Minneapolis: March 25 - March 28, 2015

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from March 25 to March 28, 2015.

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Read More Kitten Forever Third on the list is Minneapolis' own Kitten Forever, the riot trio features Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton. … Catbath Before the headliner, local trio Catbath opened with a 40 min. set of revved up songs, culled mostly from their debut EP, Bathtime. Travis Franklin, Crystal Stockert, and Kristin Kosieracki have a mid-90’s sounding …

KITTEN FOREVER
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday 03/25/15, 8pm ($5)
triplerocksocialclub.com

As usual, triple rock at the Triple Rock.... two catfantastic bands Kitten Forever and Catbath, plus B.O.Y.F.

Kitten Forever was last mentioned when they were one of the triple bands at the Triple Rock with Screaming Females in October 2014. The trio (Corrie Harrigan, Laura Larson, and Liz Elton) has been playing music since 2006. Their latest is 2013's Pressure.

We previously seen Catbath open up for the Polyphonic Spree in August 2014.

John described them:

...Local trio Catbath opened with a 40 min. set of revved up songs, culled mostly from their debut EP, Bathtime. Travis Franklin, Crystal Stockert, and Kristin Kosieracki have a mid-90’s sounding fuzz about them, similar to The Breeders which was well received on playfully delivered tracks like ‘Law of Average’, ‘Casio’ and ’Bop, Ooo’.

Sandwiched in between is B.O.Y.F., which according to their bandcamp, stands for "Before Others, Yourself Forever!" They used to be called "White Boyfriend".... which may explain why their album is called White Boyfriend.

Read More Benjamin Booker New Orleans' Benjamin Booker opened up the show with a 40-min performance of this nice mix of rock/punk/blues fusion music. We recently caught Booker at Northside Festival, in New York …

BENJAMIN BOOKER
at First Avenue
Thursday 03/26/15, 7:30pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

New Orleans' Benjamin Booker is touring to Coachella 2015... kicking off the tour in Minneapolis, next Thursday, March 26th.

Booker first came to our attention at his performance at Northside Festival 2014 and again at Varsity Theater with Courtney Barnett on June 2014. We would have caught him again at his sold out show at the Turf Club last September, but we were already committed to La Roux that same evening.

Booker will be playing tracks from his debut self-titled debut album, available now on ATO Records.

Third Man Records' Olivia Jean is opening up the tour. She previously opened up for a number of Jack White shows. Jean's latest album is called Bathtub Love Killings.

Tour dates:

03/26 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
03/27 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
03/28 - Chicago, IL - Metro
03/30 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
03/31 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Place
04/01 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
04/03 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall
04/04 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
04/05 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
04/11 - Indio, CA - Coachella
04/18 - Indio, CA - Coachella
05/28 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06/04 - Hunter, NY - Mountain Jam
06/05 - 06/07 - New York, NY - Governor's Ball
06/11 - 06/14 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

Read More Walk The Moon The latest song, "Shut Up And Dance" was the #1 song on Spotify charts... and it's a good indication of what's to come when they release their sophomore album on RCA Records later this year..… The Griswolds Australia's The Griswolds were recently chosen as one of nine other artists on Spotify's Emerge campaign, which began Tuesday. Past winners includes now-established bands such as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis …

WALK THE MOON w/ The Griswolds
at First Avenue
Friday 03/27/15, 6pm ($22 / Sold Out)
Saturday 03/28/15, 6pm ($22 / Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

One of our favorite bands Walk The Moon is billing itself for both Friday and Saturday at First Avenue. Traditionally, when I see a band booking residencies, it is to accommodate for their fans (and of course, both dates are sold out).

The Ohio band is currently on tour in support of their latest album Talking Is Hard.

Please read our reviews of WTM's previous appearances:

Walk the Moon (with Iggy Azalea) at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis (17 Oct 2014)

Walk The Moon at First Avenue, Minneapolis (29 Oct 2013)

We previously caught Australia's The Griswolds at the Nether Bar in Minneapolis last July 2014. We noted that at the time, that the band was recently chosen by Spotify's Emerge campaign (and their music was reaching a much wider audience).

The Griswolds' latest single "If You Wanna Stay", is taken from their debut Be Impressive landed at #18 on the SiriusXM’s Alt18.

Walk The Moon/Griswolds our dates:

03/16 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
03/17 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
03/19 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
03/20-03/21 Seattle, WA Neptune
03/22 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
03/25 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
03/26 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
03/27-03/28 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
03/29 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
03/31 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
04/01 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
04/02 Columbus, OH LC Pavillion
04/03 Cleveland, OH HOB Cleveland
04/04 Chicago, IL HOB Chicago
04/07 Detroit, MI Fillmore Detroit
04/08 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
04/09 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
04/10 Portland, ME Asylum
04/11 Boston, MA HOB Boston
04/13 Phila, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
04/14-04/15 New York, NY Terminal 5
04/16-04/17 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
04/20 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
04/21 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
04/23 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim
04/24 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
04/25 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
04/26 Tampa, FL State Theatre
04/27 Ft. Lauderdale Revolution Live
04/29 New Orleans, LA HOB New Orleans
04/30 Houston, TX HOB Houston
05/01 Dallas. TX South Side Ballroom
05/02 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller
05/04 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
05/06 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
05/07 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater
05/08 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
05/09 Las Vegas, NV HOB Vegas

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