03 Feb 2025 Monday
Lauren Mayberry
at Fine Line
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Lauren Mayberry, the frontwoman of the electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, have gone solo with Vicious Creature and heading out on tour… stopping by the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on February 3, 2025.

We saw CHVRCHES in Oct 2018 and wrote, “As for Chvrches their indiepop/dance/synthpop sound is more popular than ever, as evident by their ability to sell out their shows every time they play in Minnesota. Martin Doherty summed it up on stage, “It’s nice to be back. Time and time again, you keep selling out every time we come here. Thank you for that.” It’s been three years since their last album, Every Open Eye, so with the third album, Lauren Mayberry said that they wanted to take their time with Love is Dead. They approach the record by closely working with a producer, at first with David Stewart, but ultimately with Greg Kurstin and Steve Mac for final production.”

Tour dates:

1/28/25 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
1/29/25 – Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
1/31/25 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT
2/1/25 – Gothic – Denver, CO
2/2/25 – Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS
2/3/25 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
2/5/25 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
2/7/25 – Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
2/8/25 – Electric City – Buffalo, NY
2/9/25 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
2/11/25 – Royale – Boston, MA
2/13/25 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
2/14/25 – Empire Live – Albany, NY
2/17/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
2/18/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
2/20/25 – Masquerade – Hell – Atlanta, GA
2/21/25 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC
2/22/25 – The Mil at Cannery Hall – Nashville, TN
2/24/25 – White Oak Downstairs – Houston, TX
2/25/25 – Granada – Dallas, TX
2/26/25 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
2/28/25 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
3/2/25 – The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA

05 Feb 2025 Wednesday
06 Feb 2025 Thursday
Max McNown
at 7th St Entry
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Singer/songwriter Max McNown sold out his February 6, 2025, show at the 7th Street Entry, that he booked an additional date for February 5. So if you missed out on Feb 6, you got a second chance… or if you’re a massive fan, go see him on both dates!

We saw Max McNown in Apr 2024 and wrote, “Folk singer-songwriter Max McNown opened the show, playing tracks from his debut album Wandering, which came out April 12 on Fugitive Recordings. He previously opened for Americana folk-rock band Briscoe last month (March).
Joining McNown on stage was guitarist, banjo player, and harmonica player, Ethan Luck. Luck is documenting his time on tour entitled “On The Road With Max McNown” on YouTube.”

Tour Dates:

Jan 16, 2025 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Jan 17, 2025 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made
Jan 18, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – Foundry
Jan 19, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – Union Stage
Jan 21, 2025 – Carrboro, NC – Cats Cradle
Jan 23, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
Jan 24, 2025 – Nashville, TN – The 58
Jan 25, 2025 – Lexington, KY – Burl
Jan 26, 2025 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable
Jan 28, 2025 – St. Louis, MO – Golden Record
Jan 29, 2025 – Des Moines, IA – Xbx Live
Jan 31, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Schuba’s
Feb 1, 2025 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
Feb 13, 2025 – Fort Collins, CO – Washingtons
Feb 14, 2025 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
Feb 15, 2025 – Colorado Springs, CO – Lulu’s Downstairs
Feb 18, 2025 – Phoenix, AZ- Rebel Lounge
Feb 19, 2025 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Feb 20, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
Feb 21, 2025 – San Francisco, CA – Independent
Feb 22, 2025 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint
Feb 24, 2025 – Portland, OR – Aladdin
Feb 25, 2025 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile
Feb 27, 2025 – Victoria, BC – Capital Ballroom
Feb 28, 2025 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Mar 3, 2025 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
Mar 4, 2025 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre
Mar 7, 2025 – Saskatoon, SK – The Capitol Music Club
Mar 8, 2025 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
Mar 27, 2025 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre
Mar 28, 2025 – Montreal, QC – Le Studio TD
Apr 4, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall

06 Feb 2025 Thursday
Toro y Moi & Panda Bear
with Nourished By Time
at First Avenue
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Toro y Moi and Panda Bear are co-headlining a Winter Tour… stopping by First Avenue on February 6, 2025.

Note: There is a strict 4 ticket limit. Any attempt to exceed the ticket limit of 4 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 WEEK prior to show.

Toro y Moi’s latest release is called Hole Erth and is available on Dead Oceans Records.

We saw Toro y Moi in Feb 2013 and wrote, “Toro y Moi. Audrey reported that the show at the Fine Line Music Café on February 20th was sold out. Not a whole lot of interaction with the audience, but lighting was fantastic. Certainly the audience didn’t care as they danced away.”

We saw Panda Bear in April 2018 and wrote, “In contrast, Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) had three screens, giving us a little distractions and visual entertainment while he plays his songs. You can tell from the performance and how comfortable he was on stage, that he’s been doing this live setup for a while now. Already with five solo albums and a recent new EP A Day With The Homies (the first Panda Bear release since 2015’s Crosswords EP), Panda Bear had plenty of back catalog songs to play and didn’t have to rely on any Animal Collective songs.”

Nourished By Time to open. They were last seen in town in January 2023 with South London’s Dry Cleaning at the Fine Line.

Tour dates:

2/6/25 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue &*
2/7/25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed &*
2/8/25 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre &*
2/10/25 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall &*
2/11/25 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS &*
2/12/25 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner &*
2/14/25 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 &*
2/15/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall &*
2/16/25 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club &*
2/19/25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz &*
2/20/25 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works &*
2/21/25 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle &*
3/3/25 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
3/4/25 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall
3/5/25 – London, UK – The Roundhouse
3/6/25 – Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre
3/8/25 – Prague, CZ – Archa +
3/9/25 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
3/10/25 – Warsaw, PL – Palladium
3/12/25 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
3/13/25 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
3/14/25 – Stockholm, SW – Fållan
3/15/25 – Oslo, NL – Rockefeller Music Hall
5/8/25 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren &^
5/12/25 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater &^
5/13/25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall &^
5/14/25 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues &^
5/16/25 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore &^
& with special guest Panda Bear
* with Nourished by Time
^ with Kassie Krut