Rocktober: October 29 to October 31, 2019

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Minneapolis Music Guide.

Nashville’s Judah & The Lion will be headlining the Palace Theatre on Halloween, October 31st. The group’s “Let Go” song was recently chosen as ESPN’s New College Football Anthem for 2019-20 Season, which is quite a big deal…. Although not as surprising as you might think, considering their catchy/singalong style of songs – and the fact that they were part of Minneapolis’ March Madness 2019: “Local DJ Lenka Paris was obviously having fun spinning before and between sets and Nashville's Judah and the Lion has grown leaps and bounds since we saw them less than five years ago at the 7th Street Entry.”

And yes, we first saw them in November 2014 and was blown away: “
To paraphrase one of Judah & the Lion's song, the band is not rock and not country, but 'somewhere in-between'. It's feel-good singalong folk rock, think Mumford & Sons, and you get the idea.
Many of their songs got their most dedicated fans to help sing along, especially on "Back's Against the Wall", where Akers stopped a second to hear his fans finish the lyrics… with the biggest grin on his face.”

Judah & the Lion’s third LP Pep Talks is out now on Cletus the Van/Caroline.

Flora Cash to open.

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Philadelphia-based band The Menzingers is touring in support of their Hello Exile album (Epitaph Records). The record was produced by Will Yip (Mannequin Pussy, Quicksand), was recorded over the course six weeks at Yip’s Conshohocken, PA-based Studio 4.

We caught the Menzingers in August 2016 and wrote, “The Menzingers was next, showing up on stage after the inspirational speech from Independence Day. This pop-punk (although leaning more towards the punk side) band from Philadelphia seems to be gaining speed and fans with each day that passes. This band is not new to the scene as their first album A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology (they didn't play any songs off of this album) came out back in 2007 but they didn't seem to get the recognition they deserved until On the Impossible Past came out in 2012. Since then, these guys have been thrilling audiences with their great live shows which are full of energy and talent.”

The Menzingers will be bringing Tigers Jaw and Culture Abuse on tour.

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Toro y Moi is back at First Avenue on October 30th. Show up early to check out Channel Tres (Channel Three), who recently remixed Toro y Moi’s “Who I Am”.

We saw Toro in February 2013 and reported, “Audrey reported that the show at the Fine Line Music Café on February 20th was sold out. Not a whole lot of interaction with the audience, but lighting was fantastic. Certainly the audience didn't care as they danced away. Toro Y Moi's third album, Anything In Return, is out now on Carpark Records.”

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