Minneapolis: August 3, 2016

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SCARLET SAILS/NINA DIAZ
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Tuesday, 08/03/16, 7pm ($8/$10)

Sure, we’ve been keeping up with Amanda Palmer since The Dresden Dolls broke up… but ever wondered what happened to the other half, Brian Viglione? He went on to drum for the Violent Femmes and Nine Inch Nails… but his latest project is with his wife / singer / pianist Olya. Together they are known as Scarlet Sails.

The band (including live guitarist Nick Emde and bassist Joe Noval) will be in St Paul at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall next Tuesday, August 3rd.

Touring with the band is Girl in a Coma’s Nina Diaz. We’re not sure if Diaz will be playing some old GIAC songs, but expect at least a few covers and previews of her forthcoming debut solo album, scheduled to be released this year.

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SEVENDUST
at Mill City Nights
Tuesday, 08/03/16, 7:30pm ($25/$30)

Atlanta’s metal band Sevendust is currently touring in support of their latest Kill the Flaw.

The band’s made themselves a household name with three consecutive RIAA gold certified albums and have sold millions of albums worldwide, starting with their debut self-titled album in 1997.

Be sure to show up early to check out Red Tide Rising and buzz rockers Crobot. Crobot will be previewing tracks from their forthcoming record. The album is not available until September 16th, but in the meantime, you can check out their new single “Welcome to Fat City” available now via Wind-Up Records.

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SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS
at Turf Club
Tuesday, 08/03/16, 8pm ($12/$15)

Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds is back on tour for their latest Fowl Play… but this time bringing along Kolars (featuring former members of He’s My Brother She’s My Sister). Expect the guitarist/tap-dancing drummer duo (Rob Kolar and Lauren Brown) to play some songs from their forthcoming 2017 debut self-titled album.

Guitarist Kolar talked leaving his former band, “HMBSMS really showed us how much people want to dance to live music… And it doesn’t need to be electronic. That band started out as a folk band and evolved much in part because of the audience’s desire to hear us play hip-shaking tunes. That’s what got people excited. KOLARS is taking that seed into a more modern world of production and experimentation. As I do all the recording, producing, and mixing, and as Lauren has a very unique way of drumming, it inevitably makes us sound a little ‘handmade.’” A

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