Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on July 13, 2015.

EMPIRES
at 7th Street Entry
Monday, 07/13/2015, 8pm ($10)
first-avenue.com

Chicago’s Empires (not to be confused with the television show Empire) will be in Minneapolis next, next Monday, July 13th. They were previously in Minneapolis with Alkaline Trio.

The band is on tour in support of their latest Orphan album, available now on Chop Shop Music Group, Inc.
The record was produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Cloud Nothings, The War on Drugs, Explosions in the Sky).

Singer/songwriter Boh Doran will open the show, touring in support of her self-titled EP, available now on Big Stuff Records.

Empires tour dates:

07/11/15 Des Moines, IA Western Gateway Park

07/13/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

07/14/15 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall

07/15/15 Detroit, MI Majestic Cafe

07/16/15 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe

07/17/15 Forecastle Festival

07/18/15 Akron, OH Musica

07/19/15 Pittsburgh, PA Spirit

07/21/15 Kansas City, MO recordBar

07/22/15 Saint Louis, MO Firebird

07/25/15 Cedar Rapids, IA Newbo Alehouse

07/26/15 Wicker Park Festival

MORRISSEY
at Fitzgerald Theater
Monday, 07/13/2015, 7pm ($85/Sold Out)
fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org

You know we love Morrissey… and so do you, apparently. Even at $85 (plus various taxes and fees), the iconic singer’s upcoming Minnesota show at the Fitzgerald Theater sold out as quickly as it was announced.

Unfortunately the high ticket prices and sold out status is preventing us from being there. We’ve seen Moz a few times, he puts on a great show… so if you’re going, you are going to have a blast.

Joining Morrissey on this World Peace is None of Your Business tour will be his longtime band, including Boz Boorer (guitar), Jesse Tobias (guitar), Mando Lopez (bass), Matthew Walker (drums) and Gustavo Manzur (keyboards).

Tour dates:

07/08 Detroit, MI – The Masonic Temple
07/09 Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House
07/11 Bloomington, IL – Bloomington Center
07/13 St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater
07/16 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks
07/18 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
07/21 Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall
07/23 Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
07/25 San Jose, CA – San Jose Event Center
08/20 San Diego, CA – North Park Theatre
08/23 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest
09/18 Hull, England – Hull Arena
09/20 London, England – Eventim Apollo
09/21 London, England – Eventim Apollo

In Smiths-related news, Johnny Marr is currently on a world tour from July to August, taking him to Australia, Singapore, and Japan, before ending up at Southsea at Victorious Festival 2015.

FRANKIE TEARDROP
at Turf Club
Monday, 07/13/2015, 8pm ($6)
turfclub.net

My brother’s favorite local band Frankie Teardrop will be headlining this July 13th show at the Turf Club in St Paul, Minnesota.

Indie rock group from Iowa City, The Olympics (not to be confused with the ’50s doo-wop group The Olympics or Czech rock band Olympic or that the international sporting bi-annual events) set to open the show.

Also on the bill, local Chalk (not to be confused Salt Lake City’s Chalk). The Minneapolis Chalk is described as “post-drake romantics”. Their debut album, Haunted House, is available now.

The Olympics tour dates:

07/11 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa
07/12
Kathy’s Pub in Rochester, Minnesota
07/13
Turf Club in Saint Paul, Minnesota
07/14 Bremen Cafe in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
07/18 Blue Moose Tap House in Iowa City, Iowa

SLC’s Chalk just recently played at Diabolical Records with Diatom, Batty Blue, and all-girls Chastity Belt (who we just recently saw at the Triple Rock in June 2015). Chalk’s Lil EP is out now.