Minneapolis: December 28 to December 31, 2024

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28 Dec 2024 Saturday
Soul Asylum 
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

Soul Asylum is headlining First Avenue on December 28, 2024.

 

We saw Soul Asylum in July 2024 and said, “I was surprised to see Soul Asylum so early on the bill. To me, and based on unscientific analytics from setlist.fm, the band should be ranked much higher. Singer and only original band member Dave Pirner is a goofball (as usual!), and was just having a good time. “Hello fellow yachters. I know I took my yacht to the gig.” When Dave asked guitarist Ryan Smith what his yacht was called, he said, it’s called “Hall and Notes”.”

Soul Asylum writes:

 

 

29 Dec 2024 Sunday
DeVotchKa
with Superior Siren
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

DeVotchKa is back in Minneapolis, playing First Avenue, on December 29, 2024.

 

We saw DeVotchKa in Oct 2018 and said, “The multi-genre ensemble DeVotchKa return today with the release of their new full-length album This Night Falls Forever, available now on Concord Records. As part of the release, the band has shared a video for the nostalgic first single “Straight Shot”. Watch the video here. The album also includes the “high-octane” (Gary Graff, Billboard) track “Angels” as well as “Empty Vessels” which premiered earlier this week on Consequence of Sound, who described the song as “sturdy even as it tumbles through endless spirals of orchestration like a dream through the early breaking daylight.””

Superior Siren to open.

Tour dates:

 

31 Dec 2024 Tuesday
Kiss Me ⏤ A 90s New Year’s Eve 
with You Oughta Know
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

It’s the annual year-end’s Kiss Me – A ’90s New Year’s Eve show from cover lover band You Oughta Know (named after the Alanis Morissette song).

 

We saw the group in May 2017 and wrote, “As you can see from their setlist, they only cover 90s songs, with the exception of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, but that’s forgivable because they probably discover the song from 1992’s Wayne’s World (based on Silberschmidt as Garth, of course).

A cover lover band is good for these kind of events, because most of the audience will know and likely sing along to some of their favorite 90s tunes.

After You Oughta Know finished their set, there were DJ Gabe and 7Days A Capella group, ending with a highly entertaining swing dance group Uptown Swing and Hudson, Master Magician (from America’s Got Talent).”

 

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.