Minneapolis: November 17, 2014
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JULIAN CASABLANCAS+THE VOIDZat First Avenue
Monday 11/17/14, 7:30pm
$25: first-avenue.com
Like many of you, I love The Strokes. There is this story I like to tell, some years ago, I got into a van full and no one knew each other… but when the driver put on the Strokes’ Is This It album, everyone in the van was singing along.
Part of what made that album so classic is the music melodies of Albert Hammond, Jr., and the vocal styling of Julian Casablancas. Casablancas has been busy building an empire with his Cult Records, and recently released an album called Tyranny with his new band called Julian Casablancas + The Voidz.
What I love is that Casablancas is pricing the digital album for only $3.87. He realized there’s no distribution, packaging, or physical cost and sells it accordingly. Fans will want to pick up the album on CD or vinyl anyway – and you can grab it on one of his tour dates below.
Tour dates:
11/06/14 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern
11/09/14 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/11/14 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
11/12/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
11/13/14 Seattle, WA The Showbox
11/17/14 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
11/18/14 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
11/19/14 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
11/21/14 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
11/22/14 Montreal, QC Virgin Mobile Corona
11/25/14 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
11/26/14 Boston, MA House Of Blues Boston
12/07/14 London, United Kingdom The Coronet
12/08/14 Paris, France Casino de Paris
12/10/14 Antwerp, Belgium Muziekcentrum Trix
12/12/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
12/13/14 Berlin, Germany Posthof
12/14/14 Hamburg, Germany Mojo Club
12/16/14 Copenhagen, Denmark VEGA
12/30/14 Lorne, Australia Falls Music & Arts
12/31/14 Marion Bay, Australia Falls Music & Arts
01/02/15 Byron Bay, Australia Falls Music & Arts
01/04/15 Busselton, Australia Sir Stewart Bovell Park
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMONDat Cedar Cultural Center
Monday 11/17/14, 7pm
$15: thecedar.org
Singer–songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Worden, aka My Brightest Diamond is returning to the Twin Cities at Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center. And it’s not too late, but you can still get a ticket to see her at Wits Radio at the Fitzgerald Theatre in St Paul on November 8th.
My Brightest Diamond’s new album This Is My Hand, out now on Asthmatic Kitty Records.
Dosh and
Ghostband to open the show.
Tour dates:
11/12 Grand Rapids, MI Wealthy Theater
11/13 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
11/14 Madison, WI High Noon
11/15 Milwaukee, WI Vogel Hall
11/16 Iowa City, IA The Mill
11/17 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
11/19 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House
11/20 Indianapolis, IN White Rabbit Cabaret
12/02 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
12/03 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
12/05 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
12/06 Seattle, WA The Crocodile Café
12/07 Vancouver, BC Electric Owl
12/10 San Francisco, CA Great American
12/12 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
12/13 San Diego, CA The Casbah
TRENTEMØLLERat Fine Line Music Cafe
Monday 11/17/14, 8pm
$20: finelinemusic.com
Danish electronic music producer Trentemøller will be in North America for his tour in support of Lost and Lost Reworks. The Lost album came out late last year on In My Room, and featured a lot of guests, including Low, Jonny Pierce from The Drums, Marie Fisker, Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, Jana Hunter of Lower Dens, Ghost Society and Sune Wagner of The Raveonettes.
On 2014’s Lost Reworks, the remixed EP of Lost, Trentemøller is joined by some carefully-chosen conspirators – Toydrum (aka James Griffith and Pablo Clements of UNKLE), The Knife collaborator Jenny Wilson, Unkwon, and T.O.M. And His Computer.
Speaking of T.O.M. And His Computer, he will open the show.
Tour dates:
11.07.14 New York, NY, Webster Hall
11.08.14 Philadelphia, PA, Union Transfer
11.10.14 Boston, MA, Royale Night Club
11.12.14 Montreal, QC, Corona Theatre
11.13.14 Toronto, ON, The Mod Club
11.14.14 Detroit, MI, Crofoot
11.16.14 Chicago, IL, Park West
11.17.14 Minneapolis, MN, Fine Line
11.19.14 Denver, CO, Gothic Theatre
11.21.14 Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom
11.22.14 Seattle, WA, Neumos
11.23.14 Vancouver, BC, Venue
11.25.14 San Francisco, The Fillmore
11.26.14 Los Angeles, The Fonda Theatre
WATSKY w/ Kyle,Anderson .Paak
at Varsity Theater
Monday 11/17/14, 6pm
$15: varsitytheater.org
San Francisco rapper George Watsky, otherwise billed as Watsky, is stopping by Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater on Monday, November 17th, along with Ventura’s Kyle and Los Angeles’ Anderson .Paak.
The California team’s “All You Can Do” tour ends December 6th.
11/05/14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
11/06/14 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
11/07/14 Boston, MA House Of Blues
11/08/14 New York, NY Stage 48
11/09/14 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
11/10/14 Toronto, ON The Danforth Music Hall
11/12/14 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
11/13/14 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
11/14/14 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
11/15/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
11/16/14 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
11/17/14 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/18/14 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
11/19/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
11/21/14 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
11/22/14 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
11/24/14 Salt Lake City, UT Complex
11/28/14 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/29/14 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
11/30/14 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
12/01/14 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
12/02/14 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
12/03/14 Seattle, WA Showbox
12/06/14 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues