/performer Maggie Rogers will be playing First Avenue on Monday, October 29th. The show is sold out.

Look for Rogers’ Capitol Records debut album, Heard It In A Past Life, on January 18, 2019.

Show up early to check out 19 year old Australian Mallrat. Mallrat’s sophomore EP In the Sky is out now on Nettwerk Records.

Maggie Rogers –2018 Tour Dates

10/21 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
10/23 Austin, TX Stubb’s
10/24 Dallas, TX House of Blues
10/26 Kansas City, MO Truman
10/27 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
10/29 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/30 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
11/1 Toronto, ON Phoenix
11/2 Montreal, QC MTELUS
11/3 Portland, ME State Theatre

IAN SWEET
+ Young Jesus
7th Street Entry
Mon 10/29/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles’ Ian Sweet (aka Jilian Medford) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in support of her new album Crush Crusher (available October 26th on Hardly Art). She’s bringing Young Jesus with her on this tour.

Tour dates:

10/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/22 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/24 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
10/25 - Boise, ID @ The Olympic
10/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/27 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
10/28 - Omaha, NE @ O'Leavers
10/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/30 - Chicago @ Subterranean
11/1 - Toronto, ON @ The Monarch
11/2 - Buffalo @ Mohawk Place
11/3 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott

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Timmy’s Organism at Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis (20 Oct 2018)

Timmy's Organism at Moon Palace Books Read More Burger Records Yep, Burger Records Caravan of the Stars is returning to Minnesota, next Thursday. With this outstanding lineup (we've previously covered many of these Burger bands), it's likely to sell out ...

Timmy’s Organism is the band fronted by Timmy Vulgar, from Detroit, Michigan. His new album Survival of the Fiendish came out October 5th on cassette-loving label Burger Records.

As part of a promotional tour, Timmy’s Organism stopped by Moon Palace Books, a store by day, a music venue at night!

Opening the show were local bands China City (Nancy Seward, Kelly Gately, Apollo Liftoff) and McVicker (Emma Worthley, Tyler Green, Allison Gunderson).

Thanks to Jimi for sending in the photo and details.

Tour dates:

10/21 Fargo ND @Sidestreet
10/23 Missoula MT @the Union Bar
10/24 Seattle WA @Funhouse
10/25 Portland OR @the Liquor Store
10/26 San Francisco CA @Vacation Vintage
10/27 Los Angelas CA @Hi Hat
10/29 Phoenix AZ @Lunch Box
10/30 El Paso TX @Monarch
10/31 Austin TX @Hotel Vegas~
11/1 New Orleans LA @Poor Boys~
11/2 Atlanta GA @the Earl~
11/3 Memphis TN @Bar DKDC~
11/4 Nashville TN @Cobra Lounge~
11/5 Louisvile KY @Kaiju
11/6 Columbus OH @Ace of cups

* w/ Oh Sees
~ w/ John Wesley Coleman III

Timmy’s Organism at Moon Palace Books, Minneapolis (20 Oct 2018) photo from Jimi

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Desert Daze, feat. My Bloody Valentine, at Lake Perris, California (14 Oct 2018)

My Bloody Valentine at Desert Daze 2018 My Bloody Valentine Setlist I Only Said When You Sleep Play Video (New Song) You Never Should Cigarette in Your Bed Only Tomorrow Only Shallow Thorn Nothing Much to Lose To Here Knows When Slow Soon Wonder 2 Feed Me With Your Kiss You Made Me Realise Read More Desert Daze Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists .... My Bloody Valentine The great noise, shoegazing band My Bloody Valentine is on a reunion tour. We’re talking the original classic lineup of Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig, Debbie Googe, and Bilinda Butcher. .…

The palm trees were a blowin’ and the wind was dusty and warm on Friday as music lovers loaded into the Lake Perris campgrounds for Desert Daze’s seventh psychedelic wonderland of American music festivals. Founder Phil Pirrone (Leader of band JJUUJJUU) has gone above and beyond to make this entity, in whatever category you want to put it under, entirely separate from your standard music festival. Year after year, he manages to succeed and surpass expectations, galvanizing us with the joy and euphoria that this celestial event brings. It’s more than just a weekend. It’s an experience of a lifetime.

Set up this year in Lake Perris, California, on the grounds of beautiful beaches with breathtaking mountain backdrops, it was less of a desert mirage than in its past Joshua Tree days…which seemed to suit festival goers just fine. There was a rather stark contrast of ear-piercing rock music amidst this stunning scenery, but in a way, it just made sense that people were swimming on unicorn floaties while listening to the tunes of Cut Worms or Julia Holter. The installations scattered around-from teepees with hanging seashells formed into jellyfish to a space-ship treehouse on stilts-gave everyone something to marvel at in between sets or even all day, if one felt so inclined.

The last day of the long music festival, was for relaxing...

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

On Sunday, God rested. So naturally we all took it pretty chill too. It was time to check out the Kentucky Ayahuasca documentary, the famous Mystic Bazaar for yoga or healing sessions, or cacao ceremonies in a circle surrounded by the sweet, sweet scent of burning sage. Many took advantage of the warm weather and parked it on the beach all day, with acts like Bedouine and Gladys Lazer in the background.

Headliner My Bloody Valentine graced the Moon stage at 9:30, and while I honored the no photos rule for them and quite enjoyed just listening without a device in my hand, I can testify that the set was about as loud as it gets for a rock concert. Starting with “I Only Said” all the way to “You Made Me Realize”, it was blaring and aggressive…so much so that I had to move back several times for fear of vomiting or going deaf. The set was also unusually long, and some people couldn’t tough it out and left early.

Desert Daze never seems to be anything less than its sparkling reputation of raw, unapologetic goodness. Even with the disastrous and unpredictable California rain, this year was no exception. It provides a sanctuary of a spiritual escape while painting a landscape for musicians and music-lovers alike.

And don’t ever think the magic will fade. Once you’re a Dazer, you’re a Dazer for life.

[ NOTE: Per My Bloody Valentine’s request, no photos were allowed ]

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The Internet at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (17 Oct 2018)

The Internet at Varsity Theater The Internet Setlist Come Together Roll (Burbank Funk) Dontcha Get Away Next Time Stay the Night Special Affair Mood Just Sayin/I Tried Bravo Come Over It Gets Better (With Time) Gabby Look At What U Started Beat Goes On Wanna Be Girl Hold On Curse Read More The Internet Meanwhile, The Internet (featuring Odd Future member Syd and Matt Martians) comes to the Triple Rock Social Club, fresh off their SXSW appearances. I couldn't find any information regarding a new album.…

Despite having one of the most common name, Los Angeles’ The Internet (Syd Tha Kyd, Matt Martians, Patrick Paige II, Christopher Smith, and Steve Lacy) is more popular than ever, thanks to their smooth urban sound and very dedicated fanbase.

To give you a little background, The Internet came from another hip hop group called Odd Future, where band members Syd Tha Kyd and Matt Martians, met Patrick Paige, Christopher Smith, and Tay Walker, while on tour. By 2011, The Internet was formed and they released their debut Purple Naked Ladies. By 2016, Syd officially departed from Odd Future.

We got a chance to catch the band at the sold-out Varsity Theater show on Wednesday, October 17th. The Varsity was packed, selling out even the more expensive balcony and raised seating area. Although the venue did not list an opening band, we found out that DJ Just Nine kept the crowd entertained before The Internet’s set. Local musician Astralblak (formerly ZuluZuluu), who was originally listed, ultimately canceled the show at the eleventh hour.

Midway in The Internet’s set, they had a few technical difficulties that forced the band to make a public apology via Twitter: “Despite the technical difficulties, you we’re great Minneapolis! Thank you 🙏🏽”

There were no encores, but based on hearing the entire audience singing along, I think they ended on a really high, positive note.

Currently, The Internet is enjoying their time hanging out with Gorillaz.... where they are playing in front of thousands of fans every night. After this Gorillaz tour, expect The Internet to sell out even more headlining gigs.

The Internet’s Hive Mind is out now on Columbia Records.

Tour dates:

10/20/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Demon Dayz Festival
10/21/18 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
10/24/18 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/25/18 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/26/18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
10/28/18 Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
10/31/18 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater
11/03/18 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11/11/18 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/12/18 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
11/15/18 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/16/18 San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
11/18/18 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
11/19/18 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
11/20/18 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues
11/26/18 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
11/27/18 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
12/01/18 Richmond, VA @ The National
12/05/18 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
12/12/18 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrews Hall

The Internet at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (17 Oct 2018)

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