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Minneapolis: June 24, 2016

Read More Mina Moore Over at the 7th Street Entry, singer Mina Moore (aka Yasmina Moore-Foster) is billed has headliner, or at least co-headliner. Moore is also in a band called Dear Data ....

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on June 24, 2016.

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WHILK & MISKY
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 06/24/16, 8pm ($12/$15)
first-avenue.com

Duo Whilk & Misky is headlining the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis next Friday. Since their debut EP The First Sip came out, it was widely supported by DJs Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Pete Tong, resulting in about 15 million streams and landed on the Spotify Viral 50 top five with both ‘Clap Your Hands’ and the song ‘Babe I’m Yours’.

Local openers listed will be Eric Mayson and Mina Moore.

Tour dates:

6/15 U Street Music Hall, Washington
6/16 Firefly Festival, Dover
6/18 Valley Bar, Phoenix , AZ
6/19 Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
6/20 Bardot, CA
6/22 Larimer Lounge, Denver, Colorado
6/24 7th Street Entry, Miinneapolis , Minnesota
6/25 Lincoln Hall, Chicago
6/26 Electric Forest, Michigan

Read More David Bazan David Bazan's new record Curse Your Branches came out yesterday on one of my favorite record label, Barsuk Records. To understand Bazan, you have to look back at the band he started, Pedro the Lion. … Laura Gibson It's been five years since we last wrote about Laura Gibson, but I'm glad that she's back in our life. I saw her play at 7th Street Entry on Monday night, to a smattering of fans and families. …

DAVID BAZAN
at Turf Club
Friday, 06/24/16, 7pm ($20)
turfclub.net

David Bazan is returning to Minnesota next Friday, June 24th, touring in support of his new Blanco album (Barsuk Records). In addition to the new record, he also made his previous solo release Fewer Moving Parts, Curse Your Branches and Strange Negotiations available on all streaming services for the first time.

Laura Gibson is supporting Bazan for this leg of the tour. Gibson’s latest Empire Builder came out last month on Barsuk.

Bazan tour dates:

06/17: Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court *
06/18: Denver CO Lost Lake Lounge *
06/20: Kansas City MO Record Bar *
06/21: Omaha NE Reverb Lounge *
06/22: Davenport IA Daytrotter *
06/23: Madison WI High Noon Saloon *
06/24: St. Paul MN Turf Club *
06/25: Milwaukee WI Colectivo Coffee *
06/27: Louisville KY Zanzabar *
06/28: St. Louis MO Old Rock House *
06/29: Indianapolis IN The HI-FI *
06/30: Chicago IL Lincoln Hall *
07/01: Ferndale MI The Loving Touch *
07/02: Toronto ON The Great Hall *
07/03: Ottawa ON Pressed *
07/05: Cambridge MA The Sinclair
07/06: Hamden CT The Ballroom
07/07: Brooklyn NY Music Hall
07/08: Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda's
07/09: Washington, DC Black Cat
07/10: Charlottesville VA The Southern
07/11: Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle Back Room
07/13: Asheville NC Grey Eagle
07/14: Atlanta GA The Earl
08/04: Jacksonville FL Jack Rabbits +
08/05: Orlando FL The Social +
08/06: Tampa FL Crowbar +
08/08: Birmingham AL The Syndicate +
08/09: Nashville TN Exit/In +
08/10: Memphis TN Hi-Tone Cafe +
08/11: Little Rock AR Stickyz Rock'n'Roll +
08/12: Tulsa OK The Vanguard +
08/13: Denton TX Dan's Silverleaf +
08/14: Houston TX White Oak Music Hall +
08/15: Austin TX The Parish +
08/17: El Paso TX Bowie Feathers +
08/18: Albuquerque NM Low Spirits +
08/19: Phoenix AZ The Crescent Ballroom +
08/20: San Diego CA Casbah +
08/21: Costa Mesa CA The Wayfayer +
08/22: Los Angeles CA Teragram Ballroom +
08/24: San Francisco CA The Independent +
08/27: Portland, OR Mississippi Studios +
08/28: Vancouver BC The Biltmore Cabaret +

* with Laura Gibson
+ with Michael Nau

Read More Paul de Jong Temporary Residence Ltd will be releasing Paul de Jong's If this April 28th, 2015. If you're a fan of The Books (read our previous coverage from 2009), you may know de Jong as the co-founder of the band. …

PAUL DE JONG
at Cedar Cultural Center
Friday, 06/24/16, 7pm ($10/$12)
thecedar.org

Paul de Jong, from The Books, is touring in support of his debut album If (Temporary Residence Ltd).

Like the Books, De Jong’s concert will showcase his unique musical blend of odd spoken word samplings, mashed studio recordings and live instruments. In addition to playing live, he will also be showing video clips that seem to have been pulled out of one of the oddest of 10-gallon hats American culture has yet produced.

Paul de Jong will headline the Cedar Cultural Center next Friday, June 24th. Matt Latterell to open.

Paul De Jong Summer Tour Dates

6/16 Space Gallery – Portland, ME
6/17 Spotty Dog – Hudson, NY
6/20 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
6/21 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
6/23 Crescendo, Madison, WI
6/24 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
6/26 Foam, St. Louis, MO
6/27 Fraish Theatre – Lexington, KY
6/29 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
6/30 National Sawdust – Brooklyn, NY
7/1 Rockwood Music Hall – New York, NY
7/2 Iron Horse – Northampton, MA

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Rocktober: October 16, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 16, 2015.

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Read More The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood are: Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar), Mikey Margott (bass) & Bryan Sammis (drums). ... Bad Suns Another Southern California band, Bad Suns, played next, in support of their Vagrant Records EP, Transpose, with full-length, Language & Perspective, due out in late June. ...

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
at First Avenue
Friday, 10/16/2015, 5:30pm ($30)
first-avenue.com

American band with English spelling The Neighbourhood is headlining this all-ages show at First Avenue. You may know the band for that hit song "Sweater Weather". The band's sophomore album Wiped Out! is coming out this October 30th, via Columbia/The Revolve Group.

Show up early to check out Bad Suns, a band we previously saw with the 1975 in May 2014. We wrote, "The quartet’s anthemic sound on songs like ‘Cardiac Arrest’ and EP closer, ’20 Years’ seemed to connect with the younger audience..."

Also on the bill is Hunny (not to be confused with Christian band Honey or the stuff that Winnie-the-Pooh likes to eat). This southern California six-piece (front man/lead guitarist Jason Yarger, guitarist Jake Goldstein, bassist Gregory Horne, third guitarist Jacob Munk, keyboardist Kevin Grimmett and drummer Joey Anderson)made a name for themselves with their debut single "Cry For Me" (more than 800k plays on Hype Machine's "Most Popular Tracks").

Check out "Parking Lot" from their debut EP Pain/Ache/Loving:



NOTE: Since this is an all-ages show, doors open at 5:30pm, which probably means first band on at 6pm! The only good thing about an early show is that you get to go home by 10pm!

Tour dates:

10/12/15 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
10/13/15 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit
10/15/15 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/17/15 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
10/20/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
10/21/15 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
10/23/15 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
10/24/15 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
10/27/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/28/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
10/29/15 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
10/30/15 Las Vegas, NV Boulevard Pool
11/09/15 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
11/10/15 London, United Kingdom Heaven
11/12/15 Paris, France Fleche D'Or
11/16/15 Berlin, Germany Posthof
11/17/15 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
11/18/15 Brussels, Belgium AB Club
12/03/15 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
12/06/15 X102.9 Presents The Big Ticket
12/09/15 How The Edge Stole Christmas
12/10/15 KPNT 105.7 The Point's Ho Ho Show

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FLUX PAVILION
at Skyway Theatre
Friday, 10/16/2015, 8pm ($25)
skywaytheater.com

Flux Pavilion, aka Joshua Steele, is an English DJ that will be taking over the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday, October 16th.

Flux Pavilion has influences that range from David Bowie to The Chemical Brothers to Rusko. Steele was once quoted as saying: "I never went to clubs because I didn't feel accepted into that scene; it felt too showy, too well-groomed. Then I saw Rusko play at Fabric and it changed my perception of everything. He was jumping around wearing a big cardboard hat shaped like a bird playing the most outrageous music I had ever heard. I loved it."

I have heard nothing but great things about his live show. This current tour is as promotion for his newest album Tesla which came out September 15th of this year. Not only is this his newest album, it's also his debut album. That being said, Flux Pavilion is not new to the scene. This guy has been releasing singles and EPs since 2008.

Make sure you check out his set on Friday night. He will be playing along with Loudpvck, Diskord, and many many more. Four stages more to be exact.

Tour dates:

10/10/15 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
10/11/15 Montreal, QC New City Gas
10/15/15 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
10/17/15 Foam Wonderland
10/19/15 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
10/20/15 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap House
10/21/15 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
10/22/15 San Marcos, TX Marc
10/23/15 Albuquerque, NM Historic El Rey Theater
10/24/15 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
10/30/15 Escape All Hallows' Eve
10/31/15 Pharr, TX Boggus Ford Events Center
11/12/15 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle
11/13/15 London The Forum
11/14/15 Manchester Albert Hall
02/10/16 Holy Ship!
02/11/16 Holy Ship!
02/12/16 Holy Ship!
02/13/16 Holy Ship!

Read More Ringo Starr You know I love the Beatles (who doesn't?), as I've previously mentioned. Today (October 17th), Ringo Starr announced that his All Starr Band will tour the Pacific Rim ...

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND
at State Theatre
Friday, 10/16/2015, 8pm ($83.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will be at the State Theatre next Friday, October 15th. Tickets are on the expensive end, but may be well worth it to see one of two living Beatles in person.

Starr's latest Postcards from Paradise came out earlier this March 2015 via UMe.

Special guests to appear: Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Bissonette, and Warren Ham.

Tour dates:

10/10/15 South Okanagan Events Centre
10/12/15 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10/13/15 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10/16/15 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
10/17/15 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
10/18/15 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
10/20/15 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10/21/15 Montreal, QC St. Denis Theatre 1
10/23/15 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
10/24/15 Mashantucket, CT Grand Theater
10/25/15 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre
10/27/15 Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
10/28/15 Modell Performing Arts Center
10/30/15 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
10/31/15 Brooklyn, NY Kings Theatre

Read More The Sword But the crowd didn't really start going nuts until The Sword went on. The Sword is a much younger band, formed in Austin, Texas in 2003. Their sound is more on the “thrash” end of doom metal, with riffing reminiscent of … 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 ... Royal Thunder Four-piece Royal Thunder will be in Minneapolis next Sunday, June 21st. Stereogum called the band "the contemporary hard rock equivalent of Fleetwood Mac's ...

THE SWORD
at Mill City Nights
Friday, 10/16/2015, 8pm ($17)
millcitynights.com

Austin' heavy metal/doom metal band The Sword will be back in Minneapolis, in support of their fifth studio album High Country (Razor & Tie). The 50-show kicked off last night, October 9th. The first leg of the tour will feature Kadavar and All Them Witches as support acts... The second leg will feature Royal Thunder (starting November 18th and ending December 19th).

The Sword 1st Leg:

Oct. 10 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
Oct. 11 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds
Oct. 13 – Lawrence, KS – Granada
Oct. 14 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
Oct. 15 – Iowa City, IA – Gabes
Oct. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Oct. 17 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Oct. 18 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Oct. 20 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red
Oct. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – Vinyl
Oct. 22 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
Oct. 23 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
Oct. 24 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amph
Oct. 25 – Sacramento, CA – Gibson Ranch
Oct. 27 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Oct. 28 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
Oct. 29 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Oct. 30 – Boise, ID – Neurolux*
Oct. 31 – Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound*
Nov. 2 – Denver, CO – Gothic*
Nov. 3 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad*
Nov. 4 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes*

*dates without Kadavar

More dates on news.weheartmusic.com.

Read More Carbon Leaf Since this Summer, Richmond-based Carbon Leaf have been on a 50+ show tour, extending all the way into 2015. They are stopping in St Paul at the Turf Club on Thursday, playing tracks from their Indian … Matt Nathanson As for Matt Nathanson, he seems really young and lively on stage. He really loves pop music, and even admitted to stealing riffs and chords from his favorite songs. Some of his covers includes …

VARIOUS ARTISTS
at Various Venues
Friday, 10/16/2015
news.weheartmusic.com

As usual in Rocktober: there are too many shows.

Below are some shows taking place on October 16:

Minneapolis based four-piece Little Fevers will be playing at Turf Club, in support of their debut album Field Trip (which Yahoo! Music recently the album). Matt Latterell to open. (8pm/$10).

Carbon Leaf second leg of their tour will land at Fine Line Music Cafe. The Accidentals to open (7pm/$16).

Turbowolf's first ever USA tour started with the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour... and will continue over at their headlining show at 7th Street Entry. Narco States to open. Please note start time, this is a late show (9:30pm/$10).

Matt Nathanson has a sold out show at Triple Rock Social Club. We caught the popular singer in 2008, which we wrote "As for Matt Nathanson, he seems really young and lively on stage. He really loves pop music, and even admitted to stealing riffs and chords from his favorite songs. Some of his covers includes James' "Laid", Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl", Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton's "Island in the Stream", Kim Wilde's "Kids in America", Lisa Loeb's "Stay", and the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to do is Dream" (and probably other more obscure ones that I didn't know about)." (7pm/$32.75/Sold Out)

Please note that the Three Dog Night at Medina Entertainment Center HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED... New date to be announced later.

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