What’s happening this week.

14 Oct 2024 Monday
Pigeon Pit
with Erica Lyle & Mold Wine
at Artery
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Olympia, WA-based Pigeon Pit will be headlining the Artery, on October 14, 2024. Please note the Artery is a venue/event space located Ivy Building in South Minneapolis (2718 E 27th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406), and not to be confused with Hopkins’ Artery open space.

Pigeon Pit writes:

hey y’all! we’re really stoked to be hitting the road again this fall and play east coast shows for the first time in a long time. come hang out, we’ll be playing new songs, old songs, whatever songs we feel like and have some brand new merch for sale too. we got some really special shows on here! Will update bands and ticket links as time goes on but for the most part shows are pay at the door and all ages! ❤

10/14 in Minneapolis, MN at The Artery w/ Erica Lyle & Mold Wine
10/15 in Chicago, IL at Pilsen Community Books w/ Sunday Cruise
10/16 in Indianapolis, IN at Longshot w/ Looter & Passerine
10/17 in Pittsburgh, PA at Mr Roboto Project w/ Frog Legs, No Jane, Cacklin Racket & Rayne Blakeman
10/18 in Akron, PA at House of Jenk w/ Local News Legend, Joyful Forfeit & Erin Incoherent
10/20 in Brattleboro, VT at Buoyant Heart w/ Harm, Leaf Glitter & Kivimae
10/21 in Brooklyn, NY at Trans Pecos w/ TBA
10/23 in Philadelphia, PA at Foto Club w/ Paper Bee & Ezra Cohen
10/24 in Richmond, VA at Crescent Club w/ Flora and the Fauna and Shotgun Princess
10/26 in Gainesville, FL at Roadhouse w/ Mechanical Canine, Heavy Lag, Shift Meal & the Alleged Band
10/27 in Gainesville, FL – FEST – at Vivid Music Hall w/ Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie, Tim Barry, Brendan Kelly, Walter Mitty and his MAkeshift Orchestra & Apes of the State (18+)
10/28 in Atlanta, GA at Wallers Coffee w/ Dakota Floyd, Official Bard of Baldwin County & Ozello
10/29 in Pensacola FL at the 309 Project w/ the Taints & TBA
10/30 in New Orleans, LA at SASS w/ Twisted Teens & TACK
11/1 in Little Rock, AR at River City Coffee w/ TBA
11/2 in Kansas City, MO at Howdy w/ Small Void & TBA
11/4 in Denver, CO at 7th Circle Music Collective w/ Fables of the Fall, Marissa. & Darling Driftwood

14 Oct 2024 Monday
julie
with They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

Los Angeles band and art collective Julie (stylized as julie) is touring in support of their debut album my anti-aircraft friend (Atlantic Records). The tour will stop by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024.

They Are Gutting A Body of Water and Her New Knife to open.

Tour dates:

10/8 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park ~
10/9 – Las Vegas, NV @ 24 Oxford ~
10/11 – Denver, CO @ Gothic ~
10/12 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep ~
10/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~
10/15 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~
10/16 – Columbus, OH @ King of Clubs ~
10/18 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall ~
10/20 – Boston, MA @ Paradise ~
10/22 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall~
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl ~
10/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ~
10/26 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ~
10/27 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East ~
10/29 – Dallas, TX @ Trees ~
10/30 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall !
10/31 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk !
11/2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !
11/3 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom !
11/6 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent !
11/7 – Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre !
11/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda !
~=w/ They Are Gutting a Body of Water and Her New Knife
!= w/ Frost Children and Her New Knife

14 Oct 2024 Monday
Mdou Moctar
with FACS
at First Avenue
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Nigerien desert blues band Mdou Moctar is headlining First Avenue, in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2024. The band is touring in support of Funeral for Justice, out now on Matador Records. The album was written after two years of constant touring across the globe, and has a slant on the plight of Niger and the Tuareg people.

Mdou Moctar explains, ‘This album is really different for me. Now the problems of terrorist violence are more serious in Africa. When the US and Europe came here, they said they’re going to help us, but what we see is really different. They never help us to find a solution.”

We saw Mdou Moctar in Mar 2022, and wrote, “Of course, the Niger band loves coming back to Minneapolis. They played a solid set of mostly instrumental songs from Afrique Victime. The audience were all on board, clapping and hand-waving at all the songs. If the audience weren’t fans of the group before, they became fans after seeing this show.”

FACS to open.

Tour dates:

Oct 3
Jersey City, NJ, US
White Eagle Hall
Oct
5
Woodstock, NY, US
Bearsville Theater
Oct 6
South Burlington, VT, US
Higher Ground
Oct 9
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Concert Hall
Oct 11
Columbus, OH, US
Athenaeum Theatre
Oct 12
Grand Rapids, MI, US
Pyramid Scheme
Oct 13
Madison, WI, US
Majestic Theatre
Oct 14
Minneapolis, MN, US
First Avenue
Oct 16
Omaha, NE, US
The Waiting Room
Oct
17
Englewood, CO, US
Gothic Theatre
Oct
19
Boise, ID, US
Treefort Music Hall
Oct
22
Seattle, WA, US
The Crocodile
Oct
23
Portland, OR, US
Revolution Hall
Oct
25
San Francisco, CA, US
The Regency Ballroom
Oct
26
Los Angeles (LA), CA, US
Teragram Ballroom
Oct
28
Phoenix, AZ, US
Crescent Ballroom
Oct
29
Albuquerque, NM, US
El Rey Theater
Oct
31
Austin, TX, US
The Black Angels
Nov
2
Mexico City, Mexico
Hipnosis Festival

15 Oct 2024 Tuesday
Le Jazz Est Mort
ft. Cortex
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

UPDATE:
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED

There is no rescheduled date at this time. If you purchased your tickets via AXS online or by phone, a refund will automatically be issued within 30 business days to the card used to make the purchase. Otherwise, refunds are available at your original point of purchase. For further ticketing questions, please contact AXS via support.axs.com or use the AXS app.

Billed as Le Jazz Est Mort (Jazz is Dead), the show will bring legendary psychedelic jazz-funk group Cortex (bandleader Alain Mion), to perform Troupeau Bleu in its entirety.

Troupeau Bleu is the first and most famous album from Cortex. The album was recorded in two days in July 1975, and would later inspire a generation of hip-hop artists. The record was sampled countless times in various rap songs throughout the years.

Tour dates:

Oct 15 – Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
Oct 16 – El Club, Detroit, MI
Oct 17 – Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN
Oct 19 – Electric City, Buffalo, NY
Oct 20 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Oct 21 – Crystal Ballroom, Somerville, MA
Oct 23 – The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
Oct 24 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Oct 26 – Dante’s HiFi, Miami, FL
Oct 27 – Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA
Oct 29 – Congress Plaza, Tucson, AZ
Oct 30 – The Observatory North Park, SanDiego, CA
Nov 01 – Tower Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK
Nov 02 – LEVITATION, Austin, TX
Nov 03 – LEVITATION, Austin, TX
Nov 05 – Foro Indie Rocks, MexicoCity, MX
Nov 14 – Autêntica, BeloHorizonte, BR
Nov 21 – Casa Natura Musical, SãoPaulo, BR

16 Oct 2024 Wednesday
Superchunk
with Quivers
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Superchunk is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Foolish. This important album was the fourth album from Superchunk, previously known as Chunk, when Laura Ballance & Mac McCaughan formed Merge Records in the summer of 1989. If you love that album, here’s your chance to hear it played live.

Of the tour, Mac McCaughan said:

We’re excited to play a bunch of songs from Foolish (and as usual lots of other stuff) in the places where we made the record (Minneapolis and Chicago), some favorite towns we haven’t played in many years (Omaha, Lawrence, New Orleans), and one state where we’ve never played at all—this tour features our first show ever in South Dakota.”

We previously caught Superchunk’s live bassist Jason Narducy (who replaced Balance when she had to stop touring) in Oct 2023 and said, “Despite being around for four decades, he confessed he’s never played the Cedar Cultural Center. It’s not surprising, because the Cedar don’t normally book rock or punk bands, their focus is on World Music and the NPR audience. One of the stories he told early in his set was how his daughter was really into Destroy Boys. So, being the rock dad, he took his kids to Riot Fest and ultimately got the band (particularly guitarist Violet) to meet his daughter. She was crying “tears of joy”, and it was a moment she’ll probably never forget. What was the point to the story? Narducy ended, “The point is buy Destroy Boys records!””

Melbourne’s Quivers to open. We previously mentioned their Golden Doubt album in June 2021, and it looks like they have a new album Oyster Cuts, which just came out on Merge Records on August 9.

Tour dates:

Oct 14 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
Oct 15 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Oct 16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Oct 17 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
Oct 18 Sioux Falls, SD – Icon
Oct 19 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
Oct 21 Austin, TX – Radio / East
Oct 22 Houston, TX – The White Oak
Oct 23 New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre
Oct 25 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *
Oct 26 Gainesville, FL – The Fest
* w/ Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

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.

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.

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 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

18 Oct 2024 Friday
Johnny Marr and James
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Manchester’s greatest, Johnny Marr and James, are co-headlining the Palace Theatre.

Fans of The Smiths should already know Marr as their guitarist… but did you know that early in the Smith actually covered James’ “What’s the World?”.

James, on the other hand, covered Morrissey’s “We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful” as “We Hate It When Our Friends Become So Stressful.” The story behind this is that Tim Booth claims that the song was about his band becoming successful, so it’s somewhat of a stab at Morrissey’s general direction. You can hear the cover on YouTube.

This should be a wonderful show.

We last saw Johnny Marr in Sep 2018 and wrote, “Godlike Genius Award winner Johnny Marr returned to the Varsity Theater on Monday night. He has a full backing band, which included bassist Iwan Gronow, drummer Jack Mitchell, and guitarist James Doviak. This current 2018 Call The Comet tour set is, by far, the best set yet. This is mostly thanks to some classic The Smiths songs, and a pair of Electronic songs! ”

Tour dates:

20th September Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver
21st September The Moore Theatre, Seattle
22nd September McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland
23rd September The Warfield, San Francisco
25th September Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
26th September Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
29th September Stubb’s, Austin
30th September Majestic Theatre, Dallas
1st October Bayou Music Center, Houston
3rd October The Eastern, Atlanta
4th October The Fillmore, New Orleans
6th October Warner Theatre, Washington
8th October Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn
10th October Orpheum Theatre, Boston
11th October Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia
13th October MTLEUS, Montreal
14th October History, Toronto
15th October Masonic Temple, Detroit
17th October Riviera Theatre, Chicago
18th October Palace Theatre, Saint Paul

18 Oct 2024 Friday
Daniel Nunnelee
with Shane T
at 7th St Entry
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Memphis-born, Nashville-based art folk musician Daniel Nunnelee is touring in support of his debut album June, Baby (One Riot Records). The tour will stop in at 7th Street Entry on October 18, 2024.

Shane T to open.

Tour dates:

Sep 19 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
Sep 20 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
Sep 17 – Sep 21 – Nashville, TN – AMERICANAFEST
Oct 16 – Evanston, IL – SPACE
Oct 17 – Des Moines, IA – xBK
Oct 18 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
Oct 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
Oct 21 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
Oct 22 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
Oct 24 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Oct 25 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
Oct 26 – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
Oct 27 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop

20 Oct 2024 Sunday
Everclear
with Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
at First Avenue
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Everclear is headlining First Avenue this October 20, 2024.

We saw Everclear in Sep 2023 and wrote, “As the Pink Spiders said earlier, get ready for “two hours of hit songs!”… and that’s what Everclear delivered. Everyone who grew up in the 90s knows the famous Portland band. The group, led by Art Alexakis, had found success when they signed to Capitol Records in the mid-90s. Their two famous singles, “Santa Monica” and “I Will Buy You a New Life”, which, of course, they played on their set.”

Marcy Playground and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack to open. You may remember Marcy Playground with their hit “Sex and Candy.”

Tour dates:

Oct 5
Richmond, VA
Oct 6
Huntington, NY
Oct 8
Boston, MA
Oct 9
Portsmouth, NH
Oct 11
Asbury Park, NJ
Oct 12
Baltimore, MD
Oct 13
Lansing, MI
Oct 16
Cleveland, OH
Oct 17
Green Bay, WI
Oct 18
East Moline, IL
Oct 19
Jefferson City, MO
Oct 20
Minneapolis, MN
Oct 23
Brown County Music Center
Nashville, IN
Oct 24
Birmingham, AL
Oct 25
Pensacola, FL
Oct 26
Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee
North Augusta, SC
Oct 27
Pelham, TN
Nov 1
Agave Caliente Terraza
Cathedral City, CA
Nov 2
Porterville, CA
Nov 15
Flagstar Strand Theatre
Pontiac, MI
Nov 16
Lawrenceburg Event Center
Lawrenceburg, IN
Nov 21
Haute Spot
Cedar Park, TX
Nov 23
The Espee
San Antonio, TX
Jan 18
Gibbston Valley Winery Concert Venue
Gibbston, New Zealand
Jan 25
Taupo Amphitheatre & Riverside Park
Taupo, New Zealand
Jan 26
Whitianga Waterways Arena
Whitianga, New Zealand
Jan 31
The 90s Cruise 2025
Tampa, FL

20 Oct 2024 Sunday
Skillet and Seether
with Tim Montana + Royale Lynn
at Armory
armorymn.com

93X and Live Nation is presenting co-headlining acts: Skillet and Seether at the Armory, in Minneapolis, on October 20, 2024. Openers will include Tim Montana and Royale Lynn.

We just saw this tour (Seether and Skillet) in Oct 2024 and wrote, “Seether released their recent single, “Judas Mind” as the lead single to their ninth studio album, “The Surface Seems So Far” which was released on September 20th. (via Fantasy Records) with its follow-up single, “Illusions”… Skillet is the Grammy®-nominated, 22x platinum, Christian rock band led by the husband-and-wife duo of John and Korey Cooper. The band recently released new single, “Unpopular” in advance of their upcoming album, “Revolution” which will release independently on November 1st…. Nashville’s (via Butte, MT) Tim Montana has a new Country rock album out himself, “Savage” with its self-titled single, “Die Today” and “Shut Me Out” also released as singles. … Royale Lynn is a rising Country metal singer, whose newest single, “Sacrifice” is out now, as a follow-up to previous single, “Death Wish”. ”

Tour dates: