Minneapolis Music Guide: April 27 – May 3, 2014
SUNDAY, APRIL 27: TURF CLUBThe Black Lips w/ Natural Child
Natural Child are currently on tour with Atlanta’s The Black Lips.
It’s probably likely that the Nashville band will be testing out some of their tracks from their latest album, Dancin’ With Wolves (out now on Burger Records).
Tour dates:
04/25/14 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
04/26/14 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium *
04/27/14 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
04/28/14 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
04/29/14 St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird *
04/30/14 Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room *
05/01/14 Dallas, TX City Tavern
05/02/14 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
05/03/14 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia *
05/24/14 Birmingham, AL Good People Brewing
07/16/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
* w/ Black Lips
MONDAY, APRIL 28: 7TH STREET ENTRYBuds and Suds Tour
Devin the Dude and co-headliner Berner, along with Cool Nutz and Potluck, are currently touring on their “Buds and Suds” Tour.
Expect some gangsta raps and songs celebrating marijuana (buds) and other green things (dollar bills).
Tour dates:
April 26 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
April 27 Chicago, IL Subterranean
April 28 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
April 30 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
May 2 Fort Collins, CO Hodi’s Half Note
May 3 Denver, CO Roxy
May 5 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
May 7 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
May 8 Vancouver, BC Fortune
May 9 Portland, OR Peter’s Room
May 10 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
May 11 Garberville, CA Toph’s House
May 13 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
May 15 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
May 16 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
May 17 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
May 19 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
May 20 Scottssdale, AZ Pub Rock
May 21 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
May 22 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
TUESDAY, APRIL 29: 7TH STREET ENTRYPeelander-Z w/ Downtown Brown and Koo Koo Kanga Roo
Way too many shows on this date. I would love to see Lisa Marie Presley at the Dakota (she’s doing a residency, but I can’t afford to see her) (UPDATE 4/29/14: Lisa Marie Presley canceled her entire tour due to health reasons.) or the Pains of Being Pure at Heart at the Triple Rock Social Club or Bombay Bicycle Club at the Varsity …. but the show I’ve already been assigned to is Peelander-Z at the 7th Street Entry. I’ve seen the band many, many, many times, but they are always fun and it never gets old.
Tour dates:
04/25/14 Bozeman, MT Zebra Cocktail Lounge
04/26/14 Billings, MT The Railyard
04/28/14 Fargo, ND The Aquarium
04/29/14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
05/01/14 Chicago, IL Reggies Rock Club
05/02/14 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
05/03/14 Toledo, OH Frankie’s Inner-City
05/04/14 Newport, KY Southgate House
05/05/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern
05/06/14 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
05/07/14 Pittsburgh, PA The Altar Bar
05/08/14 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
05/09/14 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
05/10/14 Wilmington, DE Mojo 13
05/14/14 Providence, RI Fete Lounge
05/15/14 Boston, MA Church
05/16/14 New Haven, CT Cafe Nine
05/17/14 Brooklyn, NY The Glasslands Gallery
06/21/14 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre
Uh Huh Her w/ DJ Kim Anh
You know, whenever I see the name ‘Uh Huh Her’, I just automatically think of PJ Harvey.
Uh Huh Her is a Los Angeles duo (Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey), currently on tour in support of their third album Future Souls (which came out March 24, 2014, via Plaid Records).
Tour dates:
04/30/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
05/01/14 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
05/02/14 Omaha, NE Slowdown
05/03/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
05/04/14 St. Louis, MO Firebird
05/05/14 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
05/06/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
05/07/14 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio
05/08/14 Newport, KY Southgate House
05/09/14 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
05/10/14 Columbus, OH A & R Music Bar
05/11/14 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
05/13/14 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
05/14/14 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
05/16/14 Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
05/18/14 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
05/19/14 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
05/20/14 New York, NY HighLine Ballroom
05/22/14 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
05/24/14 Pensacola, FL Capt’n Fun Downtown
05/25/14 Saint Petersburg, FL State Theatre
05/26/14 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbits
05/27/14 Orlando, FL The Social
05/29/14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl At Center Stage
05/30/14 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
05/31/14 Houston, TX Eleanor Tinsley Park
06/01/14 Austin, TX The Parish
06/02/14 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
06/04/14 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
06/05/14 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
06/06/14 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
06/07/14 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
06/18/14 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
06/20/14 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
06/21/14 Oakland, CA The New Parish
06/23/14 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
06/24/14 Seattle, WA Neumos
06/28/14 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
07/01/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
Angel Olsen w/ Promised Land Sound and The Awful Truth
Angel Olsen is an American folk singer and guitarist, who previously recorded and toured as a backing singer and guitarist with Bonnie “Prince” Billy and the Cairo Gang.
Olsen is currently on tour for her latest album Burn Your Fire for No Witness (out now on Jagjaguwar).
Tour dates:
April 25 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
April 26 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
April 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
April 28 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
April 29 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
May 1 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
May 4 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
May 5 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
May 7 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
May 8 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
May 9 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
May 10 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
May 11 – Providence, RI @ Fete Lounge
May 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 15 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
May 16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
May 17 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle
The 1975 w/ Sir Sly and Bad Suns
The 1975 is returning to Minneapolis, they are playing at First Avenue. I believe their show is sold out (as are 99% of all their US shows).
We last saw the 1975 at the Varsity Theater, where John described their show as, “… the audience was made to wait until the end to hear the band’s two biggest songs- ‘Chocolate’ with crowd chanting the “never gunna quit it” chorus back at the band and ‘Sex’, with its grinding guitar riffs, manic tempo, and get-in/get-out short-but-effective running time… “.
Tour dates:
04/24/14 Seattle, WA The Showbox
04/25/14 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
04/26/14 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theatre
04/28/14 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
04/29/14 Calgary, AB Flames Central
05/01/14 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
05/02/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
05/03/14 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
05/04/14 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
05/05/14 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
05/06/14 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
05/08/14 New York, NY Terminal 5
05/09/14 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
05/10/14 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
05/12/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
05/13/14 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
05/14/14 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
05/15/14 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
05/16/14 Gulf Shores, AL Gulf Shores Public Beach
05/17/14 Saint Petersburg, FL Vinoy Waterfront Park
05/19/14 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
05/20/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
05/21/14 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
05/22/14 Atlanta, GA The Buckhead Theatre
05/28/14 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
05/29/14 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
05/30/14 Austin, TX Waterloo Records
05/30/14 Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph.
06/01/14 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
06/03/14 Charleston, SC Music Farm
06/04/14 Norfolk, VA NorVa
06/05/14 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
UPDATE:
The 1975 will be doing a mini performance and signing at the Mall of America on May 2nd, 5:30pm at Southeast Court. More details on mallofamerica.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 3: MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER
Wizard World Minneapolis
There are a couple of great shows on Saturday, including Leon Russell (with support from Riley Etheridge Jr.) at the Cedar Cultural Center and Visage at the New Skyway Lounge (they are famous for that “Fade to Grey” song). UPDATE: Visage’s show is canceled due to the closing of the Belmore/New Skyway.
I have committed myself to covering as much of Wizard World Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center from May 2-4th. There’s actually music at this comic book/celebrity convention, including Jeremy Messersmith appearing on Friday and DJ-spinning music at the ‘Wizard World After Party’ on Saturday at The Shout! (free entry with a Wizard World wristband).
Wizard World 2014 Schedule:
May 30-June 1 – Wizard World Atlanta
June 19-22 – Wizard World Philadelphia
August 1-3 – Wizard World San Antonio
August 21-24 – Wizard World Chicago
September 12-14 – Wizard World Richmond
September 26-28 – Wizard World Nashville
October 2-4 – Wizard World Austin
October 31-November 2 – Wizard World Ohio
November 7-9 – Wizard World Tulsa
November 21-23 – Wizard World Reno