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Minneapolis: December 6 to December 8, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 6 to December 8, 2016.

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Read More Stevie Nicks I don't have a Rolling Stone subscription anymore, but I did randomly pick up the latest issue, featuring Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac. You can actually read some of the interview online... … The Pretenders It’s been nearly 40 years since The Pretenders emerged as a band, yet Chrissie Hynde’s voice still sounds the same as always; full of gravel, fire and soul. ...

STEVIE NICKS
at Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday, 12/06/16, 6pm ($49)
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The last time we talked about Rock Goddess Stevie Nicks, she was living it up on the cover of Rolling Stone in 2015 (she was also touring with Fleetwood Mac, stopping by Minneapolis in January 2015).

Now that the singer/songwriter has some time off to herself, she’s back on tour to promote her 2014 album 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault.

Be sure to show up early to avoid the long security line to see The Pretenders in a semi-rare U.S. appearance. The last time I can remember hearing Chrissie Hynde, and company, in the area was in August 2009 (seven years ago) with Cat Power at the Minnesota Zoo.

The Pretenders is currently touring in support of their 11th studio album Alone, which you can read the review here.

We wrote: “On this stellar new album, Chrissie Hynde transitions easily from rockers to ballads as guitars ring out with reverb, keyboards hum and pedal steel sounds its lonely cry like a train passing in the distance.”

Tour dates:

12/05/16 Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
12/06/16 Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN
12/09/16 Pepsi Live at Rogers Center, Vancouver
12/11/16 Key Arena, Seattle, WA
12/13/16 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
12/14/16 SAP Center, San Jose, CA
12/18/16 The Forum, Inglewood, CA

Read More Daredevil Christopher Wright I saw The Daredevil Christopher Wright this summer. I mentioned in my review that I thought some of their songs had a little religious overtone to them, so I'm actually not surprise that they are playing a free…

DEAD HORSES
at Turf Club
Thursday, 12/08/16, 7pm ($10)
turfclub.net

Milwaukee-based trio Dead Horses will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul in support of their latest album Cartoon Moon. Produced by Ken Coomer (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco), the record features vocalist and songwriter Sarah Vos and mandolin/guitar player Peter Raboin, with double bass/drummer Daniel Wolff.

J.E. Sunde to open. Jonathan Sunde normally plays in a band called The Daredevil Christopher Wright.

Tour dates:

12/08 Turf Club Saint Paul
12/09 Colectivo Coffee Milwaukee, WI
12/14 Schubas Chicago, IL
12/15 Law Office Pub & Music Hall Yorkville, IL
12/16 Paradigm CoffeeandMusic Sheboygan, WI
12/30 Bernard's Country Inn Stevens Point, WI
02/01 The Hi-Fi Indianapolis, IN
02/03 Majestic Madison Madison, WI
02/08 The Pub Station Billings, MT
02/09 The Bartlett Spokane, WA
02/09 The Bartlett Spokane, WA
02/10 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
02/11 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
02/12 WOW Hall Eugene, OR
02/15 Center for the Arts Grass Valley, CA
02/17 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
02/18 Crystal Bay Casino Crystal Bay, NV
02/19 Knitting Factory Boise, ID
02/22 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
02/23 WinterWonderGrass Festival
02/23 Hodi's Half Note Fort Collins, CO
02/24 Lost Lake Denver, CO

Read More Jeffrey Foucault Jeffrey Foucault's new album Salt As Wolves was recorded live in just three days in rural Minnesota. The record is described as moving like a vintage Chess record, with an openness and dimensionality that beckons the listener … Jake Jones Opening up the show was local musician Jake Jones with a full backing band. We previously mentioned opened up for Mockingbird Son. The band did a lot of songs from The Arrowhead EP …

Other shows in the area:

12/06/16 The Current's Holiday Show, featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Bad Bad Hats, is at First Avenue. We think Nathaniel Rateliff is one of the most talented musician working today. He has a lot of range, fortunately his soul-filled singing duties as Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats is quite popular in the Minnesota area. The show is sold out.

12/07/16 Jake Jones, Buffalo Fuzz, Wild Age, and Nathan Walker will be playing a special pre-Christmas get-together show at the 7th Street Entry on December 7th. Tickets are only $5. We previously caught Jake Jones in May 2015 and wrote, “The band did a lot of songs from The Arrowhead EP, including "Jake - Mexico", "Serenity", and set closer "Cowboy Song" (which got a loud yip from a fan in the audience). The band also threw in a brand, brand new song called "Chasing Dream", on their 30-min set.”

12/08/16 Jeffrey Foucault will headline the Cedar Cultural Center. Foucault’s recent album Salt As Wolves is out now. We previously wrote, “The New York Times calls Jeffrey Foucault's recent album, Salt As Wolves (an album we previously mentioned in August 2015) as ‘immaculately tailored’ and the Boston Globe says it's a ‘marvelous record.’

12/08/16 Steel Panther with Wilson will be at the Myth.

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The Ballroom Thieves at Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis (13 May 15)

Ballroom Thieves Setlist Storms Wild Woman Lantern Here I Stand Oak Droves The Way You Laugh (Dawes cover) Bullet Saint Monica Archers Game of Thrones Main Title (Ramin Djawadi cover) Vampires Coward's Son Oars to the Sea Bury Me Smiling Wolf -- Encore -- Anybody Else (new song) Read More The Ballroom Thieves A Wolf in the Doorway is the new album from Boston's The Ballroom Thieves. The band is stopping by Minneapolis' Bryant-Lake Bowl tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13th. The venue is very, very small. ...

Boston's The Ballroom Thieves just played Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis last night, May 13th. Don't let the Bowling Theater fool you, this was organized and booked by the Cedar Cultural Center, now in its 26th year.

Jake Jones

Opening up the show was local musician Jake Jones with a full backing band. We previously mentioned opened up for Mockingbird Son.

The band did a lot of songs from The Arrowhead EP, including "Jake - Mexico", "Serenity", and set closer "Cowboy Song" (which got a loud yip from a fan in the audience). The band also threw in a brand, brand new song called "Chasing Dream", on their 30-min set.

The Ballroom Thieves, on their second appearance in Minneapolis (previously also billed at Byrant-Lake Bowl), was pleased to see that the room was full this time around. Drummer Devin Mauch, who is celebrating his birthday today (May 14th), said that they originally didn't have Minneapolis on their tour itinerary, but they made the extra effort to put the city back on their schedule. Thanks to word of mouth, there was a really good turn out for the show... especially on a Wednesday.

If you've never been to Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater, it is a small room inside a bowling alley. The unfortunate thing is if you sit near the entrance, you will often hear the pins crashing whenever someone enters or leaves the room. The bowling aspect actually inspired Mauch to advertise for the venue, trying to sell us this $30 deal of a bowling game, a bottle of wine and two entrees. The 6'4" drummer said, "If I lived here, I'd date anyone every night to take advantage of the deal!"

The majority of the songs were sung by guitarist Martin Earley, except "Bury Me Smiling", which was sung by cellist Calin Peters. According to the band, they only met her two years ago, and she said she only sang in the showers or driving or whenever she's drinking. "Those days are done!" Earley said, and so they convinced Peters to do more vocals.

Other highlight of their set included a cover of "Game of Thrones Main Theme", medley into their "Vampires" song. As a big fan of the HBO series (as are The Ballroom Thieves), I recognized the first few notes right away.

As you can see from their setlist, the majority of songs were taken from their latest album A Wolf in the Doorway. They basically played almost the entire album, leaving just two or three songs off. When they came back for the encore, which was a very brief pretend walking down the stairs that went nowhere behind the stage, they played a brand new song called "Anybody Else".

The Ballroom Thieves' A Wolf in the Doorway is out now via Blue Corn Music.

Tour dates:

05/14 Vox Concerts Mount Calvary, WI 05/15 The Miramar Theatre Milwaukee, WI 05/16 frequency Madison, WI 05/17 Seven Steps Up Spring Lake, MI 05/19 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI 05/21 Iron Horse Northampton, MA 05/22 Boston Calling Boston, MA 05/23 Boston Calling Boston, MA 05/24 Boston Calling Boston, MA 06/13 Harmonium Music Festival Strafford, NH

06/18 Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Uncasville, CT 06/23 Hudson Square New York, NY 06/25 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH 06/26 Madison Live Covington, KY 07/03 Port Hunter Edgartown, MA 07/05 Totoket Valley Park Northford, CT 07/30 Thursday Music on Main Victor, ID 08/02 Blues, Brews and BBQ's Huntsville, UT 09/18 FreshGrass Festival North Adams, MA 09/19 FreshGrass Festival North Adams, MA 09/20 FreshGrass Festival North Adams, MA

The Ballroom Thieves at Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater, Minneapolis (13 May 2015)

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Minneapolis Music Guide: September 7 - September 13, 2014

Here is the weekly guide of some Minneapolis live concerts and events from September 7 to September 13.

Read More Cory Chisel Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons" are currently on tour with Joshua James. See tour information below. Jul 16 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, Michigan July 17 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania …

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Joshua James w/ Neulore

American singer-songwriter Joshua James reached iTunes at #1 with his release of The Sun is Always Brighter in 2007. It would seem that James is on tour this Fall in support of his latest album From the Top of the Willamette Mountain, which came out in the fourth quarter of 2012, via Intelligent Noise Records.

Opening up for James will be Nashville's Neulore, a songwriting duo consisting of Adam Agin and William T. Cook. Neulore recently signed to Chop Shop Records (distributed by Island Records) on the strength of their single "Shadow of a Man", which was featured on ABC's Grey's Anatomy among many other television/film placements.

Hear the song for yourself on Soundcloud.



Joshua James Fall tour dates:

09/05/14 Kansas City, MO Czar Bar*
09/07/14 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center*
09/09/14 Iowa City, IA The Mill
09/10/14 Indianapolis, IN Hi-Fi*
09/11/14 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
09/12/14 Naperville, IL The Union
09/13/14 Evanston, IL SPACE*
09/16/14 Vienna, VA Jammin' Java*
09/18/14 Americana Music Festival & Conference
09/18/14 Nashville, TN The Rutledge
09/19/14 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
09/20/14 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
09/21/14 Charlotte, NC Stage Door Theater*
09/23/14 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle*
09/25/14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl*
09/26/14 Jackson, MS Duling Hall*
09/28/14 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley Bar and Grill*

* with Neulore

Read More Tom Douglas Tom Douglas is an American country music songwriter. A 2014 inductee to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Douglas has been active in the industry since the early 1990s. He has written Top Ten hits for Tim McGraw …

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
TURF CLUB
Mockingbird Son w/ Jake Jones

Mockingbird Son (Charlie Berry, Brett Taylor, and Truck Roley) is from Nashville, although both Charlie and Brett are originally from Dallas. The trio met while collaborating with CMA/ACM Song of the Year winner songwriter Tom Douglas (not to be confused with the chef).

Mockingbird Son's latest release is a digital single called "Hey Mary", which came out last month, August 21, 2014, via Hungry Jockey Records.

Opening up the show will be local indie/folk singer-songwriter Jake Jones. Jones started his musical path playing electric guitar to his friends, but eventually got hooked onto acoustic when he got older.

Mockingbird Son tour dates:

Sep 04 Knucklehead's Kansas City, MO
Sep 05 Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD
Sep 06 James J Hill Days Festival Wayzata, MN
Sep 08 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Sep 09 Wisconsin Indianhead Tech College
Sep 10 Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA
Sep 11 Joe's on Weed Street Chicago, IL
Sep 12 University of Wisconsin - Superior Superior, WI
Sep 13 Southwest Minnesota State University
Sep 30 The Bluebird Cafe Nashville, TN
Oct 03 Hill Country DC Washington, DC
Oct 05 Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 New York, NY
Oct 18 2014 Cattle Baron's Ball Dallas, TX
Oct 23 University of Wisconsin Menomonie, WI
Oct 24 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
Oct 28 Broward Community College Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oct 29 Broward Community College Coconut Creek, FL
Oct 30 Broward Community College Davie, FL
Nov 21 Concordia College Moorhead, MN

Read More Glass Animals Looking forward, one of Lamacq's band pick is Glass Animals. The band will be heading back to Oxford in the next few weeks and then down under to Australia for some promotional dates. …

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Glass Animals w/ Rome Fortune

Oxford's Glass Animals will be playing tracks from their debut album Zaba, which came out earlier this Summer via Harvest Records (the same label responsible for Morrissey's latest album, as well as Paul Weller's recent compilation), at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, September 9th.

The band first came to our attention when we caught up with Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and he said his #1 choice of British band at SXSW 2014 was Glass Animals. See his choice pick: SXSW 2014: Steve Lamacq Interview.

Musician/producer Rome Fortune from Atlanta will be opening up the show.

Glass Animals' tour US dates:

9/06 St. Louis, MO - Loufest at Forest Park
9/07 St. Louis, MO - Loufest at Forest Park
9/08 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
9/09 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
9/10 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
9/12 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
9/13 Burlington, VT - Signal Kitchen
9/14 Boston, MA - Paradise
9/15 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/17 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
9/18 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
9/19 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
9/20 Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
9/21 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Ballroom
9/23 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
9/24 Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater
9/25 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
9/26 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
9/27 Boise, ID - Neurolux
9/29 Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
9/30 Seattle, WA - Neumos
10/01 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
10/03 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
10/04 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
10/5 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour