Minneapolis: August 14 to August 18, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 14 to August 17, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Ben Folds/ Violent Femmes Read More Ben Folds Five I recently found out that Ben Folds will be releasing a brand new album called So There, slated for release on September 11th... with a November tour date to follow! … Violent Femmes Violent Femmes are back at it again. This time, it looks like they are going back to their typical setlist. The key differences from last night’s show and tonight was that Gordon Gano …

BEN FOLDS and VIOLENT FEMMES
Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field
Wed 08/14/2019 (5pm/$49.50/Sold Out)
surlybrewing.com

What an unbeatable combination: Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five) and Violent Femmes co-headlining the upcoming Surly Brewing Music Festival on Wednesday, August 14th.

If you grew up in the 90s, you’ll probably be at this show… so naturally all general admission tickets are sold out. We’ve seen both acts many times before, but to have them on one bill is pretty amazing.

We saw Ben Folds in 2012 and wrote, “This is a fact, but the Ben Folds Five show I attended in 2012, it was one of the best show I've ever seen. Singer Ben Folds clearly had a lot of fun touring and meeting their passionate fans... and they played all the hits.”

We saw VF in Oct 2017 and said, “Violent Femmes’s triumphant return to First Avenue (their first night) took place last night, July 5th. Having experienced both VF’s shows (July 5th and July 6th), I can tell you, on reflection, that the band really wanted to give fans that attended both nights something worth their time and money. Sure, the popular classic tracks were a staple on all their shows (although rearranged in some cases), but it’s the rarely heard ‘Gimme the Car’ that were indeed special for fans who attended the first night.”

Tour dates:

08/10/2019 Farm Bureau Insurance Indianapolis, IN
08/11/2019 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI
08/14/2019 Surly Brewing Co. Festival Field Minneapolis, MN
08/15/2019 Water Works Park Des Moines, IA
08/16/2019 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO
09/02/2019 Arts, Beats & Eats
09/05/2019 KettleHouse Amphitheater Bonner, MT
09/07/2019 McMenamins Edgefield Troutdale, OR
09/08/2019 Ford Idaho Center Nampa, ID
09/10/2019 The Joint Las Vegas, NV
09/11/2019 Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA
09/13/2019 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
09/14/2019 FivePoint Amphitheatre Irvine, CA
09/15/2019 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
09/18/2019 Austin360 Amphitheater Austin, TX
09/19/2019 The Theatre At Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX

Other shows in the area:

The Alarm at Fine Line Tuxedo 2019 Tour Denzel Curry at First Ave Gauche at 7th Street Thunderpussy at Turf Club Read More Modern English Next up was Modern English, the new wave/post-punk band from Colchester, England. If you grew up in the 80s, you would have heard their signature song ‘I Melt With You’. ..... Tuxedo The funk duo Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One) is releasing their self-titled debut release via Stones Throw Records... the duo is throwing their record release party on March 4th at The Regent Theater.....

THE ALARM
+ Modern English, Gene Loves Jezebel
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 08/14/2019 (7pm/$35)
first-avenue.com

New Wave Welsh band The Alarm will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this August 14th. The band had a massive hit in 1983 with “Sixty Eight Guns”, so expect to hear that song live.

What’s cool is that Modern English is touring with them - you may remember that band is best known for their signature song “I Melt With You”.

Finally, who could forget English band Gene Loves Jezebel? The band is known for quite a few hits in the 80s, but unfortunately due to a falling out between twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston, officially the band is billed as Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel .

Local DJ Jake Rudh (from Transmission) will be DJing before and between sets.

Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel U.S. Tour

August 10 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
August 12 St. Louis, MO Delmar Hall
August 14 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
August 15 Milwaukee, WI Turner Ballroom
August 16 Chicago, IL House of Blues
August 17 Detroit, MI St. Andrews
August 18 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
August 20 Portland, ME AURA
August 21 Boston, MA Paradise
August 23 Huntington, NY The Paramount
August 24 Jim Thorpe, PA Penns Peak
August 25 Falls Church, VA State Theatre
August 29 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
August 30 Staten Island, NY St. George Theater
August 31 Philadelphia, PA The Keswick Theater
Sept 1 Norfolk, VA Norva
Sept 3 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
Sept 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Sept 5 Orlando, FL The Social
Sept 6 Bonita Springs, FL Southwest Florida Event
Sept 7 Miami, FL The Ground at Club Space
Sept 8 St. Pete, FL Ferg’s Concert Courtyard

TUXEDO
DJ Bonics
Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 08/14/2019 (7pm/$20)
thecedar.org

Tuxedo (the Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One collaboration) is playing the Cedar Cultural Center this August 14. Their new album Tuxedo III will be out on Funk On Sight.

Tour Dates

August 11 Detroit, MI @ El Club
August 13 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
August 14 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
August 17 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
August 18 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
August 19 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
August 21 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
August 22 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
August 23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Globe Theater
August 24 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory

DENZEL CURRY
First Avenue
Thu 08/15/2019 (7pm/$17)
first-avenue.com

Florida’s rapper Denzel Curry is playing First Avenue on Thursday, August 15.

Tour dates:

8/10-8/11 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
8/13 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre*
8/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
8/14 - Milwaukee, MI @ Eagles Ballroom*
8/18 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical*
8/19 - Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom*
8/21 - Magna, UT @ The Great Saltair*
8/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall*
12/3 - London, UK @ The Roundhouse
12/5 - Dublin, UK @ The Helix
12/6 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
12/8 - Tilburg, NL @ 013
12/9 - Paris, FR @ Salle Wagram
12/10 - Brussels, BE @ AB
12/11 - Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
12/13 - Hamburg, DE@ Docks
12/17 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal Club

* = w/ $uicideBoy$

GAUCHE
+ Brendan Wells Plant Music, Half Tramp
7th Street Entry
Fri 08/16/2019 (8pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

Gauche is touring in support of A People’s History of Gauche, available now on Merge Records.

Gauche on tour:

Aug 10 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro
Aug 11 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Aug 12 Seattle, WA – Barboza
Aug 13 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore
Aug 16 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
Aug 17 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Aug 18 Chicago, IL – Subterranean
Aug 19 Detroit, MI – Deluxx Fluxx
Aug 20 Toronto, ON – The Baby G
Aug 22 Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo
Aug 23 Providence, RI – AS220
Aug 24 Brooklyn, NY – Alphaville
Aug 25 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Aug 26 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery

THUNDERPUSSY
+ Hollis Brown, Seaberg
Turf Club
Sat 08/17/2019 (7pm/$12)
turfclub.net

One of the best live band touring today, Thunderpussy will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Saturday, August 17th. Thunderpussy’s self-titled debut album came out last year via Stardog Records/Republic Records… a record that Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready lent guitar and production, called his “favorite new band.”

Show up early to check out Hollis Brown and Seaberg & The Black Velvet Punks .

Tour Dates

8/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy #
8/11: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery #
8/13: Nashville, TN @ High Watt #
8/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy #
8/16: Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club #
8/17: Saint Paul, MN @ Turf Club #
8/19: Bozeman, MT @ The Eagles Ballroom #
8/20: Boise, ID @ Humpin’ Hannah's #
9/30: Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction *
10/1: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues - Voodoo Room *
10/3: Las Vegas, NV @ The Bunkhouse Saloon *
10/4: Los Angeles, CA @ House of Machines *
10/5: San Francisco, CA @ The Midway San Francisco

# w/ Hollis Brown
*w/ Ramonda Hammer

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