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Grace VanderWaal at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (06 Sep 2019)

Varsity Theater marquee Grace VanderWaal Setlist Ur So Beautiful Escape My Mind Clearly Talk Good The City Moonlight Gossip Girl Poseur Stray Vienna (Billy Joel cover) City Song Don't Like You Florets Best Friend (Rex Orange County cover) So Much More Than This I Don't Know My Name Waste My Time Read More Grace Vanderwaal The youngest star of the evening, thirteen year-old Grace Vanderwaal next took to the stage for a short three-song set. The winner of last year’s America … Patrick Martin I’ll never forget seeing KT Tunstall over at the now-defunct Epic in Minneapolis in November 2010. KT actually paused the show so she can ask the girl in front to stop talking on her cellphone.

America’s Got Talent winner Grace VanderWaal played a sold-out show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Friday, September 6th.

Los Angeles, by the way of Wisconsin, Patrick Martin opened up the show, playing his debut single “Cinema Love” and “Stranger Nights” and other songs from a forthcoming debut album.

You can tell that he was interested in music at a very young age, and influenced by classic rock bands like Fleetwood Mac and Allman Brothers.

He ended his set with what sounded like “Hunger Years”, and based on the audience’s liking to his sound, he could be an artist to watch for in the future. The unfortunate thing is that he shares a common and there are many authors or similar-sounding names out there.

Grace VanderWaal at Starkey (16 July 2017)

As for 15-year-old Grace VanderWaal… she’s possibly the youngest and richest singer right now. Her career started when she was 12, winning America's Got Talent in 2016. We were lucky enough to see her in July 2017, fresh off her winning.

It’s obvious, based on her many, many tween/teenage fans (and their parents), she’s built up quite a fanbase here.

VanderWaal is still young, so she basically played almost everything from her debut album Just the Beginning, plus throwing in a few cover songs (Billy Joel’s “Vienna” and Rex Orange County’s “Best Friend”).

It’s pretty amazing that she still had so many songs and ideas in her, even though she was always apologizing for trying to play new songs… including “The City” from a forthcoming EP she has in the works.

The new songs are good and shows a sign of maturity, and hopefully she’ll be returning back in town soon. For many young pre-teens, this was their very first concert and it sounded like it’s a great experience for them.

Remaining tour dates:

09/07/2019 Chicago, IL Park West
09/09/2019 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
09/11/2019 Toronto, ON The Opera House
09/13/2019 Boston, MA Royale
09/14/2019 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
09/16/2019 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
09/17/2019 New York, NY Webster Hall
09/19/2019 Richmond, VA The National
09/20/2019 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
09/21/2019 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

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Grace VanderWaal at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (06 Sep 2019)

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Photos: Grace VanderWaal and Patrick Martin at the Varsity Theater (06 Sep 2019)

Grace VanderWaal and Patrick Martin just played the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (Fri 09/06/2019). Stay tuned for a recap, in the meantime, here are some photos.

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Grace VanderWaal at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (06 Sep 2019)

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Minneapolis: September 1 to September 6, 2019

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from September 1 to September 6, 2019.

Note: September 2 is Labor Day.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Squeeze 2019 Tour Read More Squeeze "The New Lennon and McCartney", Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook (billed under their popular band name Squeeze) will be playing an acoustic set across America this November. ... KT Tunstall I’ll never forget seeing KT Tunstall over at the now-defunct Epic in Minneapolis in November 2010. KT actually paused the show so she can ask the girl in front to stop talking on her cellphone.

SQUEEZE
+ KT Tunstall
State Theatre
Sun 08/25/2019 (6:30pm/$39.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

The “Lennon and McCartney of their generation” Squeeze is celebrating their 45th band anniversary this 2019. To celebrate, the duo is on their “The Squeeze Songbook 2019” tour.

We caught the band in Nov 2015 and wrote, “Everything old is new again as classic UK band Squeeze is back on the road, in the Americas as an acoustic tour featuring founding members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, playing a lively two-night sold out run recently in town and promoting Cradle to the Grave (Virgin/EMI Records), their thirteenth album and first new music since 1998.”

KT Tunstall will open the show. We’ve seen KT a few times, the last being Sep 2016 and we described it as, “The funny story about her biggest hit ‘Black Horse and the Cherry Tree’, she said after moving to Florida, she walked by an Irish bar and heard the local bar band covering her song. The singer started shredding on the solo, and she locked eyes with the singer and gave him the A-Okay hand gesture. The punch line is, the band at the Irish bar, had no idea who she was.”

“The Squeeze Songbook 2019” USA tour:

08/29, Lenox, MA, Tanglewood
08/30, Munhall, PA, Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
08/31, Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre
09/01, Milwaukee, WI, The Pabst Theater
09/03, Minneapolis, MN, The State Theatre
09/04, Omaha, NE, Kiewit Concert Hall
09/06, Arvada, CO, Arvada Center
09/07, Park City, UT, Deer Valley Resort
09/09, Seattle, WA, The Showbox
09/10, Salem, OR, The Elsinore Theatre
09/12, Oakland, CA, The Fox Theatre
09/13, Los Angeles, CA, The Orpheum Theatre
09/15, Chandler, AZ, The Chandler Center for the Arts
09/17, Austin, TX, The Paramount
09/18, Houston, TX, Warehouse Live
09/19, Dallas, TX, The Bomb Factory
09/22, Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle

Other shows in the area:

Jon Spencer at Turf Club Barns Courtney at Fine Line Glen Hansard at State Theatre Dominic Fike at Fine Line Ezra Furman at Turf Club Seratones at 7th Street Entry Grace Vanderwaal 2019 Tour Read More Barns Courtney The evening was opened by Ipswich, UK singer-songwriter Barns Courtney (not to be confused with Australian singer/guitarist Courtney Barnett) in support of his Hands EP (Virgin EMI Records). … Ezra Furman Last night's show opened with Ezra Furman. The crowd was sparse to begin with but trickled in throughout the night. Ezra's performance had a raw, garage band… Grace Vanderwaal The youngest star of the evening, thirteen year-old Grace Vanderwaal next took to the stage for a short three-song set. The winner of last year’s America …

JON SPENCER AND THE HITMAKERS
+ Demolition Doll Rods
Turf Club
Sun 09/01/2019 (7pm/$18)
turfclub.net

Singer/songwriter Jon Spencer (famous for his involvement in Pussy Galore, Boss Hog, and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) is back with his new band Jon Spencer & the HITmakers. They will be stopping by the Turf Club this September 1st.

Demolition Doll Rods to open.

Tour dates:

8/28 - Pyramid Scheme - Grand Rapids MI
8/29 - HI-FI - Indianapolis IN
8/30 - Schubas - Chicago IL
8/31 - H.O.G. National Rally - Milwaukee WI
9/1 - Turf Club - St. Paul MN
9/2 - Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines IA
9/3 - Ignition Music Garage - Goshen IN

BARNS COURTNEY
+ The Hunna
Fine Line Music Cafe
Tue 09/03/2019 (6:30pm/$22)
finelinemusic.com

UK singer/songwriter Barns Courtney is headlining the Fine Line Music Café this September 3rd… touring in support of his new album 404 (set for release September 6 on Capitol Records). We saw Courtney in Oct 2018 and said, “Rising singer-songwriter Barns Courtney opened the evening with a spirited half-hour opening set that left him completely drenched at the end of things. New full-length is due soon on Virgin Records, but in the meantime, Courtney has released various singles and has both a lyrical sensitivity and a big room stomp sound to his songs, which include radio-friendly songs, ‘99’, ‘Glitter & Gold’, and ‘Fire’ (which first caught on in the Bradley Cooper-as-chef movie, Burnt).”

The Hunna to open.

Tour dates:

9/3 | Minneapolis, MN | Fineline
9/4 | Chicago, IL | Park West
9/6 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall
9/7 | Toronto, ON | The Mod Club
9/9 | New York, NY | Webster Hall
9/10 | Boston, MA | Paradise Rock Club
9/11 | Buffalo, NY | Rec Room
9/13 | Hamden, CT | Space Ballroom
9/14 | Washington, DC | The 9:30 Club
9/16 | Nashville, TN | Mercy Lounge

GLEN HANSARD
+ OHMME
State Theatre
Wed 09/04/2019 (7pm/$39)
hennepintheatretrust.org

We love Irish singer Glen Hansard (from The Frames and Swell Season) and always happy to see that he’s back in town. We last saw him in Nov 2015 and mentioned, “We've seen Glen Hansard before, but never quite like this. He's joined on stage by a large ensemble (see entire cast and crew photograph below), including both a horn and wind instrument section. Familiar The Swell Season songs were suddenly shown in a new, livelier, and possibly improved, versions of these classic songs.”

Hansard is returning with his new record This Wild Willing.

OHMME to open.

Tour Dates:

9/4 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
9/6 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre
9/7 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom
9/9 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
9/10 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
9/12 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans
9/13 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
9/14 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
9/16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre

DOMINIC FIKE
+ Deb Never
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 09/04/2019 (7pm/$20/Sold Out)
finelinemusic.com

Florida-native Dominic Fike will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café this Sep 4th. The show is sold out.

If you’ve got a ticket, show up early to check out Deb Never. She recently released “Ugly” and “Swimming” (taken from her debut House on Wheels EP). Expect to hear those songs on this tour.

Tour Dates:

8/31 - Philadelphia, PA @ Made in America
9/4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline
9/5 -Chicago, IL @ Reggies
9/6 - Detroit, MI @The Shelter
9/9 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/11 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
9/12 - Washington, D.C @ Union Stage
9/17 - Miami, FL @ The Ground

EZRA FURMAN
+ Stef Chura
Turf Club
Thu 09/05/2019 (7pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Ezra Furman is touring in support of his new album Twelve Nudes (Bella Union). Furman will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on Sept 5th.

Stef Chura to open.

Tour Dates:

09/5 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
09/7 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/8 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
09/9 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
09/10 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz P.D.B.
09/11 - Cambridge, MA @ Sonia
09/12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
09/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
09/16 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage

SERATONES
+ The Violet Nines, Courtney Yasmineh
7th St Entry
Fri 09/06/2019 (8pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Louisiana's Seratones is headlining the 7th Street Entry this September 6th. The band’s sophomore album is called Power.

Tour Dates:

8/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
8/31 - McMinnville, OR @ Walnut City Music Festival
9/1 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar
9/3 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
9/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
9/7 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
9/9 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
9/10 - Montreal, QC @ Quai Des Brumes
9/11 - North Adams, MA @ Hi Lo
9/12 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
9/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
9/14 - Washington, D.C. @ Pearl Street Warehouse

GRACE VANDERWAAL
+ Patrick Martin
Varsity Theater
Fri 09/06/2019 (7pm/$29.50)
varsitytheater.com

Singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal will be headlining the Varsity Theater this Friday, September 6th. We saw VanderWaal at Starkey 2017 (when she was 13 years old) and wrote, “The youngest star of the evening, thirteen year-old Grace Vanderwaal next took to the stage for a short three-song set. The winner of last year’s America Got Talent competition seemed very humbled and appreciative to be invited and opened with ‘Clay’ from her Perfectly Imperfect EP (Columbia Records). “Music is the universal language, it connects to everyone in some way” she said before ‘Light the Sky’ and ended with picking up the ukulele for her first single, ‘Moonlight’.”

VanderWaal’s new single “Waste My Time” is out now and Teen Vogue described it as “synthy dance-pop smash”.

Tour Dates:

08/28/2019 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
08/29/2019 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
09/01/2019 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
09/02/2019 Fort Collins, CO Washington's
09/03/2019 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
09/06/2019 Minneapolis, MN Varsity
09/07/2019 Chicago, IL Park West
09/09/2019 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
09/11/2019 Toronto, ON The Opera House
09/13/2019 Boston, MA Royale
09/14/2019 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
09/16/2019 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
09/17/2019 New York, NY Webster Hall
09/19/2019 Richmond, VA The National
09/20/2019 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
09/21/2019 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

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