July 15, 2025 Tuesday
Built to Spill and Yo La Tengo
at Palace Theatre
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Built to Spill and Yo La Tengo are on a co-headlining tour, stopping by the Palace Theatre in St Paul, on July 15, 2025.

We saw Built to Spill in Sep 2016 and wrote, “Built to Spill began their show, somewhat ironically, with Stop the Show from 1997’s Perfect From Now On. It was a great way to start, building up from a lulling melody into a spacy guitar frenzy. They saved The First Song for a bit later. The band performed as a three piece, leaving all guitar duties in Doug Martsch’s hands. And one thing is certain; the man plays a mean guitar. His tremolo hangs loose as he tears up and down the fretboard while making liberal use of a wah pedal and an Echoplex delay machine.”

We saw Yo La Tengo in Mar 2023 and noted, “Based out of Hoboken, NY, Yo La Tengo was formed in 1984 by the husband and wife team of Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. After a run of bassists, James McNew joined in 1992 and stayed. Why isn’t Yo La Tengo a salsa dance band? Funny story! The origin of the band’s name comes from a 1962 baseball incident where two New York Mets players ran into each other on a fly ball for Venezuelan shortstop, Elio Chacón, had no idea what centerfielder, Riche Ashburn, was saying when he shouted: “I got it.” (“Yo la tengo.”)”

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 MONTH prior to the show.

Yo La Tengo Tour Dates:

7/10 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
7/11 Nashville, TN Ryman
712 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
7/13 Chicago, IL The Salt
7/15 St. Paul, MN Palace Theatre
7/16 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
7/17 Fishers, IN Nickel Plate Amphitheater
7/18 Louisville, KY Iroquois Amphitheater
9/14 Carnation, WA Psychic Salamander festival
10/30 Lima, Peru CCB
11/4 Montevideo, Uruguay Sala del Museo
11/9 São Paulo, Brazil Balaclava Fest

July 19, 2025 Saturday
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
and The Marshall Tucker Band
with Jefferson Starship
at Treasure Island
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I was recently at a Home Depot, in Jacksonville, when Bachman–Turner Overdrive’s classic song “Takin’ Care of Business” came on the airwaves at the home improvement store. A young dude in the other aisle was absolutely singing along, finishing that line, “Takin’ care of business – EVERYDAY!” This story is to illustrate what a great song it was that dominated the US Top 40 charts in the ‘70s… and carrying itself well into 2025, that a new generation is loving the infection song.

It looks like the Canadian rock group will be playing Treasure Island Casino, in Welch, Minnesota, on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Co-headlining the event will be southern rock pioneers The Marshall Tucker Band, famous for “Can’t You See” and “Heard it in a Love Song”.

Support will be from Jefferson Starship. Don’t confuse the band with the original Jefferson Airplane or the evolution/breakoff Starship (famous for “Sara” and “We Built This City”). Still, if you’ve seen one of these Jefferson-related bands, I think you can mark them all off on your Bingo card.

Summer US Tour Dates with The Marshall Tucker Band and Jefferson Starship:

July 18 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
July 19 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Casino
July 20 – Fargo, ND – Scheels Arena
July 22 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium
July 24 – Appleton, WI – Neuroscience Group Field
July 25 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill Terre Haute
July 26 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center
August 1 – El Reno, OK – Lucky Star Casino
August 3 – Amarillo, TX – Amarillo Civic Center Complex #
# Outlaws replacing Jefferson Starship as special guest

Summer US Tour Dates – BTO only:

July 28 – Bloomington, IL – Bloomington Center For The Performing Art
July 29 – Elk Grove Village, IL – The Village Green at the Charles Zettek Municipal Complex
July 31 – Jefferson City, MO – MU Health Care Capital Region Amphitheater
August 15 – Wendover, NV – Peppermill Casino
August 16 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar PAC
August 18 – Boise, ID – Western Idaho Fair
August 21 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino
August 22 – Ft. McDowell, AZ – We-Ko-Pa Casino
August 23 – Albuquerque, NM – Legends Theater at Route 66 Casino
August 26 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater
August 27 – Park City, KS – Park City Arena
August 28 – Tulsa, OK – The Cove at River Spirit
August 30 – St. Charles, MO – Family Arena
August 31 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theater
September 17 – Puyallup, WA – Washington State Fair
September 19 – Grand Ronde, OR – Spirit Mountain Casino
September 20 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino

July 19, 2025 Saturday
Murder by Death
at First Avenue
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Murder by Death is on their farewell tour, stopping by First Avenue, on July 19, 2025, for the very last time. Come out to say goodbye and check out their 10th and final album Egg & Dart.

We saw Murder by Death in Nov 2016 and said, “When I first heard the band name, Murder by Death, I was sure it was going to be some sort of extreme metal but when I sat down and listened to them, I was completely caught off guard. At first I didn’t like it because it wasn’t at all what I was expecting but it quickly grew on me and now I look forward to every chance I get to see these guys live. Murder By Death’s music could be classified as indie-rock, alt-country, rock, punk… hell, it can be whatever you want to be because it is truly that diverse and that unique. Adam Turla, the singer, has a voice that makes the music lean more towards the country side of things but the talented band he has behind him make it so he doesn’t pigeon hole the band as a country band. The lyrics about whiskey and devil fit Adam’s raspy, yet clean, voice perfectly.”

Tour dates:

Jun-19 — Newport, KY — Southgate House *
Jun-20 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew’s Hall *
Jun-21 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall *
Jun-22 — Montreal, QC — Le Studio TD *
Jun-23 — Woodstock, NY — Bearsville Theater *
Jun-25 — Norwalk CT — District Music Hall *
Jun-26 — Portland, ME — State Theatre *
Jun-27 — Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club *
Jun-28 — Brooklyn, NY — Warsaw *
Jun-29 — Asbury Park, NJ — Asbury Lanes *
Jul-01 — Cleveland Heights, OH — Grog Shop *
Jul-02 — Cleveland Heights, OH — Grog Shop *
Jul-04 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns !
Jul-05 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns *
Jul-09 — Millersville, PA — Phantom Power *
Jul-10 — Baltimore, MD — Union Craft Brewing *
Jul-11 — Washington, DC — Black Cat *
Jul-12 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer *
Jul-13 — Pittsburgh, PA — Mr. Smalls *
Jul-15 — Grand Rapids, MI — The Pyramid Scheme *
Jul-16 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall *
Jul-17 — Chicago, IL — Thalia Hall *
Jul-18 — Madison, WI — The Sylvee *
Jul-19 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue
Jul-20 — Maquoketa, IA — Codfish Hollow Barnstormers *
Jul-26 — Louisville, KY — TBA Festival
Aug-21 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre *
Aug-22 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre *
Aug-23 – Fr. Collins, CO – Tour de Fat
Sep-21 — Atlanta, GA — Shaky Knees
Sep-27 — London, UK — Islington Hall
Oct-15 — St. Louis, MO — Delmar Hall ^
Oct-16 — Lawrence, KS — Liberty Hall ^
Oct-17 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre !
Oct-18 — Aspen, CO — Belly Up !
Oct-19 — Salt Lake City, UT — Depot !
Oct-20 — Boise, ID — Treefort Music Hall !
Oct-22 – Bellingham, WA – Mount Baker Theatre !
Oct-23 — Seattle, WA — The Crocodile $
Oct-24 — Seattle, WA — The Crocodile !
Oct-25 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall !
Oct-26 — Portland, OR — Revolution Hall $
Oct-28 — Berkeley, CA — UC Theatre !
Oct-29 — Los Angeles, CA — Belasco Theatre !
Oct-30 — Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up !
Oct-31 — Pioneertown, CA — Pappy & Harriet’s !
Nov-01 — Phoenix, AZ — Van Buren !
Nov-02 — Santa Fe, NM — Tumbleroot !
Nov-05 — Dallas, TX — The Kessler Theater !
Nov-06 — Austin, TX — Mohawk !
Nov-07 — Austin, TX — Mohawk !
Nov-08 — Houston, TX — Heights Theater !
Nov-10 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
Nov-11 — Orlando, FL — The Social #
Nov-13 — Charleston, SC — Music Farm
Nov-14 — Asheville, NC — Grey Eagle#
Nov-15 — Louisville, KY — Old Forester’s Paristown Hall #%

* w/ Laura Jane Grace
^ w/ William Elliott Whitmore
! w/ AJJ
$ w/ Shawn James
# w/ BJ Barham
% w/ J Roddy Walston

July 20, 2025 Sunday
Sam Barber
at First Avenue
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RIAA 2X PLATINUM-certified singer/songwriter Sam Barber is currently on tour… stopping by First Avenue on July 20th, 2025.

Tour Dates:

06/13 | Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
06/14 | Cape Giradeau, MO – Freedom Fest #
06/19 | Lewisburg, WV – Wild Trails Festival #
06/20 | Wildwood, NJ – Barefoot Country Music Fest #
06/21 | Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
07/10 | Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
07/11 | Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
07/12 | Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
07/13 | Chicago, IL – Windy City Smokeout #
07/17 | St. Louis, MO – The Factory
07/18 | Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
07/19 | O’Neill, NE – Summerfest Celebration #
07/20 | Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
07/23 | Columbia, MO – 9th Street Public House
07/24 | Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
07/26 | Fargo, ND – UP District Festival Field
08/07 | Boise, ID – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
08/08 | Spokane, WA – Gesa Credit Union Pavilion
08/09 | Tacoma, WA – Dune Peninsula
08/11 | Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
08/15 | Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge
08/16 | Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
08/18 | Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
08/20 | San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
08/22 | Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
08/23 | San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay
08/27 | Flagstaff, AZ – Pepsi Amphitheater
08/28 | Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
08/29 | Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
09/05 | Hutchinson, KS – Kansas State Fair # ~
09/06 | Stillwater, OK – Tumbleweed Dance Hall
09/13 | Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/12 | Salt Lake City, UT – RedWest Fest #
10/31 | Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards
11/01 | Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
11/05 | New York, NY – Webster Hall
11/06 | New York, NY – Webster Hall
11/07 | Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
11/08 | Boston, MA – Roadrunner
11/19 | Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
11/20 | Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
11/21 | St. Petersburg, FL – St. Pete Fest #
11/22 | Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
12/03 | Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels
12/05 | Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas
# festival date
^ support from Waylon Wyatt and Noah Rinker
~ special guest Avery Anna