Minneapolis: November 15 to November 16
11/15/2021 MONDAYTHE DRIVER ERA
with The Wrecks
at First Avenue
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Girlfriend is the highly anticipated album from The Driver Era, the follow-up to their 2019 debut album X.
The duo (Ross & Rocky) will be heading out on tour in support of the new record.
Los Angeles’ The Wrecks to open.
Tour dates:
15
Minneapolis, MN
First Avenue
Nov
17
Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre
Nov
18 Cleveland, OH
Agora Theatre & Ballroom
Nov
19 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre
Nov
20
Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Nov 22 Boston, MA Royale
Nov
23 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
Nov
24
New York (NYC), NY
Webster Hall
Nov 26
Philadelphia, PA
Franklin Music Hall
Nov 27
Baltimore, MD
Rams Head Live
Nov
28
Norfolk, VA
The NorVa
Nov
30
Columbia, SC
The Senate
Dec 2 Nashville, TN
Cannery Ballroom
Dec
3
Atlanta, GA
Variety Playhouse
Dec 4 Orlando, FL Plaza Live – Orlando
Dec 5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Culture Room
Dec 7
Houston, TX
Warehouse Live-Ballroom
Dec
8
Dallas, TX
Canton Hall
Dec 10 Kansas City, MO
The Truman
Dec 11
Englewood, CO
Gothic Theater
Dec 14
Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Dec 15 Portland, OR
McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom
Dec
17
San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Dec
18
Los Angeles (LA), CA Fonda Theatre
Dec
19
Los Angeles (LA), CA
Fonda Theatre
Jan
20
2022
Dublin, Ireland Button Factory
Jan
21
2022
Glasgow
Queen Margaret Union
Jan
22
2022
Manchester
O2 Ritz Manchester
Jan
23
2022
London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Jan
25
2022
Amsterdam Paradiso Noord, Tolhuistuin
Jan
27
2022
Cologne Essigfabrik
Jan
28
2022
Borgerhout TRIX
Jan
31
2022
Madrid
La Riviera
11/15/2021 MONDAYPHONY PPL
at Amsterdam Bar
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Genre-defying five-man band Phony Ppl announce an 18-date tour date. The group will stop by the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on November 15th.
Tour dates:
10/21/21 Philadelphia The Foundry
10/23/21 Washington, D.C. Union Stage
10/26/21 Atlanta The Loft
10/28/21 Houston House of Blues
10/29/21 Dallas Cambridge Room
11/1/21 Phoenix The Rebel Lounge
11/2/21 Los Angeles Echoplex
11/4/21 Sacramento Harlow’s
11/5/21 Berkeley Cornerstone Berkeley
11/7/21 Seattle Nectar Lounge
11/9/21 Portland Star Theatre
11/12/21 Denver Marquis Theater
11/15/21 Minneapolis Amsterdam
11/17/21 Chicago Chop Shop
11/18/21 Madison Wisconsin Union Theater
11/21, 2021 Toronto Toybox
11/24, 2021 New York Irving Plaza
11/15/2021 MONDAYTHE LEMONHEADS
with Heyrocco
at Fine Line
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There’s no need for introductions here… we like The Lemonheads. We are happy to see that singer Evan Dando is returning to Minneapolis this November 15th, with Heyrocco.
We caught The Lemonheads in May 2019 and said, “With this new 2019 tour, it’s in support of The Lemonheads’ Varshons 2, which is an all-covers album (the follow-up to the original all-cover album ten years prior called Varshons). So as expected, a bunch over cover songs were played, but oddly songs that would make sense for Minneapolis, such as The Jayhawks’ “Settled Down Like Rain” or Paul Westerberg’s “Things”, were not played.”
Tour dates:
Nov 6 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
Nov 7 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Nov 8 Nashville, TN Basement East
Nov 10 Bloomington, IN The Bluebird
Nov 11 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
Nov 12 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
Nov 13 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
Nov 15 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Nov 16 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Nov 18 Columbus, OH The Athenaeum Theatres
Nov 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
Nov 20 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
Nov 22 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Nov 23 New York, NY TBD
Nov 24 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
Nov 26 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
Nov 27 Boston, MA House Of Blues
11/16/2021 TUESDAYSAINT JHN
with Tyla Yaweh
at First Avenue
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Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn, not to be confused with Saint John the Baptist, is currently on tour for While the World Was Burning.
Joining Saint Jhn on tour is Los Angeles-based Tyla Yaweh, which NME dubbed as “emo-rap’s next icon.” We previously mentioned that he opened for Post Malone in Feb 2020.
Tour dates:
11.02 / Detroit / Fillmore
11.03 / Toronto / Rebel
11.05 / Boston / House Of Blues
11.06 / Philadelphia / Franklin Music Hall
11.09 / Silver Spring, Md / Fillmore
11.10 / New York / Terminal 5
11.13 / Chicago / Riviera
11.16 / Minneapolis / First Ave
11.19 / Denver / Cervantes
11.20 / Salt Lake City / The Depot
11.23 / Seattle / Showbox Sodo
11.24 / Portland / Roseland
11.26 / San Francisco / Warfield
11.27 / San Diego / House Of Blues
11.28 / Anaheim / House Of Blues
11.30 / Los Angeles / Novo
11/16/2021 TUESDAYTENNIS
with Molly Burch
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Last year, Tennis, had to postponed their Swimmer tour, due to the COVID pandemic. This upcoming Minneapolis show, set at the Cedar Cultural Center on November 16th, is a make-up date. It’s been long sold out.
In addition, due to popular demand, new additional dates have been added to Los Angeles and Brooklyn after the initially announced dates in both markets sold out. Support on all headline dates comes from Molly Burch. The last time we mentioned her, she was the support for Sallie Ford in April 2017.
Also, if you are a fan of Rick & Morty, you may have heard Tennis’ new single “Borrowed Time” on the closing credits on the season 5 finale.
Tour dates:
11/03 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
11/05 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Festival
11/06 – Holyoke, MA – Gateway City Arts
11/08 – Boston, MA – Royale
11/10 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11/12 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
11/13 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe
11/15 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
11/16 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
11/17 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
11/16/2021 TUESDAY
BAD RELIGION / ALKALINE TRIO
with War On Women
at Palace Theatre
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UPDATE: Unfortunately, Bad Religion will not be performing tonight at the Palace Theatre. The show will go on, with Alkaline Trio and War On Women performing as planned. Your tickets will be valid for the show, if you would still like to attend for Alkaline Trio and War on Women. If you would prefer a refund, open the AXS app and log in to your AXS account, or visit the AXS Help Center. If you purchased tickets at The Depot Tavern, please visit the point of purchase for a refund.
The rescheduled co-headlining tour of Los Angeles’ Bad Religion and Chicago’s Alkaline Trio will stop by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on November 16th. War On Women to open.
Both bands seems excited about sharing the stage, with Alkaline Trio co-lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba citing that, “Bad Religion was one of my first loves”, while Bad Religion co-songwriter and lead singer Greg Graffin said the Alkaline Trio is “such a great band”.
We caught Bad Religion in July 2019 and wrote, “Greg Graffin and company played all the hits, and they were really good keeping in timing with great harmony. Again, the band were really in top form. I love seeing Brian Baker, when I saw them in the 90s, he was the “newest” band member to join and he bounced all over the place in his live performance. Sure everyone in the band is a little older now, but they still pulled off some well-practiced moves!”
Tour dates:
11/5 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Riverworks
11/6 Worcester, MA The Palladium
11/7 Philadelphia, PA The Met
11/9 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
11/10 Columbus, OH EXPRESS LIVE!
11/12 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
11/13 Chicago, IL Radius
11/14 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
11/16 Saint Paul, MN Palace Theatre
11/17 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
11/19 Denver, CO The Fillmore
11/20 Salt Lake City, UT The Union
11/22 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
11/23 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
11/24 San Francisco, CA The Masonic
11/26 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
11/16/2021 TUESDAYALEX G
with EXUM
at Fine Line
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When we first heard of Alex G as “Sandy”, in June 2016, I thought what a generic name. He clearly didn’t want to be found on the internet. Little did I know that after nine albums (his latest House of Sugar), that Alex G is now really popular with the youths of Minnesota (particularly the Radio K crowd). This came to my attention as I attended a young person/all-ages 100 Gecs show, and the advertisement for this show popped up and the crowd went absolutely nuts, clapping and hooing.
Exum (stylized as EXUM) to open.
Tour dates:
Nov 3 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
Nov 5 – Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
Nov 6 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
Nov 7 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic New Orleans
Nov 9 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Nov 10 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Nov 12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
Nov 13 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Nov 14 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Nov 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Nov 17 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Nov 19 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s
Nov 21 – Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner
Dec 2 – Lancaster, PA @ Tellus360
Dec 3 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
Dec 4 – Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace
Dec 5 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Dec 6+7 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall