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Minneapolis: April 29 to April 30, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 29 to April 30, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Kid Koala 2018 Poster Read More Kid Koala This is a book, completely written and drawn (with accompanying soundtrack) by Kid Koala, called "Nufonia Must Fall". It's a love story between a lonely office girl and an out-of-work robot. …

KID KOALA
+ Adira Amram, DJ Jester
Cedar Cultural Center
Mon 04/30/2018 (7pm/$22)
thecedar.org

Record scratcher Kid Koala is bringing his “Vinyl Vaudeville: Floor Kids Edition” show to The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Monday, April 30th. We’ve been following Koala since his early Carpal Tunnel Syndrome work (still remember buying the CD!) to his collaboration with the great Deltron 3030.

In April 2016, we saw one of the best shows we’ve ever seen: Kid Koala’s “Nufonia Must Fall”. It’s live music, set to a puppet show. It was based on his 2003 book/album (which I also own).

We’re not sure what “Vinyl Vaudeville” will bring, but with his helpers comedian, singer Adira Amram and DJ Jester, it’ll be an interesting, fun show.

Tour kicks off on Thursday:

4/26: Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
4/27: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club Theatre
4/28: Detroit, MI @ El Club
4/29: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
4/30: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
5/3: Seattle, WA @ Neumos
5/4: Vancouver, BC @ Venue
5/5: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
5/7: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
5/8: Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
5/10: Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
5/12: Austin, TX @ 3TEN ACL
5/13: Dallas, TX @ AT&T Performing Arts Center
5/15: Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
5/16: Washington, DC @ Union Stage
5/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
5/18: Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere Hall
5/19: Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

Preoccupations 2018 Poster Panda Bear at First Ave Poster Jessie Ware 2018 Poster Wild Ones 2018 Poster George Ezra at First Ave Poster Rolling Blackouts CF 2018 Poster Read More Preoccupations Preoccupations (Frontman Matt Flegel, guitarist Danny Christiansen, multi-instrumentalist Scott Munro and drummer Mike Wallace) got international recognized by their former unintentionally … Panda Bear You might know Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, as one of the founding member of Animal Collective. Animal Collective was the Pitchfork-type band of 2007, somehow they've just really exploded. … George Ezra Opening act George Ezra is quickly positioning himself as one of the success stories of 2015. The Hertford, England 21-year old .... Sleeping Jesus Winona’s Sleeping Jesus started the show. Thankfully, it wasn’t religious music, as the “Alaskan Farmer” band’s name might imply. The band is led by singer/songwriter Nick Elstad …

Other shows in the area:

PREOCCUPATIONS
+ Freak Heat Waves
7th Street Entry
Sun 04/29/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Preoccupations is back in town with their latest New Material (Jagjaguwar Records). The band may be more famous for their former, unintentionally racist name Viet Cong. The band have confessed that they were ignorant to how hurtful their name was to Vietnamese and Vets, and they are hoping you can forgive them and give their music a chance.

Montreal based band Freak Heat Waves to open.

Tour dates:

4/24/18 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *
4/26/18 Columbus, OH @ The A&R Music Bar *
4/27/18 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
4/28/18 Chicago, IL @ Co-Prosperity
4/29/18 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *
5/1/18 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret *
5/3/18 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite *
5/4/18 Calgary, AB @ Palomino *
5/5/18 Calgary, AB @ Palomino
5/9/18 Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
5/11/18 Seattle, WA @ Barboza #
5/12/18 Portland, OR @ Star Theater #
5/14/18 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop #
5/17/18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo #
5/18/18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo #
5/19/18 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar #
5/22/18 Austin, TX @ Barracuda

* w/ Freak Heat Waves
# w/ Moaning

PANDA BEAR
+ Geologist, DJ Matthew St-Germain
7th Street Entry
Sun 04/29/2018 (7pm/$15)
first-avenue.com

Panda Bear, of Animal Collective fame, recently added the First Avenue show this Sunday, April 29th. Earlier this year, he released the vinyl-only EP A Day With The Homies to critical acclaim.

Geologist and DJ Matthew St-Germain to open.

Tour dates:

4/26 Dallas, Tx - Canton Hall *
4/27 Austin, Tx - Levitation @ Mohawk *
4/29 Minneapolis - First Ave, MN*
4/30 Chicago, Il - Thalia Hall *
5/01 Detroit, Mi - Majestic Theatre *
5/02 Toronto, On - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
5/04 Boston, Ma - Paradise Rock Club *
5/05 Brooklyn, Ny - Brooklyn Steel *
5/06 Philadelphia, Pa - Union Transfer *
5/07 Washington Dc - 9:30 Club *
5/09 Chapel Hill, Nc - Cat's Cradle *
5/10 Atlanta, Ga - Variety Playhouse *

* w/ Geologist as special guest

JESSIE WARE
+ Albin Lee Meldau
Varsity Theater
Sun 04/29/2018 (7pm/$25)
cabooze.com

London-born singer/songwriter Jessie Ware will be at the Varsity Theater on Sunday, April 29th, in support of her latest album Glasshouse (PMR Records / Friends Keep Secrets / Interscope Records). We saw Ware at the Varsity in Nov 2013 and said, “Focusing primarily on songs from her first full-length, Devotion (on PMR Island/Cherrytree), Ware’s sound in the most simplest of terms can be described as this equation: [Sade - Adele, + The Invisible, cos x Moyet & Jessie J]. That is, take the smooth r&b of a Sade, with the beats of future-garage producer SBTRKT with the heartache songs and near-range of an Adele, with cosine bits of singers like Alison Moyet and Jessie J thrown in for good measure. In other words, a winning combination.”

Albin Lee Meldau to open.

Jessie Ware North American Tour Dates:

April 24 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
April 25 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
April 27 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre
April 29 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
April 30 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
May 2 Detroit, MI Majestic
May 3 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
May 5 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
May 7 New York, NY Brooklyn Steel
May 10 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
May 11 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre

WILD ONES
+ Margaret
Turf Club
Sun 04/29/2018 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

The Portland, OR based band Wild Ones will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on Sunday, April 29th.

Local Margaret (aka Maggie Morrison of Lookbook) to open.

GEORGE EZRA
+ Noah Kahan
First Avenue
Mon 04/30/2018 (9pm/$25)
first-avenue.com

Young guitarist and singer George Ezra is back in Minneapolis to promote his sophomore album Staying At Tamara’s. We caught Ezra opening for Sam Smith in January 2015 and said, “ The lanky Ezra has a big, bluesy voice and lyrics that belie his young age, and sounds almost American, as his stated folk influences have been Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and Howlin’ Wolf among others. Lead single, ‘Budapest’ received the predictably strongest response, but initial UK single and set opener ‘Cassie O’ and the closing ‘Did You Hear the Rain’ (folky with electronic loops) also had toes tapping and heads nodding.”

Noah Kahan to open.

Tour dates:

4/24/18 – Terminal 5, New York
4/25/18 – The Fillmore, Philadelphia
4/26/18 – Lincoln Theatre, Washington D.C.
4/28/18 – Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak
4/29/18 – Riviera Theater, Chicago
4/30/18 – First Avenue, Minneapolis
5/2/18 – Ogden Theatre, Denver
5/3/18 – The Depot, Salt Lake City
5/5/18 – Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver
5/6/18 – Roseland Theater, Portland
5/7/18 – Showbox SoDo, Seattle
5/9/18 – Fox Theater, Oakland
5/10/18 – Observatory North Park, San Diego
5/12/18 – The Marquee, Tempe
5/13/18 – The Wiltern, LA

ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER
+ Sleeping Jesus
7th Street Entry
Mon 04/30/2018 (7pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is headlining the 7th Street Entry on Monday, April 30th. Their upcoming debut album Hope Downs will be out June 15 via Sub Pop.

Tour dates:

Apr. 24 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Apr. 25 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Apr. 27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Apr. 28 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Apr. 30 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
May 2 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
May 3 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
May 4 - Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
May 5 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
May 6 - Washington, DC @ DC9
May 8 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
May 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 11 - Allston, MA @ Great Scot
May 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
May 17th, Brighton, UK @ The Great Escape Festival
May 18 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Room
May 20 - Glasgow, UK @ CCA: Centre for Contemporary
May 21 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
May 22 - London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
May 24 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
May 26 - Amsterdam, NL @ London Calling
May 27th, Groningen, NL @ Vera
May 28 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
May 29 - Berlin, DE @ Lido
May. 31 - Brussels, BE @ AB Club

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On An On at the Turf Club, St Paul (27 July 2016)

On An On Setlist Behind the Gun I Can Love I Can't Escape It Bad Mythology Wait for the Kill Cops All the Horses Drifting All at Once Every Song Ghosts Val Son Setlist Old World Local Celebrity Black Diamond On The Range Beautiful Child Out of Nowhere Sundays Miracles Read More On An On We got word that On An On is going on an extended hiatus. The group is playing their farewell show at the Turf Club in St Paul next Wednesday, July 27th. If you’ve never seen them ...

Minnesota's own On An On (Alissa Ricci, Ryne Estwing, Nate Eiesland) is ending for now in what could be there last show for a while. They wanted to put on one last show and brought along and up-and-coming electronic artist Margaret and experimental folk indie rock Val Son.

The Turf Club was a great place to have this show, it felt like a home coming of sorts many of the people attending new or were associated with the bands. It felt electrifying all around.

Starting of the night was Val Son (Michael Gunvalson, Eric Carlson, Emily Mohrbacher, and Jack Ventimiglia). Their set was very relaxing and enjoyable, songs like ‘On The Range’ and ‘Out of Nowhere’ were very good. Their sound is awesome, especially when their voices come together. It is like candy leaving you, you just want more. I look forward to seeing them live again. My personal favorite was listening to ‘Beautiful Child’, which I thought was the best of the set. They have their single out on iTunes called ‘Sundays’.

Margaret then came up on stage and had a wonderful performance. Her sound is wonderful, sounding like a mix of Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos; a haunting beautiful voice. Margaret’s stage presence was very good, kept in touch with the crowd and enjoyed the feedback. I'm looking forward to hearing about or seeing her again soon.

All night up to this point it had felt like everyone was waiting for something to happen and people were not let down. From the minute On An On hit the stage, the energy in the place just erupted. I will say this, if they have this much energy in their side projects as they put into this show, those projects should be outstanding.

It was hard to put my finger on one or two songs that stood out, the whole show was captivating, enjoyable, and all around fun.

‘All The Horses’ was just amazing loved the sound and vibe, ‘Every Song’ and ‘Ghosts’, for me, were the most enjoyable, because just listening it sounded like they didn't want to quit.

I recommend seeing these guys and give them a listen. When you go to look at the merch, say hello to Alissa, she will be by the table. Their latest release And The Wave Has Two Sides came out in 2015 on Roll Call Records.... the album should be in your record collection.

Photo of the On An On touring squad, taken on the last night of their final tour, is courtesy of the band.

On An On at the Turf Club, St Paul (27 July 2016) photo courtesy of On An On

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Minneapolis: July 27 to July 28, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from July 27 to July 28, 2016.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Børns Børns set to open the show. Tour dates: 07/28/15 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex 07/29/15 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium 07/31/15 Lollapalooza Aftershows 08/01/15 Lollapalooza Chicago …

BØRNS
at First Avenue
Wednesday, 07/27/16, 6pm ($20/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles’ Børns, often stylized as BØRNS, is headlining First Avenue next Wednesday, July 27th. Børns recently opened up for Charlie XCX in August 2015, so expect his music to be on the dancey-side.

The show is sold out.

Show up early to check out a pair of duos from New York Beau (Heather Golden and Emma Rose Jenney) and Lewis Del Mar (Danny Miller and Max Harwood).

Lewis Del Mar’s single ‘Loud(y)’ was number one on Hype Machine, #3 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart, and their debut EP peaked at number 7 on Billboard Emerging Artists.

Lewis Del Mar’s Tour dates:

7/22 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant +
7/23 - Detroit, MI @ Mo Pop Festival
7/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom *
7/27 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
7/29 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
8/02 - Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
8/03 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
8/06 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
8/12 - Somerset, WI @ Summer Set
8/26 - Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
8/27 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
9/02 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot
9/04 - Denver, CO @ Riot Fest
9/23 - Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful
10/01 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits

* w/ BØRNS
+ w/ Glass Animals

Read More On An On The Minneapolis Trio On An On will be heading out on tour in support of their latest album And The Wave Has Two Sides, which is coming out next Friday, July 24th, via Roll Call Records. ...

ON AN ON
at Turf Club
Wednesday, 07/27/16, 6pm ($12/$14)
turfclub.net

We got word that On An On is going on an extended hiatus. The group is playing their farewell show at the Turf Club in St Paul next Wednesday, July 27th. If you’ve never seen them, you definitely need to do it now.

The band offered this message:

ON AN ON is going to be taking a break from touring. We may still release music and play concerts now and then around Minneapolis, but we are winding ourselves in for now. There are a few reasons that this is our next move. If you're able to make it to any of the last OAO shows in the next couple months we can talk more about it... It's an entirely positive decision for us. We're redirecting the energy we were giving to OAO into new exciting things.

Of course, everyone in the band has their solo projects, Alissa Ricci is making ambient music and doing art. Ryne Estwing has been writing songs for the past several years under the name Louis (the band) and an electronica project called MLMO. Nate Eiesland’s solo project is called Como.

As we noted at the On An On’s And The Wave Has Two Sides record release party in July 2015, they have a good, strong local fanbase.

We’ve been writing about the trio since 2013, with Jess championing them when she discovered them at SXSW 2013: “On an On is one of those bands that got the attention of Jess, who said they look and sound amazing from their recent SXSW appearance.”

Opening the farewell show will be locals Margaret (not to be confused with the Polish singer or the London band) and Val Son.

Tour dates:

07/23 Capitol Hill Block Party
07/24 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
07/27 The Turf Club Saint Paul
07/28 The Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

Read More Ghost Ghost B.C. has a new EP out now called If You Have Ghost on Loma Vista Recordings. The five track EP was produced by Dave Grohl and includes cover versions of songs by and a live version .…

GHOST
at Myth
Thursday, 07/28/16, 6pm ($27.50)
mythlive.com

Sweden’s Ghost (also known as Ghost BC) will be headlining the Myth in Maplewood (St Paul area), this July 28th, touring in support of their new album Meliora (which came out last summer via Loma Vista Recordings).

The metal band is known for their visually unique live shows, and it’s easy to see why they won “Best Metal Performance” at the Grammy’s.

Special guest Macabre to open.

Tour dates:

07/23/16 Hell & Heaven Metal Fest
07/27/16 Clive, IA Seven Flags Event
07/28/16 Saint Paul, MN Myth
07/29/16 Lollapalooza
07/30/16 Lollapalooza Aftershows
07/31/16 Green Bay, WI Sandlot
08/06/16 Heavy Montreal
09/16/16 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
09/17/16 Revolution Rock Festival
09/18/16 Rock Allegiance Festival
09/19/16 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
09/21/16 Cleveland, OH Masonic Auditorium
09/23/16 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
09/24/16 Texas Mutiny
09/25/16 Houston Open Air
09/27/16 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
09/28/16 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
09/30/16 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank
10/01/16 JJO Sonic Boom
10/02/16 Louder Than Life Festival
10/03/16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
10/04/16 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo State
10/05/16 Cedar Rapids, IA Paramount Theatre
10/07/16 Cedar Rapids, IA Paramount Theatre
10/08/16 Salt Lake City, UT Rockwell
10/09/16 Missoula, MT The Wilma
10/11/16 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
10/13/16 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
10/14/16 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
10/15/16 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
10/16/16 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10/18/16 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal
10/20/16 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/21/16 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/22/16 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl
10/23/16 Monster Energy Aftershock Festival
10/25/16 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
10/27/16 Lubbock, TX City Bank Auditorium
10/28/16 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theatre

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