As a precursor to Rocktober in Minneapolis, this is the weekly Minneapolis live concert guide for the last few days of September ONLY.
For the month of October, we will preview multiple shows, starting this Friday, simply because traditionally there are just too many shows crammed into the month of October. For example, last year W♥M covered a record-breaking 46 shows in October!! We're not going to remotely try and beat last year's numbers .... but, for sure, we're definitely going to be really busy.
You may be wondering why October is crazy busy? It is because we're getting a ton national and international bands coming to and from CMJ Music Festival in New York (East), Austin City Limits Music Festival in Texas (South), Coral Skies Music Festival in Florida (Southeast) and TBD Music Festival in Sacramento (West). Plus, bands are just generally out touring for their new album, which are usually released four quarter.
Anyway, here is the weekly guide of some Minneapolis live concerts and events from September 28 to September 30.
Read MoreLykke Li
I spent the better part of Saturday listening to Youth Novels from Sweden's Lykki Li, who I'm previously smitten with. "Track 3" is "I'm Good, I'm Gone", which is possibly the best song on the album. Now, I've heard this song before, via a live …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
FIRST AVENUE
Lykke Li w/ Mapei
What a great way to start the week: with Sweden's Lykke Li!
Lykke Li is out touring in support of her latest album I Never Learn, out now on Atlantic Records/LL Recordings.
For this US Fall tour, Lykke Li asked her idol Mapei to go on tour with her. Says Lykke Li, "I am beyond excited and thrilled to announce that my dear friend Mapei will come on tour with me. It is insanely symbolic to me as she's been my idol ever since I saw her the first time when I was 17. She was the coolest thing I've ever seen and she dared me to follow my dream.... First stop was her Bushwick apartment and many open mics, bruised hearts, blood, sweat and tears later we will join forces again to tour America. Don't you dare miss it."
With that glowing endorsement, we cannot wait to check out Mapei!
Lykke Li with Mapei US tour dates:
09/22/14 San Diego, CA @ North Park Theatre
09/23/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
09/27/14 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
09/28/14 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
09/30/14 Toronto, ON @ Kool Hausv
10/01/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/03/14 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/04/14 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
10/06/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/08/14 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
10/09/14 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
10/10/14-10/12/14 Miami, FL @ MANA Wynwood
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Bishop Allen
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"You'll Never Find My Christmas" by Bishop Allen
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
7TH STREET ENTRY
Bishop Allen w/ Ancient Mariner
Over next door, at the 7th Street Entry, are Bishop Allen (mostly a duo of Justin Rice and Christian Rudder) and Ancient Mariner (the solo project started by Gabriel Jorgensen).
Bishop Allen are currently on tour in support of their latest album Lights Out, out now on Dead Oceans, a sister label to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar.
Tour dates:
09/26/14 Bloomington, IN The Back Door
09/27/14 Pygmalion Music Festival
09/28/14 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
10/02/14 Seattle, WA Lo-Fi
10/03/14 Spokane, WA The Bartlett
10/04/14 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
10/05/14 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
10/07/14 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg Theater
10/08/14 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
10/10/14 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
10/14/14 Hamden, CT The Ballroom
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YACHT
It's no secret that I like YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology). What's more interesting is that modern YACHT is different from early YACHT. Personally, I think YACHT is much, much better with Claire L. Evans. . …
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE
Panda Bear w/ YACHT and Blues Control
I'm gutted that I cannot attend this show, particularly because I absolutely love seeing YACHT (currently featuring Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans) the last time they played in Minneapolis. Seems the band is opening up for Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox of Animal Collective).
Also on the bill is Blues Control from Woodstock of east Pennsylvania.
Oddly enough, the Minneapolis date is the only date that does not feature White Fang, whom YACHT is currently tour with. YACHT's latest release is "Plastic Soul" single, which came out January 2014... although lately, the band is interested in promoting their iOS app " 5 Every Day".
YACHT tour dates:
09.22.14 – Rough Trade – Brooklyn, NY *
09.24.14 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
09.26.14 – The Hoxton – Toronto, ON *
09.27.14 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL *
09.28.14 – Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
10.01.14 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR *
10.02.14 – Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, BC *
10.03.14 – Neumos – Seattle, WA *
10.05.14 – TBD Festival – Sacramento, CA *
* with White Fang
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La Roux
La Roux recently released The Gold Edition digitally via amazon.com and iTunes on February 8th. I didn't know this, but amazon offered this album as an exclusive and will ship you a CD-R
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
FIRST AVENUE
La Roux w/ Midnight Magic
If you follow W♥M coverage, we tend to really love British bands. We've had our eye on London's La Roux (featuring singer Elly Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid) for a while now .... ever since their single "Bulletproof" hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts. We also love that one of our favorite bands, New Order, also heavily endorse the band and semi-recently asked them to tour with them.
La Roux is currently in American to promote their latest album, Trouble In Paradise (Cherrytree/Interscope), the followed-up to their GRAMMY Award winning self-titled debut.
Opening up for La Roux is Midnight Magic, a "cosmic disco" band from New York, featuring music vets Morgan Wiley and W. Andrew Raposo, and vocalist Tiffany Roth.
La Roux USA tour dates:
09/22/2014 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
09/23/2014 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
09/26/2014 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
09/27/2014 Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre
09/29/2014 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/01/2014 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
10/02/2014 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
10/04/2014 New York, NY Terminal 5
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Drowners
The only thing I knew about Drowners coming into this show was that I thought they took their name from Suede's debut single, "The Drowners". As soon as they exploded on stage with "How the f*** are you Minneapolis?," I knew I would like
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
7TH STREET ENTRY
Drowners w/ Bully
Since New York's Drowners and Nashville's Bully are playing next door (at the 7th Street Entry), I may end up trying to cover both shows (La Roux and Drowners).
The first time I saw Drowners (at First Avenue 04/24/2014), they blew me away and I would love to see them again for this Dr Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING Tour 2014.
AND YES, I will make sure to wear my 8-hole Dr Martens.
Meet the bands at these Dr Martens shops:
Dr. Martens In-Store Meet & Greet
09.25 Columbus, OH 1764 N High St.
09.27 Chicago, IL 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave
09.29 Minneapolis, MN Mall of America
10.02 Seattle, WA 1527 4th Ave
10.03 Portland, OR 10 NW 10th Ave
10.06 San Francisco, CA 1621 Haight St.
10.09 Santa Monica, CA 1215 3rd St Promenade
10.11 Scottsdale, AZ 15257 N Scottsdale Rd
10.21 Washington DC 3108 M Street NW
10.22 Philadelphia, PA 1710 Walnut St.
10.28 New York, NY 148 Spring St.
10.29 Boston, MA 201 Newbury St.
See the live shows:
#STANDFORSOMETHING Tour Dates:
09/25 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café
09/27 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
09/28 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
09/29 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/02 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/03 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Lounge
10/06 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/07 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
10/08 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
10/10 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
10/11 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock
10/13 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ (inside)
10/15 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
10/16 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs
10/17 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar
10/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/20 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/21 - Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
10/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
10/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade
10/29 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
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Benjamin Booker
New Orleans' Benjamin Booker opened up the show with a 40-min performance of this nice mix of rock/punk/blues fusion music. We recently caught Booker at Northside Festival, in New York
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
TURF CLUB
Benjamin Booker w/ Blank Range
New Orleans' Benjamin Booker came to our attention when he wowed us in New York for Northside Festival. We had to confirm it ourselves, when we caught Booker at the sold out show with Courtney Barnett in at the Varsity Theater.
Now Booker is back in Minneapolis, supporting his debut self-titled debut album (ATO Records), and he triumphantly sold out the recently remodeled Turf Club in St Paul.
If you've never heard Booker's music, check out his recent (September 2014) live recording on Spotify Sessions.
Tour dates:
09/25/14 Nashville, TN High Watt
09/26/14 Louisville, KY Zanzabar
09/27/14 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
09/29/14 Saint Paul, MN Turf Club
10/01/14 Kansas City, MO sRecord Bar
10/03/14 Dallas, TX Three Links Event Center
10/04/14 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/10/14 Austin, TX Continental Club
10/11/14 Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/17/14 Birmingham, AL BottleTree
10/18/14 Atlanta, GA Vinyl At Center Stage
10/20/14 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
10/21/14 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
10/22/14 Cambridge, MA T.T. The Bear's
10/24/14 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
10/25/14 Coral Skies Music Festival
10/26/14 Coral Skies Music Festival
10/29/14 Orlando, FL The Social
10/30/14 Gainesville, FL High Dive
10/31/14 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
11/01/14 Voodoo Experience
11/06/14 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
11/07/14 Brooklyn, NY Baby's All Right
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The Drums
Spirited Brooklyn rock band The Drums recently released “I Can’t Pretend,” the dreamy second single off their brand new LP Encyclopedia, slated to be released September 23rd on Minor Records. The single is the perfect farewell to summer
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
The Drums w/ Beverly
Hopefully, if it works out, we may also be covering The Drums and Beverly over at the Triple Rock Social Club.
Beverly is out on tour in support of their debut album Careers (out now on Kanine Records).
The debut is said to be inspired by Drew Citron and Frankie Rose (we last saw her open up for Franz Ferdinand) and combines raw pop, post-punk, and dreamy harmonies.
Beverly live dates:
Tour dates:
Sep 22 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
Sep 24 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Mile End *
Sep 25 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
Sep 27 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
Sep 29 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
Oct 01 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre *
Oct 02 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
Oct 05 Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan Theatre *
Oct 06 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music *
Oct 08 Portland, OR @ Star Theater *
Oct 09 Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
Oct 10 Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club *
* w/ The Drums
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Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd is one of the most influential (and not to mention commercially successful) band in popular music.
By now I'm sure you've all heard that the British band had confirmed …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
ORPHEUM THEATRE
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Pink Floyd tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show are famous for their amazing recreation of the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours. Clearly, based on their attempts at recreating David Gilmour's guitar setup and tour designs... this Australian band worships Pink Floyd. Even Gilmour likes these guys - he personally asked the band to perform at his 50th birthday party!
So if you love Pink Floyd, you cannot afford to miss this tribute band.
North American tour dates:
09/22/14 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
09/24/14 San Diego, CA Humphrey's Concerts
09/25/14 Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center
09/26/14 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater
09/27/14 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre
09/28/14 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
09/30/14 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
10/01/14 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre
10/02/14 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10/03/14 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/04/14 Saint Charles, MO The Family Arena
10/07/14 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach
10/08/14 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
10/10/14 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
10/11/14 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
10/12/14 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event
10/14/14 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
10/15/14 Buffalo, NY UB Center For The Arts
10/17/14 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
10/18/14 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
10/19/14 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
10/21/14 Quebec City, QC Quebec Colisee Pepsi
10/22/14 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
10/24/14 Windsor, ON Caesars Windsor
10/25/14 Rama, ON Casino Rama Entertainment
10/26/14 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
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The Janoskians
The Janoskians (Just Another Name Of Silly Kids In Another Nation) are a YouTube comedy entertainment group from Melbourne, Australia (but currently based in Los Angeles). …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
VARSITY THEATER
The Janoskians
I recently tried to explain how massive The Janoskians are. Basically, these young Australian kids are YouTube stars with millions of followers. Expect them to be more known the masses when Lionsgate release their film!
The Janoskians are currently on their "Got Cake Tour" in America.
09/22 Atlanta, GA//The Tabernacle
09/23 Charlotte, NC// Fillmore Charlotte
09/25 Louisville, KY//Mercury Ballroom
09/26 Indianapolis, IN //Deluxe
09/27 Detroit, MI//The Fillmore Detroit
09/28 Chicago, IL//House of Blues - Chicago
09/30 Minneapolis, MN//Varsity Theater
10/02 Cincinnati, OH//Bogart's
10/03 Cleveland, OH//House of Blues
10/05 Toronto, ON//Kool Haus
10/07 Montreal, QC//Metropolis
10/09 Upper Darby, PA//Tower Theatre
10/10 Montclair, NJ//The Wellmont Theatre
10/11 New York, NY//Irving Plaza
10/12 New York, NY//Irving Plaza
10/14 Boston, MA//House of Blues
10/15 Silver Spring, MD// Fillmore Silver Spring
10/19 Dallas, TX//House of Blues - Dallas
10/20 Houston, TX//House of Blues - Houston
10/23 San Diego, CA//House of Blues - San Diego
10/24 Riverside, CA//Riverside Municipal
10/25 Los Angeles, CA//The Wiltern
10/27 San Francisco, CA//The Fillmore
10/29 Vancouver, BC//Vogue Theatre
10/30 Seattle, WA//Showbox at the Market
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Cate Le Bon
A recent movie to California has injected more melody to her songs, bringing some sunshine into her Wales cloudiness, as evidenced on “I Think I Knew”, a duet with Perfume Genius. …
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
Perfume Genius w/ Matteah Baim
Seattle's Mike Hadreas, or otherwise known as Perfume Genius, is stopping by Minneapolis on September 30th, as part of his tour to support his new album Too Bright, (out September 23 on Matador Records). You may recall that Perfume Genius recently sang a duet "I Think I Knew" with Welsh singer Cate Le Bon earlier this year.
Opening up for Hadreas will be Matteah Baim, from New York, out touring in support of her third studio album Falling Theater (Dream Drive Records/Kobalt Music).
The tour kicks off September 26.
Perfume Genius / 2014 North American Tour
09/26 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
09/27 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
09/29 - Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
09/30 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
10/01 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
10/02 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
10/04 - Virgin Mobile Mod Club - Toronto, ON
10/06 - Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA
10/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - New York, NY
10/08 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
10/09 - The Hamilton - Washington, DC
10/10 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10/11 - Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA
10/13 - Three Links - Dallas, TX
10/14 - The Parish - Austin, TX
10/16 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
10/17 - Soda Bar - San Diego, CA
10/19 - Roxy Theater - Los Angeles, CA
10/21 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
10/22 - Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
10/24 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
10/25 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA
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