Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Kicking off this week is the annual Great Get-Together at the Minnesota State Fair.

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08/28/2023 Monday
Portrayal of Guilt
with GAG and Fearing
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Texas’ Portrayal of Guilt have announced their first U.S. tour since the release of their latest, acclaimed new album, Devil Music (via Run For Cover). The tour will stop at the Turf Club in St Paul on August 28, 2023.

GAG and Fearing to open.

Tour Dates:

Aug 15: El Paso, TX – Old Sheepdog Brewery
Aug 16: Phoenix, AZ – The Underground
Aug 17: Los Angeles, CA- The Echo
Aug 18: Riverside, CA – The Hideaway
Aug 19: San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods
Aug 21: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Aug 22: Seattle, WA – Barboza
Aug 23: Spokane, WA – District Bar
Aug 24: Boise, ID Shrine – Basement
Aug 25: Salt Lake City, UT – Crucial Fest
Aug 26: Denver, CO – D3 Arts
Aug 27: Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
Aug 28: Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
Aug 30: Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Aug 31: St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Sep 01: Indianapolis, IN – Healer
Sep 02: Chicago, IL – Scorched Tundra
Sep 05: Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Sep 06: Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light
Sep 07: Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
Sep 08: Memphis, TN – B-Side
Sep 09: Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Sep 10: Atlanta, GA – Slower & Harder
Sep 12: New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
Sep 13: San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
Aug 15 – Sep 13 w/ Gag (except Sep 10)
Aug 15 – Aug 22 w/ Nuclear Daisies
Aug 19 w/ Graf Orlock
Aug 23 – Sep 01 w/ Fearing (except Aug 25)
Sep 05 – Sep 13 w/ Secret Shame (except 9.10)

08/31/2023 Thursday
The Nadas
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Iowa-based alt/Americana band The Nadas will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul on August 31st, 2023, in support of their latest album Come Along for the Ride (due out August 11).

The band is said to have a distinctive 70s-meets-90s sound, blending twangy, Stones-era “country honk” with raw, alt-rock energy and wistful, folk-leaning melodies.

Tour dates:

Aug 4 Reggie’s Chicago
Chicago, IL
Aug 7 New Album Listening Party at xBkLive

Aug 10 Meridian Bridge
Yankton, SD

Aug 11 Iowa State Fair
Des Moines, IA

Aug 12 Knuckleheads Saloon
Kansas City, MO

Aug 13 Bluebird Café
Nashville, TN

Aug 18 Reverb Lounge
Omaha, NE

Aug 31 Turf Club
St. Paul, MN

Sep 6 Zebulon
Los Angeles, CA

Sep 9 Rhythm Room
Phoenix, AZ

Sep 14
Oriental Theater
Denver, CO
Sep 15
Vultures
Colorado Springs, CO

Sep 30
Knoxville Airshow
Knoxville, IA

Oct 27
Hoyt Sherman Place

Jun 23, 2024 — Jun 30, 2024 Fan Cruise: French & Italian Riviera

09/01/2023 Friday
First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
first-avenue.com

09/02/2023 Saturday
First Avenue Goes to the Fair
at Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater
first-avenue.com

It’s that time of the year again: the annual Minnesota State Fair.

First Avenue will be once again organizing a variety of local bands to play the Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater, inside the State Fair. The show is hosted by Justen Jones with the houseband Al Church and The Congregation.

For Friday night we have these bands:

• Becky Kapell
• Juice Lord
• Laamar
• Tommy Stinson
• XINA
• hosted by Justen Jones

For Saturday night:

• Barlow
• Jaedyn James
• Monique Smaz
• Run Westy Run
• SYM1
• hosted by Justen Jones

09/03/2023 Sunday
The Ocean Blue
with The Hang Ups and Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

I’m happy to report that the upcoming The Ocean Blue show on September 3, at the Parkway Theater has sold out. We’ve been listening to this indie pop band since the 90s when they covered The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out”.

We caught the band in July 2019 and wrote, “The Ocean Blue had always wore their influences on their sleeve, play music that sounds very similar to 80s dreampop/shoegazing sound, and even covering The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out” (faithfully, I might add) on their Peace & Light EP. At the end of their 90-min set, they dedicated their cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” to the Transmission audience.”

Speaking of Transmission, DJ Jake Rudh will play music videos between sets.

The Hang Ups to open.

Tour Dates:

Sep 1- Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
Sep 2 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Sep 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ Parkway Theater
Sep 8 – Washington, DC @ Howard Theater
Sep 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
Sep 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ardmore Theater
Sep 30 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Neptune Festival
Oct 6 – San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct 7 – Houston, TX @ Numbers
Oct 19 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Oct 20 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Bag
Oct 21 – Columbus, OH @ Natalie’s Grandview Music Hall
Nov 10 – Miami, FL @ The Ground @ Club Space
Nov 11 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Nov 16 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Nov 17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Nov 18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

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.