03 Oct 2024 Thursday
Marika Hackman
with Art School Girlfriend and Hemma
at Turf Club
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UK-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Marika Hackman is returning to North American after five years with her new album Big Sigh. We actually mentioned her European tour dates earlier this year, so we’re happy to see that she is finally going to be in America this Fall. The tour will stop in at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on October 3, 2024.

Art School Girlfriend to open. We saw Polly Mackey in May 2019 and said, “North Wales-born, London-based Art School Girlfriend. Like Japanese House, Art School Girlfriend is just the stagename for Polly Mackey… who seemed really quiet and shy throughout her brief and very dark (lightwise) set. Most of her songs is probably taken from Come Back To Me album, including the title track… which was the second song to play after her first song “Bending Back”. With the quiet way Mackey sings and the subject matter of her songs, it is best experienced in a very quiet setting. Perhaps listening on headphones, not in a loud environment. She did ended with her danciest/loudest song, “Distance (Blank)”, with the help of pre-recorded beats.”

Also Hemma is on the bill. We saw local singer recently on Aug 2024 and said, “local singer/songwriter Hemma, who sings about grief and healing and seems to be inspired by Joni Mitchell. Her biography mentioned that she comes from a large family of singers and sometimes she’s with a full band (but it seems easier for traveling as a soloist). Songs that she played and mentioned were “Patterns” (with the funky beats), “Home”, and “Buckskin Pony” (which she had to not use the pre-recorded background music).”

Tour dates:

Sept 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Sept 12 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis
Sept 13 – Durham, NC @ Pinhook
Sept 14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Sept 16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Sept 17 – Austin, TX @ Ballroom
Sept 18 – Ft Worth, TX @ Tulips
Sept 20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar
Sept 21 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
Sept 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Sept 25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Sept 27 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Sept 28 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
Sept 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 03 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct 04 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
Oct 05 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

03 Oct 2024 Thursday
Ocie Elliott
with Chris Staples
at Fine Line
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Victoria, B.C.-based duo Ocie Elliott (Jon Middleton and Sierra Lundy) will be headlining the Fine Line on October 3, 2024.

Chris Staples to open.

Tour Dates:

Sep 25 Kelowna, BC @ Kelowna Community
Sep 28 Edmonton, AB @ Winspear Centre
Sep 29 Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Concert Hall
Oct 2 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cumming Theatre
Oct 3 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
Oct 4 Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
Oct 5 Chicago, IL @ Metro
Oct 6 Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex
Oct 8 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
Oct 9 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
Oct 11 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
Oct 12 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Commonwealth Room
Oct 16 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Oct 18 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Oct 19 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
Oct 20 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Oct 22 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Oct 25 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Oct 26 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Nov 10 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
Nov 11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
Nov 12 Buffalo, NY @ Electric City
Nov 14 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
Nov 15 Quebec City, QC @ Salle Louis-Frechette
Nov 16 Ottawa, QC @ Algonquin Common
Nov 17 Montreal, QC @ M Telus
Nov 19 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Nov 21 Boston, MA @ Royale
Nov 22 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Nov 23 Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
Nov 24 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Nov 26 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
Nov 27 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Nov 29 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
Nov 30 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Dec 1 Nashville, TN @ CMA Theater

03 Oct 2024 Thursday
Sammy Rae & The Friends
with Victoria Canal
at Palace Theatre
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Sammy Rae & The Friends is returning to the Palace Theatre this October 3, 2024, as part of the tour in support of Something For Everybody (set for release on Sept 27). This band is wild and fun! Go see them, if you want to have a good time… they literally have “something for everybody” at their show. Don’t believe me? See sample photos from their previous concerts.

We previously saw the band last year, and wrote, “What can I say about Sammy Rae & The Friends that haven’t already been said? Their fanbase was built largely on word of mouth, thanks to Rae’s personality and their really fun concerts. The last time we saw them, they were dressed up as the Scoobie gang at First Avenue (Oct 2022): “As you can see, Sammy Rae and the Friends were in the Halloween spirit, as everyone was in costume as Scoobie Doo and the Scoobie gang. The band has a ton of fans, and they are certainly one of the funnest band around.””

Ivor Novellos’s 2023 Rising Star winner Victoria Canal to open.

Tour Dates:

Sept 30 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA@
Oct 02 – The Sylvee – Madison, WI@
Oct 03 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN@
Oct 04 – Val Air Ballroom – West Des Moines, IA@
Oct 06 – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO!
Oct 10 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC^
Oct 11 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA^
Oct 12 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA^
Oct 13 – Grand Lodge – Forest Grove, OR^
Oct 15 – Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA^
Oct 17 – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA^
Oct 18 – Humphrey’s – San Diego, CA^
Oct 19 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ*
Oct 21 – Lensic PAC – Santa Fe, NM*
Oct 23 – Tower Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK*
Oct 25 – Midland Theatre – Kansas City, MO*
Oct 26 – Hi-Fi Annex – Indianapolis, IN*
Oct 27 – The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL&
Oct 29 – History – Toronto, ON $
Oct 30 – Rialto Theatre – Montreal QC ~
Nov 01 – The Flynn – Burlington, VT#
Nov 02 – State Theatre – Portland, ME#
Nov 03 – Landmark Theatre – Syracuse, NY=
Nov 08 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
Nov 09 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY^
Nov 11 – Ulster PAC – Kingston, NY^
Nov 12 – Academy of Music – Northampton, MA^
Nov 13 – Academy of Music – Northampton, MA^
Nov 15 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA^
Nov 16 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA%
+ supporting The Avett Brothers
@ support from Victoria Canal
! support from Corook
^ support from Pattie Gonia
* support from Sir Woman
& support from Wic Whitney
$ support from The Free Label
~ support from Fleece
# support from We The Commas
= support from Shallow Alcove
% support from Jukebox The Ghost