Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul) live concerts and events taking place next week: June 28 - July 5.
Read MoreGreg Holden
The evening opened with a solid 40 minutes from Scottish folk singer-songwriter Greg Holden, who now lives in New York, with his sometimes somber, yet very self-effacing songs …
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
MILL CITY NIGHTS
A Great Big World w/ Greg Holden
A Great Big World is currently in the middle of their international tour, appropriately titled "A Great Big World Tour". The tour is to coincide with the launch of the group's latest single "Already Home," taken from their new album Is There Anybody Out There? (Black Magnetic/Epic Records).
With the new single, the band mentioned that after countless tour dates that, "'Home' doesn't need to be a tangible and physical thing.... It can be that quiet place that is always there inside of you, or the love that exists between two people, no matter how far apart. So in that sense, we are always 'home'."
Scottish folk singer-songwriter Greg Holden (currently based in New York) to open the show with an acoustic set.
Tour dates:
06/26 Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre*
06/28 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
06/29 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights*
07/05 Birmingham, UK Wireless Festival
07/06 London, UK Wireless Festival
08/01 Sydney, Australia Hi-Fi*
08/02 Brisbane, Australia The Tivoli*
08/03 Melbourne, Australia Russell*
08/05 Auckland, NZ Powerstation*
08/14 Seoul, Korea Super Sonic Festival
08/16 Tokyo, Japan Summersonic Festival
08/17 Osaka, Japan Summersonic Festival
*Headline Dates
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Live Letters
This isn't a band, but a company that books "private loft" concerts in the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis. In other words, it's a private resident. I reckon the shows has to be acoustic …
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
SOAP FACTORY
David Poe w/ V & the Dirty Pretty
David Poe will be stopping by Minneapolis to support his new record God and the Girl. This Sunday's show (June 29th), is co-presented by Live Letters and The Soap Factor. Here's all the details:
LIVE LETTERS and The Soap Factory presents: David Poe + V & the Dirty Pretty!
We were lucky enough to celebrate our two year anniversary just a couple weeks ago and with that little milestone brings a whole new year to dream up new ways to enjoy live music in unique and exciting ways. We’re beyond excited to finally announce that our next jump is to collaborate with the incredible Soap Factory on a brand new concert series. The Soap Factory already has a rich arts + music history and we’re so excited to bring the intimate LIVE LETTERS shows that you’re used to into the Soap Factory’s already-amazing space.
To kick this series off we’re bringing David Poe, who hasn’t been back to Minneapolis in far, far too long. This night will serve as the midwest release show for his much-anticipated new album God & The Girl, out June 10th.
Opening up the night will be V & the Dirty Pretty, also celebrating the release of their new album, Inside This Longing, which will be released June 24th.
DATE // June 29th, 2014
TIME // 7:30 pm
CASH // $10 (Soap Factory members get $5 off!)
SPOT // The Soap Factory / 514 Second St SE Minneapolis MN 55414 (google map)
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Lauryn Hill
Nas & Ms Lauryn Hill just announced their "Life Is Good/Black Rage" tour. The name of their tour is taken from Nas's album Life Is Good and Hill's forthcoming single, "Black Rage." …
MONDAY, JUNE 30
FIRST AVENUE
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill, or rather Ms. Lauryn Hill, blew up with her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She's currently doing a "Homecoming Concert Series", which I suspect was designed for her biggest fan to see her at a small, intimate setting... but at a higher-than-usual ticket price (the Minneapolis show lists $65, excluding extra ticketing fees.)
Jun 26 Electric Forest Festival
Jun 30 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Jul 02 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Jul 04 High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, CA
Jul 06 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Jul 08 The Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
Jul 10 Pioneer Park Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 12 Boulder Theater Boulder, CO
Jul 13 Ogden Theater Denver, CO
Jul 16 House of Blues Chicago, IL
Jul 18 Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN
Jul 20 Red Hat Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC
Jul 22 Iroquois Theatre Louisville, KY
Jul 24 FloydFest Floyd, VA
Jul 28 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn, NY
Jul 31 House Of Blues Boston, MA
Aug 02 Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug 09 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ
Aug 22 Couvre-Feu festival Corsept, France
Aug 23 Rototom Sunsplash Festival
Aug 31 Lookout Music Festival
Sep 03 Outlook Festival
Sep 07 Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Sep 09 Stadtpark Hamburg, Germany
Sep 11 Goranson Arena Sandviken, Sweden
Sep 13 Zenith Paris, France
Sep 17 Tap1 Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep 20 O2 Academy Brixton London, UK
Sep 21 O2 Academy Brixton London, UK
Sep 23 O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, UK
Sep 25 Manchester O2 Apollo Longsight, UK
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The Antlers
Despite what their setlist said (a total of 8 songs), The Antlers played more than an hour's worth of music. Maybe their songs are just "extra long" because of the "experimental" things …
Yellow Ostrich
Yellow Ostrich already blew away Justina when she covered them a few months ago in New York.
Justina described the band's music and why she jumped at the chance …
TUESDAY, JULY 1
TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
The Antlers w/ Yellow Ostrich
Wow, I haven't seen The Antlers since 2010... a lot has changed since then. The Antlers are back with their fifth album, Familiars (Anti- Records), which NPR is saying is full of "rich sound, its mix of subtlety and grandiosity, its funereal beauty."
Opening up for them will be Yellow Ostrich, who was last in Minnesota last March. I didn't cover their MN appearance due to my winter hibernation, but we did manage to cover them when they were in New York at a press-only event.
The Antlers tour dates:
June 26 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
June 27 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
June 28 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar
June 29 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
July 1 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
July 2 Kansas City, MO The Riot Room
July 3 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
July 5 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
July 8 Vancouver, BC VENUE
July 9 Seattle, WA Neumos
July 11 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
July 12 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
July 13 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
July 16 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
July 17 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom
July 19 Dallas, TX Trees
July 20 Austin, TX The Parish
July 21 Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s
July 23 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
July 24 Raleigh, NC Kings
July 25 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
July 26 New York, NY Webster Hall
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Hi-Rez
Hi-Rez at the Pourhouse in Minneapolis. I go to a lot of shows, but I'm actually not familiar with this venue, I had to look it up. They don't typically book musicians, and it is normally a restaurant
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
THE POURHOUSE
Rittz, Raz Simone, Tuki Carter
I am excited that we are covering more hip-hop and rap with Rittz, Raz Simone, and Tuki Carter over at the Pourhouse in Minneapolis.
Rittz is from Atlanta (along with Tuki Carter), and is influenced by early Outkast and Goodie Mob. His rapping style is based on the "every man" and Rittz has previously confessed that he's "just a normal guy who raps."
Raz Simone is from Seattle, Washington, and currently signed to Lyor Cohen's new record label, 300. Be sure to check out the show coverage later next week.
The Rittz OD Tour 2014:
06/26/14 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
06/27/14 Kokomo, IN Centerstage Bar And Grill
06/28/14 Detroit, MI Harpo's Concert Theatre
06/29/14 Lansing, MI The Loft
06/30/14 Toledo, OH Frankie's Inner-City
07/01/14 Joliet, IL Mojoes
07/02/14 Minneapolis, MN The Pourhouse
07/03/14 Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Coliseum
07/04/14 Des Moines, IA Krazee Kafe
07/05/14 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
07/06/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
07/09/14 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
07/10/14 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
07/11/14 Denver, CO The Roxy Theatre
07/12/14 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theater
07/13/14 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
07/16/14 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
07/17/14 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
07/18/14 Richland, WA Jokers
07/19/14 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
07/20/14 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
07/21/14 Eugene, OR WOW Hall
07/22/14 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
07/23/14 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
07/24/14 Oakland, CA The New Parish
07/25/14 Las Vegas, NV LVCS
07/26/14 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
07/27/14 Phoenix, AZ Joe's Grotto Music Venue
07/28/14 Tucson, AZ The Rock
07/29/14 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
07/30/14 Amarillo, TX Wreck Room
07/31/14 Lubbock, TX Jake's Sports Cafe
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Minnesota Summer Music Festivals
Vu and John look ahead at the great Minnesota Summer Music Festival!
On the calendar:
Rock the Garden 6/21, 6/22 …
JULY 3-6
HARRIET ISLAND
Taste Of Minnesota
Taking place the rest of the week is the annual Taste of Minnesota. For a brief overview of the event, check out John and Vu's Podcast.
This year's full lineup:
July 3, 2014
Pioneer Press Main Stage
2:30 Owl feat. Chris Wyse
4:30 Tim Mahoney
6:30 Tina & the B-Sides
8:30 Soul Asylum
Taste Stage
2:00 The Undergroove
4:30 Corey Stevens
July 4, 2014
Pioneer Press Main Stage
12:00 Vic Tedesco
2:30 Cowboy Mouth
4:30 Badfinger feat. Joey Molland
6:30 Marshall Tucker Band
8:30 Starship feat. Mickey Thomas
Taste Stage
11:30 Backseat Boogie Band
2:00 Electric Eye
4:30 New Primitives
July 5, 2014
Pioneer Press Main Stage
2:30 Crow
4:30 Gypsy
6:30 Cinderella's Tom Keifer
8:30 Halestorm
Taste Stage
11:30 Oddfathers
2:00 Flamin’ Oh’s
4:30 Ipso Facto
July 6, 2014
Pioneer Press Main Stage
2:30 Maiden Dixie
4:30 Devon Worley Band
6:30 Tim Sigler Band
8:30 Joe Nichols
Taste Stage
11:30 The Castaways
2:00 Free Fallin’
4:30 Arch Allies
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The Hold Steady
Saw The Hold Steady at Mohawk yesterday (03/10). First band of SXSW, and the only show we saw yesterday. They were on their game and most of the crowd knew the old stuff. …
SATURDAY, JULY 5
WEESNER AMPHITHEATRE
The Hold Steady
The last time we saw The Hold Steady, it was at First Avenue in 2010. We noted that there was a variety of fans of from all ages, "a testament to the group's massive appeal."
We recently caught the band at this year's SXSW, and said, "They were on their game and most of the crowd knew the old stuff".
The Brooklyn-based rock band is back in Minnesota in support of their sixth studio album Teeth Dreams (Washington Square).
PS, The Hold Steady is set to open up for the homecoming (and long sold out) The Replacements show at Midway Stadium this September 13th.
The Hold Steady On Tour
06/27 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony *
06/28 - Huntington, NY @ Paramount Theatre *
07/02 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
07/05 - Minneapolis, MN @ Weesner Amphitheatre
07/08 - Lansing, MI @ Common Ground
07/10 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
07/12 - Telluride, CO @ The Ride Festival
07/14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
07/15 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
07/17 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
07/18 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune
07/19 - Vancouver, BC @ River Rock Casino
07/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American
07/23 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
07/25 - 07/26 - Camden NJ @ WXPN
07/27 - Edmonton, AB @ Interstellar Rodeo
07/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
07/31 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
08/01 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
08/02 - Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl
08/04 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
08/05 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
08/06 - Santa Fe, NM @ Sol Santa Fe
08/30 - Highmount, NY/Brooklyn @Belleayre
09/05 - Richmond, VA @ Fall Line Fest
09/06 - 09/07 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling Festival
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