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Minneapolis: November 10

11/10 Full of Hell with END, INTER ARMA and WAKE at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Read More Full of Hell Hardcore, grind, death metal band Full of Hell will be touring with Wolves in the Throne Room and UADA this Winter 2022. The band’s latest release, Garden of Burning Apparitions, is available now on Relapse Records. ...

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11/10/2023 Friday

Full of Hell
with END, INTER ARMA and WAKE
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Full Of Hell continues their North American headlining tour this Fall. This new run starts on October 26th through November 18th and hits most major markets on the east coast, midwest and west coast with support from END, Inter Arma, and Wake. The tour will stop in at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St Paul on November 10th.

End, Inter Arma, and Wake to open.

Tour dates:

10/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts *
10/27 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage *
10/28 - Cincinnati, OH @ Legends Bar & Venue *
10/30 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street *
10/31 - Austin, TX @ Elysium *
11/02 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater *
11/03 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick *
11/04 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room *
11/05 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
11/07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad *
11/08 - Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theater *
11/10 - St Paul, MN @ The Amsterdam *
11/11 - Chicago, IL @ Avondale Music Hall *
11/12 - Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary *
11/13 - Cleveland, OH @ No Class *
11/14 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace *
11/15 - Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques *
11/16 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East / Downstairs *
11/17 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
11/18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Monarch *

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^ Full Of Hell only
* Full Of Hell headline tour w/ END, Inter Arma, Wake

11/10 José González at The Fitzgerald Theater Read More José González It's official, José González entire North American tour is sold out*. This is Gonzales' first solo tour dates since 2008 (we previously saw him with Junip in 2011 and 2013), so fans …

11/10/2023 Friday

José González
at The Fitzgerald Theater
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Visionary singer-songwriter and guitarist José González is coming to the Fitzgerald Theater in St Paul in support of his recently-announced 20th Anniversary Deluxe version Veneer.

José González (20 Sept 2021)

We saw José González in Mar 2023 and said, “González began his hour-long set with 2015’s “With the Ink of a Ghost”, his lilting delicate vocals dancing amongst the clouds like a firefly in the woods, nicely setting the mood for what was to come. Following with “Lovestain” from his 2003 debut, it was clear that the setlist was selected very deliberately, not only to showcase the new record, but to also take listeners both new and old, through an almost twenty-year journey of his work.”

Tour dates:

11/6/2023 - Los Angeles, CA - The Ace Hotel Downtown LA
11/7/2023 - San Francisco, CA - The Castro Theatre
11/8/2023 - Seattle, WA - The Moore Theatre
11/10/2023 - St. Paul, MN - The Fitzgerald Theater
11/11/2023 - Skokie, IL - North Shore Center
11/13/2023 - Washington DC - The Lincoln
11/14/2023 - New York, NY - Town Hall
11/15/2023 - Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
12/5/2023 – Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon
12/6/2023 – Gothenburg, Sweden, Draken
1/22/2024 - Madrid, ES - Teatro Gran Via
1/23/2024 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Redenburg

11/10 Puma Blue at Turf Club Read More Puma Blue South London’s Puma Blue released A Late Night Special Live EP on Blue Flowers. The six-track EP came from their concert film “A Late Night Special”. The live EP should give you an idea of what it is like to see Puma ...

11/10/2023 Friday

Puma Blue
at Turf Club
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South-London born, Atlanta-based multi-hyphenate Puma Blue (Jacob Allen) is on tour in support of his second album, Holy Waters (Blue Flowers).

Talking to Paste Magazine, Jacob talked about his song “Falling Down”, from the new album: “We were watching [90’s Japanese anime series] Cowboy Bebop in the studio and this dusty sound we made really came from those visuals. I wrote the lyrics during a challenging moment, feeling like my stomach was plummeting and struggling to get myself out of the depressing hole I’d fallen into. The song isn’t so much about picking yourself back up as it is about how it feels to fall in the first place.”

Tour dates:

Nov 2 – San Diego CA, Music Box
Nov 3 – Los Angeles CA, Echoplex
Nov 4 – San Francisco CA, Bimbo's
Nov 6 – Portland OR, Holocene
Nov 7 – Seattle WA, Madame Lous
Nov 10 – St Paul MN, Turf Club
Nov 11 – Chicago IL, Empty Bottle
Nov 12 – Detroit MI, The Magic Bag
Nov 14 – Toronto ON, Great Hall
Nov 15 – Montreal QC, Bar Le Ritz PDB
Nov 17 – Boston MA, Sinclair
Nov 18 – New York NY, (Le) Poisson Rouge
Nov 19 – Philadelphia PA, Underground Arts
Nov 22 – Atlanta GA, Terminal West

11/10 Half Moon Run with Billie Marten at Varsity Read More Half Moon Run Opening up for them were fellow Canadians, Half Moon Run. As with these "theater-style" shows, the band started on time! Late comers, which accounted for a lot of the empty seats .... Billie Marten Yorkshire’s Billie Marten is touring in support of her new album Drop Cherries (IMPERIAL Music). The album was recorded entirely on tape in Somerset and Wales late last summer, and it marks the very first time ....

11/10/2023 Friday

Half Moon Run
with Billie Marten at Varsity
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Montreal’s Half Moon Run is touring in support of their new album Salt. The tour will stop in at the Varsity Theater on November 10th.

We last saw Half Moon Run with Metric in September 2012 and said, “Opening up for them were fellow Canadians, Half Moon Run. As with these "theater-style" shows, the band started on time! Late comers, which accounted for a lot of the empty seats, missed out on this Fleet Fox-y/Radiohead-y sounding band. As I recall, they did a lot of songs from their album Dark Eyes, including "Full Circle" and "She Wants to Know" (which was the song that ended their very brief set.)”

UK-based singer songwriter Billie Marten to open.

Billie Marten (16 June 2023)

We caught Billie Marten in June 2023 and said, “Billie Marten is a woman in love, she asks “Anyone in love?” Every note, every words, there is a hint of longing. From what I’ve gathered, listening to her talk, her love (Will Taylor of Flyte) was very far away. Of course, the longing and sadness could have something to do with her severe seasonal affective disorder (SAD).”

Tour dates:

October 24, 2023 @ El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
October 25, 2023 @ August Hall, San Francisco, CA
October 27, 2023 @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
October 28, 2023 @ The Crocodile, Seattle, OR
October 29, 2023 @ Spanish Ballroom Tacoma, WA
November 1, 2023 @ Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC
November2, 2023 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
November 3, 2023 @ Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
November 5, 2023 @ MacEwan Hall, Calgary, AB
November 7, 2023 @ Coors Event Centre, Saskatoon, SK
November 8, 2023 @ Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, MB
November 10, 2023 @ Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, MN
November 11, 2023 @ Metro, Chicago, IL
November 12, 2023 @ Saint Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
November 14, 2023 @ The Foundry, Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2023 @ Union Stage, Washington, VA
November 17, 2023 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
November 18, 2023 @ Royale, Boston, MA
November 21, 2023 @ London Music Hall, London, ON
November 23, 2023 @ History, Toronto, ON
November 24, 2023 @ Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston, ON
November 25, 2023 @ Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa, ON
November 26, 2023 @ Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa, ON
December 13, 2023 @ MTelus, Montreal, QC
December 14, 2023 @ MTelus, Montreal, QC
December 15, 2023 @ Salle Maurice-O’Bready, Sherbrooke, QC
December 17, 2023 @ Théâtre du Palais Municipal, Saguenay, QC
December 18, 2023 @ Grand Théâtre@ Quebec City, QC

11/10 Ben Kweller at Fine Line Read More Ben Kweller New original songs includes Rufus Wainwright's "Christmas is for Kids" and Ben Kweller's "Try to Love (Joy to the World)". Track listing: It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ...

11/10/2023 Friday

Ben Kweller
at Fine Line
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It’s been 20 years since Ben Kweller’s cult-classic album, Sha Sha, took the indie world by storm. Well, Kweller is celebrating with a tour and a re-release of the album as a new anniversary edition entitled, Sha Sha Deluxe. The Sha Sha tour will stop by Minneapolis at the Fine Line on November 10th.

The Sha Sha Deluxe album has been remastered, with demos, B-sides, live recordings, and other rarities. Some of these tracks have never before released to the public. One of those unearthed rarities is “I Have the Power,” which is streaming now at all DSPs. The song was recorded by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Lemonheads) back in 2001 when Kweller was coming up in NYC with The Strokes and Moldy Peaches.

Sha Sha Deluxe is available on Triple-LP, Triple-CD, and USB Toothbrush. Yes, a red toothbrush USB stick.

Tour dates:

Nov 4 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Teragram Ballroom
Nov 10 Minneapolis, MN, US Fine Line
Nov 11 Chicago, IL, US Lincoln Hall
Nov 18 New York, NY, US Racket NYC
Nov 19 New York (NYC), NY, US Racket NYC

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Halloween: Early Eyes, Cannibal Corpse, Full of Hell, Boiled in Lead

Read More Early Eyes Early Eyes is a name new to many, the Minneapolis indie-pop/rock quintet only becoming a band in late 2016, but they’ve already attracted Hippo Campus-like buzz from very early-on. Second EP, Decorating, is just out and …

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EARLY EYES
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Just in time for our favorite holiday, Halloween, Minneapolis band Early Eyes released “Halloween ‘18”, the single from their forthcoming debut album Look Alive!, set for release on February 25 via Epitaph Records.

“We made ‘Halloween 18’ because we wanted to make the next Halloween chart-topping single, influenced by Ari Aster, James Wan, Sasquatch, and a zombie with no conscience.” Explains vocalist Jake Berglove. “We wrote the majority of the song in memoriam of the ghost of a Halloween party that happened in 2017, but ‘Halloween Seventeen’ wasn’t the right amount of syllables…”

We caught the band at Basilica Block Party in July 2018, and wrote, “Early Eyes is a name new to many, the Minneapolis indie-pop/rock quintet only becoming a band in late 2016, but they’ve already attracted Hippo Campus-like buzz from very early-on.  Second EP, Decorating, is just out and songs like the title track and ‘Feathers’ suggest a youthful energy and musical statement that the band has a lot more to say, and they also were fun and engaging live (and easy to see, with two of the five in bright-yellow t-shirts).”

Read More Cannibal Corpse Fisher from Cannibal Corpse, Zebub had a long question about Almond Joy and Mounds. I won't give away the punchline, but when it was delivered, neither myself or Fisher cared much for it. ... Whitechapel Whitechapel is touring in celebration of the the tenth anniversary of the band's The Somatic Defilement release. ...

CANNIBAL CORPSE
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Long-running death metal icons Cannibal Corpse will be headlining a US tour with labelmates Whitechapel and Revocation, under the banner A celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records.

Cannibal Corpse’ latest Violence Unimagined is out now.

CANNIBAL CORPSE w/ Whitechapel, Revocation, Shadow Of Intent:

2/18/2022 Center Stage - Atlanta, GA
2/19/2022 The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
2/20/2022 Baltimore Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
2/21/2022 Reverb - Reading, PA
2/22/2022 The Roxian - Pittsburgh, PA
2/24/2022 Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY
2/25/2022 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
2/26/2022 Anthology - Rochester, NY
2/28/2022 The Majestic - Detroit, MI
3/01/2022 The Vic - Chicago, IL
3/02/2022 Skyway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
3/04/2022 The Gothic - Denver, CO
3/05/2022 Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
3/07/2022 Showbox - Seattle, WA
3/08/2022 Hawthorne - Portland, OR
3/10/2022 Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA
3/11/2022 The UC Theatre - Berkeley, CA
3/12/2022 The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
3/13/2022 The Belasco - Los Angeles, CA
3/14/2022 The Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ
3/15/2022 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
3/17/2022 Vibes Event Center - San Antonio, TX
3/18/2022 White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
3/19/2022 Amplified Live - Dallas, TX
3/21/2022 Red Flag - St. Louis, MO
3/22/2022 Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
3/23/2022 Iron City - Birmingham, AL
3/25/2022 Jannus Live - St. Petersburg, FL
3/26/2022 Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Read More Full of Hell The band will be along Relapse label mates Full of Hell and Portland’s Uada. Tour dates: 1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile 1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw ...

FULL OF HELL
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Hardcore, grind, death metal band Full of Hell will be touring with Wolves in the Throne Room and UADA this Winter 2022. The band’s latest release, Garden of Burning Apparitions, is available now on Relapse Records.

Tour dates:

1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile
1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw
1.14 • Edmonton, AB • Starlite Room
1.15 • Calgary, AB • Dickens
1.17 • Salt Lake City, UT • Metro Music Hall
1.18 • Denver, CO • The Oriental Theater
1.19 • Lawrence, KS • Granada Theater
1.20 • Minneapolis, MN • Fine Line Music Café
1.21 • Chicago, IL • The Metro
1.22 • Detroit, MI • El Club
1.23 • Toronto, ON • Danforth
1.25 • Montreal, QC • Fairmount
1.26 • Boston, MA • Sinclair
1.27 • Brooklyn, NY • Warsaw
1.28 • Pittsburgh, PA • Mr. Smalls
1.29 • Washington, DC • The Black Cat
1.31 • Charlotte, NC • Amos' Southend
2.01 • Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade
2.02 • Tampa, FL • The Orpheum
2.04 • Dallas, TX • Amplified Live
2.05 • San Antonio, TX • The Rock Box
2.07 • Phoenix, AZ • Nile Theater
2.08 • Los Angeles, CA • The Regent
2.09 • Berkeley, CA • UC Theater
2.11 • Portland, OR • Hawthorne Theater

Read More Boiled in Lead Munson seated directly behind me, members of Boiled in Lead to my right, and various other musicians dotting the capacity crowd, the musical court of radical action was in session as King Crimson made a rare ap ...

BOILED IN LEAD
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Speaking of death, local musician David Stenshoel passed away on September 16, 2021. He was a passionate musician (violin, tenor saxophone, electric mandolin and gaida), who played with many bands, including Boiled in Lead.

There is a benefit show over at the Celtic Junction Arts Center at 2pm on Saturday, October 16th. All proceeds go to benefit David’s family.

Boiled in Lead, via the Cedar, provided the memorial concert for David Stenshoel:

Violinist David Stenshoel passed away on September 16th, 2021. He has enriched audiences in the Twin Cities and beyond since the early 1970s playing an extremely wide range of music with innovation, talent, and joy.

Boiled in Lead and Friends:
Remembering David Stenshoel

Saturday, October 16th, 2021 at 2:00 PM CT
At Celtic Junction Arts Center
836 Prior Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55104

Buy tickets here: $25 Advance and at the door
All proceeds go to benefit David's family.

The concert will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Note: If indoors, masks plus proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or a negative PCR test within 72 hours) will be required.

This event will also be livestreamed and recorded in multitrack audio.

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Lone Wolf

Read More Oscar and the Wolf Belgian electro pop band Oscar and the Wolf (lead by Max Colombie) will be releasing a new track called "Undress" on May 25th, via PIAS (Play It Again Sam). …

Read more Wolfpack 2021, Wolfpack Attack (Part 3), Wolfpack Attack (Part 2), Wolfpack Attack (Part 1), Thrown to the Wolves, Big Bad Wolf, Wolf Attack!, Wolfpack, Wolf Pack, Hungry Like a Wolf, Songs About Werewolves, and When Animals Attack.

OSCAR AND THE WOLF
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Max Colombie, aka Oscar and the Wolf, recently debut “Livestream” on Zane Lowe Apple Music 1 Show. The song is taken from his forthcoming third album The Shimmer (due 22nd October on [PIAS] Recordings).

There’ll also be a promotional tour in support of the new record in 2022:

22.03.2022 – Scala, London (UK)
26.03.2022 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (NL)
05.04.2022 – Quantic Club, Bucharest (RO)
06.04.2022 – Form Space, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
08.04.2022 – Morze, St-Petersburg (RU)
09.04.2022 – Ivestia Hall, Moscow (RU)
30.04.2022 – Sportpaleis, Antwerp (BE)
03.05.2022 – Les Docks, Lausanne (CH)
04.05.2022 – Plaza, Zurich (CH)
06.05.2022 – Santeria Toscana, Milan (IT)
10.05.2022 – Fabrik, Hamburg (GER)
11.05.2022 – Metropol, Berlin (GER)
12.05.2022 – Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
14.05.2022 – Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette (LUX)
15.05.2022 – Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
20.05.2022 – La Cigale, Paris (FR)

Read More Chelsea Wolfe Just a reminder that Los Angeles' Chelsea Wolfe will be starting her US tour in two days, in support of her latest Abyss (which came out August 7, 2015 via Sargent House). ..

CHELSEA WOLFE
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Renowned songstress Chelsea Wolfe recently released two unreleased songs from her Birth of Violence sessions: a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” and original “Green Altar”.

Both songs didn’t make it onto the album, but they have special meaning to Wolfe.

We look forward to seeing her back on tour, having last seen her in Aug 2015 and noted, “In typical Wolfe entrance, the entire room was in darkness and one by one the band marched on stage. I've never actually been close to the stage for one of Wolfe's show, so this was the first time that I noticed that there is a distinct smell of incense. Wolfe, in a long black dress with one exposed sleeveless arm and an oddly large patch at the bottom of her dress, started into a banshee-like chorus of "Carrion Flowers".”

Chelsea Wolfe will be playing at Substance LA at The Belasco in Los Angeles on November 26.

Chelsea Wolfe at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (31 Aug 2015)

Read More Wolves in the Throne Room Soup reviewed Wolves in the Throne Room's Two Hunters and live show (which looks really fun). The latest news from Southern Lords Recordings is that they are putting the final touches on their fourth album, Celestial Lineage …

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
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Black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room announced a 2022 tour in support of their latest album Primordial Arcana. The band will be along Relapse label mates Full of Hell and Portland’s Uada.

Tour dates:

1.11 • Seattle, WA • Crocodile
1.12 • Vancouver, BC • Rickshaw
1.14 • Edmonton, AB • Starlite Room
1.15 • Calgary, AB • Dickens
1.17 • Salt Lake City, UT • Metro Music Hall
1.18 • Denver, CO • The Oriental Theater
1.19 • Lawrence, KS • Granada Theater
1.20 • Minneapolis, MN • Fine Line Music Café
1.21 • Chicago, IL • The Metro
1.22 • Detroit, MI • El Club
1.23 • Toronto, ON • Danforth
1.25 • Montreal, QC • Fairmount
1.26 • Boston, MA • Sinclair
1.27 • Brooklyn, NY • Warsaw
1.28 • Pittsburgh, PA • Mr. Smalls
1.29 • Washington, DC • The Black Cat
1.31 • Charlotte, NC • Amos' Southend
2.01 • Atlanta, GA • The Masquerade
2.02 • Tampa, FL • The Orpheum
2.04 • Dallas, TX • Amplified Live
2.05 • San Antonio, TX • The Rock Box
2.07 • Phoenix, AZ • Nile Theater
2.08 • Los Angeles, CA • The Regent
2.09 • Berkeley, CA • UC Theater
2.11 • Portland, OR • Hawthorne Theater

Read More Emily Wolfe Crows Feet Records singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Emily Wolfe announced t hat she’ll be heading out on tour in support of her new album Outlier. …

EMILY WOLFE
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Crows Feet Records recording artist, Emily Wolfe is currently in the middle of her North American Tour in support of her new album Outlier.

We actually mentioned the album in June 2021 and said, “Wolfe is headlining the upcoming tour, with the exception of some dates with the legendary Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.”

St Paul/Minneapolis, she’ll be over at the Turf Club this December 5th.

The Outlier Tour:

Oct 15: Little Rock, AR / Stickyz
Oct 16: Memphis, TN / Hernando’s Hideaway
Oct 17: Nashville, TN / 3rd & Lindsley
Oct 18: Asheville, NC / The Grey Eagle
Oct 20: Raleigh, NC / The Pour House
Oct 21: Atlanta, GA / Shaky Knees Late Night Show
Oct 22: Chattanooga, TN / Arts Avenue
Oct 24: Charlottesville, VA / The Southern Cafe
Oct 26: New York, NY / Mercury Lounge
Oct 27: Townson, MD / The Recher
Oct 28: Washington, DC / Dc9
Oct 29: Atlantic City, NJ / Sound Waves
Oct 30: Red Bank, NJ / Count Basie Theater Oct 31: Philadelphia, PA / Kung Fu Necktie
Nov 2: Hamden, CT / Space Ballroom
Nov 3: Cambridge, MA / Middle East
Nov 4: Keen, NH / Colonial Theatre
Nov 5: Albany, NY / The Linda
Nov 7: Pittsburgh, PA / Hard Rock Café
Dec 2: Ames, IA / Maintenance Shop
Dec 5: Minneapolis, MN / Turf Club
Dec 8: Chicago, IL / Sleeping Village
Dec 9: Milwaukee, WI / Cactus Club

Read More Remi Wolf Dog lover Remi Wolf (she wrote “You're A Dog!”, “I'm Allergic To Dogs!”, “We Love Dogs!”, etc) recently released her new standalone solo track “Liz”. …

REMI WOLF
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Los Angeles’ Remi Wolf was last seen in Minneapolis with Cautious Clay (aka Josh Karpeh), in December 2019.

Her debut album Juno is coming out October 15th, and they described her music as “ever-present personality, charisma, and unique eye have established her as a Gen Z pop scene darling, amassing an avid fanbase (affectionately referred to as “Remjobs”). Not just a fan favorite, Remi has caught on with industry trendsetters as well.”

She’s already collaborated with such acts as Dominic Fike, Beck, and Nile Rodgers, which landed her on playlists like Apple Music’s New Music Daily, iPhone 12 global ad campaign, NMF and Pollen.

If you’re in Chicago or New York, she’ll be playing live in your area next week:

10/4 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
10/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

LOUIE & THE WOLF GANG louieandthewolfgang.com Swiss rockabillys Louie & The Wolf Gang released “Rockabilly Guy” on October 1st. During the COVID lockdown, the four-piece recorded Lockdown Sessions, set for release in 2022. The band recently played the Tiki Bash festival… and hopes to return to performing live again.

AZURE WOLF azurewolfmusic.com Washington all-female indie band Azure Wolf will be releasing their debut album Tensions on October 10th. The album was recorded at Poetown Music, and mixed by Stella Music Studio, Will Beasley Recording Studio, and The Animal Farm Music.

WOLFBOY AND THE EVERYTHING FACTORY apple.com Lakeshore Records released Wolfboy and the Everything Factory original soundtrack on September 24th. The soundtrack was composed by Clap! Clap! (AKA Cristiano Crisci), plus a score from Xav Clarke. If you have Apple TV, you can watch the 10-episode animated adventures of Wolfboy (voiced by Kassian Akhtar).

SEA WOLF seawolfmusic.com Dangerbird Records will be releasing Sea Wolf’s Through A Dark Wood (Deluxe Edition) on November 19th. Like most musicians during the pandemic, Los Angeles indie songwriter, Alex Brown Church, said, “Through a Dark Wood came out in March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, when we were all entering into a new ‘dark wood’ together. We’re beginning to figure it out, though we’re still not sure what’s next. Just like the story of the album.”

WRITTEN BY WOLVES writtenbywolves.com New Zealand’s highest streaming rock band, Written By Wolves, recently released their EP The Collab Project. The new 5-track EP is a collection of re-imagined collaborations of tracks from their debut album Secrets, which came out in late 2019. The Collab Project features Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens), Trenton Woodley (Hands Like Houses), Sonny Sandoval (P.O.D.) and others….

WOLF & CHAIN facebook/wolfandchainband Adelaide’s pop-punk outfit Wolf & Chain will be releasing their EP Amor Mortal on October 29th. Talking about their single, “An Unfortunate Tale of Two Lovers and an Insatiable Taste for Poison”, which came out Sept 16th, they described it as, “about blindness to love, how it can manipulate you, consume you and delude you…”

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1349 at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (20 January 2016)

Tour Dates 01/21/16 Kansas City, MO Riot Room 01/22/16 Denver, CO Roxy Theatre 01/27/16 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre 02/23/16 Perth Amplifier 02/25/16 Fortitude Valley Crowbar Brisbane 02/26/16 Marrickville Factory Theatre 02/27/16 Melbourne Max Watt's 02/28/16 Wellington, New Zealand Valhalla Read More 1349 One of Norway's most premier, underground metal bands, 1349 will be making a stop at The Triple Rock Social Club on Wednesday, January 20th, as part of their "Chaos Raids USA & Mexico 2016" tour. …

Minnesotans love their beer. They also love their Norwegian black metal. So what do you get when you mix one of the top breweries in the Twin Cities with a true Norwegian black metal band? You get my night last night.

Surly is, by far, one of the most popular breweries in the Twin Cities. The best part of this brewery? They are a staple in the metal scene up here. Todd Haug, the head brewer, is a huge supporter of live metal music in the Twin Cities. He can be spotted at various shows up here and last night was no exception. He had claimed his spot at the top of the stairs in one of the coveted chairs that are typically reserved for royalty (okay, maybe that's a little over the top but it's hard to get a chair up there unless you are one of the first ones through the door or unless you are a notable person...).

1349 is a Norwegian black metal band all the way from (you guessed it!) Norway. They were here last June but, of course, I had a different show I had to cover so I couldn't make it out to see them. I finally got to see them live last night and they didn't let me down. They were brutal, they were frightening, and they were everything I needed on a Wednesday night.

So what is the connection between this local brewery and the Norwegian black metal band?

Surly had a limited time run of a 1349 Black Ale. This beer was brewed in collaboration with Lervig, a Norwegian brewery, and with the members of 1349. How cool is that?! Surly has a beer just for this band from Norway. Okay, maybe you don't think it's that cool but I think it's awesome. I think it's awesome that, even though we are separated by thousands of miles, people still come together just for good beer and good music. That's exactly what last night was. People coming together through the love of good beer and some awesome music. (Unfortunately, they did not have the 1349 beer last night as it was a very limited run last year but there were still plenty of Surly choices on tap and in the can for a discounted price!)

Some of the music last night was a bit over my head but some of it was dead on. The show started with local group Pestifere. As much as I loved their music, I loved their singer's hair even more. Talk about the most luscious locks in all the land. Holy cow! But back to their music. It was good and trashy. It was dirty and fast. They were the perfect band to open up this show and I can't wait to see them again... oh and see the singer, Lucas' hair again!

Tombs

Tombs played right before 1349 and they blew me away. They were full of energy and talent (as were all of the other bands who played last night). Their music was probably the most generic metal sounding than any of the other bands. Usually that is a terrible thing. I find it boring and sounding like everything else but Tombs did it right. Even though they were the most generic sounding, you have to think about how extreme the line-up was. So in the end, they really aren't all that generic sounding, they just were last night. Their live show, like I said, was full of energy. I was completely captivated by keyboardist/ backup vocalist Fade Kainer. His screams were extreme and even if you didn't know the music, he made you feel the energy and emotion that he was trying to convey.

The second band to play was Full of Hell. I didn't get it. It is rare that I hear a band and really just don't understand it but that's exactly how I felt about their set. They weren't bad and their singer had more than enough energy to convince me that I liked them even though I didn't get it. They used something called a "Korg Kaoss Pad" which is used to play samples. Majority of the samples that Full of Hell used were samples of white noise and obnoxiousness. It was a bit much on my eardrums even with my earplugs in and that's why I didn't understand it. My friend Angel, who I took to the show, even had to run up to the bar after the first song to get earplugs because of the pain. At the same time, when the Kaoss Pad wasn't being used, I completely loved this band in all of their heaviness and chaos-ness (they were chaotic and loud even with the Kaoss Pad).

1349 were the headliners, as they should be. These guys, as I mentioned, are a black metal band from Norway. Everything that you are picturing in your mind right now is exactly what I saw last night. The band members had their faces painted with white and black makeup. They were dressed in all black with their long hair flowing over their instruments (those damn Norwegians and their nice hair!).

The music sounded just as brutal as these guys looked. It was heavy and loud. It was mean and aggressive. Surprisingly, the crowd was fairly calm through majority of their set. Yes, there were some outbreaks of a small mosh pit, but it never lasted. I think people were just in awe of the pure musical talent these guys have. Their drummer is a monster. I couldn't stop watching him. What he plays is not easy, the music is full of some of the fastest blast beats I have ever heard but this drummer was nailing them perfectly and he looked like he was just sitting there waiting for tea time or something! There were no faces of agony, no grunting, hell, I'm pretty sure this guy wasn't even breaking a sweat. It's crazy to see something like that and I envy him for all of his talent. I envy every musician that played last night for their level of talent.

Black metal may just sound like noise to majority of people. Full of Hell may have sounded just like noise to me but regardless of your opinion on the type of music that was performed last night, you cannot deny that these guys are super talented.

1349 at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (20 January 2016)

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Minneapolis: January 19 to January 21, 2016

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from January 19 to January 21, 2016.

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Read More Olympic Games Did you catch NBC's broadcast of the closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games? We saw some of it last Sunday, and according to news reports, it was one of NBC's highest ratings (up 32% over the …

US FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Session 4
at Excel Energy Center
Tuesday, 01/19/16, 9:15am ($$$$)
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If you're into Olympics Figure Skating, you probably know more about this than I do. The event is taking place from January 16 - 24 , 2016 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul and Bloomington Ice Garden. Pricing looks too expensive, but these things only comes around once in a while.

2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships

U.S. Figure Skating has selected Saint Paul as the host city for the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships on January 15-24, 2016 at Xcel Energy Center and Bloomington Ice Garden.

The annual event, held since 1914, is the nation’s most prestigious figure skating event, with past winners including Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton. The city of Saint Paul also hosted the 2008 U.S. Championships. Champions included 2010 Olympians Mirai Nagasu, Evan Lysacek, and Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. Sign up to receive the latest news and information.

Visit 2016uschampionships.com for details on ticket packages, event partners, volunteering, accommodations and more.

All-Event Ticket Packages include a reserved seat to all senior, junior and novice level competitions at Xcel Energy Center plus general admission to specified practice sessions at Xcel Energy Center and intermediate and juvenile competitions at Bloomington Ice Garden.* Packages are $395, $595, $895 and $995.

Championship Weekend Packages include one ticket to the final free skate competitions in ladies, men's, pairs and dance to be held on Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24.* Packages are $179, $229 and $349.

The Smucker's Skating Spectacular offers fans the opportunity to see all the champions and medalists for the week's competition let loose in a fun, theatrical ice show. The Smucker's Skating Spectacular is on Sunday, January 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35, $45, $60 and $75.

*Subject to change. Click here for the schedule of events.

Saturday, January 16, 2016 1:00 PM
Sunday, January 17, 2016 10:00 AM
Monday, January 18, 2016 2:00 PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:15 AM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:20 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2016 2:45 PM
Friday, January 22, 2016 9:00 AM
Saturday, January 23, 2016 9:00 AM
Sunday, January 24, 2016 1:00 PM

Read More 1349 I grabbed 1349's "Hellfire" after seeing Tom G. of Celtic Frost sporting thier gear in some promo shots for Monotheist. I figure if the mastermind of Celtic Frost digs these guys they must be worth …

1349
with Full Of Hell & Tombs
at Triple Rock Social Club
Wednesday, 01/20/16, 8pm ($15/$18)
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One of Norway's most premier, underground metal bands, 1349 will be making a stop at The Triple Rock Social Club on Wednesday, January 20th, as part of their "Chaos Raids USA & Mexico 2016" tour.

They released their first album in four years last year entitled Massive Cauldron of Chaos and have been touring on that album ever since. They were here in June at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Saint Paul and I heard nothing but amazing things about their show. I can't wait to finally see them!

Tombs (Experimental metal from NY) and Full of Hell (Hardcore punk from MD/PA) will be opening the show.

Tour dates:

01/16/16 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
01/20/16 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
01/21/16 Kansas City, MO Riot Room
01/22/16 Denver, CO Roxy Theatre
01/27/16 West Hollywood, CA Roxy Theatre
02/23/16 Perth Amplifier
02/25/16 Fortitude Valley Crowbar Brisbane
02/26/16 Marrickville Factory Theatre
02/27/16 Melbourne Max Watt's
02/28/16 Wellington, New Zealand Valhalla

Read More Prince Though he and band 3rd Eye Girl managed some hit-and-run random concert dates, mostly in Europe and there were sporadic gigs back home at Paisley Park, …

PRINCE
Piano & A Microphone
Gala Event
at Paisley Park
Thursday, 01/21/16, 10pm ($??)
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This is uncommon for Prince to announce his show two weeks in advance.... but he tweeted a poster of his show for January 21st, 2016.

There are no pricing announcement, but his previous shows have costed $30 to $60. I believe you have to bring cash and entry fee are classified as "donations". We all know this is so he doesn't have to report this as earning and/or tax reasons.

As with previous Paisley Park shows, you have to surrender your phone or camera at the door.

Also, Prince is notorious for starting really late (as in after midnight), so we're thinking doors at 10pm, Prince on at Midnight.

As we previously discussed, Prince's UK shows were postponed because of ticket scalpers and the recent Paris terrorist attacks. So this upcoming show, featuring just Prince and a Piano, is a taste of his canceled UK tour.

Prince is also prepping the staging area, adding carpet and gearing the stage with four front speakers. He's going all-out.

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