Minneapolis: August 10 to August 13, 2019

The Faint at Fine Line Read More The Faint Modern synth/Dark Wave/“Danse” band The Faint just released their Capsule: 1999-2016. The retrospective collects their early classics with new classics from their 2016 …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 10 to August 13, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE FAINT
+ Closeness, Ritual Howls
Fine Line Music Cafe
Mon 08/12/2019 (7pm/$20)
finelinemusic.com

We’ve seen electro-pop/danse wave band The Faint before, and we can say that they are one of the best live acts we’ve ever seen. We saw them in Sep 2016 and wrote, “To me, the Faint are the musical equivalent of hanging yourself upside down and letting all the blood rush to your head; the warm, sparkly disorientation that follows is exactly what I felt listening to Danse Macabre all those years ago. Now, 15 years later, this great band can still give me that tingly sensation.”

The group is back with a new studio album (their first in four years) called Egowerk (Saddle Creek).

Local Closeness and Ritual Howls to open.

Tour dates:

8/4: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
8/6: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
8/7: Detroit, MI @ El Club
8/9: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/10: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave ll
8/12: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
8/13: Kansas City, MO @ Madrid Theatre
8/15: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
8/16: Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn

Other shows in the area:

Whitey Morgan at First Avenue Kamasi Washington Bird and Bee at Turf Club Beth Bombara/Sway Wild at 7th Street Read More The Bird and the Bee We’re kind of excited to hear that The Bird and The Bee is back with a new cover album Interpreting the Masters Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen (available August 2 on No Expectations…

WHITEY MORGAN
+ Red Shahan
First Avenue
Sat 08/10/2019 (8pm/$27)
first-avenue.com

Whitey Morgan is back in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 10th. The last time he was touring, he was billed as Whitey Morgan and the 78.

Red Shahan to open.

Tour dates:

08/09/2019 Joe's Live Rosemont, IL
08/10/2019 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
08/16/2019 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
08/17/2019 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
08/23/2019 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
08/24/2019 Capitol Theatre Flint, MI
08/30/2019 Temple Live Fort Smith, AR
09/19/2019 Iron City Birmingham, AL
09/20/2019 Soul Kitchen Mobile, AL
09/21/2019 Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, LA
10/05/2019 Amos' Southend

KAMASI WASHINGTON
First Avenue
Sun 08/11/2019 (7pm/$30)
first-avenue.com

Kamasi Washington is currently on a Summer tour with legendary pianist and composer Herbie Hancock… and between those shows, Washington decided to do a few side shows - one of which is this Sunday’s Kamasi Washington headlining show at First Avenue.

We saw Washington at Rock the Garden 2018 and mentioned, “Kamasi Washington introduced us to his father (Rickey Washington) on soprano sax for the jazzy song “The Rhythm Changes” (featuring Patrice Quinn on vocals). Quite fitting, especially on Father’s Day weekend.”

As of this writing, no opening band listed.

Tour Dates

08/4 Philadelphia, PA The Met
08/6 Toronto, ON Roy Thompson Hall
08/7 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center
08/8 Detroit, MI Aretha Franklin Amph
08/9/10 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion
08/11 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
08/14 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
08/16 Seattle, WA Marymoor
08/17 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo
08/23 Berkeley, CA The Greek

THE BIRD AND THE BEE
+ Alex Lilly, Samantha Sidley
Turf Club
Sun 08/11/2019 (7pm/$17)
turfclub.net

American duo The Bird And The Bee is back in the area at the Turf Club this August 11th. As previously mentioned, only singer/bird Inara George is touring. Her musical partner, the bee, Greg Kurstin famously does not tour/refuse to tour. With their last appearance in town, George will likely call Greg and have him say hi to the audience via facetime.

Alex Lilly and Samantha Sidley to open. It’s good to see Lilly’s name again, as she previously toured and opened up for the Bird and Bee in November 2015.

Tour dates:

08/11/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
08/12/19 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village *
08/14/19 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
08/15/19 - Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre *
08/16/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live *
08/17/19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere *
08/20/19 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
08/21/19 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5 *
08/22/19 - Birmingham, AL @ The Saturn *
08/24/19 - Dallas, TX @ Trees *
08/25/19 - Austin, TX @ Parish *
08/28/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
08/29/19 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah *
08/30/19 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *

* = support from Samantha Sidley and Alex Lilly

BETH BOMBARA and SWAY WILD
+ Meg Kirsch
7th Street Entry
Tue 08/13/2019 (7pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

St Louis’ Beth Bombara and Northwest’s Sway Wild (featuring Mandy Fer & Dave McGraw) will be co-headlining the 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, August 13th.

Meg Kirsch to open.

Tour Dates

08/04 Mile of Music Festival 2019 Appleton, WI, US
08/08 City Winery Nashville, Nashville, TN
08/09 Old Rock House, St Louis, MO
08/11 Winnebago, Madison, WI, US
08/13 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
08/15 Hey Nonny, Arlington Heights, IL
08/16 Park Theatre, Holland, MI
08/22 Pageant, St Louis, MO
08/29 Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO, US
09/30 Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC, US
10/25 Pianos, New York, NY, US

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