Cold War Kids at First Ave

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It’s the big 10 year anniversary of local radio station The Current, and they’ve been selling out all their shows. I believe most, if not all, of their shows will be broadcasting live ….

Overcoats

Show up early to check out duo Overcoats (Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell). We first caught them in May 2016 and noticed how different their live shows were about a year later: “Gone are the live instruments and keys; the recent Triple Rock
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Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 24 to January 31, 2020.

Read more:
Minneapolis Music Guide.

COLD WAR KIDS

+ Overcoats

First Avenue

Fri 01/24/2020 (8pm/$28)

first-avenue.com

Cold War Kids will be headlining First Avenue this January 24th. CWK recently learned that their song “First” was the decade’s most played Alternative track, right behind The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army”. That’s very impressive, and even CWK’s Nathan Willett had to say, “This is insane! Thank you radio friends and fans. What an honor.”

Cold War Kids’ latest album, New Age Norms 1 is out now, and the band is on tour to promote the record. Opening up for them will be Overcoats. We first saw the two girls in May 2016 and have been following their career closely since.

The duo recently released their three-track single “The Fool” on double gatefold 7” from Loma Vista Recordings.

Tour dates:

01/19 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

01/22 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre

01/23 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room Lounge

01/24 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

01/25 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre

01/27 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall

01/28 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre

01/29 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

01/31 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore

02/01 – Boston, MA – House of Blues

02/04 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

02/05 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

02/06 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

02/07 – Richmond, VA – The National

02/8 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte

02/10 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

02/11 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre

02/12 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

02/14 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom

02/15 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

02/21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo

Other shows in the area:

Best New Band at First Ave

Mike Gordon 2020 Tour

Bailen at 7th Street

Amber Liu 2020 Tour

Poppy at Amsterdam Bar

Lydia Liza and Big Cats at 7th Street

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Bailen

Opening up the show was sibling band Bailen, featuring Julia, Daniel, and David Bailen. There’s a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017.
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f(x)

[14 Oct 2019] Sulli (South Korean singer for f(x)), 25, suspected suicide
[13 Oct 2019] Jay Frank (American music industry executive, founder of DigSin), 47, cancer
[13 Oct 2019] Manuel Frattini (Italian dancer, singer), 54, heart attack
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BEST NEW BANDS OF 2019

First Avenue

Sat 01/25/2020 (6:30pm/$10)

first-avenue.com

It’s the new year, so let’s find out the best band of 2019… courtesy of First Avenue, The Current (Andrea Swennsson), Radio K (Emma Chekroun and Katie Powers), and Go Radio (Jordan).

Bands on the bill:

Fruitpunchloverboy

Green/Blue

Loki’s Folly

Mae Simpson

Muun Bato

Nur-D

Under Violet

MIKE GORDON

Varsity Theater

Sun 01/26/2020 (7pm/$29)

varsitytheater.com

Phish bassist Mike Gordon and his band (Scott Murawski, Robert Walter, John Kimock and Craig Myers) will be headlining the Varsity Theater this Sunday, January 26th.

If you love Phish, you definitely want to give Gordon some love.

Tour dates:

1/19 – Mr. Smalls Theatre – Millvale, PA

1/20 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH

1/22 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL

1/23 – 20th Century Theater – Cincinnati, OH

1/24 – Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO

1/25 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI

1/26 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN

1/28 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO

1/29 – The Commonwealth Room – Salt Lake City, UT

1/31 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR

2/01 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA

BAILEN

+ Superior Siren

7th St Entry

Mon 01/27/2020 (7pm/$14)

first-avenue.com

Sibling band Bailen will be playing the 7th Street Entry this Monday, January 27th.
Their debut album Thrilled To Be Here is out now.

We caught Bailen in June 2019 and said, “There’s a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017. The NYC group recently released their debut album Thrilled To Be Here (Fantasy Records), and they were literally thrilled to be playing some choice cuts from the record like “Something Tells Me”, “I Was Wrong”, and the rousing foot-stomper “Not Gonna Take Me”.”

Superior Siren to open.

Tour dates:

01/22/2020
3rd & Lindsley
Nashville, TN

01/27/2020
7th St Entry
Minneapolis, MN

01/28/2020
High Noon Saloon
Madison, WI

01/30/2020
The Intersection
Grand Rapids, MI

02/01/2020
The Loving Touch
Ferndale, MI

AMBER LIU

+ Meg & Dia, Justice Carradine

Varsity Theater

Tue 01/28/2020 (6:30pm/$28)

varsitytheater.com

Former girl group f(x) member Amber Liu is headlining the Varsity Theater this January 28th.
The South Korean singer will be bringing with her Meg & Dia and Justice Carradine. Doors at 6:30pm, all-ages show.

Tour dates:

01/26/2020
Gothic Theatre
Englewood, CO

01/28/2020
Varsity Theater
Minneapolis, MN

02/01/2020
House Of Blues
Chicago, IL

02/04/2020
Paradise Rock Club
Boston, MA

02/07/2020
Terminal 5
New York, NY

02/08/2020
Fillmore Silver Spring
Silver Spring, MD

02/09/2020
Rex Theater
Pittsburgh, PA

02/13/2020
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH

02/16/2020
South Side Music Hall
Dallas, TX

02/17/2020
House Of Blues
Houston, TX

02/18/2020
Scoot Inn
Austin, TX

02/21/2020
The Wiltern
Los Angeles, CA

POPPY

+ Vowws

Amsterdam Bar and Hall

Thu 01/30/2020 (6pm/$25/Sold Out)

amsterdambarandhall.com

If it wasn’t winter, this is the show I would be happy to show up. It’s Poppy. That weird internet girl. The show is sold out.

Poppy’s new album
I Disagree is out now on Sumerian Records.

Vowws to open.

Tour dates:

Jan 22 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall

Jan 24 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre

Jan 25 – Seattle, WA – Neptune

Jan 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at Complex

Jan 28 – Denver, CO – Gothic

Jan 30 – Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdan

Jan 31 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre

Feb 1 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic

Feb 2 – Toronto, ON – Opera House

Feb 4 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

Feb 5 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

Feb 6 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel

Feb 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts

Feb 8 – Washington, D.C. – U Street Music Hall

Feb 10 – Charlotte, NC – Underground

Feb 12 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum

Feb 14 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft at Center Stage

Feb 15 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall

Feb 17 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall

Feb 19 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre

Feb 20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom

Feb 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theater

Mar 12 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2

Mar 13 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse

Mar 14 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2

Mar 15 – London, UK – Heaven

Mar 17 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg

Mar 18 – Brussels, BE – Orangerie

Mar 20 – Paris, FR – Le Trabendo

Mar 21 – Bochum, DE – Zeche

Mar 22 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater

Mar 24 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle

Mar 25 – Milan, IL – Santeria

Mar 26 – Vienna, AT – Flex

Mar 27 – Zurich, CH – Plaza

Mar 29 – Barcelona, SP – Sala Razzmatazz 2

Mar 30 – Madrid, SP – Sala Caracol

LYDIA LIZA & BIG CATS

+ Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, Taliaknight

7th St Entry

Fri 01/31/2020 (8pm/$12)

first-avenue.com

Lydia Liza and Big Cats collaborated on their new album Oh Boy. The album release party is this January 31st. Joining them will include Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, and Taliaknight.

Details below:

Furious48 presents

Lydia Liza and Big Cats ‘Oh Boy’ Album Release

w/ Dwynell Roland, K.Raydio, and TaliaKnight

in the 7th St Entry on Friday, January 31

Tickets → bit.ly/2YE659o

$12.00 advance / $15.00 day of show

8:00 PM doors / 9:00 PM showtime

18+ | ID required

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