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Diet Cig

Alex Luciano is a guitar-slinging human tornado on a Pixy Stix bender. As the singer, guitarist and one half of the undeniably charming duo Diet Cig, Luciano is known to bop, flail and high-kick around the stage.


Here are some concerts taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from June 4 to June 8, 2017.



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DIET CIG

at 7th Street Entry

Monday 06/05/17 (8pm/$12)


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New York’s Diet Cig will be in town at the 7th Street Entry, touring in support of their debut record Swear I’m Good At This (Frenchkiss Records).



The duo (crazy girl guitarist Alex Luciano and calm cool collective drummer Noah Bowman) recently played a few sold-out shows in New York in April… and they continue through the Midwest in June.



They’ll be bringing their buddies Sports with them. They are a “4 to 5” piece band from Philadelphia.
Sports Go Sports!



Tour dates:


06/01 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt #

06/02 – St Louis, MO @ The Blueberry Hill #

06/04 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean #

06/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry #

06/06 – Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp #

06/07 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge #

06/08 – Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall #

06/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ Musical Family Tree #

06/10 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe #



# = with SPORTS






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Gang Of Youths

Let Me Be Clear
Gang Of Youths (Artist)
6-track mini-album of all new material, five original songs plus a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”.


GANG OF YOUTHS

at 7th Street Entry

Tuesday 06/06/17 (7:30pm/$10)


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Sydney’s Gang of Youths will be in town this Tuesday to bring their lively show to the U.S.A.
I confused their band name with one of these bands: Gang of Four, Gang (from Brighton), Gangs, Cairo Gang, the Chain Gang of 1974, and Chain & the Gang (the latter two I’ve often swap names).



Anyway, Gang of Youths’ debut record landed #5 on the Australian album charts (ARIA charts) and notched five ARIA Award nominations, including “Best Rock Album.” The UK seemed to love these guys, so it’s a good indication that they’ll be much bigger as word gets out.



Local duo Dichotomy (Alex and Joe) to open.



Upcoming US Tour Dates:


06.02.17 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA

06.03.17 – Great Scott – Boston, MA

06.05.17 – Schubas – Chicago, IL

06.06.17 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN

06.08.17 – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO

06.09.17 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT

06.11.17 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR

06.12.17 – Barboza – Seattle, WA

06.14.17 – Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA

06.15.17 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA

Upcoming UK/EU Tour Dates


5/25/17 – Sound Control, Manchester

5/28/17 – Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

5/27/17 – Sound City, Liverpool

5/30/17 – Green Door Store, Brighton

5/31/17 – Camden Assembly, London

Upcoming AUS Tour Dates


8/31/17 – Tivoli – Brisbane, QLD

9/1/17 – Tivoli – Brisbane, QLD

9/6/17 – Festival Hall – Melbourne, VIC

9/8/17 – Hordern Pavillion – Sydney, NSW

9/13/17 – Odean Theatre – Hobart, TAS

9/15/17 – Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, SA

9/16/17 – Metropolis – Fremantle, WA






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Day Wave

The first time I heard “Come Home Now” by Day Wave I took an instant liking to the band. Then I heard “Drag” and realized how multifaceted each song was.
Blonder

Show up early to check out Blonder. The Brooklyn-based act is said to have the sound reminiscent of Day Wave or Sundara Karma… and with over 2 million streams of their music, fans would agree.


DAY WAVE

at 7th Street Entry

Wednesday 06/07/17 (7pm/$13)


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We caught Day Wave earlier in May 2016 and said, “Closing out the show was Day Wave, led by band leader Jackson Phillips. The band is fairly new, only forming in 2015 with their debut EP Head Case… but already there’s some great buzz, thanks to online streaming radio Apple Music and word of mouth. In fact, Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus randomly heard one of their songs and instantly became a massive fan.”



Now, armed with a full debut LP, The Days We Had (available on Harvest Records), Phillips is back on tour.



Brooklyn’s Blonder will open. We just caught him in April 2017 and actually wrote that he’s been compared to Day Wave – so it made sense that he is their guest on this tour: “Although the band’s been compared to Day Wave, a newfound fan in the audience described the band as a “Sleepy Strokes”.”



Also local Noaxl added to the bill.



Day Wave/Blonder tour dates:


6/1 Portland OR – Mississippi Studios

6/2 Seattle WA – Barboza

6/3 Vancouver BC – Biltmore

6/5 Calgary AB – High Fi Club

6/7 Minneapolis MN – 7th Street Entry

6/8 Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall

6/10 Toronto ON – Horseshoe Tavern

6/11 Montreal QC – Ritz

6/12 Boston MA – Sinclair

6/15 New York NY – Bowery Ballroom

6/16 Philadelphia PA – Foundry

6/17 Washington DC – Rock & Roll Hotel

6/19 Nashville TN – Exit/In

6/20 St Louis MO – Off Broadway

6/21 Kansas City MO – Riot Room

6/23 Denver CO – Larimer Lounge

6/24 Salt Lake City UT – Urban Lounge

6/27 San Diego CA – Casbah

6/28 Los Angeles CA – El Rey

6/29 Santa Barbara CA – SoHo Music Club









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Lucero

Memphis’ Lucero is back at First Avenue this Saturday, October 29th.
The last time the band was at First Avenue in October 2015, we wrote, “When I tell people that Lucero is one of my favorite


Other shows in the area:


  • 06/04/17
    Fake Tom Cruise band Com Truise and not-Googleable band Clark is co-headlining the Fine Line Music Café.
    Roland Tings to open.
    7pm, $16.


  • 06/04/17
    All metal line-up Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Withered, and Revocation are all playing The Cabooze. It’s a great deal for $15 for four bands.
    7pm, $15.


  • 06/04/17
    Do you love Lucero? Check out solo tour by Ben Nichols (of Lucero) at the Turf Club in St Paul. Molly Maher to open.
    7:30pm, $19.


  • 06/07/17 As part of the “Music on the Plaza Series”, join The Havana Gypsies at noon at Northrop Auditorium for this free public performance. 12pm, FREE.


  • 06/07/17 Acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, Oscar, Golden Globe and 10x Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter John Legend to headline the Northrop Auditorium. We like the artist, but it’s much too expensive. We like the venue, but there’s absolutely no free parking in the area. This isn’t a passive-aggressive statement, we envy you if you are attending.
    7pm, $82.50.


  • 06/08/17 Celica, Products, Blood Sculpture, Bathtub Cig are all at the Triple Rock this Thursday.
    8pm, $5 cheap!





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