Minneapolis: October 23, 2016
NOTE: My brother’s favorite band No Bunny will be playing the Fraternal Order Of Eagles on this night…. on opposite end, Sheila E. will be headlining the Orchestra Hall (we never get invited to these big shows).
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BEN RECTORat The State Theatre
Sunday, 10/23/16, 7pm ($27.50)
hennepintheatretrust.org
We previously caught Ben Rector in July 2016 already noted about this upcoming October show: “Singer – songwriter Ben Rector stopped in town last week for a brief promotional appearance, in front of an overcrowded dockside audience braving a sweltering triple-digit heat index for a generous seven-song, forty-five minute set, that had many already making plans for his full show, in late October.”
Rector’s new album Brand New is out now.
Although the venue did not list the opener – we are told it is heartthrob Jacob Whitesides. He will be opening up for this show. We previously caught him earlier in June 2016 and had never seen so many cellphones up in the air to record Whiteside as he came on stage…. Jacob’s new single ‘Lovesick’ is out now.
Tour dates:
10/16 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
10/21 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
10/22 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room a
10/23 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
All dates with Jacob Whitesides
BRAND NEWat Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Sunday, 10/23/16, 7pm ($35)
theroy.org
Speaking of “Brand New”, Brand New’s last-ever Minnesota show will be taking place at the The Roy Wilkins Auditorium on this October 23rd. The band confirmed that they are breaking up in 2018 or earlier, and this is their very last tour.
The Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball will join in on the fun. We’ve seen both openers, with The Front Bottoms in November 2015, which we described as “The Front Bottoms is nothing more than four guys from New Jersey who are able to write songs about everyday life and make them catchy” and Modern Baseball in June 2016 and wrote they were “full of angst and emotion.”
Tour dates:
10/21/16 Grand Rapids, MI DeltaPlex Arena
10/22/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
10/23/16 Saint Paul, MN Roy Wilkins
10/25/16 Sioux Falls, SD The District
10/27/16 Missoula, MT Adams Event Center
10/28/16 Garden City, ID Revolution Concert
10/29/16 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort Theatre
10/31/16 San Jose, CA Event Ctr
11/01/16 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea
11/03/16 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum
11/05/16 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amph
11/07/16 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre
11/08/16 Greenville, SC Bon Secours
11/10/16 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
11/11/16 Allentown, PA PPL Center
11/12/16 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan
11/29/16 Glasgow SSE Hydro
11/30/16 Aberdeen GE Oil & Gas Arena
12/02/16 Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena
12/03/16 Manchester Manchester Arena
12/04/16 Leeds First Direct Arena
12/06/16 Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
12/07/16 Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
12/08/16 London The O2 – London
TALL HEIGHTSat Turf Club
Sunday, 10/23/16, 7:30pm ($13)
turfclub.net
Boston progressive-folk duo Tall Heights (singer/guitarist Tim Harrington and singer/cellist Paul Wright) will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul this Sunday, October 23rd. They are promoting their new album Neptune, which came out on August 19, 2016 via Sony Music Masterworks.
Some key things to note about the duo: they recently played Conan O’Brien’s show (on September 26th), their album Spirit Cold surpassed 8 million streams on Spotify (with more than 1 million unique Spotify listeners)… and James Franco and Demi Lovato are among their biggest fans!
We previously mentioned they were played the Aster Café in 2015.
As of this writing: no opening band is listed to open.
Tour dates:
10/21/16 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
10/22/16 Cedar Rapids, IA CSPS
10/23/16 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/26/16 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway
10/27/16 Goshen, IN Ignition Music Garage
11/05/16 Rolling Stone Weekender
11/17/16 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle
12/03/16 Portland, ME Empire
12/16/16 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair
12/18/16 Albany, NY The Egg
SALESat 7th Street Entry
Sunday, 10/23/16, 7pm ($12)
first-avenue.com
One of the most confusing and terrible band name, Sales will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Sunday, October 23rd. The duo (Lauren + Jordan) released Sales EP last month (September 22nd).
Local Strange Relations (drummer Casey Sowa, bassist Maro Helgeson, and drummer Nate Hart-Andersen) to open.
Tour dates:
Chicago, IL, US
Schuba’s Tavern
Oct 20
Indianapolis, IN, US
The Hi-Fi
Oct 21
Madison, WI, US
The Sett
Oct 22
Ames, IA, US
Maintenance Shop
Oct 23
Minneapolis, MN, US
7th Street Entry
Oct 26
Grinnell, IA, US
Gardner Lounge
Nov 05
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Kilby Court
Nov 06
Denver, CO, US
Larimer Lounge
Nov 09
Phoenix, AZ, US
The Rebel Lounge
Nov 10
La Jolla, CA, US
The Loft
Nov 11
Los Angeles, CA, US
Regent Theater
Nov 16
San Francisco, CA
Great American
Nov 18
Portland, OR, US
Mississippi Studios
Nov 19
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Cobalt
Nov 20
Seattle, WA, US
The Crocodile