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Minneapolis: February 22 to February 23, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 22 to February 23, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Robert Plant: Carry Fire Read More Led Zeppelin Robert Plant apparently kiboshed a Led Zeppelin reunion guaranteeing $800 mil. from Richard Branson. 35 dates in 3 cities (London, Berlin, NJ). .…

ROBERT PLANT
+ Seth Lakeman
Orpheum Theatre
Thu 02/22/2018 (7pm/$75)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Robert Plant, the English musician best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Led Zeppelin, will be headlining the Orpheum Theatre this Thursday. Billed as Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, they’ll be playing tracks from his 11th solo album Carry Fire.

The upcoming show is long sold out (even at a higher-than-average pricing of $75 a ticket), but to justify the higher price, fans who bought a ticket online, were also given a copy of the new album.

Seth Lakeman, who contributes viola and fiddle to three tracks from Carry Fire, will open the show.

Tour dates:

02/16 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
02/17 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
02/20 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
02/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
02/24 - Denver, CO - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
02/26 - Phoenix, AZ - Symphony Hall
02/28 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
03/02 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre

The Mowgli’s Tour Poster Read More The Mowgli's Next up were The Mowgli's, an indie rock/folk band from southern California. Going into the show, I had no idea what to expect. Simply put, I was blown away. From their first song, Waiting For The Dawn … Mainland Most Proto-Punk / Garage of the evening went to New York City foursome, Mainland, who kindly filled in at somewhat the last minute for the originally-scheduled Transviolet …

THE MOWGLI'S
+ Mainland
7th Street Entry
Fri 02/23/2018 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

The last time we saw California neo-hippie band The Mowgli’s, they were co-headlining with Canadian Lights in 2015. We noted, “A spirited feel-good 65min. of hummable tunes followed, many culled from their latest, Kids in Love (Photo Finish/Island Records) which was released earlier this spring. ‘Love is Easy’ was dedicated to anyone “who’s had their heart smashed into a bazillion pieces” and co-vocalist Katie Jayne Earl took time out in the set to re-inforce the band’s mission of spreading love and kindness, and mentioned that all the band’s proceeds from ‘Room for All of Us’ were going to charity.”

Be sure to show up early to check out Mainland. The post-punk/pop taco-loving trio (singer Jordan Topf, guitarist Corey Mullee and bassist Alex Pitta) recently appeared on Billboard to talk about their “Hometown” release (Feb 16). This isn’t the first time Mainland opened for Mowgli’s, they were previously billed together in February 2016 (their first time in Minneapolis), and we said, “… plays a quick-paced, hooky hybrid of punk, garage, new wave, and high-energy alternative. The crowd appreciated the adrenalin-boosted tempo change and clapped along with the chorus of ‘Not as Cool as Me’ in appreciation.”

Tour dates:

02/20/2018 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
02/21/2018 Ladies Literary Club Grand Rapids, MI
02/22/2018 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
02/23/2018 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
02/24/2018 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
02/25/2018 Pontiac, MI
02/26/2018 Indianapolis, IN
02/28/2018 The Foundry Philadelphia, PA
03/01/2018 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY
03/02/2018 Rock And Roll Hotel Washington, DC
03/04/2018 Wolf Den Uncasville, CT
03/06/2018 Brighton Music Hall Boston, MA
03/08/2018 The Basement East Nashville, TN
03/11/2018 Cambridge Room Dallas, TX
03/13/2018 Valley Bar Phoenix, AZ
03/14/2018 The Casbah San Diego, CA
03/16/2018 The Moroccan Lounge Los Angeles, CA
03/17/2018 Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, CA
03/19/2018 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR
03/20/2018 The Crocodile Seattle, WA
03/23/2018 Globe Hall Denver, CO
03/24/2018 recordBar Kansas City, MO

Galatic/Lettuce Poster New Politics Tour Poster Palm Poster Ani DiFranco Tour Poster Judah & the Lion Tour Poster Read More Lettuce 02/25/17 Known for their incredible live shows, funk band Lettuce will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Saturday. The Russ Liquid Test will open. .... New Politics The clear headliner with a full set (note even their setlist showed a two-song encore) was Denmark's New Politics. They were really high energy, and just watching them work the crowd, and improvised … Palm Next up was Philadelphia, by the way of New York, Palm (not to be confused with Palms), a band that suffers from that common-band-name, making searching for them difficult. After hearing the sad news that the Triple Rock Social Club … Ani Difranco I've never seen Ani Difranco live, but all my women friends have seen her at one point in their lives. Since the early 90s, Difranco has been an inspiration for women all over the world... and through her Righteous Babe ... Judah & the Lion Nashville’s Judah & The Lion is back in town, supporting their sophomore album Folk Hop N Roll. The record entered the Billboard’s Heatseekers Album Chart at an impressive #2 and #1 on the Heatseekers South Central! …

Other shows in the area:

GALACTIC / LETTUCE
Palace Theatre
Thu 02/22/2018 (7pm/$27)
palacestpaul.com

The Lettuce and Galactic co-headlining tour will be taking place at the Palace Theatre on Thursday.

Tour Dates:

02/13 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
02/14 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park*
02/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre*
02/16 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
02/17 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
02/18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
02/20 Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
02/22 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre^
02/23 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre^
02/24 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall^
02/25 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues^
03/22 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount*
03/23 Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre*
03/24 Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre*
03/26 Hartford, CT @ Infinity Hall
03/28 Richmond, VA @ The National
03/29 Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger
03/30 Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
03/31 Covington, KY @ Madison Theater

*With support from Motet
^Co-bill with Galactic

NEW POLITICS
+ Dreamers, The Wrecks
Varsity Theater
Thu 02/22/2018 (5pm/$25)
musichallmpls.com

One of the best live bands New Politics will be headlining the newly re-opened Varsity Theater in Dinkytown.

PALM
+ The Spirit Of The Beehive
7th Street Entry
Thu 02/22/2018 (7:30pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

New York/Philadelphia band Palm will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of the new album Rock Island (Carpark Records).

We caught the band in October 2017 and noted that they may be moving to Minneapolis: “The band, at least Eve, also announced that they have fallen in love with the city and decided to move here after this year. This isn’t the first time a Philadelphia band moved here, I know at least one other band, Strange Names, relocated here as well.”

Tour dates:

2/16 - Boston, MA @ The Great Scott ^
2/18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe ^
2/19 - Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar ^
2/20 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ^
2/21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club ^
2/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry ^
2/23 - Madison, WI @ Der Rathskellar ^
2/24 - Grinnell, IA @ Gardner Lounge ^
2/26 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge ^
2/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ^
2/28 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux ^
3/1 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza ^
3/2 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar ^
3/5 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project ^
3/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop ^
3/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echoplex ^
3/9 - San Diego, CA @ SPACE ^
3/10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Flying Burrito Music Fest
3/11 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress ^
3/13 - Dallas, TX @ Double Wide ^
3/14-17 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/19 - Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse ^
3/20 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 ^
3/21 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook ^
3/22 - Norfolk, VA @ Toast ^
3/23 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ^
3/24 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel ^
3/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^
5/24 - London,UK @ Corsica Studios
5/26 - Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
5/27 - Jena, DE @ Glashaus
5/28 - Hamburg, DE @ Aalhaus
5/29 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
6/6 - Brussels, BE @ Trône
6/7 - Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
6/9 - Bristol, UK @ Louisiana
6/10 - Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
6/11 - Manchester, UK @ Castle Hotel
6/12 - Glasgow, UK @ The Hug and Pint
6/13 - Leeds, UK @ Oporto

ANI DIFRANCO
+ Gracie and Rachel
First Avenue
Fri 02/23/2018 (7pm/$45)
first-avenue.com

Politically conscious protest singer Ani DiFranco is headlining First Avenue. You can bet she’ll be rallying against Donald Trump.

JUDAH & THE LION
+ Colony House, Tall Heights
Palace Theatre
Fri 02/23/2018 (7pm/$25)
palacestpaul.com

Fan-favorites Judah & the Lion is in the middle of their biggest tour to date. They’ll be headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul this Friday.

Going to Mars 2018 Confirmed Tour Dates:

February 18 @ Knitting Factory Concert Hall in Spokane, WA
February 19 @ Roseland Theatre in Portland, OR
February 21 @ In The Venue in Salt Lake City, UT
February 23 @ Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN
February 24 @ Uptown Theatre in Kansas City, MO
February 28 @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
March 1 @ Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
March 2 @ Okeechobee in Okeechobee, FL
March 3 @ The Moon in Tallahassee, FL
March 5 @ Bogart’s in Cincinnati, OH
March 6 @ Orpheum Theatre in Madison, WI
March 8 @ St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, MI
March 9 @ Phoenix Concert Hall in Toronto, ON
March 10 @ HOB in Boston, MA
March 11 @ Corona Theatre in Montreal, QC
March 13 @ Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, NY
March 14 @ The Sherman Theatre in Stroudsburg, PA
March 16 @ The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA
March 17th @ St. Pats in Five Points in Columbia, SC
March 18 @ NorVa in Norfolk, VA
March 21 @ HOB in Cleveland, OH
March 22 @ Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, IN
March 23 @ Riviera Theater in Chicago, IL
March 24 @ The Pageant in St. Louis, MO
April 6-10 @ Parahoy!
April 11 @ The Mill & Mine in Knoxville, TN
April 12 @ The Mill & Mine in Knoxville, TN
April 13 @ The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC
April 14 @ The Cone Denim in Greensboro, NC
April 16 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
April 17 @ 9:30 Club in Washington, DC
April 19 @ Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL
April 20 @ The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA
April 21 @ The Nasional in Nashville, TN

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Holly Miranda at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (26 September 2015)

Tour Dates Sep 29 - The Sunset - Seattle, WA Sep 30 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR Oct 2 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA Oct 3 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA Oct 4 - The Merrow - San Diego, CA Read More Holly Miranda According to her biography, the young Holly Miranda starting making music over 17 years ago. She look like she's 19. The singer/songwriter is currently on tour …

American singer-songwriter Holly Miranda is currently on tour in support of her sophomore self-titled LP (Dangerbird Records), stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis last night, September 26th.

Gracie and Rachel

Brooklyn-based duo Gracie and Rachel opened up the show. For live shows, at least on this tour, they are keys/singer Gracie Coates, violinist Rachel Ruggles, and percussionist Garrett Eaton (on the kick drum).

They sang "anxiety" songs like "Tiptoe" from their debut album Go. They ended their brief 30 minute set with "Don't Know."

Holly Miranda

If you're new to Holly Miranda, she used to be in a band called The Jealous Girlfriends, but after the project went into hiatus, she decided to release a solo album in 2008. If you're curious about her music, check out her free Days Are Shorter, Nights Are Long via Noisetrade Sampler. The EP feature her upbeat song "All I Want Is To Be Your Girl".

Miranda had a full backing band (with a saxophonist!), and she would often go back and forth on guitars and keys. She kept threatening to end her set early, but kept saying, "I think we have one more song inside of us."

Near the end of her 45-min set, she basically started taking requests. Of course, dedicated fans called out the obscure songs that they never play live and Miranda politely shook her head, "No."

One fan embarrassingly called out "Until Now", which they already played earlier in their set. I guess they showed up late and missed it.

Finally, a request for "Joints" was called out, which they can play live. Everyone thought that would be the end of the show, but, once again, Miranda pulled something from inside of her and said they will play one last song.

The show finale was a cover of TLC's "Waterfalls", but deliberately more depressing... until that incredible rap section near the end of the song. After that, I think Miranda should rename herself as Left Eye Holly.

Holly Miranda at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (26 September 2015)

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Minneapolis: September 26, 2015

Read More Holly Miranda Overtop a rhythmic foundation laid down by drummer Michael Fadem, Josh Abbott and Holly Miranda's buzzsaw guitars carom and careen against Alex Lipsen's square wave synths as their voices duet …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on September 26, 2015.

Don't forget, this is the same night as the second sold out ZZ Ward show at First Avenue.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

HOLLY MIRANDA
at 7th Street Entry
Saturday, 09/26/2015, 8pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

According to her biography, the young Holly Miranda starting making music over 17 years ago. She look like she's 19. The singer/songwriter is currently on tour to promote her self-titled sophomore album, which pushes her in a new direction.

Orchestral pop piano-violin duo Gracie and Rachel to open.

Tour Dates:

09.20 Kingston, NY at BSP Lounge
09.22 Pittsburgh, PA at Club Cafe
09.23 Ferndale, MI at The Loving Touch
09.24 Chicago, IL at Schubas Tavern
09.25 Madison, WI at The Frequency
09.26 Minneapolis, MN at 7th St. Entry
09.29 Seattle, WA at The Sunset
09.30 Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios
10.02 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of The Hill
10.03 Los Angeles, CA at The Echo
10.04 San Diego, CA at The Merrow

Read More Braids Opening up for the band was Montreal-based Braids (not to be confused with Braid). I've previously written about both bands, with Braids as "not" Velocity Girl. … Tasseomancy Tasseomancy are two sisters (Sari and Romy Lightman), with an album called Ulalume, out August 30th from Out of This Spark Records. Like me, you probably had to look up 'tasseomancy'. …

BRAIDS
at Turf Club
Saturday, 09/26/2015, 8pm ($10)
turfclub.net

Montreal's three-piece experimental pop band Braids will be back in the Twin Cities on Saturday, September 26th, in support of their third album Deep in the Iris (Arbutus Records).

The band was previously in town at the sold out Purity Ring concert in June 2015, but unfortunately due to three other shows taking place that day, we had to miss out. Fortunately, we were able to catch them with Wye Oak in May 2014.

Deep In The Iris, out now on Arbutus Records (World), and Flemish Eye (Canada).

Twin sisters Tasseomancy to open... we previously wrote about them in 2011 where I described them as harmonizing.

Tour Dates:

9/22 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
9/24 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
9/25 Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Festival
9/26 Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
9/27 Winnipeg, MB - The Good Will
9/29 Calgary, AB - Commonwealth
9/30 Edmonton, AB - Denizen Hall
10/2 Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt
10/3 Seattle, WA - Lo Fi
10/4 Portland, OR - Bunk Bar
10/6 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10/8 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar
10/9 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
10/12 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
10/13 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
10/16 Atlanta, GA - 529
10/17 Raleigh, NC - Kings
10/19 Washington, DC - DC9
10/20 Philadelphia, PA - Boot & Saddle
10/21 Boston, MA - Great Scott
10/22 Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right

Read More Destroyer Destroyer is heading out on tour in support of his critically acclaimed album Poison Season (out now). DESTROYER ON TOUR: Sep 18 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom Sep 19 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore … Destroyer Toronto's Jennifer Castle decorated the stage with flowers that she found along the long road to Minneapolis. She joking offered to sell the flowers too, along with her entire discography for sale at the merch table. …

DESTROYER
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Saturday, 09/26/2015, 8pm ($20)
finelinemusic.com

Destroyer (otherwise known as Dan Bejar) is a sophisticated pop songwriter, as evident by his tenth album Poison Season. He'll be stopping by the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on September 26th in support of the new album.

Special guest Jennifer Castle to open. We previously saw the Canadian singer/songwriter at the Dakota Jazz Club in October 2014.

Tour Dates:

Sep 20 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater
Sep 21 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
Sep 23 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
Sep 24 Dallas, TX - Trees
Sep 25 Lawrence, KS - The Granada
Sep 26 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
Sep 27 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Sep 29 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
Sep 30 Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall
Oct 01 Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount
Oct 02 Boston, MA - Royale
Oct 03 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
Oct 04 New York, NY - Webster Hall
Oct 05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Oct 07 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
Oct 08 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Oct 09 Atlanta, GA - The Loft
Oct 10 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
Oct 11 St. Louise, MO - The Ready Room
Oct 13 Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Oct 15 Boise, ID - Neurolux
Oct 16 Seattle, WA - The Neptune
Oct 17 Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom
Oct 29 Paris, FR - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
Oct 30 London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
Oct 31 Brighton, UK - The Haunt
Nov 01 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Nov 02 Bristol, UK - The Lantern
Nov 04 Brussels, BE - Botanique
Nov 07 Bologna, IT - Covo
Nov 08 Rome, IT - Biko
Nov 09 Luzern, CH - Sudpol
Nov 10 Lausanne, CH - Le Romandie
Nov 11 St. Gallen, CH - Palace
Nov 12 Vienna, AT - Sczene
Nov 13 Munich, DE - Kammerspiele
Nov 14 Cologne, DE - Luxor
Nov 15 Berlin, DE - Lido
Nov 17 Bergen, NO - Hulen
Nov 18 Oslo, NO - Parktheatret
Nov 19 Stockholm, SE - Kagelbanan
Nov 20 Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset
Nov 21 Utrecht, NL - Le Guess Who? Festival

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