Minneapolis: This Week (04/16/2023)
Minneapolis: This Week (04/16/2023): Ryan Traster and NEWSKI, Fruit Bats , Trapper Schoepp , Rachel Baiman, Stars, Daisy The Great, Goose
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04/13/2023 ThursdayRyan Traster and NEWSKI
with Long Range Hustle
at Turf Club
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The co-headlining tour of Ryan Traster and Newski will be stopping by the Turf Club in St Paul on April 13th.
The press release of the year, for me, was for Newski’s disastrous unlicensed pop-up concert at Chipotle.
Everything that could go wrong did, for Wisconsin’s jangle pop rock outfit NEWSKI on their spontaneous and unlicensed performance at Chipotle; the guitar fell out of tune, no free burritos were rewarded, and nearly everyone in the place was pissed off.
I thought it was funny enough that I shared it with the W♥M team. Even if the story was made up or overly exaggerated, it made us notice and we like a band with a sense of humor.
I did some digging, and apparently this trio features Steve “Mr Bicep” Vorass on drums, Sean “Tubs” Anderson on 4-string, and led by Brett Newski on guitars and vocals.
Funny enough, we have seen Brett before, at the Violent Femmes show in July 2016, which we described, “Brett Newski opened up the show with his improv-ish songs. Very fun guy, really witty. Highlight of his set was getting an audience member to help play harmonica during ‘In Between Exits’. He ended his brief 30-min set with ‘D.I.Y.’… and newfound fans in the front started to sing along to his catchy lyrics, “I’m D.I.Y., I’m punk as f***. Don’t need your money, I don’t want your love.” Newski also tend to swap out lyrics to make his song more personal and timely. For example, he name dropped The Replacements in the mixtape lyrics on ‘D.I.Y.’”
Long Range Hustle to open.
Tour dates:
03.30 – HAMILTON, ON @ Mill’s Hardware
01.31 – TORONTO, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
04.01 – ELORA, ON @ Elora Brewing Co
04.02 – BARRIE, ON @ Queens Hotel
04.06 – STEVEN’S POINT, WI @ UWSP Dreyfus Center
04.07 – MILWAUKEE, WI @ Anodyne Walkers Point
04.08 – MANITOWOC, WI @ Sabbatical Brewing
04.12 – CHICAGO, IL @ Golden Dagger
04.13 – ST PAUL, MN @ Turf Club
04.14 – APPLETON, WI @ Appleton Beer Factory
04.21 – COLUMBUS, OH @ Rambling House Series
04.22 – YOUNGSTOWN, OH @ Westside Bowl
04.23 – PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Krobath series
04.26 – NEW YORK, NY @ Bowery Electric
04.27 – DEWEY BEACH, DL @ Fort Ishu House Show
04.28 – WASHINGTON DC @ Pearl St Warehouse
04.30 – RICHMOND, VA @ Hardywood Brewing
05.03 – ORLANDO, FL @ Will’s Pub
05.04 – ST AUGUSTINE @ Sarbez
05.05 – WEST DESTIN, FL @ Rock by the Sea Fest
05.06 – WEST DESTIN, FL @ Rock by the Sea Fest
05.20 – HAVANA, IL @ Havana Songwriters Fest
05.23 – SEATTLE, WA @ Fun House
05.24 – BEND, OR @ Old St Francis School
05.25 – PORTLAND, OR @ The White Eagle
05.26-27 – PORT ANGELES, WA @ JFFA Festival
06.02- MARSHFIELD, WI @ Hub City Days
06.17 – SHEBOYGAN, WI @ Three Sheeps
06.23 – CEDAR RAPIDS, IA @ Newbo City Market
06.30 – BARABOO, WI @ Tumbled Rock Brewing
07.01 – MADISON, WI @ Terrace at Memorial Union
07.12 – GOSHEN, IN @ Goshen Brewing
07.14 – LANSING, MI @ Bridge Fest
07.15 – GRAND RAPIDS, MI @ Founders
07.16 – THREE OAKS, MI @ Acorn Theatre
04/14/2023 Friday
Fruit Bats
at First Avenue
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Nashville’s Fruit Bats (Eric D. Johnson) is currently on tour in support of A River Running to Your Heart. The record will be available April 14 via Merge Records.
“Over the years there’s been a lot of geography in my music, a lot of landscapes,” Johnson says. “Sometimes the places are real, sometimes they’re emotional. I’ve always liked the idea of songs and albums that exist in a continuum with one another. I’m not talking about some kind of deep series of concept albums, mind you. More like the idea that my songs are all pretty much tributaries of the same river. Which makes a lot of metaphorical sense because my path has been long and winding and often slow and muddy. But always moving towards the sea…. I guess you could say this album is the one where I took all that emotional geography and kind of mapped it out.”
We saw Fruit Bats in Oct 2015 and said, “Johnson’s honeyed voice was perfect, rivaled only by the dreamy strum of Barker’s guitar and gentle whirr of Klippert’s keyboards. Folk-pop gems like fan-favorite “When You Love Somebody” (from Mouthfuls) saw many people singing the famously quirky lyric, “When you love somebody and bite your tongue all you get is a mouthful of blood.” Blood, bats, love and folk – I couldn’t have asked for a better precursor to Halloween.”
Fruit Bats Spring 2023 Tour:
4/13 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
4/14 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
4/15 – Maquoketa, IA – Codfish Hollow
4/16 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
4/18 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Phoenix Theatre
4/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
4/20 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
4/21 – Boston, MA – Royale
4/22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
4/25 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
4/27 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
4/28 – Scaly Mountain, NC – Bear Shadow +
4/29 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
4/30 – Jacksonville, FL – Intuition Ale Works
5/10 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern
5/11 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre
5/12 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
5/13 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
5/14 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
5/17 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
5/19 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
5/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Commonwealth Room
5/21 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
5/24 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
5/25 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
5/26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
5/27 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Commodore Ballroom
+ w/ Spoon
04/14/2023 Friday
Trapper Schoepp
with Becky Kapell and Laura Hugo
at 7th St Entry
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Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp is touring in support of his upcoming album Siren Songs, available April 21 via Grand Phony (US) / Rootsy (EU).
Tour dates:
3/24 – Akron, OH – Barno’s House
3/25 – Ligonier, PA – Sweet Rust
3/26 – Washington, D.C. – Pie Shop DC
3/28 – Boston, MA – City Winery Boston
3/29 – Cambridge, NY – Argyle Brewing Company
3/30 – Syracuse, NY – The 443 Social Club & Lounge
3/31 – Freehold, NJ – Concerts in the Studio
4/1 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
4/2 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
4/14 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
4/15 – Madison, WI – Kiki’s House of Righteous Music
4/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Colectivo **
4/22 – Berwyn, IL – FitzGerald’s **
4/23 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl **
5/7 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall #
5/9 – Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel #
5/10 – Berwyn, IL – FitzGerald’s #
5/11 – Des Moines, IA – xBk Live #
5/12 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge #
** With Mike Viola
# Supporting Daniel Rodriguez
04/15/2023 SaturdayRachel Baiman
with Barbaro
at Cedar
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Singer/songwriter Rachel Baiman is currently on tour in support of her new album Common Nation of Sorrow. The record was produced by Baiman, mixed by Tucker Martine (Neko Case, The Decemberists, First Aid Kit) and recorded at The Tractor Shed outside of Nashville.
We last wrote about Baiman in Sep 2017 when she was in town with Mandolin Orange.
Barbaro to open.
Tour dates:
6
Decatur, GA, US
Eddie’s Attic
Apr
7
Charlotte, NC, US
The Evening Muse
Apr
8
Durham, NC, US
The Pinhook
Apr
12
Madison, WI, US
High Noon Saloon
Apr
13
Milwaukee, WI, US
Anodyne Coffee Roasting
Apr
14
Berwyn, IL, US
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
Apr
15
Minneapolis, MN, US
Cedar Cultural Center
Apr
16
Appleton, WI, US
Appleton Beer Factory
Apr
18
Ann Arbor, MI, US
The Ark Stage
Apr
19
Columbus, OH, US
Rambling House
Apr
20
Newport, KY, US
Revival Room
Apr
22
Lexington, KY, US
The Raven House
May
2
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Club Café
May
3
Wayne, PA, US
118 North
May
4
Washington, DC, US
Pearl Street Warehouse
May
5
Cambridge, MA, US
Club Passim
May
6
Brooklyn, NY, US
The Owl Music Parlour
May
8
Northampton, MA, US
The Parlor Room
May
11
Seattle, WA, US
Tractor Tavern
May
12
Prosser, WA, US
Brewminatti
May
13
Portland, OR, US
Polaris Hall
May
19
Outdoor Monticello, KY, US
Sleeping in the Woods
May
24
Pueblo, CO, US
Brues Alehouse Brewing Co.
May
25
Denver, CO, US
Swallow Hill Music
May
26
Carbondale, CO, US
Steve’s Guitars
May
26
Colorado Springs, CO, US
MeadowGrass Festival
Jun
6
Lafayette, IN, US
People’s Brewing Company
Jun
9
Chattanooga, TN, US
The Woodshop
Jun
23
Greenfield, MA, US
Green River Festival
04/15/2023 SaturdayStars
with Lydia Persaud
at Fine Line
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We love the Canadian band Stars. You guys know that. The band released Capelton Hill in 2022, and now that it’s safe to tour and travel… the band will touring towards Austin City Limits. They’ll stop by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on April 15th.
Update: Lydia Persaud was recently announced as support for this 2023 tour. The last time we heard from her, she released her album Moody31. The record is a collection of reflections on lessons learned in love and growth as she entered her thirties.
Tour dates:
Avening Community Hall
Creemore, ON
Apr 8, 2023 Sat
Avening Community Hall
Creemore, ON
Apr 9, 2023 Sun
Paris Presbyterian Church
Brant, ON
Apr 10, 2023 Mon
Bridgeworks
Hamilton, ON
Apr 12, 2023 Wed
Magic Bag
Ferndale, MI
Apr 13, 2023 Thu
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, IL
Apr 14, 2023 Fri
Shank Hall
Milwaukee, WI
Apr 15, 2023 Sat
Fine Line
Minneapolis, MN
Apr 18, 2023 Tue
House of Blues Dallas
Dallas, TX
Apr 19, 2023 Wed
3TEN Austin City Limits Live
Austin, TX
04/16/2023 SundayDaisy The Great
with Olive Klug
at 7th St Entry
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Brooklyn’s indie pop band Daisy the Great (Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on April 16. The group recently
recently shared a new version of “Tell Me Have You Been Dancing” remixed by and featuring vocals from indie pop artist Claud.
“We were so happy to have Claud remix our song. We love Claud, and it was such an honor to have their voice and their production on this song. The original is off of our latest album All You Need Is Time, and it’s about missing someone that you’ve loved. Claud layered a lot of the vocals and created some beautiful canons that really bring out the way your thoughts swirl when you never really stop thinking about someone that you had to let go of.”
Tour Dates
04/14 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
04/15 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
04/16 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
04/18 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
04/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
04/21 – Portland, OR – Holocene
04/22 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
04/25 – San Francisco, CA – Café Du Nord
04/28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
04/29 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
05/02 – Dallas, TX – Dada Dallas
05/03 – Austin, TX – Antone’s
05/05 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
05/06 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival*
05/07 – Nashville, TN – The End
05/10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
05/11 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd Music House
05/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – WonderWorks Music Festival*
*without Olive Klug
04/16/2023 Sunday
Goose
at Palace Theatre
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Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose has added additional headline dates to their summer schedule … the group returns to the Minnesota state at the Palace Theatre this April 16th.
In support of building a safer and more supportive music industry through access to quality mental health care providers, Goose will donate $1 from each tour ticket to Backline, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources.
Tour dates:
03/08 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
03/09 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
03/10 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
03/11 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
03/12- Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
03/23 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
03/24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
03/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
03/26 – Cleveland, OH – Agora
03/31 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
04/01 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
04/02 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Co.
04/13 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
04/14 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
04/15 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
04/16 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
04/18 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
04/19 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
04/21 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
04/22 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
04/23 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
04/25 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
04/27 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
04/28 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
04/29 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union
05/02 – New Orleans, LA – Daze Between New Orleans †
05/03 – New Orleans, LA – Daze Between New Orleans †
05/26-05/28 – Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival †
06/04 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Music Festival †
06/22-06/25 – Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest †
06/27 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
06/29-07/02 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival †
06/29-07/01 – Garrettsville, OH – Resonance Music and Arts Festival †
07/03 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
07/04 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
07/07 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/26-07/30 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest †
† Festival Appearance