Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on June 26, 2015.

BUDDY GUY
at Weesner Family Amphitheater
Friday, 06/26/15, 7:30pm ($65)
Details: suemclean.com

Blues icon Buddy Guy recently announced his upcoming brand new studio album Born To Play Guitar to be released on July 31st via RCA Records. The forthcoming album is the follow-up to his 2013 double disc release, Rhythm & Blues, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Blues Albums chart.

The Record Company to open the show.

Tour dates:

06/19/15 Vancouver, BC Orpheum

06/23/15 Summerfest

06/26/15 Apple Valley, MN Minnesota Zoo

06/27/15 Summerfest

06/29/15 Nashville, Schermerhorn Symphony

07/01/15 Innsbrook After Hours

07/02/15 Tarrytown, NY The Tarrytown Music Hall

07/03/15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre

07/04/15 Washington, DC RFK Stadium

07/05/15 Waterfront Blues Festival

07/07/15 Spokane, WA Martin Woldson

07/09/15 Snoqualmie, WA Snoqualmie Casino

07/11/15 Vancouver Island Musicfest

07/14/15 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

07/15/15 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre

07/17/15 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live

07/18/15 Baton Rouge, LA L’Auberge Casino

07/25/15 Pittsburgh Blues Festival

07/31/15 Magic City Blues Festival

08/01/15 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre

08/12/15 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern

08/13/15 Los Angeles, CA Royce Hall Auditorium

08/15/15 SFJazz Summer Sessions

08/20/15 Dewey Beach, DE Bottle & Cork

08/21/15 Westbury, NY The Space At Westbury

08/22/15 Full Tilt Boogie

08/23/15 Webster, MA Indian Ranch

09/04/15 Eatonic Labor Day Weekend Music

09/06/15 City of Bedford Labor Day Blues

09/12/15 Big Blues Bender

09/15/15 Mankato, MN Vetter Stone Amph

09/20/15 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amph

09/25/15 Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

09/26/15 Sandler Center For The Perf. Arts

THE GRISWOLDS
at 7th Street Entry
Friday, 06/26/15, 5:30pm ($16/Sold Out)
Details: first-avenue.com

Australian band The Griswolds are on their most “Excellent Adventure Tour”, selling out the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, June 26th.

We previously saw the band in 2013 and we noted that their music was reached “a younger audience”, who passionately rush to the stage to dance and sing along to their favorite band.

Urban Cone to open the show.

Tour dates:

6/19/2015 @ U Street Music Hall – Washington DC
6/20/2015 @ Firefly Music Festival – Dover DE
6/23/2015 @ The Garrison – Toronto ON
6/25/2015 @ Lincoln Hall – Chicago IL
6/26/2015 @ 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis MN
6/30/2015 @ Troubadour – Los Angeles CA
7/1/2015 @ The Independent – San Francisco CA
7/6/2015 @ Constellation Room – Santa Ana CA
7/7/2015 @ The Boardwalk – Orangevale CA

7/8/2015 @ Hawthorne Theatre – Portland OR
7/9/2015 @ The Crocodile – Seattle WA
7/12/2015 @ Bluebird Theater – Denver CO
7/14/2015 @ Record Bar – Kansas City MO
7/15/2015 @ IDL Ballroom – Tulsa OK
7/16/2015 @ HOB Dallas Cambridge Room
7/17/2015 @ Stubb’s Bar-B-Q – Austin TX

MARIANAS TRENCH
at Varsity Theater
Friday, 06/26/15, 7pm ($23)
Details: varsitytheater.org

Singer/songwriter/producer Josh Ramsay is the man behind the Carly Rae Jepsen‘s popular song “Call Me Maybe.” The Canadian singer also fronts Vancouver’s Marianas Trench.

The pop band Marianas Trench will be in the USA for their “The Legends Continues tour” kicking off in Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater on June 26th, with special fellow Cherrytree artist Ivy Levan set to open on all dates.

“We’re very excited to get back to the U.S.,” said Marianas Trench. “During our last tour, we were thrilled to meet so many American Trenchers. Some were brand new to the family and some had been waiting years to see us live. The support was incredible. We can’t wait to pick up where we left off with new music…and an insatiable appetite!”

Apparently their fans are called “Trenchers”.

Tour dates:

June 26 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
June 27 Chicago, IL House of Blues
June 28 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
July 1 Lewiston, NY Artpark
July 2 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts

July 3 Boston, MA House of Blues
July 5 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
July 7 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Sound Stage
July 8 New York, NY Irving Plaza

ESPERANZA SPALDING
at Mill City Nights
Friday, 06/26/15, 8pm ($29.95)
Details: millcitynights.com

Grammy award-winning singer-composer-bassist Esperanza Spalding is currently on her “Emily’s D+Evolution Tour”. The show is part theater, part poetry, part music, and part dance performance…. not the typical rock show.

When asked about the name ‘Emily’, Spalding said, “Emily is my middle name, and I’m using this fresh persona as my inner navigator. This project is about going back and reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using it as a compass to move forward and expand. My hope for this group is to create a world around each song, there are a lot of juicy themes and stories in the music.”

Tour dates:

06/19/15 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre

06/20/15 Fargo, ND Fargo Theatre

06/21/15 Groove-FM Jazz Winnipeg Festival

06/24/15 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s

06/25/15 Summerfest

06/26/15 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights

06/28/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

06/29/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

07/01/15 Birmingham, AL Iron City

07/02/15 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley

07/03/15 Atlanta, GA Terminal West