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MisterWives at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 October 2015)

poster Tour Dates Nov 3 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion Nov 4 Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore Nov 6 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 Nov 8 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club Read More MisterWives NYC indie-pop-soul band Misterwives got things started with a brief but energetic set; petite singer Mandy Lee (who has also sang with Boyce Avenue) has pipes at least twice her size …

Alternative pop quintet MisterWives recently stopped by First Avenue, as part of their "Scrapbook Tour".

Misterwives is an indie pop band from New York that, although they only have one full length album out, has taken the indie scene by storm. Their LP, titled Our Own House, was released in February of this year and they seem to have been touring virtually nonstop since then. In addition to Our Own House, Misterwives have an EP that was released in January of last year entitled Reflections. Even though they didn't have much material to choose from, Misterwives put on a great show last night.

I can't deny that the feeling in the air was electric during the hour long set. Although it was short, it was full of energy and fun. Misterwives is one of those bands that when you see them live, you can't help but smile. It didn't matter that I did not enjoy the music all that much what matters is I enjoyed the energy they brought to the table.

The music was a bit too cutesy and too clean. That being said, singer Mandy Lee has an absolutely amazing voice. It was powerful and in tune which has proved to be tough for other bands in the genre that I have seen. It seems like you typically have to choose if you want a good voice or a lot of energy from these female fronted bands but Lee proves that that's not a choice you necessarily need to make when it comes to Misterwives. She was keeping up vocally while running around stage and giving you something to watch. I don't know that there was one point in her set that she wasn't moving. Even during the acoustic performance of their song "Coffins", Lee sat on the edge of the stage was swaying back and forth and keeping the crowd involved.

Cruisr and Waters opened the show. Both bands were great. Their music sounded good and poppy and it got the crowd warmed up for Misterwives. Unfortunately, these bands had extremely short sets. I would love to see both of them in the future with longer sets. There's something there that had me intrigued, I just couldn't tell you what.

MisterWives at First Avenue, Minneapolis (27 October 2015)

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Rocktober: October 27, 2015

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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on October 27, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

LITTLE MAY
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 10/27/2015, 7:30pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

Sydney's Little May is an all-girls band: Annie Hamilton, Liz Drummond and Hannah Field. In only a year, the trio managed to stream over 2 million Soundcloud plays, 3 million Spotify streams, and highly endorsed by Triple J, BBC Radio 1, and Mojo Magazine... the latter declaring "The Australian intricate, dramatic harmonic pop proves appropriately ornate on this soaring yet engagingly earthy first album".

The band's first US tour starts in a few days (October 20th) and will take them to Minneapolis next Tuesday.

No opening band listed, but that will change as we get closer to the date.

US Tour dates:

10.20.15 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
10.21.15 - Baby's All Right - Brooklyn, NY
10.23.15 - MilkBoy - Philadelphia, PA
10.24.15 - DC9 - Washington, DC
10.26.15 - Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL
10.27.15 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
10.29.15 - Barboza - Seattle, WA
10.30.15 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
11.02.15 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
11.03.15 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA

Read More MisterWives NYC indie-pop-soul band Misterwives got things started with a brief but energetic set; petite singer Mandy Lee (who has also sang with Boyce Avenue) has pipes at least twice her size …

MISTERWIVES
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 10/27/2015, 5pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

New York alternative pop quintet MisterWives will be in town as part of their "Scrapbook Tour".

The band recently earned their first RIAA gold plaque for the hit single “Reflections,” which accumulated over 500,000 digital downloads and streams since its release last year.

As one of 2015’s breakout acts (who we previously wrote about in 2013), they landed at #1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artist Chart and even garnered an “Artist to Watch” nomination at the mtvU Woodie Awards.

The Scrapbook Tour will also feature Waters and Cruisr. The former opened up for Matt & Kim earlier in May 2015.

Please note: This all-ages show will likely start at 6pm, with doors opening at 5pm.

The Scrapbook Tour Dates

Oct 22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex
Oct 23 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Oct 25 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
Oct 27 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Oct 28 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Nov 3 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
Nov 4 Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
Nov 6 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Nov 8 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club

Read More Shook Twins Shook Twins are an Indie folk-pop band from Portland, Oregon, featuring identical twins Katelyn and Laurie Shook, with Kyle Volkman and Niko Daoussis. …

TALL HEIGHTS
at Aster Café
Tuesday, 10/27/2015, 8pm ($10)
astercafe.com

Boston's Tall Heights is Tim Harrington and Paul Wright. The duo is currently touring in support of their new EP Holding On, Holding Out.

The tour will take them to November, where they meet up with Shook Twins.

The two are no strangers to the harsh touring grind, having played over 300 shows between 2013 and 2014, opening up for such established acts as The Wood Brothers, Wild Child, Laura Marling and Ben Sollee.

NOTE: Oddly enough the Aster Café website also lists 10/22 as a Tall Heights show... but I'm assuming that is an error as they're listed to play Goshen, Indiana that same evening.

Tall Heights Fall U.S. Tour Dates:

10/21 – The Ark (Ann Arbor, MI)
10/22 – Ignition Garage (Goshen, IN)
10/23 - Cafe Carpe (Ft. Atkinson, WI)
10/24 – Vox Concert Series (Marshfield, WI)
10/25 – Hideout (Chicago, IL)
10/26 - Daytrotter (Rock Island, IL)
10/27 – Aster Café (Minneapolis, MN)
10/28 – Bluestem (Ames, IA)
10/29 - Record Bar (Kansas City, MO)
11/01 - Mountain Stage (Charleston, WV)
11/05 - BSide Ballroom (Oneonta, NY)
11/06 - Club Helsinki (Hudson, NY)
11/13 - Moe's Alley (Santa Cruz, CA)*
11/14 - Leo's Music Club (Oakland, CA)*
11/15 - Rendezvous (Chico, CA)*
11/18 - Hopmonk Tavern (Sebastopol, CA)*
11/19 -Humbolt Brews (Arcata, CA)*
11/20 - Hi-Fi Music Hall (Eugene, OR)*
11/21 - Revolution Hall (Portland, OR)*
11/24 - Sunset Tavern (Seattle, WA)

* w/ Shook Twins

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Minneapolis: May 20 - May 22, 2015

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It's apparently a sold out week for shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area for May 20 to May 22, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

WALK OFF THE EARTH
at Varsity Theater
Wednesday 05/20/15, 7pm ($25/Sold Out)
varsitytheater.org

The first time I heard of Walk Off The Earth, I confused them with Walk the Moon. Walk off the Earth is the chart-topping viral band with their sophomore album Sing It All Away, set for release this Summer, June 16th on Columbia Records. The album is available for pre-order today with the lead single “Rule The World” and the title track “Sing It All Away” as instant downloads. Additionally, the album features the bonus track of Walk Off The Earth’s collaboration with Steve Aoki inspired by their song “Home We’ll Go (Take My Hand).”

Special guest Scott Helman to open the show.

Tour dates:

May 13 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
May 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
May 16 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
May 17 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
May 18 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
May 19 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
May 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
May 23 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
May 24 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
May 26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
May 29 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue
May 30 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
June 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
June 3 - San Diego, CA @ North Park Theater
June 4 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
June 6 – Portland, OR @ On the Waterfront

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FIDLAR and METZ
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday 05/21/15, 8pm ($15/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Fidlar and Metz first of their two-night sold out shows is taking place this Thursday (05/21) and Friday (05/22).

France Camp set to open the show.

Fidlar's tour dates:

05/11 State Theater St. Petersburg, FL*
05/12 The Social Orlando, FL*
05/13 WorkPlay Theater Birgmingham, AL*
05/14 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN*
05/15 Stickyz Little Rock, AR
05/17 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
05/19 Firebird St. Louis, MO*
05/21 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN*
05/22 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, MN*
05/23 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI*
05/26 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY*
05/27 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY*
05/28 9:30 Club Washington, D.C.*
05/29 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA*
05/30 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA*

*With Metz

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MATT AND KIM
at Mill City Nights
Friday 05/22/15, 8pm ($25/Sold Out)
millcitynights.com

This is one of the best band to see live is Matt and Kim. The duo is returning to Minneapolis at the Mill City Nights next, next Friday, May 22nd (Morrissey's Birthday). We've previously seen them "Rock the Garden" in June 2014 and at First Avenue in November 2012.

Matt and Kim's latest release is called New Glow; released on April 7, 2015.

Waters to open the show. Waters was previously in town with Smallpools and Magic Man.

Tour dates:

05/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/14 New York, NY Terminal 5
05/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
05/18 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
05/19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
05/20 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Hall
05/21 Chicago, IL Riviera
05/22 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights

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Rocktober: October 19, 2014

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Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 19, 2014.

SMALLPOOLS, MAGIC MAN with Waters
at Varsity Theater
Sunday 10/19/14, 7pm
$15/$17: varsitytheater.org

Los Angeles' Smallpools will be on their Live Nation “Ones To Watch” tour, which kicks off at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis this Sunday (October 19).

The other headliner, Magic Man was a clear favorite from Justina, who saw them at CMJ 2013.

San Francisco's Waters are last band on the bill, they have a new record It All Might Be OK, which recently came out October 14th.

Tour dates:

10/16 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *
10/21 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
10/22 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall *
10/24 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
10/25 – Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile-End *
10/26 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
10/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *
10/30 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
10/31 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
11/02 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
11/04 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
11/06 – Chicago, IL @ HOB Chicago *
11/07 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Lounge *
11/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
11/10 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre *
11/12 – Houston, TX @ HOB ^
11/13 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s ^
11/14 – Dallas, TX @ HOB Dallas ^
11/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^
11/17 – Anaheim, CA @ HOB Anaheim ^
11/18 – San Diego, CA @ HOB San Diego ^
11/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^
11/20 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^
11/23 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^
11/24 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^
11/25 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue ^

* w/ Magic Man and Waters
^ w/ Magic Man and Panama Wedding

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AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT w/ In the Valley Below
at First Avenue
Sunday 10/19/14, 7pm
$19/$22: first-avenue.com

The Airborne Toxic Event is back in Minneapolis this Sunday... along with Los Angeles synth-pop band In the Valley Below, who will be playing tracks from their album The Belt. Personally, I think In the Valley Below should tour with Death From Above 1979 (who is stopping by Minneapolis on November 24).

As for Airborne Toxic Event, apparently members from that group and The Duke Spirit also have a project called The Bulls - their debut single "Come Unwound" is out now.

Tour dates:

Oct 15 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS*
Oct 17 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI*
Oct 18 The Vic Chicago, IL*
Oct 19 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
Oct 24 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC*
Oct 25 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR*
Oct 26 Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA*
Oct 28 Ace of Spades Sacramento, CA*
Nov 03 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT*
Nov 05 Belly Up Aspen, CO*
Nov 06 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO*

*with In The Valley Below

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PEARL JAM
at Xcel Energy
Sunday 10/19/14, 7:30pm
$69.50: xcelenergycenter.com

Here's a band that needs no press or introduction - Pearl Jam. It's been a very long time since they were in town, but since they were already headlining Austin City Limits, they decided to add 10 additional shows to their schedule in October.

And yes, the show is sold out.

Fans who can't attend, the consolation prize is PJ are usually good about making their live shows available on CD.

Tour dates:

10/16/14 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
10/17/14 Moline, IL I Wireless Center
10/19/14 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
10/20/14 Milwaukee, WI BMO Harris Bradley Center
10/22/14 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
10/25/14 Bridge School Benefit
0/26/14 Bridge School Benefit

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