Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

10/23/2023 Monday
Erin Rae
with She Returns From War
at 7th St Entry
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Nashville-based singer/songwriter Erin Rae is on her Lighten Up And Try Tour. The new live album Lighten Up & Try: Live & From The Heart is out now on Thirty Tigers.

We caught Rae in Jan 2023 and said, “The evening began with a generous fifty-minute set from Nashville singer-songwriter Erin Rae, in support of her newest solo full-length, Lighten Up (the title of which, is a not-so-subtle reminder to herself to not take things too seriously).
“I’ll start with my saddest song” she deadpanned, strumming “Mind / Heart” from the newest record. She described 2018’s “Love Like Before” as her “summer jam, my almost-mid-tempo song” to polite laughter and one of the common threads between she and the headliner, is that both new records were produced by the wunderkind of the modern Laurel Canyon sound, Jonathan Wilson (with several Big Time Band members also guesting on it).”

She Returns From War to open.

Lighten Up & Try Tour Dates

October 1 – Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern %
October 3 – Healdsburg, CA @ Little Saint %
October 4 – Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club %
October 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Tee Gee %
October 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Tee Gee *
October 9 – Santa Fe, NM @ El Rey Court *
October 11 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips *
October 12 – San Antonio, TX @ The Lonesome Rose *
October 13 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock *
October 14 – New Orleans, LA @ Toulouse Theatre &
October 15 – Waverly, AL @ Standard Deluxe Inc #
October 18 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room #
October 20 – Chicago, IL @ Judson & Moore Distillery #
October 21 – Chicago, IL @ Judson & Moore Distillery #
October 22 – Davenport, IA @ The Raccoon Motel #
October 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry #

^ – with Bryan Cates
% – with Skyway Man
* – with Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears
& – with The Lostines
# – with She Returns From War

10/24/2023 Tuesday
Talking Volumes
with Viet Thanh Nguyen
hosted by Kerri Miller
at The Fitzgerald Theater

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Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are proud to announce the 23rd season of Talking Volumes.

Talking Volumes is hosted by award-winning journalist Kerri Miller, who will be interview/talking to Vietnamese/American author Viet Thanh Nguyen at the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul, on October 24th.

Tour dates:

Oct 10, 2023 Los Angeles @Barnes and Noble at the Grove

Oct 16, 2023 Philadelphia at Parkway Central Library
Oct 17, 2023 Cambridge— Harvard University
Oct 17, 2023 Harvard University Norton Lectures
Oct 18, 2023 Brooklyn at St. Joseph’s University
Oct 20, 2023 New York at 92nd Street Y
Oct 21, 2023 Harrisburg Book Festival
Oct 22, 2023 Washington DC at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Oct 23, 2023 Chicago at American Writers Museum
Oct 24, 2023 St. Paul at The Fitzgerald Theatre

10/24/2023 Tuesday
Bullet For My Valentine
with of Mice and Men and Vended
at Fillmore
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Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine is coming to the Fillmore in Minneapolis this October 24, 2023.

We saw the group in Feb 2016 and wrote, “Bullet For My Valentine walked out on stage to Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” and completely captivated the audience throughout their twelve song set and two song encore. As I said, they did a great job of mixing old and new songs. They even threw in a seven-minute drum solo featuring guest drummer Jason Bowld. Michael ‘Moose’ Thomas, their usual drummer, decided to sit this tour out due to his wife expecting their first child. Usually this would be a complete downer, but Jason did a great job of filling the throne. He didn’t miss a beat and did Moose justice. I honestly wouldn’t have been able to tell it was a new drummer had it not been for it being pointed out by singer Matthew Tuck.”

Mice and Men and Vended to open.

Tour dates:

Oct
19
Cincinnati, OH, US
Andrew J. Brady
Oct
21
Kansas City, MO, US
Uptown Theater
Oct
22
Chicago, IL, US
Riviera Theatre
Oct
24
Minneapolis, MN, US
Fillmore Minneapolis
Oct
26
Denver, CO, US
Mission Ballroom
Oct
28
Flagstaff, AZ, US
Pepsi Amphitheater
Oct
29
San Diego, CA, US
SOMA
Oct
31
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
The Wiltern

Nov
1
Phoenix, AZ, US
The Van Buren
Nov
2
Albuquerque, NM, US
Revel Entertainment Center
Nov
4
San Antonio, TX, US
Boeing Center
Nov
5
Dallas, TX, US
House of Blues
Nov
7
Houston, TX, US
House of Blues
Nov
8
New Orleans, LA, US
BG’s Lounge
Nov
10
Orlando, FL, US
Hard Rock Live Orlando
Dec
1
Flemington, VIC, Australia
Good Things
Dec
2
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Good Things
Dec
3
Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia
Good Things
Dec
6
Tokyo, Japan
Toyosu Pit / 豊洲ピット
Dec
7
Osaka, Japan
GORILLA HALL OSAKA

10/25/2023 Wednesday
A Giant Dog
with Trouble in The Streets
at Icehouse
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We’re big fans of A Giant Dog, mostly thanks to their dynamic singer Sabrina Ellis. The group will stop in Minneapolis, at the Icehouse, on October 25th.

We’ve followed Ellis on a number of her side projects, including Sweet Spirit and Heart Bones (with Har Mar Superstar).

A few years ago, we caught Sweet Spirit in April 2017, and noted, “Originally a nine-piece band, Sweet Spirit, at least for this 2017 tour, is currently a six piece, featuring: Andrew Cashen, Sabrina Ellis, Joshua Merry, Jake Knight, Jon Fichter, Danny Lion. That’s still a lot of people for a typical rock band. They normally don’t start with ‘The Power’, but for this special night, singer Sabrina Ellis felt they needed to start the show with a “slow song”. Based on hearing the band talk about other local bands around here (particularly a shout-out to Teenage Moods), it sounded like the band is well beloved around the Twin Cities.”

Trouble in The Streets to open.

Tour dates:

10/17 – The Middle East – Boston, MA

10/18 – The Sultan Room – Brooklyn, NY

10/19 – The Sultan Room – Brooklyn, NY

10/21 – 123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV

10/22 – Spirit – Pittsburgh, PA

10/23 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH

10/24 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL

10/25 – Icehouse – Minneapolis, MN

10/26 – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO

10/27 – Smoke and Barrel – Fayetteville, AR

10/28 – Mercury Lounge – Tulsa, OK

10/29 – Three Links Deep Ellum – Dallas, TX

11/6 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM

11/7 – HQ – Denver, CO

11/8 – Beehive – Salt Lake City, UT

11/9 – The Olympic – Boise, ID

11/10 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA

11/11 – Dante’s Hifi – Portland, OR

11/13 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA

11/14 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA

11/15 – Zebulon – Los Angeles, CA

11/16 – 191 Toole – Tucson, AZ

10/27/2023 Friday
Addison Grace
with Madilyn Mei and Brye
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Rising singer-songwriter Addison Grace (he/they) is touring in support of Diving Lessons (AWAL). The album was co-produced and recorded by Cavetown’s Robin Skinner in London.

We caught Grace in June 2023 and said, “A good thing it was the longest day of the year, as it was also a full night of entertainment, beginning with young Addison Grace, a California-based (by way of Salt Lake City) bedroom pop singer-songwriter who developed a social media following after uploading songs on multiple platforms, and who released not one, but two EPs last year, Immaturing and Things That Are Bad for Me.”

Madilyn Mei and Brye to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 21 – Hawthorne – Portland, OR
Oct 22 – Madame Lou’s – Seattle, WA
Oct 23 – The Shrine (Basement) – Boise, ID
Oct 25 – Bluebird – Denver, CO
Oct 27 – Amsterdam – Minneapolis, MN
Oct 28 – Sub T – Chicago, IL
Oct 29 – Loving Touch – Detroit, MI
Oct 30 – Mahalls – Cleveland, OH
Oct 31 – Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON
Nov 2 – Brighton MH – Boston, MA
Nov 3 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Nov 4 – Foundry – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 5 – Union Stage – DC
Nov 6 – Canal Club – Richmond, VA
Nov 8 – The Social – Orlando, FL
Nov 9 – Purgatory – Atlanta, GA
Nov 11 – The End – Nashville, TN
Nov 13 – HOB – Cambridge Room – Dallas, TX
Nov 14 – Antones – Austin, TX
Nov 16 – Rebel lounge – PHX, AZ
Nov 17 – HOB Voodoo – San Diego, CA
Nov 18 – Echoplex – LA, CA
Nov 19 – Cafe du Nord – San Fran, CA
Nov 21 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT

10/27/2023 Friday
Darlingside
with Field Guide
at Cedar Cultural Center
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Acclaimed indie-folk quartet Darlingside is touring in support of their new album Everything Is Alive… stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center on October 27th.

Field Music to open. We caught Field Music in Mar 2010 and said, “As I previously mentioned, I’ve never heard of Field Music, and I mostly requested to see them live because I liked Clientele, thinking that they’ll sound alike… but to be honest, I did not think they were much similar, besides from being both English. That’s not to say that they were bad, just different from what I anticipated. They certainly have their fans, though. A friend I ran into was there specifically to see Field Music (then left half way into the Clientele’s set), and people did keep shouting out requests. “Sit Tight!” someone in the audience said, in which Peter responded that they’d love to play them, “if only we knew how”. ”

Tour dates:

October 1 – Sisters, OR – Sisters Folk Festival
October 3 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
October 6 – Los Angeles, CA – LodgeRoom
October 19 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
October 20 – Fort Collins, CO – Armory FoCo
October 21 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center
October 26 – Milwaukee, WI – The Back Room at Colectivo Coffee
October 27 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar Cultural Center
October 28 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
October 29 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
November 29 – Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Café and Music Hall
November 30 – Washington, DC – Howard Theatre
December 1 – Ardmore, PA – The Ardmore Music Hall
December 2 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Made
December 3 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Little Spa Theatre
December 6 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
December 7 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music and Events
December 8 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
December 9 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair – Early Seated Show
December 9 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair – Late GA Show
December 15 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music Theatre

10/27/2023 Friday
10/28/2023 Saturday
Queen + Adam Lambert
at Xcel Energy Center
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Due to overwhelming fan demand, Queen + Adam Lambert have announced the addition of the final eight new dates across North America on their upcoming Rhapsody Tour (which started in 2019). The final eight shows are Baltimore, New York, Boston, St. Paul, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Expect to hear all of your favorite Queen songs, including “We Will Rock You”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “We Are The Champions”, etc.

Tour dates:

Wed Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Thu Oct 05 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Sun Oct 08 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Tue Oct 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Thu Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Fri Oct 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sun Oct 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Mon Oct 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Wed Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Mon Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Wed Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Fri Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Sat Oct 28 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Mon Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center
Tue Oct 31 — Chicago, IL – United Center
Thu Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Fri Nov 03 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Sun Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Wed Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Thu Nov 09 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Sat Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium
Sun Nov 12 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium

10/28/2023 Saturday
Neil Frances
at Fine Line
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Los Angeles duo Neil Frances (Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry) is headlining the Fine Line in Minneapolis on October 28.

Tour dates:

10/6 Denver, CO Summit
10/7 Santa Fe, NM Meow Wolf
10/9 Ft. Worth, TX Tannahill’s
10/10 Austin, TX Scoot Inn
10/11 Houston, TX White Oak
10/13 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/14 Nashville, TN Eastside Bowl
10/15 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
10/17 Washington, DC The Atlantis
10/18 Washington, DC The Atlantis
10/19 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
10/20 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
10/21 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
10/22 Montreal, Canada Le Studio TD
10/24 Toronto, ON Axis
10/25 Detroit, MI El Club
10/28 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
10/31 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
11/1 Seattle, WA Neptune
11/3 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
11/4 Los Angeles, CA The Novo
11/10-11/11 Tucson, AZ Dusk Music Festival
11/17-19 México City, MX Corona Capital Festival

10/28/2023 Saturday
Bob Mould
with Jason Narducy
at The Cedar Cultural Center
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10/29/2023 Sunday
Bob Mould
with Jason Narducy
at Turf Club
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Hüsker Dü and Sugar legend Bob Mould announces a fall Solo Electric tour of the United States stopping by the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on October 28th.

Support on the tour will be the long-time bassist in Mould’s touring trio Jason Narducy. Mould says of this run, “I’m excited to be back in the Northeast and Midwest, especially during peak fall colors. I’m happy to have Jason supporting the tour — it’s been a while since we’ve done solo shows together. I’m nervous, too: I’ve got a handful of new songs to share with you!”

We caught Mould in Sep 2021 and said, “We’ve seen Bob Mould Band before, playing Sugar’s songs at Rock the Garden 2013… but I’ll have to admit that the band (featuring Jason Narducy on bass and Jon Wurster on drums), were in top form at the First Avenue show. All the songs off Bob Mould’s album Blue Hearts were played with an explosive loudness – fast and to the point. This tour is really to promote Mould’s latest album, Blue Hearts (Merge Records), but it’s also a reflection of his late 80s and early 90s songs, which were collected in Demon Records’ Distortions 1989-1995 box set.”

Madilyn Mei and Brye to open.

Solo Electric Tour (Jason Narducy opening all dates):

October 6 – Washington DC—The Atlantis
October 7 – Wilmington, DE – The Baby Grand
October 8 – Jersey City, NJ — The White Eagle Hall
October 10 – Providence, RI – Columbus Theatre
October 11 – Portland, ME – SPACE
October 13 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
October 14 – Fairfield, CT – The Warehouse
October 15 – Amherst, MA – The Drake
October 17 – Albany, NY –Lark Hall
October 18 – Lancaster, PA – Tellus360
October 20 – Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop
October 21 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Café
October 22 – Cincinnati, OH – 20th Century Theatre
October 24 – Indianapolis, IN – HIFI
October 25 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School Of Folk
October 27 – Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House

10/29/2023 Sunday
Charlie Cunningham
with Ethan Tasch
at 7th St Entry
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UK singer/songwriter Charlie Cunningham is touring in support of his third album Frame, released earlier this year.

We previously mentioned Cunningham touring with Lucy Rose, and as headliner in Sep 2019.

Ethan Tasch to open.

Tour dates:

October 15 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd Music Hall
October 16 – Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
October 18 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
October 19 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
October 20 – Quebec City, QC – Grand Théâtre
October 21 – Montreal, QC – Corona
October 24 – Toronto, ON – Allied Music Center
October 25 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark
October 26 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
October 28 – Milwaukee, WI – Back Room @ Collectivo
October 29 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
November 1 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
November 2 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
November 4 – Seattle, WA – Abbey Hall
November 5 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
November 7 – Portland, OR – The Old Church
November 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
November 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge

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.