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Agnes Obel at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (29 Mar 2017)

Setlist Citizen of Glass Dorian It's Happening Again Golden Green Trojan Horses Familiar Piano Instrumental Philharmonics Fuel to Fire Run Cried the Crawling Red Virgin Soil Mary The Curse Stone Stretch Your Eyes -- Encore -- Smoke & Mirrors Riverside On Powdered Ground Read More Agnes Obel It’s been a good few years since we last saw Danish singer/pianist Agnes Obel at the Dakota Jazz Club in Oct 2014.... so it’s good news that she’ll be back in town at the Cedar Cultural Center. … Ethan Gruska Show up early to check out Los Angeles’ Ethan Gruska, who is joining Obel on her remaining U.S.A. shows. Gruska’s new album Slowmotionary came out on Sire Records. …

Danish singer and composer Agnes Obel recently sold out a string of her U.S.A. tour, including her Cedar Cultural Center appearance in Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 29th.

Ethan Gruska

Los Angeles’ Ethan Gruska opened up the show, playing several tracks from his new album Slowmotionary (Sire Records). I believe Gruska is actually one half of The Belle Brigade, who we saw in Minneapolis in July 2014 and New Orleans in October 2014.

Gruska played guitar and keys in near blood red darkness at the Cedar, a venue that fit perfectly to this type of slow, introspective music. Songs on his 40-min set included several tracks from Slowmotionary, including ‘Time Is the Healer’, ‘Short Film’, lead single ‘Reoccurring Dream’, and closing song ‘The Valley’.

Agnes Obel

The last time we saw Agnes Obel at Dakota Jazz Club in Oct 2014, she was out promoting her Aventine record. She had a violinist (Mika Posen of Timber Timbre) and cellist (Anne Müller), which was enough to play her “darker” record.

With her new album Citizen of Glass (Play It Again Sam Records), based on hearing the music with its grand orchestra sound provided by her new band: cellist Charlotte Danhier, bass clarinet/drums Catherine de Blasio, and cellist Kristina Koropecki. The band did an excellent job playing the subtle notes and additional loops (if they had to play several music layers).

Of course, the majority of her set is from Citizen of Glass, which included the title track, ‘It's Happening Again’, ‘Golden Green’, ‘Trojan Horses’, etc.

Any songs from her debut album Philharmonics, undoubtable her most popular record, were well received, including loud cheers for ‘Philharmonics’.

Obel’s final USA date is taking place tomorrow at Stoughton, Wisconsin’s Stoughton Opera House. She (and her touring band) will be taking a much needed break before returning to the road in Paris on May 13th.

Remaining tour:

04/02/17 Stoughton, WI - Stoughton Opera House
05/13/17 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
05/14/17 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
05/16/17 Toulouse, France Le Bikini
05/17/17 Bordeaux, France Krakatoa
05/20/17 Liege, Belgium Le Forum
05/21/17 Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
05/22/17 Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
05/24/17 Cologne, Germany Gloria
05/25/17 Women Of The World Festival
05/30/17 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclawskie Cent
05/31/17 Lodz, Poland Wytwornia
06/02/17 Elbjazz Festival
06/04/17 London, Roundhouse
06/11/17 Northside Festival
06/14/17 Geneva, Salle Des Fetes
06/16/17 Best Kept Secret Festival
06/29/17 Rock Werchter Festival

Agnes Obel at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (29 Mar 2017)

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Minneapolis: March 28 to March 30, 2017

Read More A Great Big World A Great Big World is currently in the middle of their international tour, appropriately titled "A Great Big World Tour". The tour is to coincide with the launch of the group's latest …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 28 to March 30, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

A GREAT BIG WORLD
at Studio B
Tuesday 03/28/17, 7pm ($20)
skywaytheatre.com

Ian Axel and Chad King of A Great Big World is doing a stripped down “An Evening With Ian and Chad” (unplugged) tour, they will be stopping in at Studio B (at the Skyway Theatre) in Minneapolis.

The full band was previously in town in June 2014, which we noted, “A Great Big World is currently in the middle of their international tour, appropriately titled "A Great Big World Tour". The tour is to coincide with the launch of the group's latest single "Already Home," taken from their new album Is There Anybody Out There? (Black Magnetic/Epic Records).”

The band recently released a new cover version of ELO’s ‘When I Was a Boy’, available at all digital retailers via Black Magnetic/Epic Records.

Allie Moss to open.

Tour Dates:

3/25/2017 — Mod Club — Toronto, ON
3/26/2017 — The Ark — Ann Arbor, MI
3/27/2017 — Space — Chicago, IL
3/28/2017 — Studio B — Minneapolis, MN

Read More Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones will be stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis next Thursday, July 30th, in support of her latest The Other Side of Desire. …

RICKIE LEE JONES & MADELEINE PEYROUX
at Ames Center
Tuesday 03/28/17, 7:30pm ($53.50)
ames-center.com

Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux are on their first tour together. The two also recorded songs together, including their cover of David Essex’s ‘Rock On.’

Rickie Lee Jones’ latest album is called The Other Side of Desire and Madeleine Peyroux’s latest Secular Hymns is out now on Verve.

Tour Dates:

03/24 - Rococo Theatre - Lincoln, NE
03/25 - Paramount Theatre - Aurora, IL
03/26 - Northern Lights Theater - Milwaukee, WI*
03/26 - Old Rock House - St. Louis, MO^
03/28 - Ames Center - Burnsville, MN
03/29 - Englert Theate - Iowa City, IA*
03/30 - Ludlow Garage - Cincinnati, OH^
03/31 - Kent Stage - Kent, OH^
03/31 - One World Theater - Austin, TX*
04/01 - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX*

* Rickie Lee Jones Only
^ Madeleine Peyroux Only

Read More Agnes Obel With the recent release of the deluxe edition of Agnes Obel's hit second album Aventine and double LP of 2010's Philharmonics, both via Play It Again Sam/PIAS, Obel will be back in America to support the re-issues …

AGNES OBEL
at Cedar Cultural Center
Wednesday 03/29/17, 7pm ($20)
thecedar.org

It’s been a good few years since we last saw Danish singer/pianist Agnes Obel at the Dakota Jazz Club in Oct 2014.... so it’s good news that she’ll be back in town at the Cedar Cultural Center. The venue is such a great place to actually hear music, and given Obel’s quiet songs and dedicate music notes, that this will be the perfect place for her to play.

Show up early to check out Los Angeles’ Ethan Gruska, who is joining Obel on her remaining U.S.A. shows. Gruska’s new album Slowmotionary came out on Sire Records.

Tour Dates:

03/24/17 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
03/25/17 Vancouver, BC Imperial
03/26/17 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
03/29/17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural
03/30/17 Chicago, IL Old Town School
03/31/17 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
05/13/17 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
05/14/17 Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
05/16/17 Toulouse, France Le Bikini
05/17/17 Bordeaux, France Krakatoa
05/20/17 Liege, Belgium Le Forum
05/21/17 Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
05/22/17 Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
05/24/17 Cologne, Germany Gloria
05/25/17 Women Of The World Festival
05/30/17 Wroclaw, Poland Wroclawskie Cent
05/31/17 Lodz, Poland Wytwornia
06/02/17 Elbjazz Festival
06/04/17 London, Roundhouse
06/11/17 Northside Festival
06/14/17 Geneva, Salle Des Fetes
06/16/17 Best Kept Secret Festival
06/29/17 Rock Werchter Festival

Read More The Dig Not to be confused with the 90s alternative band called Dig, this indie band is currently on tour in support of their new album, Midnight Flowers, which came …

Other shows in the area:

03/28/17 Amorphis with Swallow The Sun and Cold Colours will be over at The Cabooze

03/29/17 Loudon Wainwright III will be back at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant on Wednesday.

03/29/17 Nick Hakim is currently on tour in support of his debut record Green Twins (ATO Records). He’ll be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday.

03/29/17 Son Volt’s no-so-secret origins are based in the Minneapolis area in 1995, so this upcoming show is somewhat of a homecoming show for Son Volt. Show up early to check out singer/songwriter Anders Parker . Parker previously collaborated with Son Volt’s Jay Farrar on their band Gob Iron. $20.

03/30/17 They. (Dante Jones and Drew Love) is touring in support of Nü Religion: Hyena; stopping by the Fine Line Music Café on Thursday.

03/30/17 The Dig and Nico Yaryan (NME called him “New Bands Everyone Is Going To Be Talking About”) will be playing the 7th Street Entry. We’ve been writing about the Digs for many, many years, and I’ve often mention that they are not the 90s band Dig. The Dig’s new record Bloodshot Tokyo is out now on Roll Call Records

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