09 Jan 2025 Thursday
Farewell Milwaukee
with A Piano In Every Home and Big Lake
at Turf Club
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Local band Farewell Milwaukee is headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on January 9, 2025.

We saw Farewell Milwaukee in Mar 2009 and wrote, “I like to begin reviews with a clever anecdote to draw in my readers. It’s fun for everyone, but especially fun for me because I consistently amuse myself. When Farewell Milwaukee played the Fine Line, I knew singer Ben Lubeck looked really familiar; not in the sense that I had stalked him on Facebook or met him IRL (In Real Life) or even that I’d seen the band perform before (I had). The reason why he looked familiar is because he is Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. I kid you not, readers; Ben Lubeck is tall, lanky, shaggy-haired Shags. The resemblance is uncanny, although I sincerely hope that he doesn’t take offense by this comment (I don’t know why he would since Shaggy drove an amazing green van AND solved mind-boggling mysteries).”

A Piano In Every Home and Big Lake to open.

Farewell Milwaukee writes:

We have a special show announcement to make today! We will be playing The Turf Club on Thursday January, 9th. Joining us will be A Piano In Every Home, and Big Lake. Tickets are on Sale now.

A special thank you to Molly Nee for designing The Cat Bat show poster! The Cat Bat has become a beacon of light for the band. Thanks to Danger Dave for introducing us to its power on a bar napkin many moons ago. May it guide you to St. Paul in early January for a fun night of music!

-FM

10 Jan 2025 Friday
G. Love & Special Sauce
at First Avenue
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G. Love & Special Sauce is headlining First Avenue on January 10, 2025.

We saw G Love and Special Sauce in Oct 2022 and wrote, “As for G. Love aka Garrett Dutton, it’s hard to believe he recently turned fifty, as except for some gray hair under that pork-pie hat, still looks much like he did when he broke through in the mid-90s, and Dutton remembered first visiting the city on his first full tour in 1994. The new album is Philadelphia Mississippi, released in June (on his Philadelphonic Records) and is more of the trademark blend of hip-hop, folk, alternative, soul and blues blend, he and his two bandmates (Chuck Treece– drums; Jimi “Jazz” Prescott– string bass) have come to be known for.”

Support to be announced at a later date.

Tour dates:

Jan 7, 2025
Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
St Louis, MO
Jan 8, 2025
High Noon Saloon
Madison, WI
Jan 10, 2025
First Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 11, 2025
Lincoln Hall
Chicago, IL
Jan 12, 2025
Park Theatre
Holland, MI
Jan 14, 2025
The Ark
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 15, 2025
A&R Music Bar
Columbus, OH
Jan 16, 2025
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 21, 2025
Infinity Hall Norfolk
Norfolk, CT
Jan 22, 2025
City Winery Boston
Boston, MA
Jan 23, 2025
City Winery Boston
Boston, MA
Jan 24, 2025
City Winery
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 25, 2025
City Winery
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 27, 2025
City Winery New York City
New York, NY
Jan 28, 2025
City Winery New York City
New York, NY
Jan 30, 2025
Rams Head On Stage
Annapolis, MD
Jan 31, 2025
Rams Head On Stage
Annapolis, MD
Feb 1, 2025
The Hamilton Live
Washington, DC
Feb 3, 2025
Elevation 27
Virginia Beach, VA
Feb 4, 2025
Music Farm
Charleston, SC
Feb 6, 2025
Visulite Theatre
Charlotte, NC
Feb 7, 2025
Haw River Ballroom
Saxapahaw, NC
Feb 8, 2025
Terminal West
Atlanta, GA
Feb 11, 2025
Point Ybel Brewing Company
Fort Myers, FL
Feb 12, 2025
The Social
Orlando, FL
Feb 14, 2025
American Legion Post 28
Key West, FL
Feb 15, 2025
Culture Room
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Feb 27, 2025
Crescent Ballroom
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 28, 2025
The Coach House
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mar 1, 2025
Troubadour
West Hollywood, CA
Mar 2, 2025
Belly Up Tavern
Solana Beach, CA
Mar 4, 2025
SOhO Music Club
Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 5, 2025
August Hall
San Francisco, CA
Mar 7, 2025
The Crocodile
Seattle, WA
Mar 8, 2025
Revolution Hall
Portland, OR
Mar 9, 2025
Treefort Music Hall
Boise, ID
Mar 11, 2025
Mangy Moose
Teton Village, WY
Mar 12, 2025
The State Room
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 13, 2025
Belly Up Aspen
Aspen, CO
Mar 14, 2025
Riverwalk Center
Breckenridge, CO
Mar 15, 2025
Fox Theatre
Boulder, CO

11 Jan 2025 Saturday
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
with Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket)
at Palace Theatre
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters is on their 40th Anniversary Tour, stopping by Palace Theatre on January 11, 2025.

Please note there is a strict 6 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 6 per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of orders without notice. There is a transfer delay for all tickets up to ONE MONTH prior to show.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters (13 January 2018)

We saw Big Head Todd at the Palace Theatre in Jan 2018 and said, “Todd Park Mohr and band (Brian Nevin– drums; Rob Squires– bass; Jeremy Lawton– keys / pedal steel) have been a band for thirty-two years now and made their new album, New World Arisin’ (on the band’s own Big Records) “to show we still could” and Big Head Todd and the Monsters still showed their formidable live chops with a two-hour set of the band’s own unique blend of Colorado rock, blues, and soul. In front of a trippingly-illustrated backdrop and amongst simple but effective lighting, the foursome took to the stage beginning with a cut from one of Mohr’s biggest guitar heroes, Jimi Hendrix. BHTM mostly let the music do the talking, eager not only to play songs from the new album, but also to work in as many crowd favorites in, as possible too.”

Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket) to open.

Tour dates: