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Minneapolis: April 8 to April 12

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04/08 Tennis with Kate Bollinger at First Avenue Read More Tennis Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers. …

04/08/2023 Saturday

Tennis
with Kate Bollinger
at First Avenue
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Husband/wife duo Tennis returns to Minneapolis, at First Avenue, on April 8, 2023.

Tennis (07 Mar 2017)

The last time we saw Tennis, it was Triple Rock Social Club in Mar 2017: “Now, feeling fresh and with new songs from Yours Conditionally, the band seemed rather excited to be back on the road. Judging from the attendance and fan support, singer Alaina Moore seemed really happy that people hadn’t forgotten about them. The title of the record and their song ‘Matrimony’, Moore would explain that it was in reference to their wedding day. They were sailing and ported in Baltimore and decided, for better or worst, that it was time have their wedding ceremony. With a quick self-haircut and her sister bringing them a last-minute vintage wedding dress (and no shoes!)... the “reluctant” wedding became their “best memory”.”

Kate Bollinger to open.

Tour dates:

03/24 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
03/25 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
03/27 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
03/29 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03/30 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03/31 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
04/01 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
04/03 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
04/04 - Homer, NY - Center for the Arts of Homer
04/05 - Toronto, ON - History
04/07 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
04/08 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
04/10 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
04/11 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
04/12 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
04/14 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom
04/15 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
04/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
04/18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
04/20 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
04/21 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
04/22 - Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
04/24 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
04/25 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
04/26 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
04/28 – Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
04/29 – San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s Bar & Grill
05/02 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
05/04 - Austin, TX - ACL Live
05/05 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
05/06 - Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall

04/08 Avey Tare at 7th St Entry Read More Avey Tare Avey Tare (a.k.a David Portner), one third of influencial experimental band Animal Collective is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on Sunday, April 7th. Avey Tare’s latest album Cows On Hourglass Pond …

04/08/2023 Saturday

Avey Tare
at 7th St Entry
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Avey Tare (one third of Animal Collective) is touring in support of his fourth album 7s. The tour stops by the 7th Street Entry on April 8th, in Minneapolis.

Animal Collective (11 Oct 2019)

We last saw Animal Collective at Desert Daze (in California) in Oct 2019 and wrote, “… electro-psych band Animal Collective’s set did not disappoint. They opened up with the old school tune from 2005’s Feels, Banshee Beat, fronting stunning visuals of disco dancing girls and hearts. These guys played a bunch of new material, a few being “Gem and I”, “Bolder”, and “Strangers”. Another, “DownDownDownDown” was one that was rare and unreleased. The trippy background art was ridiculous, the one with hands almost holding onto each other being my favorite. Their encore performance was “For Reverend Green”, which they hadn’t played in 12 years.”

Tour Dates

3/23: The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
3/24: Lodge of Sorrows – Savannah, GA
3/25: Aisle 5 – Atlanta, GA
3/27: Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
3/28: Songbyrd – Washington, DC
3/29: First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
3/31: Market Hotel – Brooklyn, NY
4/01: Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
4/03: Bar Le Ritz PDB – Montreal, QC
4/04: The Drake Underground – Toronto, ON
4/06: El Club – Detroit, MI
4/07: Sleeping Village – Chicago, IL
4/08: 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN
4/27: Henry Miller Memorial Library – Big Sur, CA
4/28: The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
4/29: HopMonk Tavern – Novato, CA
5/01: Polaris Hall – Portland, OR
5/02: The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
5/03: Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
5/05: Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
5/06: Lost Lake Lounge – Denver, CO
5/08: Meow Wolf – Santa Fe, NM
5/09: Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
5/10: Casbah – San Diego, CA
5/13: Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA

04/12 Michigander with Abby Holliday at Turf Club Read More Michigander Rising indie rock artist Michigander (the stagename for Jason Singer) will be heading out on tour in support of his third EP Everything Will Be Ok Eventually. This is Singer’s biggest tour yet, and he’ll be bringing various support ....

04/12/2023 Wednesday

Michigander
with Abby Holliday
at Turf Club
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Buzzworthy indie rock artist Michigander (Jason Singer) is on tour in support of his EP It Will Never Be The Same (C3 Records).

It Will Never Be The Same, produced and mixed by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Phoenix, M83), mastered by Dave Cooley (Spoon, Jimmy Eat World, Paramore), and recorded at L.A.’s Sunset Sound (with the exception of “In My Head” produced by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell of Manchester Orchestra), marks a creative transformation for Singer.

Abby Holliday to open.

Tour dates:

March 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
March 31 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
April 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
April 2 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone Berkeley
April 4 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
April 5 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
April 6 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic
April 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
April 8 – Boulder, CO @ The Fox Theater
April 11 – Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar
April 12 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
April 14 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
April 15 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
April 16 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
April 19 – Washington, DC @ DC9 Nightclub
April 21 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
April 22 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
April 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
April 26 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
April 28 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
April 29 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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We♥KC- July 18-25, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Read More Mötley Crüe Vince Neil, all the original members of glam "hair" metal band Mötley Crüe are back with an all-original studio album, Saints of Los Angeles. The album is out today …

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“Do ya wanna get rocked?!”

The big show of the week is the four-act arena rock show headlined by Def Leppard and Motley Crue taking place outdoors at the home of the KC Royals (with VIP tix topping at almost $1K!). Temps look to be in the triple-digits for most of the week, so stay hydrated out there.

Covid concerns continue as both the Earth Wind and Fire and Kansas/.38 Special shows were scuttled last week due to band/crew infections, so take precautions and check those band and venue social channels for any last-minute schedule changes.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro July 18^th\ – 25^th

(Several artists still require precautions for entry- check with the venue for specific details regarding vaxx proof/masks)

Monday July 18

Tuesday July 19

Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe with Poison and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Kauffman Stadium. $49.50-$945

Back in the late ‘80s, each of these acts respectively could have filled an arena on their own, flash-forward a few decades and they’ve combined forces for an entertaining day at the ballpark.

We’ve seen each separately but not all together, and have to admit, are still a little put out by Mötley Crüe returning after a signed and so-called “final tour” last time out, when we saw them last in 2015. Seeing singer Vince Neil open in 2019 left us a little cold as well, so fingers crossed for better things.

Def Leppard, on the other hand, have a solid new album out, Diamond Star Halos, their twelfth full length and first since 2015. Despite a few recent health scares, Poison continues on as does Joan Jett, a recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who finally unplugged on 2022’s Acoustics album.

An early 4:30p start time and parking costs start in advance at $30, so plan accordingly.

Motion City Soundtrack, Granada. $34.50

Minneapolis still claims them as hometown heroes and after a pandemic delay, Motion City Soundtrack is currently on their Commit This To Memory 17 Year Anniversary Tour.

Charleston, SC indie band All Get Out has new album, Kodak out, and Long Island musician /vocalist Neil Rubenstein both are scheduled to open.

Dave Mason, Liberty Hall, $45-$124

Decades later, there’s still “only you and me and we just disagree”. The longtime musician best known as a member of Traffic will undoubtedly have you “Feelin’ Alright”.

Wednesday July 20

Thursday July 21

Maren Morris, Starlight, $29.75-$99.75

The GRAMMY-winning country singer-songwriter headlines in support of her newest album, Humble Quest. She began writing the new album songs at the beginning of the pandemic as a series of life changes unfolded—new motherhood, an upended career, the death of her friend and collaborator Michael Busbee, and more.

Live, she of course plays dance hit, “The Middle” and has also been working in a Fiona Apple cover.

Sheryl Crow, GrindersKC. $75-$99

The Missouri native was just recently in town for the Big Slick charity weekend, and this is a chance to see her full set and outdoors. New song “Forever” is one of her best, and is from Sheryl, her recent documentary and accompanying soundtrack album. She’s also working in a Rolling Stones cover into her live show.

Animal Collective, The Truman, $33-$38

Covid postponed this show previously, with all previous tickets being honored- The Baltimore experimental pop art band is back on the road on their Time Skiffs Tour, named after their Feb-released new album, which featured the return of member Deakin, who had sat out the previous release. We last saw them at the Desert Daze Fest in 2019.

Opening on this solid double-bill is Philadelphia’s Spirit of the Beehive, supporting fourth album, Entertainment, Death, which came out last summer and they play somewhat similar psychedelic, experimental pop rock.

Jeff Rosenstock, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $20

The busy Long Island multi-instrumentalist is out in support of last year’s Ska Dream album, and also released one with the Bruce Lee Band, and runs his own label as well. You may have caught him recently on Late Night with Seth Myers performing with buddies in PUP.

Nnamdi, Catbite listed as support.

Chase Rice w Travis Denning, Power & Light District, $20

The former college linebacker and pit crew member is out in support of last year’s appropriately titled The Album, which was a combination of two previous EPs and features the single, “Drinkin Beer, Talkin’ God, Amen”

Friday July 22

Josh Groban, Starlight. $35-$199.50

The Harmony Tour is the first opportunity Groban has had to play songs for a live audience from his 2020 album, Harmony (on Warner Brothers), as a result of the pandemic delay. Groban is a Tony®, EMMY®, and four-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer and songwriter, who can still lift you up with one of the most instantly recognizable voices in music. Live, he’s been singing his own songs, as well as those from Frank Sinatra, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Williams, Kenny Loggins and more.

We last saw him back in 2013 (he even recorded an album in Minneapolis), so we’re overdue to catch him live again.

Support acts include Preservation Hall Jazz Band to insure an entertaining and full night of music.

Scarface, The Truman CANCELED

Saturday July 23

John Mulaney (comedian), Starlight. $39.50-$149.50

The two-time Emmy and WGA award-winning writer and comedian has had an eventful last few years, including a divorce, intervention, stint in rehab, and new baby, all of which he happily and humorously details in his live set.

(note: this is a No-Phone show- secure pouches will be provided)

Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass featuring The Hillbenders,  Knuckleheads. $27.50-$47.50, two shows early and late.

Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs in a Bluegrass manner by this talented assemblage.

Crystal Method, Aura Nightclub, $35

The Las Vegas electronic hit makers are back on the road in support of new album The Trip Out, and it was a bit odd to see them on recent NBC reality show American Song Contest.

Molly Hatchet Sac and Fox Casino-Powhatten, Free

Are they still “flirtin’ with disaster” if there are no original members left? I guess the answer is “Yes” as they do feature a guitarist and keyboardist that were members in the mid-80s, and with a new vocalist, will be playing all the favorites.

FYI, they return to the area over Labor Day weekend, for a bike rally near Lake Perry as well.

Sunday July 24

Monday July 25

King Princess w Dora Jar,Arvest Theatre at The Midland, $25-$49.50

The only bummer of catching them live back in January on the Kacey Musgraves tour, was that technical difficulties cut their set drastically short. Aka Mikaela Straus did apologize, and the crowd did get to hear single “Little Bother”, a collaboration with NY soul singer Fousheé, and “For My Friends”, both a preview of the upcoming record Hold On Baby, due out July 29.

Boy Harsher, recordBar. $20

The Georgia darkwave duo of Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller is touring in support of new album The Runner (Original Soundtrack) which accompanies their own conceptual film (on their own Nude Club/City Slang label).

Opener Hiro Kone is aka Nicky Mao, a New York based experimental electronic / techno producer, out in support of last year’s Silvercoat the throng

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We♥KC - May 25-31, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Dying Fetus, Granada Read More Dying Fetus The Dying Fetus and Thy Art Is Murder co-headlining tour started a few days ago... and they’ll be in town this March 22nd at the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis. …

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Coming up on the Memorial Day holiday weekend slows things down a bit, but the month ends on an exclamation, with another hard decision on which show to attend. 

Don’t think there’s an overabundance of musical panhandlers in Lawrence this weekend either, it’s the annual Busker Festival downtown, or there’s always that Top Gun sequel (35+ years later!) at the cinema.

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro MAY 24-31

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof and possibly a mask, might still be required)

Wednesday May 25

Dying Fetus with Chelsea Grin, Bodysnatcher more, May 25, Granada. $27.50

Maryland death-metal rockers will bring the heavy to LFK as part of the back half of a 33-date tour.  It’s been since 2017 since their last album, but they are promising new music later this year. 

Chelsea Grin is Salt Lake City deathcore, while FL band Bodysnatcher has new album, Bleed-Abide, out now.

Starset, May 25, Truman, $25-$50

The Ohio electronic/prog metal band has been around a decade now, out on their Horizons Tour from the album of the same name.  The tour starts in KC with support from Red, Fame on Fire, and Smash into Pieces for a full evening of cutting-edge rock. 

George Lopez, Prairie Band Casino- Mayetta

Thursday May 26

George Lopez (comedian), May 26, Prairie Band Casino- Mayetta, SOLD OUT

The longtime Latino comedian returns to the road with a new tour, another TV series on the way, and a role in DC’s upcoming Blue Beetle movie. 

A Place to Bury Strangers, Bottleneck- Lawrence

Friday May 27

A Place to Bury Strangers w SONA May 27, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $18-$20

The Brooklyn noise rock band has new album, See Through You, just out with frontman Oliver Ackermann still leading the band despite recent lineup changes. 

Arrive early for Tampa, FL synth-rock openers Glove, who have a new album, Boom Nights, out now and hearken back to the modern goth nu-wave dystopian bliss of late ‘80s bands (that we like!).

5/25 update: Glove is experiencing transportation issues so is likely off the tour for the next few stops, including this one. :( Local shoegaze, post-punk band SONA will be opening.

Mewithoutyou, May 27, Granada. $30

After over two decades, the Philadelphia indie-rock band is calling it a day, out on their Farewell Tour.  Spoken-word vocals are often very spiritual in theme and the band has seven studio albums under their belt.

Saturday May 28

Animal Collective, The Truman

Animal Collective w Spirit of the Beehive, May 28, The Truman, POSTPONED

5/27 Update: Show now Postponed for Covid-related reasons.

The Baltimore experimental pop art band is back on the road on their Time Skiffs Tour, named after their Feb-released new album, which featured the return of member Deakin, who had sat out the previous release. We last saw them at the Desert Daze Fest in 2019.

Opening on this solid double-bill is Philadelphia’s Spirit of the Beehive, supporting fourth album, Entertainment, Death, which came out last summer and they play somewhat similar psychedelic, experimental pop rock. 

Still Woozy, May 28, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $39.50

Bay Area (by way of Portland) bedroom dream pop artist is fresh from playing both weekends at last month’s Coachella in support of his 2021 Interscope release, If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is.

Bastille, Uptown Theater

Sunday May 29

Bastille, May 29, Uptown Theater, $39.50-$75

We’re fans of this London electro-pop band whose newest record, Give Me The Future, came out in Feb. and they broke out with early single, “Pompeii”.  We caught them live back in 2016 in MN, headlining a multi-act radio show and have been impressed ever since.

The new album is a bit of a concept record so expect interludes during the live show, along with previous hits, including “Happier” which was a smash Marshmello collaboration. 

Texas indie singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe is support for this first leg of the tour.  Golden Aquarians is a project done with longtime drummer Roberto Sanchez and they released the new Night Drive just last month.  She's worked on numerous soundtracks as well but might be best known for co-writing and singing on Eminem's "Bad Guy".  We were talking about her ten years ago, back when she was fronting a band called The Dividends.  

5/27 Update: Sarah Jaffee is unable to join the tour "due to family emergency"

Young Oklahoma multi-instrumentalist Josh Fudge now tapped to open.

Tori Amos, KC Music Hall Read More Tori Amos For me, and it looks like for a lot of other people as well, one of those magnificent guru‚Äôs in the world of which we call music, is the fiery redhead Tori Amos. … Phoebe Bridgers, Starlight Read More Phoebe Bridgers In the age of the internet and social media, it's incredibly hard to keep a big secret, but that's just what singers Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers pulled off …

Monday May 30 (Memorial Day)

Tuesday May 31

Tori Amos, May 31, KC Music Hall, $46-$86

The piano songstress has returned, out on her Ocean to Ocean Tour supporting her sixteenth studio album.  Written during lockdown in Cornwall, it reflects the isolation and then trying to renew yourself feeling of the current times. Amos usually changes it up slightly night to night, but expect some (but not all) of the hits, a solo portion, and a lively encore with maybe a cover version mixed in.  We last saw her twice back in 2014. 

Phoebe Bridgers, May 31, Starlight, $39.50-$69.50

Consider us big fans of California indie-rock darling Bridgers, still out on her Reunion Tour, in support of 2020’s acclaimed Punisher album, though she has released some new songs since, including last month’s “Sidelines” from the Conversations with Friends soundtrack. 

Bridgers also keeps herself busy with side projects boygenius (w/ Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) and the super-secret Better Oblivion Community Center (w/Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst) who we were thrilled to catch live back in 2019. 

She’s also founded her own record label, Saddest Factory and arrive early to see one of her first signees and childhood friend, Charlie Hickey perform in support of his EP, Count the Stairs and now first full-length, Nervous at Night, just out last week (and who might just join Phoebe on stage for a song, skeleton one-sie optional).

Girl Ultra, May 31, Bottleneck. $20

The Mexican R&B/pop artist had her first full length, Nuevos Aires released in 2019 and draws influences from Beyonce/Destiny’s Child and recently played huge outdoor festival stages in Chile, Mexico and Argentina, so within the relatively small confines of the Granada might be a rare treat.

Suffocation, May 31, Granada. $20

Out on their Forces of Hostility Tour, the technical death metal band put out a second live album, Live in North America, late last year.  Atheist, Soreption, and Contrarian round out this early show and full evening of head banging. 

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When Animals Tour (March 2022)

Here are some Animal Bands coming to Minneapolis.

Read more When Animals Attack and Minneapolis Music Guide

03/20 Squirrel Flower with Tenci at 7th Street Entry Read More Tenci My Heart Is An Open Field is a confident, deeply beautiful debut album from Chicago four-piece Tenci. These songs are filled with nuance- breaths of saxophone and flute, and touches of cello, piano, and pedal …

Squirrel Flower
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Since releasing her debut album, I Was Born Swimming, in 2019, Squirrel Flower (Ella Williams) has been featured as “Artist to Watch” on Rolling Stone, “40 Best New Bands of 2020” on Stereogum’s list, as well as various other top lists.

Planet is Squirrel Flower’s latest, the EP is available on Polyvinyl Record Co..

Squirrel Flower will stop by Minneapolis at the 7th Street Entry on March 20.

Tenci to open. We previously saw them in Aug 2021 and said, “Opening up the show was Chicago-based musician Tenci, on their last appearance with Valley Maker. The band, led by Jess Shoman, features saxophone player, guitarist Curt Oren, drummer Joseph Farago (of Joey Nebulous), Isabel Reidy (of Izzy True), were both sad and grateful for being part of the tour. Sometime when we see bands near the end of their tour, you get the impression that they’re exhausted… but not with Tenci. The band seemed like they would be forever happy if they just kept traveling town to town talking about “snakes”.”

Tour dates:

03/02 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room @
03/03 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge @
03/04 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins @
03/05 - Austin, TX @ Meanwhile Brewing @
03/07 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress @
03/08 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar @$
03/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo @$
03/10 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop @$
03/12 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall @
03/13 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza @
03/15 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder @
03/17 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge @
03/19 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb @
03/20 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry @
04/08 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival
04/17 - Glasgow, UK @ Nice N Sleazy
04/18 - Leeds, England @ Brudenell Social Club
04/20 - Manchester, England @ The White Hotel
04/21 - London, England @ Lafayette
04/23 - Bristol, England @ The Louisiana
04/24 - Brighton, England @ The Green Door Store
04/26 - Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell
04/27 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Rotondes
04/28 - Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow Skybar
04/29 - Berlin, Germany @ Badehaus
05/01 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
05/03 - Zürich, Switzerland @ Bogen F
05/04 - Paris, France @ Hasard Ludique
05/05 - Gent, Belgium @ Charlatan

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& w/ Christelle Bofale
@ w/ Tenci
$ w/ Maria BC

03/21 Animal Collective with L’Rain at First Avenue Read More Animal Collective Experimental band Animal Collective is back on tour; their latest Painting With is out this Friday on Domino Records. The extremely popular band has already sold out .… L’Rain Opening the show was Brooklyn’s L’Rain (Taja Cheek), playing to a flower decorate mic station. The American experimentalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer was recently added to influential Pitchfork’s 25 .…

Animal Collective
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Influential experimental band Animal Collective are back, and they’ll be stopping by First Avenue on March 21st, as part of their tour for their new album Time Skiffs.

We last saw Animal Collective at Desert Daze (in California) in Oct 2019 and wrote, “… electro-psych band Animal Collective’s set did not disappoint. They opened up with the old school tune from 2005’s Feels, Banshee Beat, fronting stunning visuals of disco dancing girls and hearts. These guys played a bunch of new material, a few being “Gem and I”, “Bolder”, and “Strangers”. Another, “DownDownDownDown” was one that was rare and unreleased. The trippy background art was ridiculous, the one with hands almost holding onto each other being my favorite. Their encore performance was “For Reverend Green”, which they hadn’t played in 12 years.”

Opening will be L’Rain, who we saw in Oct 2021 and said, “Opening the show was Brooklyn’s L’Rain (Taja Cheek), playing to a flower decorated mic station. The American experimentalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer was recently added to influential Pitchfork’s 25 Next List. They are saying that these artists are shaping the future of music.”

Tour dates:

03-08 Richmond, VA - The National
03-09 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
03-11 North Adams, MA - MASS MoCA
03-12 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
03-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-15 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
03-16 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
03-18 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
03-19 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
03-20 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
03-21 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
03-23 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
03-24 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
03-25 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
03-26 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
07-09 Madrid, ES - Mad Cool Fest
11-02 Limerick, IE - Dolan's
11-03 Dublin, IE - National Concert Hall
11-06 Bristol, UK - SWX
11-07 Manchester, UK - Albert Hall
11-09 Glasgow, UK - Saint Luke's
11-12 Tourcoing, FR - Le Grand Mix
11-15 Hamburg, DE - Übel & Gefährlich
11-16 Berlin, DE - Kesselhaus
11-17 Prague, CZ - MeetFactory
11-19 Vienna, AT - Arena
11-20 Munich, DE - Freiheiz
11-21 Fribourg, CH - Fri-Son
11-23 Luxembourg, LU - Atelier
11-24 Paris, FR - Trabendo
11-27 Cologne, DE - Luxor

03/02 Thing with Feathers at Icehouse

Thing with Feathers
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Nashville-based band The Thing With Feathers will stop by the Icehouse in Minneapolis on March 2nd. I've mentioned this before, since the Icehouse is a cafe in the daytime, their shows don't actually start until the business is closed... meaning shows generally starts at 10pm.

Thing With Feathers' new EP, Sundays in the South is out now on Fat Pipe Recordings/Kartel Music Group.

Tour dates:

2.24 | Chicago, IL | Golden Dagger
2.25 | Madison, WI | The Bur Oak⁣
2.26 | Appleton, WI | Appleton Beer Factory⁣
3.02 | Minneapolis, MN | Icehouse⁣
3.03 | Dubuque, IA | The Lift⁣
3.05 | Nashville, TN | Exit/In ⁣

03/21 Escape From The Zoo and Public Serpents at 7th St Entry

Public Serpents
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If you’re seeing Animal Collective next door (at First Avenue), you can enter the 7th Street Entry door (it’s inside to the same building) and see the co-headlining show of Escape From The Zoo and Public Serpents.

Houston’s Escape From The Zoo is a loud, fast, punk project from Days N’ Daze’s Jesse Sendejas co-founded with his wife Veronica.

New Jersey’s Public Serpents are described as “an experiment gone wrong”.

The two bands actually released a split 7” in 2020.

Tour dates:

MAR 17 Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL
MAR 21 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
MAR 27 Rec Room Buffalo Corners, NY
MAR 29 Crystal Ballroom Somerville, MA
MAR 30 Trans Pecos Ridgewood, NY
APR 01 The Saint Asbury Park, NJ
APR 03 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
APR 05 Capital Ale House Downtown Richmond, VA
APR 08 Will's Pub Orlando, FL
APR 09 The Brass Mug Tampa, FL
APR 14 Three Links Deep Ellum Dallas, TX

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Desert Daze Festival 2019 - Our Modern Day Woodstock (11 Oct 2019)

Desert Daze Festival 2019 - Our Modern Day Woodstock
Oct 11th-13th- Lake Perris, CA

Animal Collective Setlist Banshee Beat Gem and I Bolder Passerby In the Flowers Cherokee 24 DownDownDownDown Grass On a Highway No More Runnin Pulleys -- Encore -- For Reverend Green Stereolab Setlist Anamorphose Ping Pong Double Rocker Fluorescences Crest Need to Be Metronomic Underground The Extension Trip Brakhage Miss Modular Percolator Blue Milk Contronatura Come and Play in the Milky Night French Disko Lo Boob Oscillator DIIV Setlist Horsehead Like Before You Were Born Skin Game Between Tides Taker For the Guilty The Spark Lorelei Blankenship Acheron Read More Desert Daze Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists .... Animal Collective Experimental band Animal Collective is back on tour; their latest Painting With is out this Friday on Domino Records. The extremely popular band has already sold out .… Stereolab Headliners include ESG, The Apples in Stereo, Superchunk, Waxahatchee, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Sneaks, Elf Power, The Veldt, Pylon Reenactment Society, Eureka California and Tunabunny. … DIIV The first time we saw DIIV, they were called DIVE (this was in 2012). Literally overnight they had changed their name due to dispute with another band using the 'Dive' moniker. .… Atlas Sound I got this note that Atlas Sound is heading out on tour next week -- with Broadcast! Since we haven't written about Broadcast in, like, 2007, it's good to hear about them recently. Unfortunately, they're not …

Crowds gathered seamlessly this year into the Moreno Beach area of Lake Perris for the autumn ritual of camping, yoga, swimming and the hottest bands you’ll see all year. In its 8th go-around, this was a vast improvement from the insane parking situation and nasty weather of 2018, thanks be to the gods. Desert Daze is quite often referred to as the greatest festival ever, and in all my years of music festivals (and believe me, there have been many) I have to concur that this one undoubtably tops the charts. From art instillations that will dazzle your mind to tea ceremonies in tents under the desert morning sky, this festival is for the light of heart, the TRUE music lovers, and the seekers. While I was mesmerized by the first DAZE I attended at the Metaphysics Institute in Joshua Tree in 2017, there is something magical about the festival continuing on with its desert theme while adding a sparkling lake that you can drift in whenever you please. It’s also an hour and a half away from sunny Los Angeles, so fellow Angelenos should consider themselves pretty blessed 🙏.

FRIDAY

Los Angeles psych rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers played Friday afternoon at The Block Stage. Most of the set consisted of songs from their newest album ZAM, which came out in March. These guys are funky and amazing to see in the daylight because you can really get lost in the goofy faces of frontman Dylan Sizemore. Lead guitarist Josh Menashe donned a dope Canadian tuxedo while slaying away on his solos, and bassist Alex Bulli rocked an 80’s-esq mohawk. Dylan yelled to the crowd towards the end of their set “Thanks for putting this on Phil, it’s the greatest festival in the world!” They ended with the single ‘Tea’, a heavy-hitting single that perfectly topped the performance.

Zachary Cole Smith of Brooklyn’s DIIV announced as they came out on the Moon stage that their new album Deceiver dropped on Friday. “We’re gonna play the whole album. This is kind of a nighttime record…kind of funny to be playing it here…” as the sun was blazing down on the crowd. They went right into Horeshead, the slow, grungy track with the slightly-more-than morbid lyrics “Horsehead…I’m never quite enough…I wanna breathe in and never breathe back out…” Laughing one of the members exclaimed, “Every song is in a different tune.” Skin Game, one of the more dance-worthy songs on the album, is like if Elliot Smith, Silverchair and Explosions in the Sky had a baby, with its transcendent vocals and catchy chorus. “Thanks for coming out guys, you’re being real nice, we thought there’d be like 50 people here,” exclaimed bassist Colin Caulfield, before ending their set with Acheron.

Jessica Pratt came out decked in a black suit wearing dark shades, her blonde hair shaggy around her face as she clutched her acoustic guitar. I had never heard her music before this festival, and after giving her latest album Quiet Signs a solid listen I was beyond thrilled to find this lady. She’s a 70’s folk dream, a lullaby and a haunting figure as she strummed her guitar and mesmerized the crowd with her breathy tunes. Accompanied by Matthew McDermott on piano, the set was slow and soft, a nice sigh of air as festival goers sipped on their coconut waters and beers. Ya gotta stay hydrated in the desert, people.

Atlas Sound’s Bradford Cox came out onto the Moon stage in all of his androgynous glory in a mustard yellow blouse and Mr. Roger’s style trousers. The golden hour sun hit his shaggy brown hair just right as they went into ‘The Light that Failed’, off the album Logos. This is one of my favorite albums of all time so I was beyond stoked that they played mostly the whole thing. The crowd went nuts as Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab came out to join them in the song Quick Canal. This was one of the coolest moments in DD history, in my humble opinion…it was beyond legendary. Afterwards Bradford reapplied his lipstick and sang the lyrics ‘Everything was bathed in light…everything loved its way…everything makes sense when you look at it from another way…’ to end the set.

The group Crumb from New York was a super rad show to see as the sun started to finally give relief over the campgrounds. I believe they mostly played songs from their album Jinx, the song M.R. seeming to be the biggest hit in the crowd. Lila Ramani is hypnotic and a definite stunner, and their music is melodic and super synth-heavy thanks to Brian Aronow. These guys definitely seem to be on the rise and they had just ended a several month tour prior to the festival.

Stereolab was as delightful as I’m sure they were in the 90’s. Laetitia swayed about the Moon stage in a multi-colored dress yelling to the crowd “Let’s ping pong now!” going right into the song off the Mars Audiac Quintet album. She kept saying cute little quips to introduce songs, such as “This is, yes, it’s a love song!” or “Are we all on an extension trip? Yes, this is the future of illusion. Fantasy.” These guys rocked out while still keeping it dreamy with a sort of sprinkling of mod 60’s pop. This upbeat set under an almost full moon was otherworldly and something that is a once in a lifetime experience. Come and Play in the Milky Night and French Disko neared the end of the show, with Lo Boob Oscillator capping it off.

Although I was dying to hear My Girls, electro-psych band Animal Collective’s set did not disappoint. They opened up with the old school tune from 2005’s Feels, Banshee Beat, fronting stunning visuals of disco dancing girls and hearts. These guys played a bunch of new material, a few being “Gem and I”, “Bolder”, and “Strangers”.  Another, “DownDownDownDown” was one that was rare and unreleased. The trippy background art was ridiculous, the one with hands almost holding onto each other being my favorite. Their encore performance was “For Reverend Green”, which they hadn’t played in 12 years.

[ To be Continued … ]

Atlas Sound

Frankie and the Witch Fingers

DIIV

DIIV

Jessica Pratt

Stereolab

Atlas Sound

Crumb

Crumb

Animal Collective

Animal Collective at Desert Daze, Lake Perris (11 Oct 2019)

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Desert Daze: October 11-13, 2019

Desert Daze 2019 Read More Desert Daze Ah, the mornings are beginning to be met by a cool autumn breeze...so this must mean desert festival season is under way! Desert Daze has been a myriad of magical atmospheric wonder along with the most entertaining of artists .... The Flaming Lips I think this was my first time seeing The Flaming Lips, but I could be wrong. Seems odd that this was "a very special Early Evening performance", since the band's psychedelic/space rock seems to work better at night … Stereolab Headliners include ESG, The Apples in Stereo, Superchunk, Waxahatchee, Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Sneaks, Elf Power, The Veldt, Pylon Reenactment Society, Eureka California and Tunabunny. … Devo Devo is in top form. They have their show down to an artform, complete with their own lights and fog machine and images on screen. With this sort of tight control over their images … Ween Anyway, Gene and Dean Ween are back, newly reunited as Ween, proving that they haven’t quite push the little daisies just yet. The reunion was announced last year (November 2015) … Wu-Tang Clan The entire Wu-Tang Clan (minus the ones that are no longer on Earth) is back in the studio with RZA for a new record this Fall. In the meantime, the group released "Family Reunion" to celebrate their 20th anniversary. … Temples Along their way to Minneapolis, Temples have been building huge buzz appearing at Great Escape 2013 and (recently) SXSW 2014. With all that excitement for the band, they sold out the Turf Club presale … Alvvays Opening up the show will be Alvvays, who we recently caught at the Turf Club on December 2014 and reported, "Although the band only has one album, you couldn’t ask for better surf-pop sweetness." … Pussy Riot A similar story happened with Russian punk group Pussy Riot being jailed for performing "Virgin Mary, Please Drive Putin Away" song in front of a church…

It is said that autumn is a time of rebirth, reflection and revitalization the soul. It’s a time of coziness, togetherness and ease as the cooler weather blankets our everyday lives. For some this means pumpkin spice lattes and dinners with friends by a fire and for some, it means an expansive weekend long music festival filled with a wonderland of modern-day rock legends. It means a perfectly curated playground of psychedelic art and communion with the promise of an all-around good freakin’ time. For some, the allurement of this season is the sprinkling of rock tunes on your tongue and a whole new version of Woodstock. Rock, my friends, is not dead.

This festival has undoubtably earned the title of a SoCal staple as each year gets seemingly better and better. Last year was challenging with the rain and the parking situation of a new venue, but the location is in the same stunning setting of Moreno Beach (situated beautifully between the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains), so this year they’ve worked out the kinks. You can float peacefully on the lake while hearing your favorite bands christen the sky in the background. You can head on over to The Mystic Bazaar, a safe haven for those needing a breather from the enormity of the crowd energy. Here in this village holds all the yoga, tea ceremonies and sound baths your little heart can desire. The amenities and curated adornments here are endless, and there is always some amazement around every corner.

Now for the bands!

The gentleness of Friday starts out with Triptides, Wave, Frankie and the Witch Fingers and DIIV. Brooklyn’s DIIV released their third album, Deceiver, yesterday on the label Captured Tracks. The album is grungier than they’ve been in the past with a kind of Silverchair resemblance to it, so with this drop it is sure to be a highly anticipated performance. Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt will be performing recent LP Quiet Signs at the Block at 4pm. Fred Armisen will do a comedy set in the mid-afternoon, followed by Atlas Sound and Crumb.

Saturday kicks off with Blackwater Holylight, the super heavy psych all-girl band from Portland. This group has all the elements to make you squirm and drool with delight, from folk-rock to grunge melodies to whispers of gothic intensity…and they’re mesmerizing onstage. Following acts are Klaus Johann Grobe, Altin Gün, Anika, Surfbort, Big Business and the true legends themselves- JJUUJJUU. Going into sunset time is DEVO, Cruel Diagnonals and Lumerians. Ween, Nick Hakim, and Pussy Riot. Temples highlight the evening.

The most massive act on the list is surely Wu-Tang Clan, performing their 36 Chambers LP on Sunday. The crew of DD this year (started by Phil Pirrone’s of JJUUJJUU, who always performs at least one killer set) were smart, because they saved a ton of the most exciting acts for the wee hours into Sunday evening. Also performing Sunday are Dead Meadow, Moses Sumney, The Black Angels, White Fence and Shintaro Sakamoto, to name a few.

Weather permitting (Tame Impala got rained out last year halfway through their set) this upcoming weekend will surely be one of mystery, wonderment and delight. The scintillating adventure of time travel or a portal to a new universe is always optional…but never enforced.

Details and lineup:

Desert Daze 2019
October 11th-13th, 2019
Lake Perris, California
More Info: desertdaze.org

Friday, October 11 The Flaming Lips Perform 'The Soft Bulletin' Stereolab Animal Collective Fred Armisen Comedy For Musicians But Everyone Is Welcome Witch W.I.T.C.H. Connan Mockasin Presents Botsyn N' Dobsyn Episodes + Solo Performance Diiv Crumb Atlas Sound Metz Jessica Pratt Wand Mdou Moctar Post Animal Faye Webster Part Time Jonathan Bree Sessa Frankie & The Witch Fingers Al Lover Triptides Opening Ceremonies With Ian Svenonius 'We Intend To Cause Havoc' Documentary + Q+A W/ Emmanuel Jagari Chanda THE SANCTUARY: Cristopher Cichocki - Circular Dimensions, Kid 606, Tom Hall, Byron Westbrook, Devin Sarno, Mitchell Brown, Ellen Phan, Conscious Summary, Wave

Saturday, October 12 Ween Perform 'Chocolate And Cheese' Devo - The Beginning Of The End Flying Lotus 3D The Locust Parquet Courts Temples Connan Mockasin + Friends Pussy Riot Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Nick Hakim Viagra Boys Altin Gün Big Business Surfbort The Kvb Klaus Johann Grobe Anika Lumerians Jjuujjuu Black Water Holy Light Trupa Trupa Automatic THE SANCTUARY: Cristopher Cichocki - Circular Dimensions, Dntel, Pod Blotz, Cruel Diagonals, The Eternal Chord Featuring Gabie Strong, Jim Haynes, Rotary Ect, Jeff Frost, George Jensen

Sunday, October 13 Wu Tang Clan Perform 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' Khruangbin The Claypool Lennon Delirium The Black Angels Alvvays Shintaro Sakamoto Moses Sumney Lightning Bolt Dead Meadow White Fence Jakob Ogawa Jerry Paper George Clanton Blanck Mass Froth Sasami Richard Rose The Paranoyds Particle Kid Winter Kills Birds Les Claypool & Sean Lennon Q+A THE SANCTUARY: Cristopher Cichocki - Circular Dimensions, Randy Randall, Ensemble Economique, Shana Shenai, White Boy Scream, Ellen Phan (Hypnosis Session), Zachary Paul, Live For Each Moon

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Minneapolis: April 4 to April 8, 2019

The Coathangers at Turf Club Read More The Coathangers The last time I saw The Coathangers, Atlanta’s frenzied punk architects, they were drilling sonic lasers into earholes and burying their sweet faces into the heaving bosoms of their fans at the Triple Rock Social Club … The Black Widows All-girls local trio The Black Widows (drummer Lady Tobalyas, bassist Pamela Laizure, and guitarist Corinne Caouette) closed out the show. The band’s self-titled cassette release is on Wiener Records, a subsidiary of Burger Records. …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 4 to April 8, 2019.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE COATHANGERS
+ Big Bite, Black Widows
Turf Club
Mon 04/08/2019 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Punk grrrls The Coathangers is returning to the Turf Club this Monday, April 8th, to celebrate their new album The Devil You Know (Suicide Squeeze Records).

The last time we saw the trio, we described the show as: “Concert-goers were still desperately trying to squeeze up front as The Coathangers emerged from the curtained-off backstage, each woman bearing an altered version of the band’s rad tour shirts (the design, take from their newest EP Parasite, imagines the band as sirens calling sailors to their doom). Under the glow of the blood-red stage lights, the band cranked out a 50-minute set of gleefully deranged punk that was both buoyant enough to groove to, but hard enough that you’ll probably chip a tooth in the process.”

Big Bite and Black Widows to open.

Tour Dates:

04/04 - Birmingham, AB, Saturn
04/05 - Nashville, TN, Exit/In
04/06 - St. Louis, MO, Old Rock House
04/07 - Kansas City, MO, recordBar
04/08 - Minneapolis, MN, Turf Club
04/09 - Chicago, IL, Empty Bottle
04/11 - Detroit, MI, El Club
04/12 - Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
04/13 - Toronto, ON, The Horseshoe
04/14 - Montreal, QC, Let Ritz
04/15 - Boston, MA, Great Scott
04/17 - Asbury Park, NJ, Asbury Lanes
04/18 - New York, NY, Music Hall
04/19 - Washington, DC, DC9
04/20 - Philadelphia, PA, Underground Arts

Other shows in the area:

Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets RapCaviar feat. Metro Boomin at Varsity Theater Unlikely Candidates / Brevet at 7th Street Entry Mdou Moctar 2019 Tour Avey Tare at Amsterdam Bar Broods at Amsterdam Bar Read More Bottle Rockets In support of their new album South Broadway Athletic Club (Bloodshot Records), St. Louis based Bottle Rockets (not to be confused with Wes Anderson's film Bottle Rockets) will be stopping ... The Unlikely Candidates The non-local opener of the night was The Unlikely Candidates from Fort Worth, TX. Much like the set of Holy White Hounds, these guys were high energy. Within minutes, the crowd started moving ... Broods New Zealand brother/sister duo Broods (Caleb Nott and Georgia Nott) is in the US on a headlining tour, after a successful sold out US tour with Sam Smith. They are touring in support of their Capitol Records debut …

MARSHALL CRENSHAW / BOTTLE ROCKETS
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 04/04/2019 (7pm/$27)
finelinemusic.com

The Marshall Crenshaw and Bottle Rockets co-headlining show will take place at the Fine Line Music Cafe this Thursday, April 4.

Crenshaw may actually be better known as The Smithereens’ current vocalist (although it’s clear that they label this as “guest vocalist” between Crenshaw and Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms).

METRO BOOMIN
+ YBN Cordae, Gunna, Roddy Ricch
Varsity Theater
Fri 04/05/2019 (6pm/$50)
varsitytheater.com

The upcoming RapCaviar show wil feature Metro Boomin as headliner in an all-star rap fest at the Varsity Theater on Friday, April 5th.

Details:

RapCaviar ft. Metro Boomin, Gunna, BlueFacebleedem, Roddy Ricch & YBN Cordae at Varsity Theater on Friday, April 5th!
Doors at 6PM // Show at 7PM // All Ages
RAPCAVIAR BALLER PACKAGE
Includes:
GA ticket with early entry
RapCaviar New Era Snapback
RapCaviar Live MPLS Nike Elite Jersey
RapCaviar Sideline Towel
2x Drink Tickets
Note: Merchandise will be available for pickup night-of show ONLY. VIP Packages are non-transferable

UNLIKELY CANDIDATES / BREVET
+ Henry James Patterson
7th St Entry
Sat 04/06/2019 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com

Alt-pop band The Unlikely Candidates is currently co-headlining with The Brevet for a special 2019 tour.

Tour dates:

April 4 - Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
April 5 - Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs Bar
April 6 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street
April 7 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
April 9 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs
April 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade
April 12 - Washington D.C. - Pearl Street
April 13 - Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy
April 15 - Columbus, OH - Rumba Café
April 17 - Nashville, TN - The Basement
April 18 - Knoxville, TN - Open Chord
April 19 - Atlanta, GA - Purgatory
April 20 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre

MDOU MOCTAR
+ Invisible Boy, Douala Soul Collective
Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 04/06/2019 (7pm/$15)
thecedar.org

Turag guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar is touring in support of his new album Ilana (The Creator), available now via Sahel Sounds. Mdou Moctar will be joining Tame Impala for shows in May, just to give you an idea the type of music he produces.

Tour dates:

04/1 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
04/2 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
04/3 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
04/4 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
04/5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Psych Festival
04/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
04/7 - Omaha, NE @ Pageturners Lounge
04/8 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
04/9 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
04/10 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Collective
04/12 - Olympia, WA @ Octapas
04/13 - Portland, OR @ Star Theater
04/14 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
04/16 - Felton, CA @ Flynn's Cabaret
04/17 - Chico, CA @ Argus Bar & Patio
04/18 - Oakland, CA @ Red Bay Coffee
04/19 - Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
04/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
04/21 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
04/22 - Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
04/23 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
04/25 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
04/26 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival Int’l de Louisiane
04/27 - Lafayette, LA @ Festival Int’l de Louisiane
04/28 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz
04/29 - New Orleans, LA @ Santos
04/30 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn

AVEY TARE
+ Lipticism
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Sun 04/07/2019 (7pm/$16)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Avey Tare (a.k.a David Portner), one third of influencial experimental band Animal Collective is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on Sunday, April 7th. Avey Tare’s latest album Cows On Hourglass Pond is out now.

Tour dates:

04-01 - Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel
04-02 - Burlington, VT - ArtsRiot
04-04 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
04-05 - Detroit, MI - Deluxx Fluxx
04-06 - Chicago, IL - Co Prosperity Sphere
04-07 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Grill
04-11 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-12 - Portland, OR - Holocene
04-13 - Arcata, CA - The Miniplex
04-15 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
04-16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
04-17 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
04-19 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
04-20 - Austin, TX - Antone’s Nightclub
04-22 - New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
04-23 - The Wilbury - Tallahassee, Fl
04-24 - Will's Pub - Orlando, Fl
04-25 - The Crowbar - Tampa, Fl

BROODS
+ Bad Sounds
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Mon 04/08/2019 (7pm/$15.96/Sold Out)
amsterdambarandhall.com

The upcoming Go Show at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Monday, April 8, featuring Broods, has sold out.

We caught the New Zealand brother-sister band (Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott) at the First Avenue in August 2016 and wrote, “What Broods delivered is pretty much their entire Conscious presented live, with only a few old favorites from Evergreen thrown in near the end. From past experiences, usually this means that the band has really grown away from when they started and just really eager and happy to show us their new and current music.”

Show up early to check out UK-based band Bad Sounds.

Tour dates:

4/01 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
4/02 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
4/03 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
4/06 - Denver, CO @ Summit
4/07 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
4/08 - St Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Hall
4/10 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/12 - Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix
4/13 - Montreal, QC @ Fairmount
4/14 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
4/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/18 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/19 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
4/20 - Washington, DC @ Fillmore Silver Spring

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Panda Bear at First Avenue, Minneapolis (29 April 2018)

Panda Bear at First Ave Poster Tour Dates 5/01 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre * 5/02 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre * 5/04 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club * 5/05 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel * 5/06 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * 5/07 Washington DC - 9:30 Club * 5/09 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle * 5/10 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse * * w/ Geologist as special guest Read More Panda Bear You might know Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, as one of the founding member of Animal Collective. Animal Collective was the Pitchfork-type band of 2007, somehow they've just really exploded. …

Animal Collective member Panda Bear made a surprise appearance at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 29th. Originally, the First Avenue show was not part of his tour, but he decided to book the show after his Levitation appearance a few nights before.

Local DJ Matthew St-Germain played music after doors opened to keep the crowd entertained while they waited for the show to start. Matthew St-Germain is the founder of Freedom From Records, and he demonstrated his love for the weird, loud crashes, spacey rock music on his DJ set. What I liked about St-Germain is that he actually uses vinyl records, instead of a laptop.... which only made sense, considering that Freedom From mostly release music on cassettes and vinyl.

Going on stage a little later than listed, was Geologist, also a founding member of Animal Collective. Geologist (real name Brian Weitz), with his electronic sound and weird middle eastern samples (all instrumentals) is a little different than Animal Collective, so you can see why he decided to strike out on his own.

Admittedly, watching a shadowy figure with a flashlight on his head on stage probably isn’t the most exciting thing in the world, but the fans dancing on the floor didn’t seem to mind it.

In contrast, Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) had three screens, giving us a little distractions and visual entertainment while he plays his songs. You can tell from the performance and how comfortable he was on stage, that he’s been doing this live setup for a while now.

Already with five solo albums and a recent new EP A Day With The Homies (the first Panda Bear release since 2015’s Crosswords EP), Panda Bear had plenty of back catalog songs to play and didn’t have to rely on any Animal Collective songs.

Of the new songs on his setlist, “Flight” (which was played early) and “Sunset” (which was played much later) feels like, at least lyrically, that they were the same song. In fact, Lennox admitted that he did break up his lyrics and “did scatter pieces of longer-chewed themes across the tracks”.

A Day With The Homies is out now, Panda Bear continues his tour.

Poster

DJ Matthew St-Germain

Geologist

Panda Bear

Panda Bear

Panda Bear at First Avenue, Minneapolis (29 April 2018)

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Rocktober: October 7 to October 8, 2017

Read More The Church In other The Church news, the Sydney-based band will be releasing a brand new album called Further/Deeper, set for release on February 3, 2015, via +180 Records. Although "Xmas" won't be on the CD …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 7 to October 8, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

THE CHURCH
at Cedar Cultural Center
Sunday 10/08/2017 (8pm/$30)
thecedar.org

Australia’s The Church is back in the city. The last time we saw them at the Cedar in 2015 we noted, “The show was performed as one long set, versus the two separate sets done earlier in the tour, with the second half being more instrumentally drawn out and ethereal than the first. The steady shaking of a maraca caused Kilbey to go into the first lines of Rupert Holmes’ ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song)’ before launching into the dreamy 'Lightning White' with extended guitar solos.”

The Helio Sequence will open. The latest news we got from this Portland duo is that they recently re-imagined a 1914 song called ‘Out Among the Sheltering Pines’, released as part of a compilation album called Transference (Marmoset Records). The album comes out December 1, 2017.

Tour Dates:

10/01/2017 9:30 Club Washington, DC
10/03/2017 Union Transfer Philadelphia, PA
10/05/2017 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
10/06/2017 Park West Chicago, IL
10/08/2017 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, MN
10/10/2017 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
10/11/2017 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
10/12/2017 The State Room Salt Lake City, UT
10/13/2017 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
10/14/2017 Pressroom Phoenix, AZ

Read More Toadies Still rubberneckin’… After a successful two legs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their defining album, Rubberneck; Fort Worth, TX band Toadies … Local H On the heels of releasing Local H’s As Good As Dead as a 180g for the record’s 20th anniversary... the old-school punk band will go on tour to remind us why the record was a breakthrough album for them. ....

TOADIES
at First Avenue
Sunday 10/08/2017 (7pm/$20)
first-avenue.com

Toadies to return to Minneapolis this Sunday, at First Avenue, in support of their new album The Lower Side Of Uptown.

We previously saw them in 2015 and wrote, “Art Alexakis had the best introduction for Toadies, they write songs about beauty, pain, rock, love, madness... it's all there in the lyrics to their songs. Like all the bands on the bill, it's just pure rock and roll, no backing tracks, no synths.”

Local H to open.

10/3 - Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
10/4 - Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theatre
10/5 - Denver, CO Gothic
10/6 - Omaha, NE Waiting Room
10/7 - Des Moines, IA Wooly's
10/8 - Minneapolis, MN 1st Ave.
10/10 - Chicago, IL Metro
10/11 - Louisville, KY Mercury
10/12 - Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
10/13 - Detroit, MI St. Andrews
10/14 - Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
10/15 - Pittsburgh, PA Rex
10/17 - Washington DC Black Cat
10/18 - New York NY Gramercy Theater
10/19 - Philadelphia, PA TLA
10/20 - Boston, MA Brighton
10/21 - Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
10/22 - Norfolk, VA Norva
10/24 - Durham, NC Motorco
10/25 - Wilmington, NC The Muse
10/26 - Atlanta, GA Masquerade Hell
10/27 - Orlando, FL Plaza Live
10/28 - Ft. Lauderdale Culture Room
10/29 - Tampa/St. Pete Ritz
10/31 - New Orleans, LA Tipitinas
11/4 - Carrolton, TX Carrollton Festival
11/10 - Austin, TX Stubbs BBQ
11/11 - Corpus Christi, TX Brewster St. Icehouse
12/29 - Houston, TX House Of Blues

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Other shows in the area:

10/07/2017 Avey Tare (from Animal Collective) was supposed to play the 7th Street Entry this Saturday in support of his new album Eucalyptus (Domino Records)… on his way to Desert Daze Festival. Unfortunately, the Minnesota and Toronto show has been canceled.

Cancelled.

10/07/2017 Blue October is back in town. The last time they were here, it was in June 2016. The Score to open.

7pm, $29.50.

10/07/2017 Boz Scaggs is headlining the State Theatre this Saturday.

7pm, $56.50.

10/07/2017 Chris Stapleton, plus Brent Cobb and Margo Price is playing Xcel Energy Center.

Tour dates:

10/5—Moline, IL—iWireless Center
10/6—Des Moines, IA—Wells Fargo Arena
10/7—St Paul, MN—Xcel Energy Center
10/13—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena
10/14—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena
10/19—Baton Rouge, LA—River Center Arena
10/20—San Antonio, TX—AT&T Center
10/21—Bossier City, LA—CenturyLink Center
10/26—Austin, TX—Austin360 Amphitheater
10/27—Houston, TX—Cynthia Woods Mitchell
10/28—Dallas, TX—Starplex Pavilion
11/2—Charleston, WV—Charleston Civic Center
11/3—Columbus, OH—Nationwide Arena
11/4—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena
11/10—Tampa, FL—MIDFLORIDA
11/11—Jacksonville, FL—Jacksonville Veterans
11/16—Little Rock, AR—Verizon Arena

7pm, $35.75.

10/07/2017 Detroit’s I Prevail with Escape The Fate, The Word Alive, and We Came As Romans, is playing Myth on Saturday.

6pm, $25.

10/08/2017 John Mark McMillan (not to be confused with John Mark Nelson) or rather JMM will be at Northwestern College as part of his “Mercury & Lightning Tour”. Special guests Kings Kaleidoscope and LaPeer will open. General admission is $18, but you get a discount if you have a Northwestern College ID.

6:30pm, $15.

Sun 10/08/2017, 7pm, 18+, $13.
Together Pangea
+ Daddy Issues, Tall Juan
7th Street Entry

Together Pangea North American Tour Dates

10/03 - Montreal, QC @ L'Escogriffe
10/04 - Toronto, ON @ The Hard Luck
10/05 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's
10/06 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/07 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
10/08 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
10/10 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
10/11 - Ames, IA @ Iowa State University - The Maintenance Shop
10/12 - Omaha, NE @ Showdown
10/13 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
10/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
10/16 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
10/17 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
10/18 - Portland, OR @ Analog Theater
10/20 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's Night Club
10/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
10/22 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst - Atrium

Sun 10/08/2017, 5pm, AA, $13.
Touché Amoré
+ Single Mothers, Gouge Away
Triple Rock Social Club

Tour dates: BR> 10/3 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
10/4 Rochester, NY TBD
10/5 Toronto, ON Hard Luck
10/6 Detroit, MI El Club
10/7 Chicago, IL Subterranean
10/8 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/10 Denver, CO The Marquis Theater
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
10/13 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
10/14 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/16 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
10/17 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
10/18 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom

Sun 10/08/2017, 6pm, AA, $35.
The Script
Myth

The Script US Tour Dates:
10/02 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
10/03 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
10/04 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory
10/06 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
10/07 Champaign, IL University of Illinois
10/08 Saint Paul, MN The Myth
10/10 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
10/13 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
10/14 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/15 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea

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Animal Collective at First Avenue, Minneapolis (28 Feb 2016)

Setlist Recycling Vertical Hocus Pocus The Burglars Daily Routine Lying in the Grass Bagels in Kiev Bees Loch Raven Summing the Wretch FloriDada -- Encore -- Golden Gal Spilling Guts Alvin Row courtesy of setlist.fm Read More Animal Collective Experimental band Animal Collective is back on tour; their latest Painting With is out this Friday on Domino Records. The extremely popular band has already sold out .…

Poster

The incredibly popular band Animal Collective sold out most of their USA tour, including First Avenue in Minneapolis last night. The experimental collective (Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deakin) is currently touring in support of their tenth studio album, Painting With, which came out February 19th via Domino Records.

Ratking

Opening up the show was Ratking, a trio consisting of Hak, Wiki, and Sporting Life. The collective all have their side projects, including Sporting Life’s debut 55 5’s, which came out last year via R&S Records.

Playing hip hop for over 40 minutes in near-darkness and only backlit by the video screen in the background, the two DJ’s and one MC pulled some tracks from their latest album So It Goes, including the title track. While some fans were confused by the hip hop/rap styling as opener, while some fans were embracing the polarizing music genre with their “hands in the air”.

Avey Tare

While most people easily dismissed Animal Collective as simply a hipster “pots & pans” band, but, if you can look beyond that, you’ll see that the band is so much more. In fact, one listen to their intro song “Recycling” and you can hear some drone, psychedelic, math-rock, shoegazing, and even a little tribal. To truly experience their music, you have to step back and try and see the grand pattern of their music.

Since their latest album is called Painting With, the theme of their stage setup featured three large Pablo Picasso-esq statues in plain reflective white. When the show started, colorful, animated visuals are projected onto the statues, making for a truly unique psychedelia experience. I’m sure it’s intentional, but the visuals seemed to match with their music... so if a certain song is moving faster, the colors seemed to be more schizophrenic.

Looking back, the stage presentation is really a great way for fans to enjoy the show, because, let’s face it, three guys over keys and a drummer may not be that exciting to watch without any videos or other aids.

Since the tour is for Painting With, the majority of their set featured those songs, including their set closer “FloriDada”.

Animal Collective continues their tour:

Mar 1 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre * Mar 2 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot * Mar 4 Seattle, WA Neptune * Mar 5 Portland, OR Roseland Theater * Mar 7 Oakland, CA Fox Theater * Mar 8 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre * Mar 9 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre * Mar 11-Mar 13 Phoenix, AZ McDowell Apr 1 Brussels, Belgium Botanique ^ Apr 2 The Hague, Holland Rewire Festival Apr 4 Hamburg, Germany Uebel^ Apr 5 | Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof ^ Apr 7 Milan, Italy C2C Festival ^ Apr 8 Switzerland Stanser Musiktage Festival Apr 9 Paris, France La Cigale ^ Apr 11 London 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire ^ Apr 12 London 02 Shepherd’s Bush ^

Apr 13 Manchester 02 Ritz TIX ^ Apr 28 Fayetteville, AR George’s Majestic + Apr 29-Sun May 1 Austin, TX Levitation May 1 Tulsa, OK Cains Ballroom + May 3 St. Louis, MO The Pageant + May 4 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music + May 6 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works + May 7 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre + May 8 Asheville, NC Orange Peel + May 10 Washington, DC 9:30 Club + May 11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club + May 13 Wilmington, DE World Café Live + May 14 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom + Jun 1-5 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound * with Ratking ^ with GFOTY + with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

Animal Collective at First Avenue, Minneapolis (28 Feb 2016)

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