Minneapolis: June 29 to June 30, 2024

Killed By Kiwis

with Mystery Meat and NATL PARK SRVC

at 7th St Entry

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Local band Killed By Kiwis is having their EP Release Party at the 7th Street Entry on June 29, 2024.



Mystery Meat and NATL PARK SRVC to open.

NATL PARK SRVC (20 June 2023)

We saw NATL PARK SRVC in June 2023 and wrote, “I was actually more curious about the next band, a rather large ensemble called NATL PARK SRVC, featuring nine band members on stage. Seven of them named on their website (Dylan Woytcke, Nathan Zillmer, Jared Leger, Sage Livergood, Sam Tudor, Wes Muilenburg, and Joe Keyport), with two additional singers, Shayla and Whitney, added to their live roster. With other large bands, such as The Polyphonic Spree or Broken Social Scene (everyone in Canada is in this band), they are really fun to watch and hear. Everyone is laughing and having such a good time… even though they’re singing about someone punching them in the face.”



Killed By Kiwis teased that there might be a special guest to be announced later on:

Partial Traces and FRESH

with Night Dangers, The Briefly Gorgeous

at Cloudland Theater

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UK indie-pop punks FRESH is currently touring American with their new EP Merch Girl (Specialist Subject Records).



Lead singer Kathryn Woods (Cheerbleederz) explains, “Merch girl is about living in that space between wanting something and achieving something. It’s kind of a character song, about somebody that is involved in music – but not in the way that they want to be, and they’re frustrated by that. At the beginning of the song, they’re watching from the sidelines, but as the song progresses they make the decision to create their own art. It’s a bit tongue-in-cheek, drawing from clichés of the wallflower, the sidekick, but ultimately it’s empowering and a reflection on the ways that we come into our own as women artists.”



Check out London’s best kept secret live, at the Cloudland Theater, in Minneapolis, on June 29, 2024.
Local bands Partial Traces, Night Dangers, and The Briefly Gorgeous on the bill.



FRESH Tour Dates:

Future Islands

with Ed Schrader’s Music Beat

at Palace Theatre

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Future Islands are on tour in support of their seventh album People Who Aren’t There Anymore (4AD). The tour will stop in at the Palace Theatre in St Paul on June 29, 2024.



Baltimore freak-fuzz duo Ed Schrader’s Music Beat (Ed Schrader and Devlin Rice) to open.



Tour Dates:

Adrianne Lenker

with Staci Foster

at State Theatre

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06/30/2024 Sunday

Adrianne Lenker

with Staci Foster

at State Theatre

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Singer/songwriter Adrianne Lenker (from Big Thief) is doing a two-night residency at the State Theatre, in Minneapolis, on June 29 and June 30. Her album Bright Future is out now on 4AD.

Big Thief (21 Oct 2019)

We last saw Big Thief in Oct 2019 and wrote, “Adrianne Lenker and her full band Big Thief (with guitarist Buck Meek, bassist Max Oleartchik, and drummer James Krivchenia) closed out the night. When Big Thief is on a break, Lenker is busy with her solo work. In January 2019 she released abysskiss on Saddle Creek Records.”



Staci Foster to open.



Tour Dates:

The Church and The Afghan Whigs

with Ed Harcourt

at First Avenue

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What an incredible lineup: a double billing of The Church and The Afghan Whigs tour… plus the incredible Ed Harcourt as opener on all dates, except for Brooklyn, where Throwing Muses’ Kristin Hersh to open.



For Church fans, they are offering a limited number of VIP packages for this tour, which includes entry ticket, early venue access, and invitations to the band’s soundtrack, a special meet & greet with the band, exclusive merch items, and watching a portion of the show itself from the side of the stage (where available).

The Church (23 March 2023)

We saw The Church in March 2023 and noted, “When The Church came on stage to an introduction background music, they were greeted with a huge applause. The band proceeded to playing a two plus hour set. This band didn’t need a warm-up band, because they had 18 albums worth of music to choose from. I first heard of the band on Dave Kendall’s 120 Minutes on MTV. He was a Church fan and played “Ripple”, which had become my favorite Church song. By that time, in 1992, the band was already an “old” band.”



Talking about the co-headlining tour, Afghan Whigs’ frontman Greg Dulli talked about how he became a fan of the Church: “I was an 18-year-old college freshman lying in bed listening to WVXU late one night when I heard a song that I described later as sounding like David Bowie fronting The Byrds. Thankfully they back announced The Unguarded Moment by The Church and I was on my way to buying my first import. Soon after I bought two more after learning of The Blurred Crusade and Seance. It was official. I loved The Church. Three years later, the four kids who were about to become The Afghan Whigs played One Day by The Church in John Curley’s living room and we were off and running…”

Afghan Whigs (09 Sep 2022)

We saw Afghan Whigs in Sep 2022 and noted, “Before The Afghan Whigs took the stage, their tour manager came on stage to asked us to not use flash photography. He added if you don’t know how to turn off the flash on your phone, you should call your grandchildren to ask for help. He then asked if anyone in the audience need earplugs, because “We’re about to see the f**** Afghan Whigs!” Drumming up excitement from the restless crowd.”



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