Mpls: January 1 to January 3, 2026

Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from January 1 to January 3, 2025: • Gabriel Douglas at Turf Club (Jan 2, 2026) • A Tribute to the Replacements ft. The Melismatics at Turf Club (Jan 2, 2026) • bathtub cig at 7th St Entry (Jan 3, 2026)

January 2, 2026 Friday
Gabriel Douglas
with ELOUR and Zach Thomas
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

Bearded blues singer Gabriel Douglas, famous for being the frontman for the4onthefloor, will be doing a special new year show at the Turf Club, in St Paul, on January 2, 2026.

We saw the4onthefloor in June 2025 and wrote, “And to wrap up the musical party was the legendary the4onthefloor, a band you want at a summer block party with foot-to-the-pedal songs like “Lionhearted” and Ray Wylie Hubbard’s cover “Snake Farm”, a song that brought a roar from the crowd that equaled those I heard at the Wiener Dog Races earlier that day.”

ELOUR and Zach Thomas to open.

Gabriel Douglas writes:

FRIDAY JANUARY 2ND, 2026
Gabriel Douglas
Zach Thomas
ELOUR
at the Turf Club in Saint Paul, MN

Grab tickets now for a great night of alt-country, country, and roots rock!

Start the year off with a stellar bill of musicians.

Turf Club has a delicious food menu and full bar.

Come celebrate 2026!

January 3, 2026 Saturday
A Tribute to the Replacements
ft. The Melismatics
at Turf Club
first-avenue.com

The Melismatics is bringing their Tribute to the Replacements by performing Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take out the Trash and other hits. Featuring an all-star cast: • Al Church • Alex Hanson (Products Band) • Alli KB (Mary Jam) • Annie Kuchenmeister (Loki’s Folly) • Arzu Gokcen (Selby Tigers, Pink Mink) • Ashley Ackerson (The Mood Swings) • Ava Levy • Brian Vanderwerf (Eleganza!) • Christy Costello • Cindy Lawson • Claire Luger (The Silent Treatment) • Curtiss A • Dan Hoffstrom (MURF) • Dan Israel • Faith Boblett • Gini Dodds • jeremy messersmith • Jo Kellen (Products Band) • Mary Cutrufello • Nikii Post (In Lieu) • Scott MacDonald (Arcwelder) • Tommy Ratz (Toilet Rats)

With Pullstring!

We last saw Melismatics in Nov 2025 and wrote, “The Melismatics were next to the stage. Co-led by Ryan Smith (lead guitarist for Soul Asylum) and Pony, the band has been at it since the late 1990’s. They have eight albums and I suggest 2013’s Rising Tide as an excellent entry to their work. The quartet (vocals/guitar, guitar/vocals/keyboards, bass, and drums) came out strong, with Smith and Pony’s harmonies instantly compelling. Puzzle Missing Pieces was a great alt rock sound, with Ron Caron’s drums truly dominant. Smith and Pony were both quite the performers, with Smith’s antics nearly knocking over one of Caron’s mikes (First Avenue crew were on. the. scene.). This was a driving rock & roll, and Mark Wade’s bass was a critical glue holding things together. ”

Special Guests:

January 3, 2026 Saturday
bathtub cig
with Kiernan and Nona Invie
at 7th St Entry
first-avenue.com

Ring in the new year with bathtub cig, the depression pop project led by Hilary James, at the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on January 3, 2026.

Kiernan (Laura Kiernan) and Nona Invie (formerly of Dark Dark Dark) to open. We’ve seen both openers before, with Kiernan recently in July 2025: “Normally a quartet, this performance was a solo show from vocalist and guitarist Laura Kiernan. That made for a stripped-down sound, but an effective one for the setting. With three different guitars, Kiernan started off acoustic for the first several numbers. Kiernan’s plaintive vocals created an intimate setting for the early evening crowd. Kiernan let us know that the first two songs were currently unreleased. A bit of banter had Kiernan talking about songwriters who have inspired her and led to a cover of an Adrianne Lenker song, anything. Getting into some of the music the band has released, I was struck at how well they lent themselves to a solo interpretation. She also had a great sense of humor, cutting off an early applause with a quick “there’s a bridge in this song”.”

bathtub cigwrites:

🪩🪩 BATHTUB CIG RELEASE SHOW ALERT 🪩🪩

Mark yer calendars for a most special party to celebrate the new btub record! We are playing with some of our all time favorites: the band you want to dance AND cry to @kiernan_theband (back from out of state for one night only!) and beautiful wizard @nonainvia !! We can’t believe how lucky we are! There will be special guests! There will be joy!

Date: Saturday January 3, 2026
Place: 7th St. Entry @7thstentry
Time: 7pm door, music at 8 sharp!
Who: 18+
Theme: Ring in the new year in your hottest outfit! Bring your pals and/or the person you most wanna smooch to ring in the new year!

Get your tickets now before it sells out! 💞🪩💃🕺

Poster by: @baberaham_stinkin

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