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Minneapolis: May 23 to May 31, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 23 to May 31, 2017.

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Read More Perfume Genius Seattle's Mike Hadreas, or otherwise known as Perfume Genius, is stopping by Minneapolis on September 30th, as part of his tour to support his new album Too Bright, (out September 23 on …

PERFUME GENIUS
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday 05/24/17 (7pm/$17)
thecedar.org

Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) is stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in support of his fourth record No Shape (Matador Records). The album was recorded in Los Angeles, produced by Blake Mills, mixed by Shawn Everett.

You may have recall us writing about Hadreas when his breakout record Too Bright was released 2014.

serpentwithfeet to open.

Tour dates:

May 18 - Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
May 19 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
May 20 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA
May 21 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
May 23 - Back Room - Milwaukee, WI
May 24 - Cedar Cultural Center - Minneapolis, MN
May 25 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
June 16 - Eaux Claires Festival - Eau Claire, WI
June 17 - Eaux Claires Festival - Eau Claire, WI
July 15 - Imperial - Vancouver, BC
Jul 16 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
Jul 18 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Jul 19 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Jul 23 - Capitol Hill Block Party - Seattle, WA

*support on all May dates will be serpentwithfeet

Read More Wavves After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set ..…

WAVVES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 05/24/17 (7pm/$20)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Wavves is currently on tour for their forthcoming album You're Welcome. The record comes out tomorrow, May 19th.

We previously saw Wavves in 2013 and wrote, “After a brief intermission, fellow So Cal garage punk/pop cohorts Wavves blasted in with an equally relentless 52min set (no encore, apparently not ‘punk’ to do so). “Idiot” appropriately started their set, only to be hindered early on, by lack of a channel in singer Nathan Williams’ monitor speakers. "Bug," from 2011’s Life Sux EP followed by "Take on the World" next, before the band played its recent and maybe most accessible song to date, "Demon to Lean On”, from the new ‘Afraid of Heights’ which understandably got a noisy positive response, despite being so early into the set.”

Show up early to check out Kino Kimino (aka Kim Talon), from “the snowy wilds of Manitoba.” Kino Kimino’s debut record Bait Is For Sissies is out now.

Wavves Tour Dates:

5/18 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace $
5/20 - Columbus, OH - The A&R Music Bar $
5/22 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi Fi $
5/23 - Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge $
5/24 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock #
5/25 - Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar #
5/27 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey #
5/28 - Austin, TX - Mohawk #
5/30 - Santa Fe, CA - Skylight #
5/31 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom #
6/01 - San Diego, CA - Irenic #
6/02 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram #
6/03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
6/05 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile #
6/06 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #

$ W/ Post Animal
# W/ Kino Kimino

Read More Everclear It's 1990 all over again with the annual "Summerland Tour". The 90s nostalgia tour was created by singer/guitarist Art Alexakis from Everclear, which would explain why they have headlined Summerland since its inception … Michael Kiwanuka UPDATE: The entire USA Michael Kiwanuka tour has been cancelled. Stay tuned for details. Michael Kiwanuka Live: 11/30, Webster Hall, New York, NY … Ha Ha Tonka Ha Ha Tonka closed with fantastic harmonies and an interesting mix of twangy country and rock. The band moved the audience to sing and dance along. The set was memorable … Soundset Soundset is the music festival put on by Rhymesayers Entertainment. This is happening at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Tickets are more than $46 (I couldn't tell because Ticketweb .... Girlpool Los Angeles' Girlpool to arrive at Triple Rock Social Club. Locals Kitten Forever and Half Tramp will open (8pm/$10). …

Other shows in the area:

05/23/17 Justin Townes Earle will be headlining First Avenue on May 23rd in support of his new album Kids In The Street (New West Records). Earle will be bringing his longtime guitarist Paul Niehaus alongside The Sadies as his backing band (the band will also open the show). Also on the bill, Sammy Brue. 7pm, $22.

05/24/17 Legendary Neil Diamond to headline Xcel Energy Center. 7pm, $29.50.

05/25/17 American rock band Gov't Mule (fronted by winning artist Warren Haynes) is headed to the The State Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday. 7pm, $51.50.

05/26/17 Multi-platinum rockers Everclear is touring in celebration of the 20th anniversary of So Much For The Afterglow. This is the band’s best known record, and they will be performing the entire album! They play Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, Minnesota. Vertical Horizon and Fastball to open. 7pm, $27.

05/26/17 The last time Michael Kiwanuka was on tour, he had to cancel the tour. He’s making it up now with the upcoming show at First Avenue (originally scheduled at Cedar Cultural Center, but was upgraded to the bigger stage). Cloves to open. 7pm, $18.

05/26/17 Pallbearer will be at 7th Street Entry in support of Heartless. Inter Arma, Gatecreeper and Iosis will open. 7:30pm, $15.

05/27/17 Boston to play Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake. 7pm, $56.

05/27/17 The classically trained, five-piece Minneapolis-based band Tabah will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club on Saturday. The record debut album Symmetry Somewhere is available now. Jaedyn James & the Hunger and Kind Red Spirits to open. 9pm, $6.

05/28/17 The popular Soundset will be at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this year. 11am, $94.

05/31/17 Free Throw will be headlining the Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota. Homesafe and Heart Attack Man , among others, to open. 6pm, $12.

05/31/17 Ha Ha Tonka to play Turf Club in St Paul. Trapper Schoepp to open. 7:30pm, $12.

05/31/17 Girlpool is playing the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday. Ian Sweet and Snail Mail to open. 7:30pm, $16.

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R.I.P. Sib Hashian (Boston)

Read More Boston Unlike Of Montreal, Beirut, Architecture in Helsinki, and I'm From Barcelona, rock band Boston is actually from Boston. Boston, during their heyday in the 70s and 80s, sold over 31 million ..…

Boston’s drummer Sib Hashian died on stage on the Legends of Rock Cruise last night. Sib and Barry Goudreau was playing Boston’s greatest hits, when the drummer collapse midset. He was 67.

TMZ talked to a witness, who said that CPR was performed and a defibrillator was used but to no avail. The cruise will continue, with many bands, including Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders) and Lou Gramm (the voice of Foreigner), on the Legends of Rock Cruise was mentioned to pay tribute to Sib today (Thursday).

Below are more deaths for the month of March - for the full death list: Musicians who died in 2017.

March (31)

[22 Mar 2017] Sib Hashian (American drummer for Boston), 67

[22 Mar 2017] Sven-Erik Magnusson (Swedish musician for Sven-Ingvars), 74, prostate cancer

[21 Mar 2017] Roy Fisher (British poet and jazz pianist), 86

[21 Mar 2017] Inao Jiro ( Indonesian music manager JKT48), 48, suicide by hanging

[18 Mar 2017] Chuck Berry (American rock and roll musician), 90

[16 Mar 2017] James Cotton (American blues harmonica player), 81

[15 Mar 2017] Phil Garland (New Zealand folk musician), 75

[15 Mar 2017] Wojciech Młynarski (Polish poet, singer and songwriter), 75

[14 Mar 2017] Ileana Ciuculete (Romanian folklore singer), 59, cirrhosis

[13 Mar 2017] Maxx Kidd (American singer, producer and go-go music pioneer), 75

[13 Mar 2017] John Lever (British drummer for The Chameleons), 55

[13 Mar 2017] Tommy LiPuma (American music producer for Barbra Streisand), 80

[12 Mar 2017] Joey Alves (American rhythm guitarist for Y&T), 62, ulcerative colitis

[11 Mar 2017] Evan Johns (American guitarist for The LeRoi Brothers), 60, complications from surgery

[11 Mar 2017] Ángel Parra (Chilean singer and songwriter), 73, cancer

[11 Mar 2017] Don Warden (American country musician and manager of Dolly Parton), 87

[10 Mar 2017] Joni Sledge (American singer for Sister Sledge), 60

[09 Mar 2017] Barbara Helsingius (Finnish singer and Olympic fencer), 79

[09 Mar 2017] Tony Lorenzo (American guitarist for Sons of Azrael), 30

[08 Mar 2017] Dave Valentin (American jazz flautist), 64, Parkinson's disease

[07 Mar 2017] Kamran Aziz (Turkish Cypriot pianist and pharmacist), 85, pulmonary complications

[07 Mar 2017] Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya (Indian folk singer), 47, traffic collision

[06 Mar 2017] Lars Diedricson (Swedish songwriter, winner of Eurovision), 55

[05 Mar 2017] Kurt Moll (German opera singer), 78

[04 Mar 2017] Edi Fitzroy (Jamaican reggae singer), 62

[03 Mar 2017] Misha Mengelberg (Dutch jazz pianist and composer), 81

[03 Mar 2017] Valerie Carter (American singer-songwriter of Howdy Moon), 64

[03 Mar 2017] Tommy Page (American singer-songwriter), 46, suicide

[02 Mar 2017] Fred Fiske (American radio broadcaster for WAMU), 96

[01 Mar 2017] Hiroshi Kamayatsu (Japanese musician for The Spiders), 78, pancreatic cancer

[01 Mar 2017] Wally Pikal (American Hall of Fame musician), 90

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Christmastime is almost here

Read More Meiko We first saw Meiko at The Hotel Café Festival 2007 and covered her at SXSW 2009, so, yes, we love Meiko. Meiko started off her show with "Reasons To Love You," followed by "How Lucky We Are" (otherwise known …

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MEIKO
meikomusic.com

Meiko has just covered Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime", and she's made it available as a free download on her website.

Hear the song now:



She also wants to make a slideshow of "old-school" Christmas photos, if you use Instagram use the hashtag #MeikoTBC.

You can also check out the beautiful Meiko at her home via StageIt.com on Sunday, December 15 at 2PM PST. That's Pacific Standard Timezone, so if you live in Minneapolis, I think it's at 4pm. Tickets are "pay what you can", keep in mind that a portion of the proceeds will go to the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

The show will be an all-request show, so put in your requests now (so she can learn the chords) at stageit.com.

Read More The Blank Tapes Opening up for Matt were the Blank Tapes, a California 60s-inspired surf pop band, playing music from their forthcoming album Vacation (to be released in May 2013 via Antenna …

THE BLANK TAPES
theblanktapes.com

The Blank Tapes are celebrating a break out year with a string of "Holidaze" shows in California this month, plus get a free download of their Christmas song, "No Gifts This Xmas", which Paste is calling it "a unique Christmas tune to warm those of us who aren't lucky enough to reside in sunny Los Angeles."

Download the song at soundcloud.com



Anyway, we saw The Blank Tapes earlier this year at the Triple Rock, so I can tell you that this California 60s-inspired surf pop band lead by Matt Adams. They have an album called Vacation, which is out now on Antenna Farm Records.

Holidaze shows:

12/14/13 Los Angeles at the Echo
12/18/13 San Francisco at the Chapel
12/21/13 Pioneertown at Pappy & Harriet

WANZ
wanzmusic.com

Wanz (from 'Thrift Shop' and Macklemore fame) recently released a new "The Christmas Song" single via The End Records. "The Christmas Song" debuted on Jimmy Fallon after a performance with The Roots.



Michael "Wanz" Wansley started his career singing at school grounds and later with his first band, Central Connection.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis eventually recruited Wanz to sing on their song about shopping for second-hand clothes, called "Thrift Shop", and the track quickly climbed the Billboard charts before landing at number one and holding that spot for six weeks total.

All dates with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis:

02/28/2014 Brisbane @ Goodlife Music Fest 03/01/2014 Brisbane, AU @ Future Music Fest 03/02/2014 Perth, AU @ Future Music Fest 03/03/2014 Perth, AU @ Goodlife Music Fest 03/07/2014 Melbourne @ Goodlife Music Fest 03/08/2014 Sydney, AU @ Future Music Fest

03/08/2014 Launceston @ Breath of Life Fest 03/09/2014 Sydney, AU @ Goodlife Music Fest 03/09/2014 Melbourne, AU @ Future Music Fest 03/10/2014 Adelaide, AU @ Future Music Fest 03/15/2014 Kuala Lumpar @ Future Music Fest 03/12/2014 Wellington, NZ @ TSB Arena 03/13/2014 Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena

BOSTON
bandboston.com

Unlike Of Montreal, Beirut, Architecture in Helsinki, and I'm From Barcelona, rock band Boston is actually from Boston. Boston, during their heyday in the 70s and 80s, sold over 31 million albums in the U.S. alone.

For a limited time, Boston fans can hear "God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen" on soundcloud.com.



Guitarist and founding band member Tom Scholz had this to say about the track, "This was my chance to BOSTON-ize one of my favorite Christmas carols. I had so much fun with this one, I think I'll have to try a few more."

Boston is currently enjoying being on the radio with "Heaven On Earth," the lead single from their latest album, Life Love & Hope, which was released December 3rd.

JIM BREUER
officialjimbreuer.com

Comedian Jim Breuer released his new comedy single "Santa Claus Ain't Coming to Town" last week, December 2nd. The song is the feature single from his highly-anticipated album, scheduled to hit stores nationwide in spring 2014.

In case you didn't know, Breuer is known for his impersonations of Metallica, Ozzy Osborne and AC/DC, so it's only natural that his version of "Santa Claus Ain't Coming to Town" is a metalized version of the song.

Tour dates:

12/26/2013 Philadelphia Helium
12/27/2013 Philadelphia Helium
12/28/2013 Philadelphia Helium
12/31/2013 West Nyack, NY
01/17/2014 Wickenburg, AZ Del E. Webb
01/18/2014 Stafford, AZ David M. Player Center
01/24/2014 Dayton - Ohio Funny Bone
01/25/2014 Dayton - OH Funny Bone
01/31/2014 Brampton, ON Rose Theatre
02/07/2014 Rahway, NJ Union County
02/08/2014 Tarrytown, NY Bananas Comedy Club
02/14/14-02/18/14 The Norwegian Pearl Cruise Liner
02/19/2014 Ft Lauderdale, FL Improv
02/20/2014 Florida Palm Beach Improv
02/21/2014 Sarasota, FL McCurdy's Comedy
02/22/2014 Florida Treasure Island
02/23/2014 St.Pete, FLA Palladium
02/28/2014 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Bananas Comedy
03/01/2014 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Bananas Comedy
03/08/2014 Huntington, NY Paramount
03/28/2014 Lancaster, CA Lancaster Performing
03/29/2014 Walker, MN Northern Lights Casino

CHINUA HAWK
chinuahawk.com

Atlanta-based Chinua Hawk's latest album is called Waiting on Christmas.

Hawk's intimate singing style did not go unnoticed, having garnered the attention of APCA, who awarded him Performer of the Year and Best Male Solo Performer in 2008 and 2009. His latest work, Waiting on Christmas, which was released in November 29, 2013, showcased his Jazz, Soul, Pop, Rythm & Blues & Hip Hop influences.

Tracks are traditional Holiday standards, including "The Most Wonderful Time" (feat. Jamie Portee & Sho Baraka), "Christmas Time Is Here", "The First Noel", "Silent Night" (feat. Tann & Candi Shelton), and the always funny "Baby It's Cold Outside" (feat. Chantae Cann).

THE BOWMANS
thebowmansmusic.com

Mert, the Anxious Evergreen is a Children book about a tree who wished to save his home. His journey leads him to try and find the Christmas spirit with the help of his friend John the cat. The book came out November 7th, 2013, and is available in hardcover.

Details of the book:

An endearing tale of an anxious tree who wishes to save his beloved home, though he doesn't know how. He believes that he will be able to prevent the razing of Hickory Flats farm and forest if only he can find Christmas spirit -- with the help of his friend John the cat, of course! Get to know Mert, John and the whole crew through this charming and engaging story.

The book, written by Claire Bowman, is actually inspired by her band, The Bowmans, new Christmas album Make Sure the Snow Falls. You can currently get both the album and the book at a bundled price at their website.

THE HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE
thehollywoodchristmasparade.org

The annual Hollywood Christmas Parade just took place December 1st, but you can check with The Hallmark Channel and syndication for re-broadcast closer to Christmas.

This parade is one of the longest running parade of its kind, with this year marking its 82nd anniversary. It was previously known as the Hollywood Santa Parade, but about six years ago (2007), they officially changed the name to Hollywood Christmas Parade.

This year's show includes performances from Stevie Wonder, Bill Ray Cyrus, the Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry, Kenny Loggins, LeAnn Rimes, William Shatner (read more about the Shat here!), McClain, Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo, Richie Sambora, and more. The hosts include Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams.

SMALL BEAR RECORDS
smallbearrecords.com

Tinsel Machine is the latest free Christmas-themed compilation from Small Bear Records (who previously released Enter Snowman as a free download from 2012) .

This year, the new compilation feature 16 tracks from artists around the world from Baltimore to Sweden, and more!

Details from tinselmachine.bandcamp.com:

1. Postcode - Not Afraid
2. Kraul - Away In A Manger
3. Dan Ankers - Driving Home For Christmas
4. Clara Barker - Feliz Navidad
5. Phil Reynolds and the Dearly Departed - Next Year Won't Be Long Enough
6. Bri Slutcher & The Gnasher Downham Experience - It's Christmastime, like
7. Tom Ende - Leichtes Scheinen
8. Eight to Infinity - There's Nothing Very Interesting To Say About Snow
9. Harmony Dischord - Christmas Spirit
10. Phil The Tremeloking - A Walk In The Snow/Oh Tannenbaum
11. Matt Bouvier - Christmas Comes Again
12. Nanaki - All i Want For Christmas Is You
13. Neurotic Wreck - Exmas
14. Expo - Good Night, Sleep Tight, Christmas
15. The Bordellos - Crushed At Christmas
16. Y Shinkickwrs - Welcome To The New Year

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