Rocktober: October 15
10/15/2022 SaturdayAlvvays
with Slow Pulp
at First Avenue
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After a long five year wait, the Toronto quintet Alvvays is back, touring in support of their new album Blue Rev (Polyvinyl).
We last saw the band at First Avenue in Nov 2017 and wrote, “We’ve “always” liked Alvvays, going back to Nov 2014, when we discussed how great their single, “Archie, Marry Me”… which the band made sure they play near the end of their First Avenue set.”
Slow Pulp to open.
Tour Dates
10/14 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre $
10/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave. $
10/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot $
10/19 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory $
10/20 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom $
10/21 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre $
10/22 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre $
10/24 – Arcata, CA @ Arcata Theatre Lounge $
10/26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore $
10/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern $
10/30 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park $
11/02 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater $
11/04 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs $
11/05 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory $
11/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse $
11/08 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works $
11/09 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel $
11/11 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club $
11/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall $
11/15 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall $
11/16 – New York, NY @ Kings Theater $
11/18 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner $
# w/ The War on Drugs
$ w/ Slow Pulp
10/15/2022 SaturdayThey Might Be Giants
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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It’s the second night of celebrating They Might Be Giants’ Flood. The Saturday show will take place at the Fitzgerald in St Paul.
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“Why is the world in love again? Why are we walking hand-in-hand? Why are the ocean levels rising up?
It’s brand new record for 1990. They Might be Giants’ brand new album: Flood”
Two years in the making, the 30th Anniversary of Flood is finally making its way to Minneapolis, after announcing and rescheduling originally in July 2020 and June 2021. The show was long sold out for the last two years…
Flood is TMBG’s finest hour. Every song is wonderful, and the record does contain their hit single, “Birdhouse in Your Soul”. Expect a sing along…. to every song.
North American Tour Dates
9/16: Boston, MA @ Royale
9/17: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
9/18: Northampton, MA @ Academy of Music
9/20: Pawling, NY @ Daryl’s House Club
9/21: Ithaca, NY @ State Theatre
9/22: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/23: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s
9/24: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s
9/25: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/11: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/12: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
10/13: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
10/14: Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10/15: St. Paul, MN @ Fitzgerald Theatre
10/16: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/15/2022 SaturdayKing Princess
with St. Panther
at Palace Theatre
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King Princess is on her “The Hold On Baby Tour”, stopping by the Palace Theatre in St Paul on October 15th.
We saw King Princess in Jan 2022 and wrote, “A longer-than-usual delay between acts due to some equipment issues unfortunately cut the anticipated set from King Princess down to a mere twenty minutes, “Sorry, I’m late” singer-songwriter and bandleader Mikaela Straus apologized. Fans were quickly forgiving and happy to hear the set opening brand new single “Little Bother”, a collaboration with NY soul singer Fousheé followed by “For My Friends”, both being a taste of the upcoming record due out later this year, a follow up to the highly successful 2019 debut, Cheap Queen. Their 2018 second single “Talia” addressed a love lost, set to a Kate Bush-like drum rhythm and things would end with their debut breakout single, “1950”- an ode to both queer love and the related seminal Patricia Highsmith novel, The Price of Salt.”
Tour Dates
September 21 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre†
September 23 Clermont, FL Amway Center†
September 24 Miami, FL FTX Arena†
September 28 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore‡
September 30 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore‡
October 1 Columbia, MD All Things Go Festival
October 3 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall‡
October 5 Boston, MA Roadrunner‡
October 6 Portland, ME State Theatre‡
October 8 Toronto, ON HISTORY‡
October 9 Detroit, MI The Fillmore‡
October 11 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE‡
October 12 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre‡
October 14 Madison, WI The Sylvee‡
October 15 St. Paul, MN Palace Theater‡
October 17 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom§
October 18 Salt Lake City, UT Union Event Center§
October 20 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo§
October 21 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom§
October 22 Portland, OR Roseland Theater§
October 24 San Francisco, CA The Warfield§
October 26 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at Ace Hotel§
October 27 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at Ace Hotel§
October 30 San Diego, CA SOMA§
October 31 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren§
November 2 Dallas, TX House of Blues§
November 3 Houston, TX House of Blues§
November 5 Austin, TX Emo’s§
* with Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Strokes
† with Florence + the Machine
‡ with St. Panther
§ with Em Beihold
10/15/2022 SaturdayFaouzia
at 7th St Entry
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Acclaimed Moroccan-Canadian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Faouzia is on her very first North American tour… and it all starts at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on October 15. Faouzia’s debut project is called Citizens.
Lots of buzz for Faouzia, she’s on Variety’s “Artists to Watch for the 2022 Grammys,” Vogue’s “Style Stars Set to Make 2022 Exciting,” PEOPLE’s “Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark on the Musical Landscape,” and Entertainment Weekly’s “Artist to Watch in 2022,” and so on…
As of this writing, no opening band listed.
Tour dates:
October 16 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
October 18 – Detroit, MI – The Loving Touch
October 19 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
October 22 – Boston, MA – Royale
October 24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
October 25 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
October 27 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
October 30 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
November 1 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
November 3 – Ft. Worth, TX – Tulips
November 4 – Austin, TX – Parish
November 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
November 8 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
November 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
November 10 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall // Music Hall
November 12 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst // Atrium
November 13 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
November 14 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
November 16 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
November 17 – Vancouver, BC – Rio Theatre
10/15/2022 SaturdayChloe Moriondo
with Dreamer Isioma
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Rising star Chloe Moriondo is on tour in support of Suckerpunch (Public Consumption/Fueled By Ramen).
She was last seen in the area with mxmtoon in May 2022 and headlined the 7th Street Entry in Oct 2021.
Dreamer Isioma to open.
Tour Dates
10/12 Columbus, OH Skully’s
10/13 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
10/14 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/15 St. Paul, MN Amsterdam
10/18 Denver, CO Bluebird
10/20 Salt Lake City, UT Soundwell
10/22 Seattle, WA Neumos
10/23 Portland, OR Aladdin
10/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
10/26 Los Angeles, CA The Regent
10/28 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
10/29 San Diego, CA House of Blues
10/30 Phoenix , AZ Crescent Ballroom
11/01 Fort Worth, TX Tulips
11/02 Austin, TX Mohawk
11/04 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
11/05 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
11/06 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
11/10 New York, NY Irving Plaza
11/13 Boston, MA Paradise
11/15 Toronto, ON Opera House
11/17 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
11/18 Pittsburgh, PA Spirit Hall
11/19 Detroit, MI Majestic Theater