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Minneapolis: January 1 to January 5, 2024

01/01 The Cactus Blossoms at Turf Club Read More The Cactus Blossoms Ahead of their 2022 tour for their new album One Day For February 11, Minneapolis duo The Cactus Blossoms (brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum) will be playing a residency at the Turf Club, every Monday. …

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01/01/2024 Monday

The Cactus Blossoms
at Turf Club
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Like an annual tradition, local group The Cactus Blossoms will be playing every Monday in the month of January at the Turf Club, in St Paul, in 2024.

Cactus Blossoms (12 Feb 2022)

We caught the band in Feb 2022 and said, “Immediately after the release of The Cactus Blossoms’ new album, One Day, the American duo appeared at three stores, performing at Mill City Sound (in Hopkins), Down In The Valley (in Golden Valley), and Electric Fetus (in Minneapolis), all on February 12th.”

Tour dates:

Nov 30 Minneapolis, MN, US Dakota
Nov 30 Minneapolis, MN, US Dakota
Jan 1 2024 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Jan 8 2024 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Jan 15 2024 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Jan 22 2024 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Jan 29 2024 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club

01/03 Dilly Dally Alley with Floodwater Angel, full catholic and The Confused at 7th St Entry Read More Dilly Dally Alley Dilly Dally Alley (not to be confused with Canada’s Dilly Dally, who we saw in April 2016) is having their CD release show for their debut album Make You Whole at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on May 17th. ...

01/03/2024 Wednesday

Dilly Dally Alley
with Floodwater Angel, full catholic
and The Confused
at 7th St Entry
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Aueer femme-led, Minneapolis-based band Dilly Dally Alley will be doing a local headling show at the 7th St Entry on January 3, 2024.

Floodwater Angel (12 Mar 2023)

We saw Floodwater Angel in 12 Mar 2023 and wrote, “The local group started in 2020 with their album Oddities & Odysseys, which they described as a ‘practice’ album. Their first ‘proper’ album Glitter Cannons came out in 2021 and was influenced by 70s glam. Their latest, Dungeon Crawlers came out recently, and it’s their psych rock album. True enough, in their very brief 15-min set, they sounded like they were playing just one very long song in a cloud of fog machine.”

full catholic and The Confused also on the bill.

01/05 Dirty Audio x Pierce at the Loft

01/05/2024 Friday

Dirty Audio x Pierce
at the Loft (Skyway Theatre)
skywaytheatre.com

The special DJ / Dance Dirty Audio x Pierce, featuring Dirty Audio and Pierce, is coming up on January 5, 2024, at the Loft (inside the Skyway Theatre), in Minneapolis.

Pierce’s latest HYPNOTIC EP is out now.

Skyway Theatre writes: “Dirty Audio and Pierce are bringing the HEAT to The Loft in January to kick off 2024! We're absolutely buzzing to have these guys, you won't want to miss this one!”

Tour dates:

Nov 24 Anchorage, AK, US Koot's (Chilkoot Charlie's)
Jan 5 2024 Minneapolis, MN, US Skyway Theater
Jan 13 2024 Sacramento, CA, US The Rink Studios
Jan 19 2024 Tempe, AZ, US Darkstar
Jan 19 2024 Tempe, AZ, US Darkstar

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: This Week (12/03/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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11/28 The Maine with flor and Daisy Grenade at First Avenue Read More The Maine I've seen The Maine many times before. Last time I went to their show, I wrote about how maybe a concert is just an excuse for the feeling of nostalgia. I was back on the hunt …

11/28/2023 Tuesday

The Maine
with flor and Daisy Grenade
at First Avenue
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Celebrated emo/pop punk artist The Maine is on tour in support of their highly anticipated self-titled ninth album. “The Sweet Sixteen Tour” will stop in at First Avenue in Minneapolis on November 28th, 2023.

The Maine (03 Sep 2015)

We previously saw The Maine in Sep 2015 and said, “I've seen The Maine many times before. Last time I went to their show, I wrote about how maybe a concert is just an excuse for the feeling of nostalgia. I was back on the hunt last night and got closer to finding that bliss of nostalgia. The show last night was a free show. How cool is that? A free freaking show! My bank account was definitely happy about that.”

flor and Daisy Grenade to open.

Tour dates:

Nov 10 San Diego, CA, US House of Blues
Nov 11 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Bellwether
Nov 12 Anaheim, CA, US House of Blues
Nov 13 San Francisco, CA, US August Hall
Nov 15 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades
Nov 18 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Nov 19 Seattle, WA, US The Showbox
Nov 21 Salt Lake City, UT, US The Complex
Nov 28 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Nov 29 Milwaukee, WI, US The Rave/Eagles Club
Nov 29 Milwaukee, MI, US The Rave
Nov 30 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues
Dec 2 Columbus, OH, US Newport Music Hall
Dec 3 Toronto, ON, Canada The Danforth Music Hall
Dec 5 New York (NYC), NY, US Irving Plaza
Dec 6 New York (NYC), NY, US Irving Plaza
Dec 7 Harrisburg, PA, US XL Live
Dec 8 Boston, MA, US Citizens House of Blues
Dec 9 Philadelphia, PA, US Franklin Music Hall
Dec 10 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore
Dec 12 Nashville, TN, US Brooklyn Bowl
Dec 14 Tulsa, OK, US Cain's Ballroom
Dec 15 Houston, TX, US House of Blues
Dec 16 San Antonio, TX, US Vibes Event Center
Jan 19 2024 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Jan 20 2024 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Feb 28 2024 Portland, OR, US Moda Center
Mar 1 2024 Seattle, WA, US Climate Pledge Arena
Mar 3 2024 Sacramento, CA, US Golden 1 Center
Mar 4 2024 Anaheim, CA, US Honda Center
Mar 7 2024 Fort Worth, TX, US Dickies Arena
Mar 8 2024 Austin, TX, US Moody Center
Mar 11 2024 Oklahoma City, OK, US Paycom Center
Mar 13 2024 Birmingham, AL, US Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Mar 15 2024 Orlando, FL, US Amway Center
Mar 16 2024 Jacksonville, FL, US VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Mar 23 2024 Mexico City, Mexico Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
Apr 22 2024 Cologne, Germany Die Kantine
Apr 25 2024 Manchester, UK New Century
Apr 26 2024 London, UK O2 Forum Kentish Town

11/29 Angel Olsen with Nona Invie at First Avenue Read More Angel Olsen Alternative country / folk singer-songwriter Angel Olsen and her distinctive voice, played to a loyal and raucous capacity crowd at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS, satisfying her ...

11/29/2023 Wednesday

Angel Olsen
with Nona Invie
at First Avenue
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Angel Olsen is back in town, this time headlining First Avenue in Minneapolis on November 29th.

Angel Olsen (27 Jan 2023)

We previously saw Olsen in Jan 2023 and said, “To say that the crowd was anticipating Angel Olsen’s ninety-five-minute headlining set, is a massive understatement; as in addition to the locals and students, many had driven in from Kansas City and much farther parts unknown, to catch the buzzing St. Louis-born / Asheville, NC resident, in support of latest full-length, Big Time (Jagjaguwar Records) released last June.”

Nona Invie to open.

Tour dates:

Tue. Oct. 17 - San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay +
Wed. Oct. 18 - Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amphitheatre +
Thu. Oct. 19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom +
Fri. Oct. 20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom ^
Tue. Oct. 24 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ^
Wed. Oct. 25 - Portland OR @ Revolution Hall #
Thu. Oct. 26 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre #
Fri. Oct. 27 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre ^
Sat. Oct. 28 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre @
Wed. Nov. 29 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue %
Thu. Nov. 30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom ^
Fri. Dec. 1 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
Sat. Dec. 2 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall >
Sun Dec. 3 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall !
Sun. Dec. 5 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall !
Wed. Dec. 6 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl !
Thu. Dec. 7 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ~
Fri. Dec. 8 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club ~
Sat. Dec 9 - Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom ~

* w/ Jason Isbell
$ w/ Maxim Ludwig
< w/ The Strokes
+ w/ King Tuff
^ w/ Kara Jackson
# w/ Allegra Krieger
@ w/Led To Sea
% w/ Nona Invie
> w/ Natural Information Society
! w/ Joanna Sternberg
~ w/ Sluice

12/01 Ella Vos at 7th St Entry Read More Ella Vos One of the most unique voice today, Ella Vos, is headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday in support of her debut album Words I Never Said. As a bonus, she’ll be bringing her friend, London-based …

12/01/2023 Friday

Ella Vos
with Blond in Car
at 7th St Entry
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Breakout pop star Ella Vos (with means “she you”) will be heading out on a Winter tour, starting in Minneapolis on December 1st.

The California classically trained pianist, previously worked for BØRNS, before going solo in 2015. Her debut album came out in 2017, and her last release came out in 2020… so expect new songs on this upcoming tour.

The singer was last seen in town with Broods, in June 2022.

UPDATE: Blond in Car, the musical nom de guerre of Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Robin Schorr, has confirmed a U.S. tour with Ella Vos to celebrate the October album release Altavan.

Tour dates:

Dec 1 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
Dec 2 Chicago, IL, US Beat Kitchen
Dec 4 Pittsburgh, PA, US Club Café
Dec 5 Washington, DC, US Songbyrd
Dec 6 Brooklyn, NY, US The Sultan Room
Dec 7 Philadelphia, PA, US MilkBoy Philly
Dec 9 Charlotte, NC, US The Evening Muse
Dec 11 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade

12/02 The Japanese House with quinine at Fine Line Read More The Japanese House British singer Amber Bain, billed as The Japanese House is touring the U.S.A. (heading to SXSW 2017), in support of her third EP Swim Against The Tide. She is getting great buzz for ....

12/02/2023 Saturday

The Japanese House
with quinine
at Fine Line
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The Japanese House (aka Amber Bain) is currently on tour to promote her sophomore album In The End It Always Does (Dirty Hit).

The Japanese House (01 May 2019)

We’re big fans of The Japanese House, having seen them before their debut album, and also when their debut came out in May 2019: “Now that her debut album is out, as previously mentioned, Amber Bain suddenly had a lot more songs to play. She still basically played her entire debut album, but throwing in a couple of choice early EP B-sides, including “Sister” - but medley with “Everybody Hates Me”.”

quinine to open.

Tour dates:

November 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
November 2 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
November 4 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
November 6 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
November 7 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
November 8 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
November 10 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
November 11 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
November 12 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
November 14 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
November 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
November 17 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory
November 18 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
November 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
November 21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
November 23 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre
November 24 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
November 25 - Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
November 27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Lake City Union
November 28 - Denver, CO @Summit Music Hall
November 30 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
December 1 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
December 2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline
December 3 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
December 5 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
December 6 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
December 8 - Montréal, QC @ Studio TD
December 9 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
December 10 - Boston, MA @ Royale

12/02 Pert Near Sandstone with Them Coulee Boys and Humbird at First Avenue Read More Pert Near Sandstone This was Pert Near’s Ship of Fools Release Party and a party is exactly what it was. This band brought the energy, the fun, and the talent to First Avenue on Friday night… Them Coulee Boys Them Coulee Boys were charged to warm up the crowd filtering into the venue . They are from Eau Claire, WI, Coulee being the name French Trappers called the region when they were trapping in Wisconsin. … Humbird Humbird to open. Tour dates: Oct. 21 - Chattanooga, TN - Barrel House Ballroom Oct. 22 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn Oct. 25 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West …

12/02/2023 Saturday

Pert Near Sandstone
with Them Coulee Boys and Humbird
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Local popular Americana band Pert Near Sandstone is touring in support of their 8th studio album Waiting Days.

Pert Near Sandstone (29 Mar 2013)

We saw the band, a long time ago in Mar 2013 and said, “The show began with a viewing of the music video for the first single Ship of Fools from their upcoming album projected on the big screen. It continued with dancin’, hooting, hollering and foot stompin’! It’s apparent that this band loves playing together and the audience definitely enjoys hearing it because the energy in the main room was electric. There is so much variation in their sound, with a clogger, fiddles, a banjo, a washboard, a standup base, and acoustic guitars; it’s easy to appreciate their talent and to dance along to this bluegrass band’s jams. So next time you have a chance to attend one of their parties, pack your dancing shoes, and be prepared to walk away buzzing from the energy.”

Them Coulee Boys (21 Oct 2023)

Them Coulee Boys to open. We just saw the group in Oct 2023 and noted, “Them Coulee Boys have been playing as a band for ten years now and based on the crowd's reaction, they have built up quite a following. “This is fun,” said Janke after an effusive round of applause from the crowd. “Sign of the Times” was a crowd favorite for it had the makeup of an Irish drinking song with the audience joining in on the refrain.”

Humbird (01 Nov 2023)

UPDATE: Also added to the bill is Humbird, who just played with Mipso on November 1st: “Humbird opened the evening with Siri Undlin on lead vocal and guitar and Pat Keen on upright bass. Undlin said it was a little weird to be playing at the Fine Line for she is currently on the road, but also back in her hometown, playing in front of a welcoming crowd of friends and family. She and Keen in fact had been in town for two days and did the only logical thing a musician would do with a day off - laundry.”

Pert Near Sandstone on Tour

11/3 Fri - LaCrosse, WI - Mid West Music Fest
11/8 Wed - Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar*
11/9 Thu - Ft Collins, CO - 830 North*
11/10 Fri - Boulder, CO - Velvet Elk Lounge*
11/11 Sat - Denver, CO - Ophelia's*
11/24 Fri - Chicago, IL - Park West*
11/30 Thu - Alluvial Brewing - Ames, IA^
12/1 Fri - Mankato, MN - Mankato Brewery^
12/2 Sat - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue^

* w / Henhouse Prowlers
^ w / Them Coulee Boys

Looking ahead to 2024
2/9 - White Pine, MI - 34th Annual Midwest Telefest
6/27-29 - Eau Claire, WI - 10th Blue Ox Music Festival

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: December 29 to December 31

12/29 Soul Asylum with Tommy Stinson at First Avenue Read More Soul Asylum Yeah we knew the tiny 7th Street Entry could not contain all the fans for Soul Asylum, or as we kid that it's just the Dave Pirner band.... Both dates at 7th Street Entry …

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12/29/2023 Friday

Soul Asylum
with Tommy Stinson
at First Avenue
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Local favorite Soul Asylum is doing their holiday show at First Avenue on December 29, 2023.

Soul Asylum (05 Jun 2015)

We caught the band in Jun 2015 and said, “The hits came fast and hard from Soul Asylum as tracks like “Black Gold” and “Just Like Anyone” got everyone moving around and singing along - it’s truly mind-blowing just how jam-packed with hit songs Soul Asylum’s catalogue is. The current line-up, which consists of Pirner, bassist Winston Roye, guitarist Justin Sharbono and Michael Bland on drums, have obvious chemistry which makes for some entertaining moments. Pirner enjoys hamming it up for the crowd, skidding across the stage on his knees and joking around with Bland: “Michael Bland likes it when my ass is hanging out of my pants.””

Tommy Stinson to open.

12/30 Daphne Jane and Bloodline with Chutes and Lana Leone at 7th St Entry Read More Daphne Jane Opening the show was local, by the way of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Daphne Jane. Jane is joined on stage with her band: Nate on guitar, Anna on bass, Connor on keys, and Martin on drums ...

12/30/2023 Saturday

Daphne Jane and Bloodline
with Chutes and Lana Leone
at 7th St Entry
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Local groups Daphne Jane and Bloodline will be co-headlining the 7th Street Entry this December 30, 2023.

Daphne Jane (18 April 2023)

We saw Daphne Jane in April 2023 and wrote, “Opening the show was local, by the way of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Daphne Jane. Jane is joined on stage with her band: Nate on guitar, Anna on bass, Connor on keys, and Martin on drums. Jane seems to love being on stage, this may be because she’s been writing music and playing gigs since she was just 12 years old. Again, she rather be nowhere but on stage, as she mentioned she’s actually missing graduate day to be here with us.

Most of her 30-min set were taken from her Dreamland EP with songs from her debut album, I Wish I Was in the Clouds, including a couple of pink songs: “Pinky Promises” and “Pinkest Eclipses” (which ended the set), “Green”, the title track “Dreamland”, and “Gemini.”

Highlight was a cover of Sixpence None The Richer’s “Kiss Me”, which Jane declares is the “greatest song ever.””

Chutes and Lana Leone to open.

12/30 Caroline Smith at First Avenue Read More Your Smith Caroline Smith has decided to be now billed as Your Smith. I personally like the name change, because I have said this before, I think the name Caroline Smith is just too common and doesn't jump out at you. ...

12/30/2023 Saturday

Caroline Smith
at First Avenue
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Singer Caroline Smith (or her stagename Your Smith) is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of record Half About Being A Woman. The show will feature “super special guests.”

Caroline Smith (27 Sep 2013)

We saw Caroline Smith, 10 years ago, in Sep 2013 and wrote, “As for Caroline Smith, it's fun to watch her grow as an artist. We talked about her in 2008, which Brody mentioned that she opened up for B.B. King when she was only 16 years old. So we watched her progression from blues to folk with her band Good Night Sleeps. Then, earlier in June 2013 we had a preview of her R&B and soul music from Half About Being A Woman.

As expected, the majority of her set is from the new record, Half About Being A Woman, including the intro song, "Magazine", "All That I Know Is (I'm Your Baby)" and the title track. The new songs sounded great, particularly with the two dedicated backup singers who added a retro soul sound.

I think if you like old 60s soul with some rhythm and blues, you're going to find a lot to love on Half About Being A Woman (out October 8th on United Interests). Caroline Smith will be taking the full band and backup singers on the road this October, so check them out if they are coming to your town. ”

12/31 Kiss Me - A '90s New Year's Eve with You Oughta Know at 7th St Entry Read More You Oughta Know We soon found out that Johnson is also the keyboardist in local group You Oughta Know (with singer Sarah Adams, guitarist Marc Zazzaro, bassist Tony Schreiner, and drummer Joe Silberschmidt). …

12/31/2023 Sunday

Kiss Me - A '90s New Year's Eve
with You Oughta Know
at 7th St Entry
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Cover lover band You Oughta Know (named after the Alanis Morissette song) will be featured at this year-end’s Kiss Me - A '90s New Year's Eve.

You Oughta Know (05 May 2017)

We saw the group accidentally at Wizard World Minneapolis in May 2017 and wrote, “As you can see from their setlist, they only cover 90s songs, with the exception of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, but that’s forgivable because they probably discover the song from 1992’s Wayne’s World (based on Silberschmidt as Garth, of course).

A cover lover band is good for these kind of events, because most of the audience will know and likely sing along to some of their favorite 90s tunes.

After You Oughta Know finished their set, there were DJ Gabe and 7Days A Capella group, ending with a highly entertaining swing dance group Uptown Swing and Hudson, Master Magician (from America’s Got Talent).”

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: December 21 to December 28

12/21 Just Loud with Ainsley Costello and Chaunté Shayne at 7th St Entry

It’s Christmas week.

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12/21/2023 Thursday

Just Loud
with Ainsley Costello and Chaunté Shayne
at 7th St Entry
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Genre-bending soul and funk rocker Just Loud is headlining the 7th Street Entry this December 21, 2023.

We last heard from Just Loud when he went on tour in support of “Diamonds and Dope Boys” and the self-titled debut album via Five Seven Music.

Just Loud is probably best known for the funky song “Soul Train” feat. Debbie Harry of Blondie, unfortunately after 1 million views, Paramount Global blocked the video due to its copyright claims.

Ainsley Costello and country music singer/songwriter Chaunté Shayne to open.

12/22 Caitlyn Smith at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More Caitlyn Smith The evening began with a short set from Caitlyn Smith, a Cannon Falls, MN native who currently splits her time between locally and in Nashville, and has up to now, primarily been known as a songwriter ...

12/22/2023 Friday

Caitlyn Smith
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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Caitlyn Smith’s final “The Christmas Show” Residency show is ending this December 22nd, 2023. We first mentioned her Minnesota Residency shows earlier in May 2023:

>>>
Monument Records’ powerhouse vocalist Caitlyn Smith is heading out on tour in support High & Low.

She was nominated for ACM’s “New Female Artist of the Year”

“What a week! I’m both honored and grateful to be nominated for an ACM Award for ‘New Female Artist of the Year.’ What a joy it is to be in the company of such incredible artists,” shared Smith. “I moved to Nashville to chase this dream over a decade ago and to get that news the day before my third album drops is beyond anything I could have ever dreamed. This record is so personal and stepping into the producer chair for it was both terrifying and empowering, but I knew in order to grow I had to allow myself to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. I’m so excited to finally share it with the world.”

For Minnesota: Smith is doing a Minnesota Residency:

05/14 at 7th Street Entry

05/24 at Turf Club

09/29 at First Avenue

12/22 at Fitzgerald Theatre

12/24/2023 Sunday

Christmas Eve

12/25/2023 Monday

Christmas Day

12/28 Zakk Sabbath with The Native Howl at First Avenue Read More Zakk Sabbath Zakk Wylde is headlining the Fine Line Music Café. I wonder if Zakk will be playing some Black Sabbath songs, as he’s also the leader of Zakk Sabbath. 8pm …

12/28/2023 Thursday

Zakk Sabbath
with The Native Howl
at First Avenue
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Zakk Sabbath is headlining First Avenue this December 28. The Black Sabbath tribute band features guitarist and singer Zakk Wylde, bassist Blasko, and drummer Joey "C" Castillo.

Zakk Sabbath (21 October 2016)

We saw the band in Oct 2016 and wrote, “Next up was a simple cover band… that very nearly blew the roof off the venue. Zakk Sabbath is an offshoot project spearheaded by former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and current Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde, alongside bassist Rob “Blasko” Nicholson (Ozzy, Rob Zombie) and drummer Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age, Danzig).…”

The Native Howl to open.

Tour dates:

05 DEC 2023 Sacramento, CA (US) Ace of Spades
06 DEC 2023 Pomona, CA (US) Glass House
08 DEC 2023 Stateline, NV (US) Harrah's Lake Tahoe
09 DEC 2023 Chico, CA (US) Senator Theater
11 DEC 2023 Salt Lake City, UT (US) The Complex
12 DEC 2023 Grand Junction, CO (US) Mesa Theater
13 DEC 2023 Denver, CO (US) The Oriental Theater
15 DEC 2023 Boise, ID (US) Revolution Concert House
16 DEC 2023 Spokane, WA (US) Knitting Factory
17 DEC 2023 Calgary, AB (CA) The Palace Theater
18 DEC 2023 Edmonton, AB (CA) Midway Music Hall
20 DEC 2023 Vancouver, BC (CA) Commodore Ballroom
21 DEC 2023 Seattle, WA (US) Neptune
22 DEC 2023 Portland, OR (US) Roseland Theater
28 DEC 2023 Minneapolis, MN (US) First Avenue
29 DEC 2023 Green Bay, WI (US) Epic Event Center
30 DEC 2023 Chicago, IL (US) Concord Music Hall
31 DEC 2023 Cleveland, OH (US) House of Blues
03 JAN 2024 Baltimore, MD (US) Rams Head Live!
05 JAN 2024 Sayreville, NJ (US) Starland Ballroom
06 JAN 2024 Boston, MA (US) The Paradise Rock Club
07 JAN 2024 Philadelphia, PA (US) Brooklyn Bowl
09 JAN 2024 Pittsburgh, PA (US) Roxian Theatre
10 JAN 2024 Detroit, MI (US) St. Andrew’s Hall
12 JAN 2024 Greensboro, NC (US) Hangar 1819
13 JAN 2024 Atlanta, GA (US) The Masquerade
14 JAN 2024 St Petersburg, FL (US) Jannus Live
16 JAN 2024 Dallas, TX (US) Granada Theater
17 JAN 2024 San Antonio, TX (US) The Aztec Theater
19 JAN 2024 Tucson, AZ (US) Encore
20 JAN 2024 Los Angeles, CA (US) Belasco

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

vu ([email protected]) ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com

Minneapolis: This Week (11/26/2023)

11/20 Jazmin Bean with Lucy Loone at 7th St Entry Read More Fluffy If you like punk, especially girls in punk bands, this might be your thing. If you like bands like the Donnas - then STAY AWAY FROM FLUFFY. …

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

NOTE: This is Thanksgiving and Black Friday week.

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11/20/2023 Monday

Jazmin Bean
with Lucy Loone
at 7th St Entry
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Lots of buzz for UK’s Jazmin Bean, thanks to the billion of streams for her debut EP Worldwide Torture. I started reading about her and apparently, she’s the daughter of the drummer from Fluffy. Man, I love Fluffy, despite the critics hating them. I still have their debut album and some EPs and singles. As far as I’m concern that puts Jazmin Bean in very good company.

Lucy Loone to open.

Tour dates:

10/15 - YES (Pink Room) - Manchester, UK
10/16 - King Tuts - Glasgow, UK
10/18 - Underworld - London, UK
11/15 - Brick & Mortar - San Francisco, CA
11/16 - Hollywood Forever Cemetery - Los Angeles, CA
11/20 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
11/22 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL
11/24 - Velvet Underground - Toronto, ON
11/25 - Bar Le Ritz PDB - Montreal, QC
11/28 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA
11/30 - Baby’s All Right - Brooklyn, NY
12/1 - The Foundry at The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
12/2 - The Miracle Theatre - Washington, D.C.
12/6 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
12/7 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
12/9 - House of Blues Bronze Peacock - Houston, TX
12/10 - The Ballroom @ Spider House - Austin, TX
12/11 - House of Blues Dallas Cambridge Room - Dallas, TX
12/14 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ
12/15 - House of Blues - The Parish - Anaheim, CA

11/22 Noname at Fine Line Read More Noname Chicago’s Noname is on her first tour in four years, in support of the highly anticipated third album, Sundial. The tour will stop by First Avenue on October 15th. .....

11/22/2023 Wednesday

Noname
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Please note that this is a re-listing of the Noname show in Minneapolis. The original Noname at First Avenue on October 15, 2023 has been moved to the Fine Line and rescheduled for November 22, 2023. All tickets purchased for the original First Avenue show will be honored.

>>>
Chicago’s Noname is on her first tour in four years, in support of the highly anticipated third album, Sundial. The tour will stop by First Avenue on October 15th.

As of this writing, no opening band has been announced.

Tour dates:

Oct 22 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore
Oct 23 Silver Spring, MD, US The Fillmore
Oct 24 Charlotte, NC, US The Underground
Oct 27 Memphis, TN, US 1884 Lounge
Oct 29 Birmingham, AL, US Zydeco
Oct 30 Atlanta, GA, US Buckhead Theatre
Nov 1 New Orleans, LA, US Republic NOLA
Nov 2 Dallas, TX, US Cambridge Room
Nov 3 San Antonio, TX, US Paper Tiger
Nov 6 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Nov 7 Santa Cruz, CA, US The Catalyst-CA
Nov 8 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Nov 9 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades
Nov 13 Seattle, WA, US Showbox SoDo
Nov 15 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Nov 17 Louisville, KY, US The Whirling Tiger
Nov 18 Liverpool, UK Williamson Tunnels
Nov 19 Cleveland Heights, OH, US Grog Shop
Nov 21 Madison, WI, US Majestic Theatre
Nov 22 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Nov 24 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre
Nov 25 Detroit, MI, US Magic Stick
Nov 27 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Nov 28 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Nov 29 Toronto, ON, Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre
Jan 23 2024 Borgerhout, Belgium DE ROMA
Jan 25 2024 Cologne, Germany Die Kantine
Jan 27 2024 Berlin, Germany Festsaal Kreuzberg
Jan 29 2024 Vienna, Austria Werkstätten- & Kulturhaus
Jan 31 2024 Milan, Italy Magazzini Generali
Feb 2 2024 Paris, France Le Trabendo
Feb 4 2024 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
Feb 6 2024 London, UK Eventim Apollo
Feb 8 2024 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Jan 29 2025 Vienna, Austria Werkstätten- & Kulturhaus

11/23/2023 Thursday

Thanksgiving
in America

National holiday, nothing is open.

11/25 Unwell with Census at Acadia Cafe

11/25/2023 Saturday

Unwell
with Census
at Acadia Cafe
acadiacafe.com

Detroit-based pop-punkers Unwell is on tour in support of their new album Trial & Error. The tour will stop at the Acadia Café, in Minneapolis, on November 25. 2023.

Speaking on the new album, the band’s Matt Copley says “Trial & Error perfectly describes this collection of music for us. We usually call ourselves a “pop-punk” band, but this album explores many different sounds from radio rock to pop, jazz, metal, etc. From beginning to end, we explore many different themes, sounds, and subject matter. This is a culmination of the past year and a half of our deepest feelings and emotions that carried us through our highest highs and lowest lows.”

Special guest Census to open.

Tour dates:

Nov 16 Pontiac, MI, US Pike Room at the Crofoot
Nov 18 Chicago, IL, US Cobra Lounge
Nov 21 Lakewood, OH, US The Foundry Concert Club
Nov 22 New York (NYC), NY, US Mercury Lounge
Nov 27 Denver, CO, US Herman's Hideaway
Nov 29 Des Moines, IA, US Lefty's Live Music
Nov 30 Cincinnati

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: December 16 to December 17

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12/16 The Jayhawks with Golden Smog: Electric at Palace Theatre Read More The Jayhawks The show was advertised as Gary Louris and Friends. For those that don't know Gary, he is one of the founding members of the Jayhawks. They have a new CD coming in September, which involves the reunion with Mark Olson. …

12/16/2023 Saturday

The Jayhawks
with Golden Smog: Electric (Gary Louris, Kraig Johnson, Dan Murphy, Marc Perlman, featuring Steve Gorman)
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Local legend band The Jayhawks is headlining the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, in support of their ninth album Paging Mr. Proust coming to vinyl for the first time since its original 2016 release.

The Jayhawks (21 Dec 2018)

We saw The Jayhawks show in Dec 2018 and wrote, “… the highlight had to be with Johnson and longtime Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy (looking thinner but very happy) forming “semi-Smog” an almost lineup of alt supergroup Golden Smog (sans Jeff Tweedy) for a version of 1998’s ‘Until You Came Along’.”

Golden Smog to open. The show is billed as Golden Smog Electric, featuring Gary Louris, Kraig Johnson, Dan Murphy, Marc Perlman, and Steve Gorman.

Tour dates:

Nov 11 Madison, WI, US Barrymore Theatre
Dec 16 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Feb 24 2024 Evanston, IL, US SPACE
Feb 25 2024 Evanston, IL, US SPACE

12/16 Matt Rogers with Henry Koperski at The Fitzgerald Theater

12/16/2023 Saturday

Matt Rogers
with Henry Koperski
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

“The Prince of Christmas”, Matt Rogers, is on his holiday tour, stopping by the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul, on December 16th. Roger’s new holiday dance/pop album Have You Heard of Christmas? is out now.

Matt Rogers – 2023 Tour

11/13-11/18 – London, UK – Soho Theatre
12/1 – Philadelphia, PA – Miller Theater
12/3 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
12/8 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
12/9 – Austin, TX – The Paramount
12/12 – Denver, CO – Gates Concert Hall
12/13 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
12/15 – Chicago, IL – The Vic
12/16 – Saint Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater
12/19 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
12/20 – San Francisco, CA – Castro Theatre
12/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ace
12/23 – New York, NY – The Town Hall

12/17 White Line Darko with Motherwind and Beneath Green at 7th St Entry Read More White Line Darko White Line Darko to open. The new Minneapolis psychedelic rock outfit recently had a double single release show for “Turning Out!” at the Driftwood Char Bar in Minneapolis last June 10. …

12/17/2023 Sunday

White Line Darko
with Motherwind and Beneath Green
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Local psychedelic rock outfit White Line Darko is headlining the 7th Street Entry this December 17th.

We spotlighted the band in June 2022, writing, “New Minneapolis psychedelic rock outfit White Line Darko (Kenneth Zierman, Nolan Juusola, Nolan Leahy, Ben Ouellete, and Matthew Nickolay) will be holding their double single release show for “Turning Out!” …”

Eau Claire’s Motherwind on the bill to open. The band formed in August 2020 and features singer/guitarist Anthony Frey, guitarist Nate Rogers, bassist Michael Hargens, and drummer Jackson Kleingartner. Since they formed during the pandemic, the band took time in developing their 70s-influenced sound.

Also seven-piece original fusion pop Minneapolis band Beneath Green to open… let’s see if all seven will fit on the tiny 7th Street Entry stage.

Update: 9-piece band NATL PARK SRVC can (barely) fit on 7th Street Entry stage.

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: December 14 to December 15

12/14 KC Rae (of Now, Now) at 7th St Entry Read More Now, Now It’s been over three years since Now, Now (formerly Now, Now Every Children) play live. We previously caught the band in April 2013 and wrote …

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12/14/2023 Thursday

KC Rae (of Now, Now)
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Now, Now’s KC Dalager will be releasing her debut solo album Think I’m Gonna Die, under her stagename KC Rae. The album comes out November 10, 2023, and there will be her first solo show ever on December 14th, at the 7th Street Entry.

Now, Now Every Children (23 Feb 2010)

We’ve seen Now, Now since they were known as Now, Now Every Children, starting in Feb 2010: “Now, Now Every Children was the headliner, and there's really nothing ironic about their name - they are really young. Whoever said they were twenty-three is clearly smoking crack, they seem 18 and under. But that's OK, they seem to handle themselves on stage like pros... and judging from their tour stories, it would seem that they've done a world tour.”

12/15 Craig Owens with Andrés, The Seafloor Cinema and VOILÀ at Fine Line Read More Craig Owens the most notable absence being that of Chiodos singer, Craig Owens. The line-up of musicians has been pared down to about half what it was, with the bulk of the .…

12/15/2023 Friday

Craig Owens
with Andrés, The Seafloor Cinema and VOILÀ
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Chiodos’ former lead singer, Craig Owens, will be headlining the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis on December 15th. Owens sometime performs under the stagename badXchannels.

Andrés, The Seafloor Cinema and VOILÀ to open.

The latter group (actually duo featuring Luke Eisner and Gus Ross) is from Los Angeles recently announced their song with Owens, called “Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You”… so, perhaps, Owens will appear, when they play this song live at the Fine Line.

Tour dates:

Dec 6 Buffalo, NY, US Mohawk Place
Dec 7 Brooklyn, NY, US The Meadows
Dec 8 Asbury Park, NJ, US House of Independents
Dec 9 Hartford, CT, US Webster Underground
Dec 11 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts
Dec 12 Ferndale, MI, US The Loving Touch
Dec 13 Chicago, IL, US Bottom Lounge
Dec 14 Cudahy, WI, US X-Ray Arcade
Dec 15 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Dec 17 St Louis, MO, US Old Rock House
Dec 31 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts

12/15-12/17 Robert Glasper at Dakota Jazz Club Read More Robert Glasper With his 2012 album Black Radio, Robert Glasper laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create …

12/15/2023 Friday
12/16/2023 Saturday
12/17/2023 Sunday

Robert Glasper
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

American pianist, record producer, songwriter Robert Glasper will be doing a long weekend residency at the Dakota Jazz Club on December 15 to December 17, in support of his holiday EP called In December.

Note: There are early and late shows for each day, so basically Glasper will be playing six shows in three days.

Glasper won five Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album for Black Radio, Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Jesus Children of America”, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for Miles Ahead, Best R&B Song for “Better Than I Imagined”, and Best R&B Album for Black Radio III.

Tour dates:

Dec 9 Oakland, CA, US Yoshi's Oakland
Dec 11 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Dec 12 Seattle, WA, US Nectar Lounge
Dec 12 Seattle, WA, US Nectar Lounge
Dec 15 Minneapolis, MN, US Dakota
Dec 16 Minneapolis, MN, US Dakota
Dec 17 Minneapolis, MN, US Dakota
Dec 31 Sydney, NSW, Australia Metro Theatre

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: This Week (11/19/2023)

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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11/15 Demob Happy at Turf Club Read More Demob Happy Demob Happy to open. Tour dates: 09/20—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom 09/21—Toronto, ON—Mod Club 09/23—Detroit, MI— El Club 09/24—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall …

11/15/2023 Wednesday

Demob Happy
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Brighton’s alt-rock trio Demob Happy is returning to the USA this Fall… they’ll headline the Turf Club in St Paul this November 15th.

The band was last seen in the Minneapolis area in September 2019 with Band of Skulls.

To celebrate their return to the USA, the band announced their new single “Sweet & Sour America,” which singer/bassist Matthew Mercantonio explained is, “our ode to America, a country we love… a beautiful and complex place.”

Demob Happy’s latest album Divine Machines is out now.

Tour dates:

Oct 14 Mexico City, MX Bajo Circuito
Oct 16 Washington, DC Songbyrd
Oct 17 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
Oct 18 Portsmouth, NH The Press Room
Oct 19 New York City, NY Mercury Lounge
Oct 20 Orlando, FL The Abbey
Oct 21 Jacksonville, FL Underbelly *
Oct 24 Nashville, TN Basement East *
Oct 26 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom *
Oct 27 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall *
Oct 28 Dallas, TX Granada Theater *
Oct 29 Austin, TX The Mohawk *
Oct 30 Pioneertown, CA Pappy + Harriet's
Oct 31 Anaheim, CA The Parish @ House Of Blues
Nov 1 San Diego, CA Voodoo Room @ House Of Blues
Nov 2 Los Angeles, CA Morocan Lounge
Nov 3 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Nov 6 Vancouver, BC Biltimore Cabaret
Nov 8 Seattle, WA The Vera Project
Nov 9 Boise, ID Neurolux #
Nov 10 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court #
Nov 11 Denver, CO Globe Hall #
Nov 14 Omaha, NE Slowdown
Nov 15 Minneapolis, MN Turf Club
Nov 16 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
Nov 17 Detroit, MI Lager House
Nov 18 Toronto, ON Adelaide Hall

11/16 Atarashii Gakko! at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

11/16/2023 Thursday

Atarashii Gakko!
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
amsterdambarandhall.com

Japanese all-girl group Atarashii Gakko!, the known as the full Japanese name as Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders (新しい学校のリーダーズ), translated to mean “The New School Leaders”.

The group formed in June 2017 under Victor Entertainment with the single “Dokubana”. Currently, they are signed under 88rising since 2021. Their new EP is called Maningen (マ人間) which came out August 16, 2023.

All four girls, Mizyu, Suzuka, Kanon, and Rin, will be heading to St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, as part of their first headlining tour: “We're very excited to announce THE SEISHUN TOUR, our first ever headline tour. We are excited to see you.”

If you’re into J-Pop, with a mix of Jazz and punk energy, this looks like a very fun show.

Tour dates:

Nov 7 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Fonda Theatre
Nov 8 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY, US Music Hall
Nov 13 Toronto, ON, Canada Axis Club
Nov 16 St. Paul, MN, US Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Nov 17 Mexico City, Mexico Festival Corona Capital

11/17 Kota the Friend at The Lyric

11/17/2023 Friday

Kota the Friend
at The Lyric
skywaytheatre.com

American rapper, singer, and record producer Kota the Friend is on tour, stopping by the Lyric (inside the Skyway Theatre), in Minneapolis, on Friday, 11/ 17th. The tour, titled “Kota the Friend Presents: Flowers For My Friends Tour” is in support of his album Protea.

Recently, the acclaimed Brooklynite appeared on PBS’s NewsHour television program, where he was interviewed by special correspondent Christopher Booker for a documentary on Jay-Z’s ‘Book of Hov’ NYC exhibit.

The exclusive interview is part of PBS’s arts and culture series, Canvas, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Tour dates:

Fri Oct 20 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
Sat Oct 21 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer*
Sun Oct 22 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
Wed Oct 25 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre
Thu Oct 26 — Tampa, FL — The Ritz Ybor*
Sat Oct 28 — Dallas, TX — South Side Music Hall*
Mon Oct 30 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
Tue Oct 31 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park
Wed Nov 01 — Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco Theatre
Sun Nov 05 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
Tue Nov 07 — Seattle, WA — Neumos
Fri Nov 10 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom*
Sat Nov 11 — Vancouver, BC — Hollywood Theatre
Wed Nov 15 — Denver, CO — Summit
Fri Nov 17 — Minneapolis, MN — The Lyric at Skyway Theatre*
Sat Nov 18 — Chicago, IL — Patio Theatre*
Sun Nov 19 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew’s Hall
Mon Nov 20 — Toronto, ON — The Danforth Music Hall
Wed Nov 22 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club
Sat Nov 25 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza

*Not a Live Nation Date

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Read More Liz Phair Iconic American singer and songwriter Liz Phair returned to the sold-out Turf Club show in St Paul, on Monday, to bring us her “Girly Sound to Guyville” show. .… Blondshell Starting January 18th, Los Angeles’ Blondshell (aka Sabrina Teitelbaum), will take over as support. Blondshell is still very new, having only released four singles, her debut “Olympus,” “Cartoon Earthquake” ....

11/17/2023 Friday

Liz Phair
with Blondshell
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

90s icon Liz Phair is son tour in celebration of 30 years of Exile In Guyville.

Liz Phair (04 Jun 2018)

We saw Phair in 04 Jun 2018 and said, “Nineties feminist iconic (and potty-mouthed) singer Liz Phair came on stage with guitarist Connor Sullivan. Off stage was her guitarist tech Wyatt, who did a great job pre-tuning and getting Phair’s various guitars ready from song to song. The “Girly Sound to Guyville” show was a little stripped down for my liking, but Phair promised a full band setup on the upcoming tour (incidentally her forthcoming September show at First Avenue is sold out as well).”

Blondshell to open.

Tour dates:

11/07 - The Magnolia - San Diego, CA
11/08 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
11/10 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
11/11 - Masonic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
11/13 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR
11/14 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA
11/17 - Palace Theater - Minneapolis, MN
11/18 - Chicago Theater - Chicago, IL
11/19 - The Masonic Temple - Detroit, MI
11/21 - Roadrunner - Boston, MA
11/22 - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
11/24 - Kings Theater - Brooklyn, NY
11/25 - Anthem - Washington, DC
11/27 - The Ryman - Nashville, TN
11/28 - Woodruff Arts Center - Atlanta, GA
11/30 - Orpheum Theater - New Orleans, LA
12/01 - Moody Theater - Austin, TX
12/03 - Majestic Theater - Dallas, TX

11/17 Liz Phair with Blondshell at Palace Theatre Read More Don McLean When news of his death came out, music icon Don McLean (famous for “American Pie”), shared his story about Alex Trebek. It was Trebek’s longtime dream to have McLean perform at his Christmas party ...

11/17/2023 Friday

Don McLean
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com

Legendary songwriter Hall of Famer, Don McLean is on his American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour… and he’s stopping by the intimate Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis on November 17th.

It’s hard to explain just how important the song “American Pie” is. The iconic song can be heard in so many films, such as the Black Widow 2021 film, or was even the subject of the documentary The Day the Music Died/American Pie in 2022.

What is even incredible is that it’s not a typical pop rock song, the song clocks in over eight minutes long… yet radio station will make an exception and play this hit song.

If you love this song, you need to see Don McLean on this special tour.

Tour dates:

Oct 13 - Rutland, VT - Paramount Theatre
Oct 14 - Concord, NH - Chubb Theatre
Oct 19 - Florence, SC - Francis Marion University PAC
Oct 27 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 28 - Union, NJ - Kean University – Wilkins Theatre
Nov 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Nov 05 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum
Nov 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Nov 11 - Warren, PA - Struthers Library Theatre
Nov 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota
Dec 02 & 03 - Honolulu, HI - Blue Note Hawaii

11/18 Mark Joseph and Heatbox with Melvin Seals of Jerry Garcia Band at The Fitzgerald Theater

11/18/2023 Saturday

Mark Joseph and Heatbox
with Melvin Seals of Jerry Garcia Band
at The Fitzgerald Theater
first-avenue.com

It’s a dual album release show for Mark Joseph’s Palisade Peach and Heatbox’s Hilarious & Epically Legendary at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul on November 18th.

Mark Joseph (27 Aug 2015)

We randomly saw Joseph in Aug 2015 and mentioned, “We grab some crab cakes at the Café Caribe and followed the music... which led to Mark Joseph Project. He played some Caribbean-inspired songs with reggae jams. According to Mark Joseph's biography, he played over 1,000 shows and is known as one of the hardest working musicians in the Midwest.”

Melvin Seals of Jerry Garcia Band to open.

Heatbox’s tour dates:

11/10 Monk's Ale House, Sioux Falls, SD
11/11 The Park - Rapid City, Rapid City, SD
11/14 TBA
11/17 La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI
11/18 The Fitzgerald Theater, St Paul, MN

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: December 11 to December 13

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12/11 Billy Raffoul with Peter Raffoul and The Indiana Drones at Turf Club Read More Billy Raffoul Billy Raffoul is currently on tour and will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry this March 10th. Colin Bracewell to open. ...

12/11/2023 Monday

Billy Raffoul
with Peter Raffoul and The Indiana Drones
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Originally scheduled for the Turf Club on October 16, 2023, this Billy Raffoul has been rescheduled and will now take place on December 11, 2023. All tickets purchased for the original show will be honored.

>>>
Nashville/Toronto soulful singer, songwriter, and producer Billy Raffoul is touring in support of For All These Years, which will be out on October 20 via Nettwerk.

Talking about the new album, Billy shares, “‘For All These Years’ is a collection of songs exploring different relationships and characters. One’s relationship with their father, a relationship with a loved one battling addiction, reminders of a past relationship that follow you around.. Apart from three collaborations with my brother Peter Raffoul, I wrote this album on my own and spent a good amount of time living with each story until they felt ready, ‘For All These Years’ is the first record I’ve ever made that encapsulates all my musical inspirations in one LP.”

Peter Raffoul and The Indiana Drones to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 29 – Old Ironsides – Sacramento, CA
Nov 1 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
Nov 2 – The Peppermint Club – West Hollywood, CA
Nov 3 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
Nov 4 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
Nov 7 – Club Dada – Dallas, TX
Nov 8 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
Nov 9 – Empire Control Room – Austin, TX
Nov 11 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN
Nov 12 – Vinyl At Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Nov 14 – The Cat’s Cradle Back Room – Carrboro, NC
Nov 15 – Union Stage – Washington D.C.
Nov 16 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 17 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Nov 18 – Cafe 939 At Berklee – Boston, MA
Dec 4 – Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH
Dec 5 – The Magic Bag – Ferndale, MI
Dec 6 – Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 11 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
Dec 12 – Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL

12/13 Ariel Posen with Brittany Kennell at Turf Club Read More The Bros. Landreth Canadian sibling duo The Bros. Landreth welcome a new day with Come Morning, an album that marks both a rebirth and refinement of the JUNO-winning band's blend of North American ...

12/13/2023 Wednesday

Ariel Posen
with Brittany Kennell
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com.com

It looks like Canadian singer Ariel Posen is ending his national tour in support of the third album Reasons Why, at the Turf Club in St Paul on December 13th.

Posen previously played guitars in Canadian alternative country and folk music group The Bros. Landreth.

Brittany Kennell to open.

Tour Dates

11/9 – Ottawa, ON, Canada – Galerie Saw Gallery &
11/10 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Theatre Fairmount &
11/11 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground &
11/12 – Cambridge, MA – Sonia Live Music Venue &
11/14 – Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy &
11/15 – Vienna, VA – Jammin' Java &
11/16 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre &
11/18 – Hamilton, ON, Canada – Mills Hardware
11/19 – Toronto, ON, Canada – The Great Hall &
12/7 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station &
12/8 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic &
12/9 – Nashville, TN – The Blue Room &
12/10 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi &
12/12 – Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village &
12/13 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club &

+ w/ Niall McCabe
* w/ Jonny Morgan
& w/ Brittany Kennell
# w/ Terra Lightfoot

12/13 Joe Samba with Joey Harkum at 7th St Entry

12/13/2023 Wednesday

Joe Samba
with Joey Harkum
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Rising singer, songwriter, and guitarist Joe Samba is on his first-ever US Headlining tour… the The 23-date fall outing, featuring support from Joey Harkum, and will stop in Minneapolis on December 13th, at the 7th Street Entry.

Tour dates:

November 2 – Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory at Masquerade
November 3 – Charleston, SC @ Pour House
November 4 – Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station
November 5 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
November 8 – Wayne, PA @ 118 North
November 9 – New York, NY @ SOB’s
November 10 – Boston, MA @ Soundcheck Studios
November 11 – Burlington, VT @ Nectar's
November 15 – Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly
November 16 – Deland, FL @ Café Davinci
November 18 – Melbourne, FL @ Debauchery
November 19 – Stuart, FL @ Terra Fermata
November 30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café +
December 2 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage +
December 6 – Covington, KY @ Madison Live
December 7 – Columbus, OH @ Woodlands Tavern
December 8 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Stache at The Intersection
December 9 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
December 10 – St. Louis, MO @ Central Stage
December 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
December 14 – Kansas City, MO @ Encore
December 15 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
December 16 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Otherside

+ indicates non-headlining shows/supporting Bumpin Uglies

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Minneapolis: December 7 to December 9

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12/07 Arlo Parks Unplugged Music & Poetry at Fine Line Read More Arlo Parks BRIT Award winning artist Arlo Parks recently shared Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s remix of his single, “Too Good”. The song is taken from her critically acclaimed debut album Collapsed In Sunbeams. …

12/07/2023 Thursday

Arlo Parks Unplugged Music & Poetry
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Right before Arlo Parks’s 2024 tour in support of My Soft Machine, Parks will the special guest for The Current’s winter show. It is called “Unplugged Music & Poetry”.

Tour dates:

2/29 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
3/2 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
3/5 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
3/7 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
3/8 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
3/9 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
3/12 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
3/13 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
3/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
3/16 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
3/19 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
3/20 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
3/22 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
3/25 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
3/26 - Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
3/28 - Boston, MA @ Royale
3/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
4/2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

12/09 Los Lobos at First Avenue Read More Los Lobos Electronic artist Marc Rebillet played eight cities in June, Los Lobos played in Southern California on July 4, Andrew McMahon just reprised his Jack Mannequin days with a pair of successful shows in Anaheim . …

12/09/2023 Saturday

Los Lobos
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com.com

Can you believe that Los Lobos (The Wolves) is celebrating their 50th Anniversary as a band? To celebrate, the group will do a special 50th Anniversary tour… stopping by Minneapolis’ First Avenue on December 9th.

Los Lobos (09 Aug 2011) - photo by Cliff Morse

We saw Los Lobos in August 2011 and wrote, “Whereas Los Lobos took their time to demonstrate a musical proficiency honed over thirty years, Los Lonely Boys got right down to business on their first song, “I’m a Man.” With only three players (Henry on electric guitar, Jo Jo on bass and Ringo on drums), they showed a nimble raw-powered tightness that only a band that has been playing together for many years can demonstrate. There was no place for a weaker musician to hide. No one could hang in the background as lead vocals bounced from Henry and Jo Jo and back to Ringo, solos came from any instrument while all three voices melded into three part harmony.”

Tour Dates

November 17 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
November 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
November 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Paramount
November 22 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
November 25 – East Los Angeles, CA – James A. Garfield High School
December 9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
December 22 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
December 23 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern

12/09 Church of Cash at Turf Club Read More Church of Cash Award-winning Minneapolis-based (by the way of Honolulu, Hawaii) Church of Cash (Johnny Cash tribute band), will be playing a residency at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre on April 28 to April 30th. …

12/09/2023 Saturday

Church of Cash
at Turf Club
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The premier Johnny Cash tribute show band, Church of Cash is doing their winter show at the Turf Club in St Paul on December 9.

“I want to be known as the best Johnny Cash tribute show in the world,” says singer Jay Ernest. “We have the credibility, and we have four studio albums as Church of Cash. I grew up loving the sound of the choir and the booming voice of Johnny Cash. This is in my blood.”

Don’t miss the powerhouse Church of Cash perform Cash classics for $20-$25; 21 & over.

Tour dates:

Dec 9 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
Apr 6 2024 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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