Minneapolis: September 19, 2024

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19 September 2024 Thursday
Hippo Campus
with Lutalo
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Minneapolis’ Hippo Campus has announced a series of special intimate shows, with one of them at First Avenue’s mainroom on September 19, 2024.

We’ve seen the band several times, but their last appearance at the Yacht Club, in July 2024, was one of their biggest stage yet: “Local group Hippo Campus drew in a large crowd, despite what setlist.fm say. We shouldn’t be surprised about their big fan base, as they’ve sold out their appearance at the Armory in April 2022: “Quite a spot to land, The Armory, a venue that can hold close to 8,000. A pretty big jump from the concert We Heart Music covered at First Ave in 2017. But this band of schoolmates (Jake Luppen (lead vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (lead guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass/keyboard), and Whistler Isaiah Allen (drums/vocals) has been on a steady ascent since graduating from the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts and releasing a self-assured single/music video Little Grace in 2014.” I can hear an older woman, puzzled at the big turnout, asks her friend, “What’s the big deal with these guys? They look like they’re in high school.” I had to laugh a little.”

Lutalo to open. We saw the Vermont-based singer/producer in Oct 2023 and said, “Opening the show was Vermont-based singer/producer Lutalo (not to be confused with Ugandan musician David Lutalo). He was last seen opening for Claud in September 2023 and seemed to be a fairly active singer. You find out that he was born and raised in Minnesota, so being back in St Paul, felt like being home. He played “PLPH” early on… which stands for Pretty Little Painted House … what is the painted house? It’s in reference to the White House. He ended his set with his most popular song, “Bad Man.””

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19 September 2024 Thursday
Zheani
with Buttress and ZAND
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

We love Australians… so very happy to see that Brisbane-based singer, songwriter and producer Zheani (Zheani Sparkes) is headlining the Fine Line, as part of the The Maenad Tour, in Minneapolis on September 19, 2024.

Support from New Jersey rapper Buttress, and also my favorite architectural word, and Blackpool-born ZAND.

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19 September 2024 Thursday
Nekrogoblikon
with Enterprise Earth and Dead Icarus
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles melodic death metal band Nekrogoblikon is headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, in St Paul, on September 19, 2024.

They are bringing Enterprise Earth and Dead Icarus as support. The latter bad features Alex Varkatzas, formerly of gold-selling band Atreyu, and this is their first-ever tour.

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If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.