12 Jan 2025 Sunday
Charlie Parr
with Samuel Locke Ward
at Turf Club
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It’s that time of the year again, Charlie Parr will be doing his January 2025 Residency at the Turf Club, in St Paul.

We recently saw Parr with Trampled By Turtles at the Armory in Nov 2022 and wrote, “Charlie Parr opened up with his weathered steel guitar and friend, Mick, playing what Parr called: “The washing machine.” Even with no band Parr had no trouble filling the cavernous space of the Armory with an earthy voice that rose to all three levels and into the rafters of the venue. Born in Austin, MN and now residing in Duluth, Parr’s musical style of folk and blues seems to be from another era. Still, he instantly connected with the sold out crowd with a generous set of 12 songs ranging from a career that has produced 16 albums…”

Samuel Locke Ward to open.

Residency:

Jan 05 with Jon Edwards
Jan 12 with Samuel Locke Ward
Jan 19 with Laurel Premo
Jan 26 with Paper Wings

Spring-ish tour announced and on-sale today!

03.08 | Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House
03.15 | Hayward, WI – The Park Center
03.19 | Detroit, MI – The Magic Bag
03.20 | Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
03.21 | Syracuse, NY- Funk ‘n Waffles Syracuse
03.22 | Jay, VT – Jay Peak Resort
03.23 | Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo
03.25 | Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
03.26 | Northampton, MA – The Iron Horse
03.28 | Cleveland, OH – The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
03.29 | Indianapolis, IN – Square Cat Vinyl
03.30 | Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music

13 Jan 2025 Monday
The Cactus Blossoms
at Turf Club
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Local band The Cactus Blossoms is doing their residency at the Turf Club in January 2025, on every Monday.

We caught the band in Feb 2022 and said, “Immediately after the release of The Cactus Blossoms’ new album, One Day, the American duo appeared at three stores, performing at Mill City Sound (in Hopkins), Down In The Valley (in Golden Valley), and Electric Fetus (in Minneapolis), all on February 12th.”

Support to be announced at a later date.

Residency:

Jan 06 Turf Club
Jan 13 Turf Club
Jan 20 Turf Club
Jan 27 Turf Club

15 Jan 2025 Wednesday
Been Stellar
with Malice K
at 7th St Entry
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New York’s Been Stellar is on tour in support of his debut album Scream (Dirty Hit).

Malice K to open.

Tour dates:

1/9 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA*
1/10 – Washington D.C. @ Songbyrd*
1/11 – Millvale, PA @ The Funhouse*
1/12 – Columbus, OH @ The Summit Music Hall*
1/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club*
1/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry*
1/17 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
1/18 – Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records Cass Corridor*
1/20 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison*
1/21 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus*
1/23 – Boston, MA – Berklee College of Music *
1/24 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom*
5/15 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
5/18 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
5/19 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza+
5/21 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord+
5/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo+
* supporting Fontaines D.C.
*with Malice K
+with Enumclaw