17 Oct 2024 Thursday
The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain
with Frankie Rose
at Palace Theatre
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Bring on the ‘80s and ‘90s Brit-rock nostalgia: Longtime Scottish indie rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain are amping up the fuzzy guitar rock with the announcement of a co-headlining North American tour this fall with scratchy-voiced ‘80s new wave band Psychedelic Furs, also featuring special guest Frankie Rose of Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls. The co-headlining tour will stop in at the Palace Theatre in St Paul, on October 17, 2024.

Jesus and Mary Chain at the Palace Theatre (09 May 2017)

The last time we saw Scotland’s The Jesus and Mary Chain (led by Jim Reid and his brother William), it was also at the Palace Theatre in May 2017, writing, “In typical JAMC fashion, the band played on a poorly lit stage, with a lot of backlighting (making for darkened silhouettes), and plenty of fog from a smoke machine. The smoke machine worked overtime, and during ‘Reverence’, causing the curtains to fall down and the fire alarm (complete with flashing lights) to go off and ending their set temporarily. After some confusion, the venue announced the band will be back. They did come back to finish the song midway, but they just couldn’t catch a break, as the curtains started to fall again!”

Having released their latest album, Glasgow Eyes, just this spring, the band have been on a touring frenzy this year, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Glasgow Eyes focused more on synth-heavy sounds than JAMC’s traditional dreamy guitar rock, but you can likely expect the band to play at least some of the hits that made them famous.

Psychedelic Furs at Palace Theatre (30 July 2022)

The last time we saw London’s The Psychedelic Furs (led by Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler), it was at the Palace Theatre in July 2022, writing, “This time around, they played their signature song, “Pretty in Pink” (everyone helped sing this song) in the middle of the set, and their second hit, “Love My Way” as the penultimate set closer. Since Minneapolis/St Paul never got a Made of Rain tour (the record came out in 2020), they group made up for lost time by including some new songs on their set, including “The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll” and “Wrong Train”.”

Frankie Rose at Turf Club (31 May 2023)

Frankie Rose to open. We last saw Frankie Rose in May 2023 and wrote, “Frankie Rose next took the stage with her band. We last saw her in 2013 opening up for Franz Ferdinand at the Skyway Theater, promoting her album Herein Wild. And it has been over six years since she last released an album. She actually completed one close to three years ago, but due to the pandemic and being a victim to vinyl production backlogs, she is finally on the road promoting Love as Projection, which The Big Takeover Magazine thought could be part of the Stranger Things soundtrack. It is a retro love letter to the type of electronic pop that would find a home in any John Hughes movie.”

Tour dates:

09/29 – Philadelphia, Franklin Music Hall
10/01 – New Haven, College Street Music Hall
10/02 – Boston, Orpheum Theater
10/04 – New York, The Beacon Theatre
10/05 – Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Paramount
10/06 – Washington DC, The Anthem
10/08 – Rochester, Kodak Center Music Hall
10/09 – Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Theater
10/11 – Detroit, Masonic Cathedral Theater
10/12 – Indianapolis, Murat Theatre
10/13 – Chicago, The Salt Shed
10/16 – Milwaukee, Riverside Theater
10/17 – St. Paul, The Palace
10/19 – West Des Moines, Val Air Ballroom
10/20 – St. Louis, Stifel Theatre
10/22 – Omaha, The Astro
10/23 – Kansas City, Uptown Theatre
10/24 – Salina, Stiefel Theatre
10/26 – Denver, Fillmore Auditorium
10/29 – Seattle, Paramount Theatre
10/30 – Portland, Crystal Ballroom
11/01 – Redding, Civic Auditorium
11/02 – San Francisco, The Masonic
11/03 – Reno, Grand Sierra Resort
11/06 – Riverside, Fox Performing Arts Center
11/08 – San Diego, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
11/09 – Inglewood, YouTube Theater

17 Oct 2024 Thursday
Montell Fish
with CLIP
at First Avenue
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Genre-bending R&B sensation Montell Fish is on tour, in support of of CHARLOTTE … and will be stopping by First Avenue on October 17, 2024.

CLIP to open.

Tour dates:

September 23rd – Houston, TX – House of Blues
September 25th – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
September 27th – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
September 28th – San Diego, CA – The Observatory
October 1st – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
October 3rd – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
October 5th – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
October 6th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
October 8th – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
October 11th – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 13th – Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece
October 15th – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
October 17th – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
October 19th – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
October 21st – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
October 24th – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel

17 Oct 2024 Thursday
Hello Mary
with Bleary Eyed
at 7th St Entry
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New York City’s Hello Mary is touring in support of their new album Emita Ox (Frenchkiss Records). The tour will stop in at the 7th Street Entry on October 17, 2024.

Hello Mary at 7th Street Entry (11 July 2023)

We saw Hello Mary in July 2023 and wrote, “Hello Mary first took the stage in front of the sold out crowd. Based out of Brooklyn, they are comprised of Helena Straight on vocals and guitar, Mikaela Oppenheimer on bass and Stella Wave on drums and vocals. They are young, looking like they could still be in high school, which is not too far off course for Straight and Oppenheimer just graduated last year. Straight and Oppenheimer formed the band as freshmen, but didn’t start playing in front of crowds until the older Wave joined the group and started booking gigs to help her bandmates overcome the sheer terror of being in front of a crowd.”

Bleary Eyed to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 4 – Barboza – Seattle, WA *
Oct 6 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR *
Oct 9 – Brick & Mortar – San Francisco, CA *
Oct 10 – The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA *
Oct 12 – Best Friends Forever Festival – Las Vegas, NV
Oct 14 – Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO *
Oct 16 – Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA *
Oct 17 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN *
Oct 19 – Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL *
Oct 20 – Lager House – Detroit, MI *
Oct 21 – The Garrison – Toronto, ON *
Oct 24 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY *
Oct 25 – Ukie Club – Philadelphia, PA *
Oct 26 – Warsaw – – Brooklyn, NY %
Oct 27 – Songbyrd – Washington, DC *
Oct 29 – Pinhook – Durham, NC *
Oct 30 – Masquerade-Purgatory – Atlanta, GA *
Nov 1 – Andy’s – Denton, TX *
Nov 2 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX *
Nov 3 – Levitation Festival – Austin, TX
* denotes headline

% denotes support for American Football