11 Nov 2024 Monday
The Wild Feathers
with Nathan Graham
at Turf Club
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Critically acclaimed Nashville country rockers The Wild Feathers is touring in support of their new album Sirens, available on New West. The record was produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings and features memorable singles “Sanctuary,” “Stereo,” and “Pretending.”

We saw Wild Feathers in April 2016 said, “The Wild Feathers were the headliners of the show and had the crowd in the palm of their hand. These guys sounded a lot like The Shelters but had a completely different feel. They had a more laidback/ country twang to them than The Shelters but still had the energy and professionalism that you would want at a show like this. Their set had a great mix of fast and slow songs. The three members that sang vocals (Ricky, Ben, and Joel) all had three very distinctive voices when singing alone but as soon as they sang together, it gave me the chills.”

Nathan Graham to open.

Tour dates:

11/09 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
11/11 – St. Paul, MN – Turf Club
11/12 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
11/13 – Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium
11/14 – Chicago, IL – The Myron R. Szold Music
11/16 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
11/17 – Indianapolis, IN – Hi-Fi
11/20 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East

11 Nov 2024 Monday
Dehd
with Gustaf
at Fine Line
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Chicago’s Dehd is headlining the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on November 11, 2024. The band’s latest Poetry is out now on Fat Possum Records.

We saw Dedh in Nov 2021 and said, “The evening began with a crowd-impressing fifteen song/forty-three minute set from Chicago trio Dehd (pronounced “dead”) who blend surf rock, dream pop, and shoegaze into a palette that is both retro and modern. Emily Kempf- vocals/guitar, Jason Balla- guitar/vocals and Eric McGrady- stand-up percussion make up in the band, who are out in support of last year’s third studio album, Flower of Devotion (on Fire Talk Records). Singer Kempf laughingly remarked between songs that her in-ear monitors resembled earpieces worn by the FBI, guitarist Balla never stood still, often lithely slithering about his corner of the stage while waving his bright green guitar, while drummer McGrady stood in the middle of things, mostly nonplussed but able to anchor all songs with a seemingly simple post-punk rhythm. The band was generally well-received by a crowd that were mostly unaware of them prior, and their merch booth was crowded between sets, which is always a good sign.”

Gustaf to open. We accidentally caught Gustaf at Palace Theatre in Oct 2021 and was simply blown away. We loved their songs, we love their attitude, and we love their show, simply put, “Their music is described as ESG meets Jonathan Richman… and you can hear it: they got that rhythmic “dance dance dance” sound with Richman’s humorous story-songs.”

Tour dates:

10/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
10/23 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
10/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10/26 – New Orleans, LA @ Chickie Wah Wahs
10/27 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/28 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
10/31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
11/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
11/02 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
11/04 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
11/05 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
11/06 – Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre
11/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/09 – Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theatre
11/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
11/12 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
11/13 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
11/14 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
03/15 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
03/16 – Stockholm, SE @ Bar Brooklyn
03/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
03/19 – Utrecht, NE @ Ecko
03/20 – Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
03/21 – Brussels, BE @ Le Botanique
03/24 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns
03/25 – Southampton, UK @ Papillon
03/26 – London, UK @ Strange Brew
03/29 – Dublin, IR @ Whelan’s
03/31 – Manchester, UK @ YES
04/01 – Glasgow, SC @ Oran Mor

12 Nov 2024 Tuesday
Forest Blakk
with Mergui
at Fine Line
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Acclaimed singer/songwriter Forest Blakk is back on tour to support The Love & Loss… the tour will stop in at the Fine Line on November 12, 2024 (originally booked at First Avenue).

Singer-songwriter Mergui to open. His latest EP, Shadows of Blue is out now.

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