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Minneapolis: January 24 to January 31, 2020

Cold War Kids at First Ave Read More Cold War Kids It's the big 10 year anniversary of local radio station The Current, and they've been selling out all their shows. I believe most, if not all, of their shows will be broadcasting live .... Overcoats Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: “Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock …

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 24 to January 31, 2020.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

COLD WAR KIDS
+ Overcoats
First Avenue
Fri 01/24/2020 (8pm/$28)
first-avenue.com

Cold War Kids will be headlining First Avenue this January 24th. CWK recently learned that their song “First” was the decade’s most played Alternative track, right behind The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”. That’s very impressive, and even CWK’s Nathan Willett had to say, “This is insane! Thank you radio friends and fans. What an honor.”

Cold War Kids’ latest album, New Age Norms 1 is out now, and the band is on tour to promote the record. Opening up for them will be Overcoats. We first saw the two girls in May 2016 and have been following their career closely since.

The duo recently released their three-track single “The Fool” on double gatefold 7” from Loma Vista Recordings.

Tour dates:

01/19 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
01/22 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
01/23 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room Lounge
01/24 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
01/25 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
01/27 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
01/28 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
01/29 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
01/31 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
02/01 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
02/04 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
02/05 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
02/06 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
02/07 – Richmond, VA – The National
02/8 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
02/10 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
02/11 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
02/12 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
02/14 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
02/15 – Austin, TX – Stubb's Bar-B-Q
02/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo

Other shows in the area:

Best New Band at First Ave Mike Gordon 2020 Tour Bailen at 7th Street Amber Liu 2020 Tour Poppy at Amsterdam Bar Lydia Liza and Big Cats at 7th Street Read More Bailen Opening up the show was sibling band Bailen, featuring Julia, Daniel, and David Bailen. There’s a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017. .... f(x) [14 Oct 2019] Sulli (South Korean singer for f(x)), 25, suspected suicide [13 Oct 2019] Jay Frank (American music industry executive, founder of DigSin), 47, cancer [13 Oct 2019] Manuel Frattini (Italian dancer, singer), 54, heart attack …

BEST NEW BANDS OF 2019
First Avenue
Sat 01/25/2020 (6:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com

It’s the new year, so let’s find out the best band of 2019… courtesy of First Avenue, The Current (Andrea Swennsson), Radio K (Emma Chekroun and Katie Powers), and Go Radio (Jordan).

Bands on the bill:

Fruitpunchloverboy

Green/Blue

Loki’s Folly

Mae Simpson

Muun Bato

Nur-D

Under Violet

MIKE GORDON
Varsity Theater
Sun 01/26/2020 (7pm/$29)
varsitytheater.com

Phish bassist Mike Gordon and his band (Scott Murawski, Robert Walter, John Kimock and Craig Myers) will be headlining the Varsity Theater this Sunday, January 26th.

If you love Phish, you definitely want to give Gordon some love.

Tour dates:

1/19 - Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA
1/20 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
1/22 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL
1/23 - 20th Century Theater - Cincinnati, OH
1/24 - Delmar Hall - St. Louis, MO
1/25 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI
1/26 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
1/28 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO
1/29 - The Commonwealth Room - Salt Lake City, UT
1/31 - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
2/01 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA

BAILEN
+ Superior Siren
7th St Entry
Mon 01/27/2020 (7pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Sibling band Bailen will be playing the 7th Street Entry this Monday, January 27th. Their debut album Thrilled To Be Here is out now.

We caught Bailen in June 2019 and said, “There’s a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017. The NYC group recently released their debut album Thrilled To Be Here (Fantasy Records), and they were literally thrilled to be playing some choice cuts from the record like “Something Tells Me”, “I Was Wrong”, and the rousing foot-stomper “Not Gonna Take Me”.”

Superior Siren to open.

Tour dates:

01/22/2020 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, TN
01/27/2020 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
01/28/2020 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
01/30/2020 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
02/01/2020 The Loving Touch Ferndale, MI

AMBER LIU
+ Meg & Dia, Justice Carradine
Varsity Theater
Tue 01/28/2020 (6:30pm/$28)
varsitytheater.com

Former girl group f(x) member Amber Liu is headlining the Varsity Theater this January 28th. The South Korean singer will be bringing with her Meg & Dia and Justice Carradine. Doors at 6:30pm, all-ages show.

Tour dates:

01/26/2020 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
01/28/2020 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
02/01/2020 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
02/04/2020 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
02/07/2020 Terminal 5 New York, NY
02/08/2020 Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
02/09/2020 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
02/13/2020 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
02/16/2020 South Side Music Hall Dallas, TX
02/17/2020 House Of Blues Houston, TX
02/18/2020 Scoot Inn Austin, TX
02/21/2020 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA

POPPY
+ Vowws
Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Thu 01/30/2020 (6pm/$25/Sold Out)
amsterdambarandhall.com

If it wasn’t winter, this is the show I would be happy to show up. It’s Poppy. That weird internet girl. The show is sold out.

Poppy’s new album I Disagree is out now on Sumerian Records.

Vowws to open.

Tour dates:

Jan 22 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Jan 24 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
Jan 25 - Seattle, WA - Neptune
Jan 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Grand at Complex
Jan 28 - Denver, CO - Gothic
Jan 30 - Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdan
Jan 31 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
Feb 1 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic
Feb 2 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Feb 4 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Feb 5 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Feb 6 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel
Feb 7 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
Feb 8 - Washington, D.C. - U Street Music Hall
Feb 10 - Charlotte, NC - Underground
Feb 12 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
Feb 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft at Center Stage
Feb 15 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
Feb 17 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
Feb 19 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Feb 20 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom
Feb 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Fonda Theater
Mar 12 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
Mar 13 - Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
Mar 14 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy 2
Mar 15 - London, UK - Heaven
Mar 17 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Mar 18 - Brussels, BE - Orangerie
Mar 20 - Paris, FR - Le Trabendo
Mar 21 - Bochum, DE - Zeche
Mar 22 - Berlin, DE - Columbia Theater
Mar 24 - Munich, DE - Backstage Halle
Mar 25 - Milan, IL - Santeria
Mar 26 - Vienna, AT - Flex
Mar 27 - Zurich, CH - Plaza
Mar 29 - Barcelona, SP - Sala Razzmatazz 2
Mar 30 - Madrid, SP - Sala Caracol

LYDIA LIZA & BIG CATS
+ Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, Taliaknight
7th St Entry
Fri 01/31/2020 (8pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Lydia Liza and Big Cats collaborated on their new album Oh Boy. The album release party is this January 31st. Joining them will include Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, and Taliaknight.

Details below:

Furious48 presents
Lydia Liza and Big Cats ‘Oh Boy’ Album Release
w/ Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, and TaliaKnight
in the 7th St Entry on Friday, January 31
Tickets → bit.ly/2YE659o

$12.00 advance / $15.00 day of show
8:00 PM doors / 9:00 PM showtime
18+ | ID required

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Mitski at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 Oct 2018)

Mitski at First Ave Mitski Setlist             Remember My Name I Don't Smoke Washing Machine Heart First Love / Late Spring Francis Forever Me and My Husband Dan the Dancer Once More to See You A Pearl Thursday Girl I Will Townie Nobody I Bet on Losing Dogs I Want You Your Best American Girl Why Didn't You Stop Me? Geyser Happy Come into the Water Drunk Walk Home A Burning Hill -- Encore --            Two Slow Dancers Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart Overcoats Setlist Smaller Than My Mother Hold Me Close The Fog 23 Nighttime Hunger I Don't Believe in Us New Song (Everything I Know) New Song (Somebody Beautiful) Leave the Light On Read More Mitski If you’re one of the cool kids, you’ll be at this upcoming sold out Mitski show at First Avenue’s mainroom. It’s quite a difference, considering that it was only Nov 2015 that Mitski made her debut at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. … Overcoats Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: “Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock …

Japanese-American singer/songwriter Mitski (Mitski Miyawaki) sold out her show at First Avenue’s mainroom on Friday, October 27th. This marked Mitski’s biggest stage to date.

Opening the show was New York duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell), touring in support of their debut album Young. This is the third time we’ve seen Overcoats, and it’s our favorite so far. In their first show with Matt Corby in May 2016 they were standard singer/songwriter folk singers. We saw them again with Tennis in Mar 2017 and they had transformed their show to a weird karaoke/art performance. With this current 2018 tour, the duo added a drummer called Sara G (?) to their live show.

As usual, Overcoats won over the audience with their sweet harmonies and dancing in unison. The crowd absolutely loved them, and Hana Elion had to mention several times that “Minneapolis is the literally best!”

Since their debut Young came out in 2017, it’s no secret that the group was working on their sophomore album. They decided to play two of those upcoming songs near the end of their set. Since the album is still pending, the song titles (just sample lyrics) are not obviously correct.

Mitski didn’t know how many times she’s played the Twin Cities, but she remembered playing the 7th Street Entry (next door) a few times (we saw her in Nov 2015, July 2016, and mentioned Triple Rock in July 2017), and had always wondered what it was like to be in the “big room” at First Avenue.

She really loved the historic First Avenue, again thanking the venue and staff for working so well with her band, “Some of the employees have worked here for 30 years...” which is older than her (she’s 28).

Mitski has always had a theatric side to her, but for this show, it’s all well-choreographed and served more like an art performance with music, rather than a standard pop/rock show. Each song had a custom video, with a particular dance movement. Her band is often in the background, sometime not even facing the crowd, but that’s exactly how they’re used for this tour. The spotlight is on Mitski at all times and she should be the center of focus.

Thanks to Mitski’s most raved album of 2018, Be The Cowboy (landing at #52 in the Billboard Top 200, #10 in Top Current Albums, #11 in Billboard Top Albums, #2 in Vinyl Albums), the current tour has sold out all across the country. That’s right, every show on this tour is sold out.

It wasn’t just watching Mitski that was fun, but part of the show is also just hearing and seeing her fans sing back to every song! You have to love the fact that Mitski started at the tiny 250-capacity show at the 7th Street to a 1,500+ capacity show at First Avenue, in such a short time.

Mitski’s Be The Cowboy is out now.

Tour dates:

10/30/2018 The Imperial, Vancouver, BC
10/31/2018 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
11/01/2018 McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/03/2018 The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
11/07/2018 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2018 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
11/10/2018 Emo's Austin, Austin, TX, US
11/11/2018 Trees, Dallas, TX
11/13/2018 Basement, Nashville, TN
11/14/2018 Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
11/16/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/17/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/18/2018 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/01/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/02/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
01/28/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/02/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/03/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/09/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019

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Mitski at First Avenue, Minneapolis (26 Oct 2018)

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Rocktober: October 25 to October 26, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from October 25 to October 26, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

Twilight Sad at Turf Club Read More Twilight Sad The evening got started on the right foot, with a band we’ve seen much more recently, Scotland’s The Twilight Sad, still in support of 2014’s Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (Fat Cat Records). ... The Stress Of Her Regard First band on the bill was local act Stress Of Her Regard (named after a fantasy 1989 book by Tim Powers), who played a 30-minute set. The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) …

THE TWILIGHT SAD
+ The Stress of Her Regard
Turf Club
Thu 10/25/2018 (7:30pm/$15)
turfclub.net

Scottish band The Twilight Sad is playing the Turf Club in St Paul on October 25th. The band recently announced their fifth album It Won’t Be Like This All The Time to be out January 18, 2019 via Rock Action Records.

We’ve seen the intense band a few times, the last time the band played their biggest venue in the area, opening for The Cure in June 2016: “The group’s last appearance in town was in the 250-person capacity 7th Street Entry, and now they were opening in a hockey arena, though their large and fuzzy sound seemed a better fit than expected.”

The Stress of Her Regard to open. We saw the local band in Mar 2015 and said, “The trio (and sometime with extra guitar help from Davis) sang song from their 2015 debut self-titled EP, including "Class Warfare", a song that they dedicated to "people who buys apple $17,000 watches."” ... so if you see the singer with an Apple watch, give him a hard time.

Tour dates:

10/17/2018 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
10/19/2018 The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
10/20/2018 Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
10/25/2018 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
10/26/2018 Theater On The Lake, Chicago, IL
10/27/2018 Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON
10/28/2018 Bar le Ritz PDB, Montreal, QC
10/30/2018 The Middle East, Cambridge, MA
10/31/2018 BSP Lounge, Kingston, NY
11/01/2018 Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY
11/02/2018 Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA
11/03/2018 U Street Music Hall, Washington, DC
11/10/2018 Point Ephémère, Paris
11/11/2018 Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
11/2/2018 Ampere, Munich
11/13/2018 Chelsea, Vienna
11/5/2018 Musik & Frieden, Berlin
11/16/2018 Molotow, Hamburg
11/17/2018 Paradiso, Amsterdam
11/18/2018 Le Botanique, Brussels
11/22/2018 Eventim Olympia, Liverpool
11/23/2018 The Mill, Birmingham
11/24/2018 O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
11/25/2018 Brighton Dome, Brighton
11/26/2018 St David's Hall, Cardiff
11/27/2018 Bush Hall, London
11/29/2018 Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
02/27/2019 Manchester Gorilla, Manchester
02/28/2019 Electric Ballroom, London
03/02/2019 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow

Other shows in the area:

Kathy Griffin 2018 Tour Slothrust at 7th Street Passenger at First Ave Milk Carton Kids 2018 Tour Hailu Mergia Brothers Osborne Mitski at First Ave Read More The Milk Carton Kids Remember The Milk Carton Kids? I saw them in May and absolutely loved them. They have a new record, which was previously mentioned. It is called Prologue and it will be made available as a free download … Mitski Mitski, who just announced she’s going on tour with Lorde, will open this show. Her fourth studio album Puberty 2 is out now on Dead Oceans. Tour Dates: 10/04: Stage Ae, Pittsburgh, PA … Overcoats Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …

KATHY GRIFFIN
State Theatre
Thu 10/25/2018 (7pm/$45.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

Comedian Kathy Griffin got into a lot of hot water after that infamous photo of a beheaded Donald Trump became viral. She originally apologized, but eventually rescinded the apology! Now hear the full controversial story in her upcoming hilarious “Laugh Your Head Off” World Tour at the State Theatre on Thursday, October 25th. Based on the sold out shows and rave reviews, Griffin made the right call by doubling down on her anti-Trump stance.

Tour dates:

10/25/2018 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
10/26/2018 Fisher Theatre Detroit, MI
10/27/2018 Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall St. Louis, MO
10/29/2018 Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
11/4/2018 Symphony Hall Phoenix, AZ

SLOTHRUST
+ Mannequin Pussy
7th Street Entry
Thu 10/25/2018 (9pm/$14)
first-avenue.com

Slothrust (singer/guitarist Leah Wellbaum, drummer Will Gorin and bassist Kyle Bann) is touring in support of their fourth album The Pact.

Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy to open. We saw the band in Oct 2017 and wrote that their set was a “high energy 30-min burst of punk rock music”.

Tour dates:

10/19 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
10/20 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar
10/23 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Cooperage
10/27 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/28 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/30 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
10/31 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Indy

PASSENGER
First Avenue
Thu 10/25/2018 (6pm/$30.50)
first-avenue.com

Passenger (sometime stylized as /Passenger.) is on a nearly sold-out North American tour. They’ll be stopping by First Avenue on Thursday. I’ll never forget the time we saw the band in August 2008 at an intimate gig at The Hollow.

No opening band listed, but Mike Rosenberg has enough songs to play for a few hours...

Tour dates:

10/16/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
10/18/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
10/21/2018 Théâtre Corona, Montreal, QC
10/25/2018 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
11/02/2018 McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/06/2018 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, CA

THE MILK CARTON KIDS
+ The Barr Brothers
Pantages Theatre
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$29.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org

The popular The Milk Carton Kids will be back in the Twin Cities this Friday, October 26th. The band recently released a new Amazon Original song called “Whisper In Her Ear”, which is a new recording as a full band re-imagined from the original 2013 release.

We haven’t seen the TMCK since May 2011: “ Joe Purdy came on stage to personally introduce The Milk Carton Kids, stating that he was "98% sure" that we were going to love them. Judging from the loud claps and the quiet, attentive audience, I would say 100% of the audience loved them.”

Tour dates:

10/18 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom
10/19 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre
10/20 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/22 - Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/23 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
10/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre
10/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
10/27 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Ft Rouge
10/29 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
10/30 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Center Concert Hall
10/31 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue
11/1 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
11/3 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/5 – Berkeley, CA – UC Berkeley
11/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre

HAILU MERGIA
+ Yonathan Bekure
Cedar Cultural Center
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$25)
thecedar.org

As usual, the Walker Art Center is bringing some of the most interesting music to the Twin Cities. This Friday, October 26th, Ethiopian legend Hailu Mergia will be playing at the Cedar Cultural Center. Special guest Yonathan’s Cultural Show (aka Yonathan Bekure) to open.

Tour dates:

10/26/2018 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
11/08/2018 – 11/11/2018 Le Guess Who? 2018
11/12/2018 Jazz Cafe, London
11/13/2018 Band on the Wall, Manchester
11/15/2018 Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, Leeds
11/21/2018 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

BROTHERS OSBORNE
+ Charlie Worsham
Palace Theatre
Fri 10/26/2018 (7pm/$35)
palacestpaul.com

Reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year, Brothers Osborne is headlining the Palace Theatre in St Paul on Friday.

Tour dates:

Oct 17 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Oct 18 Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford Centre
Oct 19 Penticton, BC South Okanagan
Oct 20 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Oct 21 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre
Oct 24 Saskatoon, SK O’Brian’s Event Centre
Oct 25 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
Oct 26 St Paul, MN Palace Theatre
Oct 27 Madison, WI The Sylvee
Oct 28 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live

MITSKI
+ Overcoats
First Avenue
Fri 10/26/2018 (8pm/$20/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

If you’re one of the cool kids, you’ll be at this upcoming sold out Mitski show at First Avenue’s mainroom. It’s quite a difference, considering that it was only Nov 2015 that Mitski made her debut at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: “Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock show only had the two singing and harmonizing over pre-recorded music/beats from their computer, while dressed in similar loose, white tops. They still sounded great, but we couldn’t help comparing their show to a Karaoke performance.”

Overcoats’ debut album Young is out now.

Tour dates:

10/19/2018 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
10/20/2018 House of Blues - Boston, Boston
10/21/2018 L'Astral, Montreal, QC
10/22/2018 Opera House, Toronto
10/23/2018 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
10/25/2018 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
10/26/2018 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
10/30/2018 The Imperial, Vancouver, BC
10/31/2018 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
11/01/2018 McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/03/2018 The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
11/07/2018 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2018 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
11/10/2018 Emo's Austin, Austin, TX, US
11/11/2018 Trees, Dallas, TX
11/13/2018 Basement, Nashville, TN
11/14/2018 Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
11/16/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/17/2018 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
11/18/2018 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/01/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/02/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2018 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
01/28/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/02/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/03/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019
02/09/2019 St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2019

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Minneapolis: January 8 to January 16, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 8 to January 16, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

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. … Overcoats Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …

TENNIS
+ Overcoats
Fine Line Music Cafe
Thu 01/11/2018 (7pm/$16)
finelinemusic.com

After a year of hiatus, husband and wife duo Tennis came back strong earlier in 2017. We caught the band in March 2017 and mentioned how singer Alaina Moore was pleased at the turnout and fan support.

Their latest release We Can Die Happy came out November 10th on Mutually Detrimental/Thirty Tigers.

Opening up for Tennis will once again be duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). They’re constantly changing their live performance, from playing live instruments to weird Karaoke performance.

If you saw them in March, I would hazard a guess that they will do a similar setup: pre-recorded music over harmonizing vocals, dressed in angelic white clothing.

Overcoats’ debut album Young is out now on Arts & Crafts.

Tour dates:

1/10/18: Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room

1/11/18: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe

1/12/18: Milwaukee, WI - Pabst / Riverside
1/15/18: Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI Indy

1/16/18: Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre 

1/18/18: Toronto, ON - Mod Club Theatre

1/19/18: Ithaca, NY - The Haunt

1/20/18: Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

1/21/18: Boston, MA - Royale

1/23/18: Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

1/24/18: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 

1/25/18: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer

1/27/18: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle

1/29/18: Atlanta, GA - Terminal West

1/30/18: Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge

2/01/18: Dallas, TX - Trees Dallas

2/02/18: San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger

2/03/18: Austin, TX - Emo's

Read More Big Head Todd This Colorado-based trio has built a career on years of solid touring throughout every college town and a strong DIY ethic. CRIMES OF PASSION is Big Head Todd and the Monsters' eighth album. …

Other shows in the area:

THE FLORISTS
7th Street Entry
Mon 01/08/2018 (7pm/$8)
first-avenue.com

Local band The Florists (Jo Kellen, Jared Hemming, Luke Michaels) is playing a hometown gig, kicking off their upcoming tour.

Joining them will be:

Dancebums

Larry Wish & His Guys

Xoxo Tech

ESHAM
Amsterdam Bar
Tue 01/09/2018 (7pm/$15)
amsterdambarandhall.com

Detroit rapper Esham will be bringing his "acid rap" to Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul. His new album Scribble is out now on Reel Life Records.

Tour dates:

01/05/18 Harpos Concert Theatre, Detroit, MI
01/06/18 The Loft, Lansing, MI
01/07/18 The Forge, Joliet, IL, US
01/09/18 Amsterdam Bar and Hall, St. Paul, MN
01/10/18 Lefty's Live Music, Des Moines, IA, US
01/13/18 Mesa Theater & Club, Grand Junction, CO
01/17/18 Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
01/19/18 Jub Jub's Thirst Parlor, Reno, NV
01/20/18 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA
01/21/18 Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood, CA
01/23/18 Last Exit Live, Phoenix, AZ
01/27/18 Firebird, St Louis, MO, US
03/12/18 The Flashback Lounge, Watertown, NY
03/14/18 The Stanhope House, Stanhope, NJ
03/24/18 Backbooth, Orlando, FL
03/25/18 The Rock House, Ocala, FL

CHRISTINE LAVIN
+ Lynn O'Brien
The Cedar Cultural Center
Wed 01/10/2018 (7pm/$22)
thecedar.org

New York Singer / songwriter / author Christine Lavin is playing the Cedar on Wednesday. Lynn O'Brien to open.

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
First Avenue
Thu 01/11/2018 (7:30pm/$27.50)
first-avenue.com

You, me, and The Devil Makes Three will be stopping by First Avenue on Thursday. The Americana trio recently released Redemption & Ruin on New West Records.

Tour dates:

01/10 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
01/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
01/12 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
01/13 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
01/14 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
01/16 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
01/18 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
01/19 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
01/20 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
01/23 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
01/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
01/25 – Providence, RI @ Fete
01/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
01/27 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
01/30 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
01/31 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
02/01 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
02/02 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
02/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
02/07 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
02/08 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
02/09 – Austin, TX @ Emo's
02/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater

WHEN WE LAND
+ Maple & Beech, Ben Noble
Turf Club
Fri 01/12/2018 (7pm/$8)
turfclub.net

Local band When We Land is having their debut album Introvert's Plight release show on Friday at the Turf Club. Maple & Beech and Ben Noble to open.

ALEX AIONO
The Cedar Cultural Center
Sat 01/13/2018 (7pm/$25)
thecedar.org

With a digital fan base of over 12 million active followers and subscribers, 21-year old Interscope recording artist Alex Aiono is kicking off his 2018 at the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday.

Expect to hear some autotuned vocals of T-Pain on his latest single One At A Time.

Tour dates:

1/13/2018 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
1/14/2018 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
1/16/2018 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
1/18/2018 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
1/19/2018 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
1/20/2018 Washington, DC U Street
1/21/2018 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
1/23/2018 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
1/25/2018 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
1/26/2018 Dallas, TX Trees
1/29/2018 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
1/31/2018 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
2/1/2018 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
2/2/2018 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
2/3/2018 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades

BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS
+ Ronnie Baker Brooks
Palace Theatre
Sat 01/13/2018 (7pm/$32.50)
palacestpaul.com

Colorado band Big Head Todd and the Monsters is touring in support of their eleventh studio album, New World Arisin’ (Big Records). Ronnie Baker Brooks to open.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters Tour Dates

01/11—Slowdown—Omaha, NE
01/12—The Pageant—St. Louis, MO
01/13—Palace Theatre—St. Paul, MN
01/14—Pabst Theater—Milwaukee, WI
01/16—Vogue Theatre—Indianapolis, IN
01/18—State Theatre—Kalamazoo, MI
01/19—Vic Theatre—Chicago, IL
01/20—Vic Theatre—Chicago, IL
01/23—House of Blues—Cleveland, OH
01/25—9:30 Club—Washington, DC
01/26—Theatre of the Living Arts—Philadelphia, PA
01/27—Capitol Theatre—Port Chester, NY
01/28—Wilbur Theatre—Boston, MA
01/31—The National—Richmond, VA
02/01—The Ritz—Raleigh, NC
02/02—The Fillmore—Charlotte, NC
02/03—Variety Playhouse—Atlanta, GA
03/17—Pot of Gold Music Festival—Chandler, AZ

YUMI ZOUMA
+ Jøur, Phantom Heart
7th Street Entry
Tue 01/16/2018 (7pm/$12)
first-avenue.com

Yumi Zouma will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday in support of their new album Willowbank (Cascine Records).

Tour dates:

01/11/2018 Starline Social Club Oakland, CA
01/12/2018 Dada Dallas Dallas, TX
01/13/2018 Barracuda Austin, TX
01/16/2018 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
01/17/2018 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
01/19/2018 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY
01/20/2018 Baby's All Right Brooklyn, NY

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Minneapolis: May 03 to May 07, 2017

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from May 03 to May 07, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

Read More Aimee Mann Seeing The Both at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis was like 70% music and 30% improv comedy. If you are not caught up, The Both is the latest musical project from Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, … Jonathan Coulton Everyone that came to see Jonathan Coulton played were hardcore fans, and we're talking about 600+ nerds who knew all of JoCo's songs by heart .…

AIMEE MANN
at Fitzgerald Theater
Wednesday 05/03/17, 6:30pm ($37.50)
fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org

Aimee Mann (from ‘Till Tuesday) is back in the Twin Cities this Wednesday at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul to promote her new album Mental Illness (SuperEgo Records).

She’s brought with her our favorite Jonathan Coulton. We’ve been a fan of Joco since we heard his wonderful cover of Sir Mix A Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’... which was so good that Glee stole his version (and offered no apologize, credit, or any payments).

We’ve seen Coulton before, and I can say that he has a very large, dedicated fanbase. They love him so much, and they know all of his songs by heart.

Coulton’s new album Solid State came out April 28th.

Tour dates:

5/2 | Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
5/3 | St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theater
5/5 | Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
5/6 | Salt Lake City, UT - State Room
5/8 | Missoula, MT - The Wilma
5/9 | Seattle, WA - Neptune
5/10 | Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
5/12 | San Franciso, CA - The Fillmore
5/13 | Los Angeles, CA - The Theatre
6/19 | SOPAC, South Orange, NJ
6/20 | Landmark, Port Washington , NJ
6/21 | Ramshead On Stage, Annapolis, MD
6/23 | Alexandria, VA, Birchmere
6/24 |Tarrytown Musc Hall, Tarrytown, NY
6/25 | Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
6/26 | Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
6/28 | Martha's Vineyard Perf, Vineyard Haven, MA
6/29 |Columbus Park, Providence, RI
6/30| Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH
7/1 | Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem, NH

Read More Laura Marling Laura Marling just started her U.S. Summer 2013 tour for her latest album Once I Was An Eagle last night at the sold-out Assembly at the Woman's Club show in Minneapolis. ....

LAURA MARLING
at First Avenue
Friday 05/05/17, 8pm ($25)
first-avenue.com

Laura Marling is back in town! We have love the singer/songwriter since she was 16, and we’ve been following her grow up as an artist all these years. Her sixth studio album Semper Femina came out March 10th.

We’ve seen her numerous times (over 10) and she’s always a delight. The last we saw her, we said, “45 min. with a Joni Mitchell-like set of poetry and folk. Marling remains notoriously shy - not saying much between songs, and probably comforted by the shade covering her face for the first half of her performance.”

Los Angeles four-piece Valley Queen will open the show. The band is led by singer/songwriter Natalie Carol and is said to sound like Fleetwood Mac and My Morning Jacket with vocals from Florence Welch. Their first-ever EP Destroyer came out earlier last month.

Tour dates:

May 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre
May 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 6 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
May 7 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 9 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 11- Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
May 13 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
May 14 - Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
May 16 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
May 20 - Brooklyn NY, @ Brooklyn Steel
May 21 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club

Read More Lewis Del Mar Lewis Del Mar’s single ‘Loud(y)’ was number one on Hype Machine, #3 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart, and their debut EP peaked at number 7 on Billboard Emerging Artists. … Peter Bradley Adams Peter Bradley Adams' new album, Leavetaking, which was just released on August 5th by Seattle's Sarathan Records, is a lovely album of straightforward singer/songwriter music …

Other shows in the area:

05/03/17 Lewis Del Mar is back in town, headlining the 7th Street Entry this May 3rd. Del Mar was previously in town on October 2016 when he was touring for his self-titled debut record. Show up early to check out Grammy-Award Winner Anna Wise, playing materials from her second EP The Feminine: Act II. The show is sold out. 7:30pm, $15/Sold Out.

05/03/17-05/04/17 Nashville’s Peter Bradley Adams will be stopping by the Warming House in Minneapolis on Wednesday and Thursday. Adam’s new album On A Face Like Mine came out April 21. All listings are sold out. 6pm/8pm, $20/Sold Out.

05/04/17 Meat Puppets will be at the The Cabooze on Thursday. Also Mike Watt and The Jom & Terry Show and Porcupine will be there. 7pm, $17.

05/05/17 Overcoats is back in Minneapolis (again!) on this Cinco de Mayo, at the 7th Street Entry. Yoke Lore to open. 8pm, $10.

05/07/17 Matthew Logan Vasquez will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Sunday. Opening will be David Ramirez. 7pm, $13.

05/05/17-05/07/17 Don’t forget that we will be covering Wizard World Minneapolis all weekend long! This is the annual pop culture/comic book convention. This year they have Doctor Who and two of the The Monkees. 12pm, $75 (Three Days).

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Minneapolis: April 1 to April 2, 2017

Read More Overcoats Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 1 to April 2, 2017. No foolin’!

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

MAGGIE ROGERS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday 04/01/17, 7pm ($15/Sold Out)
triplerocksocialclub.com

With Maggie Rogers’ ‘Alaska’ song hitting Spotify’s Viral 50 in 40 countries and hit #1 in 23 countries (including the U.S.), it’s not hard to see why this 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist sold out her appearance at the upcoming Triple Rock Social Club show. In fact, she’s sold out her entire tour in the UK!

Rogers’ debut EP Now That The Light Is Fading is out now on Capitol Records.

Show up early to check out Overcoats. We’ve seen the duo twice now, and both times were completely different shows.

Tour Dates:

03/30/17 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
04/01/17 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
04/02/17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/04/17 Toronto, ON Mod Club
04/05/17 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
04/07/17 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
04/08/17 Washington, DC U Street
04/10/17 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
04/11/17 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
04/12/17 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall
06/15/17 Firefly Music Festival
06/30/17 Rock Werchter Festival
07/16/17 Citadel
08/06/17 Lollapalooza

Read More Green Day Green Day's ¡Uno!, the first in the trilogy of albums, hits stores today (September 25th) via Reprise Records. Be on the lookout* for ¡Dos! on November 13, 2012, and ¡Tré! … Rachael Kilgour Minnesota folk singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour recently won the grand prize of “NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition” and the 2015 Telluride Troubadour … Foxygen Duo Jonathan and Sam, otherwise known as Foxygen is heading out on tour in support of their latest album ... And Star Power, which just came out today via Jagjaguwar. .... Whitney Newcomers Whitney (not to be confused with the late Whitney Houston) to open. Whitney is led by drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich, previously from Unknown Mortal Orchestra. ..…

Other shows in the area:

04/01/17 French multi-instrumental minimalist FKJ will be headlining the Cabooze in Minneapolis in support of his debut full-length, French Kiwi Juice. Dabeull and Cezaire to open.

04/01/17 Singer and actress Bridgit Mendler will be playing the 7th Street Entry with Powers. Mendler has been recently cast in the lead role in “Thin Ice”, a new Fox comedy pilot from “New Girl” creator Liz Meriwether.

04/01/17 Punk rockers Green Day to play Xcel Energy Center with Against Me! .

04/01/17 Comedian Iliza Shlesinger will make you laugh at the Skyway Theatre.

04/01/17 Local singer/songwriter Rachael Kilgour will headlining Cedar Cultural Center. Lucy Kaplansky to open.

04/01/17 Mothership and Black Pussy to play Turf Club in St Paul.

04/01/17 Soul revival band Sonny Knight & The Lakers to play Icehouse.

04/02/17 Foxygen to headline First Avenue. Gabriella Cohen will open.

04/02/17 London’s artist, poet, playwright, novelist, and rapper, Kate Tempest will headline the 7th Street Entry. We saw her in June 2015 and noted, “Beats were somewhat primitive and a hybrid of dancehall, grime, dub, and electro, but served only as the place-setting to Tempest’s machine gun narrative lyrics of truth-telling, anti-consumerism and conformity, desperate street people, and good intentions gone bad.” Tempest’ Let Them Eat Chaos is out now on Lex Records.

04/02/17 Whitney will headlining the Triple Rock Social Club.

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Tennis at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (07 Mar 2017)

Tennis Setlist In The Morning I'll Be Better Never Work for Free Fields of Blue Needle and a Knife Ladies Don't Play Guitar Marathon Mean Streets Matrimony I'm Callin' Modern Woman Dimming Light My Emotions Are Blinding Origins It All Feels the Same -- Encore -- My Better Self Bad Girls Overcoats Setlist Father Smaller Than My Mother Hold Me Close The Fog Nighttime Hunger 23 Siren Kai's Song Leave the Light On Mother 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. … Overcoats Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby. …

After over a year of hiatus, Denver’s Tennis is back in town at the Triple Rock Social Club last week, March 7th, in support of their fourth album Yours Conditionally.

Opening up the show was Overcoats, a duo featuring two singer/songwriters Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell. Since we last saw them in May 2016, the two has changed the way they play live. Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock show only had the two singing and harmonizing over pre-recorded music/beats from their computer, while dressed in similar loose, white tops. They still sounded great, but we couldn’t help comparing their show to a Karaoke performance.

The band sounded like they were joking when they mentioned that they actually wrote down everything they have to say on their setlist, but they clearly weren’t (see photo)! They have trouble remembering what to say, so it made sense to write their next upcoming appearance on May 5th at the 7th Street Entry... which, as of this writing, has not been officially announced on the venue’s website. Unfortunately, they forgot to write down the web address to pre-order their debut album, Young (Arts and Crafts), so they fumbled through that the first time.

They ended their set with ‘Mother’, which had the two overdoing their dance movements and after the song ended, gasping for air, they said, “Forgive us, we don’t exercise!” With a loud laugh from the audience, they ended their performance on a funny note.

As previously mentioned, Tennis took a break from touring over a year ago, but their last appearance in Minneapolis was about three years ago, in 2014. At that time, we wrote that the husband/wife duo was feeling ill and had to cancel their in-store appearance, and adding “you can tell that the band is sorely looking forward to their break.”

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”.

As promised by Moore earlier in their set, the band did a good job playing “new songs, but with the hits as well.” Based on cheers, songs like ‘I'm Callin'’ and ‘It All Feels the Same’, those felt like they were the hits.

The encore started with just Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley playing ‘My Better Self’. The rest of the band joined them for ‘Bad Girls’, which Moore dedicated to International Womens Day (which was taking place the next day).

Tennis’ Yours Conditionally is out now on Mutually Detrimental Records.

Remaining tour dates:

03/11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
03/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
03/19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
03/21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
03/22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Overcoats

Overcoats Setlist

Tennis Setlist

Poster

Tennis

Tennis at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (07 Mar 2017)

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Minneapolis: March 4 to March 7, 2017

Read More Tennis It's always good to see that Tennis will be back in Minneapolis on October 7th, celebrating their new album Ritual In Repeat (which came out September 9th on Communion Records). …

Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 4 to March 7, 2017.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

TENNIS
at Triple Rock Social Club
Tuesday 03/07/17, 7pm ($15)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Husband/wife duo Tennis is back in town. Their forthcoming album Yours Conditionally will be out March 10th via Mutually Detrimental / Thirty Tigers.

We haven’t seen Tennis since 2014, so it’s good to see them back in town.

Overcoats to open. We saw the duo last May 2016 and noted that the two only found out days before the show that they were actually going out on tour with Matt Corby.

Tour dates:

03/01 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
03/03 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
03/04 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
03/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
03/08 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
03/09 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
03/10 Detroit, MI The Magic Bag
03/11 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
03/14 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
03/18 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
03/19 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
03/21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
03/22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Read More The Menzingers The Menzingers was next, showing up on stage after the inspirational speech from Independence Day. This pop-punk (although leaning more towards the punk side) band from Philadelphia …

Other shows in the area:

03/04/2017 Local Bad Bad Hats is headlining the 7th Street Entry.

03/04/2017 Former Daredevil Christopher Wright band member JE Sunde will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul, in support of his sophomore LP Now I Feel Adored. The last time we saw Daredevil Christopher Wright, it was in 2012... so it’s been a while.

Tabah and Ayvah to open.

03/04/2017 Philadelphia punk band The Menzingers is playing the Cabooze in support of their fifth album After the Party. Jeff Rosenstock and Rozwell Kid to open.

We got a preview of their new album when we saw them in August 2016 and noted, “The Menzingers played two new songs, "Lookers" and "Thick as Thieves" which will be on their upcoming release After the Party which is due out yet this year.”

03/05/2017 BobaFlex is back in the Minnesota area, this time playing at Opinion Brewing Company in Newport.

03/06/2017 Black Joe Lewis is headlining First Avenue... his new album Backlash is available now. I’m wondering whatever happened to The Honeybears, or did he just decided to drop that name as it was just too long? Dams Of The West to open.

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Matt Corby at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (22 May 2016)

Matt Corby Setlist Belly Side Up Knife Edge Do You No Harm Resolution Wrong Man Monday Sooth Lady Wine Trick Of The Light Oh Oh Oh Brother Souls A'Fire -- Encore -- Why Dream Empires Attraction/A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke cover; medley) Overcoats Setlist Walk On 23 The Fog Little Memory Cherry Wine (Hozier cover) Smaller Than My Mother Nighttime Hunger Mother Read More Matt Corby Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby will be touring the US in support of his debut album Telluric (Elektra Records). Corby will be bringing his full live band for this tour. .…

Australian singer/songwriter Matt Corby is currently on a US national tour in support of his debut album Telluric, stopping by the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (for the first time) on Sunday, May 22nd.

Overcoats

East Coast folktronica Overcoats opened up the show. Apparently the duo (Hana Elion & JJ Mitchell) only found out they were going on tour just days (May 18th) before their first gig last night in Chicago. They seemed really happy to be on tour, which you can hear from their voice whenever Hana or JJ would speak.

The two harmonized throughout their brief 30-ish set, playing everything from their self-titled debut EP, and also throwing in a new single ‘Nighttime Hunger’ and a cover of Hozier’s ‘Cherry Wine’. The latter came about when the two girls spent two months in Dublin, Ireland, and for a night played at an Irish Festival (probably Longitude Festival?), which Hozier was one of the festival’s headliners. Backstage, JJ spotted Hana flirting with a guy, asking him what it was like to write ‘Take Me To Church’. JJ had to tell Hana the bad news: the guy was really their sound guy, Shamus, not Hozier.

Overcoats had a great sound, and based on the audience’s feedback, they certainly made some new fans on their first night playing in Minneapolis.

Matt Corby is a big deal in Australia. His first big break was with his 2011 EP Into the Flame, which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Singles Chart and eventually certified 6× Platinum. His debut album Telluric, which came out 11 March 2016 via Universal Music Australia, reached #1 on the ARIA albums' chart.

Matt Corby

Corby’s music style is hard to put in a neat box, he’s folky with a soulful voice, but with the added flute, he sometimes inspired a psychedelic sound with a world jazz fusion beat. Whatever genre it is, fans are certainly in love with his songs.

Since it was Corby’s first time ever in “Dinkytown” Minneapolis, he felt obligated to tell us that he’s actually never seen a ‘sorority’ before Sunday night. When a fan later asked why it took him so long to come here, he responded by saying why haven’t the audience flown to Australia to see him play? Jokingly, of course, but he does have a point.

Setlist

Corby’s hour-long set ended with ‘Souls A’Fire’, taking a brief break backstage, before returning back on stage for a 15-min, two-song encore. For ‘Empires Attraction’, it was medley in with Sam Cook’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’... although you wouldn’t know it until you hear the main chorus line.

Matt Corby’s debut album Telluric is out now. His remaining USA tour dates below:

May 26—Vancouver, BC—Commodore Ballroom
May 28—George, WA—Sasquatch! Music Festival
May 29—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom
June 1—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore
June 4—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern
June 8—Dallas, TX—Trees
June 9—Austin, TX—Hogg Auditorium
June 11—Atlanta, GA—The Buckhead Theatre
June 13—Washington DC—9:30 Club
June 14—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer
June 16—New York, NY—Terminal 5
June 18—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
June 19—Montreal, QC—Corona Theatre
June 20—Boston, MA—Paradise Rock Club

Matt Corby at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (22 May 2016)

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