Minneapolis: July 10, 2015

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 10, 2015.

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Read More Basilica Block Party The 20th Anniversary of the Basilica Block Party is taking place on Friday (July 11) and Saturday (July 12). I have mentioned before that it's not a great place to see music (because of the talkers.... Weezer Weezer's singer Rivers Cuomo brought out his dad, Frank Cuomo, and they play "Back to the Shack". One of the most touching things I have witness in my many years of watching Weezer shows. … Wilco However, I think for most people, they will be instantly drawn to Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame. His song, "You Never Know", will definitely stand out on the album - considering it is such … Jenny Lewis Since many of you may know Lewis' name as actress (various film & television roles) and singer of Rilo Kiley and Jenny & Johnny, you may not know … Fitz and the Tantrums There’s really no doubt left– Fitz and the Tantrums are no longer a secret locally; rather, are firmly established as a party-starting, crowd-inducing good time band that everyone now has their eye on. … Mat Kearney Mat Kearney’s latest effort is called ‘Young Love’ and that was what the several hundreds of University of Minnesota students showed Kearney on his 70 min. outdoor appearance near Coffman Union Saturday … Echosmith Up and coming Los Angeles pop band Echosmith, makes a brief (and free) promotional 5pm stop at Cities 97’s Oake on the Water, this week located at Tally’s Dockside in White Bear Lake. The group is riding high with current single …

BASILICA BLOCK PARTY
at Basilica Landmark
07/10/15 - 07/11/2015, 5pm ($50)
Details: basilicablockparty.org

The annual Basilica Block Party is this Friday and Saturday, July 10-11. We are really, really excited to see that Weezer will be headlining the first night and Wilco for the second night.

Besides from the two headliners, I'm also excited to see that Matthew Sweet is also on the bill, he was one of my first concert during his Girlfriend tour in 1992. The last time I saw Sweet, it was in 2001.

For the second night, we're most excited to see Jenny Lewis, who has a great new single "She's Not Me" from her latest album The Voyager. The music video featuring Fred Armisen, Zosia Mamet, Leo Fitzpatrick, Feist, and Vanessa Bayer.

Basilica Block Party Lineup:

Friday July 10

Sun Country Airlines Stage

Weezer

Nate Ruess

Motion City Soundtrack

Featuring DJ Windsor between sets

PreferredOne Stage

O.A.R.

Mat Kearney

Matthew Sweet

Star Tribune Stage

Zoo Animal

Rupert Angeleyes

Tyte Jeff

Night Two

Saturday July 11

Sun Country Airlines Stage

Wilco

Jason Isbell

Jenny Lewis

Fly Golden Eagle

Featuring DJ Zak Michaels between sets

PreferredOne Stage

Fitz and the Tantrums

Echosmith

Rachel Platten

Star Tribune Stage

American Scarecrows

Southside Desire

Aero Flynn

Read More Matthew Sweet My very first concert was for Matthew Sweet, during his "Girlfriend" Tour in 1992. I saw him in Fresno, California, and I believe the venue was the Cadillac Club (I'm almost …

ORANGE PEELS
at Lee's Liquor Lounge
Friday, 07/10/15, 9pm ($6)
Details: leesliquorlounge.com

California's Orange Peels is currently on tour in support of their latest album Begin the Begone, which came out in May via Mystery Lawn/Minty Fresh Records. They will be playing on July 10 at Lee's Liquor Lounge.

Details of the show:

Grand Courriers 12:00 am
Blinds 11:00 pm
The Orange Peels 10:00 pm
Runes av Vaskeri 9:00 pm

After Matthew Sweet finishes his Basilica Block Party, I wonder if he will stop in Lee's Liquor, as the band is scheduled to support him on tour the next day in Milwaukee.

Tour dates:

JUL 11 Milwaukee, WI: Shank Hall*
JUL 12 Madison, WI: High Noon Saloon*
JUL 14 Evanston, IL: SPACE*
JUL 15 Cleveland, OH: The Music Box*
JUL 16 Ferndale, MI: The Magic Bag*

* w/ Matthew Sweet

Read More The Ceremonies Los Angeles band The Ceremonies, which feature the three Cook brothers, open the show with their own blend of indie-rock, chiefly influenced by UK 80’s bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen and …

CEREMONY
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 07/10/15, 4pm ($13)
Details: first-avenue.com

California's Ceremony (not to be confused with Los Angeles' The Ceremonies) is currently on tour in support of their fifth studio album, The L-Shaped Man, and will be in Minneapolis next Friday, July 10th.

Singer Ross Farrar explained the album title, "I was speaking to our driver Stephen while on tour, we were talking about men in general and what shape they are...their body type. I said, 'I guess men are in the shape of an L. The torso is straight. Vertical. And then you have the little feet at the end.' There's this painter named Leslie Lerner who was living in San Francisco in the '70s and '80s and made these beautiful paintings. He died on my 21st birthday. A lot of the record is about the similarities in our ideas. In what we're trying to make. Things that have to do with love and losing love."

Opening up the 7th Street Entry show will be Pity Sex from Ann Arbor, Tony Molina from San Francisco, and local Blood Cookie.

Tour Dates

7/3 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa +*
7/4 Toronto, ON - The Garrison +*
7/5 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place +*
7/6 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class +*
7/7 Detroit, MI @ Marble +*
7/8 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall +*
7/9 Madison, WI @ The Frequency +*
7/10 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry +*
7/11 Omaha, NE @ Sweatshop Gallery *ˇ
7/12 Denver, CO @ Moon Room *ˇ
7/13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court *ˇ
7/14 Boise, ID @ The Shredder *ˇ
7/15 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's *ˇ
7/16 Portland, OR @ Analog Cafe *ˇ
8/05 Oslo, Norway @ Pokalen
8/06 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Skjul Frya Sex
8/08 London, UK @ Visions Festival
8/09 Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
8/10 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
8/11 Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
8/12 Manchester, UK @ Soundcontrol
8/13 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Winston
8/14 Ieper, Belgium @ Ieperfest
8/15 Cologne, Germany @ Underground
8/16 Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang
8/17 Paris, France @ Batofar #
9/03 Hermosillo, Mexico @ Nomadx Fest
9/04 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Foro Independencia
9/05 San Luis Potosí, Mexico @ Wird Fest
9/06 Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Alicia

* with Tony Molina
! with Uniform
$ with Radioactivity
+ with Pity Sex
ˇ with Creative Adult
# with Iceage

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