Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on Wednesday, November 19, 2014.

STARS w/ Hey Rosetta!
at First Avenue
Wednesday 11/19/14, 7pm
$20: first-avenue.com

I originally saw Stars in 2005 and again in 2013, and let me tell you: the Canadian band’s music have changed a lot. Like many bands, they’re allowed to grow and reinvent themselves…. but at the heart of the band is always Torquil Campbell and Amy Millan.

Stars’ latest album No One Is Lost is out now on ATO.

The last time I saw seven-piece band Hey Rosetta! was in 2012, we noted that they had a very dedicated fanbase (with some fans driving into Minneapolis from Canada just to see them).

What’s new with Hey Rosetta! is that they have a new album called Second Sight, which is set for January 27th, 2015… which I’m going to assume they will preview some tracks for us this November 19th.

Tour dates:

11/08 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall

11/09 Boston, MA Royale

11/10 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall

11/12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

11/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

11/14 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre

11/15 Atlanta, GA The Loft

11/16 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge

11/18 St. Louis Old Rock House

11/19 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

11/21 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre

11/22 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre

11/23 Buffalo, NY Tralf (Music Hall)

All dates with Hey Rosetta!

ALEX CLARE
at Varsity Theater
Wednesday 11/19/14, 7pm
$22: varsitytheater.org

British singer/songwriter Alex Clare came to our attention last year as one of the BRIT Award’s nominee. His biggest hit song “Too Close” peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart an #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

Clare will be in the US on Skype’s “Ones To Watch” Concert series.

Tour dates:

11/05/14 Munich, Germany Tonhalle

11/06/14 Zurich, Switzerland Komplex 457

11/10/14 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

11/16/14 Toronto, ON The Cameron House

11/17/14 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

11/18/14 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar

11/19/14 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater

11/22/14 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot

11/24/14 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

11/25/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune

11/26/14 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom

11/30/14 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

12/01/14 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater

12/02/14 San Diego, CA House Of Blues

12/03/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

12/04/14 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues

12/06/14 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

12/07/14 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

12/09/14 Dallas, TX House Of Blues

12/10/14 Austin, TX Emo’s

12/11/14 Houston, TX House Of Blues

12/13/14 San Antonio, TX The Aztec Theater

12/14/14 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

12/15/14 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater

12/17/14 Phila, PA Theatre Of The Living Arts

12/18/14 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

12/20/14 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues

12/21/14 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony

12/22/14 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

12/23/14 New York, NY Irving Plaza

02/02/15 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp

KUNG FU w/ Circle of Heat
at Cabooze
Wednesday 11/19/14, 9pm
$5: cabooze.com

Connecticut’s Kung Fu, no relationship to Shaolin Kung Fu or Shaw Brothers’ Kung Fu movies or Wu-Tang Clan… these guys are a funk/rock/fusion band.

The band will be in Minneapolis on November 19th, local rock/fusion band Circle of Heat to open.

Tour dates:

11/13/14 Buffalo, NY The Waiting Room

11/14/14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom

11/15/14 Lansing, MI The Loft

11/16/14 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre

11/18/14 Madison, WI The Frequency

11/19/14 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze

11/20/14 Milwaukee, WI Miramar Theatre

11/21/14 Chicago, IL Martyrs’

11/22/14 Indianapolis, IN Mousetrap

11/23/14 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s