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Barenaked Ladies, w/ Violent Femmes and Colin Hay at Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Red Wing (12 June 2015)

Barenaked Ladies' "Last Summer On Earth 2015" stopped in at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino Island Events Center in Red Wing, Minnesota, last Friday, June 12th. This unbeatable lineup of The Violent Femmes and Colin Hay was too good for us to pass up, so I spent over two hours (one hour of it being stuck in rush hour) on the road to attend this very special sold out show.... but it was all worth it.

Other Lives at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (21 May 2015)

"Thanks so much for being here, this is fantastic. This is our first time back in some time... and it's f****ing fantastic!" said singer/keys Jesse Tabish at Other Lives' show at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on Thursday night. Tabish was referring to their two appearances in 2012 (in February before heading out on tour with Radiohead and in November with Indians), so it's really been a good three solid years.

Stephin Merritt at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (15 May 2015)

Stephin Merritt just played a themed "A to Z" concert, twenty-six songs in alphabetical order, at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, last night. Of course, fans of The Magnetic Fields (Merritt's band) shouldn't be surprised by this theme. After all, the band is known for doing these concept albums, notably for their ambitious 69 Love Songs (a three-disc set featuring 69 songs) and i (14 songs starting with "I").