Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 5, 2016.

THE JOY FORMIDABLE
at First Avenue
Tuesday, 04/05/16, 7pm ($20)
first-avenue.com

We were pretty thrilled to get see The Joy Formidable last year for $3 (as a promotional gig for Red Bull’s Sound Select Series). Now that the new album Hitch is out now, the Welsh trio will be headlining the much bigger venue First Avenue this Tuesday, April 5th.

We’re also pretty excited to see that Manchester’s Everything Everything has been added to this US tour. We previously mentioned them in 2013 and was blown away that they sold out their entire UK tour.

Everything Everything’s third album Get To Heaven is out now on RCA Records.

Live Dates:

04/02/16 Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s

04/05/16 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

04/06/16 Chicago, IL @ Double Door

04/07/16 Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival

04/08/16 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge

04/09/16 Columbus, OH @ Express Live

04/10/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small’s Theater

04/12/16 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

04/13/16 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

04/14/16 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

04/15/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

04/16/16 Spring, TX @ 94.5 Buzzfest

04/19/16 Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn

04/20/16 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s

04/21/16 Pensacola, FL @ Club Vinyl

04/22/16 Orlando, FL @ The Social

04/23/16 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

04/25/16 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

04/26/16 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

04/28/16 St. Petersburg, FL @ The Theater

04/29/16 West Palm Beach, FL @ SunFest

04/30/16 Dallas, TX @ EDGEFEST

05/01/16Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival

05/27/16 Napa, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley

07/28/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

07/29/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

07/30/16 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

THE CONTORTIONIST
with Monuments
at Cabooze
Tuesday, 04/05/16, 6pm ($15)
cabooze.com

Australian post-rock group sleepmakeswaves will be making their first trek into the United States in support of their new album Love of Cartography. This instrumental quartet is one of the most dynamic groups in the instrumental post-rock/prog scene right now and to have them come to the U.S. is a treat. They combine a little bit of everything. There’s hints of beautiful piano arpeggios mixed with their signature screaming guitar lines.

The Contortionist and Monuments are headlining this tour. For the Minnesota date, local favorites By the Thousands and Mithya will be opening the show. This is sure to be a night of all kinds of post-rock metal music from all over the world.

sleepmakeswaves Tour Dates

Apr 02 — Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre
Apr 03 — Merriam, KS — Aftershock
Apr 05 — Minneapolis, MN — Cabooze
Apr 06 — Chicago, IL — Subterranean
Apr 07 — Grand Rapids, MI — Stache
Apr 11 — Pittsburgh, PA — Altar Bar
Apr 12 — Toronto, ONT — Hard Luck
Apr 13 — Montreal, QBE — Foufounes Electriques
Apr 14 — Allston, MA — Brighton Music Hall
Apr 15 — New York, NY — Gramercy Theatre
Apr 16 — Philadelphia, PA — Voltage Lounge
Apr 18 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Sound Stage
Apr 19 — Richmond, VA — The Canal Club
Apr 20 — Greensboro, NC — Greene Street Club
Apr 21 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
Apr 22 — Jacksonville, FL — 1904 Music Hall
Apr 23 — Tampa, FL — Orpheum
Apr 24 — Orlando, FL — Backbooth
Apr 26 — Houston, TX — Scout Bar
Apr 27 — San Antonio, TX — Korova
Apr 29 — St. Louis, MO — Fubar
Apr 30 — Indianapolis, IN — Emerson Theater
May 01 — Detroit, MI — Saint Andrew’s Hall

All dates w/ The Contortionist, Monuments & Entheos

SUNFLOWER BEAN
with Weaves
at 7th Street Entry
Tuesday, 04/05/16, 7:30pm ($8/$10)
first-avenue.com

In celebration of their debut album Human Ceremony (Fat Possum), Sunflower Bean (Jacob Faber, Julia Cumming, and Nick Kivlen) is currently on tour – headlining the 7th Street Entry this Tuesday, April 5th. You might recall that we caught the trio on their first Minnesota appearance in Oct 2015 and was blown away by their songs.

Opening will be Toronto’s Weaves (not Waves) recently signed with Kanine and Memphis Industries, and will be releasing the band’s album in conjunction with Buzz Records on June 17th.

Also on the bill is local band Brilliant Beast, who we caught in July 2015.

North American Tour Dates

4/1/16 Nampa, ID @ Flying M
4/2/16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
4/3/16 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
4/5/16 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
4/6/16 Madison, WI @ The Frequency
4/7/16 Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
4/8/16 Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café
4/9/16 Pittsburg, PA @ The Smiling Moose
4/14/16 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
4/15-16/16 Winston-Salem, NC @ Phuzz Phest
4/20/16 Stony Brook, NY @ Stony Brook University
5/5/16 Brooklyn, NY @ The Grid
5/17/16 Lancaster, PA @ Lizard Lounge
6/11/16 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar

* w/ Mass Gothic
+ w/ Honduras