I post the W♥M Minneapolis preview calendar a month in advance. Things may have changed, and/or I just wanted to remind you about the shows that we will be covering this week.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

06/13/2022 Monday
Doors Open
7PM, Show Starts
8PM ($22/$25)
Wet
with Hannah Jadagu
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

New York City-based trio Wet is touring in support of their new EP Letter Blue (Reprise), out now via AWAL. The 5-track project exists in the same sonic universe as their recently released album Letter Blue, which dropped at the end of last year and the remix EP for Letter Blue released last month, which features reimagined versions of Letter Blue tracks made in collaboration with Dijon, Branchez, stud1nt and Noah Breakfast.

We caught the band in Mar 2019 and wrote, “As normal, earlier hit singles like “Don’t Wanna Be Your Girl” drew the biggest reaction from the crowd. If you enjoy xx and London Grammar, you’ll need to get onboard with Wet and see what you’re missing.”

Hannah Jadagu to open.

Tour dates:

5/11 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall*
5/13 – Palm Springs, CA @ The Alibi *
5/14 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
5/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent *
6/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts^
6/04 – New York NY @ Webster Hall^
6/06 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club^
6/07 – Montréal QC @ Bar Le ‘Ritz’ P.D.B.^
6/08 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern^
6/09 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop^
6/10 – Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch^
6/11 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall^
6/12 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre^
6/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line^
6/15 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East^
6/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West^
6/17 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle^
6/18 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage^

* = w/ Zsela
^ = w/ Hannah Jadagu

06/14/2022 Tuesday
Doors Open
7PM,
Show Starts
8PM ($15/$17)
Crawlers
with Thus Love
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

We love British bands, so we’re very excited to see that Liverpool rock band Crawlers will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this June 14.

If you haven’t kept up, the young band, featuring Holly Minto (vocals and trumpet), Amy Woodall (lead guitar), Liv Kettle (bass guitar) and Harry Breen (drums), signed to Polydor Records in January 2022, and they’ve released a new single “I Can’t Drive” and hit single “Come Over (Again)” (over 24 million streams on Spotify).

Update: Vermont’s trio Thus Love to open.

Tour Dates

June 1 Atlanta, GA Aisle 5
June 3 Washington DC DC9
June 4 Philadelphia, PA Philamoca
June 7 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
June 10 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz PDB
June 11 Toronto, ON The Velvet Underground
June 13 Chicago, IL Subterranean
June 14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
June 17 Houston, TX HOB – Bronze Peacock
June 18 Dallas, TX Club Dada
June 21 Phoenix, AZ Valley Bar
June 22 Los Angeles, CA The Moroccan Lounge
June 23 San Francisco, CA Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
June 26 Portland, OR Polaris Hall
June 27 Seattle, WA Funhouse
June 28 Vancouver, BC Fox Cabaret

06/15/2022 Wednesday
Doors Open
7:30PM,
Show Starts
8:30PM ($18/$20)
La Femme
with Trance Farmers
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Acclaimed French psych-rock band La Femme is touring in support of their latest Paradigmes, out now via Disque Pointu/IDOL.

We caught the band at Desert Daze 2017 and wrote, “I was really looking forward to La Femme, the psych-pop indie band from Paris. Their music is fun and cinematic, comparable to a Claude Chabrol Or Godard New Wave film filled with attitude and lust and all things Parisian. Marlon Magnee yelled out during soundcheck, “What’s up Desert Daze? Are you having fun with your kombucha and your tofu?” Meanwhile he chain-smoked while setting up for the show. Clemence Quelennec was adorable in red ninja pants and a red beret, and her voice was just spectacular in Elle ne t’aime pas. She rapped incredibly fast to Exorciseur which was fun. Their guitarist blew my mind. These guys have that je ne said quoi, you know what I mean? I’m into it. Solid buzz with the kids. Midway through their set Marlon crowd surfed and everyone was boogying and laughing under the sun.”

Trance Farmers to open.

Tour Dates:

May 21 Paris, France ZENITH PARIS
May 25 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
Jun 3 Washington, DC, US Black Cat
Jun 4 Philadelphia, PA, US The Foundry
Jun 5 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel
Jun 7 Boston, MA, US Brighton Music Hall
Jun 9 Québec, QC, Canada Impérial Bell
Jun 10 Montreal, QC, Canada MTELUS
Jun 11 Toronto, ON, Canada Lee’s Palace
Jun 14 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Jun 15 St. Paul, MN, US Turf Club
Jun 18 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile
Jun 19 Vancouver, BC, Canada Rickshaw Theatre
Jun 20 Portland, OR, US Wonder Ballroom
Jun 22 San Francisco, CA, US The Regency Ballroom
Jun 24 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Belasco
Jun 25 Palm Springs, CA, US The Alibi
Jul 1 Saint-Denis-de-Gastines, France Au Foin De La Rue
Jul 29Arrow right icon Saint-Nazaire, France FESTIVAL LES ESCALES
Aug 4 Sauveterre-de-Rouergue, France Place Des Arcades Sauveterre De Rou
Aug 25 Paris, France Rock en Seine
Sep 9 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France Parc Des Lilattes
Sep 10 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France Parc Des Lilattes
Sep 17 Fontainebleau, France FBLO FESTIVAL
Sep 19 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Sep 30 Berlin, Germany Astra Kulturhau

06/16/2022 Thursday
Doors Open
7PM,
Show Starts
8PM ($16/$18)
Prateek Kuhad
with Laura Elliott
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad will be headlining the 7th Street Entry this June 16, in support of his third album The Way That Lovers Do, which is available via Elektra Records.

Hailed by Rolling Stone India as “one of the country’s leading singer-songwriters,” Prateek Kuhad has been compared to the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Jose Gonzalez.

Laura Elliott to open.

Tour dates:

June 2 Dallas, TX Sons of Hermann Hall
June 3 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
June 7 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
June 8 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
June 9 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
June 10 Seattle, WA Washington Hall
June 11 Vancouver, BC Hollywood Theatre
June 12 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
June 13 Seattle, WA Madame Lou’s
June 16 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
June 17 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
June 18 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
June 19 Toronto, CAN Danforth Music Hall
June 20 Toronto, CAN Danforth Musis Hall
June 22 Boston, MA Arts At The Armory
June 23 Boston, MA Crystal Ballroom
June 24 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall
June 25 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
June 26 Washington, DC Sixth & I
June 28 New York, NY Irving Plaza

06/17/2022 Friday
Doors Open
6:30PM,
7:30PM ($30.50)
Purity Ring
with ekkstacy
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Originally booked at the Palace Theatre in November 1 with Dawn Richard this Purity Ring show has been rescheduled to First Avenue in Minneapolis.

The tour will help promote their new Graves EP, due out June 3rd, right at the start of their 2022 tour. It’s the first official release via the band’s own label The Fellowship.

ekkstacy to open.

Tour Dates:

5/25 – 5/30 – Bakersfield,CA – Lightning in a Bottle
6/1 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre*
6/2 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
6/3-6/4 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
6/5 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
6/7 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
6/8 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
6/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
6/11 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
6/12 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre
6/13 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
6/14 – St.Louis, MO – Red Flag
6/16 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
6/17 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
6/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre*
6/19 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall*
6/20 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre*
6/21 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre Corona*
6/22 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live*
6/24 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall*
6/25 – New York, NY – Webster Hall*
6/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel*
6/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*
6/29-6/30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
7/1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz*
7/2 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte*
7/3 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel*
7/5 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works*
7/6 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre*
7/8 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live*
7/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live*
7/10 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor*
7/12 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City*
7/13 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater*
7/14 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall*
7/15 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater*
7/16 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory*
7/17 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom*
7/19 – Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre*
7/20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren*
7/21 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park*
7/22 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park*
7/23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern*
7/24 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater*

* w/ EKKSTACY

06/19/2022 Sunday
Soul of the Southside Juneteenth Festival
at Hook & Ladder
thehookmpls.com

The special Soul of the Southside Juneteenth Festival will take place on Sunday, June 19th, to celebrate Juneteenth and the grand opening for The Legacy Building. The free day-event and opened to the public.

The event will feature live music, speakers, poets, a black-owned small business marketplace, live art, & food vendors. Local duo iLLism will emcee the two stages.

Schedule

Live Music

Hosted by iLLism
—-
1pm – DOORS
1:30pm – THEATER – The Big Welcome!
2:00pm – CANOPY – J’mere
2:30pm – THEATER – Micheal Kleber-Diggs
2:30pm – THEATER – Kokou Kha
3:00pm – CANOPY – Micheal Kleber-Diggs
3:00pm – CANOPY – RAWTWHYLAH
3:30pm – THEATER – Dance With Purpose
3:45pm – CANOPY – Kashimana
4:00pm – THEATER – Basement Gang & Supa Juke
4:30pm – CANOPY – iLLism
5:15pm – CANOPY – Blackfish Movement