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Minneapolis: June 9 to June 13, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 9 to June 13, 2017.

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Read More Alice Cooper A classic Vincent Price introduction led to the curtain fall and a canvas backdrop of a close-up of Alice Cooper’s eyes as the shock rocker and band launched into the opening ‘Black Widow’ of its too-short 50 minute set. …

ALICE COOPER
at Vetter Stone Amphitheater
Friday 06/09/17 (6:30pm/$39)
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Rock icon Alice Cooper is bringing his incredibly live show to Mankato’s Vetter Stone Amphitheater this Friday, June 9th. We caught Cooper & Co earlier in December 2015 and said, “Alice Cooper shows no signs of slowing down, and the spirit of Halloween will again swoop in, the next time he plays here.”

If that date doesn’t work for you, he’s also playing the Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater in Hinckley, Minnesota.

Cooper’s forthcoming album Paranormal will be out July 28th on earMUSIC.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

Jun 07 - Fox Cities Perf Arts Center - Appleton, WI
Jun 08 - Grand Casino - Hinckley, MN
Jun 09 - Vetter Stone Amph - Mankato, MN
Jun 12 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
Jun 13 - Kingsbury Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 16 - Thunder Valley Casino - Lincoln, CA
Jun 17 - Cuthbert Amphitheatre - Eugene, OR
Jun 18 - Pepsi Summer Outdoor Concert Series
Jun 20 - Rabobank Theater - Bakersfield, CA
Jun 21 - Pechanga Theater - Temecula, CA
Jun 22 - AVA Amphitheater - Tucson, AZ
Jun 24 - KLAQ Streetfest - El Paso, TX

WITH DEEP PURPLE:

Aug 12 - Chelsea Theater - Las Vegas, NV
Aug 13 - The Greek - Los Angeles, CA
Aug 15 - AK Chin Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
Aug 16 - Isletta Amphitheatre - Albuquerque, NM
Aug 18 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pav - Houston, TX
Aug 19 - Gexa Energy Pavilion - Dallas, TX
Aug 21 - Chastain Park Amph - Atlanta, GA
Aug 23 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
Aug 24 - BB&T Pavilion - Camden, NJ
Aug 26 - Nikon - Wantagh, NY
Aug 27 - Xfinity Center - Boston, MA
Aug 28 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Aug 30 - Klipsch Amphitheater - Indianapolis, IN
Sept 01 - KeyBank Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA
Sept 02 - Molson Canadian Amph - Toronto, ON
Sept 03 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
Sept 06 - Hollywood Casino Amph - Chicago, IL
Sept 08 - Hollywood Casino Amph - St. Louis, MO
Sept 09 - Blossom Music Center - Cleveland, OH
Sept 10 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH

Read More Tuxedo The funk duo Tuxedo (Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One) is releasing their self-titled debut release via Stones Throw Records... the duo is throwing their record ....

TUXEDO
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday 06/12/17 (7:30pm/$20)
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Tuxedo is the collaboration of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One. If you like any of these artist, the Tuxedo show cannot be missed! Their second record Tuxedo II (Stones Throw Records) features new single ‘Thank You’.

If the new single sounds polished, Hawthorne explains, “The sound really clicked towards the end of recording the first album. This time around we just did it better. It’s like Empire Strikes Back where you already know the characters and you can get straight to the action.”

Special guest King Otto to open.

Tour Dates:

6/2 - Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
6/3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
6/5 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
6/8 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
6/9 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
6/10 - Detroit, MI @ Detroit Music Hall
6/12 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
6/13 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
6/15 - Ann Arbor, MI @ Sonic Lunch
6/23 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
6/24 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory

Read More Cloud Cult As for Cloud Cult, the band's live energy is fun to watch. Personally, I would've liked to have them start with "The Show Starts Now" …

Other shows in the area:

06/09/17 Progressive metal band Tool will be headlining the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul this Friday. Once & Future Band to open. 6:30pm, $75.

06/09/17 New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Maggie Koerner to play Turf Club in St Paul on Friday. AirLANDS to open. 8pm, $10.

06/09/17 The hardest working band in America (averaging 250 shows a year), Chicago’s Marbin will stop by the Icehouse. Generally, these shows start late because of the restaurant business, so note doors opens at 11pm. New Sound Underground to close out the show. 11pm, $8.

06/09/17 Local favorites Cloud Cult will be playing Northrop. They are playing the full score to their award winning film, plus a second set (so no room for an opening band). 7pm, $30.

06/10/17 Old Crow Medicine Show is playing the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Saturday. They are performing Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde in its entirety. 7pm, $35.

06/11/17 Los Angeles’ Moonchild is playing Studio B at Skyway Theatre, in support of their new record Voyager. 8pm, $12.

06/13/17 Sean Rowe is playing Turf Club in St Paul. His new album New Lore is available now on Anti- Records. Jimmy Lumpkin to open. 8pm, $13.

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Minneapolis: May 17 to May 19, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 17 to May 19, 2017.

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Read More The 1975 The buzzing Manchester, UK foursome has been out on a short (and very sold out) tour of the U.S., previewing tracks from its second full-length, breathily titled I Like It When You Sleep …

THE 1975
at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Wednesday 05/17/17, 7pm ($25)
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The 1975 is back in America to promote their #1 US and UK sophomore album I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it (Dirty Hit / Interscope Records).

We’ve been covering the UK quartet since their US debut in October 2013 and recently covered their First Avenue show in 2015 and we can tell you that they’ve consistently sold out their Minneapolis appearance.

This year, the band upgraded their venue to St Paul’s Roy Wilkins Auditorium, which is not our favorite venue, but at least it may be big enough to accommodate all their fans.

Show up early to check out all the buzz for Colouring. The London band is touring on the strength of their debut EP Symmetry and their new single ‘The Wave’. The track is taken from their upcoming EP, due from Interscope Records in mid-2017.

Tour dates:

May 12 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem
May 16 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom
May 17 St Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
May 19 Lancaster, NE Pinewood Bowl Amph
May 22 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
May 23 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
May 25 Ottawa, ON Richcraft Live
May 26 Montreal, QC Plaine des Jeux
May 26-28 Boston, MA Boston Calling Festival
May 28 Glens Falls, NY Glens Falls Civic Center
May 30 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
May 31 Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre
June 1 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 3 Columbus, OH Express Live!
June 2-4 Cincinnati, OH Bunbury Music Festival

Read More K.Flay After a short set by hip-hop songstress K. Flay (who we previously saw at a Go 96.3 show and was still promoting last year’s Life as a Dog (Bummer Picnic Records), this co-headlining bill ...

K.FLAY
at First Avenue
Wednesday 05/17/17, 7pm ($21.75)
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With strong local support from radio station Go 96.3, K.Flay has been invited to the Twin Cities since Aria in March 2015 and just recently at Fine Line in Feb 2017.

The Los Angeles-based pop/hip-hop singer is back on tour now for her second album Every Where Is Some Where.

Austin’s Missio to open. The band previously opened for K.Flay on her Crush Me Tour. The duo’s breakout single ‘Middle Fingers’, which was quickly picked up on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation (where it hit the #1 spot on the influential “Alt-18 Countdown”). The song will likely be available on their debut record Loner (available May 19th).

Tour dates:

05/11/2017 - Perth, Aus - Rosemount Hotel
05/13/2017 - Bunbury, Aus - Groovin The Moo
05/17/2017 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
05/20/2017 - Chicago, IL - WKQX PIQNIQ
05/27/2017 Vinoy Waterfront Park @ 97X BBQ
05/28/2017 104.3 Undertow Jam
05/29/2017 X102.9 Rock On the River
06/14/2017 Richmond, VA
06/15-06/18/17 - Dover, DE - Firefly Fest
06/22/17 - Berlin, DE - Lido
06/23-06/25 - Scheessel, DE - Hurricane Festival
06/23-06/25 - Neuhausen, DE - Southside Fest
06/27/2017 Camden Assembly London
06/28/2017 Camden Assembly London
07/14-07/16 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
07/15-07/16 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Music
08/04/2017 Hollywood Casino @ 105.7 The Point
08/19/2017 Bissell Park@ Riverfest
09/17/2017 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
09/20/2017 Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
09/21/2017 Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
09/23/2017 Stewart Park @ Cayuga Sound
09/26/2017 Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, AZ
09/28/2017 Mattress Firm AmpH chula Vista, CA

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Read More Oddisee New York-based, Sudanese­-American producer and MC, Oddisee will be playing at the 7th Street Entry this Thursday, June 2nd, in support of a new instrumental album via Mello Music Group. Suitcase Junket One-man-band The Suitcase Junket (aka Matt Lorenz) opened up the show. Lorenz had all the musical instrumentals in his “band” at an arm’s length... complete with leg percussions and Caleb Hawley Side 2 EP by American singer/songwriter Caleb Hawley, just came out last night, September 9th. Obviously Side 2 is the follow-up to Side 1, which came out earlier this year. The New Yorker

Other shows in the area:

05/18/17 False, with Zebulon Pike,Pestifere and Ulkum will be at Triple Rock Social Club. 8pm, $10.

05/18/17 Oddisee, aka rapper Amir Mohamed el Khalifa, is headlining 7th Street Entry on Thursday. Big Cats and Ryan Kopperud to open. 7:30pm, $16.

05/18/17 The Suitcase Junket is headlining the Turf Club in St Paul. The one-man-band (Matt Lorenz) was previously in town in April 2017, and we noted, “Lorenz is no stranger to being on stage and managing a variety of instruments, as he was one of the member of trio Rusty Belle, with his sister Kate. After finding a guitar from a dorm dumpster, Lorenz fixed it up and started working on songs that would soon would be known as his The Suitcase Junket project.” Del Barber and Jillian Rae to open. 7:30pm, $10.

05/18/17-05/19/17 The two martins, Steve Martin and Martin Short is doing a two-night residency at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. The show is called “Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lives” with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko. 7:30pm, $79.

05/19/17 Alex Napping is touring in support of their second album Mise En Place (Father/Daughter Records). They will be stopping by the Seward Café in Minneapolis. The venue does not have pricing listing, but it is $5. 4th Curtis and Gully Boys to open. Wetter is not listed on the website, but I think they might also play. 8pm, $5

05/19/17 Soul singer Caleb Hawley and New Sound Underground will be at the Triple Rock on Friday. 9pm, $10

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