Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area on April 10, 2016.

AUTOLUX
with Eureka The Butcher
at Triple Rock Social Club
Sunday, 04/10/16, 7:30pm ($15)
triplerocksocialclub.com

The wait is over! Los Angeles electro-noise trio Autolux has emerged from their 5-year slumber to bring us a new record. After teasing the hypnotic single “Soft Scene” back in November, the band will formally release Pussy’s Dead on April 1st (NO JOKE). It’ll be their third full length record and first for Danger Mouse’s Columbia Records imprint 30th Century Records. The second single “Brainwasher” is infectious as hell with a weird, dark groove, chilling falsetto vocals from Carla Azar and the stretching and sprawling dissonant guitar sounds that garnered the band such famous fans as Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor. Reznor even handpicked Autolux back in 2006 to tour with NIN which is how I became acquainted with the band. (Thanks T-Rez)

Autolux recently performed a mashup rendition “Soft Scene” and “Listen to the Order” on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

Also, Twin Cities fans take note: The band will be making a stop at the Triple Rock Social Club on April 10th. Multi-instrumentalist Marcel Rodríguez-López will open the show, performing under the moniker Eureka the Butcher. Recognize that last name? Marcel is the younger brother of Omar Rodríguez-López, guitarist for the Mars Volta and At the Drive-In.

Tour dates:

04/07 – Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
04/08 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
04/09 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
04/10 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
04/12 – Denver, CO – Urban Lounge
04/13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
04/17 – Indio , CA – Coachella
04/24 – Indio, CA – Coachella
05/25 – San Francisco – Great American Music Hall
05/28 – Vancouver – Venue
05/27 – 05/30 – George, Sasquatch Festival
06/06 – Paris – La Maroquinerie
06/07 – Amsterdam – Paradiso
06/08 – Hamburg – Molotow
06/06 – Berlin – Lido
06/13 – London – ATP Venue

ANI DIFRANCO
at First Avenue
Sunday, 04/10/16, 7pm ($45)
first-avenue.com

Poet, singer, feminist icon, and ‘righteous babe’ Ani DiFranco is back in Minneapolis. With over 20 albums and her improvised free-style folk/funk/jazz music… you never know what you are going to get with her shows.

Tennessee transplant and local singer-songwriter Chastity Brown will open the show.

Tour dates:

04/08/16 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

04/09/16 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre

04/10/16 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

06/23/16 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage

06/24/16 Wilmington, DE World Cafe Live

06/25/16 State College, PA State Theatre

06/27/16 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom

06/29/16 Nashville, TN City Winery Nashville

06/30/16 Nashville, TN City Winery Nashville

08/22/16 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage

08/23/16 Newton, NJ The Newton Theatre

08/24/16 Provincetown, MA Town Hall

08/29/16 Bethlehem, NH Colonial Theatre

08/30/16 Brownfield, ME Stone Mountain

09/01/16 Rockport, MA Shalin Liu

09/02/16 Rockport, MA Shalin Liu

09/04/16 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre

10/01/16 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

10/02/16 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern

10/07/16 Berkeley, CA UC Theatre

10/08/16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

11/08/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground

11/09/16 Albany, NY The Egg

ATLAS GENIUS
presented by Journeys
at Fine Line Music Cafe
Sunday, 04/10/16, 7pm ($18)
finelinemusic.com

Australia’s Atlas Genius is returning to Minneapolis at the Fine Line Music Café this Sunday, April 10th.

Opening will be Skylar Grey. The five-time Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter recently released a new song called “Moving Mountains”. The track was written by Grey and produced by Mike Elizondo and Mark Batson. The title and subject of the song was inspired by the mountains in Park City, Utah where Skylar resides.

Regarding the song, Grey had this to say, “Most of my life I’ve let ambition get in the way of happiness- too focused on the future to enjoy the moment. Now living in Utah, I’ve realized the importance of taking the time to sit back and appreciate a mountain view. It’s amazing how just being present has the power to elevate your mood.”

Skylar Grey is currently in the studio working on the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2013 album Don’t Look Down… so expect her to preview some new songs, including “Moving Mountains” on this tour.

Also on the bill is Secret Weapons. The group is really proud of their Haerts’ remix of their song “Something New.” Hear it on Soundcloud.

Tour dates:

04/07/16 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre

04/09/16 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II /

04/10/16 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe

04/12/16 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge

04/13/16 St. Louis, MO Firebird

04/15/16 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley

04/16/16 Detroit, MI Shelter

04/17/16 Toronto, ON Mod Club

04/18/16 Montreal, QC L’Astral

04/20/16 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club