Minneapolis: April 20 to April 21, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 20 to April 21, 2016.

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Read More Big Wild Opening the show was Big Wild from Los Angeles. Big Wild is Jackson and was definitely a jaw dropper as an opening act for an already amazing line up. What sets Big Wild apart from the other acts of the night …

BIG WILD
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 04/20/16, 8pm ($10 / Sold Out)
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California’s Big Wild sold out his 4/20 show at the 7th Street Entry. He’s touring in support of his new single “Aftergold”, featuring Tove Styrke, and sold under ODESZA's Foreign Family Collective. We previously caught him in 2015 and wrote, “was definitely a jaw dropper as an opening act for an already amazing line up.”

One of the biggest breakout electronic acts of the year, no doubt gaining new fans with his Coachella appearance. Look for his debut album coming later this year.

Opening up the show will be Profresher (aka Billy Blacklight).

Tour dates:

April 15 – April 16 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
April 21 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
April 22 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig
April 23 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison *
April 24 – Montreal, QC @ NewSpeak *
April 27 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott *
April 28 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
April 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade *
April 30 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall *
May 1 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
May 5 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^
May 6 – Portland, OR @ Holocene ^
May 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club ^
May 11 – Boise, ID @ The Reef ^
May 12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge ^
May 14 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
May 15 – Albuquerque, NM @ Stereo Bar at El Rey ^
May 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar ^
May 19 – San Diego, CA @ Bang Bang ^
May 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echo ^
May 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
May 22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
July 14 – July 16 – Scranton, PA @ Camp Bisco
Aug – Sun Aug 7 – Buena Vista, CO @ Vertex Festival

* w/ Chet Porter
^ w/ Electric Mantis

Read More Filter Filter's 1995 debut album, Short Bus, is a fine example of industrial rock (although Richard Patrick doesn't like the term) at its best. I find the criticism Rich has received regarding Filter's similarities to Nine Inch Nails to be absurd. …

FILTER
at Mill City Nights
Wednesday, 04/20/16, 6:30pm ($20 / $23)
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Filter will be back in Minneapolis next week on April 20th. Although most people will likely show up because of their hit single “Hey Man Nice Shot”, industrial music fans have embraced the band for their innovative music from singer Richard Patrick (guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang left the band in 1997). The band’s music and direction is always changing, with Patrick explaining that, “You recognize it’s us from my aggression and singing, but the instrumentation had to change. It wasn’t about just stacking guitars like we might’ve done on the last couple records. There are way more electronics and sound design.”

Filter is touring in support of their seventh studio album Crazy Eyes, available on Wind-Up Records.

Opening will be Orgy, Vampires Everywhere! and Death Valley High.

Tour dates:

04/15/16 Portland, OR Dante's
04/16/16 Vancouver, BC Venue
04/17/16 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
04/19/16 Mandan, ND Rock Point
04/20/16 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
04/21/16 Arlington Heights, IL Home Bar Chicago
04/22/16 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
04/23/16 Pontiac, MI Crofoot Ballroom
04/24/16 Toronto, ON Opera House Concert Venue
04/26/16 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
04/27/16 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
04/28/16 Amityville, NY Revolution Bar & Music Hall
04/30/16 Welcome To Rockville
05/01/16 Atlanta, GA Hell At The Masquerade
05/03/16 New York, NY The Gramercy Theatre
05/04/16 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
05/05/16 Knoxville, TN The International
05/06/16 Carolina Rebellion
05/07/16 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
05/08/16 Nashville, TN Exit / In
05/10/16 Houston, TX House Of Blues
05/11/16 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theatre
05/12/16 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
05/13/16 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
05/14/16 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
05/15/16 Denver, CO Herman's Hideaway
05/17/16 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
05/18/16 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
05/19/16 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
05/20/16 Pomona, CA Glass House Concert Hall
05/21/16 West Hollywood, CA The Roxy Theatre
05/28/16 May Day Rock Fest

Read More Communion Communion is an artist-led organization and record label, based out of the UK and New York, that is putting on shows and releasing albums by up and coming artists. They put on shows across the country (and the world) full …

COMMUNION: TWIN CITIES
feat. Jakubi
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 04/21/16, 7pm ($10/$12)
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The monthly Communion: Twin Cities show is returning next Thursday, April 21st.

This month will feature Melbourne-based band Jakubi as headliner. The family band (two brothers, two cousins and one friend) will be joined by Austin’s Walker Lukens and his band The Side Arms.

Also on the bill is Cyn (short for Cynthia), and Aidan Knight. Knight is touring in support of his new album Each Other (out now via Outside Music).

Tour dates:

April 13 - The Basement East - Nashville, TN
April 14 - Zanzabar - Louisville, KY
April 20 - Lincoln Hall + Schubas - Chicago, IL
April 21 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
April 22 - Village Theater - Davenport, IA
April 23 - The Tank Room - Kansas City, MO
April 26 - Club Dada - Dallas, TX
April 28 - Historic Scoot Inn - Austin, TV

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