Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and Saint Paul) live shows and events taking place next week: May 11 - May 17.
The Ash & Clay
ANTI Records
Read MoreThe Milk Carton Kids
The Milk Carton Kids started off their set with a Joey Ryan (JR) song, "Permanent", followed by Kenneth Pattengale's "Girls, Gather 'Round". I thought Pattengale's singing style has a very Dylanesque quality…
SUNDAY, MAY 11
DAKOTA JAZZ CLUB
The Milk Carton Kids w/ Brian Wright
Moms, you must have the best children, if they bring you to this Milk Carton Kids show at the Dakota Jazz Club for Mother's Day on Sunday.
For the 'kids', they will enjoy the music, for the mothers, they get to enjoy some great food at the swanky restaurant.
On a serious note, I have spent $75+ on dinner at the Dakota and it was well spent. Delicious.
Tour dates:
05/08/14 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
05/09/14 Chicago, IL Old Town School Of Folk Music
05/10/14 Stoughton, WI Stoughton Opera House
05/11/14 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
05/12/14 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
05/14/14 Calgary, AB Festival Hall
05/15/14 Edmonton, AB Mcdougall United Church
05/28/14 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
05/29/14 Houston, TX McGonigel's Mucky Duck
05/30/14 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
05/31/14 Dallas, TX Poor David's Pub
06/01/14 Oklahoma City, OK The Blue Door
06/03/14 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
06/05/14 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room
06/06/14 Boise, ID Neurolux
06/11/14 Seattle, WA The Neptune
06/12/14 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
06/13/14 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
06/14/14 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
06/15/14 Chico, CA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
06/16/14 Napa, CA City Winery Napa
06/17/14 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center
06/18/14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
06/19/14 Santa Barbara, CA Lobero Theatre
06/21/14 Los Angeles, CA Aratani Japan America Theatre
06/22/14 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
06/23/14 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater
06/24/14 Phoenix, AZ MIM Music Theater
07/17/14 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
07/19/14 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
07/20/14 Rocky Mount, VA Harvester Performance Center
07/21/14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
07/22/14 Columbus, OH Lincoln Theatre
07/23/14 Pittsburgh, PA Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
07/24/14 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
07/26/14 Newport, RI Fort Adams State Park
09/19/14 Lyons, CO Planet Bluegrass Ranch
Emblems Anniversary Tour
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Matt Pond
We've written about Matt Pond before, I suppose he's dropped the "PA" part of his name for some reason?
His press release explained the reasoning behind the removal of the "PA" section: With the new album, The Lives Inside the.…
TUESDAY, MAY 12
TURF CLUB
Matt Pond w/ The Lighthouse And The Whaler
Matt Pond: A decade of Emblems
Matt Pond (PA), the NY-based collective formed by the Philadelphia native, hits the road again with Ohio folk-pop openers The Lighthouse and The Whaler, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his seminal fifth album, Emblems (Altitude Records) and what Paste Magazine described as “a lush, haunting collection of superbly crafted chamber pop” and what CMJ said was "an ideal record for the mature indie-rock fan with a weakness for string sections."
Thought by many as their favorite of Pond’s 8 LPs and 8 EPs, the tour is a rare chance to see that work performed in its entirety, along with selected new music including cuts from last year’s The Lives Inside the Lives In Your Hands (BMG) and other favorites.
Pond has been busy of late, releasing Skeletons and Friends via Noisetrade and working on another new full-length, via a Pledge Music campaign. Expect a laid back look into the past, as well as one that looks ahead, from this seasoned indie veteran.
Tour dates:
May 08 the Mod Club Toronto, Canada
May 09 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
May 10 Duck Room St Louis, MO
May 12 Turf Club St Paul, MN
May 13 Record Bar Kansas City, MO
May 14 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
May 16 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
May 17 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
May 19 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
May 20 The Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA
X'ed Out
Sargent House
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The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan and Deftones on the same bill made a whole lot of sense, because both bands' sound is hardcore/borderline metal.
Dillinger was incredibly hard to shoot because of they were mostly…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
7TH STREET ENTRY
Tera Melos w/ Holographic Sands and Hardcore Crayons
Tera Melos are currently touring in support of X'ed Out, which came out April 16th, 2013, via Sargent House.
Tera Melos are currently a three-piece band (Nick Reinhart, Nathan Latona, John Clardy), playing rock, jazz, and "unconventional song structure."
The Sacramento-based band will headline some dates after supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan in early May.
Tour dates:
05/09 Amityville, NY @ Revolution Bar *
05/10 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre *
05/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Mr. Roboto Project
05/12 Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
05/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
05/17 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
05/23 Sacramento, CA @ Witch Room
05/24 Fresno, CA @ Golden Parking Lot
06/13 Osaka, Japan @ Shangri-La #
06/14 Nagoya, Japan @ Tokuzo #
06/20 Tokyo, Japan @ Liquidroom #
* w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan
# w/ LITE
Quarter to Six
Cumbancha
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Touré-Raichel Collective
About twenty minutes into the concert Israeli musician, Idan Raichel explained to the audience how he and Malian guitar virtuoso, Vieux Farka Touré, came to be on the stage of The Dakota. If you need the back story, you can read my …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
THE O'SHAUGHNESSY
The Idan Raichel Project
The Idan Raichel Project returns to Minnesota for a performance at the The O'Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University in St. Paul on Wednesday, May 14th. We last saw Idan Raichel at the Dakota Jazz Club on his side project with Malian guitarist, Vieux Farka Touré.
The O'Shaughnessy is quite a grand concert hall, and it's really perfect for this type of world music because of the great acoustics and the audience will have a greater appreciation for this music (vs the usual dive bar that I'm used to attending).
The Idan Raichel Project's latest album is called Quarter to Six, and it is out now on
Cumbancha.
Be sure to catch this band for a rare appearance in North America:
05/08/14 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
05/09/14 New York, NY City Winery NYC
05/10/14 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
05/11/14 Montreal, QC St. Denis Theatre 1
05/12/14 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
05/14/14 Saint Paul, MN O'Shaughnessy
05/15/14 Chicago, IL Auditorium Theatre
05/16/14 Detroit, MI Music Hall
05/18/14 Los Angeles, CA Cheviot Hills Recreation
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Cage the Elephant
In late August, Cage the Elephant's single, "Come a Little Closer" was the #1 most added track on Alternative Radio in the United States. Critics were calling it "the outfit's grooviest effort yet", "good old fashioned indie rocking".…
THURSDAY, MAY 15
MYTH
Cage The Elephant w/ Foals and J. Roddy Walston
Cage the Elephant – Come a Little Closer
The rising Kentucky band in support of third album Melophobia (RCA Records), has embarked on an extensive North American Spring tour, which kicked off at Coachella and features sets from Foals, along with openers J. Roddy Walston & The Business.
Post-punk and psychedelic, the new album’s title refers to a fear of music, though radio listeners have done anything but be afraid of lead single,“Come A Little Closer”, which hit the Billboard Hot 100 immediately upon release, and has been the #1 Alternative Song for the last 10 weeks. Touring non-stop since the album’s release last fall, like their earlier song says, there "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked."
Tour dates:
May 9 | Atlanta, Georgia | Shaky Knees Festival
May 10 | Richmond, Virginia | The National % ^
May 13 | Toronto, Ontario | Kool Haus * ^
May 14 | Chicago, Illinois | Aragon Ballroom % ^
May 15 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Myth Live % ^
May 17 | Denver, Colorado | Ogden Theatre % ^
May 18 | Salt Lake City, Utah | The Complex % ^
May 20 | Oakland, California | Fox Theater * ^
% indicates with Foals
* indicates Foals is headlining
^ indicates with J Roddy Walston & The Business
Changing Light
Absolute Magnitude Recordings and K Records
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Mirah
Did I mention that when I saw Mirah & Thao at the Cedar in 2010, that it was one of the best shows I've seen that year? Mirah sounded fantastic, I just love her voice. …
FRIDAY, MAY 16
CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER
Mirah w/ Loamlands and Led to Sea
This is the truth, but I went to see Mirah and Thao a few years ago and I absolutely love Mirah's voice. I don't know what it is about it, but I can just listen to her sing all day.
Mirah is currently touring in support of her latest album Changing Light, which comes out May 13th via Absolute Magnitude Recordings and K Records. You can actually stream the album on NPR to get a preview for her upcoming live show.
The new album was written after a scorching break-up, so I suspect the songs are all very personal to Mirah.
Upcoming Mirah Tour Dates:
05-13 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern*
05-14 Evanston, IL - Space*
05-16 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center*
05-17 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis*
05-18 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop*
05-19 Columbus, OH - The Basement*
05-20 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's*
05-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
05-22 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall*
* w/ Loamlands, Led To Sea
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Mr Little Jeans
Mr Little Jeans, otherwise known as Monica Birkenes, has a new album called Pocketknife, out now on Harvest Records.
She will be heading out on tour with SOHN in May…
SATURDAY, MAY 17
7TH STREET ENTRY
SOHN w/ Mr Little Jeans
Norway's Mr Little Jeans will be stopping by Minneapolis on Saturday, supporting SOHN. SOHN is the stagename for Vienna-based (but London-born) Christopher Taylor. Taylor is touring in support of his debut album Tremors, which came out in April via 4AD Records.
Tour dates:
May 8th - Philadelphia PA / Johnny Brenda's
May 9th - New York NY / Bowery Ballroom
May10th - Brooklyn NY / Rough Trade
May 12th - Boston / The Sinclair
May 13th - Montreal Canada / Il Motore
May 14th - Toronto Canada / Horseshoe Tavern
May 15th - Pontiac MI / Crofoot Ballroom
May 16th - Chicago / Bottom Lounge
May 17th - Minneapolis / 7th Street Entry
May 20th - Vancouver Canada / Fortune Sound Club
May 21st - Seattle WA / The Crocodile
May 22nd - Portland OR / Holocene
May 24th - San Francisco / The Independent
May 25th - San Diego CA / Casbah
All dates supporting SOHN
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