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Minneapolis: February 9 to February 12, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from February 9 to February 12, 2017.

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Read More Red Sun Rising Red Sun Rising from Akron, Ohio, was one of the band who opened up the show ... touring in support of their debut album Polyester Zeal (Razor & Tie). . ....

POP EVIL
at The Cabooze
Thursday, 02/09/17, 7pm ($20)
cabooze.com

Michigan’s Pop Evil (featuring singer Leigh Kakaty) will be headlining the Cabooze this Thursday. The band’s latest release Up is available now.

Joining them on tour will be rock radio chart toppers Red Sun Rising (not to be confused with Red Tide Rising). The band is touring in support of their debut record Polyester Zeal, out now on Razor & Tie. We previously saw the band in October 2015 and said, “These guys have been around since 2007 but haven't really gotten the attention they deserve. That is all about to change. They blew me away last night. Mike Protich, singer, has a voice like I have never heard before. He is fronting a metal band but has a voice that would turn all the chairs on The Voice. That's something that you don't get all the time. There's nothing wrong with a metal singer that can't sing, that's part of the charm for me. But when you have a singer that is nailing every note and actually has feeling in his voice, that's something special and that's exactly what this band has.”

Also on the bill is Badflower (not to be confused with Badfinger). The band is described as “one of L.A.’s most buzzed-about rock ‘n’ roll bands.” The band features Josh Katz [vocals, guitar], Joe Morrow [lead guitar, backing vocals], Alex Espiritu [bass], and Anthony Sonetti [drums]—has shared stages with the likes of KONGOS and The Veronicas. They are signed to John Varvatos Records.

Tour dates:

2/04 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
2/06 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
2/09 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
2/10 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
2/11 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
2/12 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
2/14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues*
2/16 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
2/18 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
2/19 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
2/22 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
2/23 - Niagara Falls, NY - Rapids theatre
2/24 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit

*Without Red Sun Rising

Read More LÉON Fresh from an appearance a few days before on The Late Late Show with James Cordon, Swedish singer LÉON found herself along the banks of Lake Minnetonka, for a promotional ...

LÉON
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 02/10/17, 7pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

Swedish singer LÉON (not be confused with Germany’s Leon, Swedish singer Janet Leon, Leon Bridges, Leon Else, Leon of Athens, King of Leon, etc.) is back in Minnesota this week. We previously saw her in August 2016 and wrote, “The statuesque 22-year old Swede began the afternoon with the EP’s title track, a video of which, has just debuted online. Lyrically, like Tove Lo, she gets sometimes brutally honest, not afraid to mix a curse word or two in to get her point across, as on the un-recorded and unreleased song, ‘For You’.”

Show up early to check out Nigeria-born but England-based Jacob Banks. The British singer-songwriter/producer recently released his new single ‘Monster 2.0’, featuring Boogie, via Interscope Records.

Banks is a special guest on this North American tour, per LÉON, so you can count her as a fan.

Tour dates:

02/04 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom
02/06 Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB
02/07 Toronto, ON - The Garrison
02/09 Chicago, IL - Schubas
02/10 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
02/13 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
02/14 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
02/15 Seattle, WA - Barboza
02/17 San Francisco, CA - PopScene
02/18 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
02/19 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
02/20 San Diego, CA - Casbah
02/23 Dallas, TX - Three Links
02/24 Austin, TX - Antone’s Nightclub
02/26 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa
02/27 Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
02/28 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge

Read More Priests Sister Polygon Records (not to be confused with British label Polygon Records) is releasing Priests’ Nothing Feels Natural on January 27th. Priests is also doing ...

Other shows in the area:

02/09/17 Meat Wave is playing the 7th Street Entry.

02/10/17 Dead Man Winter is headlining First Avenue this Friday. The band’s latest release Furnace was produced by Trampled By Turtles’ frontman Dave Simonett.... so expect a hint of progressive bluegrass in their record. Opening up for DMW will be The Pines and Erik Koskinen.

02/10/17 Robert Ellis is embarking on 2017 extensive tour... stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul this Friday. If you miss him this week because of prior commitments - don't worry he'll be back with Nikki Lane in March. Ellis’ new self-titled album came out in June via New West Records.

02/10/17 Ronnie Baker Brooks released Times Have Changed, his first album in 10 years! To celebrate, Brooks is going on tour and will be at the Minnesota Music Café in Saint Paul this Friday. We previously saw the Blues singer in November 2016.

02/11/17 Cloud Nothings will be headlining Fine Line Music Café on Saturday in support of his new record Life Without Sound (Carpark Records).

02/11/17 We’ve already previously mentioned that Priests is on tour for Nothing Feels Natural (Sister Polygon Records). The band headlines 7th Street Entry, with Stef Chura to open.

02/12/17 Chicago-based breakout artist Noname will be at the 7th Street Entry with Ravyn Lenae.

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SXSW 2014: The Magic Numbers at SXSJ (03/14/14)

Read More SXSW South by Southwest (SXSW) Music is next week: March 11-16th. Since March 1st, I've received about 200 emails with the subject header of "SXSW" …

South by San Jose is a five day community event at the Hotel San Jose parking lot. Events are always free to attend.

Dan sent in these notes and live photos, leading up to the Magic Numbers. Dum Dum Girls and The Black Lips were headlining this event on "Pi-day", March 14.

Hurray For The Riff Raff Friday, March 14

Hurray For The Riff Raff just released their latest, Small Town Heroes, on ATO. Really good Cajun Sound. I saw them at the Mojo BBQ, two or three years ago and have always been impressed.

The New Orleans-based folk-blues and southern gothic Americana band is led by singer-songwriter and banjo player Alynda Lee Segarra. Small Town Heroes, this is their major label debut on ATO Records.

Robert Ellis Friday, March 14

Robert Ellis is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Nashville, Tennessee. His third studio album, The Lights from the Chemical Plant, was released last February 2014 via New West Records.

Songs on his set included a covered Richard Thompson's "Teared Stained Letter".

The Magic Numbers are from West London, consists of two pairs of siblings (Angela & Sean Gannon and Michele & Romeo Stodart). The band have a fourth studio album coming out this year. Their last studio release was The Runaway in 2010, which W♥M brought you exclusive interview with Angela.

New highlight "Roy Orbison", "Forever Lost" was second, which was a smart play. They also covered Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World". Amazing harmonies...

They have been gone from the US too long. Recognition is an issue.

The Magic Numbers at South by San Jose, Austin (03/14/14)

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