Minneapolis: August 20 to August 22, 2015
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SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDSat 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 08/20/2015, 7:30pm ($10)
first-avenue.com
The last time Sister Sparrow toured the Midwest, there was a blizzard that forced the 8-piece funk band to cancel their appearance in Minneapolis.
This time around, they were smart enough to book in August… so they’ll be stopping in next week.
Mark Andrew to open the show.
Tour Dates:
Aug 14 Gentlemen Of The Road Walla Walla, WA
Aug 15 Ann Morrison Park Boise, ID
Aug 16 Blues, Brews and BBQ’s Huntsville, UT
Aug 17 Myrna Loy Center Helena, MT
Aug 20 7th St Entry Minneapolis, MN
Aug 22 Summer Microbrew Traverse City, MI
Sep 03 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
Sep 05 Civic Center Park Fort Collins, CO
Sep 09 Belly Up Aspen Aspen, CO
Sep 10 Schmiggity’s Steamboat Springs, CO
Sep 11 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
Sep 12 City Park Denver, CO
Sep 15 HiFi Music Hall Eugene, OR
Sep 16 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
Sep 17 Nectar Lounge Seattle, WA
Sep 23 Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz, CA
Sep 25 The Roxy Theatre West Hollywood, CA
Sep 26 Golden Hill Park San Diego, CA
BORA YORKat Varsity Theater
Friday, 08/21/2015, 7pm ($7)
varsitytheater.org
We previously saw husband-and-wife-fronted five-piece Bora York with Irish band Kodaline. The local band will be at the Varsity Theater next Friday, August 21st for their album release party for Secret Youth.
Their friendsVerskotzi and Graveyard Club to open the show.
What they wrote:
- Bora York
- Verskotzi
- Graveyard Club
Varsity Theater
Friday, August 21
7pm doors | 8pm music
$8 | 18+Tickets on sale Friday July 10, online and at Loring Pasta Bar, Electric Fetus, Down In The Valley.
RASPUTINAat Turf Club
Saturday, 08/22/2015, 8pm ($15)
turfclub.net
All cello rock band Rasputina will be in town on Saturday, August 22nd, at the Turf Club, in support of their latest album Unknown.
Band directress Melora Creager had this to say about the new record, “Unknown is 14 new songs recorded alone in a dank basement studio. I quite liked it though, that dank basement studio. I didn’t feel at all alone. Using only one microphone, the whole album poured out of me in just 3 weeks- writing, recording, the whole thing.”
Oddly enough Creager decided this is a CD-only release (no digital) because conceptually this album doesn’t exist on the Internet.
Eliza Rickman and Jezebel Jones to open the show.
Tour dates:
Aug-20 Cleveland, OH @ Music Box
Aug-21 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Aug-22 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club
Aug-23 Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
CULTIVATE FESTIVALat Loring Park
Saturday, 08/22/2015, 11am (FREE)
chipotlecultivate.com
We still can’t believe the lineup to the Cultivate Festival 2015 show. Originally Misterwives was scheduled to appear, but they had to cancel their appearance. Not to worry, X Ambassadors stepped in to fill their slot. Just the headliner alone Walk the Moon is well worth it. Show up early for a good spot.
Lineup:
- Walk The Moon
- Atlas Genius
- X Ambassadors
- Anderson East
- Hippo Campus
Chefs:
- Andrew Zimmern
- Richard Blais
- Gavin Kaysen
- Jim Christiansen
- Erik Anderson
- Jamie Malone