We’re closing out the month of April with these show picks taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from April 28 to April 30, 2015.



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Delta Rae

Speaking of six-piece, the six-piece rock band Delta Rae, from Durham, NC, is currently on tour supporting The Chasing Twisters EP, which Rolling Stone deemed as “heroic” and called the band as
Greg Holden

The evening opened with a solid 40 minutes from Scottish folk singer-songwriter Greg Holden, who now lives in New York, with his sometimes somber, yet very self-effacing songs …


DELTA RAE w/ Greg Holden

at First Avenue

Tuesday 04/28/15, 7pm ($25)


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Family band Delta Rae (featuring three siblings Ian, Eric, and Brittany) will be back in Minneapolis next Tuesday, April 28th.
The band will be promoting their latest album After It All on legendary record label Sire Records.



Opening for Delta Rae will be special guest Greg Holden, who just released his major label debut album called Chase the Sun (Warner Bros.). You may remember him at the A Great Big World show in June 2014 or the Boy show in October 2013.



Holden will be touring with Delta Rae until Raleigh on May 9th, but don’t worry, he’ll be back on tour with Ingrid Michaelson in June.



Delta Rae tour dates:


04/19/15 Atlanta, GA Centennial Olympic Park

04/21/15 Toronto, ON Rivoli

04/23/15 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music

04/24/15 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar

04/25/15 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre

04/28/15 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

04/30/15 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe

05/01/15 Nashville, TN City Winery Nashville

05/07/15 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre

05/09/15 Raleigh, NC The Ritz

05/12/15 London, United Kingdom Barfly

05/16/15 The Great Escape Festival

05/20/15 Amsterdam, Kleine Zaal

06/07/15 Norfolk Harborfest

06/11/15 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle

06/13/15 Charleston, SC Music Farm

06/15/15 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre

06/16/15 Jackson, MS Duling Hall

06/18/15 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s

06/19/15 Austin, TX Emo’s

06/20/15 Dallas, TX The Kessler Theater

06/22/15 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks

06/23/15 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen

06/25/15 Tampa, FL The Orpheum

06/26/15 Fort Lauderdale, FL Parker Playhouse

06/27/15 Orlando, FL The Social

06/30/15 Nags Head, NC Kelly’s

07/25/15 XPoNential Music Festival

09/18/15 Kaaboo







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Passenger

We caught Passenger (aka /Passenger.) at a tiny, tiny venue called the Hollow, inside the Local bar, in Minneapolis in 2008. Now the man behind Passenger, Mike Rosenberg, is back with his
STU LARSEN & NATSURI KURAI

at the Loring

Wednesday 04/29/15, 9pm ($12)


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Folk singer Stu Larsen, who is related to Passenger, via his song “Let Her Go” (and previously also opened up for them on their last tour in August 2014), is coming to Minneapolis at the Loring Pasta Bar, right next to the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, next Wednesday, April 29th.



He is bringing friend and collaborator Natsuki Kurai, the two will likely play tracks from their 2013 EP Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai.



Larsen’s latest is Vagabond, out now via Nettwerk.



Tour dates:


04/20/15 Vancouver, BC Media Club

04/21/15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge

04/23/15 Oakland, CA Leo’s

04/24/15 Hollywood, CA Hotel Cafe

04/25/15 San Diego, CA House Of Blues

04/27/15 Denver, CO Lost Lake

04/29/15 Minneapolis, MN Loring Pasta Bar

04/30/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

05/01/15 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe

05/02/15 Toronto, ON Rivoli

05/04/15 Montreal, QC Petit Campus

05/05/15 New York, NY The Studio

05/06/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

05/07/15 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall

05/09/15 Charlotte, NC Evening Muse

05/10/15 Decatur, GA Eddie’s Attic


PS, after the show, you can head over to the Varsity Theater for a free entry into Transmission.







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Sick of Sarah

The majority of the crowd was there to see Sick of Sarah, they’ve built up quite a fan following. You can see that this isn’t their first rodeo, the band is tight and singer Abisha dance moves have been perfected from all their tours.
Strange Relations

I must note that I caught about half of the set of the opening band Strange Relations. They’re a band from Minneapolis consisting of drums, bass and guitar. The drummer sang over her complicated/awesome …

SICK OF SARAH

at Turf Club

Thursday 04/30/15, 8pm ($10)


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Minneapolis punk rock all-girls band Sick of Sarah is currently on a national tour, but will be playing a hometown gig next Thursday, April 30th at the Turf Club in St Paul. The band will likely be playing tracks from their upcoming EP Anthem, set for release on June 30, 2015.



Opening up for this show will be Detroit’s George Morris and Minneapolis’ Strange Relations.



Sick of Sarah tour dates:


Apr 19
PA’s Lounge, Somerville, MA

Apr 20
The Low Beat, Albany, NY

Apr 22
The Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA

Apr 23
The Foundry, Lakewood, OH

Apr 24
The Pike Room, Pontiac, MI


Apr 25
Rumba Cafe, Columbus, OH


Apr 27
Drinkery OTR, Cincinnati, OH


Apr 28
Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN

Apr 29
The Fizz, Chicago, IL


Apr 30
The Turf Club, St. Paul, MN


May 1
Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA


May 3
The Sidewinder, Denver, CO


May 5
Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT


May 6
Neurolux, Boise, ID


May 7
El Corazon, Seattle, WA


May 9
Ash Street Saloon, Portland, OR


May 11
Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA


May 12
The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA


May 20
Three Links, Dallas, TX


May 21
The Mohawk, Austin, TX




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