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Minneapolis: April 18 to April 21, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 18 to April 21, 2017.

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Read More New Pornographers Supergroup The New Pornographers (featuring A.C. Newman, Blaine Thurier, Dan Bejar, John Collins, Kathryn Calder, Kurt Dahle, Neko Case and Todd Fancey) are on tour in support of Brill Bruisers, out now on Matador Records. .…

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
at First Avenue
Tuesday 04/18/17, 6:30pm ($33)
first-avenue.com

Fan-favorites supergroup The New Pornographers is back at First Avenue, touring in support of their new record Whiteout Conditions (Collected Works Records/Concord Records).

We caught the group in 2014 and wrote, ““This is really an amazing place to always come to… we know it’s always going to be awesome” Newman mentioned before ‘Testament to Youth in Verse’, gathering some local love, but also refused to mention another dubious city where things maybe weren’t so golden for the group.”

Duo Waxahatchee (Katie and Katherine Simonetti) to open. Their album Ivy Tripp is out now on Merge Records.

04/14 Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom*
04/15 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre*
04/16 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom*
04/18 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
04/19 Chicago, IL The Metro*
04/20 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater*
04/21 Chicago, IL The Metro*
04/22 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall*
04/25 Boston, MA House of Blues*
04/26 New York, NY Terminal 5*
04/27 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer*
04/28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (sold out)*
04/29 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
05/1 Raleigh, NC Ritz*
05/2 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse*
05/3 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s*
05/4 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall*
05/5 Dallas, TX Granada Theater*
05/6 Austin, TX Stubb’s*
05/9 London, UK Electric Ballroom
05/10 Amsterdam, NL Paradiso Noord/Tolhuistuin
05/11 Berlin, DE Lido
05/13 Oslo, NO Vulkan Arena
05/14 Stockholm, SE Debaser Strand
05/16 Copenhagen, DK Loppen
05/18 Paris, FR Divan Du Monde
07/18 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amph.†
07/19 Charlottesville, VA Sprint Pavilion†
07/22 Portland, ME State Theatre†
07/23 Montreal, QC Metropolis†
07/26 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE†
08/11 Denver, CO Velorama Festival

Read More Mono Not to be confused with the defunct French band, this Mono is a Japanese instrumental shoegaze band. Their last album, called Hymn to the Immortal Wind, which was three years ago …

SLEEP
at First Avenue
Wednesday 04/19/17, 9pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

San Jose’s trio Sleep (Al Cisneros, Matt Pike, Jason Roeder) is headlining First Avenue’s mainroom next Wednesday.

Mono is listed as opener, but personally speaking, I think they should actually be the headliner. The Japanese group is doing a massive U.S. Tour in support of their Requiem for Hell (Temporary Residence Ltd.)

Mono on tour:

04.19.17 Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue
04.20.17 Madison WI @ Majestic Theatre
04.21.17 Madison WI @ University of Wisconsin *
04.22.17 Chicago IL @ Subterranean *
04.23.17 Detroit MI @ El Club *
04.25.17 Toronto ON @ Lee’s Place *
04.26.17 Montréal QC @ Phi Centre *
04.27.17 Providence RI @ Columbus Theatre *
04.28.17 Portsmouth NH @ 3S Artspace *
04.29.17 Hamden CT @ Ballroom *
05.01.17 Brooklyn NY @ Music Hall *
05.02.17 Philadelphia PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
05.03.17 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel *
05.04.17 Durham NC @ Motorco Music Hall *
05.05.17 Asheville NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern *
05.06.17 Nashville TN @ Exit In *
05.08.17 Atlanta GA @ The Earl *
05.09.17 Birmingham AL @ Saturn *
05.11.17 Baton Rouge LA @ Spanish Moon *
05.12.17 Houston TX @ Walter’s Downtown *
05.13.17 Dallas TX @ Club Dada *
05.14.17 Austin TX @ Barracuda *
05.16.17 Phoenix AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
05.18.17 Salt Lake City UT @ Urban Lounge *
05.19.17 Denver CO @ Marquis Theatre *
06.12.17 Los Angeles, CA @ Globe Theatre ^
06.13.17 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
06.15.17 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^
06.16.17 Seattle, WA @ The Neptune ^
06.17.17 Vancouver, BC @ Imperial ^

* w/ Holy Sons, Kikagaku Moyo & more.
^ w/ LOW

Read More The Districts Headliner is Philadelphia's The Districts, currently touring in support of their 2015 album A Flourish and a Spoil (Fat Possums Records). …

Other shows in the area:

04/19/17 The Districts will be headlining the Triple Rock Social Club this Wednesday. The band will release their debut album this Summer on Fat Possum... in the meantime, they released a cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Lover Lover Lover’, the b-side on a special Record Store Day 7” with A-Side ‘Ordinary Day’. Abi Reimold to open. $15.

04/20/17 Dance Assault, Lady Lark, Human Heat, and Meinong's Jungle will be over at the Turf Club in St Paul on Thursday. $8

04/20/17 Louisiana bilingual pop project Sweet Crude will be at the 7th Street Entry in support of their new forthcoming album Créatures (Rhyme & Reason Records). Sweet Crude is a young 6-piece composed of New Orleans musicians creating a sound that sets English and Louisiana’s native French dialect to decidedly non-Cajun music. The band, boasting surnames like Marceaux and Chachere, seeks to reconnect with their lineage in the context of 5-part harmonies, tribal rhythms, and pop hooks. Motel Radio and The Counterfactuals to open. $10.

04/20/17 Yes, that’s right Thursday is playing this Thursday at The Cabooze with Touché Amoré , Cities Aviv and Basement . $29.50.

04/21/17 Eccentric Swedish DJ-duo Dada Life to headline the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis. $25.

04/21/17 Def Leppard is playing the Xcel Energy Center with your other hard rock favorites Poison and Tesla . $29.50.

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Minneapolis: November 1, 2015

It's hard to believe, but we are finally out of our overwhelming 62 shows coverage for Rocktober! Some shows are spilling into the first few weeks of November, so expect this month to start off strong (but will fade as the winter sets in).

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 1, 2015.

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Read More Colin Hay Men At Work's singer Colin Hay kicked off the event with a couple of classic songs, "Down Under" and "Overkill". Of the latter song, he told us this funny story about how a fan misheard …

COLIN HAY
at Pantages Theatre
Sunday, 11/01/2015, 6:30pm ($35)
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We've seen former Men at Work singer Colin Hay a few times, including a recent appearance at Treasure Island Casino. Hay is really fun to see live, thanks to his stories from his incredible music career. And YES he has no issue playing Men at Work songs, which we love.

Hay's latest album Next Year People came out February 2015 via Compass Records.

Tour Dates:

10/31/15 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
11/01/15 Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre
11/02/15 Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre
11/03/15 Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley
11/05/15 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
11/06/15 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
11/07/15 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
11/08/15 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
11/10/15 West Long Branch, NJ Pollak Theatre
11/12/15 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
11/13/15 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
11/14/15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
11/15/15 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
11/17/15 Ithaca, NY Hangar Theatre
11/19/15 New York, NY Town Hall
11/20/15 Concord, NH Capitol Center
11/21/15 Boston, MA The Wilbur
11/22/15 Hartford, CT Infinity Hall Hartford
01/18/16 San Antonio, TX Studio Theater
01/20/16 Dallas, TX Kessler Theater
01/21/16 Dallas, TX Kessler Theater
01/22/16 Austin, TX Stateside
01/23/16 Austin, TX Stateside
01/24/16 Houston, TX Cullen Performance Hall
01/26/16 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
01/28/16 Clearwater, FL Capitol Theatre
01/29/16 Fort Lauderdale, FL Parker Playhouse
01/30/16 Orlando, FL Plaza Live Orlando
01/31/16 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Ponte Vedra
02/02/16 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
02/04/16 Atlanta, GA City Winery Atlanta
02/05/16 Atlanta, GA City Winery Atlanta
02/06/16 Franklin, TN Franklin Theatre
02/10/16 Charlotte, NC McGlohon Theater
02/11/16 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
02/12/16 Asheville, NC Diana Wortham Theatre
02/13/16 Franklin, TN Franklin Theatre
02/14/16 Bristol, TN Paramount Center
03/04/16 Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Zoo

Read More Here We Go Magic Everyone is in a good mood, looking refreshed and glowing. Luke Temple (in a straw hat) spent most of the time jamming on his guitar, except for a few songs where he's on keys next to Kristina. …

HERE WE GO MAGIC
at 7th St Entry
Sunday, 11/01/2015, 7pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

New York's Here We Go Magic is back with a fourth album called Be Small (available now via Secretly Canadian). For a time, we thought the band broke up, especial with lead singer Luke Temple releasing and touring under his solo material... but with the new tour, it would seem HWGM going strong on their sixth year as a band.

The last time we saw Temple, he opened up for Blonde Redhead at the Varsity in November 2014. The last time we saw HWGM as a full band was at CMJ 2013.

Special guests Big Thief and The Counterfactuals to open the 7th Street Entry show.

Here We Go Magic Tour Dates:

Nov. 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Nov. 2 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Nov. 3 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
Nov. 4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Nov. 5 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Nov. 6 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
Nov. 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
Nov. 8 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Nov. 10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Nov. 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater
Nov. 14 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Music Thing
Nov. 15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Nov. 17 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
Nov. 18 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
Nov. 19 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Nov. 20 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Nov. 21 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

Read More Born Cages New York band Born Cages played a short but sweet private showcase Wednesday evening at Gibson Guitar Studios, hosted by Razor & Tie and Washington Square. …

FAMILY FORCE 5
at Triple Rock Social Club
Sunday, 11/01/2015, 6pm ($15)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Family Force 5 is doing the "Winter Jam" tour, and has added a few dates around the Winter Jam shows... including a date at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. The last time we heard from this band was when they officially signed with Word Entertainment last year.

Opening up will be Born Cages, who we previously caught in New York on January 2014. The band is currently on tour with FF5 for their latest album I’m Glad I’m Not Me (Washington Square/Razor & Tie).

Tour dates:

11/01/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
11/02/15 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
11/05/15 Rio Rancho, NM Santa Ana Star Center
11/06/15 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
11/07/15 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
11/08/15 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Arena
11/10/15 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
11/12/15 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
11/13/15 Portland, OR Moda Center
11/14/15 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
11/15/15 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena

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