Minneapolis: May 4 to May 8, 2016
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THE STRUTSat First Avenue
Wednesday, 05/04/16, 7:30pm ($16/$18)
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We’ve been following acclaimed UK rockers The Struts for a while now, and admitted that they weren’t quite ready to head their show at First Avenue in September 2015, because (at the time) the band only wanted to play a few songs for the US market. This included only seven songs (plus one encore), but they managed to fill out an hour. This is because of extended live version… plus singer Luke Spiller had three costume changes, making for a fun, entertaining show.
This time around, the band finally released their debut Everybody Wants and will be adding additional songs on their set. Recently, the band showcased a cover of The Vaccines’ “I Always Knew” and Drake’s “Hotline Bling”, combined with their single “Kiss This”.
Opening up the show will be our favorite Made Violent. We previously caught the trio (singer/bassist Joseph White, guitarist Rob Romano and drummer Justin Acee) in May 2015 and looked forward to their second appearance in October 2015…. but history would have it that their van broke down. When pressed about why they put up with the struggles of constant grinding and touring, Romano said, “We can’t wait to hop in our sh**y van and drive across the country to play for anyone and everyone. Two things really matter to us – making as much good music as we can, and touring as much as we can. We never want to stop doing this.”
Made Violent also finally released some Eps (Made Violent and Wasted Days) last year via Columbia Records/Startime International.
Tour Dates:
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April 30—Frisco, TX—Toyota Stadium
May 2—Des Moines, IA—Wooly’s May 3—Milwaukee, WI—The Rave III May 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue May 6—Kansas City, MO—Middle of the Map May 8—Concord, NC—Carolina Rebellion May 9—Johnson City, TN—Capone’s May 10—Pittsburgh, PA—Altar Bar May 12—Norfolk, VA—Norva May 13—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees May 15—Jacksonville, FL—Jack Rabbits May 17—Fort Lauderdale, FL— Culture Room May 18—Orlando, FL—The Social May 20—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Music Festival May 21—Maryland Heights, MO—KPNT Pointfest May 22—Columbus, OH—Rock on the Range May 28—San Francisco, CA—Opera House May 28—Napa, CA—BottleRock Napa Valley June 5—Mendig, Germany—Rock am Ring June 3—Nurnberg, Germany—Rock im Park June 9— Sweden Rock Festival |
June 10— Pinkpop Festival
June 11—Download Festival June 12—Nova Rock Festival June 16—Madrid, Spain—Mad Cool Festival June 19—Dover, DE—Firefly Music Festival July 2—Rotselaar, Belgium—Rock Werchter July 3—Arras, France—Main Square Festival July 14—Asbury Park, NJ—The Stone Pony* July 20—Reading, PA—Downtown Alive* July 21—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall* July 22—WayHome Music July 23—Cleveland, OH—R&R HOF* July 25—Detroit, MI—St. Andrew’s Hall* July 26—Cincinnati, OH—Bogart’s* July 29—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza July 31—Montreal, Canada—Osheaga August 1—Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall* August 2—Boston, MA—Royale Nightclub* August 6—Washington, DC—9:30 Club* *supported by Dorothy |
SILVERSUN PICKUPS / FOALS
at Myth
Thursday, 05/05/16, 6:30pm ($27)
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The co-headlining show of Foals and Silversun Pickups will be arriving to the Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota.
Foals recently scored their first #1 Alternative radio single with “Mountain At My Gates”, from their acclaimed fourth album What Went Down… so expect the crowd to go nuts when they play that song live. Find out why Q Magazine gave the band “Best Act in the World” in 2015.
As for Silversun Pickups, they made it on our annual favorite shows of 2015.
Special guest Joywave to open the show.
Tour dates:
05/01/16 Austin, TX Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
05/02/16 Houston, TX Revention Music
05/04/16 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank
05/05/16 Saint Paul, MN Myth
05/06/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
05/08/16 89X Birthday Bash
05/09/16 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
05/10/16 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
05/12/16 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte
05/13/16 Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theater
05/14/16 Shaky Knees Music
05/16/16 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
05/17/16 Greensboro, NC Cone Denim
05/18/16 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
05/28/16 St. Louis, MO Ballpark Village
06/04/16 Live 105 BFD
06/06/16 Seattle, WA The Showbox
06/07/16 Portland, OR McMenamins Crystal
06/08/16 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
06/17/16 Radio 104.5 Birthday
06/20/16 Chattanooga, TN Track 29
06/21/16 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine
06/22/16 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
06/24/16 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
06/25/16 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
06/26/16 DC101 Kerfuffle
07/22/16 Panorama Festival
07/25/16 Portland, ME State Theatre
07/26/16 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
07/28/16 Quebec City, QC Imperial Bell
07/31/16 Lollapalooza
08/27/16 Timpanogos Music Festival
WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON MINNEAPOLISat Minneapolis Convention Center
Thursday, 05/05/16, 6pm (FREE)
Friday, 05/06/16, 3pm ($35/$45)
Saturday, 05/07/16, 10am ($45/$55)
Sunday, 05/08/16, 10am ($40/$50)
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It is pretty much all-Wizard World all weekend! W♥M will be bringing you extensive coverage of the three-day event – plus the traditional kick-off free event at the Mall of America on Thursday.
The Wizard World Comic Con’s “Kick Off the Con” event will take place at the Rotunda at 6pm and will feature
Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk), Barry Bostwick (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and James Marsters (Spike, from Buffy).
Wizard has also published their Minneapolis Programming and here are some events we will try to attend:
- 5:00 – 5:45pm Prince: The Comics Connection—“Batdance” And Beyond: With Dean Haspiel, Guy Gilchrist, Zak Sally & Alex Lubet (Room M100e)
- 6:00 – 6:45pm The Creative Mind: Top Artists On Drawing Comics With The Red Hook’s Dean Haspiel, The Books Of Magic’s Peter Gross, Animal Man’s Chaz Truog & Deadpool’s Mikey Babinski (Room 100e)
SATURDAY, MAY 7TH
- 11:30 – 12:15pm Guy Gilchrist’s Professional Creative Workshop (M100i)
- 12:00 – 12:45pm Protecting Star City And Oliver Queen With David Ramsey (Room 101)
- 1:00 – 1:45pm Adventures In Middle Earth With Billy Boyd (Room 101)
- 1:00 – 1:45pm Blood On The Bayou With Kristen Bauer (M100e)
- 1:30 – 2:15pm Inside The World Of Independent Comics With Billy Dogma’s Dean Haspiel, Mcad’s Barbara Schulz, Sammy The Mouse’s Zak Sally & Origins Unknown’s Victor Dandridge (Room M00i)
- 2:00 – 2:45pm Spider-Man: Menace Or Super-Menace? Hosted By J. Jonah Jameson (M100e)
- 2:30 – 3:15pm From Thumbs To Prints: Creating Your Own Comic Book With Koolasheck (M100i)
- 3:00 – 3:45pm Storytime Is Over: David Giuntoli, Bitsie Tulloch And Sasha Roiz (Room 101)
- 4:00 – 4:45pm Rise Of The Penguin: Robin Lord Taylor (Room 101)
- 4:30 – 5:15pm Security Gaps In Hogwarts (M100b)
- 5:00 – 5:45pm Intro To Cosplay With Wizard World Cosplay Guest Hannah Eva (M100e)
- 5:30 – 6:15pm Creating “The Crow” With James O’barr (M100i)
- 6:30 – 7:00pm Inside The Ring With Wwe® Superstar Paige™ (M100b)
- 7:30 – 9:00pm Wizard World Costume Contest Sponsored By Bandai Namco (Room 101)
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH
- 12:00 – 12:45pm Their Time Is Now: Falk Hentschel And Franz Drameh (M100e)
- 12:30 – 1:15pm Secrets Of Comics Writing Revealed! With Superman’s Dan Jurgens, The Red Hook’s Dean Haspiel, Albert The Alien’s Trevor Mueller & Spider-Man’s Danny Fingeroth (Room M100b)
- 1:00 – 1:45pm Out For A Bite With James Marsters (M100e)
- 1:30 – 2:15pm Batman V Superman: Threat Or Menace? With Superman’s Dan Jurgens & Spider-Man’s Danny Fingeroth (Room M100b)
- 3:00 – 3:45pm Wizard World Kid’s Costume Contest (M100b)
You can pay per day, but you’ll save money by purchasing all three dates at $75.