Mpls: May 13 to May 15, 2026
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from May 13 to May 15, 2026: • Brown Horse at 7th St Entry (May 13, 2026) • Defend Our Friends – Album Release for “ICE OUT” Protest Record at Turf Club (May 14, 2026) • The Paper Kites at First Avenue (May 15, 2026)
Brown Horse at 7th St Entry (May 13, 2026)
Norwich’s Brown Horse is headlining the 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on May 13, 2026, in support of Total Dive.
Kiernan at 370 Sets, St Paul (July 15, 2025)
Kiernan to open. We saw Kiernan in July 2025 and wrote, “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”. Switching over to a different and deeper sounding acoustic guitar, Kiernan mentioned that she was hoping we were staying cool, because “I’m sure not; it’s hot out here!”. After a needed tuning, she launched back into the music. Admitting she was picking songs by feel, Kiernan nevertheless pulled a coherent sound and flow. A bit of background to how her grandparents were the inspiration for the next song, Otisville, she had the loudest and most emotional vocals of the set so far. After a very short song, Kiernan switched to her trademark red electric guitar. That change was a nice shake up in sound for a song off Always, I Love You. A more country sound from a song off the EP, Magnetic North followed, ended the first set.”
Defend Our Friends – Album Release for “ICE OUT”
Protest Record at Turf Club (May 14, 2026)
Protest Record at Turf Club (May 14, 2026)
May 14, 2026 Thursday
Defend Our Friends ⏤ Album Release for “ICE OUT” Protest Record
at Turf Club
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Defend Our Friends ⏤ Album Release for “ICE OUT” Protest Record
at Turf Club
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Defend Our Friends ⏤ Album Release for “ICE OUT” Protest Record is a benefit show to fight ICE and help those affected by their occupation in Minnesota. These are local musicians, please show up for support.
The Soo Line Loons (aka Grant Glad) writes:
Announcing the DEFEND OUR FRIENDS Benefit Concert @turfclubmn on 5/14.
100% of proceeds to be donated to @immigrantlawcentermn
Y’all remember that “ICE OUT” Vinyl we did of protest songs from MN artists that raised $4,268 for the Immigrant Law Center? Well, think of this as the release show for that record! We’ll have performances from most of the artists included on that vinyl including: @sophie.hiroko
@themollybrandt @ross.thorn @friendcenzio_dogatelle @johnlouissongs @faithboblett @josie.langhorst @thepennypeaches @teaguealexy
And I (Grant) will Emcee the night and hop on stage for 1 song and 1 song only.
Get your tickets at the link in my bio!
Ice isn’t gone, but the attention on them is. However, even when they do leave, the work of @immigrantlawcentermn is evergreen in helping members of our community with legal representation that will be surely needed well after all the dust settles from this occupation.
Please read more Musicians Against ICE.
Featuring
- The Soo Line Loons with Molly Brandt
- Sophie Hiroko
- Faith Boblett
- Vinnie Donatelle
- Teague Alexy
- Ross Thorn
- The Penny Peaches
- John Louis
- Josie Langhorst
The Paper Kites at First Avenue (May 15, 2026)
The Paper Kites returns to Minneapolis, playing First Avenue, on May 15, 2026.
The Paper Kites
We saw Paper Kites in July 2016 and said, “The Paper Kites (Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, Dave Powys, Sam Rasmussen, and Josh Bentley) said they love, love playing Minneapolis. Their fanbase here is incredible, and they just love the audience (which were mostly young college-bound or college students). There is something hopelessly romantic about the Paper Kites’ songs that speaks to their fans. In fact, singer Sam Bentley said that they filmed two music videos in Minneapolis, which would make them “practically Minnesotans”. They had enough songs to make for a full set from their two albums States and twelvefour, and that meant no cover songs. They took out the banjo to play two songs, starting with ‘Bloom’, followed by ‘St Clarity’, both songs were incredibly well-received. Prior to playing ‘A Silent Cause’, Bentley told this story about how he got really sick at the Winnipeg Folk Festival (which just took place July 7-10, 2016), and during their 40-min to their hotel, he threw up in his backpack!”
Donovan Woods to open.
If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.