Minneapolis: This Week (08/28/2022)

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08/24/2022 Wednesday

Los Angeles’ Seratones is returning to the Twin Cities, at the Turf Club, on August 24, in support of their new album Love & Algorhythms (New West Records).

We saw the band in May 2016 and said, “Combine various ingredients of all kinds, add additional spices and seasonings, then let simmer. Shreveport, LA band Seratones was recently in town on the very day their debut album, Get Gone (on Fat Possum Records) was released, and the results were very similar.
The quartet (AJ Haynes –vocals/guitar, Connor Davis-guitar, Adam Davis-bass, and Jesse Gabriel-drums) has been gradually gaining buzz- Winning a Louisiana Music Golden Microphone prize in 2013, getting notice from Paste and NME and showcasing at this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, TX.
Though sometimes compared to Alabama Shakes, the band is purposely more rough around the edges, and adds more of a garage punk/blues trait to their music, for the comparisons to run too deep.”

Tour dates:

08/26/2022 Friday

Los Angeles’ Dirty Honey came highly recommended, when they played the Uptown Theater in Kansas (13 Mar 2022) and Riot Room in Kansas (15 Feb 2020): “We knew right away Los Angeles band Dirty Honey was headed to bigger and better things. The buzz was already palpable when we caught them live pre-pandemic at the smaller (and now closed) Riot Room and the band has exceeded those expectations, releasing their self-titled debut album (on Dirt Records) last year as a follow up to their successful 2019 EP. A modern melding of ‘70s-era Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and Faces, peppered with some Black Crowes, the foursome (Marc LaBelle– vocals; John Notto- guitar; Justin Smolian- bass; Corey Coverstone -drums) had the crowd at their command from the beginning, opening with the new album’s first song, “California Dreamin’” and into “Heartbreaker” that had the fans singing the chorus back at the band.”

Now, Dirty Honey will stop by Minneapolis, at the Fine Line Music Café this August 26, 2022, as part of their “California Dreamin Tour”.

Mac Saturn to open.

Tour dates:

08/28/2022 Sunday

We last saw New York’s Cults (not to be confused with The Cult) in November 2013 and wrote, “The last time we saw Cults, they admitted that playing First Avenue was one of the scariest thing they’ve ever done. The band is back, and this time, showing that they are more confident in their show! Gone are singing in darkness, this time, Cults used lots of light effects as well as new background projection. I have to say, they are certain more entertaining this time around.”

It looks like the duo (Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion) is back on tour, stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul this August 28th.

Reptaliens to open.