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Duncan Sheik

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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on November 15, 2015.

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SUZANNE VEGA / DUNCAN SHEIK

at Cedar Cultural Center

Sunday, 11/15/2015, 7:30pm ($40)

thecedar.org

What a great double-billing of a couple of great storytellers: Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik.

We previously caught Vega last year when she was touring in support of her excellent new album Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pantacles. As wonderful as the new record sounds live, we still love the old hits, “Tom’s Diner” and “Luka”.

As for Grammy and Tony award-winning musician Duncan Sheik, his latest Legerdemain is available worldwide on Kobalt Music. To celebrate the release, Sheik is heading out on tour with Vega, performing selections from his diverse back catalogue surrounding the theme “Songs From New York City From Bleecker Street To Broadway.”

Duncan Sheik’s Tour dates:

11/13 Evanston, IL Evanston SPACE*

11/14 Brookfield, WI Sharon Lynne Wilson *

11/15 Minneapolis, MN The Cedar*

11/18 Vienna, VA Barns at Wolf Trap*

11/19 Vienna, VA Barns at Wolf Trap*

11/20 Richmond, VA Modlin Center *

11/21 New York, NY Zankel

11/22 Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall*

*co-headlining with Suzanne Vega

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Nikki Lane

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Hope Country

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NIKKI LANE

at Turf Club

Sunday, 11/15/2015, 7pm ($16)

turfclub.net

Country singer/songwriter Nikki Lane is back in Minneapolis at the Turf Club this Sunday. The venue was an upgrade from the Fine Line Music Café, which was done to accommodate all the pre-sold ticket holders to give them a little breathing room.

Lane was previously in town with Social Distortion in August 2015.

Guests Clear Plastic Masks and Hope Country to open.
The latter is a local band, who we previously saw in November 2014.

Tour dates:

11/10/15 Cincinnati, OH The Woodward Theater

11/11/15 Indianapolis, IN The Hi Fi

11/12/15 Chicago, IL Double Door

11/13/15 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club

11/14/15 Green Bay, WI Keggers – Lyric Room

11/15/15 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club

11/17/15 Bozeman, MT Filling Station / VFW

11/19/15 Seattle, WA Neumos

11/21/15 Vancouver, BC The Cobalt

11/22/15 Portland, OR Dante’s

11/24/15 Felton, CA Don Quixote’s Int’l

11/25/15 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Night Club

11/27/15 San Francisco, CA Great American

11/28/15 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre

11/29/15 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory

12/01/15 San Diego, CA The Irenic

12/03/15 Las Vegas, NV Beauty Bar

12/05/15 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

12/06/15 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater

12/08/15 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre

12/09/15 Lincoln, NE Vega

02/07/16 Outlaw Country Cruise

02/08/16 Outlaw Country Cruise

02/09/16 Outlaw Country Cruise

02/10/16 Outlaw Country Cruise

02/11/16 Outlaw Country Cruise

03/05/16 Charleston Wine & Food Festival

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Rah Rah

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DEAR ROUGE

at 7th Street Entry

Sunday, 11/15/2015, 7:30pm ($8)

first-avenue.com

Vancouver-based duo Dear Rouge (Drew and Danielle McTaggart) will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis this Sunday, in support of their debut studio album Black To Gold (Universal Music Canada). Since the record did incredibly well on the Canadian Alternative Rock charts, I’ve seen photos of their shows in their native country showing massive crowds… so you’re in for a treat if you live in the U.S. Sometime at these shows, you may get some Canadians crossing the border to see their favorite band at a small venue.

Opening up the show will be Rah Rah. We previously caught the band with The Envy Corps at the Fine Line in 2012 and described them as a six-piece Canadian band who used violins and accordions.

Rah Rah’s latest is Vessels, available now on Hidden Pony Records.

Tour dates:

11/10/15 Lakewood, OH Mahall’s 20 Lanes

11/11/15 Newport, KY Revival Room

11/12/15 St. Louis, MO The Demo

11/13/15 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern

11/14/15 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews

11/15/15 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

11/18/15 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room

11/20/15 Vancouver, BC Commodore

11/21/15 Victoria, BC Distrikt

12/02/15 Aachen, Germany Musikbunker

12/03/15 Hamburg, Germany Kleiner Donner

12/04/15 Rostock, Germany Helga’s Kitchen

12/05/15 Dresden, Germany Ostpol

12/08/15 London The Islington

12/09/15 Liverpool Studio 2

12/10/15 Preston Mad Ferret

12/14/15 Vienna, Austria Haus Der Musik

12/15/15 Munich Glockenbachwerkstatt

12/16/15 Basel, Switzerland Lady Bar

12/17/15 Freiburg, Germany Great Raeng Teng

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