07/11/2024 Thursday
OK Go
with Winona Forever and MIRTHQUAKE
at First Avenue
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We love the viral buzz band Los Angeles, by the way of Chicago, OK Go. This band is known for their music videos, and every new one tries to out-do their previous video. It also helps that they write incredibly catchy and fun songs. With their last album released ten years ago (Hungry Ghosts), we are assuming the band has a new album or single in the works.

We previously saw OK Go in Apr 2015 and said, “The OK Go “variety show” also featured three Question and Answer sessions, with the audience asking the band questions… sometime to really personal effect, like “Are you bisexual?” (answer: “Not that I know of.”) or “When did you lose your virginity?” (answer: “When I had sex.”) The Q&A served as a nice break in the regular “party”, and adds a unique moment on the rest of their other shows.”

Winona Forever and MIRTHQUAKE to open.

Tour dates:

Jul
11
Minneapolis, MN, US
First Avenue
Jul
12
Des Moines, IA, US
80/35 Festival
Jul
13
St Louis, MO, US
The Pageant
Jul
14
Nashville, TN, US
The Basement East

07/11/2024 Thursday
The Dangerous Summer
with Bad Luck. and rosecoloredworld
at Turf Club
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Maryland’s The Dangerous Summer will be on tour in June, in support of their new album Gravity (which will be available June 21 on Rude Records). The trio (singer/bassist AJ Perdomo, guitarist Josh Withenshaw, and drummer Christian Zawacki) said they are excited to finally be back with their “Coming Back to Earth”-named tour.

We previously saw The Dangerous Summer in Aug 2013 and wrote, “The Dangerous Summer was the headliner. From what we can tell, they took their name from an Ernest Hemingway book (which was published after his death) and their music is best described as emo. They have a lot of fans, who knew all their lyrics, so you can tell right away that they write incredibly personal and relatable lyrics. As you can see from the blurry photo of the setlist, they did plenty of songs from their latest album Golden Record, including “Catholic Girls”, “Miles Apart”, “Honesty”, and “Knives”. The album just came out last week (August 6, 2013) on Hopeless Records, which you can order direct or pick it up in person at a live show.”

Bad Luck. and rosecoloredworld to open.

Tour Dates:

June 21 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
June 22 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
June 23 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
June 25 – Jacksonville, FL – The Underbelly
June 26 – Orlando, FL – The Social
June 28 – Austin, TX – The Parish
June 29 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
July 2 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Underground
July 3 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
July 5 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
July 6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Usual Place
July 7 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
July 9 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
July 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
July 12 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
July 13 – Detroit, MI – Lager House
July 15 – Toronto, ON – Velvet
July 16 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
July 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
July 19 – Lowell, MA – Taffeta
July 20 – Asbury Park, NJ – House Of Independents
July 21 – Brooklyn, NY – Sultan Room

07/12/2024 Friday
Hiatus Kaiyote
at Palace Theatre
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Australian funk and soul band Hiatus Kaiyote is returning to the USA, touring in support of Love Heart Cheat Code (due June 28th via Brainfeeder Records / Ninja Tune).

We previously saw Hiatus Kaiyote in Oct 2015 and wrote, “Hiatus Kaiyote headlined the show. The Melbourne group features singer/guitarist Nai Palm, bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin, and drummer Perrin Moss. They’ve been together since 2010.”

As of this writing, no support bands have been announced.

Tour Dates