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Minneapolis: March 1 to March 3, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 1 to March 3, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

MGMT: Little Dark Age Read More MGMT This MGMT band needs no introduction, since their formation in 2006, the duo (Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden) has been a favorite among hipsters. …

MGMT
Myth
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$45)
mythlive.com

After a long five year absent since MGMT’s last self-titled album, the duo (Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser) is back with their fourth album Little Dark Age. The record was produced by MGMT, Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, Kelela, Blood Orange), and long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Spoon, Tame Impala).

While the two worked on and off, it was only with the recent election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, was when MGMT was really inspired to finish their fourth album. Of the election, VanWyngarden questioned, “We were like, ‘Wow, is it actually possible for the most impossible thing to happen? [...] Apparently, we were more inspired to write pop music after evil took over the world.”

Tour Dates

3/2 St. Paul, MN Myth
3/3 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/4 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
3/5 St. Louis, MO Peabody Opera House
3/7 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
3/8 Austin, TX ACL Live at Moody Theater
3/9 New Orleans, LA BUKU Music
3/11 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
3/13 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
3/15 Washington, DC The Anthem
3/16 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
3/17 Montreal, QB MTELUS
3/19 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
3/20Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
3/24Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre
3/25Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
3/26Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
5/7 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
5/9 Calgary, AB Big Four Building
5/11 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
5/12 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/13 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
5/15 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
5/18 Hollywood, CA Palladium
5/19 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
5/20 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
6/14-17 Dover, DE. Firefly Music Festival
6/29-7/1 Beuningen, Netherlands Down The Rabbit Hole
7/6 Hérouville Saint Clair, France Festival Beauregard
7/12 Madrid, Spain Mad Cool Festival
7/17 Milan, Italy Milano Summer Festival

I’m With Her Tour Poster Propagandhi’s Fine Line Music Café Poster Miguel Tour Poster Tune-Yards Tour Poster Why? 2018 Tour Poster Alan Doyle’s North American Tour Poster Jordan Rakei at the Turf Club Read More Aoife O'Donovan Opening up the show, was Crooked Still's Aoife O'Donovan playing some folky/storytelling songs from her latest solo album Fossils, including set opening song "Lay My Burden Down", "Oh, Mama", and "Beekeeper". .... Sara Watkins Prior to releasing her debut self-titled album, Sara Watkins was cutting her teeth as the fiddler in the progressive bluegrass group, Nickel Creek. Bluegrass fans will probably know ... Andrew Combs Nashville's Andrew Combs was next on the bill. He started his set with solo acoustics, but by the time he started "Part Time Lovers, Full Time Fools", he's joined on stage by the steel .... Tune-Yards Musically and visually, it was a delightful to witness: colorful war paint, ukulele, pots, pans, and coke bottles, great beats, and funky dancing ... with lots of loops.... WHY? The Cincinatti based indie trio will be releasing Sod in the Seed EP on August 14th via Anticon (City Slang in the UK). Their new LP, ,i>Mumps, etc. will follow… Florist Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records). The story of Florist … Great Big Sea Great Big Sea is one of Canada's most beloved bands. As I previously mentioned, the band plays about 300 shows a year (having seen them a few times at the Irish Fair.) … Mina Moore Opening the evening of soulful music was local favorite Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster), who has been staying quite active of late. In addition to her own music and prepping a full-length ....

Other shows in the area:

I'M WITH HER
+ Andrew Combs
Fitzgerald Theater
Thu 03/01/2018 (8pm/$31)
publicradio.org

I'm With Her is the supergroup project, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan. The trio’s debut album See You Around is available now on Rounder Records.

If you love Americana and harmonizing women singer, you’ll definitely want to see them live at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul this Thursday.

Tour dates:

02/27 Downers Grove, IL @ Tivoli Theater
02/28 Stoughton, WI @ Stoughton Opera House
03/01 St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
03/02 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/03 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
03/05 Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
03/06 St. Louis, MO @ The Sheldon
03/08 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/09 Nashville, TN @ Station Inn
03/10 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
03/12 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
03/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
03/15 New York, NY @ Town Hall
03/16 Cambridge, MA @ Sanders Theatre
03/17 Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
04/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
04/03 San Francisco, CA @ Great American
04/04 Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank
04/06 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
04/07 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
04/08 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
04/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
04/11 Durango, CO @ Fort Lewis College
04/12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
04/13 Denver, CO @ L2
04/17 Fayetteville, AR @ Warton Center*
04/19 Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
04/20 Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
04/21 Dale, TX @ Old Settler's Music Festival
05/04 Paris, France @ Les Etoiles
05/05 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Alice
05/06 Stockholm, Sweden @ Bryggarsalen
05/07 Berlin, Germany @ Silent Green
05/09 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Noord
05/11 Belfast, Ireland @ Cathedral Quarter
05/12 Dublin, Ireland @ Whelan's
05/14 Gateshead, UK @ Sage Two
05/15 Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
05/16 Bristol, UK @ The Station
05/17 London, UK @ Union Chapel

PROPAGANDHI
+ Iron Chic, La Armada
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 03/01/2018 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
inelinemusic.com

Canadian punk band Propagandhi is touring in support of their seventh studio album Victory Lap (Epitaph Records). The U.S. tour kicks off at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on March 1st, and, yes, it’s sold out.

Tour dates:

3/1 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
3/3 Chicago, IL Metro
3/4 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/5 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater
3/7 Newport, KY Southgate House
3/8 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room
3/10 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
3/11 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

MIGUEL
+ Nonchalant Savant, SiR
Palace Theatre
Fri 03/02/2018 (7:30pm/$43.50)
palacestpaul.com

Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter Miguel is headlining the Palace Theatre this Friday. He’ll be playing tracks from his #1 Billboard R&B album War & Leisure.

Tour dates:

2/26/18 Salt Lake City, UT at The Complex
2/27/18 Aspen, CO at Belly Up Aspen
2/28/18 Denver, Co at Ogden Theatre
3/2/18 Saint Paul, MN at Palace Theatre
3/3/18 Milwaukee, WI at Riverside Theater
3/5/18 Chicago, IL at Riviera Theatre
3/8/18 Cincinnati, OH at Taft Theatre
3/9/18 Detroit, MI at Royal Oak Music Theatre
3/10/18 Cleveland, OH at Agora Theatre
3/12/18 Toronto, ON at Rebel
3/13/18 London, ON at London Music Hall
3/15/18 Albany, NY at Upstate Concert Hall
3/16/18 New Haven, CT at College Street
3/17/18 Providence, RI at The Strand Theatre
3/19/18 Boston, MA at House of Blues Boston
3/20/18 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore
3/21/18 Baltimore, MD at The Modell Lyric
3/23/18 New York, NY at Terminal 5
3/24/18 Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Steel
3/25/18 Charlottesville, VA at Jefferson Theater
3/27/18 Atlanta, GA at Coca Cola Roxy
3/28/18 Charlotte, NC at The Fillmore Charlotte
3/29/18 Orlando, FL at The Plaza Live
3/30/18 Miami, FL at Fillmore Miami Beach
4/1/18 Tampa, FL at Ritz Ybor
4/3/18 Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
4/4/18 Dallas, TX at House of Blues Dallas
4/6/18 Austin, TX at Stubb's
4/7/18 San Antonio, TX at The Aztec Theatre
4/9/18 Tucson, AZ at The Rialto Theatre
4/12/18 Berkeley, CA at Greek Theatre

TUNE-YARDS
+ Sudan Archives
First Avenue
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is back at First Avenue on Friday. Show up early to check out Sudan Archives, the self-taught violinist/singer/producer. Sudan Archives recently released her self-titled EP on Stone Throws.

Tour dates:

2/25 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
2/26 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
2/27 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
3/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
3/3 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
3/4 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
4/14 - Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/21 - Indio, CA @ Coachella

WHY?
+ Florist
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 03/02/2018 (7pm/$18)
thecedar.org

Why? (Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf, Doug McDiarmid, and Matt Meldon) is returning to the Cedar Cultural Center this Friday. Expect to see local friends Paper Tiger (Doomtree), Open Mike Eagle, and Astronautalis, at the Minneapolis show.

Tour dates:

2/26 – Bozeman, MT – The Rialto
2/28 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
3/1 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
3/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
3/3 – Des Moines, IA – Woolys
3/4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

ALAN DOYLE
Dakota Jazz Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (7pm/$35/Sold Out)
dakotacooks.com

Newfoundland singer-songwriter Alan Doyle (lead singer of iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea) has sold out his upcoming appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant.

Doyle’s third solo album A Week At The Warehouse is available now on Universal Music Canada.

Alan Doyle Tour Dates:

2/27 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box
2/28 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
3/1 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
3/2 - Chicago, IL - City Winery
3/3 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club
4/12 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
4/13 - New York, NY - City Winery
4/14 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House Club
4/15 - Old Saybrook, CT - Katharine Hepburn
4/17 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head
4/18 - Richmond, VA - The Tin Pan
4/19 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt
4/20 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theatre
4/21 - Norfolk, CT - Infinity Hall
4/22 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton Live
4/24 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
4/25 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center For The Arts
4/26 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center
4/27 - White River Junction, VT - Briggs Opera
4/28 - Boston, MA - City Winery
4/29 - Boston, MA - City Winery

JORDAN RAKEI
+ Mina Moore
Turf Club
Sat 03/03/2018 (8pm/$20)
turfclub.net

Jordan Rakei is currently touring in support of his sophomore album Wallflower (Ninja Tune).

Jordan Rakei Tour Dates:

26 Feb - Sinclair, Boston, MA
28 Feb - Lee’s Palace, Toronto, ON
01 Mar - Shelter, Detroit, MI
02 Mar - SubT, Chicago, IL
03 Mar - Turf Club, Minneapolis, MN
05 Mar - Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
06 Mar - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
08 Mar - The Fillmore , San Francisco, CA
12 Mar - SXSW, Austin, TX
23 Mar - Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2018
13 Apr - Next Step, Cully, Switzerland
18 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
19 Apr - Ronnie Scott's, London, UK
26 Apr - Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
03 May - Het Depot, Leuven, Belgium
05 May - Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, UK
11 May - Salon IKSV, Beyoğlu, Turkey
26 May - World Island, Leeds, UK
31 May - Alexandra Palace (Bonobo support), London, UK
01 Jun - Field Day 2018, Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, UK
22 Jul - Liverpool International Music Festival, Liverpool, UK
27 Jul - Soundwave Festival Croatia 2018, The Garden Resort
17 Aug - Lowlands Festival 2018, Biddinghuizen
18 Aug - Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit - Hasselt, Belgium
24 Aug - Lost Village Festival, Lincoln, UK
01 Sept - Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Rep. Of Ireland

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Rocktober: October 19 to October 20, 2017

Read More Trombone Shorty Mardi Gras will continue at the Minnesota Zoo later this week as Trombone Shorty comes to town for an undoubtedly spirited show. Releasing his Grammy-nominated debut album, Backatown… Vintage Trouble One of the most exciting live bands of recent note, Los Angeles’ Vintage Trouble hits the road again, this time in promotion of their latest, 1 Hopeful Road (Blue Note Records). …

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 19 to October 20, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE
+ Vintage Trouble
Pantages Theatre
Fri 10/20/2017 (7:30pm/$37)
palacestpaul.com

Trombone Shorty is led by singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews. His new album is called Parking Lot Symphony and is available on Blue Note Records.

Show up early to see our favorite Vintage Trouble. We first saw the explosive band at the now-defunct Nether Bar in 2013 and wrote, “Beginning with the One/Two punch of 'Hard Times (They are Coming)' and 'Blues Hand Me Down', the crowd was immediately in a frenzy; asked all evening to call-and-respond, clap along, move front to back, and generally become a part of the show. Vocalist/frontman Ty Taylor has come a long way from his Rockstar:INXS days, morphing into a mesmerizing and charismatic showman that spins, juts, and shakes in a way that would make James Brown proud. Drummer Richard Danielson and bassist Rick Barrio Dill more than ably held down the bottom end, while band 'secret weapon', guitarist Nalle Colt (looking like a dapper Viggo Mortenson) impressed with roaring riffs and stretched out solos.”

Tour dates:

10/14 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
10/20 – Palace Theater – St. Paul, MN
10/21 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
10/23 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Canada
10/24 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Canada
10/26 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI
10/27 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN

Read More LÉON Fresh from an appearance a few days before on The Late Late Show with James Cordon, Swedish singer LÉON found herself along the banks of Lake Minnetonka, for a promotional ... Wrabel Also on the bill: We The Kings, Wrabel, Cobi and Hailey Knox. Gavin DeGraw’s tour dates: 11/17 Minneapolis, MN Cities 97 Sampler 12/03 Nashville, TN Nashville Christmas Parade 12/08 Denver, CO Alice in Winterland ...

LÉON
+ Wrabel
Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 10/20/2017 (8pm/$17.50)
finelinemusic.com

LÉON (aka Lotta Lindgren) is back with her sophomore EP Surround Me. She returns to North America on her second headlining tour this October.

We previously caught the Swedish singer/songwriter at her first “proper” concert (we also previously saw her at a brief five-song promo event) in Minneapolis at her sold-out show at 7th Street Entry in, February 2017, and wrote, “With still only the four-song Treasure EP (Columbia Records/Sony) released, fans remain patient waiting on the full-length, but were treated to a headlining set just short of fifty-minutes, which should give good indication on how the album will sound. Music is in the blood for the woman born Lotta Lindgren (the daughter of a composer and a cello player) and backed by three musicians, her stage presence seems natural and relaxed.”

Wrabel to open.

Tour dates:

10/14/2017 Seattle, WA Crocodile
10/16/2017 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
10/17/2017 Denver, CO Globe Hall
10/19/2017 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
10/20/2017 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
10/21/2017 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/23/2017 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground
10/25/2017 Boston, MA Paradise
10/27/2017 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
10/28/2017 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
10/29/2017 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall

Read More Gavin DeGraw Multi-platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw (best known for his album and title track "Chariot" and the theme song to One Tree Hill) released his new single "Best I Ever Had" … SPCO The Nufonia Must Fall show is part of the Walker Art Center and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music series (now in the middle of its fourth season) …

Other shows in the area:

GAVIN DEGRAW
First Avenue
Thu 10/19/2017 (7pm/$40.50)
first-avenue.com

Gavin’s new album Something Worth Saving is out now on RCA Records.

MILKY CHANCE
Skyway Theatre
Thu 10/19/2017 (8pm/$31.50)
skywaytheatre.com

German duo Milky Chance’s new video and single is called ‘Blossom’, from Republic Records.

Tour dates:

10/17 - Egyptian Room - Indianapolis, IN
10/18 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
10/19 - Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
10/21 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT
10/22 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
10/23 - Showbox Sodo - Seattle, WA
10/24 - The Commodore - Vancouver, BC

THIS IS KIT
+ Rogue Valley
Turf Club
Thu 10/19/2017 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

This Is The Kit and Rogue Valley to play the Turf Club on Thursday.

PINEGROVE
+ Florist, Lomelda
7th Street Entry
Thu 10/19/2017 (7pm/$16/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Pinegrove is touring with Florist and Lomelda (aka Hannah Read). The show is sold out.

Tour dates:

10/14 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/16 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's *
10/17 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Total Drag Records
10/18 - Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
10/19 - Minneapolis, MN@ 7th St Entry
10/20 - Milwaukee, WI@ The Back Room

ALT-J
+ Bishop Briggs
The Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$39.50)
theroy.org

Alt-J is back in town.

Tour dates:

10/13/17 - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird - Vancouver, BC
10/15/17 - Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/16/17 - Winspear Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/17/17 - Big Four Building - Calgary, AB
10/18/17 - The Wilma - Missoula, MT
10/20/17 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - St. Paul, MN
10/21/17 - Murat at the Old National Centre - Indianapolis, IN
10/23/17 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
10/25/17 - Express Live! - Columbus, OH
10/27/17 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ONT
10/28/17 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ONT
10/29/17 - Place Bell - Montreal, QC

TY DOLLA $IGN / TINASHE
+ Coin
Univ. Of Minnesota
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$25)
homecoming.umn.edu

Ty Dolla $sign and Tinashe to headline Homecoming at University of Minnesota. Nashville pop/rock band COIN will open. COIN’s sophomore album How Will You Know If You Never Try is out now.

DEER TICK
+ Chris Crofton
The Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$22.50/Sold Out)
thecedar.org

Deer Tick is on their Twice Is Nice Tour. The show will start with a a stripped-down, acoustic performance, then a break, and then a full-on electric set. Opener will feature comedian Chris Crofton.

Deer Tick 2017 Fall Tour

10/17 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
10/19 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
10/20 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
10/21 – Chicago, IL – Metro
10/22 – Bloomington, IN – The Bluebird
10/24 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow Barn
10/25 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
10/27 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
10/28 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
10/31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge

LA FEMME
+ Jacques
Turf Club
Fri 10/20/2017 (8pm/$16)
turfclub.net

La Femme really impressed us with their recent appearance at Desert Daze. Be sure to check them out at the Turf Club this Friday.

RON POPE
+ Ages And Ages, The Heart Of
First Avenue
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Ron Pope's new album Work is out now on Brooklyn Basement Records. Rolling Stone Country called him one of the “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know” while Uncut called Pope “Atlanta’s answer to The Boss” going on to say that “Work finds Pope more in thrall with the E Street Band than ever on vivacious blue-collar anthems.”

Tour dates:

10/14 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
10/16 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
10/17 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic
10/19 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
10/20 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave
10/21 - Chicago, IL - Park West
10/22 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
10/28 - Stockholm, SE - Fryshuset (Klubben)
10/29 - Oslo, NO - Parkteatret
10/30 - Copenhagen, DK - DR Koncerthuset
10/31 - Hamburg, DE - Terrace Hill
11/1 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
11/2 - Cologne, DE - Artheater
11/3 - Munich, DE - Ampere
11/5 - London, UK - The Garage
11/6 - Manchester, UK - Academy 3

SPCO: Introducing Lembit Beecher
Capri Theater
Fri 10/20/2017 (7pm/$15)
thecapritheater.org

Chamber Music Series: Introducing Lembit Beecher is described as “Lembit Beecher, the SPCO’s Music Alive composer-in-residence, curates and hosts this program which features his most recent string quartet, written in 2016 and inspired by his love of Schubert. The ideas of repetition and obsession, combined with a sense of nostalgia and longing, inhabit all the works on the program.”

SPCO (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) is also hosting “The SPCO at Icehouse: SCHUBERT” at the Icehouse on October 19th ($20, 6pm)

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Mutual Benefit at Turf Club, St Paul (01 Jun 2016)

Mutual Benefit Tour Dates 06/06 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge 06/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop 06/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident 06/11 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah 06/14 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 06/15 — Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 06/17 — St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center 06/18 — Columbus, OH @ The Basement 06/20 — Washington, DC @ DC9 06/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle 06/22 — New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge 06/23 — Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right 06/24 — Boston, MA @ Great Scott Read More Mutual Benefit Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just released Skip A Sinking Stone on Friday, May 20th, via one of our new favorite label, Mom+Pop. Mutual Benefit will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday, June 1st. ....

Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just headlined the Turf Club in St Paul on Wednesday, June 1st. The venue was a last-minute change from their original 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, listing because First Avenue blocked out the whole building for a certain Dave Chappell's shows (which incidentally sold out his entire booking for the week).

Northern Darling

Local Northern Darling started the show, playing a 30-min set of new music and some old ones from their self-titled EP. The group is led by singer Liz Davis, with a full band: guitarist James Mouritsen, bassoonist Trent Jacobs, bassist Jeffrey Sugerman, and drummer Adam Mickelson.

Florist

Next up was Florist, their first time in Minnesota, touring in support of their debut record The Birds Outside Sang (Double Double Whammy Records).

The story of Florist was that it was a project that Emily Sprague started with her two friends (Rick Spataro, and Jonnie Baker) in Upstate, New York. Eventually, Sprague moved to New York City, but still kept writing music and using the moniker ‘Florist’. By 2014, after a result of a severe bicycle accident that broke her arm and neck... she began writing songs about recovery, isolation, physical, emotional, pain, nature, death, etc., many of which eventually made it onto her The Birds Outside Sang album. She would resurrect the original trio that started in Upstate, NY.

Songs on their “quiet or extremely quiet” 40-min set included almost everything from The Birds Outside Sang, including the title track and ‘Dark Light’.

After seeing some fans buying their merchandises, and also tipping the band by saying “Keep the change”, the band said that this was “the nicest town!” and it sounded like the trio will make their way back to Minnesota the next time they tour.

Headlining the Turf Club was Mutual Benefit, touring in support of his new album Skip a Sinking Stone. This new album, his debut for the Mom+Pop record label, and is said to be two-part meditation on impermanence that also acts as a portrait of growing up.

Mutual Benefit started his set with ‘Skipping Stones’, which obviously was the song named after the title of the new record. The dreamy track made Jordan Lee think of Radiohead, as he channeled Thom Yorke’s unique singing style.

The rest of his set heavily drew from upon Skip a Sinking Stone, which based on hearing it live, seemed to have this searching, longing, yet warm and familiar, theme to the new record. Songs like ‘Lost Dreamers’, done early in his set, is about taking the train and getting lost... but not really caring where you go, it’s the journey that makes it worth it.

Highlight of their set was actually not a song, but rather a weird “28 seconds of making your favorite animal sounds!” You can hear everything from a bark to a meow to a chirp in half-a-minute of odd noises from the audience. As Lee said, “That was fun!”

Skip a Sinking Stone is out now.

Mutual Benefit at Turf Club, St Paul (01 Jun 2016)

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Minneapolis: June 1 to June 2, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 1 to June 2, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Mutual Benefit Last month, Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) went back and remastered his Cowboy’s Prayer EP, as an etched one-sided 12" on Other Music Records. In celebration ....

MUTUAL BENEFIT
at 7th Street Entry
Wednesday, 06/01/16, 7pm ($12/$15)
first-avenue.com

Mutual Benefit (aka Jordan Lee) just released Skip A Sinking Stone on Friday, May 20th, via one of our new favorite label, Mom+Pop. Mutual Benefit will be headlining the 7th Street Entry next Wednesday, June 1st.

Guests Florist and Northern Darling to open the show.

Note: The show was originally scheduled for the Turf Club, but has moved to the 7th Street Entry.

Mutual Benefit Tour Dates:

05/27 — Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
05/28 — Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
05/30 — Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room
05/31 — Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
06/01 — Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
06/05 — Seattle, WA @ Barboza
06/06 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
06/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Resident
06/11 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah
06/14 — Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
06/15 — Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
06/17 — St. Louis, MO @ Luminary Center
06/18 — Columbus, OH @ The Basement
06/20 — Washington, DC @ DC9
06/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
06/22 — New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
06/23 — Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
06/24 — Boston, MA @ Great Scott

Read More Saosin Circa Survive become one of the "must listen to" bands for any teenager in the early 2000's. This band features members of Saosin, This Day Forward, and ....

SAOSIN
at Studio B (Skyway Theatre)
Thursday, 06/02/16 ($25)
skywaytheatre.com

On Thursday, June 2nd Post-Hardcore group Saosin will be making a triumphant comeback to Minneapolis with a show at The Skyway Theatre (Studio B). These guys just released Along the Shadow which is their first new album since 2009 and their first album with singer Anthony Green since 2003.

This album goes back to their roots with all of the energy and confidence that they've always had but with a sense of vulnerability. It straddles the line between metalcore angst and some good old melodic experimentalism which is exactly what makes Saosin, Saosin.

Saosin will headline at Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on June 2 before joining the Taste of Chaos tour this summer. All dates listed below.

06/02 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
06/03 Chicago, IL - FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
06/04 Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amph
06/05 Indianapolis, IN - Farm Bureau Insurance
06/07 Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
06/08 Lewiston, NY - Artpark
06/09 Mt. Pocono, PA- Sherman Theater
06/10 Columbus, OH - Columbus Commons
06/11 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
06/12 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
06/14 Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
06/15 Portland, ME - Maine State Pier
06/16 Wallingford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
06/17 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
06/18 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier
06/21 Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre
06/22 Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amph
06/27 Bossier City, LA - CenturyLink Center
06/29 Kansas City, MO - The Crossroads
06/30 Oklahoma City, OK - Criterion Theater
07/02 Houston, TX - Revention Music Center
07/03 Cedar Park, TX - Cedar Park Center
07/05 Papillion, NE - Sumtur Amphitheater
07/06 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/07 Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
07/08 Boise, ID - Revolution Event Center
07/09 Everett, WA - XFINITY Arena at Everett
07/10 Eugene, OR - Cuthbert Amphitheater
07/12 Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion
07/13 Fresno, CA - Rotary Amphitheater at Woodward Park
07/14 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
07/16 San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
07/17 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park (Saosin headline)

Lineup varies by date - please check your local performance information at www.tasteofchaos.com

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FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
at Xcel Energy Center
Thursday, 06/02/16, 6pm ($30.50 - $80.50)
xcelenergycenter.com

Florence + The Machine first came to my attention when I reviewed her Lungs album in 2009. I’ve known she was special, but really had no idea just how popular she eventually would become.

Florence + The Machine’s latest How Big How Blue How Beautiful was a massive album, and it is Florence Welch’s first U.S. #1 album. She’s never been bigger in the states, so, of course, she’ll be doing some massive stadium shows this summer with support from Grimes and Of Monsters And Men.

Tour dates:

05/26 Denver, CO Pepsi Center†
06/02 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center†
06/04 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center‡
06/07 Boston, MA Xfinity Center‡
06/08 Montreal, QC Bell Centre‡
06/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amph‡
06/11 Detroit, MI DTE Energy‡
06/12 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino ‡
06/14 New York, NY Barclays Center†
06/15 New York, NY Barclays Center†

†with Grimes
‡with Of Monsters And Men

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ODDISEE
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 06/02/16, 8pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

New York-based, Sudanese­-American producer and MC, Oddisee will be playing at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, June 2nd, in support of a new instrumental album via Mello Music Group. The tour will feature his full live band Good Compny.

Local Big Cats (the one half of Tribe & Big Cats and not to be confused with Tennessee’s Big Cats or Canada’s BigCat) to open.

Oddisee & Good Compny (Full Band) Live Tour Dates

05/26/16 The Independent - San Francisco, CA
05/30/16 Sasquatch Festival - Seattle, WA
06/02/16 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
06/04/16 Bunbury Festival - Cincinnatti, OH
06/12/16 Northside Festival - Brooklyn, NY
06/25/16 Glastonbury Festival - Pilton, UK
06/27/16 O2 Academy - Oxford, UK
07/07/16 Les Ardentes Festival - Leige, Belgium
07/08/16 North Sea Jazz Festival - Rotterdam
07/09/16 Open Source Festival - Dusseldorf
07/10/16 Cactus Festival - Bruges, Belgium
07/16/16 Melt! Festival - Gräfenhainichen
07/19/16 Valkhof Festival - Nijmegen, Netherlands
07/23/16 Hip Hop Open Festival - Vienna, Austria
07/27/16 Blue Balls Festival - Lucerne, Switzerland
07/29/16 Appletree Gardens Festival - Diepholz, DE
07/30/16 Stuttgart Festival - Stuttgart, DE

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