Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from April 1 to April 4, 2018.



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Minneapolis Music Guide.


Lucy Dacus Tour Poster



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And The Kids

And The Kids was the group sandwiched between these two amazing groups and they were more than able to hold their own. This female trio had energy and feeling



LUCY DACUS

+ And The Kids, Adult Mom

7th Street Entry

Wed 04/04/2018 (7pm/$12/Sold out)


first-avenue.com



Lucy Dacus was recently pick of SXSW roundtable from Brody, who said she was incredible. Dacus will be stopping by the 7th Street Entry on Wednesday to promote her sophomore album Historian, available now on Matador Records. The show is sold out.



In an in-depth New York Times feature/interview (at nytimes.com), they cover everything from her outspokenness about about feminism and how she’s always reading about 5 books at a time.



And The Kids and Adult Mom will open the show. We previously saw the former with Highly Suspect in Apr 2017 and noted, “Normally a quartet (Hannah Mohan, Rebecca Lasaponaro, Megan Miller, Taliana Katz), I believe for their live shows, they’re only trio (minus Megan Miller on keys)… as with their previous appearance in April 2016, opening up for Ra Ra Riot.”



Tour dates:


03/30/2018
Urban Lounge
Salt Lake City, UT

03/31/2018
Globe Hall
Denver, CO

04/02/2018
Reverb Lounge
Omaha, NE

04/04/2018
7th Street Entry
Minneapolis, MN

04/05/2018
High Noon Saloon
Madison, WI

04/06/2018
Empty Bottle
Chicago, IL

04/07/2018
The Hi Fi
Indianapolis, IN

04/08/2018
The Basement
Columbus, OH

04/09/2018
Horseshoe Tavern
Toronto, ON

04/11/2018
The Sinclair
Cambridge, MA

04/13/2018
Johnny Brenda’s
Philadelphia, PA

04/14/2018
Rock And Roll Hotel
Washington, DC

04/19/2018
Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen
Leeds

04/20/2018
The Hug & Pint
Glasgow

04/21/2018
Gullivers Bar
Manchester

04/22/2018
Hare & Hounds
Birmingham

04/24/2018
The Louisiana
Bristol

04/25/2018
Omeara
London

04/26/2018
The Hope & Ruin
Brighton

04/27/2018
Espace B
Paris

04/30/2018
Stengade 18
Copenhagen, Denmark

05/01/2018
Prinzenbar Konzerte Disco
Hamburg

05/03/2018
Blue Shell
Cologne

05/04/2018
Sugar Factory
Amsterdam, Netherlands

07/14/2018
Green River Festival

07/20/2018 Pitchfork Music Festival








Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Tour Poster




Common Deer Tour Poster



Judas Priest at Armory



The Soft Moon Tour Poster



Dan Auerbach Poster



Phillip Phillips at Palace Theatre Poster



“Weird Al” Yankovic



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Shannon and the Clams

Shannon and the Clams, who I was previously impressed that they have a large fanbase at a live show. The ‘Clams are also promoting their new record called Dreams in the Rat House …
The Soft Moon

Oakland’s The Soft Moon (the stagename for Luis Vasquez) is back with a third album Deeper, due out March 31st, 2015, on Captured Tracks. The record was a result of Vasquez moving to Venice,
….
The Ballroom Thieves

Boston’s The Ballroom Thieves just played Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis last night, May 13th. Don’t let the Bowling Theater fool you, this was organized and booked by the Cedar Cultural….

Robert Finley

Soul-singer Robert Finley recently debut his music video for “Merry Christmas, I Love You”. The song is part of Amazon’s Christmas Soul playlist, which you can stream for free if you’re a Prime Member.
….

Dark Energy

Dark Energy dance club is hosting a show at Kitty Cat Klub, featuring guest DJ Kurt Harland from Information Society. We’re big fans, take a listen to our interview with Paul Robb.
….
“Weird Al” Yankovic

I’ve seen the videos, “Weird Al” Yankovic put on a great show. Unfortunately, his appearance at Mystic Lake Resort and Casino on Friday, July 3, is sold out. The Casino

Emo Philips

The song “Emo Philips” is named after a Canadian comedian by the same name, but it’s not about him. Arrah explains the story behind it on The Good Beer Show podcast around 26:50 into it.

Other shows in the area:





YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN

+ Another Heaven, Hastings 3000

7th Street Entry

Sun 04/01/2018 (7pm/$10)


first-avenue.com



It’s not only Easter Sunday, but also Aprils Fool Day for the Toronto-based Yamantaka // Sonic Titan show at the 7th Street Entry, in support of their album Dirty (Paper Bag Records).



Tour Dates:


03/28 @ L’Anti (Québec City, QC)

03/29 @ Baby G’s (Toronto, ON)

03/30 @ Refined Fool Brewing Co. (Sarnia, ON)

03/31 @ Cactus Club (Milwaukee, WI)

04/01 @ 7th Street Entry (Minneapolis, MN)

04/02 @ Handsome Daughter (Winnipeg, MB)

04/04 @ Amigos (Saskatoon, SK)

04/05 @ Starlite Room — Lower Hall (Edmonton, AB)

04/06 @ The Palomino (Calgary, AB)

04/07 @ The Bartlett (Spokane, WA)

04/08 @ Vera (Seattle, WA)

04/09 @ Doug Fir Lounge (Portland, OR)

04/10 @ Bottom of the Hill (San Fransisco, CA)

04/12 @ Resident LA (Los Angeles, CA)

04/13 @ Soda Bar (San Diego, CA)

04/14 @ Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)

04/17 @ Barleycorns (Wichita, KS)

04/18 @ Riot Room (Kansas City, MO)

04/19 @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)

04/20 @ Pioneer (Indianapolis, IN)

06/09 @ Sideways (Helsinki, FI)

06/11 @ ACUD Club (Berlin, GER)

06/12 @ Hafenklang (Hamburg, GER)

06/14 @ Green Zoo Festival (Kraków, PL)

06/19 @ Bau Wow (Brighton, UK)

06/20 @ Electrowerkz (London, UK)

06/21 @ DOK (Gent, BE)

06/22 @ Supersonic (Paris, FR)

06/23 @ Vera (Groningen, NL)

07/05 @ Festival d’été de Québec (QC)







COMMON DEER

+ Hot Date

Amsterdam Bar and Hall

Mon 04/02/2018 (7pm/$12)


amsterdambarandhall.com



Fresh off their first ever SXSW performances, Toronto quintet Common Deer will be stopping by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul this Monday, April 2nd, as part of their Northeast U.S. tour.



Tour Dates:


03/29 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino Smokehouse

03/30 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina

03/31 – Winnipeg, MB @ Good Will Social Club

04/02 – St. Paul, MN @ The Amsterdam

04/03 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency

04/05 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s Music Joint

04/06 – Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room

04/07 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Room

04/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern

04/12 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah

04/17 – New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall

04/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live

04/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose







JUDAS PRIEST

+ Saxon, Black Star Riders

Armory

Mon 04/02/2018 (5:30pm/$62)


armorymn.com



Legendary metal band Judas Priest is back in the U.S. to promote their new studio Firepower.



I believe for this tour, former Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap will be one of the twin guitarist.
Judas Priest’s regular guitarist Glenn Tipton announced that he has Parkinson’s disease and have stepped down from performing live… however, having said that, Tipton joined the band on stage perform “Breaking the Law” and some other JP classic songs.







THE SOFT MOON

+ Boy Harsher, DJ Grant Mayland

Turf Club

Mon 04/02/2018 (7pm/$13)


turfclub.net



The Soft Moon (aka Luis Vasquez) will be playing the Turf Club in St Paul in support of his recent album Criminal (Sacred Bones).



Boy Harsher and
DJ Grant Mayland (of Dark Energy) to open.



The Soft Moon + Boy Harsher – North American Tour:


03/28 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall

03/29 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount

03/30 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall

03/31 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

04/02 – Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club

04/04 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge

04/06 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios

04/07 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

04/08 – Vancouver, BC – BIltmore Cabaret

04/11 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent

04/13 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom

04/14 – San Diego, CA – Casbah

04/16 – Las Vegas, NV – The Bunkhouse

04/17 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar

04/19 – Dallas, TX – Three Links

04/20 – Austin, TX – Barracuda

04/21 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger

04/22 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa

04/24 – Gainesville, FL – The Wooly

04/25 – Miami, FL – Gramps

04/26 – Tampa, FL – The Crowbar

04/27 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5

04/28 – Asheville, NC – The Mothlight

04/29 – Washington, DC – DC9







DAN AUERBACH

Palace Theatre

Tue 04/03/2018 (7pm/$45)


palacestpaul.com



Multiplatinum artist Dan Auerbach will be bringing his special “Dan Auerbach & the Easy Eye Sound Revue” show (featuring Robert Finley, Shannon Shaw with special guests Shannon & the Clams) to the Palace Theatre on April 3rd.



Tour dates:


March 22 /// Washington, DC /// 9:30 Club

March 24 /// Philadelphia, PA /// Union Transfer

March 25 /// Boston, MA /// House of Blues

March 27 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Brooklyn Steel

March 28 /// Port Chester, NY /// The Capitol Theatre

March 29 /// Toronto, ON /// Danforth Music Hall

March 31 /// Cleveland, OH /// Agora Theater

April 02 /// Chicago, IL /// Riviera Theatre

April 03 /// St. Paul, MN /// Palace Theatre

April 04 /// Kansas City, MO /// The Truman

April 05 /// Denver, CO /// Paramount Theatre







PHILLIP PHILLIPS

+ The Ballroom Thieves

First Avenue

Tue 04/03/2018 (7pm/$25)


first-avenue.com



Platinum-selling artist Phillip Phillips will be headlining First Avenue’s mainroom this Tuesday, April 3rd, in support of their new album Collateral (Interscope Records).



Show up early to check out The Ballroom Thieves, who we saw in May 2015 and wrote, “The Ballroom Thieves, on their second appearance in Minneapolis (previously also billed at Byrant-Lake Bowl), was pleased to see that the room was full this time around. Drummer Devin Mauch, who is celebrating his birthday today (May 14th), said that they originally didn’t have Minneapolis on their tour itinerary, but they made the extra effort to put the city back on their schedule. Thanks to word of mouth, there was a really good turn out for the show… especially on a Wednesday.”



Tour dates:


3/29/2018
White Oak Music Hall
Houston, TX^

3/30/2018
Hard Rock Live Biloxi
Biloxi, MS

3/31/2018
Griffin Music Hall
El Dorado, AR^

4/2/2018
Wooly’s
Des Moines, IA^

4/3/2018
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN^

4/5/2018
Turner Hall Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI^

4/6/2018
House of Blues
Chicago, IL^

4/7/2018
Majestic Theatre
Detroit, MI^

4/8/2018
The Opera House
Toronto, ON^
4/10/2018
Beachland Ballroom
Cleveland, OH^
4/11/2018
Headliners
Louisville, KY^

4/13/2018
Horseshoe Bluesville Casino
Robinsonville, MS

4/14/2018
Walker Theatre
Chattanooga, TN^



*Striking Matches support

^The Ballroom Thieves support







“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC

+ Emo Philips

Pantages Theatre

Tue 04/03/2018 (7pm/$59.50)

Wed 04/04/2018 (7pm/$59.50)


hennepintheatretrust.org



Parody songwriter “Weird Al” Yankovic is playing a few nights at the Pantages Theatre. Unfortunately, he will not be playing any hit parody songs such as “Eat It” or the recent fan-favorites “Foils”… instead this so-called “The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” will just feature Weird Al’s original songs.



Which is lovely, if you want to hear those songs. Even Weird Al warned fans before purchasing tickets:


In case you haven’t heard the rumors… THIS WILL NOT BE OUR NORMAL KIND OF TOUR….
No costumes, no props, no video screens, no computer servers. We’re just going to walk out on stage, sit down on stools, and play a bunch of old songs. Oh, and we’re going to be performing almost exclusively originals (i.e. not parodies). The deep cuts and obscure tracks. The songs that were never hits. The ones you barely remember.



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