08/07/2024 Wednesday
The Revivalists
with flipturn
at Palace Theatre
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The Revivalists will be headlining the Palace Theatre this August 7, 2024.

We saw The Revivalists in June 2023 and wrote, “New Orleans favorites The Revivalists also had a seventy-five-minute set (plus additional encore time) to win over the crowd, in support of their latest album, Pour It Out Into the Night which was just released on June 2nd via Concord Records. The eight-piece band has been constantly active and prolific since its 2007 beginnings, managing two pandemic-era EPs recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL, as well as the brand-new record and singer David Shaw was eager to show off the new songs, starting with opening track “Good Old Days” and Shaw getting things started on the good foot singing, “These are the good old days, they’re ahead and behind”.”

Flipturn to open. We caught the band in October 2022 and wrote, “Flipturn’s been enjoying selling out multiple shows on their current headlining tour. The reasons that singer recounted was, “People just discovered us on their own. They’d hear about our shows, they’d check us out, and they’d keep coming back. Our live show is the reason we’ve been able to grow.””

Tour Dates:

Jun
29
Hartford, CT, US
The Capital Groove
Jul
10
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vogue Theatre
Jul
11
Outdoor Woodinville, WA, US
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Jul
12
Whitefish, MT, US
Under the Big Sky
Jul
15
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Red Butte Garden
Jul
17
Outdoor Paso Robles, CA, US
Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Jul
18
Saratoga, CA, US
Mountain Winery
Jul
20
Napa, CA, US
Meritage Resort
Aug
6
Outdoor Kansas City, MO, US
Grinders KC
Aug
7
St. Paul, MN, US
Palace Theatre
Aug
7
Albany, NY, US
Palace Theatre
Aug
9
Chicago, IL, US
The Salt Shed
Aug
14
Outdoor Morrison, CO, US
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug
15
Outdoor Morrison, CO, US
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct
18
Saint Augustine, FL, US
The St. Augustine Ampitheatre
Oct
19
Tampa, FL, US
Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park

08/09/2024 Friday
Old 97’s
at First Avenue
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The Old 97’s is out touring in support of their new album American Primitive, available on ATO Records.

We last saw The Old 97s in Nov 2013 and wrote, “If the Shades brought the crowd to an enthusiastic boil, then the Old 97s turned the place into an outright volcano of excitement. Bassist Murry Hammond strode out on stage, followed by drummer Philip Peeples sporting a fantastic ‘stache, singer/guitarist and dreamboat extraordinaire Rhett Miller and lead shredder Ken Bethea and they launched into a breathless two-hour set starting with the sing-along classic “Barrier Reef” from the band’s 1997 offering Too Far to Care. The Old 97s have acquired quite a following in their 20-year career and you couldn’t ask for a better audience; the energy off stage was just as potent as the energy on stage. Grown men and women were giggling like schoolchildren, grins plastered on their faces and all eyes adoringly on one of the greatest live bands ever. Miller mentioned several times how much he loved the Twin Cities (he was in St. Paul last month for Wits) – so much that, half way through the set, they unveiled a new song Miller jokingly called “high art.” It’s title? “Let’s Get Drunk And Get it On.” Another toast to the Cities came in the form of a reworked Bob Dylan song; Miller rewrote “Desolation Row” with new lyrics and called it “Champaign, IL,” to Dylan’s approval.”

Update 7/16/24: John Buffalo has been announced as support. The Old 97’s personally asked Buffalo to join them on a short Summer tour. When asked about the invite, John Dufilho (who records as John Buffalo) said, “Having the 97’s put their stamp of approval on my new solo project, John Buffalo, means the world to me. Plus, their crowds are the best. This trip is gonna be crazy fun. I’ve toured with them before, with The Deathray Davies and with I Love Math, but never solo. I’m definitely gonna be trying some new things.”

Tour dates:

7/5 – Berwyn, IL – FitzGerald’s
7/31 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
8/1 – Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
8/2 – Saint Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
8/3 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi Annex
8/4 – Ferndale, MI – The Magic Bag
8/6 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation
8/7 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre
8/8 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
8/9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
8/10 – Davenport, IA – The Raccoon Motel
8/11 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
9/10 – Boston, MA – Royale
9/11 – Amherst, MA – The Drake
9/12 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
9/13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
9/14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
9/15 – King of Prussia, PA – Concerts Under the Stars
9/17 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
9/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café
9/19 – Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
9/20 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
9/21 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
9/22 – Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
9/24 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
9/25 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room Greenville
9/26 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
9/27 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
9/28 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
9/29 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s

08/10/2024 Saturday
Atmosphere & Friends
with NOFUN!, Wave Chapelle and DJ Stage One
at First Avenue
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Minnesota’s favorite rapper Atmosphere announced some new headlining dates, titled “The Traveling Forever Tour”. The hometown show hits First Avenue on August 10, 2024.

We saw Atmosphere in August 2009 and said, “Atmosphere made their first appearance in Des Moines and they left impressed, to say the least. Atmosphere’s front man, Slug, coined us “his family reunion” and that he’s very proud to call Des Moines his friend.”

NOFUN!, Wave Chapelle and DJ Stage One to open.

Tour dates:

7/20 – San Diego, CA @ Bayfest ^
7/21 – Tacoma, WA @ Reggae On The Way Festival ^
8/01 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom *
8/02 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House *
8/03 – Olympic Valley, CA @ Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival ^
8/04 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Music & Arts Festival ^
8/06 – Billings, MT @ Downtown Billings Skatepark *
8/08 – Fargo, ND @ Up District Festival Field *
8/09 – Superior, WI @ Earth Rider Brewery *
8/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
8/16 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre +
8/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Rhyme Fest ^
10/02 – Casper, WY @ Ford Wyoming Center –
10/04 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen –
10/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union –
10/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ Reggae Rise Up ^
10/08 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater –
10/09 – El Paso, TX @ 11:11 –
10/11 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre –
10/12 – North Kansas City, MO @ Voodoo Lounge Harrah’s KC –
10/13 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge –
10/15 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn –
10/16 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre –
10/18 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom –
10/19 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm –
10/20 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine –
10/22 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa –
10/23 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater –
10/25 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center –
10/26 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee –
10/27 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre –
^ Festival Performance

* with HEBL and NOFUN!

– with NOFUN! and Reverie

# with NOFUN!, Wave Chapelle, and DJ Stage One

+ with Method Man & Redman, Deltron 3030, Skratch Bastid, and NOFUN!