Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

01/12/2023 Thursday
Yellow Ostrich
with Poolboy + LAMAR
at Icehouse
icehousempls.com

The second annual Yellow Ostrich’s “Winter Shindig” is kicking off January 12th with Poolboy and LAMAR.

The series of shows will take place every Thursday in January (starting on the 12th).

Here’s how Yellow Ostrich described the event:

Here we gooooo — the annual YO Winter Shindig returns, this time at Icehouse mpls. The last three Thursdays in January. A different YO set each night, with changing lineups, special guests, yada yada.

AND I’m very excited about the lineup this year, featuring Lamar, Poolboy, Lupin, Trash Date, and Brunett

Last year was such a big success* that I couldn’t NOT do it again, I think this will be a very fun time at a reasonable hour and you don’t have anything else to do so come on down.

*yes it was completely cancelled due to COVID but success looks different to some people

We saw Yellow Ostrich at Pianos, in New York, in Feb 2014 and wrote, “I listened to Yellow Ostrich’s music the day before the show and knew immediately that I wanted to see them live. They have a lo-fi indie rock sound with vocals from Alex Schaaf (also member of The Chairs) whose voice is a mixture of fun.’s Nate Ruess and Ben Folds. Other band members include talented musicians: Jared Van Fleet (guitar/keyboard), Zach Rose (bass), and Michael Tapper (drums).”

Tour Dates

01/12 Yellow Ostrich with Poolboy and Lamar at Icehouse
01/19 Yellow Ostrich with Trash Date and Lupin at Icehouse
01/26 Yellow Ostrich with Brunett

01/14/2023 Saturday
G. Love and Donavon
Frankenreiter
with Nat Myers
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The special G. Love and Donavon Frankenreiter co-headlining tour will stop by First Avenue on January 14th.

We saw G Love and Special Sauce in Oct 2022 and wrote, “As for G. Love aka Garrett Dutton, it’s hard to believe he recently turned fifty, as except for some gray hair under that pork-pie hat, still looks much like he did when he broke through in the mid-90s, and Dutton remembered first visiting the city on his first full tour in 1994. The new album is Philadelphia Mississippi, released in June (on his Philadelphonic Records) and is more of the trademark blend of hip-hop, folk, alternative, soul and blues blend, he and his two bandmates (Chuck Treece– drums; Jimi “Jazz” Prescott– string bass) have come to be known for.”

Tour Dates:

Dec 15 Novato, CA, US HopMonk Tavern – Novato
Jan 13 2023 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Jan 14 2023 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Jan 15 2023 Chicago, IL, US House of Blues Chicago
Jan 19 2023 Indianapolis, IN, US The Vogue Theatre
Jan 22 2023 Columbus, OH, US Newport Music Hall
Jan 26 2023 Pittsburgh, PA, US Roxian Theatre
Feb 8 2023 Asheville, NC, US Salvage Station
Feb 9 2023 Charleston, SC, US Music Farm
Feb 10 2023 Saxapahaw, NC, US Haw River Ballroom

01/14/2023 Saturday
Dry Cleaning
with Nourished By Time
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

South London’s Dry Cleaning will be stopping by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on January 14 to promote their new album stumpwork (4AD).

Nourished By Time to open.

Tour dates:

Tue. Jan. 10, 2023 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Wed. Jan. 11, 2023 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
Fri. Jan. 13, 2023 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Sat. Jan 14, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Tue. Jan. 17, 2023 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
Wed. Jan. 18, 2023 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
Thu. Jan. 19, 2023 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Sat. Jan. 21, 2023 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
Mon. Jan. 23, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Tue. Jan. 24, 2023 – Tucson, AZ @ Congress Plaza
Thu. Jan. 26, 2023 – Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre
Fri. Jan. 27, 2023 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Sat. Jan. 28, 2023 – New Orleans, LA @ Toulouse Theatre
Sun. Jan. 29, 2023 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Tue. Jan. 31, 2023 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
Wed. Feb. 1, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Thu. Feb. 2, 2023 – Brooklyn, NY @ Pioneers Works
Tue. Feb. 14, 2023 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
Wed. Feb. 15, 2023 – Belfast, UK @ Mandela Hall
Fri. Feb. 17, 2023 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
Mon. Feb. 20, 2023 – Liverpool, UK @ Invisible Wind Factory
Tue. Feb. 21, 2023 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Wed Feb. 22, 2023 – Sheffield, UK @ O2 Academy
Fri. Feb. 24, 2023 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
Sat. Feb. 25, 2023 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
Sun. Feb. 26, 2023 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
Tue. Feb. 28, 2023 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
Wed. March 1, 2023 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
Fri. March 3, 2023 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
Mon. Mar. 13, 2023 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
Wed. Mar. 15, 2023 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand
Thu. Mar. 16, 2023 – Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret
Sat. Mar. 18, 2023 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
Sun. Mar. 19, 2023 – Groningen, NL @ Vera
Mon. Mar. 20, 2023 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Tue. March 22, 2023 – Offenbach, DE @ Hafen2
Thu. Mar. 23, 2023 – Munich, DE @ Strom
Fri. Mar. 24, 2023 – Vienna, AT @ Flex
Sat. Mar. 25, 2023 – Prague, CZ @ Futurum
Mon. Mar. 27, 2023 – Warsaw, PL @ Hybrydy
Tue. Mar. 28, 2023 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
Wed. Mar. 29, 2023 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Fri. Mar. 31, 2023 – Rotterdam, NL @ Maassilo
Sat. Apr. 1, 2023 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.