02/04/2023 Saturday
Bad Bad Hats
with Beemer
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

In celebration of their 10th Anniversary debut of It Hurts EP, local favorites Bad Bad Hats will be playing an early and late show at the 7th Street Entry on February 4th, 2023.

According to Afternoon Records, the EP will be remastered, but they’ve also included demos of all five songs. Available digitally and on vinyl for the first time.

We first caught the band in June 2014 and noted, “Starting with Bad Bad Hats, who played a solid set consisting of their latest It Hurts EP (Afternoon Records) with some new songs. There were a lot of young crossover fans, who showed up early to show support for Bad Bad Hats. Some of the new songs included “Joseph”, which singer Kerry Alexander commented, “If your name is Joseph, then this song is for you.” Huge cheers were heard when “Super America” was announced, so you can tell that was the big hit for this young band.”

Special guest Beemer to open.

02/04/2023 Saturday
Talisk
at the Cedar
thecedar.org

Scottish folk band Talisk is back in America with their Back in America tour. We last mentioned they were in the Minneapolis area in Mar 2018, so it’s been a while since we heard from them.

The trio (Mohsen Amini, Benedict Morris, and Graeme Armstrong) first rose to fame after winning the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards “Folk Band of the Year” category in 2017.

Talisk’s new album is called Dawn.

Tour dates:

January
20
2023
CELTIC CONNECTIONS // SWG3

February
04
2023
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
February
05
2023
Historic Temple Theatre
Viroqua, WI
February
06
2023
The Bur Oak
Madison, WI
February
07
2023
Shank Hall
Milwaukee, WI
February
08
2023
Space
Evanston, IL
February
09
2023
The Ark
Ann Arbor, MI
February
10
2023
The Midtown GR
Grand Rapids, MI
February
11
2023
LAKE EERIE FOLK FESTIVAL
Euclid, OH
February
13
2023
Crafthouse Stage
Pittsburgh, PA
February
15
2023
Katharine Hepburn
Old Saybrook, CT
February
16
2023
Crystal Ballroom
Somerville, MA
February
17
2023
Spire Center
Plymouth, MA
February
18
2023
MoCA Westport
Westport, CT
February
19
2023
Ardmore Music Hall
Ardmore, PA
February
20
2023
City Winery New York
New York, NY
February
21
2023
Caffè Lena
Saratoga Springs, NY

02/06/2023 Monday
Bush
at Fillmore Minneapolis
livenation.com

I believe the upcoming Bush concert at the Fillmore on Feb 6, 2023, is a make-up date for their 2020 tour in support of The Kingdom. As many of you know, 2020 proved to be a terrible year for live events due to the pandemic.

In the 90s, Bush was a massive band… but they broke up after 2000.

In 2010, the band reformed to play their first show in 8 years, and since then changed their line-up and created new songs.

With the new 2022/2023 tour, Bush released another new album, The Art of Survival.

Tour dates:

Jan
28
Reno, NV, US
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

Jan
29
Hollywood, CA, US
Hollywood Palladium
Jan
31
Anaheim, CA, US
City National Grove of Anaheim
Feb
1
Phoenix, AZ, US
The Van Buren
Feb
3
Salt Lake City, UT, US
The Complex – UT
Feb
4
Denver, CO, US
Fillmore Auditorium
Feb
6
Minneapolis, MN, US
Fillmore Minneapolis
Feb
7
Kansas City, MO, US
Arvest Bank Theatre
Feb
9
Toronto, ON, Canada
History
Feb
10
Northfield, OH, US
MGM Northfield Park
Feb
14
Boston, MA, US
MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Feb
15
Washington, DC, US
The Anthem
Feb
17
Atlantic City, NJ, US
Ocean Casino Resort
Feb
18
New York (NYC), NY, US
Manhattan Center

Feb
20
Nashville, TN, US
Ryman Auditorium
Feb
22
Louisville, KY, US
The Louisville Palace
Feb
25
Chicago, IL, US
The Salt Shed
Feb
26
St Louis, MO, US
The Pageant