Rocktober: October 27 to October 28, 2017

Rocktober: Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 27 to October 28, 2017.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Charly Bliss New York’s Charly Bliss will be headlining the 7th Street Entry in support of their album, Guppy (Barsuk Records). We caught the band with Veruca Salt in 2015 and wrote, “New York's Charly Bliss ....

WOLF PARADE
+ Charly Bliss
First Avenue
Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$25)
first-avenue.com
Canada’s Wolf Parade (Arlen Thompson, Dante DeCaro, Dan Boeckner, and Spencer Krug) is back with their first album in seven years (the band went dark in 2010 and only recently reemerged)!

Wolf Parade’s Cry Cry Cry came out earlier this month on Sub Pop.

Show up early to check out New York’s Charly Bliss. Their debut Soft Serve EP will be reissued on vinyl in November via Barsuk Records.

We previously caught Charly Bliss at July 2015 and May 2012 and wrote, “Hendricks and band came out charging for their forty-five minute set, with the opening ‘Percolator’, she vocally kickboxing into the song with a girlish, slightly squeaky vocal, instead of actually kickboxing as she does in the music video of the song.”

Tour dates:

10/22 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/24 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
10/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
10/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
1/12 - Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
1/13 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
1/14 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
1/16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
1/17 - Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre Taube Family
1/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
1/21 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
1/23 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
1/24 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
1/26 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
1/27 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
1/28 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Read More The Lemon Twigs I’m not going to lie, but the biggest buzz band I’ve seen in a long time, has got to be The Lemon Twigs. Almost immediately, the dancefloor was filled to the walls of curious . .... Charlie Parr As for the free shows for the Cedar, they include The Brass Kings with Purgatory Hill (West Bank Deep Blues Festival 7/22), Charlie Parr with Joe & Vicki Price (West Bank Deep Blues Festival 7/23), and Portland Cello Project (7/29). … Nick Lowe St Nick, the other Nick, Nick Lowe is bringing his "Nick Lowe's Quality Holiday Revue" to Minneapolis this December 3rd. When Lowe's record label approaching him to produce a holiday … Lewis Watson 05/09/17 UK singer/songwriter Lewis Watson is headlining Triple Rock Social Club on Tuesday. Watson is on a post-SXSW tour to promote Midnight (Cooking Vinyl). The new record is a departure .... Drew Holcomb Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors is a Nashville band, whose members usually include Holcomb’s wife, Ellie, though she was understandably absent as the couple just had their newborn … KMFDM We are actually pretty excited to see that industrial pioneers KMFDM will be returning to the Twin Cities on August 15 at Mill City Nights in Minneapolis. ..… Haley Bonar Since 2003 The Size of Planets, Haley Bonar has been the staple Minneapolis singer/songwriter for years, even when she moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2009! … Farewell Milwaukee After tour opener, LA-based singer LP, had to pull out due to a meniscus knee injury, locals Farewell Milwaukee ably filled in with a 30 min. set of pleasant Americana rock … Actual Wolf After a pair of EPs, Actual Wolf (aka Eric Pollard) recently released his self-titled full-length (on Duluth MN's Chaperone Records). Touching on inspirations from Neil Young to … Big Wild Opening the show was Big Wild from Los Angeles. Big Wild is Jackson and was definitely a jaw dropper as an opening act for an already amazing line up. What sets Big Wild apart from the other acts of the night …

Other shows in the area:

• CHARLIE PARR
  The Cedar Cultural Center
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$18)
  Sat 10/28/2017 (7pm/$18)
  thecedar.org
  
  Charlie Parr is touring in support of his new album Dog. He is playing a double night residency at the Cedar on Friday & Saturday.
  
  Tour dates:
  
  
  10/21 | Chicago, IL - Schubas
  10/27 | Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar Cultural Center
  10/28 | Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar Cultural Center
  
  
  
• NICK LOWE / LOS STRAITJACKETS
  Turf Club
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7:30pm/$30/Sold Out)
  Sat 10/28/2017 (7:30pm/$30/Sold Out)
  turfclub.net
  
  Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets to play the Turf Club on Friday and Saturday. Both shows are sold out.
   
  
  
  
• UMPHREY'S MCGEE
  Palace Theatre
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$35)
  Sat 10/27/2017 (7pm/$35)
  palacestpaul.com
  
  Umphrey's McGee is on their “It’s Not Us” Winter 2018 tour.
  
  Tour dates:
  
  
  10/21 Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre
  10/22 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl
  10/26 Live Oak, FL @ Suwannee Hulaween
  10/27 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
  10/28 St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
  11/2 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
  11/3 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
  11/4 Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
  11/9 Hermosa, CA @ Saint Rocke
  11/11 San Diego, CA @ Winstons Beach Club
  11/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
  12/1-5 Punta Cana, Dominican Holidaze
  12/15 Chicago, IL @ Park West
  12/29 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
  12/30 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
  12/31 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
  01/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
  01/12 Cincinatti, OH @ Taft Theatre
  01/13 Cincinatti, OH @ Taft Theatre
  01/19 New York, NY @ The Beacon Theatre
  01/20 New York, NY @ The Beacon Theatre
  01/21 New York, NY @ The Beacon Theatre
  01/25 New Haven, CT @ College Street
  01/26 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
  01/27 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
  01/28 Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn's Peak
  02/1 Columbus, OH @ Express Live!
  02/2 Kalamazoo, MI @ Wings Event Center
  02/3 Kalamazoo, MI @ Wings Event Center
  02/15 Washington, DC @ The Anthem
  02/16 Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena
  02/17 Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena
  02/18 Tampa, FL @ WhigFest Music & Arts Festival
  
  
  
• THE LEMON TWIGS
  Fine Line Music Cafe
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$20)
  Sat 10/28/2017 (7pm/$20)
  finelinemusic.com
  
  Like all those other bands, The Lemon Twigs is playing Friday & Saturday at the Fine Line Music Café.
  
  
   
• DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS
  + Lewis Watson
  Pantages Theatre
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$28)
  hennepintheatretrust.org
  
  See Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors before they play bigger/more expensive venues with Willie Nelson… The band stops in at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday.
  
  Tour dates:
  
  
  
  10/26 @ Hope College in Holland, MI*
  10/27 @ Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, MN*
  10/28 @ City Winery in Chicago, IL*
  10/29 @ Deluxe at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN*
  11/3 @ Brady Theater in Tulsa, OK*
  11/4 @ Common Grounds in Waco, TX*
  11/6 @ Sam’s Burger Joint in San Antonio, TX*
  11/7 @ Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA*
  11/10 @ Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX^
  11/11 @ Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX^
  11/14 @ Smart Financial Centre in Sugarland, TX^
  11/15 @ Rudder Auditorium in College Station, TX*
  11/17 @ Horseshoe Tunica in Robinsonville, MS^
  11/18 @ Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City, LA^
  11/22 @ The Jones Assembly in Oklahoma City, OK^
  12/10 @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN*
  
  
  
• KEYSHIA COLE
  Orpheum Theatre
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$39)
  hennepintheatretrust.org
  
  Four-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum R&B superstar Keyshia Cole will headline the Orpheum Theatre in support of her seventh full-length album 11:11 Reset (Epic Records).
  
  
   
• KMFDM
  + Ohgr
  Amsterdam Bar and Hall
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$25)
  amsterdambarandhall.com
  
  KMFDM is the drug against war, didn’t you know? The beloved industrial rockers have released a new LP Hell Yeah on earMUSIC.
   
  
  
  
• THOMAS RHETT
  + Walker Hayes, Old Dominion
  Xcel Energy Center
  Fri 10/27/2017 (7pm/$25)
  xcelenergycenter.com
  
  Thomas Rhett is playing Xcel in St Paul. Show up early to check out Walker Haynes and acclaimed country rockers Old Dominion.
   
  
  
  
• LAKE MONSTER BASH: HALLOWEEN MUSIC FEST
  + Haley Bonar, Farewell Milwaukee, Them Coulee Boys, Actual Wolf
  Lake Monster Brewing
  Sat 10/28/2017 (12pm/$15)
  lakemonsterbrewing.com
  
  Enjoy these local bands at the Lake Monster Bash: Halloween Music Fest on Saturday. Ticket Includes: Pint of Craft Beer from Lake Monster Brewing Co., Live Music, Specialty Beers and Infusions just for Participants, Exclusive Access to Lake Monster Brewing, Costume Contests, Metro Transit Pass, Access to Food Trucks and More!
   
  
  
  
• BIG GIGANTIC
  + Big Wild
  Myth
  Sat 10/28/2017 (7pm/$35)
  mythlive.com
  
  Colorado duo Big Gigantic is on tour with another “Big” band, Big Wild.
   
  
  
  

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