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Minneapolis: July 01 to July 04, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 01 to July 04, 2017.

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Read More Chastity Belt One of Seattle's most talked-about bands Chastity Belt will be in Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center next Wednesday, June 24, in support of their sophomore album Time to Go Home, out now on Hardly Art. …

CHASTITY BELT
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday 07/01/17 (8pm/$12)
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Chastity Belt is back in town to support their new album I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone (Hardly Art) at the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, July 1st. We previously saw the all-girls band (Julia Shapiro, Gretchen Grimm, Lydia Lund, Annie Truscott) at Triple Rock Social Club in June 2015 and wrote, “Songs like ‘Drone’ and ‘IDC’ showcased some sophisticated guitar work as well as some snarky lyrical commentary. They were also often endearingly introduced by Truscott who would look over at Shapiro and Lund, grinning, and say something like, ‘This is a song about sluts. Cool sluts.’”

Darren Hanlon to open.

Tour Dates:

06/25/2017 The Mothlight Asheville, NC
06/27/2017 Purgatory Atlanta, GA
06/28/2017 Drkmttr Nashville, TN
06/29/2017 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
06/30/2017 Gabe's Iowa City, IA
07/01/2017 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
07/29/2017 Obsidian Olympia, WA
07/30/2017 Outer Space Arcata, CA
07/31/2017 Arlene Francis Center Santa Rosa, CA
08/02/2017 Strummer's Fresno, CA
08/03/2017 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
08/04/2017 Space San Diego, CA
08/07/2017 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA
08/08/2017 Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA
08/09/2017 The Crepe Place Santa Cruz, CA
08/11/2017 Star Theater Portland, OR
08/12/2017 Roebling Point Ent Covington, KY
09/14/2017 The Garage London

Read More Bleachers Anyway, Charli XCX is doing a co-headlining tour with Bleachers this summer, stopping by the Cabooze Plaza in Minneapolis next Tuesday. …

GO FEST ‘17
at Cabooze Plaza
Sunday 07/02/17 (1pm/$29.96)
cabooze.com

This year’s Go Fest is taking place at the outdoor Cabooze Plaza with headliner Bleachers. Please note that the event starts at 1pm and closes out around 9pm due to noise ordinance from the city.

We saw MuteMath in April 2016 and it was one of the most entertaining and memorable shows we’ve seen that year.

Lineup:

Bleachers

MuteMath

The Unlikely Candidates

The Naked And Famous

Muna

Local stage will feature:

Step Rockets

Whosah

Jeanne Taylor

Music between sets will be by

Miles the DJ

Read More Miike Snow Miike Snow is touring in support their latest LP, Happy to You. The record is now available via Downtown Records/Universal Republic on iTunes and Amazon. …

MIIKE SNOW
at First Avenue
Monday 07/03/17 (7:30pm/$25)
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Swedish pop band Miike Snow is headlining First Avenue, kind of a side-gig from their current Phantogram shows.

The band was previously in town last year, July 2016, as part of the Go Fest show.

Miike Snow’s latest album iii, came out in 2016. It’s rare (and not to mention costly) for these bands from Europe to come over to the U.S. for touring, so make the effort to see them live. However, it’s really too bad that the band book the show on a July 4th weekend... where, at least locally, many fans will be at their cabins on a long 4-day getaway.

Show up early to check out Norway’s Klangstof and find out why the band was named Best Alternative Act at the Edison Awards in Holland (the Dutch equivalent of the GRAMMY Awards).

Tour Dates:

06/25/2017 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
06/29/2017 Ogden Amphitheater Ogden, UT
06/30/2017 Grand Sierra Resort & Casino Reno, NV
07/01/2017 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
07/03/2017 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
07/04/2017 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI

Read More Journey I briefly mentioned that Journey had a new Filipino singer called Arnel Pineda (who they discovered him on youtube) on the Terrordactyls article - ONLY because the Terrordactyls …

Other shows in the area:

07/01/2017 Journey and Asia will be at Treasure Island Casino on Saturday. If the $55 is too much for you, no worries, there is a free outdoor annual Island Block Party... which features Walker McGuire and Parmalee. 8pm, $55.

07/01/2017 The last time we heard from post-rock band <PIG>, frontman Raymond Watts was promoting his then-new The Gospel album on Metropolis Records. The band will be headlining their “Prey and Obey Tour” at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul, with support from Julien-K and Ghostfeeder. 8:30pm, $15.

07/01/2017 The annual D4th of July is taking place on Saturday, starring cult-favorite local punk band Dillinger Four. The event packs a million local bands (this year featuring The Dopamines, Neighborhood Brats, Vacation, Royal Brat, Color TV, Murf, Edge Break, etc.) and is so popular that it usually sells out... so get your tickets now. 6pm, $20.

07/01/2017 Ed Sheeran will be at the Xcel Energy Center. If you’re a girl under the age of 26, Sheeran needs no introduction. His new album ÷ is out now. James Blunt to open. 6:30pm, $39.50 .

07/04/2017 Independence Day.

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Minneapolis: September 15, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 15, 2016.

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Read More Ween They started playing Ween songs live as a duo, and after meeting drummer Evan Giazman in auditions for NYU jazz programs and Giazman's then-roommate Aram Demirdjian, Whitewash was formed. …

WEEN
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Thursday, 09/15/16, 6:30pm ($50 / $69.50)
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The Roy Wilkins Auditorium has a pretty strict no camera policy. If you have a camera pass, you actually get kick out of the venue after three songs, so you can’t really see the rest of the show.

Anyway, Gene and Dean Ween are back, newly reunited as Ween, proving that they haven’t quite push the little daisies just yet.

The reunion was announced last year (November 2015), for shows in February 2016. Throughout 2016, they announced sporadic shows, with St Paul being one of the few shows.

With nine albums under their belt (their last release was 2007’s La Cucaracha), expect a healthy singalong audience as they sing all the classics.

Tour Dates:

09/15/16 Saint Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
09/16/16 Riot Fest
09/17/16 Toronto Urban Roots Festival
10/13/16 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium
10/14/16 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic
10/15/16 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic

Meanwhile, The Dean Wean Group announced a more traditional October touring dates, touring in support of his new album The Deaner Album.

Meat Puppets to open.

Dean Ween Group tour:

09/24/16 Asbury Park, NJ Various Venues
10/18/16 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
10/20/16 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
10/21/16 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/22/16 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10/24/16 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
10/25/16 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
10/26/16 Kansas City, MO recordBar
10/28/16 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
10/29/16 Jackson, WY Pink Garter Theatre
10/31/16 Missoula, MT The Wilma

NOTE: DWG originally listed Minneapolis as part of the tour (October 19th at First Avenue), but they removed the venue from the tour poster.

Read More Descendents When my husband and I met eight years ago, he had just discovered the Descendents and was in that holy - moly - this -is - the - best - thing - I've - ever - heard - … Color TV Local quartet, Color TV, was up next and leveled the place with a lightning-fast set of no-frills punk rock. To my delight, they closed their set with a fantastic cover of the Saints’ “Perfect Day.” …

DESCENDENTS
at First Avenue
Thursday, 09/15/16, 7pm ($35 / Sold Out)
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Legendary punk band The Descendents is back next Thursday at First Avenue’s mainroom. The show is sold out.

The band originally formed in the late 70s, but since 1986, the band’s lineup is more consistent, featuring singer Milo Aukerman, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez, and drummer Bill Stevenson.

The band’s seventh album Hypercaffium Spazzinate (released on Epitaph Records) still has their iconic cartoon singer Milo (who first appeared on their debut album Milo Goes to College).

Iowa’s Modern Life Is War and local band Color TV to open.

Tour dates:

Sept 15 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Sept 16-18 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
Sept 22 San Diego, CA – SOMA
Sept 24 Pozo, CA – Pozo Saloon
Sept 29 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
Oct 01 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Oct 06 Boston, MA – The Royale
Oct 08 New York, NY – PlayStation Theater
Oct 13 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Oct 15 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Nov 09 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
Nov 10 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
Nov 12 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

Read More Handsome Family I saw The Handsome Family last year, little did I know that this band will become really popular because of HBO's True Detective series. Having seen the pilot, it's hard to ignore …

HANDSOME FAMILY
at Cedar Cultural Center
Thursday, 09/15/16, 7pm ($15/$18)
thecedar.org

The Handsome Family (husband and wife duo Brett and Rennie Sparks) will be returning to the Cedar Cultural Center next Thursday, September 15th, touring in support of their forthcoming 10th studio album Unseen (available on Virtual Label).

You may recall that we saw the band before they became famous with True Detective using their song ‘Far From Any Road’ as the first season’s theme song.

Calamity & the Owl to open.

Tour dates:

09/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar
09/16 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
09/18 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
09/19 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
09/21 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
09/24 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
09/25 - Cleveland, OH @ Music Box Supper Club
09/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
09/29 - Portsmouth, NH @ The Music Loft
09/30 - New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
10/01 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory
11/12 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
11/30 - Bellingham, WA @ The Green Frog
12/01 - Seattle, WA @ The Triple Door
12/02 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
12/03 - Arcata, CA @ Humboldt Brews
12/07 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
12/08 - Felton, CA @ Don Quixote's International
12/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg Theater
12/10 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet's
12/13 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress

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The Coathangers with Catbath and Color TV at the Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (12 September 2015)

The Coathangers Setlist Trailer Park Boneyard Watch Your Back Springfield Cannonball Hurricane I Don't Think So Arthritis Sux Adderall Call To Nothing Sicker Sex Beat (The Gun Club cover) Tonya Harding Shut Up Don't Touch My Shit Tour Dates 9/14: Look Out Lounge - Omaha, NB 9/15: Jackpot - Lawrence, KS 9/16: Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO 9/17: Diabolical Records - SLC, UT 9/18: Holland Project - Reno, NV 9/19: TBD Festival - Sacramento, CA 9/21: Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA 9/24: Los Globos - Los Angeles, CA 9/25: Casbah - San Diego, CA 10/24-10/25: Santa Ana, CA - Beach Goth Fest Read More The Coathangers The Coathangers, the all-girls punk band, will be stopping by St Paul's Turf Club, the same venue where we previously saw them open up for Guitar Wolf. Audacity (not to be … Catbath Before the headliner, local trio Catbath opened with a 40 min. set of revved up songs, culled mostly from their debut EP, Bathtime. Travis Franklin, Crystal Stockert, and Kristin Kosieracki have a mid-90’s sounding …

The Coathangers make music that has teeth and once you’ve been bitten you’re done for. Last night, with the help of local acts Catbath and Color TV, the Atlanta trio brought their primal sound to a packed Triple Rock crowd eager to be branded.

Catbath photo: Amy

First up was Catbath, a three-piece whose live show was lively and fun and whose music is impossible to categorize. If I had to describe the music, I would say it’s like Kurt Cobain fronting X covering the B-52s. It’s like a beach party from the muddy banks of the Wishkah. The band is made up of drummer Crystal Stockert, guitarist Travis Franklin and bassist Kristin Kosieracki - they all shared vocals and created some pretty sublime harmonies. Honestly, I’m in love with this band; not only do they really push the cat theme in their songs and merch, but they’ve found a way to combine all these great genres without sounding weird or gimmicky. I read on their Facebook page that last night (they played the Kitty Cat Klub after the Triple Rock gig) was, sadly, going to be their last local show for a few months. Don’t leave us for too long, Catbath!

Color TV photo: Amy

Local quartet, Color TV, was up next and leveled the place with a lightning-fast set of no-frills punk rock. To my delight, they closed their set with a fantastic cover of the Saints’ “Perfect Day.” That song is probably one of the most satisfying two minutes and thirty seconds ever committed to tape and Color TV executed it flawlessly.

The Coathangers only played for about 45 minutes, but it never seemed rushed. It was an absorbing set, in fact, with vocalist/guitarist Crook Kid Coathanger (Julia Kugel), vocalist/drummer Rusty Coathanger (Stephanie Luke) and bassist Minnie Coathanger (Meredith Franco) spitting out track after track from their incredible most recent record Suck My Shirt. Select older cuts like “Arthritis Sux” (2009’s Scramble), “Tonya Harding” (2007’s self-titled) and “Hurricane” (2011’s Larceny & Old Lace) added to the electric atmosphere.

The band kicked off with “Johnny,” from Suck, a song that began with an almost frantic beat before exploding into a cacophonous cloud. Crook Kid switched from Kat Bjelland-like coos to full-throated shrieks and she stabbed and scratched out a lattice of guitar noise. Behind CK but definitely not out of sight, Rusty kept a hypnotic charging rhythm that would lurch to a stop and change the tempo with a break-neck wallop. On the other side of the stage, Minnie created the most irresistible groove with a bassline so menacing, you’d wish you had brought adult diapers. It’s as unsettling as it is exhilarating.

The band seemed to be having as much fun as the crowd. All members had come to the stage equipped with beverages including a bottle of wine. CK joked that they were allowing themselves a drink every two songs, but after a few tunes the “rule” didn’t stick and she started taking healthy swigs out of the wine bottle whenever she wanted. For the final song, “Don’t Touch My Shit,” CK shed her guitar and got confrontational, stalking the stage with the mic and yelping into the faces of delighted fans. She grabbed a second mic, pressed them both to her mouth and slowly planted her head into my friend’s chest. An inadvertent nod to their song “Nestle in my Boobies”?

The Coathangers filter rock and roll to its starkest and most primitive elements; it’s raw, edgy, always exciting and I love it. Get their album Suck My Shirt out on Suicide Squeeze and, for crying out loud, go see them live!

The Coathangers at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (12 September 2015) photo: Amy

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