Minneapolis: This Week (09/24/2023)
Minneapolis: This Week (09/24/2023) – The Walkmen, Sun Room, Peelander–Z, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Veronica Swift, Oracle Sisters , Vallis Alps , Vagabon , Bishop Briggs and MisterWives, Everclear
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09/18/2023 MondayThe Walkmen
with Yeah Baby
at First Avenue
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Did you hear? The Walkmen have reformed, and on their first national tour in over a decade. They’ve sold out many of their dates, so they’re decided to extend their tour to the Fall: “Ok so, we are doing more shows in the fall. We truly can’t get enough. Our spring tour was such a thrill and so much better than we could have ever imagined, so we’re stretching our fall tour out a bit more. This fall we’re doing our first west coast headline shows in 10 years and also some fun ones in the midwest, including a new date in Dallas, Texas. And then back east for new shows in Boston and NJ… Thanks to everyone who’s come out so far and we’re looking forward to seeing more of you in the fall!”
Yeah Baby to open.
Tour dates:
09/16 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
09/18 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09/21 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
09/22 – Garden City, ID – Flipside Fest
09/24 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
09/26 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
09/27 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
09/29 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
10/03 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
10/04 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
10/06-8 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10/06 – Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom
10/11 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
10/14 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner w/ Rostam
10/15 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
10/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre w/ Rostam
10/17 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital
04/04-04/08/23 – Puerto Aventuras, MX – One Big Holiday
09/19/2023 TuesdaySun Room
at Varsity Theater
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California’s Sun Room will be headlining the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on September 19th, in support of their latest EP Outta Their Minds.
Tour Dates:
September 16 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall ^
September 18 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre %
September 19 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater %
September 22 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall %
September 23 – Detroit, MI – El Club %
September 24 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner %
September 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre %
September 28 – Toronto, ON – Axis Club Theatre %
September 29 – Montreal, QC – Le Belmont %
September 30 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom %
October 3 – Boston, MA – Royale %
October 5 – New York, NY – Webster Hall %
October 6 – Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club %
October 7 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes %
October 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts %
October 10 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater %
October 12 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre %
October 13 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall %
October 14 – Surf City, NC – Ocean Fest
November 2 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live – Studio #
November 3 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn #
November 4 – Dallas, TX – The Echo #
November 7 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre #
November 8 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom #
November 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex – Grand $
November 11 – Boise, ID – The Olympic $
November 13 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre $
November 14 – Seattle, WA – Neumos $
November 15 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom $
November 17 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall $
November 18 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst $
November 19 – Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theater $
November 22 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues $
November 28 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren $
November 29 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre $
^ Little Cowboy
& Venus & the Flytraps
% Sports Team
# Sarah & the Sundays
$ Surf Trash
09/19/2023 TuesdayPeelander–Z
with Dog Party
at Turf Club
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Our favorite Japanese superhero band Peelander-Z is back in town to celebrate their 25th Anniversary of the band. They’re calling it “P-Party! Z-Party!”.
If you’ve never seen a Peelander-Z show, do yourself a favor and check them out. They are one of the most interesting looking and creative bands you’ll ever see. And when you’re at the show, I can guarantee you that you’ll be singing (and possibly playing pots or drums) with the band.
Dog Party to open.
Tour Dates:
09/14 OKC, OK 89th Street – OKC
09/15 Wichita, KS John Barleycorn’s
09/16 Lincoln, NE 1867
09/17 Kansas City, MO recordBar
09/19 St.Paul, MN Turf Club
09/20 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
09/21 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
09/22 Indianapolis, IN Melody Inn
09/23 Chicago, IL Reggies Rock Club
09/24 NewPort, KY The Southgate House Revival
09/25 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
09/26 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
09/28 Newmarket, NH The Stone Church Music Club
09/29 Providence, RI Askew Prov
09/30 Teaneck, NJ Debonair Music Hall
10/01 Brooklyn, NY The Meadows
10/03 Baltimore, MD Metro Baltimore
10/04 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
10/05 Richmond, VA Richmond Music Hall
10/06 Wilmington, NC Reggies 42nd Street Tavern
10/07 Charlotte, NC Snug Harbor
10/09 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
10/10 Sanford, FL Tuffy’s Music Box & Lounge
10/12 New Orleans, LA Gasa Gasa
10/13 Houston, TX Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
10/15 Austin, TX The Far Out Lounge and Stage
09/21/2023 ThursdayDrew Holcomb & The Neighbors
with Josiah and the Bonnevilles
at First Avenue
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors are currently on tour in support of their new album Strangers No More. The band will headline First Avenue on September 21, 2023.
Josiah and the Bonnevilles to open.
Tour Dates:
Sept. 13 in Birmingham, AL at Iron City
Sept. 14 in Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival
Sept. 15 in Cleveland, OH at House of Blues
Sept. 16 in Indianapolis, IN at The Vogue
Sept. 19 in Des Moines, IA at Wooly’s
Sept. 21 in Minneapolis, MN at First Avenue
Sept. 22 in Madison, WI at Majestic Theatre
Sept. 24 in Kalamazoo, MI at Kalamazoo State Theatre
Sept. 29 in Boston, MA at Paradise Rock Club – Music Hall
Sept. 30 in Portsmouth, NH at the Music Hall
Oct. 1 in Burlington, VT at Higher Ground Ballroom
Oct. 4 in Ardmore, PA at Ardmore Music Hall
Oct. 5 in Richmond, VA at The National
Oct. 6 in Lexington, VA at Lime Kiln Theatre
Oct. 7 in Charleston, SC @ Riverfront Revival Festival
Oct. 14 in Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater^
Oct. 18 in Oxford, MS at The Lyric
Oct. 19 in Tulsa, OK at Cains
Oct. 20 in Forth Worth, TX at Tannahill’s Music Hall
Oct. 21 in Waco, TX at the Hippodrome
^ denotes Darius Rucker Dates
++denotes Goodbye Road Appearance
09/21/2023 ThursdayDavid Kushner
with Chance Peña
at Varsity Theater
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Singer/songwriter David Kushner is headlining the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on September 21st.
Show up early to check out rising singer-songwriter Chance Peña. The singer recently released his new EP Lovers to Strangers which features the single “In My Room”. The single got over 151 million streams across Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, and 5 billion views on TikTok, with 2 million video creations and counting.
Tour dates:
9/11 – Lincoln Theatre – Washington, DC
9/13 – Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC
9/15 – Opera House – Toronto, ON
9/17 – Saint-Roch XP @ Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC
9/19 – Shelter – Detroit, MI
9/20 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
9/21 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
9/23 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
9/25 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
9/26 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
9/29 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
9/30 – Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, BC, Canada
10/1 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
09/22/2023 Friday
Veronica Swift
at Dakota Jazz Club
dakotacooks.com
Award-Winning vocalist Veronica Swift is doing an early and late show at the Dakota Jazz Club, in Minneapolis, on September 22nd. As with all Dakota Jazz Club shows, arrive early to get some food.
Tour dates:
9/19/23 – The Cabaret – Indianapolis, IN
9/20/23 – Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH
9/21/23 – City Winery – Chicago, IL
9/22/23 – The Dakota – Minneapolis, MN
9/23/23 – The Howard – Osh Kosh, WI
10/12/23 – SFJAZZ Center – San Francisco, CA
10/17/23 – Pepperdine University – Malibu, CA
10/19/23 – Auburn University – Auburn, AL
10/21/23 – Middle C Jazz Club – Charlotte, NC
10/28/23 – Musikhuset Aarhus – Aarhus, DK*
10/29/23 – DR Concert Hall – Copenhagen, DK*
11/3-4/23 – Brass In Jazz – Real Teatro Santa Cecilia
11/7-8/23 – Duc de Lombards – Paris, FR
11/10/23 – Ronnie Scott’s – London, UK
12/30-31/23 – Eschio Estate – Umbria, IT
*performing with the Danish Radio Big Band
09/22/2023 Friday
Oracle Sisters
with Ryder the Eagle
at Turf Club
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France’s Oracle Sisters will be headlining the Turf Club in St Paul at the new date of September 22, 2023 (from May 13, 2023). The group was chosen as top 100 artists of 2019 by the NME.
Oracle Sisters, is painter and musician Lewis Lazar, with his friend Christopher Willatt and Finnish songwriter and drummer Julia Johansen. The trio’s music is a little mix of folk, rock, jazz and blues.
Ryder the Eagle to open.
Tour dates:
14 Sep – Garrison – Toronto, ON
16 Sep – The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Millvale – PA
17 Sep – DC9 – Washington, DC
19 Sep – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
22 Sep – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN
23 Sep – Schubas – Chicago, IL
25 Sep – Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA
26 Sep – The Jack London Revue – Portland, OR
28 Sep – Popscene/Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
29 Sep – The Roxy Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
09/23/2023 Saturday
Vallis Alps
at 7th St Entry
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Sydney, Australia’s Vallis Alps (David Ansari and Parissa Tosif) is touring in support of their debut album Cleave.
Talking about the record, Vallis Alps said, “This album was made over continents, through a broken (then repaired) friendship, a pandemic, us growing and morphing as individuals and as a band. We have poured every emotion and conversation into this album – a dream of ours to always make. A thread connecting the songs on the album is the idea of being equally patient with the joy as well as the sorrow in life. Essentially, the songs live in the realm of the pursuit of contentment as opposed to happiness… We keep coming back to the idea of a botanist. Taking care of, and working through many emotional moments that need pruning. It’s like active gardening of the soul and mind and how that process looks. Even the yearning, even the pain is valuable: don’t throw it all away.”
Tour dates:
Mon Sep 18 – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA
Tue Sep 19 – Racket – New York City, NY
Thurs Sept 21- Pygmalion – Urbana, IL
Fri Sep 22 – Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL
Sat Sep 23 – 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN
Wed Sep 27 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
Thu Sep 28 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR
Mon Oct 2 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
Tue Oct 3- Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
09/23/2023 SaturdayVagabon
with DJs Tricky Miki and Dub Minus
at Walker Art Center
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The annual Walker Art Center’s benefit show Avant Garden will earn its title of “party of the year” this September 23rd, 2023. There’s dining, cocktails, and dance at the special After Party!
The live DJ set will feature headliner Vagabon (aka Lætitia Tamko) with local DJs Tricky Miki and Dub Minus.
Vagabon’s new album Sorry I Haven’t Called is coming out September 15 on Nonesuch Records.
Tour dates:
10/21 – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
10/22 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
10/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10/26 – Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom *
10/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
10/28 – Hamden, CT @ Set Space Ballroom *
10/29 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis *
10/31 – Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo ^
11/2 – Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur ^
11/3 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz ^
11/4 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks ^
11/6 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus ^
11/7 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg – Grote Zaal ^
11/8 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival
11/9 – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma ^
11/11 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket ^
11/12 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy ^
11/13 – London, UK @ Pitchfork Music Festival
11/14 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City ^
12/6 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
12/8 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s *
12/9 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *
12/10 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room *
^ w/ Weyes Blood
* w/ Nourished By Time
09/24/2023 SundayBishop Briggs and MisterWives
with Raffaella
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com
New York City/Los Angeles-based alt-pop group MisterWives is currently on a co-headlining tour with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs. The two will be at First Avenue, in Minneapolis on September 24th.
MisterWives (27 Oct 2015)
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We saw MisterWives in 27 October 2015 and wrote, “I can’t deny that the feeling in the air was electric during the hour long set. Although it was short, it was full of energy and fun. Misterwives is one of those bands that when you see them live, you can’t help but smile. It didn’t matter that I did not enjoy the music all that much what matters is I enjoyed the energy they brought to the table.”
Raffaella to open.
Tour dates:
Sept. 20 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
Sept. 22 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed
Sept. 23 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
Sept. 24 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Sept. 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
Sept. 27 – Columbus, OH – Kemba Live!
Sept. 29 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sept. 30 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
Oct. 1 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
Oct. 4 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
Oct. 6 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
Oct. 9 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Oct. 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Oct. 11 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
Oct. 13 – Portland, OR – Roseland
Oct. 15 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
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09/24/2023 Sunday
Everclear
with The Ataris and The Pink Spiders
at Uptown Theater
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One of the oldest surviving theaters in the Twin Cities area, this old Uptown Theatre (aka Lagoon Theatre) was renovated and upgraded to a brand new music and event venue. Local band Yam Haus opened the theater on June 10.
Now that the Uptown is running, I see they are booking some great bands, including Bad Religion in October 16th, and also Everclear on September 24th.
Everclear’s new live album Live at The Whisky a Go Go is out now on Sunset Blvd Records. The album captures the band at their finest live shows. They’re a great live band, as we witness on 30 July 2015, writing, “Everclear is definitely in my top 5 favorite 90’s bands. There was something about their music, lyrics and look. Art Alexakis was definitely my first man crush. He was so cute with the sleeves of tattoos and the bleach blonde hair swooping across his forehead. Nothing has changed. Over 15 years later, their music is just as good and Art is still just as adorable as the pictures from magazines of him that I had clipped and stapled to my wall (sorry about the staples dad!).”
The Ataris and The Pink Spiders to open.
Tour dates:
September 11 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
September 12 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
September 13 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
September 15 Philadelphia, PA @ Rivers Casino ^
September 16 Westbury, NY @ The Space at Westbury
September 17 Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
September 18 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
September 20 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
September 21 Nashville, TN @ The Sky Deck
September 22 Mt. Vernon, IL @ The Granada Theatre
September 23 Waterloo, IA @ National Cattle Congress
September 24 Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
September 27 Omaha, NE @ Barnato
September 28 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
September 29 Kamas, UT @ DeJoria Center Arena
September 30 Cheyenne, WY @ The Lincoln
October 1 Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry
October 3 Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo +
October 4 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
October 6 Umatilla, OR @ Rock The Locks +
October 7 Elko, NV @ Maverick Hotel and Casino by Red Lion Hotels +
October 9 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
October 10 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
October 12 Temecula, CA @ South Coast Winery Resort & Spa +
October 13 Rocklin, CA @ Quarry Park Amphitheater
October 14 Las Vegas, NV @ Silverton Casino Hotel
October 15 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s
October 27 North Augusta, SC @ Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee +
November 4 Tybee Island, GA @ Tybee Post Music Festival +
+ indicates Everclear only
^ indicates Everclear and The Ataris only