Name: Mpls: Clay Street Unit at Turf Club (May 30, 2026)
Start: 2026-05-30T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-30T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Turf Club

What’s happening this week.

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27 Jan 2025 Monday
Geordie Greep
with NNAMDÏ
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

black midi’s guitarist and vocalist Geordie Greep has gone solo with his debut album The New Sound (Rough Trade Records). The singer will be headlining First Avenue on January 27, 2025.

Note: Originally this show was booked at the smaller Fine Line, but has been venue upgraded. All tickets purchased for Entry/Fine Line shows will be honored, and balcony ticket buyers will be refunded the difference in ticket price.

We caught Black Midi (stylized as black midi) one year ago, in Oct 2021, and described them as “They’re more art-rock/experimental rock. The sound reminds me a little bit of Clinic. Like it or hate it, you can’t deny they drew in a massive crowd and clearly had a big fanbase in Minneapolis, thanks to the fact that their new record Cavalcade (Rough Trade) landed on multiple “Best Albums of 2021 (So Far)” lists. ”

NNAMDÏ (aka Nnamdi Ogbonnaya) to open.

Tour Dates:

Jan-16 – Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
Jan-17 – Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
Jan-18 – Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Jan-19 – Raleigh, NC Kings
Jan-21 – Asheville, NC Eulogy
Jan-22 – Atlanta, GA The Earl
Jan-24 – Nashville, TN The Blue Room
Jan-25 – St Louis, MO Off Broadway
Jan-27 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Jan-28 – Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Jan-30 – Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
Jan-31 – Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle
Feb-01 – Kalamazoo, MI Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
Feb-03 – Toronto, ON Axis Club Theatre
Feb-05 – Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz
Feb-06 – Brattleboro, VT The Stone Church
Feb-07 – Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
Feb-8 – Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
Apr-28 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
Apr-29 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
May-01 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theatre
May-02 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
May-03 Pioneertown, CA Pappy and Harriet’s
May-05 Santa Cruz,C A The Catalyst Atrium
May-06 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
May-07 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
May-09 Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre
May-10 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
May-11 Vancouver, BC The Pearl

28 Jan 2025 Tuesday
Dylan LeBlanc and David Ramirez
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

Dylan LeBlanc and David Ramirez are co-headlining the Parkway Theater, in Minneapolis, on January 28, 2025.

Ramirez’s album All The Not So Gentle Reminders is coming out on Blue Corn Music.

We saw LeBlanc in Feb 2024 and wrote, “Turn out for Dylan LeBlanc at Turf Club was terrific. A lot of young couples, and country folk music fans in the audience. According to fans, this was LeBlanc’s first tour in five years. His last show was in 2019 (also at the Turf Club), because his 2020 show (also at the Turf Club) was cancelled due to COVID restrictions. So, it’s been a longtime coming to his fans. The American singer-songwriter and guitarist’s latest album Coyote is a semi-autobiographical and a concept album. The record tells the story of Coyote, a man on the run and living a dangerous life. The man find himself in the middle of a criminal underworld of Mexico and struggles to find a way out of this treacherous lifestyle.”

Tour dates:

Jan 22 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Jan 23 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Jan 24 – Kansas, MO – Knuckleheads
Jan 25 – Omaha, NE – Reverb
Jan 26 – Des Moines, IA – xBk
Jan 28 – Minneapolis, MN – Parkway Theater
Jan 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
Jan 30 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School Of Folk Music
Jan 31 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
Feb 1 – Millville, PA – The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
Feb 4 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made
Feb 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Feb 7 – Norfolk, VA – The Annex*
Feb 8 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle

29 Jan 2025 Wednesday
Tim Heidecker
with Neil Hamburger
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

America’s funnymen Tim Heidecker (the ‘Tim’ in Tim and Eric Awesome Show) and “worst” comic Neil Hamburger are once again teaming up on the great comedy getaway, “Slipping Away Tour”.

We love these guys. We saw their tour in Aug 2015 and wrote, “Having previously teamed up on tour, Tim Heidecker and Neil Hamburger are back at it again, stopping by a sold out comedy show at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night. In typical Neil Hamburger style, the drunken, badly done hair comb over, safety pinned suit, Hamburger came on stage gripping three drinks, wheezing and coughing.”

Tim Heidecker new album Slipping Away is out now on Bloodshot Records.

Tour dates:

Jan. 22 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 $
Jan. 24 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall $
Jan. 25 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre $
Jan. 26 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre $
Jan. 29 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
an. 30 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre *
Jan. 31 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Feb. 1 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme *
Feb. 2 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic *
Feb. 4 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
Feb. 5 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
Feb. 6 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall ^
Feb. 7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
Feb. 8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Feb. 10 – Boston, MA @ Royale ^
Feb. 11 – Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat ^
Feb. 12 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall ^
Feb. 13 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ^
Feb. 14 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East ^
Feb. 15 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn ^
Feb. 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^
Feb. 18 – Orlando, FL @ The Abbey ^
Feb. 19 – Tampa, FL @ Jannus Live ^
Feb. 21 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinas %
Feb. 22 – Houston, TX @ Secret Group %
Feb. 23 – Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory %
Feb. 25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom %
# = duo performance
! = solo performance
$ = with TBA
* = with Neil Hamburger
^ = with DJ Douggpound
% = with Secret Suprise Guest

30 Jan 2025 Thursday
Eric Mayson
with TABAH, 26 BATS! and LaSalle
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Noise-maker Eric Mayson is having a ‘tape release’ party at the Turf Club on January 30th, 2025.

Eric Mayson writes:

Putting out a cassette tape version of Rerun, with a release show on January 30th at @turfclubmn!

Awesome bill featuring @tabahtab , @26bats and @lasallesounds ! Tickets in bio. Come hang?

Poster by @if.phxtxgraphy
Photo by @julietfarmer

TABAH, 26 BATS! and LaSalle to open.

We saw TABAH in July 2016 and wrote, “Tabah is a five-piece electric ensemble that began in 2013, although their first year was described as “unique, aggressive, and difficult experience”. Currently the band features singer/guitarist Cecelia Erholtz, bassist Charlie Bruber, guitarist Jeff Ley, keyboardist Andrew Seitz, and drummer Murphy Janssen.”

We were meant to see 26 Bats! in March 2024, but, “Although previously advertised as 26 BATS! to open, the band announced two weeks ago that they had to step down due to “personal reasons.””

31 Jan 2025 Friday
Best New Bands of 2024
at First Avenue
first-avenue.com

The annual First Avenue’s Best New Bands for 2024 will be taking place at First Avenue on January 31, 2025. Other radio stations involved in selecting the best bands includes: 93X, Cities 97, The Current, Jazz88, KFAI, KS95, KVSC, Radio K, and WMCN.

This year will feature seven bands, hosted by hosted by Jill Riley (The Current), Joey Peterson (Radio K), Krista Wax (KFAI) , and Sean McPherson (Jazz88).

The only bands we’ve seen on this list is Dalmatian Club, in March 2024: “Opening the sold-out all-ages show was The Dalmatian Club from “Dinkytown”. If you’re not from around the city, this is a college-area. It’s where the Varsity Theater is located, around that area. The group is relatively new, having formed in 2022, and they played some breezy, upbeat, bright Summer songs.”

Lineup:

• Bizhiki
• Christy Costello
• The Dalmatian Club
• Kiernan
• Mati
• porch light
• room3

hosted by
• Jill Riley (The Current)
• Joey Peterson (Radio K)
• Krista Wax (KFAI)
• Sean McPherson (Jazz88)

31 Jan 2025 Friday
Porridge Radio
with Sluice
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Dana Margolin, aka Porridge Radio is touring in support of Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me, available now on Secretly Canadian. They will be headlining the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on January 31, 2025.

Sluice to open.

Tour dates: