09/12/2023 Tuesday
Tegan and Sara 
with Carlie Hanson
at First Avenue

first-avenue.com

The innovative, multi-platinum Canadian duo Tegan and Sara is currently on tour, in support of their graphic novel Junior High (with artwork from Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden), plus Crybaby (which came out last year on Mom+Pop Music). We actually tried to see the sisters when they were promoting Crybaby in November 2022, but unfortunately that show and tour were cancelled. This upcoming September 12th show is a makeup for the cancellation.

We love T&S, having seen them several times. The last time, at Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul on Oct 2019: “Between each song, the Tegan and Sara read excerpts from their memoir and showed some home videos. It’s to show us that, they’re “just like us”, that they came from humble beginning. Everything is laid out here, from their first taste of music (discovering a guitar under the staircase) to discovering their sexual awakening.”
Carlie Hanson to open. We saw her in Mar 2023 and said, “Carlie Hanson walked on stage to the “That 70’s Show” theme song by Todd Griffin (which is based on Big Star’s “In the Streets”). This is important, because the show and theme song is all about “still rockin’ in Wisconsin” and it’s certainly the theme to her new album Wisconsin… which recently dropped on March 10, 2023.”

Tour dates:

Sep 12 – First Ave – Minneapolis, MN*
Sep 16 – Roxian Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA*
Sep 17 – Sea.Hear.Now Festival – Asbury Park, NJ
Sep 20 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY*
Sep 22 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA*
Sep 26 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC*
Sep 27 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC*
Sep 28 – Carolina Theatre – Durham, NC*
Oct 2 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA*
Oct 3 – Hard Rock – Orlando, FL*

* w/ Carlie Hanson

 

09/13/2023 Wednesday
Yard Act
with Stuck
at Fine Line

first-avenue.com

UK’s Yard Act is on their debut headlining US tour, and the first stop is at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis, this September 13.

This is one of the hottest UK band at the moment, with praises for their album The Overload by The Guardian, the Sunday Times, NME, Uncut, and many others.

Chicago’s Stuck to open. The band is fronted by former Yeesh and Clearance member Greg Obis. Stuck recently released their new LP Freak Frequency via Born Yesterday.

Tour dates:

Wed. Sep. 13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Thu. Sep. 14 – Madison, WI @ The Terrace
Fri. Sep. 15 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Festival
Thu. Nov. 2 – Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves
Sat. Nov. 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Sun. Nov. 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Mon. Nov. 6 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Tue. Nov. 7 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
Thu. Nov. 9 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
Fri. Nov. 10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Sat. Nov. 11 – New Orleans, LA @ Toulouse Theatre
Tue. Nov. 14 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Wed. Nov. 15 – Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Company
Fri. Nov. 17 – Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival
Sat. Dec. 2 – Bangkok, TH @ Maho Rasop Festival
 
 
 
09/13/2023 Wednesday
Bombino
with Paul Metzger
at Cedar Cultural Center

thecedar.org

Nigeria’s Bombino is doing a 2023 tour, kicking off at the Cedar Cultural Center, in Minneapolis on September 13, 2023.

 
We caught the band in Jun 2022 and wrote, “Gates opened at 1pm, and first band on the main stage was Niger’s internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer/songwriter Bombino (Omara Moctar). The hot weather of Minneapolis’ afternoon reminded the band of their home country, Niger.”

Paul Metzger to open.

Tour dates:

9/13/2023 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar Cultural Center
9/14/2023 – Chicago, IL – Martyrs’
9/15/2023 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton
9/16/2023 – New Orleans, LA – Broadside NOLA
9/17/2023 – Austin, Texas – Parish
9/19/2023 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
9/20/2023 – Philadelphia, PA – City Winery Philadelphia
9/21/2023 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl
9/22/2023 – Westerly, RI – The United Theatre
9/23/2023 – North Adams, MA – FreshGrass Festival
9/24/2023 – Accord, NY – Woodsist
9/25/2023 – Homer, NY – Center for the Arts
9/28/2023 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
9/29/2023 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
10/1/2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent
10/4/2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
10/5/2023 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Other Side
10/6/2023 – Basalt, CO – TACAW
10/7/2023 – Taos, NM – Daleee Live Space at the Solar Center
10/8/2023 – Santa Fe, NM – Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery
10/11/2023 – Cleveland, OH – The Cleveland Museum of Art
10/12/2023 – Louisville, KY – Whirling Tiger

 

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.

 

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