Minneapolis: February 14 to February 18, 2018
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HIPPO CAMPUSPalace Theatre
Sat 02/17/2018 (6pm/$30)
palacestpaul.com
Local favorite band Hippo Campus is ending their tour with a hometown gig at the sold-out Palace Theatre show in St Paul this Saturday. The group is so popular that their music has been streamed over a million times worldwide, not just in Minnesota.
Hippo Campus’ debut album landmark is out now on Grand Jury Music.
Sure Sure to open.
Tour dates:
2/9: Uncasville, CT @ Wolf’s Den
2/10: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
2/11: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
2/13: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
2/14: Albany, NY @ Lucky Strike Social
2/16: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
2/17: St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theater
BITCHIN BAJAS
+ Magnetic Ghost, IE
7th Street Entry
Wed 02/14/2018 (7:30pm/$10)
first-avenue.com
Bitchin Bajas (trio Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and Dan Quinlivan) continues their tour … stopping by the 7th Street Entry on V-Day, Feb 14th.
02/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
02/15 – Rockford, IL @ White Light Mercantile
02/16 – Davenport, IA @ Rozz Tox
02/17 – Columbia, MO @ Cafe Berlin
02/19 – Tulsa, OK @ Soundpony
02/20 – Dallas, TX @ Tradewinds Social Clubs
02/21 – San Antonio, TX @ Tradewinds Social Club
02/22 – Austin, TX @ North Door
02/23 – Houston, TX @ Shoeshine Charley’s Big Top Lounge
02/24 – New Orleans, LA @ Mudlark Theater
02/25 – Memphis, TN @ Sounds Good
02/26 – St Louis, MO @ Kerr Foundation
02/27 – Bloomington, IL @ Reverberation Vinyl
ROSTAM
+ Joy Again
Fine Line Music Cafe
Wed 02/14/2018 (7pm/$17)
finelinemusic.com
Originally booked at the 7th Street Entry, this Rostam show has moved to the Fine Line Music Café. Rostam’s debut album Half-Light is out now.
Philadelphia five-piece Joy Again to open the show. Since forming in 2015, the band established themselves as a “staple of the Philly basement scene.”
Tour dates:
2/9: Grand Rapids, MI @ Ladies Literary Club
2/10: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
2/12: Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room
2/13: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
2/14: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
2/16: Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
2/17: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
2/19: Seattle, WA @ Neumos
2/20: Vancouver, BC @ Venue
2/21: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
2/2: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
ADULT.
+ Hide, Plack Blague, Dark Energy DJs
7th Street Entry
Thu 02/15/2018 (8pm/$14)
first-avenue.com
Detroit’s Adult. has been pretty inactive since we last wrote about them in February 2007. Since Why Bother? in 2007, the band came back in 2013 with The Way Things Fall, and most recently, Detroit House Guests, released last year.
The duo (Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Thursday.
Tour Dates:
Barleycorn’s
Wichita, KS
Feb 14
Recordbar
Kansas City, MO
Feb 15 7th St Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 16
Cactus Club
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 17 Empty Bottle
Chicago, IL
Feb 27
Brillobox
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 28
Metro Gallery
Baltimore, MD
BROCKHAMPTON
Minneapolis Music Hall
Thu 02/15/2018 (8pm/$45)
LA-based boyband Brockhampton is touring in support of their third album Saturation III.
Tour Dates:
2/10 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
2/11 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic
2/13 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
2/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Music Hall
2/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
2/18 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
2/19 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
2/20 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
2/21 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
2/22 – Denver, CO @ The Ogden
2/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
2/26 – Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue
2/27 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
2/28 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
3/2 – Portland, OR @ Crystal
3/3 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
3/4 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
3/5 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
3/7 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
NOTHING MORE
+ The Contortionist, Big Story, Kirra
Minneapolis Music Hall
Fri 02/16/2018 (8pm/$22)
musichallmpls.com
The award for the most Grammy Awards most-nominated act in rock goes to Nothing More, at the recent 60th Annual Grammy Awards show.
Texas-based foursome did not take home an award, but it’s an honor to be nominated for Best Rock Performance (for “Go To War”), Best Rock Song (for “Go To War”), and Best Rock Album (for The Stories We Tell Ourselves).
Tour dates:
Feb 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
Feb 10 – Pittsburgh PA – Mr. Smalls
Feb 11 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Feb 12 – Racine, WI – Route 20
Feb 14 – Madison, WI – The Majestic
Feb 15 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Feb 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Music Hall of Minneapolis
Feb 17 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem Casino
Feb 19 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
Feb 20 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Feb 22 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
Feb 23 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Feb 24 – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewers
Feb 27 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
REBELUTION
+ Raging Fyah
First Avenue
Fri 02/16/2018 (7:30pm/$25)
first-avenue.com
GRAMMY-nominated reggae/rock band Rebelution is back in Minneapolis. Opening the First Avenue show will be reggae band Raging Fyah.
02/15th – Orpheum Theater – Madison, WI
02/16th – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
02/17th – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
02/18th – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
02/21st – Joy Theater – New Orleans, LA
02/22nd – House Of Blues – Houston, TX
02/23rd – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
02/24th – Moody Theater – Austin, TX
LAUV
+ Jeremy Zucker
7th Street Entry
Sat 02/17/2018 (7pm/$13)
first-avenue.com
Independent singer, songwriter and producer Lauv will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this Saturday. Jeremy Zucker to open.
2018 Tour Dates:
Feb 9 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Feb 10 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry
Feb 12 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Feb 14 Toronto, ON Mod Club
Feb 16 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Feb 17 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Feb 18 Omaha, NE The Showdown Jr
Feb 20 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Feb 21 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
NF+ Nightly
Myth
Sat 02/17/2018 (7pm/$29.50)
mythlive.com
Michigan rapper NF is headlining the Myth this Saturday. His new song “Let You Down” is in the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100, and #2 on Shazam’s Top 10.
2018 Perception North American Tour Dates:
02/09 Philadelphia, PA Fillmore
02/10 Boston, MA House of Blues
02/11 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
02/13 Chicago, IL House of Blues
02/14 Chicago, IL House of Blues
02/16 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
02/17 Saint Paul, MN The Myth
02/18 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
02/20 Springfield, MO Gillioz Theatre
02/21 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
02/23 Houston, TX Revention Music Center
02/24 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
02/25 Austin, TX Stubb’s
02/27 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
STARSET+ Palisades, Grabbitz, Year Of The Locust
Skyway Theatre
Sun 02/18/2018 (7pm/$18)
skywaytheatre.com
Starset is back in town, headlining the Skyway Theatre this Sunday, February 18th.