Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on March 4 to March 6, 2015.

THE WAILERS
at First Avenue
Wednesday 03/04/15, 7:30pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

With Bob Marley‘s 70th Birthday this month (February 6th), there’s never been a better time to celebrate his life and music with his previous band The Wailers on this upcoming show.

If the Wailers are not playing near your area, you can also check out Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Easy Skanking in Boston ’78 live CD/DVD/Bluray, which came out this week (February 17th) via UMe.

Tugg set to open the show.

Tour dates:

02/21/15 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues

02/22/15 Raleigh, NC Southland Ballroom

02/25/15 Greensboro, NC Carolina Theatre

02/26/15 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion

02/27/15 Lorain, OH Lorain Palace Theatre

02/28/15 Kent, OH The Kent Stage

03/01/15 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room

03/04/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

03/05/15 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

03/06/15 Waukegan, IL Genesee Theatre

03/07/15 Fort Wayne, IN Piere’s Entertainment

03/08/15 Traverse City, MI Ground Zero

03/10/15 Columbia, MO The Blue Note

03/12/15 Emporia, KS Emporia Granada Theatre

03/13/15 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater

03/14/15 Chillicothe, IL Three Sisters Park

03/15/15 Saint Charles, IL Arcada Theatre

03/18/15 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

03/19/15 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom

03/20/15 Birmingham, AL Alys Robinson Stephens

03/21/15 Lafayette, LA Acadiana Center For The Arts

03/25/15 Houston, TX House Of Blues

03/26/15 Austin, TX The Belmont

03/27/15 Dallas, TX Trees

THE CHURCH
at Cedar Cultural Center
Thursday 03/05/15, 7pm ($30)
thecedar.org

Legendary Australian band The Church will be in Minneapolis this Thursday, March 5th at the Cedar Cultural Center.

We previously mentioned, The Church’s latest album is called Further/Deeper, which came out earlier this month, February 3rd via +180 Records. Prior to this, I reviewed Untitled #23 (their 23rd album released in 2009).

The Sydney-based band will be in America to do a promotional tour for the new record.

NYC-based collective The Sharp Things (who previously played some gigs with one of my favorite bands The Tall Pines) will open the Church show; they’re touring in support of Adventurer’s Inn, which came out last year via Dive Records.

The Church North American Tour dates:

02/21/15 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre

02/22/15 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater

02/23/15 Seattle, WA The Triple Door

02/24/15 Seattle, WA The Triple Door

02/26/15 Noise Pop Festival

02/27/15 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

02/28/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah

03/02/15 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

03/03/15 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre

03/05/15 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center

03/06/15 Chicago, IL Double Door

03/07/15 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop

03/08/15 Cincinnati, OH The Woodward Theater

03/09/15 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

03/10/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

03/12/15 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair

03/13/15 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom

03/14/15 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade

03/15/15 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

03/17/15 Atlanta, GA Terminal West

2:54 w/ Honeyblood
at 7th Street Entry
Friday 03/06/15, 10pm ($12)
first-avenue.com

We are very excited about the return of London’s 2:54 and Scotland’s Honeyblood back to Minneapolis on Friday, March 6th. NOTE: time! 10pm! So if you work on Saturday, good luck to you.

Read our previous Honeyblood coverage:

Read our previous 2:54 coverage:

The London-based sister duo are currently touring in support for their second album The Other I, which came out last November via Bella Union.

Tour dates:

02/27: Rough Trade – Brooklyn, NY#
02/28: DC9 – Washington, DC#
03/01: Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA#
03/03: The Silver Dollar Room – Toronto, ON#
03/04: UFO Factory – Detroit, MI#
03/05: Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL#
03/06: 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN#
03/08: Barboza – Seattle, WA#
03/09: Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR#
03/11: The Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA#
03/12: The Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA#
03/13: The Hideout – San Diego, CA#
03/14: VIVA PHX Music Festival – Phoenix, AZ

# – w/ Honeyblood

SEAN WATKINS
at The Parkway Theatre
Friday 03/06/15, 8pm ($15)
theparkwaytheater.com

The Parkway Theater is a movie theater, but they also book musical acts as well. Since it’s seated, I suggest you show up early to grab a closer seat. Note: the front row are reserved at a higher price.

Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek will be playing in Minneapolis on March 6th.
Although it’s not listed officially, I think his sister Sara Watkins may be at this show?

Also on the bill is Dave Simonett of Trampled by Turtles.

Tour dates:

02/21/15 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

02/22/15 Ashland, VA Ashland Coffee & Tea

02/24/15 Charlottesville, VA The Southern

02/25/15 Washington, DC Gypsy Sally’s

02/26/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

02/27/15 New York, NY Rockwood Music Hall

02/28/15 Northampton, MA Parlor Room

03/01/15 Cambridge, MA Club Passim

03/05/15 La Crosse, WI Cavalier Theatre

03/06/15 Minneapolis, MN The Parkway Theatre