25 Sep 2024 Wednesday
Foxing
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Foxing is touring in support of a new self-titled LP, due for September 13, via Grand Paradise label.

We’ve seen Foxing in March 2016, and said, “St Louis’ Foxing (singer Conor Murphy, bassist Josh Coll, guitarist Ricky Sampson, guitarist Eric Hudson, violinist Emma Tiemann, and drummer Jon Hellwig) took the stage at 7:30pm with their personal stage lighting from the ground floor. As you can see from their setlist, “Weave” was cross-off in favor of playing “Redwoods” live. The set is a pretty good mix of their two released albums The Albatross and Dealer.”

Tour dates:

Sep 17 – Nashville, TN @ The Mil
Sep 18 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
Sep 20 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
Sep 21 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
Sep 22 – Columbus, OH @ Newport
Sep 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
Sep 25 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam
Sep 26 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
Sep 28 – Denver, CO @ Marquis
Sep 30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
Oct 1 – Boise, ID @ The Olympic
Oct 3 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Oct 5 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
Oct 7 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Oct 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
Oct 10 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box
Oct 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever
Oct 12 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
Oct 14 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
Oct 15 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Oct 17 – Austin, TX @ Empire Garage
Oct 18 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Oct 19 – Houston, TX @ HOB Bronze Peacock
Oct 21 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Oct 22 – Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
Oct 24 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Oct 25 – Washington D.C. @ Union Stage
Oct 26 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
Oct 27 – Boston, MA @ Sinclair
Oct 29 – New York, NY @ Racket
Oct 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl
Nov 1 – Chicago, IL @ Outset
Nov 2 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall

26 Sep 2024 Thursday
Thievery Corporation
at First Avenue
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Downtempo electronic pioneers Thievery Corporation (Rob Garza and Eric Hilton) is returning to Minneapolis on September 26, 2024.

We are big fans of the band, reviewing their record Radio Retaliation, in Sep 2008, we said, “So, if you’re not already a fan of Thievery Corporation, you will be shortly after checking out their style of music. They have a vast knowledge of all world music (Indian, French, Brazilian, etc), and they have good ears to pick out the best ones to sample and remix.”

Tour Dates:

Sep 3 San Diego, CA, US Humphreys Concerts
Sep 4 Outdoor Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Greek Theatre
Sep 5 Outdoor Ojai, CA, US Libbey Bowl
Sep 7 San Francisco, CA, US The Midway
Sep 20 Rockaway Beach, NY, US The Rockaway Hotel
Sep 21 Rockaway Beach, NY, US The Rockaway Hotel
Sep 23 Chicago, IL, US Outset Sep 24 Chicago, IL, US Outset
Sep 26 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
Sep 27 Milwaukee, WI, US Pabst Theatre
Sep 29 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Sep 30 Indianapolis, IN, US The Vogue
Oct 1 Lexington, KY, US Manchester Music Hall
Oct 3 St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
Oct 4 Kansas City, MO, US The Truman
Oct 5 Denver, CO, US Mission Ballroom
Dec 15 Vancouver, BC, Canada Vogue Theatre
Dec 16 Seattle, WA, US Showbox
Dec 17 Seattle, WA, US Showbox
Dec 20 Portland, OR, US Roseland Theater
Dec 21 Eugene, OR, US McDonald Theatre
Dec 22 Sacramento, CA, US Ace of Spades

26 Sep 2024 Thursday
Godsmack
with Chevelle, Wage War, Nothing More, Sleep Theory
at Xcel Energy Center
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93X’s much-anticipated “Family Reunion” makes its return to the Xcel Energy Center on September 26, 2024. The show will feature headliner Godsmack.

“We can’t wait to get The Brotherhood and Sisterhood back together at Xcel Energy Center for the 93X Family Reunion,” adds Derek Madden, VP of Mainstream Rock Formats and 93X Program Director. “I’m really excited for this one. We’ve put together an outstanding lineup, with legacy acts who have rocked for decades, rising acts making their best music, and even a surprise guest to be announced later this summer. It’s going to be an incredible night and we’re looking forward to getting together with thousands of our favorite listeners.”

Show up early to see Chevelle, Wage War, Nothing More and Sleep Theory.

We previously saw Wage War in Mar 2016 and said, “The crowd was full of energy for majority of the night. I loved watching them while Wage War played. Wage War is a band that I saw back in December when they opened for Every Time I Die. They were amazing that night but, sadly, did not get the attention from the crowd that they deserved. I honestly don’t know if majority of the crowd back in December even noticed there was a band on stage. It was great to see the crowd giving them all of the attention they deserved. Kids were singing along and moshing and dancing. It was wild to see how quickly Wage War had gained all of these followers and they are more than deserving of it. People think it’s stupid that I will go see the same band a bunch of times but this is a perfect example as to why I do that. The amount of satisfaction I have in seeing such a deserving band finally make it “big” with my friends is one of the best feelings on the planet.”

Tour Dates:

Sep 26 St. Paul, MN, US Xcel Energy Center
Sep 27 Milwaukee, WI, US Fiserv Forum
Sep 28 Outdoor Clarkston, MI, US WRIF Riff Fest
Oct 1 North Little Rock, AR, US Simmons Bank Arena
Oct 2 Grand Prairie, TX, US Texas Trust CU Theatre
Oct 4 Albuquerque, NM, US Isleta Amphitheater
Oct 5 Tucson, AZ, US AVA Amphitheater
Oct 7 Highland, CA, US Yaamava’ Resort
Oct 10 Reno, NV, US Grand Sierra Resort
Oct 12 Portland, OR, US Moda Center
Oct 13 Kent, WA, US Accesso ShoWare Center
Oct 16 Loveland, CO, US Blue Fcu Arena
Oct 17 Colorado Springs, CO, US Sunset Amphitheater
Oct 19 Wichita, KS, US Hartman Arena
Oct 20 St Louis, MO, US The Family Arena
Oct 22 Pikeville, KY, US Appalachian Wireless Arena
Oct 23 Wheeling, WV, US Wesbanco Arena
Oct 25 Allentown, PA, US PPL Center
Oct 26 Uncasville, CT, US Mohegan Sun Arena

26 Sep 2024 Thursday
Jonah Marais
at Fine Line
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Jonah Marais, formerly from Why Don’t We is headlining the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on September 26, 2024.

Marais describes his first album:

Hey, I’m Jonah! Thank you for being here. This is my first music release and tour since being in my band Why Don’t We.

This music covers a massive transition in my life, and is my first independent release on my own label called Young & Optimistic. I got to work with friends, and really just tap into my creativity and make music that I’d wanna listen to, but I also really made this with you guys in mind. I’ve been through some of the hardest mental health seasons of my life in the last couple years, but knowing you guys are out there got me through. This is about all of us creating this next chapter together. Excited to perform this music live and see you on the road! ♥️

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