Minneapolis: November 15, 2015

Read More Suzanne Vega I remember the first time I saw Suzanne Vega, she was on television, defending her song "Luka", which was about an abused child. What I thought was interesting was that the song.… Duncan Sheik You all remember Duncan Sheik, he found massive success with his single "Barely Breathing" from his self-titled debut album from Atlantic Records. He won a Grammy for "Best Male Vocal Performance …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 15, 2015.

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SUZANNE VEGA / DUNCAN SHEIK
at Cedar Cultural Center
Sunday, 11/15/2015, 7:30pm ($40)
thecedar.org

What a great double-billing of a couple of great storytellers: Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik.

We previously caught Vega last year when she was touring in support of her excellent new album Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pantacles. As wonderful as the new record sounds live, we still love the old hits, "Tom's Diner" and "Luka".

As for Grammy and Tony award-winning musician Duncan Sheik, his latest Legerdemain is available worldwide on Kobalt Music. To celebrate the release, Sheik is heading out on tour with Vega, performing selections from his diverse back catalogue surrounding the theme “Songs From New York City From Bleecker Street To Broadway.”

Duncan Sheik's Tour dates:

11/13 Evanston, IL Evanston SPACE*
11/14 Brookfield, WI Sharon Lynne Wilson *
11/15 Minneapolis, MN The Cedar*
11/18 Vienna, VA Barns at Wolf Trap*
11/19 Vienna, VA Barns at Wolf Trap*
11/20 Richmond, VA Modlin Center *
11/21 New York, NY Zankel
11/22 Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall*

*co-headlining with Suzanne Vega

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NIKKI LANE
at Turf Club
Sunday, 11/15/2015, 7pm ($16)
turfclub.net

Country singer/songwriter Nikki Lane is back in Minneapolis at the Turf Club this Sunday. The venue was an upgrade from the Fine Line Music Café, which was done to accommodate all the pre-sold ticket holders to give them a little breathing room.

Lane was previously in town with Social Distortion in August 2015.

Guests Clear Plastic Masks and Hope Country to open. The latter is a local band, who we previously saw in November 2014.

Tour dates:

11/10/15 Cincinnati, OH The Woodward Theater
11/11/15 Indianapolis, IN The Hi Fi
11/12/15 Chicago, IL Double Door
11/13/15 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
11/14/15 Green Bay, WI Keggers - Lyric Room
11/15/15 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
11/17/15 Bozeman, MT Filling Station / VFW
11/19/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
11/21/15 Vancouver, BC The Cobalt
11/22/15 Portland, OR Dante's
11/24/15 Felton, CA Don Quixote's Int'l
11/25/15 Sacramento, CA Harlow's Night Club
11/27/15 San Francisco, CA Great American
11/28/15 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre
11/29/15 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
12/01/15 San Diego, CA The Irenic
12/03/15 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar
12/05/15 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
12/06/15 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
12/08/15 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
12/09/15 Lincoln, NE Vega
02/07/16 Outlaw Country Cruise
02/08/16 Outlaw Country Cruise
02/09/16 Outlaw Country Cruise
02/10/16 Outlaw Country Cruise
02/11/16 Outlaw Country Cruise
03/05/16 Charleston Wine & Food Festival

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DEAR ROUGE
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 11/15/2015, 7:30pm ($8)
first-avenue.com

Vancouver-based duo Dear Rouge (Drew and Danielle McTaggart) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Sunday, in support of their debut studio album Black To Gold (Universal Music Canada). Since the record did incredibly well on the Canadian Alternative Rock charts, I've seen photos of their shows in their native country showing massive crowds... so you're in for a treat if you live in the U.S. Sometime at these shows, you may get some Canadians crossing the border to see their favorite band at a small venue.

Opening up the show will be Rah Rah. We previously caught the band with The Envy Corps at the Fine Line in 2012 and described them as a six-piece Canadian band who used violins and accordions.

Rah Rah's latest is Vessels, available now on Hidden Pony Records.

Tour dates:

11/10/15 Lakewood, OH Mahall's 20 Lanes
11/11/15 Newport, KY Revival Room
11/12/15 St. Louis, MO The Demo
11/13/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
11/14/15 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
11/15/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
11/18/15 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
11/20/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore
11/21/15 Victoria, BC Distrikt
12/02/15 Aachen, Germany Musikbunker
12/03/15 Hamburg, Germany Kleiner Donner
12/04/15 Rostock, Germany Helga's Kitchen
12/05/15 Dresden, Germany Ostpol
12/08/15 London The Islington
12/09/15 Liverpool Studio 2
12/10/15 Preston Mad Ferret
12/14/15 Vienna, Austria Haus Der Musik
12/15/15 Munich Glockenbachwerkstatt
12/16/15 Basel, Switzerland Lady Bar
12/17/15 Freiburg, Germany Great Raeng Teng

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