Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from March 10 to March 11, 2016.

BLANCK MASS
with KPT
at 7th Street Entry
Thursday, 03/10/16, 8pm ($15)
first-avenue.com

British electronic noisemaker Blanck Mass (aka Benjamin John Power of F**k Buttons) will be in town on Thursday, March 10th; touring in support of Dumb Flesh, which came out May 2015. I like the name, it’s like Black and Blank together… and certainly a media-friendly band name. Let’s face it, publications are not going to print offensive names like F Button.

Opening will be Minneapolis’ KPT (pronounced “kept” not “kaput”).

Tour dates:

03/06/16 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

03/07/16 Brooklyn, NY Baby’s All Right

03/08/16 Washington, DC DC9

03/10/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

03/11/16 Levitation

03/13/16 Festival Nrmal

03/17/16 SXSW

03/18/16 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop

03/19/16 Los Angeles, CA House Concert

LAKE STREET DIVE
with The Suffers
at First Avenue
Thursday, 03/10/16, 7pm ($25/Sold Out)
first-avenue.com

Boston’s Lake Street Dive (named after Minneapolis’ dive bars!) sold out their appearance in trumpeter/guitarist McDuck Olson’s hometown at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Lake Street Dive’s Nonesuch Records debut album, Side Pony, is out now.

Opening will be The Suffers, who we previously caught in June 2015, and noted, “Singer Kam Franklin is parts Tina Turner/Britney Howard/Chaka Khan/Aretha Franklin, with a gospel power to vocally reach down and deliver their meld of rock, jazz, soul, Caribbean and Latin influences.”

Thankfully, the First Avenue mainstage will be plenty of room for the 10-piece ensemble (unlike their 7th Street Entry appearance).

Tour Dates:

3.10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
3.11 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre*
3.12 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre^
3.14 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues*
3.15 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall*
3.16 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre*
3.18 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore*
3.19 Richmond, VA @ The National*
3.21 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
3.22 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club^
3.23 Boston, MA @ House of Blues*
3.25 New York, NY @ The Beacon Theatre*
3.26 Portland, ME @ The State Theatre*
5.27 Shelburne, VT @ Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green
5.28 Cooperstown, NY @ Brewery Ommegang %
5.29 Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
6.3 Black Mountain, NC @ Pisgah Brewing Co.
6.10 Raleigh, NC @ North Carolina Museum of Art
6.11 Charlottesville, VA @ Telos Wireless
6.25 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Outdoor
8.5 St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland
8.6 St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland
8.19 Morrisson, CO @ Red Rocks #
8.27 Florence, MA @ Amourasaurus II
8.28 Florence, MA @ Amourasaurus II
10.7 Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre
10.8 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall

* with The Suffers
^ with Margaret Glaspy
% with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
# with Grace Potter

RADIATION CITY
with Deep Sea Diver
at 7th St Entry
Friday, 03/11/16, 7pm ($10/$12)
first-avenue.com

Radiation City (or as we like to call them “Rad City”) is back in town this Friday, March 11th, in support of their Polyvinyl album Synesthetica. We previously caught the dreampop band in 2013 and wrote, “Highlight of their set is a cover of the Beatles’ “Happiness is a Warm Gun”. I didn’t recognize it until the obvious title was sung, so they really made the song their own.”

Seattle’s Deep Sea Diver to open… we previously mentioned that they had a Holiday EP called It’s Christmas Time.

Tour Dates:

03/06/16 Toronto, ON Drake Hotel / Underground

03/07/16 Detroit, MI Marble

03/08/16 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom

03/09/16 Chicago, IL Subterranean

03/11/16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

03/12/16 Fargo, ND The Aquarium

03/14/16 Missoula, MT Stage 112

03/15/16 Spokane, WA The Bartlett

03/16/16 Seattle, WA Neumos

03/17/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret

03/19/16 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios

03/26/16 “Treefort Music Fest”

04/20/16 Hamburg, Germany Aalhaus

04/21/16 Berlin, Germany Kantine Am Berghain

04/22/16 Leipzig, Germany Baustelle Schauspiel

04/23/16 Schorndorf, Germany Manufaktur

04/25/16 Munich, Germany Cafe Muffathalle

04/27/16 Dudingen, Switzerland Bad Bonn

04/28/16 Heidelberg, Germany Karlstorbahnhof

04/29/16 Namur, Belgium Belvedere

04/30/16 Brighton, United Kingdom Green Door Store

05/02/16 Glasgow, United Kingdom The Hug & Pint

05/04/16 London, United Kingdom The Dalston Victoria

05/05/16 Paris, France Espace B

05/06/16 Duisburg, Germany Grammatikoff

05/07/16 Groningen, Netherlands Vera

LILY & MADELEIN
at Icehouse
Friday, 03/11/16, 10:30pm ($16)
icehousempls.com

Keep It Together is the new LP from Lily & Madeleine, via New West Records. The harmonizing sister-duo will be at the Icehouse in Minneapolis to support the album. Since the restaurant has a standard business hours, the actual show won’t start until 11pm (with doors opening at 10:30pm), so it’s a rather late show. Since most people aren’t working on Saturday, it won’t be an issue, hopefully.

Tour Dates:

03/10—Madison, WI—The Frequency
03/11—Minneapolis, MN—Icehouse
03/12—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall
03/13—St. Louis, MO—Off Broadway
03/24—Louisville—The New Vintage
03/25—Nashville, TN—The High Watt
03/26—Atlanta, GA—Eddie’s Attic
05/10—Los Angeles, CA—The Troubadour
05/11—San Francisco, CA—Swedish American
05/13—Portland, OR—Doug Fir Lounge
05/14—Seattle, WA—Ballard Homestead
05/15—Spokane, WA—The Bartlett
05/18—Denver, CO—Lost Lake Lounge