04/20/2024 Saturday
Smallpools and Grayscale
with Moody Joody and The Romance
at Fine Line
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Alt-pop trio Smallpools and Grayscale are on a co-headline tour… stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on April 20th, 2024.

We previously saw Smallpools in Sep 2022 and wrote, “The evening started with a forty-minute set from Los Angeles indie-pop band Smallpools, in support of their 2021 release, Life in a Simulation (on RCA Records). We caught notice just as the band was starting, seeing them live twice in three months back in 2013, and while still on our radar, we hadn’t seen them since.”

Moody Joody and The Romance to open.

Tour dates:

April 6 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
April 7 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
April 9 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
April 11 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
April 12 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
April 13 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
April 14 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
April 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe
April 17 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
April 19 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
April 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
April 21 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
April 23 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
April 24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
April 26 – Bend, OR – Midtown Ballroom
April 27 – Portland, OR – Polari Hall
April 28 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
April 30 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
May 2 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 3 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
May 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
May 7 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
May 8 – Austin, TX – Antone’s

04/20/2024 Saturday
Ethan Bortnick
with ivri
at 7th St Entry
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Pianist, singer, songwriter, producer Ethan Bortnick is touring in support of luna park (Columbia Records). The tour stops in at the 7th Street Entry on April 20, 2024.

ivri to open.

Tour dates:

04/18/2024 Chicago, Il – Lincoln Hall
04/20/2024 Minneapolis, Mn – 7th Street Entry
04/25/2024 Portland, Or – Holocene
04/26/2024 Seattle, Wa – Barboza
04/28/2024 San Francisco, Ca – Café Du Nord
05/01/2024 Los Angeles, Ca – Troubadour
05/04/2024 Phoenix, Az – Valley Bar
05/06/2024 Salt Lake City, Utah – Kilby Court
05/08/2024 Denver, Co – Lost Lake
05/10/2024 Dallas, Tx – Club Dada
05/11/2024 Austin, Tx – The Parish
05/14/2024 Brooklyn, Ny – Music Hall
05/15/2024 Philadelphia, Pa – The Lounge
05/17/2024 Atlanta, Ga – Aisle 5

04/20/2024 Saturday
Caroline Rose
with IAN SWEET
at First Avenue
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Country/folk singer Caroline Rose is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on April 20, 2024. The singer’s latest The Art of Forgetting (New West Records) was nominated for Best Recording Package.

We caught Rose in May 2016 and wrote, “Opening up the show was Caroline Rose in “modern-day hobo” wear, complete with flip-flops. We previously seen the vagabond with Rateliff in 2014 and we wrote that they were “Americana” but noted that they seemed to go beyond that. Rose is joined on stage by Pat Melvin on bass, Brett Lanier on pedal steel, and Dan Davine on drums. Notably gone is the upright bass! ”

Ian Sweet to open. We saw her a few times, the last being in Aug 2022: “Despite what Ian Sweet told us on stage, this was Sweet’s fourth time in Minneapolis (she mentioned she’s been three times on stage). She could be right, she may have cancelled an appearance… but according to our W♥M archive, this was her fourth time here: The first, in May 31, 2017 with Girlpool and Snail Mail at 7th Street Entry. The second with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists in November 11, 2017. The third as headliner at the 7th Street Entry October 29, 2018.”

Tour dates:

Sun. March 31 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre *
Tue. April 2 – Northampton, MA@ Bombyx
Wed. April 3 – Northampton, MA @ Bombyx
Fri. April 5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel +
Sat. April 6 – Fairfield, CT @ The Warehouse +
Sun. April 7 – Boston, MA @ Royale +
Tue. April 9 – Montreal, QC @ Studio TD +
Wed. April 10 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall +
Fri. April 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer +
Sat. April 13 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club +
Sun. April 14 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom +
Tue. April 16 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +
Fri. April 19 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
Sat. April 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave *
Tue. April 23 – Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre *
Wed. April 24 – Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar *
Fri. April 26 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre *
Sat. April 27 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre *
Sun. April 28 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf *
Wed. May 1 – Austin, TX @ Historic Scoot Inn *
Fri. May 3 – Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress Plaza *
Sat. May 4 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up *
Mon. May 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room ^
Tue. May 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room +
Fri. May 10 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre +
Sat. May 11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *
Sun. May 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +
Tue. May 14 – Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Barn +
Thu. May 16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +
Fri. May 17 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +
Sat. May 18 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox *
Sun. May 19 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox +
With special guests
* IAN SWEET
+ La Force
^ Kairos Creature Club