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Minneapolis: August 23 to August 25, 2015

Read More Grand Courriers Also, local Minneapolis duo Grand Courriers set to open this Sunday show. ....

Here are some concerts/events taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 23 to August 25, 2015.

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GRAND COURRIERS
at 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 08/23/2015, 7:30pm ($5)
first-avenue.com

Local Grand Courriers is having their EP Release at The 7th Street Entry next Sunday, August 23rd.

The band (Brady, Donald, and friends) recently previewed "Table Talk" from their forthcoming debut EP on GoldFlakePaint.

Special guests Warehouse Eyes (Jennie Lahlum and Christopher Williams) and Val Son (Michael Gunvalson) to open the show.

Read More The Vaccines The Vaccines. The band recently released a new EP called Melody Calling, which came out two weeks ago (August 13th). I have been listening to the EP and I can tell.…

THE VACCINES
at Triple Rock Social Club
Monday, 08/24/2015, 8pm ($17)
triplerocksocialclub.com

We love The Vaccines. The UK band is currently touring in support of their latest LP English Graffiti with new single "20/20". The album debut at #2 on their native UK charts, with Pitchfork declaring it "their best record yet."

The indie-rock band will be stopping in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock Social Club next Monday, August 24th. No opening band(s) has been listed, but I'm sure a local band will be added shortly.

Tour dates:

8/12 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome *
8/15 Walla Walla, WA Whitman College-GOTR
8/17 Inglewood, CA The Forum *
8/18 Inglewood, CA The Forum *
8/22 Salida, CO Vandeer Ranch –GOTR
8/24 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social
8/25 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
8/26 Columbus, OH The A&R Music Bar
8/28 Toronto, ON The Opera House
8/29 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
8/30 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
9/1 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade NYC

*denotes supporting Mumford & Sons

Read More The Psychedelic Furs The Psychedelic Furs, famously lead by the Butler brothers, Richard & Tim, broke up in the early 90s to form Love Spit Love. By 2001, the old gang got back together as The Psychedelic Furs. … The Church In other The Church news, the Sydney-based band will be releasing a brand new album called Further/Deeper, set for release on February 3, 2015, via +180 Records. Although "Xmas" won't be on the CD …

PSYCHEDELIC FURS/THE CHURCH
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 08/25/2015, 7pm ($26)
first-avenue.com

What an unbelievable pairing: The Psychedelic Furs and The Church together on one bill! We previously caught The Butler brothers in 2013 and wrote, "Richard Butler is a man who still loves his work. 30+ years on, the frontman of legendary alt-rock group The Psychedelic Furs smiled and laughed as he twirled, crouched, and led his band through a joyous 90 min. set in First Avenue’s Mainroom Tuesday night."

We're also big fans of The Church, having finally caught the Australian band earlier in March 2015 at the Cedar Cultural Center.

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ between sets.

Tour dates:

08/13/15 Hampton, NH Hampton Beach Casino
08/15/15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
08/16/15 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent
08/18/15 New York, NY Irving Plaza
08/19/15 Westbury, NY NYCB Theatre
08/20/15 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
08/22/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
08/23/15 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
08/25/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
08/27/15 Kansas City, MO Crossroads-KC
08/28/15 Urbana Sweetcorn Festival
08/29/15 Skokie's Backlot Bash
08/31/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
09/02/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
09/03/15 Seattle, WA The Showbox
09/05/15 Rewind Fest
09/06/15 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
09/08/15 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
09/09/15 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
09/11/15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
09/12/15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
09/13/15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl

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Minneapolis: February 13 - February 15, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from February 13 to February 15, 2015.

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Read More All Them Witches Nashville's All Them Witches took their name from Roman Polanski's 1968 Rosemary's Baby and released their debut Our Mother Electricity in 2012. They quickly follow up with Lightning At The Door ... The Well Austin-based power trio The Well will be releasing their debut album Samsara this September 23, 2014, via RidingEasy Records. Check out the new track "Mortal Bones" ...

ALL THEM WITCHES w/ The Well
at 7th Street Entry
Friday 02/13/15, 8pm ($8)
first-avenue.com

Nashville-based All Them Witches are back in the Twin Cities, this time at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, on spooky Friday the 13th! We previously mentioned that they took their name from Roman Polanski's 1968 Rosemary's Baby and their latest Lightning At The Door was recorded in a matter of days.

The last time All Them Witches were here in Minneapolis, they triple rocked at the Triple Rock with Windhand and Jex Thoth... this time, Austin's The Well (not to be confused with Norwegian six-piece band also called The Well) set to open the show. We previously mentioned that The Well trio (singer/guitarist Ian Graham, bassist Lisa Alley, and drummer Jason Sullivan) had an album called Samsara.

Also Minnesota's Hotel San Sebastian set to open the show.

Tour dates:

02/05/15 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
02/06/15 Cambridge, MA Middle East
02/07/15 Ithaca, NY The Haunt
02/08/15 Rochester, NY The Bug Jar
02/10/15 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
02/11/15 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi
02/12/15 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
02/13/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
02/14/15 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
02/15/15 Rock Island, IL Rozz Tox
04/06/15 Phuzz Fest

Read More Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney are selling out their 2015 shows... Which is fine, as I've seen the band many times and unfortunately they are playing the winter time. Read more details about the new Sub Pop album ... Lizzo It was a typical grrrl prty with Lizzo and Caroline Smith at First Avenue last night, as they unite to celebrate women power. …

SLEATER-KINNEY w/ Lizzo
at First Avenue
Saturday 02/14/15, 8pm ($30/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

What are you doing on V-Day? If you're a Sleater-Kinney fan, you'll be at this sold out show. According to my bad memories and physical ticket stubs, I've seen Sleater-Kinney at least three times, and have expressed sadness that the trio broke up in 2006. Nothing made us happier to hear that they've returned last year, and obviously the W♥M crew was looking forward to this Sleater-Kinney show since the 2015 tour date announcement.

Also, if you follow news.weheartmusic.com, we already announced that local artist Lizzo is on a national tour with SK. We are very proud of this, as she's been empowering women to voice their thoughts, but breaking across music genre and newfound fans! There are only a handful of local Minneapolis bands that can say the same thing. Very excited to see her name listed on the bill.

Tour dates:

02/08/15 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
02/09/15 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
02/10/15 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
02/12/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
02/13/15 Omaha, NE Slowdown
02/14/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
02/15/15 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
02/17/15 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
02/22/15 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
02/24/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
02/25/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
02/26/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
02/27/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
02/28/15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
03/01/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
03/02/15 Toronto, ON Sound Academy

Read More Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate return to North America on the heels of a triumphant debut in 2014. After the release of their acclaimed album Faya by Cumbancha Discovery and a successful tour in the summer of 2014 ....

JOE DRISCOLL & SEKOU KOUYATE
at Cedar Cultural Center
Sunday 02/15/15, 7pm ($18)
thecedar.org

There's something compelling about seeing two different people from two different worlds teaming up together (for example Habib Koite and Eric Bibb; Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal). Guinea's Sekou Kouyate, known in France as the "Jimi Hendrix of the kora", with Bristol-based Joe Driscoll, whom Cee-Lo Green labelled "the gangsta with an iron lung", are currently making music together... and currently in America supporting their latest Faya album.

Kouyate best described their collaboration as simply that he doesn't speak English and Driscoll doesn't speak French, but somehow they understand each other.

See them live at the Cedar on February 15th at the Cedar.

Tour dates:

Jan 29 Johnny D's Somerville, MA
Jan 30 ArtsRiot! Burlington, VT
Feb 01 Joe's Pub New York, NY
Feb 02 Falcon Marlboro, NY
Feb 05 Ballatou Montreal, Canada
Feb 06 The Haunt Ithaca, NY
Feb 07 The Lost Horizon Syracuse, NY
Feb 08 Lula Lounge Toronto, Canada
Feb 09 University of Guelph Guelph, Canada
Feb 12 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
Feb 13 Grounds For Thought Bowling Green, OH
Feb 14 Leglon Arts Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb 15 The Cedar Minneapolis, MN
Feb 16 Mayne Stage Chicago, IL