What’s happening this week.

07/23/2024 Tuesday
The Greeting Committee
with TOLEDO
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Kansas City’s indie-rock band The Greeting Committee is on tour in support of their forthcoming album Everyone’s Gone and I Know I’m The Cause.

TOLEDO to open.

Tour dates:

July 20 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
July 21 Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
July 23 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
July 24 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
July 26 OKC, OK @ Resonant Head
July 27 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips FTW
July 28 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
July 30 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent
July 31 San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room House of Blues
Aug 2 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Aug 3 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Aug 4 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Aug 6 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
Aug 7 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
Aug 8 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Aug 10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
Aug 11 Denver, CO @ Bluebird

07/26/2024 Friday
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Afrobeat legends Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 have announced a North American tour for 2024, presented by Django Music. The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on July 26, 2024.

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (21 June 2015)

We saw the group at Rock the Garden in June 2015 and said, “How fitting on Father’s Day that the heir to the Afrobeat throne, Seun Kuti , led his father Fela’s band, Egypt 80, playing undoubtedly the highest energy hour of the weekend. The Nigerian group was the worldbeat entry to the festival and the first African band to grace its stage. Kuti and his fifteen-plus cohorts made their short time worth it with the tribal, jazz, funk, and rhythmic hybrid that his father pioneered.”

Tour dates:

July 20 Denver, CO – Levitt Pavillion
July 22 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
July 23 Detroit, MI – The Shelter
July 24 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
July 26 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
July 28 Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival

07/26/2024 Friday
The Wildwoods
at 318 Café (Excelsior)
three-eighteen.com

Nebraska’s The Wildwoods is out touring, as they prepare to write and record their fourth album. As part of the tour, they are stopping by the tiny city of Excelsior, in Minnesota, at 318 Café.

We haven’t been to that city in a very long time, but it’s a beautiful, small city, especially in the summer.

The trio features violinist Chloe Gose, guitarist Noah Gose, and bassist Andrew Vaggalis. They’ve been playing together for a decade.

Noah described the band: “On stage, our gentle harmonies weave together like threads within a rich tapestry of sound. Through our songs, inspired by the individuals we’ve crossed paths with and the landscapes we’ve traversed, we strive to engage the audience in a conversation, inviting them to connect with our narratives and immerse themselves in the vivid imagery our music evokes.”

Tour dates:

Jul. 20, 2024 Nebraska City, NE Arbor Day Farm Summer Series
Jul. 26, 2024 Excelsior, MN 318 Cafe
Jul. 28, 2024 Saint Paul, MN remind me
Aug. 4, 2024 Milwaukee, WI Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.
Aug. 7, 2024 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
Aug. 8, 2024 Wakeman, OH Riverdog Retreat
Aug. 9, 2024 Wellsboro, PA Deane Center-Performing Arts
Aug. 10, 2024 Jessup, MD Edith May’s Paradise
Aug. 11, 2024 Dover, DE Sunroom Songwriter Series
Aug. 14, 2024 Cambridge, MA Club Passim
Aug. 15, 2024 Exeter, NH The Word Barn
Aug. 17, 2024 Pine Plains, NY The Stissing Center
Aug. 30, 2024 Lincoln, NE Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Sep. 1, 2024 Seward, NE Junto Wine
Sep. 5, 2024 Greenleaf, WI LedgeStone Vineyards
Sep. 6, 2024 Alma, WI Big River Theatre
Sep. 7, 2024 Menasha, WI Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
Sep. 8, 2024 Madison, WI The Bur Oak
Sep. 13, 2024 Lititz, PA Lititz Shirt Factory
Sep. 15, 2024 Jenkintown, PA Jenkintown Festival of the Arts 2024
Oct. 5, 2024 Fort Collins, CO Bluebird Music Festival 2024
Oct. 6, 2024 Boulder, CO Gold Hill Inn
Oct. 16, 2024 Manteo, NC Bluegrass Island Festival 2024
Oct. 18, 2024 Buford, GA Cloudland Vineyards and Winery
Nov. 10, 2024 Garrison, IA Farmer’s Mercantile Hall
May. 2, 2025 Brookfield, WI Sharon Lynne Wilson Center

07/25/2024 Thursday
07/26/2024 Friday
07/27/2024 Saturday
The Great Midwest Rib Fest
at Mystic Lake
mysticlake.com

The Great Midwest Rib Fest is returning to Mystic Lake for its 10th Anniversary, kicking off Thursday, July 25, and ending on
Saturday, July 27. The event is free to the public.

Lineup:

THURSDAY, JULY 25
John Michael Montgomery • Headliner
Hannah Dasher • Opener

FRIDAY, JULY 26
War • Headliner
Average White Band • Opener

SATURDAY, JULY 27
Five For Fighting • Headliner
Letters To Cleo • Opener

Since most of you work on the weekdays, I suggest Saturday’s show, featuring Grammy® nominated, platinum-selling artist Five for Fighting (aka John Ondrasik). The full band features drummer Randy Cooke (Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, Dave Stewart), bassist Sean Hurley (John Mayer, Ringo Starr, Alanis Morissette), and guitarist Peter Thorn (Chris Cornell, Melissa Etheridge, Don Henley).

Also worth checking out is Letters to Cleo. You might remember their massive 90s hit “Here and Now”. Fun fact, Letters to Cleo’s singer Kay Hanley actually dubbed Rachael Leigh Cook’s singing vocals for the film Josie and the Pussycats.

Five for Fighting tour dates:

July 11 Hot Summer Nights Concert Series
July 27 @ Mystic Lake Casino
August 6 @ Ardmore Music Hall
August 8 @ Electric City in Buffalo, NY
August 9, 2024 @ House of Blues in Cleveland, OH
August 10, 2024 @ St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, MI
August 11, 2024 @ Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI
August 13, 2024 @ Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC
August 14, 2024 @ Oceanfront Concerts Series
August 16, 2024 @ Cabot Theater in Beverly, MA
August 17, 2024 @ The Wolf Den in Uncasville, CT
August 18, 2024 @ Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY

07/28/2024 Sunday
DIIV
with Horse Jumper of Love and Full Body 2
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

DIIV is touring in support of their new album Frog in Boiling Water. Their headlining show at First Avenue this July 28, 2024, is going to be their biggest venue yet.

Dive (29 Apr 2012)

We’ve been writing about this band since 2012, when they were originally called Dive: “Next up were Brooklyn-based indie charmers, DIIV (pronounced “dive”). The name might not ring a bell as they’ve just recently changed it (like, today) from DIVE in order to not be confused with the Belgian industrial band with the same name. Zachary Cole Smith and co. arrived on stage sporting the latest in street urchin fashion. Despite the questionable attire, they proved almost immediately why they’ve been receiving quite a bit of media buzz despite only having released a pair of 7” singles. They played a tight, energetic set made up of songs from their single releases and a few unreleased tracks from their upcoming debut album, Oshin, to be released on Captured Tracks on June 26th. They also threw in a cover of a Kurt Cobain demo “Bambi Slaughter” for good measure. DIIV are a shoegazey, dream-pop outfit that deliver live, as well as, on record — I definitely recommend checking out their upcoming debut or getting in on one their live shows!”

Horse Jumper of Love and Full Body 2 to open.

Tour dates: