There are just too many good shows taking place this May 1st, 2015, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. I’ve broken down some of the good ones.



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Hurray For The Riff Raff

Hurray For The Riff Raff just released their latest, Small Town Heroes, on ATO. Really good Cajun Sound. I saw them at the Mojo BBQ, two or three years ago and have always been impressed. …


HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF

at Cedar Cultural Center

Friday 05/01/15, 7pm ($15/Sold Out)


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We caught Alynda Lee Segarra (aka Hurray for the Riff Raff) at Shakopee in 2014 and described her show as:


Segarra filled out her songs with a four-piece band, which included a fiddle and upright bass to accompany her own banjo playing. Highlights included one of the first songs she’d written on banjo, ‘Here It Comes’, ‘End of the Line’ which featured Segarra on harmonica, and ‘Little Black Star’, from her previous album, that became a crowd clap and sing-a-long.


Canadian country singer and visual artist
Daniel Romano set to open this sold out Minneapolis show.



Tour dates:


04/25/15 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall Of Williamsburg

04/28/15 Detroit, MI Shelter

04/29/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

04/30/15 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon

05/01/15 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center

05/03/15 St. Louis, MO Sheldon Concert Hall

05/04/15 Tulsa, OK The Vanguard

05/05/15 Little Rock, AR South On Main

05/28/15 Memphis, TN Levitt Shell

05/29/15 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall

05/30/15 Nelsonville Music Festival

05/31/15 Nelsonville Music Festival

06/02/15 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom

06/03/15 Buffalo, NY Ninth Ward At Babeville

06/04/15 Burlington, VT Signal Kitchen

06/06/15 Providence, RI Columbus Theater

06/07/15 Mountain Jam Festival

06/09/15 Three Rivers Arts Festival

06/10/15 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage

06/12/15 Friday Cheers

06/14/15 Bonnaroo Music

06/19/15 Bayou Boogaloo

06/26/15 Big Barrel Country Music Festival

08/08/15 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival






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The Turbo Fruits

The Turbo Fruits/Bad Cop Split 7″ came out on Jeffery Drag Records last week, July 31st. The vinyl will be limited to 300 clear vinyl, as well as a super limited 100 copies on clear/lavender vinyl
Eternal Summers

Starting the Splatter show was Eternal Summers, a lo-fi/garage rock band from Virginia. The trio, lead by singer/guitarist Nicole Yun


TURBO FRUITS w/ Eternal Summers

at Fallout Art Center

Friday 05/01/15 ($??)


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I’ve never been to the Fallout Art Center before, but in addition to art displays, they host live concerts as well.
Nashville’s Turbo Fruits will be stopping by the art center to showoff tracks from their latest album No Control. Spin described the album as “a solid 11-track collection of crisp, hook-filled garage-pop songs about love, drugs, death and other rock’n’roll…” The album came out this week, April 20th on all formats… and for the pre-orders, a very special 4/20 surprise: rolling papers.



Come to the Fallout Art Center this Friday to discovery why The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney called “one of my favorite bands from Nashville.”



We previously saw Eternal Summers in St Paul with We Are Scientists and Surfer Blood and as headliner in Minneapolis in 2013. The lo-fi trio’s new album is called Gold And Stone, and it’s coming out June 2nd on Kanine Records.



UPDATE: The Turbo Fruits/Eternal Summers show will also be at the 7th Street Entry at 11pm! Additional details over at first-avenue.com.



Tour dates:


Apr 25 – Brick & Mortar – San Francisco, CA *

Apr 28 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR *

Apr 29 – Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA *

May 1 – Fallout Art Center – Minneapolis, MN *

May 1 – 7th Street Entry (11pm) – Minneapolis, MN *

May 2 – Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI *

May 3 – Double Door – Chicago, IL *

May 4 – Huma Room @ Hop Cat – Detroit, MI *

May 5 – Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH

May 6 – Happy Dog – Cleveland, OH

May 7 – Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA *

May 9 – Bill’s Bar (Radio BDC) – Boston, MA ^

May 10 – Rock & Roll Hotel – Washington, DC ^

May 11 – Music Hall – Brooklyn, NY ^

May 12 – Nanola – Malta, NY

May 14 – Boot & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA ^

May 15 – The Saint – Asbury Park, NJ ^

May 16 – Lizard Lounge – Lancaster, PA ^

June 20 – Happenin’ Fest – Birmingham, AL



* with Eternal Summers

^ with Surfer Blood






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Wizard World

Don’t forget that the second annual Wizard World Comic Con Minneapolis will be taking place May 1st and May 2nd (which is also Free Comic Book Day) and May 3rd. We had a fantastic time last year at the …


WIZARD WORLD MINNEAPOLIS

at Minneapolis Convention Center

Friday 05/01/15 ($35/$75 for three days)


wizardworld.com



We are very excited to cover Wizard World Minneapolis again, now in its second year at Minneapolis Convention Center, in Minneapolis.



The first show is this Friday and continues to Sunday. If you buy your tickets in advance, it’s $75 for all three days, otherwise there is an extra $10 charge if you buy it at the door.



This year’s big attraction are Star Trek/Dredd’s Karl Urban (Sat & Sun), X-Files’ Gillian Anderson (Sat & Sun), Harry Potter’s James & Oliver Phelps (Sat & Sun), WWE’s The Bella Twins (Sat).



For the complete Friday event listing, head over to wizardworld.com.



These are just the ones I’ll likely attend (although I always end up shopping in the salesfloor most of the time):


Friday, May 1st


4:30–5:15PM Beyond the SHIELD, a conversation about Marvel’s Agent of SHIELD (ROOM M100B)

Adam Wells and Mitra Nelson lead an in-depth conversation on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two…



5:00–5:45PM Midnight Movies: Birth, Death And Afterlife (ROOM M100E)

Minneapolis-based filmmaker Dwayne Robinson moderates a panel discussion revealing the history and lore of midnight movies, including their fade into obscurity during the 90’s and their ongoing resurgence in unexpected places. Panelists will include our friend Theresa Purcell of Trash Film Debauchery.



5:30-6:15PM Spotlight On Batman Beyond’s And Superman’s Dan Jurgens (ROOM M100B)

We saw Dan Jurgens’ talk last year, this guy is simply amazing. He’s drawn every major Marvel or DC character. Moderated by artist Gordon Purcell.



6:30-7:15PM How To Write Comics with Chris Claremont, Larry Hama, Michael Avon Oeming and Renee Witterstaetter (ROOM M100B)

These guys wrote some of my favorite Uncanny X-Men (Chris Claremont) and G.I. Joe (Larry Hama) stories. Also with “Powers” hot on the PlayStation network, it might be interesting to see what artist Michael Avon Oeming has to say.


There’s also a costume event that I will likely check out… Also although it’s listed in conjunction with Wizard World, the Kevin Smith Q&A session is a separate paid event at the State Theatre. I do not believe Kevin Smith will appear at the Minneapolis Convention Center, so this evening show is a must see for any fans of Clerks and Comic Book Men.


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