We are closing out the month of August with these shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 28 to August 31, 2016.



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Bayside

Out of all the bands I listen to, Bayside is definitely in my top three favorite bands of all time. There’s something about them that makes me obsess over them
.…


BAYSIDE

at Mill City Nights

Sunday, 08/28/16, 7:30pm ($18/$23)


millcitynights.com



We caught Bayside last September 2015 and wrote that it was “Absolute perfection”.



The American rock band is currently back on tour in support of their seventh studio album Vancancy, available now on Hopeless Records in North America.



Singer/guitar player Anthony Raneri (who recently move to Nashville) tells the story of his his marriage and finding himself alone in Nashville: “The hotel on the album cover reflects the feelings I had while working on Vacancy. Writing this album, I felt as if everything was uncertain, I could move back to New York, buy a house in Nashville… I just didn’t know what was going to come next. I felt very isolated and as if everything in my life was temporary at that moment.”




The Menzingers
and Sorority Noise to open.



Tour dates:


08/20 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

08/21 Boston, MA House of Blues

08/23 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar

08/24 Cleveland, OH Agora

08/25 Toronto, ON Opera House

08/26 Detroit, MI The Majestic

08/27 Chicago, IL Beer Festival

08/28 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights

08/30 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

08/31 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex

09/02 Seattle, WA The Showbox

09/03 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre

09/04 San Francisco Regency

09/06 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory

09/07 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theater

09/08 San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park

09/09 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl

09/10 Phoenix, AZ The Pressroom

09/11 Albuquerque, NM The Sunshine Theater

09/13 San Antonio, TX Alamo City Music Hall

09/14 Houston, TX House of Blues

09/15 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Live

09/16 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater

09/17 St. Louis, MO The Ready Room

09/18 Nashville, TN Exit/In






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A Silent Film

As soon as Greycoats set ended, A Silent Film’s fans raced up front to the stage: clearly, they were the band of the hour. The English alternative band had great energy, with a dedicated singer


A SILENT FILM

at 7th Street Entry

Monday, 08/29/16, 7:30pm ($15)


first-avenue.com



Oxford’s A Silent Film is back in the USA, touring in support of their new album Sand & Snow.



We previously caught the band on their first visit in 2013 and again last October 2015 and wrote, “Oxford, UK band A Silent Film has pared down to a duo since we last saw them, bringing a fellow Oxford resident on bass and two Americans, on tour to play with them….
As a result, the band is in the midst of a rebirth of sorts themselves, and as evidenced by their newest and self-titled full-length.”



Grayshot to open.



Tour dates:


08/20 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl*

08/21 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort*

08/23 Bend, OR Century Center Events*

08/24 Boise, ID Revolution Center*

08/29 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

08/30 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room

08/31 St. Louis, MO Duck Room at Blueberry Hill

09/02 Dallas, TX Club Dada

09/03 Stroud, OK Backwoods Music Festival



* supporting Silversun Pickups






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Guided by Voices

Current DJ Mark Wheat went on-stage to intro the legendary Guided by Voices, but first gave the crowd a score update to the US game of the World Cup. This led into chants of “USA



GUIDED BY VOICES

at First Avenue

Wednesday, 08/31/16, 7:30pm ($25/$30)


first-avenue.com



Cult indie rock band Guided by Voices will be headlining First Avenue next Wednesday, August 31st, in support of Please Be Honest.



Broncho will open the show. We’ve previously seen the band early in their career, in 2014 and 2013, and have written that this is a very lucky band to have been on tour with Billy Idol and now with GBV.



Broncho’s Double Vanity album is out now on Dine Alone Records.



Broncho’s tour dates:


8/22 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA*

8/23 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA*

8/26 – Neumos – Seattle, WA*

8/30 – Total Drag – Sioux Falls, SD

8/31 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN*

9/1 – Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI*

9/2 – Northside Tavern – Cincinnati, OH

9/3 – Metro – Chicago, IL*



* w/ Guided By Voices






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Minnesota State Fair

Despite my protests, we end up going to the Minnesota State Fair every year. This is the “Great Minnesota Get-together”, where everyone goes to enjoy eating something on a stick…


MINNESOTA STATE FAIR

at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand

08/25/16 – 09/05/16, 7am ($13)


mnstatefair.org



It’s that time of the year again: The Great Get-Together Minnesota State Fair!
As usual, they have booked some great musical lineup this year.



Note: The GrandStand’s concert tickets are extra and does not include the State Fair’s entrance fee.



The GrandStand:


08/25/2016: Don Henley ($50)

08/26/2016: Charlie Wilson ($40)

08/27/2016: Dixie Chicks* ($57)

08/28/2016: Dixie Chicks* ($57)

08/29/2016: Happy Together Tour ($21)

08/30/2016: G-Eazy ($33)

08/31/2016: Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas ($33)

09/01/2016: Alabama ($40)

09/02/2016: Garrison Keillor ($27)

09/03/2016: Weezer ($35)

09/04/2016: Minnesota State Fair (Free)

09/05/2016: Bonnie Raitt ($36)



* Please note that one of WM favorite souls/blues band Vintage Trouble, along with roots band Smooth Hound Smith, are listed to open for Dixie Chicks, which is a bit of an odd billing.



Leinie Lodge Bandshell (free):


08/25-08/26:
High Valley,
Tonic Sol-fa,
Martin Family Circus

08/27-08/28:
The Bros. Landreth,
Ashley Campbell,
Dave Barnes


08/29-08/30: We Banjo 3,
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen, Infantry Division “Red Bull” Band

08/31-09/01:
Pokey LaFarge
The Quebe Sisters,
The Sound Exchange


09/02-09/03:
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet,
Max Baca & Los TexManiacs, The Railers


09/04-09/05:
Tim Cavanagh,
The Last Bandoleros,
Dirty Dozen Brass Band,
Peterson Brothers




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