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Vintage Trouble

A cold and rainy night outside was in stark contrast to the hot and crowded basement bar of Mill City Nights, where LA-based buzz band Vintage Trouble and openers Leogun, each shook the rafters inside the sold-out tiny club. …

Here are shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 5 to October 7, 2014.

VINTAGE TROUBLE at Varsity Theater

Sunday 10/05/14

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This will be the third time Vintage Trouble will be playing Minneapolis, the first at the tiny Nether Bar and the second at Cultivate Festival 2014.

Oddly enough, the Varsity Theater was not originally listed on their tour schedule, but we're glad to see they added the show for this Sunday.

Details of the event:

VINTAGE TROUBLE

The Swing House Sessions Tour

Date:05 - Oct - 2014

Ticket Price:$16 Advance / $18 Day Of Show / $25 Mezzanine Access

Time, Ages:7pm Doors - 8pm Music - 18+ with I.D.

with special guests DJ Tom “Papa” Ray the Soul Selector

Vintage Trouble Tour Dates:

10/02 | The Grog Shop | Cleveland, OH

10/04 | Park West | Chicago, IL

10/05 | The Varsity | Minneapolis, MN

10/24 | Life Is Beautiful Festival | Las Vegas, NV



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Slow Magic

I was rather impressed with Slow Magic, particularly with his color-changing custom fox (or wolf?) mask. Slow Magic kept changing the pace, keeping the show visually and musically interesting. Sometime he'll bang his drums …

SLOW MAGIC at 7th Street Entry

Sunday 10/05/14

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The first time I saw Slow Magic, they were second of three bands/DJs over at the Triple Rock Social Club, last year.

I wrote that the DJ had a custom fox mask that would light up and change color to fit the mood of the songs. It was visually really cool, and the music's not bad either!

Well, it looks like Slow Magic is back with a new album How to Run Away (Downtown Records), and he's out on tour in support of the new album:

10/03 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

10/04 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency *

10/05 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry *

10/07 - Springfield, MO @ College St. Bar *

10/08 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck *

10/09 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *

10/10 - Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note *

10/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *

10/12 - Boise, ID @ The Crux *

10/15 - Portland, OR @ Holocene *

10/16 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar *

10/17 - Vancouver, BC @ Celebrities *

10/18 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos *

* with Kodak To Graph and Daktyl

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Bob Dylan

attended a Bob Dylan tribute event last night at the Red Stag Supper Club, in Minneapolis. The event was also a listening party for Dylan's 33rd studio album, Together Through Life …

COLONY HOUSE + KNOX HAMILTON at Turf Club

Sunday 10/05/14

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Over at Saint Paul's Turf Club on Sunday are Colony House and Knox Hamilton co-headlining show.

Here are some quick Colony House facts: #1 most played and downloaded single on SiriusXM Alt Nation,
#3 Billboard Heatseekers Charts, and
#7 on iTunes Alternative Rock Charts. Colony House also recently covered Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe", which you can watch YouTube.

Here are some quick Knox Hamilton facts: from Little Rock, Arkansas, and their new single "Work it Out" was #2 on SiriusXM’s Alt18 (for at least four weeks straight).

Also listed on the bill for the Minnesota show is Cheerleader, described as a bedroom project of longtime friends and roommates Joe Haller and Chris Duran... from Philadelphia.

Fall Tour Dates

Oct 3 Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi

Oct 4 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s

Oct 5 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Rock

Oct 6 Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge

Oct 8 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s

Oct 9 Bryan, TX @ Grand Stafford

Oct 10 San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger Joint

Oct 11 Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar

Oct 12 Austin, TX @ ACL

Oct 14 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa

Oct 16 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree

Oct 17 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

Oct 18 Charlotte, NC @ Evening Muse

Oct 19 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

Oct 21 Washington, D.C. @ U Street Music

Oct 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy

Oct 24 New York, NY @ CMJ

Oct 26 Boston, MA @ Brighton

Oct 28 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE

Oct 29 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern

Oct 30 Columbus, OH @ The Basement

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Of Montreal

Of Montreal put on a wildly inventive show at the Cedar Cultural Center last night, May 15, with Houston quintet Wild Moccasins opening.


OF MONTREAL at Cedar Cultural Center

Monday 10/06/14

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Although the show is at the Cedar Cultural Center, it's actually a First Avenue show. The last time Of Montreal played in Minneapolis, it was also at the Cedar last year, which Jamie described as, "a wildly inventive show" with balloons, "topless gremlins", and a horse-like contraption.

Of Montreal will be touring in support of their forthcoming album Aureate Gloom, which doesn't have a release date, at this time.

Opening up the show will be Pillar Point, who is out on their first US tour this fall. Pillar Point (Scott Reitherman) will be likely playing tracks from his self-titled debut album.

Tour dates (all dates with Pillar Point):

10/02 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson

10/03 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s

10/04 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note

10/05 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre

10/06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center

10/07 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s

10/08 - Denver, CO @ The Bluebird

10/09 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

10/10 - Garden City, ID @ Visual Arts Collective

10/11 - Spokane, WA @ The Knitting Factory

10/12 - Seattle, WA @ Neptune

10/13 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

10/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American

10/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American

10/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan

10/17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

10/18 - Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Country Club

10/19 - Santa Fe, NM @ Skylight

10/21 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom

10/22 - Dallas, TX @ Trees

10/23 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk

10/24 - New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf

10/25 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

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Lucius

We love Brooklyn's Lucius, having seen the band every time they play in Minneapolis (which, by the way, they are returning to a much bigger venue in October). . …

LUCIUS at First Avenue

Tuesday 10/07/14

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Brooklyn's Lucius is coming back to Minneapolis... playing their biggest venue so far: the main room at First Avenue!

Opening up for Lucius is Lapland, the stagename for songwriter Josh Mease.

Tour Dates

10/03: Austin, TX @ Emo's

10/04: Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

10/07: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

10/08: Chicago, IL @ Metro

10/09: St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway

10/11: Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

10/15: Stockholm, SE @ Kägelbanan

10/16: Oslo, NO @ Bla

10/17: Gothenberg, SE @ Pustervik

10/18: Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA

10/22: London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall

10/23: Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

10/24: Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2

10/25: Dublin, IE @ Whelans

10/27: Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms

10/28: Paris, FR @ Café de la Danse

10/29: Luxembourg, LU @ den Atelier

10/31: Zurich, CH @ Mascotte

11/01: Bulle, CH @ Ebullition

11/02: Milano, IT @ Circolo Magnolia

11/03: München, DE @ Atomic Café

11/05: Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli

11/06: Köln, DE @ Blue Shell

11/07: Berlin, DE @ Magnet

11/08: Strasbourg, FR @ La Laiterie

11/09: Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique

12/04: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom

12/05: Albany, NY @ The Hollow

12/06: New York, NY @ Terminal 5

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Tennis

Ritual In Repeat is the new upcoming album from Tennis. The Denver-based band just came off of a highly successful tour with HAIM... but there's no rest for the duo as they've booked a new . …

Pure Bathing Culture

Lastly, on a particularly whimsical note, Portland’s own Pure Bathing Culture closed out the night. With Sarah Versprille’s souring, angelic vocals and Daniel Hindman’s …

TENNIS at Fine Line Music Café

Tuesday 10/07/14

finelinemusic.com

It's always good to see that Tennis will be back in Minneapolis on October 7th, celebrating their new album Ritual In Repeat (which came out September 9th on Communion Records). The husband/wife duo (Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) is fresh off their sold-out North American tour with Haim.

Opening for Tennis will be Pure Bathing Culture. You may recall that Jessie caught the Portland-based band in Los Angeles earlier this year and reported, "Sarah Versprille’s souring, angelic vocals and Daniel Hindman’s incandescent guitar solos, this powerfully divine foursome sets the tone for a truly ethereal concert experience. I’m not sure how she does it, but Sarah makes a mullet look completely modern AND rad."

Tour dates:

10/02 Montreal, Can La Vitrole

10/03 Toronto, Can Virgin Mobile Mod Club

10/04 Columbus, OH A&R Music Bar

10/05 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

10/07 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe

10/17 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

10/18 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

10/20 Seattle, WA Neumos

10/21 Vancouver, Canada Fortune Sound Club

10/22 Portland, OR Wonder Room

10/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

10/25 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour

10/26 San Diego, CA Casbah

10/29 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

11/01 Austin, TX Red 7

11/02 Dallas, TX The Loft

11/04 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater

11/05 Omaha, NE Waiting Room

11/07 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater

11/08 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen

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