Minneapolis: February 8 to February 10

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02/08/2023 Wednesday
Ready or Hot
with Kiss the Tiger and DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The special First Avenue and Planned Parenthood North Central States is putting together a benefit for women’s reproductive rights with their Rock, Runway, and Reproductive Rights show, taking place Feb 8th at First Avenue’s mainroom.

Planned Parenthood writes, “Come together with fellow Planned Parenthood supporters on February 8 for an evening of fashion and music at the most iconic music venue in Minneapolis, First Avenue & 7th St Entry! Ready or Hot raises essential funds that support our vital sexual and reproductive health care, inclusive sex education, and fierce advocacy in Minnesota.”

General Admission Tickets are $100, but does include a drink ticket and gift bag. Next Generation General Admission is $50.

 

Opening will be Kiss the Tiger, who we caught in Feb 2022 at Lawrence, Kansas: “Next up was a Twin Cities favorite, Minneapolis band Kiss the Tiger, who had their third studio release, Vicious Kid, come out last June and is on their first brief tour outside of the Upper Midwest. The band began in late 2016 and has been gradually gaining more attention ever since, named a “Picked to Click” band by former alt-weekly City Pages in 2019.”

Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh will DJ between sets.

 

02/09/2023 Thursday
The Charlatans UK and RIDE
with DJ Jake Rudh
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

 

Two of the UK’s most enduring and best-loved bands, The Charlatans (known in the USA as The Charlatans UK due to conflicting name with the American band of the same name) and Ride is on a co-headlining tour – and guess what? They’re stopping in Minneapolis on Feb 9th.

We saw The Charlatans and Tim Burgess before W♥M existed… in 2000 and 2001: “As you know, I am a big British music fan, so the co-headlining tour of The Charlatans (or as they’re known in America as Charlatans UK) and Stereophonics at the Quest in 2000 could not be missed. At that time, I wasn’t that familiar with Stereophonics, I was mostly at that show (which I could have sworn it was at the Fine Line Music Café) to see The Charlatans. I loved “Weirdo” and “The Only One I Know”, which, when I saw Tim Burgess solo at First Avenue a few years later, he only did his solo music (boo!).”

As for Ride, we saw them on their reunion tour in Sep 2015, “Reunions are special, not only do the band get back to doing what they loved, but they are also reuniting their fans to come together in one place. Personally speaking, we met and saw so many old shoegazing fans and friends. Some of these fans have not been seen at other shows… but for Ride, of course, they’ll come out. Many believed that this is perhaps the last time Ride will play here. Also, plenty of local bands (who were inspired by Ride and the music they help pioneer) came out to the show – in particular Ed Ackerson (of BNLX; Polara) and Two Harbors were spotted at the show.”

DJ Jake Rudh to DJ.

Tour dates:

 

 

 

02/10/2023 Friday
Bella White 
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bella White will stop by the 7th Street Entry on Feb 10. She had recently finished her co-headlining tour with Taylor Ashton, and these new 2023 seems like a continuing tour. We first mentioned White’s debut album Just Like Leaving in July 2020.

Bella White is described as “22 year old was born and raised in rural Canada by two musician parents. She was thrust into the world of Bluegrass as a young child (her father is from Virginia) – learning fingerpicking guitar and mandolin and going to jams and competitions on the weekends. And although White isn’t a rigid purist, she deeply believes it’s her duty to carry this music tradition forward, to keep it alive and turn kids her age onto it.”

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02/10/2023 Friday
Before Love Comes to Kill Us
feat. Twain
with Slink Proper
and Akedia, M33CH, JAMI, VeRB
at James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW Post 246
uptownvfw.org

This looks like a show by local hip-hop recording artist Twain (not to be confused with Twain, a band led by Mt. Davidson, who we saw in Oct 2016), with a special appearance by Slink Proper.

Here is the full description of the event:

 

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.