05/11/2024 Saturday
Better Lovers
with SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Foreign Hands and Greyhaven
at Fine Line
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New York’s Better Lovers are a supergroup featuring Greg Puciato from Dillinger Escape Plan, Will Putney from Fit for An Autopsy and three former members (Jordan Buckley, Stephen Micciche, Clayton Holyoak) of Every Time I Die.

We previously wrote: They haven’t even existed a full year, and they’re already one of the most exciting new bands in heavy music. Their debut EP, God Made Me an Animal, was voted one of the best albums of 2023, and they sold out their first ever BLISSMAS Fest in less than 24 hours.

SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Foreign Hands and Greyhaven to open.

Tour dates:

APR 22 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
APR 23 191 Toole Tucson, AZ
APR 24 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
APR 27 Sick New World 2024 Las Vegas, NV
APR 29 Goldfield Trading Post Roseville Roseville, CA
APR 30 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
MAY 2 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
MAY 3 El Corazon Seattle, WA
MAY 4 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, Canada
MAY 6 The Starlite Room Edmonton, Canada
MAY 7 Dickens Calgary, Canada
MAY 9 Exchange Event Centre Winnipeg, Canada
MAY 10 The Aquarium Fargo, ND
MAY 11 Fine Line Minneapolis, MN
MAY 12 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI

05/12/2024 Sunday
Garcia Peoples
with P.G. Six
at 7th St Entry
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New Jersey’s Garcia Peoples will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on May 12, 2024. We tried to see the band in June 2022, with Meat Puppets… but unfortunately the 2022 show(s) were cancelled by the Meat Puppets due to health & safety. Now the group is back in town, bringing with them P.G. Six (the PG stands for Pat Gubler), who is set to open the show.

Note: I know the poster says “Turf Club”, but tdhe show has moved to the 7th Street Entry. Currently, for May 12th, the Turf Club is hosting “Beyond the Blinds Live”.

Tour dates:

May 3 Manhattan, NY, US Judson Memorial Church
May 10 Chicago, IL, US Judson & Moore
May 11 Milwaukee, WI, US Milwaukee Psych Fest
May 12 Minneapolis, MN, US 7th St Entry
May 14 Bloomington, IN, US Bluebird
May 15 Athens, OH, US Union Bar & Grill
May 17 Rochester, NY, US Abilene Bar & Lounge
May 18 Troy, NY, US The Hangar
Jun 23 Williamstown, MA, US Clark Art Institute

05/12/2024 Sunday
Violent Femmes
at Palace Theatre
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Milwaukee beloved band Violent Femmes is celebrating the 41st anniversary of their self-titled debut album, by performing the classic album from start to finish. That’s not all, this double-set also includes Hallowed Ground performance as well.

We last saw VF in Oct 2017 and wrote, “It basically boils down to the fact that fans probably haven’t seen VF for 16 years. That’s a long time, but, based on hearing almost every song sung back, word for word, these same fans clearly haven’t forgotten about the Violent Femmes. They saved two of their biggest singalong classics ‘Kiss Off’ and ‘Add It Up’ for the encore.”

Tour dates:

May 1 The Warfield San Francisco, CA
May 3 The Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR
May 4 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
May 5 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
May 7 MacEwan Hall Concerts Calgary, AB
May 8 Winspear Centre Edmonton, AB
May 10 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, MB
May 11 Fargo Brewing Fargo, ND
May 12 Palace Theatre Saint Paul, MN
May 14 Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines, IA
May 15 Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL
May 16 Murat Theatre Indianapolis, IN
May 17 Riverfront Live Cincinnati, OH
May 18 Masonic Temple Detroit, MI
Jun 20 Kresge Auditorium Interlochen, MI
Jun 21Violent Femmes with the Chicago Philharmonic Highland Park, IL
Jun 22 Picnic with the Pops Columbus, OH
Jul 25 Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, WA
Jul 26 War Memorial Field Sandpoint, ID
Jul 27 Project Pabst 2024 Portland, OR
Aug 14 The Pines Theater Northampton, MA
Aug 16 Riverfest Elora 2024 Centre Wellington, ON
Aug 17 Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards Lafayette, NY
Oct 9 Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville, TN, United States

05/14/2024 Tuesday
Babehoven
with Greg Mendez
at 7th St Entry
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New York duo Babehoven (Maya Bon and Ryan Albert) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on May 14, in support of Water’s Here In You (available on Double Double Whammy Records).

Greg Mendez to open.

Tour dates:

5/6: Washington DC – DC9 ❁
5/7: Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right ~
5/8: Boston, MA – Rockwood %
5/10: Montreal, QC – La Sotterenea ^
5/11: Toronto, ON – The Baby G ^
5/13: Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club ^ ∞
5/14: Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry ^
5/15: Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village ^ ∞
5/16: Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups ^
5/17: Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe ^
5/18: Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s ^
6/8: Phoenix, AZ – Linger Longer Lounge *
6/9: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *
6/10: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *
6/12: Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall *
6/13: Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret *
6/14: Seattle, WA @ Barboza *
6/30: Burlington, VT – Foam +
7/1: Portsmouth, NH – 3s Artspace &
7/2: Portland, ME – Space +
8/6: Troy, NY – No Fun #
❁ w/ Grocer and Aunt Katrina
~ w/ Knifeplay
% w/ Dimitri Giannopoulos (Horse Jumper of Love) and Hello Shark
^ w/ Greg Mendez
∞ w/ Mia Joy
* w/ Stephen Steinbrink
+ w/ Lily Seabird
& supporting Wednesday
# supporting Horse Jumper of Love

05/14/2024 Tuesday
Bridget Kearney
with Deerlady
at Icehouse
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Bridget Kearney, from Lake Street Dive, is headlining the Icehouse, in Minneapolis, on May 14, 2024, in support of her solo album Comeback Kid – available now on Keeled Scales.

Deerlady to open.

Note: the venue, Icehouse, has been in the news recently. According to Star Tribune, “Icehouse — a bar, restaurant and music venue on Nicollet Avenue in south Minneapolis — is facing eviction from its Eat Street location with its landlord suing for more than $85,000 in unpaid rent.”

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