Rocktober: October 3, 2015
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BATTLESat First Avenue
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 8pm ($20)
first-avenue.com
Experimental rock group Battles will be at First Avenue this October 3rd. The current lineup feature guitarist/ keyboardist Ian Williams, guitarist/ bassist Dave Konopka (formerly of Lynx), and drummer John Stanier (formerly of Helmet).
Battles’ latest release La Di Da Di recently came out on Warp Records.
Tour dates:
10/01 – Lee’s, Toronto, ON, CA
10/02 – Metro, Chicago, IL, US
10/03 – First Ave, Minneapolis, US
10/06 – Imperial, Vancouver, BC, CA
10/07 – Neptune, Seattle, WA, US
10/08 – Hawthorne, Portland, WA, US
10/09 – Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, US
10/11 – Crescent, Phoenix, AZ, US
10/13 – Trees, Dallas, TX, US
10/14 – Mohawk, Austin, TX, US
10/15 – Republic, New Orleans, US
10/16 – Masquerade, Atlanta, US
10/17 – Exit In, Nashville, US
10/18 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, US
10/19 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, US
10/20 – Webster Hall, New York, NY, US
DOOMTREE ZOOat CHS Field
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 2pm ($35)
chsfield.com
Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree will be headlining the “Doomtree Zoo” festival at CHS Field. The giant party will also feature Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic, Trash Talk, Shabazz Palaces, Open Mike Eagle, Serengeti, Aby Wolf, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, and Anonymous Choir.
Doomtree tour dates:
9/27 – Rock & Roll Hotel – Washington, DC *
10/3 – Doomtree Zoo (CHS Field) – St. Paul, MN
10/14 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA #
10/15 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR #
10/16 – Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA #
10/17 – El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA #
10/18 – Sayers Club – Las Vegas, NV #
10/31 – Turner Hall Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
11/6 – Witching Hour Festival – Iowa City, IA
11/8 – Fun Fun Fun Fest – Austin, TX
11/30 – The Stache – Grand Rapids, MI
12/1 – Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
12/2 – Tattoo Queen West – Toronto, ON
12/3 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
12/4 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL
12/5 – Barrymore Theatre – Madison, WI
* – w/Speedy Ortiz
# – w/ Astronautalis
EL TEN ELEVENat Triple Rock Social Club
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 8pm ($14)
triplerocksocialclub.com
Los Angeles post-rock duo El Ten Eleven, known for their fretless bass with electric drumming. Will be in town at the Triple Rock on October 3rd in support of their latest Fast Forward.
Sego to open.
Tour dates:
09/30/15 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
10/01/15 Columbus, OH The Basement
10/02/15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
10/03/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
10/07/15 Vancouver, BC Fortune Sound Club
10/08/15 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/09/15 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo
10/10/15 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
10/11/15 Eugene, OR Hi Fi Music Hall
10/14/15 Santa Cruz, CA The Atrium
10/15/15 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
10/16/15 Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
10/17/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/18/15 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/29/15 London The Islington
10/30/15 Manchester Manchester Academy
11/01/15 Exeter Exeter Cavern
11/02/15 Cardiff Dempsey’s
11/03/15 Leicester Firebug
11/06/15 Madrid, Spain Wurlitzer Ballroom
11/10/15 Paris, France L’Olympic Café
11/12/15 Liege, Belgium L’Aquilone
11/13/15 Tallinn, Estonia Rock Cafe
11/14/15 Ventspils, Latvia Juras Varti
11/15/15 Vilnius, Lithuania Tamsta Club
11/16/15 Moscow, Russia Smena
12/03/15 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
12/04/15 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
12/05/15 Albuquerque, NM El Rey Theater
12/06/15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
12/09/15 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
12/10/15 Flagstaff, AZ The Green Room
12/11/15 Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones
12/12/15 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brew
SOMOat Myth
Saturday, 10/03/2015, 7pm ($29.46)
mythlive.com
American R&B singer SoMo (real name Joseph Anthony Somers-Morales) will be in town at the Myth on October 3rd.
Special guests Jordan Bratton and Kirko Bangz to open.
Tour dates:
09/29 Hillard, OH Park Street Saloon
09/30 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
10/02 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/03 Minneapolis, MN Myth
10/06 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10/09 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House
10/10 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Concert House
10/14 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
10/16 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10/17 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
10/20 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
10/22 San Diego, CA House of Blues San Diego
10/24 Los Angeles, CA Fonda Theatre
10/27 Phoenix, AZ Club Red Theaters
10/28 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
10/30 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
10/31 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
11/03 Cleveland, OH House of Blues Cleveland
11/05 Boston, MA House of Blues Boston
11/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza
11/10 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore Silver Spring
11/11 Columbia, SC Music Farm Columbia
11/13 Orlando, FL The Beacham
11/14 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
11/17 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
11/19 Austin, TX Emo’s Austin
11/20 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
11/21 Houston, TX House of Blues Houston