Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from December 1 to December 3, 2015.

KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 12/01/2015, 7pm ($8/$10)
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Keep Shelly In Athens is back in Minneapolis this December 1st, supporting their second album Now I’m Ready (Friends of Friends). We previously caught the Greek band in October 2013 with Chad Valley, and described them as sounding like Portishead, but minus the trip-hop.

Since we last saw the band, Sarah P. stepped down as singer, and producer RΠЯ announced in 2014 that Myrtha will be taking her place. Their upcoming appearance will feature the new singer.

Chicago’s one-man-band/DJ Different Sleep to open. Different Sleep recently remixed Keep Shelly in Athen’s “Benighted”.

Tour dates:

11/27/15 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake
11/28/15 – Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
11/29/15 – Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
11/30/15 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
12/01/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
12/02/15 – Madison, WI @ Frequency
12/03/15 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
12/04/15 – Toronto @ Drake Hotel
12/05/15 – Montreal @ Fairmount

All dates w/ Different Sleep

G HERBO
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday, 12/02/2015, 7pm ($15/$55 VIP)
triplerocksocialclub.com

Chicago’s G Herbo, formerly known as Lil Herb, will be stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on December 2nd, as part of his “The #BLINK Tour”, featuring his buddies Zuse, MobSquad Nard, $KINNY, and JonRay.

Recently G Herbo released his highly anticipated mixtape, Ballin Like I’m Kobe (Cinematic Music Group/150 Dream Team), and also collaborated with Chicago rapper Lil Bibby for their song “Get 2 Bussin”.

Tour dates:

12/02/15 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club

12/03/15 Madison, WI Frequency

12/04/15 La Crosse, WI Concordia Ballroom

12/05/15 Chicago, IL Subterranean

12/06/15 St. Louis, MO Fubar

12/12/15 Buffalo, NY Waiting Room

12/13/15 Cambridge, MA Naga

12/14/15 Washington, DC Black Cat

All dates with Zuse, MobSquad Nard, $KINNY, and JonRay

OOIOO
at William and Nadine McGuire Theater
Thursday, 12/03/2015, 7pm ($16/$20)
walkerart.org

Japanese noise fans, be sure to catch experimental tribal noise collective OOIOO next Thursday at the Walker Art Center. As you know, we are big fans of Boredoms, and co-founder and drummer Yoshimi P-We is band leader for OOIOO.

We have been following Boredoms and other Japanese bands and we can confirm that it’s very rare to see Japanese bands on U.S. soil… so you’ll want to be there next Thursday at the William and Nadine McGuire Theater.

Show up early to catch a special set by Minnesota-based Javanese musician Joko Sutrisno and his Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble.

How the Walker Art Center described the show:

Catch a rare US appearance by the enigmatic Japanese avant-tribal-noise-pop collective OOIOO (oh-oh-eye-oh-oh). Under the intrepid leadership of Yoshimi P-We (cofounder of Japanese band Boredoms and the inspiration behind the Flaming Lips’s album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) the group has subverted expectations and warped perceptions of what constitutes pop and experimental music since the mid-1990s. Simply put, “It’s rugged, inspired, original music” (New York Times). OOIOO perform their Minnesota debut on Thursday, December 3, 8 pm in the William and Nadine McGuire Theater.

The concert opens with a special set by Minnesota-based Javanese musician Joko Sutrisno and his Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble.

Tickets to OOIOO are $20 ($16) available at walkerart.org/tickets or by calling 612.375.7600

GO96.3’S SNOW SHOW ’15
at Northrop Auditorium
12/03 – 12/04/2015, 7pm ($19.63/$47.50)
northrop.umn.edu

Wow, Go 96.3 continued to book some of the best shows in town, and all for such an affordable price. They often book these shows, undercharging them, all in an effort to promote brand awareness of the new radio station. I think it’s working, as every time they book a show, we are talking about it… and this upcoming double-night “Go96’s Snow Show ’15” is no exception.

Black Friday deal: for a limited time 11/25 to 11/27, you can get $10 off if you enter “YELP” at checkout.

For the first night:

Night 1 – Thu, Dec 3
Silversun Pickups
Metric
The Wombats
Melanie Martinez

For the second night:

Night 2 – Fri, Dec 4
Death Cab for Cutie
Best Coast
Panic is Perfect

Of course, we’ve covered most of these bands at one point or another. Here is a breakdown of recent W♥M coverage: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden 2013,
Metric at Xcel Energy (June 2015),
Wombat at Varsity Theater (May 2015),
Death Cab for Cutie at Roy Wilkins (April 2009),
Best Coast at First Ave (June 2015),
and Panic is Perfect at Triple Rock (Oct 2015).

The only artist we haven’t seen is Melanie Martinez, who previously headlined Mill City Nights Sep 2015 for her “Cry Baby Tour”.