29 Apr 2025 Monday
Circa Waves and Friday Pilots Club
with bugsy
at First Avenue
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Liverpool’s indie powerhouse Circa Waves and Chicago’s Friday Pilots Club are co-headlining First Avenue on April 29, 2025.

Circa Waves’ album Death & Love Pt.1 is out now. Look for Part 2 later this year.

bugsy to open. We saw the band in July 2024 and said, “Over at the Skipper stage, local indie group Bugsy is playing their biggest stage yet. They were clearly excited to be there and was so grateful for the opportunity. Emily Schoonover said that they weren’t included originally, but with some effort and connection and good luck, they’re on stage to entertain us!”

Tour dates:

April 19 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
April 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
April 21 – Boston, MA – Royale Boston
April 22 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
April 24 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
April 26 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
April 27 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
April 28 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues – Chicago
April 29 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
May 1 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
May 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
May 5 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
May 6 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
May 8 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
May 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre

29 Apr 2025 Tuesday
L.A. Witch
with DAIISTAR
at Turf Club
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L.A. Witch will return to the Twin Cities, playing the Turf Club, on April 29, 2025.

We saw LA Witch in May 2016 and wrote, “The show was opened up by Los Angeles rock band L.A. Witch. Although these guys are fairly new to the scene, their music is polished and their show is very well put together. There is definitely that raw and bloody emotion coming from L.A. Witch’s music just like you get with The Kills. The trio (Sade Sanchez, Irita Pai, and Ellie English) played almost everything they’ve recorded, including ‘Get Lost’ and ‘Heart of Darkness’ (from their self-titled debut EP) and latest 7” single ‘Drive Your Car’. Musically, the moody band sounded like Mazzy Star (vocally) with The Black Angels and BRMC psychedelia.”

DAIISTAR to open.

Tour Dates:

4/19 – Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room*
4/21 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios*
4/22 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl*
4/23 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern*
4/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge*
4/27 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive*
4/29 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club*
4/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall*
5/1 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
5/2 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House*
5/3 – Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall*
5/4 – Montreal, QC @ Bar “Le Ritz” PDB*
5/6 – Troy, NY @ No Fun*
5/7 – Cambridge, MA @ Sonia*
5/9 – Brooklyn, NY @ TV Eye*
5/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
5/12 – Washington, D.C. @ DC9*
5/13 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle*
5/14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
5/16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
5/17 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas*
5/18 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger*
5/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Juno Brewery*
5/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar*
5/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room*
6/13 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley^
6/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel^
6/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive^
6/21 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s^
6/27 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah^
6/28 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
*with DAIISTAR
^with Chokecherry

29 Apr 2025 Tuesday
Jesse Cook
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook will be headlining the Fitzgerald Theater, in St Paul, on April 29, 2025. Cook is a famous guitarist, having won a Juno Award, and three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He’s sold over 1.5 records worldwide.

Cook’s last album Love in the Time of Covid came out post-pandemic.

Tour dates: