Minneapolis This Week (July 13, 2025)

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July 09, 2025 Wednesday
John Garcia (ex-Kyuss)
with Telekinetic Yeti
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

American desert rock pioneer and former Kyuss frontman John Garcia will be headlining the Turf Club, in St Paul, on July 9, 2025.

 

We saw Garcia in May 2024 and said, “After the wind-up of the four previous bands, it was finally time for John Garcia, who played a career-spanning ninety-minute set that was no frills and in-your-face, as the most devoted fans would want it to be. The set began with “Gardenia” a 1995 single from Kyuss’ third album and chugged on with other mid-90’s cuts that the devoted were bobbing and dancing in place with.

Garcia would pause after a few songs, each time expressing his gratefulness to be able to bring these songs back to the fans, and he acknowledged a very young audience member up front getting musically acclimated to the songs that would inspire so many bands after. As to why Lawrence was a stop on this short tour, Garcia mentioned the many good memories he had of playing in town in the ‘90s- shows with Dwarves, fun times at the renowned punk venue on the outskirts of town, and more. ”

 

Telekinetic Yeti to open. We saw Telekinetic Yeti when they headlined the 7th Street Entry in Aug
2022 and said, “The Minneapolis show was the end of a long two-month North American tour, which started in South Carolina on July 2nd, and took them to the south (Texas), west coast (California), and finally winding to an end in Minneapolis. You can tell that after such a long travel that Telekinetic Yeti were both sadden that it would come to and end… but at the same time, they can finally take a break. The doom/stoner duo (Alex Baumann and Rockwel Heim) was very comfortable on stage, playing the same set night after night.As you can see from their setlist (with additional notes and settings), almost every song was from their new sophomore album Primordial. The two exceptions, “Abominable” and “Stoned and Feathered”, were taken from their debut album Abominable.”

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July 09, 2025 Wednesday
Ezra Furman
with The Ophelias
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
first-avenue.com

Renowned multi-disciplinary artist Ezra Furman will be headlining the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, in St Paul, on July 9, in support of her 10th studio album Goodbye Small Head (available May 16 via Bella Union).

We saw Furman in May 2022 and said, “Like the last time we saw Ezra, she still had that “raw, garage” sound, even nine years later. I know that her recent work with the Netflix series Sex Education, help build up a new audience for her… who may not realized that she’s been writing music since 2006 as Ezra Furman and the Harpoons. Ezra Furman mentioned that she’ll have a new album called All of Us Flames, which is set for an August 2022 release under the Anti– label. ”

Updated: It was recently announced that The Ophelias will be support for Furman’s North American tour. The Ophelias’ latest Spring Grove is out now on Get Better Records.

NOTE: A limited number of reduced-priced tickets are available for purchase by unemployed/low income fans, who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend. No questions asked.

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July 10, 2025 Thursday
Pure Prairie League
at Parkway Theater
theparkwaytheater.com

Country-rock royalty Pure Prairie League will be playing the Parkway Theater, in Minneapolis, on July 10, 2025, in support of their new album, Back on Track.

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July 12, 2025 Saturday
The Crane Wives
with Arny Margret
at Palace Theatre
first-avenue.com

Grand Rapids’ The Crane Wives (named after The Decemberists, ala Japanese folk tale 鶴女房) is headlining the Palace Theatre on July 12, 2025, in support of Beyond Beyond Beyond.

 

Arny Margret to open. We saw Margret in March 2025 and said, “Arny Margret was the opener for the evening. The Icelandic born Margret (actual name: Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir) is relatively early in her career, with an EP and her debut full length album coming out in 2022. She came out to the front of the stage, playing solo on guitar and singing. Her opener, I Miss You, I Do, was a lovely introduction to her folk style. A quick introduction included a mostly sure statement of “I think this is the first time I’ve been to Minneapolis”. As she went into the next number, in tall buildings, there was a fascinating display of what many artists, particularly young ones, do. During the songs, Margret was confident and full of power as she flawlessly performed her songs. But in between, there was a shyness that was apparent in the almost mumbled “thank you very much”. At one point “I don’t have a lot to say…” before actually letting the audience know that she was mostly playing new music, because she has just released an album in the last month. Those moments seemed to endear her to the audience, who were very attentive to her performance. Asked to repeat her name, Arny said it, stated that it roughly translates to “new year” and that “it is very Icelandic”.”

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