Rocktober: October 21 - October 22, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 21 to October 22, 2015.

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Read More Kurt Vile Kurt Vile and the Violators hit the stage and whipped out a cover of The Feelies “For Awhile” to kick things off. Vile, founding member of indie band The War on Drugs, and his band of skinny ... Waxahatchee Recently White Lung's Mish Way joined Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee in New York's Lower East Side to bring us two memorable acoustic versions ...

KURT VILE
at Mill City Nights
Wednesday, 10/21/2015, 8pm ($23)
millcitynights.com

Kurt Vile is back on tour, in support of his latest b'lieve i'm goin down.

Waxahatchee and Luke Roberts to open.

Tour dates:

10/16/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
10/17/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
10/18/15 Seattle, WA The Showbox
10/21/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
10/22/15 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
10/23/15 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
10/24/15 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
10/25/15 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/30/15 Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
10/31/15 London Calling
11/01/15 Brussels Ancienne Belgique
11/03/15 Hamburg Uebel & Gefährlich
11/04/15 Aarhus Fonden VoxHall
11/05/15 Oslo Rockefeller Music Hall
11/06/15 Stockholm Munchenbryggeriet
11/07/15 Copenhagen Amager Bio
11/09/15 Berlin, Germany Posthof
11/10/15 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
11/11/15 Brighton Concorde 2
11/12/15 London Electric Ballroom
11/13/15 Bristol Motion Bristol
11/15/15 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
11/16/15 Glasgow, United Kingdom ABC1
11/17/15 Leeds, United Kingdom Stylus
11/18/15 Manchester O2 Ritz Manchester
11/20/15 Lucerne, Switzerland Südpol
11/21/15 Feyzin, France L'Epicerie Moderne
11/22/15 Barcelona, Spain La de Apolo
11/23/15 Madrid, Spain Penelope
11/24/15 Lisbon, Portugal Armazém F
12/30/15 Falls Music (Marion Bay)
01/01/16 Falls Music (Byron Bay)
01/03/16 Melbourne Forum Melbourne
01/07/16 Sydney Concert Hall
01/09/16 Southbound Festival
03/10/16 London Roundhouse
03/11/16 Hove All Saints Church

Read More Grace Potter Vermont's Grace Potter and the Nocturnals was headliner for the main stage. The thing about Grace Potter's vocals and singing style, is that she is often compared to Janis Joplin ...

GRACE POTTER
at State Theatre
Thursday, 10/22/2015, 8pm ($30)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Grace Potter is back in town, this time in support of her debut solo album Midnight (Hollywood Records).

We previously caught Potter, billed as Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at Basilica Block Party 2013 and noted that it's all about "she is often compared to Janis Joplin or even Tina Turner."

Expect to hear plenty of orchestral-inspired songs from her latest Midnight.

Rayland Baxter listed to open. He'll likely be playing some tracks from his new album Imaginary Man, out now on ATO Records.

Tour dates:

10/17/15 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
10/18/15 American Roots Music
10/21/15 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/22/15 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
10/23/15 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10/24/15 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
10/25/15 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo State Theatre
10/28/15 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre
10/29/15 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
10/30/15 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
10/31/15 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
11/05/15 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
11/06/15 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
11/07/15 Savannah, GA Trustees Theater
03/25/16 "Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS)
03/26/16 "Bluesfest" (Byron Bay, AUS)

Read More John Grant You remember John Grant, we previously mentioned that he has a new record called Pale Green Ghosts coming out May 14th on Partisan Records. ... Bright Light Bright Light Rod Thomas, otherwise known as Bright Light Bright Light, released his debut album, Make Me Believe in Hope, last month via The Blue Team/Aztec Records Ltd. ...

JOHN GRANT
at Cedar Cultural Center
Thursday, 10/22/2015, 7pm ($20)
thecedar.org

Former Czars frontman John Grant is headlining the Cedar Cultural Center this Thursday, October 22nd.

Bright Light Bright Light (aka Rod Thomas) will open the show. BLBL's latest Life Is Easy is out now on Red Distribution. We previously wrote about BLBL's debut album Make Me Believe in Hope in 2012 (The Blue Team/Aztec Records Ltd).

Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, and Elton John have all endorsed BLBL, so show up early to find out why.

John Grant tour dates:

10/17/15 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
10/19/15 Toronto, ON Mod Club
10/21/15 Chicago, IL Martyrs'
10/22/15 Minneapolis, MN Cedar
10/24/15 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
10/27/15 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
10/29/15 San Francisco, CA Independent
10/30/15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
11/04/15 Iceland Airwaves
11/09/15 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
11/10/15 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
11/12/15 London Eventim Apollo
11/15/15 Festival Les Inrocks Philips
11/17/15 Brussels Orangerie
11/18/15 Amsterdam Melkweg
11/20/15 Luxembourg Den Atelier
11/21/15 Zurich Kaufleutensaal
11/22/15 Milan, Italy Fabrique
11/24/15 Cologne Bürgerhaus Stollwerck
11/25/15 Hamburg Uebel & Gefährlich
11/29/15 Copenhagen VEGA House Of Music
12/01/15 Goteborg Pusterviksbaren
12/02/15 Stockholm Sodra Teatern
12/04/15 Oslo, Norway Cosmopolite
12/05/15 Bergen, Norway Logen Teater

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