TICKET ON-SALES
--Friday, Oct 12, 2012—
10:00 AM
*Sufjan Stevens- Mill City Nights/ Dec 12/ $20/ 18+
*Old Crow Medicine Show- Mill City Nights/ Nov 16/ $34.50-38/ 18+
*Aida (Musical by Elton John & Tim Rice)- Pantages/ Jan 3-27/ $24-49/ AA
*Irma Thomas- Dakota/ Nov 29/ $30-60/ AA
*George Strait- Xcel Energy Center/ Feb 15, 2013/ $71.50-91.50/ AA
12:00 NOON
*Keri Noble Holiday Show- Varsity/ Dec 13/ $25/ 18+
*Pieta Brown- The Cedar/ Nov 15/ $12-15/ AA
*Michael Johnson- The Cedar/ Dec 28/ $22-25/ AA
*Keane- First Ave/ Jan 21, 2013/ $34-36/ 18+
*Quietdrive Holiday Show- Varsity/ Dec 27/ $17-50/ AA
*The Hold Steady (2 Shows)- First Ave/ Nov 24,25/ $25/ 18+
--Saturday, Oct 13, 2012—
10:00 AM
*Pink- Xcel/ Mar 19, 2013/ $39.50-99.50/ AA
*Muse w/ Dead Sara- Target Ctr/ Mar 13, 2013/ $40-65/ AA
*Kenny Wayne Shepherd- Medina Ent. Ctr/ Jan 25, 2013/ $31-46/ 21+
--Monday, Oct 15, 2012—
10:00 AM
*Sarah Brightman- Xcel/ Mar 13, 2013/ $74.50-157/ AA
!!UPCOMING SHOWS ON SALE NOW!!
*All-American Rejects- Mill City Nights/ Oct 19/ $25-27/ 16+
*Commander Cody- Famous Dave’s/ Oct 20/ $10-15/ AA
*Leftover Salmon- First Ave/ Oct 20/ $23-25/ 18+
*Heartless Bastards- First Ave/ Oct 21/ $17/ 18+
*Joe Ely- The Cedar/ Oct 23/ $25-27/ AA
*Alison Scott- MN Zoo Indoor Theatre/ Oct 25/ $25/ 18+
*Joshua Radin & A Fine Frenzy- Mill City Nights/ Oct 25/ $26-30/ 18+
*Art Garfunkel-CANCELED- Pantages/ Oct 27
*The English Beat- Mill City Nights/ Oct 27/ $22/ 18+
*Krewe’s Masquerade Ball w/ Malone Brothers- Turtle’s, Shakopee/ Oct 27/ $30/ 21+
*Kaki King- The Cedar/ Oct 30/ $15-18/ AA
*Allen Stone/ Fine Line/ Nov 2/ $15.50-17.50/ 18+
*Jeremy Messersmith- MN Zoo Indoor Theatre/ Nov 7/ $25/ 18+
*Brandi Carlile & Maria Bamford- Fitzgerald/ Nov 30/ $32-42/ AA
*Lissie & Henry Rollins- Fitzgerald/ Dec 14/ $32-42/ AA
LIVE SHOWS
--Thursday, Oct 11, 2012
Paula Cole [1997 Top 10 Hits “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want To Wait”!!]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $45/ AA
--She took a short hiatus in the first half of the past decade but she’s returned with two strong albums and that incredible soprano voice is still intact. Expect to hear material from her whole career and new songs from an album that should be out in the spring.
Wayne “The Train” Hancock [“The King of Juke Joint Swing”!]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $15/ 21+
--I love this quote from Hank Williams III; “Wayne Hancock has more Hank Sr. in him than either me or my dad, Hank Williams II. He is the real deal!” His sound is an amalgam of honkytonk, western swing, blues and Texas rockabilly and Lee’s is the perfect roadhouse to see him perform!
Nick Waterhouse [Fun Retro Sax-Driven R&B]
Fine Line/ 9:00/ $15/ 18+
--“L.A. nuevo-retro R&B bandleader Waterhouse, kind of a Mayer Hawthorne with a guitar and glasses, is an impeccably dressed vintage black music revivalist who draws from 50’s rhythm and blues and rock figures like Ike Turner and Little Willie John for his own jumpin’ tunes.” Quote from philly.com.
Keller Williams- Solo [ Funky folk-rockin’ one-man band]
Cabooze/ 9:30 Sharp, No Warmup/ $23/ 18+
Curtis Salgado [Phenomenal Blues Singer & Harpist]
Famous Dave’s/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA
--Salgado was the inspiration for John Belushi’s Blues Brothers character and was the 2010 Blues Awards Soul-Blues Artist of the Year.
Rasputina [Two Electric Cellos and a Drummer Playing Rock N’ Roll]
Varsity/ 8:00/ $15/ 18+
--“Dark”, “Gothic”, and “Cabaret” are some of the words used to describe this truly different indie folk and rock band. For a taste of their sound, you could check out on YouTube their cool cover of Heart’s big hit “Barracuda”.
TopBrewer.org Home Brew Competition & Tasting w/ Live Music
Groveland Tap, St Paul/ 6-10:00/ $15/ 21+
--This competition over the next four Thursdays pits 24 of Minnesota’s best brewers, with a combined 300 years experience, in a head-to-head battle to get their recipe done in a full production-level run at Lucid Brewery. Local guitarist and singer George Scott McKelvy plays at the first two quarterfinals, at Groveland Tap this week and Edina Grill next Thursday, 10/18.
“2 Sugars, Room for Cream” [Fringe Festival Comedy Hit, thru Nov 11]
New Century Theatre/ Various Times, Wed or Thur thru Sunday/ $25 / AA
--This show sold out every performance at the 2009 Fringe Festival! It is smartly written and performed by Shanan Custer, a favorite Brave New Workshop veteran, and Carolyn Pool, an Ivey Award-winning actress. It is a series of humorous, sometimes serious, vignettes of everyday life.
The Butanes [Vintage Soul and R&B, Every Thursday]
Shaw’s, NE Mpls/ 8:30/ FREE/ 21+
--Great 60’s and 70’s soul music with some tasty blues and rock covers mixed in. Highly Danceable!
--Friday, Oct 12, 2012—
Alanis Morissette
State/ 7:30/ $51.50-81.50/ AA
--She won four Grammy’s for 1995 album “Jagged Little Pill” which went on to sell 33 million worldwide and influenced many of today’s female singer/writer/rockers. She is touring in support of her fine new CD “Havoc and Bright Lights” and will be performing songs from throughout her career.
Robyn Hitchcock w/ opener Richard Lloyd of Television [Very rare show]
Dakota/ 8:00/ $40/ AA
--One of Britain’s most revered cult artists, Hitchcock got his start in 1972 with the seminal punk/new wave band The Soft Boys and then went solo in 1981 with his killer backing band, The Egyptians. His current projects include The Venus 3 with Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey of R.E.M. and a new solo album. Opening is Richard Lloyd, guitarist and founding member of the legendary post-punk band Television that formed in New York City in 1973. Should be a great evening of music and storytelling.
Bayport BBQ 2nd Anniversary Bash w/ Tav Falco & Panther Burns
Bayport BBQ/ 7:30/ $20/ AA
--Provocative and eclectic alt blues-rock performer.
The 4OnTheFloor w/ Retribution Gospel Choir [Revved-Up Rock!]
First Ave/ 8:00/ $12-15/ 18+
--4OnTheFloor build their raucous sets around songs with that feature a classic 4-4 beat and RGC play raw early Rolling Stones-type blues rock. A great doublebill!
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops [Very good Chicago Blues]
Famous Dave’s, Uptown/ 9:00/ $5/ AA
Nordeast Oktoberfest at The Gasthof [ Also Saturday]
Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit, NE Mpls/ 5:00-11:00/ FREE/ 21+ Unless w/ parent
--Beer, Full Bar, Live Polka Bands, Dancing and Great Food outside under the big tent at best German restaurant in Minneapolis!
Dan Israel [Top Local Singer/Songwriter/Rocker]
The Nether Bar/ 9:00/ $6/ 18+
Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys [Chicago Bar Blues]
MN Music Café, St Paul/ 9:00/ $10/ 21+
Poverty Hash [Raw, Soulful Blues & Rock]
Mayslack’s, NE Mpls/ 8:00/ $5/ 21+
--Saturday, Oct 13, 2012—
Vince Gill [Great Bluegrass & Country]
State/ 8:00/ $53.50-63.50/ AA
--Beyond the 26 millions albums sold, 18 CMA’s and 20 Grammy’s, this Country Music Hall of Famer is a phenomenal multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who puts on warm wonderful shows and can tell some of the best between-song stories.
The New Standards [Cool Jazzy Versions of Pop Hits and Rock Classics]
Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $30/ AA
The Gin Blossoms (6:00) w/ Big Freedia (9:00) @ Zombie Pub Crawl VIII
Cabooze Outdoor Plaza/ 4:00- 10:00/ $20/ AA
--The Gin Blossoms were one of the biggest pop-rock bands in the 1990’s with their hits “Hey Jealousy”, “Found Out About You” and “Allison Road”. Big Freedia is the undisputed “Queen Diva” of Bounce Music, an incredibly infectious dance music that has bubbled up out of New Orleans over the last decade. Several other local rock bands including The Goondas and The Japhies are on the bill. Most people will be in costume and make-up as over 10,000 Zombies are expected to be roaming the West Bank Saturday afternoon and evening!
Gold Fields [Up-and-coming Australian Pop-Rockers]
The Nether Bar/ 9:00/ $8/ 18+
--Come see a band that just may explode worldwide this year in the intimate new club just down the street from The Loon in the lower level of Mill City Nights. Opening are new local melodic rockers Friends By Fire.
Bob Wooton- The Songs of Johnny Cash [His Longtime Lead Guitarist] w/ Six Mile Grove
Maplewood Community Center/ 7:00/ $25-30/ AA
--Bob Wooton toured the world with Cash as one of The Tennessee Three, his longtime backing band, and was there for the legendary “Live At Folsom Prison” concert! His singing voice sounds eerily like Johnny’s and his sets, backed by Rochester’s Six Mile Grove, have been the highlights of the annual “Cash Only” shows at The Cabooze the last five years! And don’t let the name of the venue scare you off. There is a beautiful modern and comfortable theatre in the Community Center.
G. B. Leighton
Mainstreet Bar, Hopkins/ 9:00/ 18+
--Sunday, Oct 14, 2012—
The Psychedelic Furs & The Lemonheads [Big 80’s hitmakers]
First Ave/ 8:00/ $25/ 18+
Cassandra Wilson [Fantastic Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer, Mon. also]
Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $40-60/ AA
Dada Life [Swedish “Electro-House” Dance Music DJ’s]
Epic/ 9:00/ $25/ 18+
Pete Holmes [National Stand-Up Comedian]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $15/ AA
Sundays w/ Kurt Jorgensen Band
P.D. Pappy’s, Stillwater/ 4:30/ FREE/ AA
--Good original rock, roots, and blues and tasty cover songs.
Dr Mambo’s Combo [every Sunday and Monday]
Bunker’s / 9:30/ $7/ 21+
--Fun, well-played covers of 70’s and 80’s soul, R&B and dance tunes.
--Monday, Oct 15, 2012—
Classic Country w/ Dan Lund & Buffaloaf [every Monday]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+
--Very well-played classic country music.
The Cactus Blossoms [Classic Country w/great harmonies, every Monday]
Turf Club / 7-10:00/ $5/ 21+
--Wonderful old-school country originals with excellent harmonies.
--Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012—
Beauty and The Beast [Legendary Broadway Musical, thru Sunday]
Orpheum/ Various Times/ $44-99/ AA
Calexico [GREAT, Beautiful, Stirring Alt-Country & Americana with Latin Tinges, from Arizona]
Fine Line/ 8:30/ $20/ 18+
Shemekia Copeland [Powerhouse Blues Singer!] w/ Scottie Miller
Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $25/ AA
--Still only in her 30’s, Copeland has been dubbed the new “Queen of the Blues” and has opened for The Rolling Stones, played the White House and headlined the Chicago Blues Feastival! Wonderful local piano player and singer, Scottie Miller, does an opening solo set.
Miike Snow [Euro Electro-Pop from Sweden, May Sell Out!]
First Ave/ 8:30/ $30/ 18+
Night Moves Debut CD Release Bash w/ Lord Huron [May Sell Out !!]
7th St Entry/ 9:00/ $10/ 18+
--Night Moves were on pretty much everyone’s local Top New Bands of 2011 lists due to their guitar-centric retro-rock with a touch-of-twang sound. Lord Huron is an L.A. band with a really interesting sound; acoustic folk-rock guitars, excellent harmonies and with the cool twist of bouncy Caribbean/Calypso drums/percussion!
St. Dominic’s Trio [every Tuesday]
Nye’s, NE Mpls/ 9:30/ FREE/ 21+
--This stripped-down version of The Belfast Cowboys still plays plenty of Van Morrison covers.
International Reggae All-Stars [every Tuesday]
Bunkers / 9:00/ $6/ 21+
--Good roots-reggae originals and plenty of covers.
--Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012—
Bela Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio [Jazz+, Thursday also]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $40-65/ AA
--What a great story! World-renowned banjo master Bela Fleck, winner of fourteen Grammy’s, spontaneously jumps on stage at the Savannah Music Festival last year to sit in with the Marcus Roberts Trio, one of great young jazz bands performing today and the chemistry is immediate. They soon headed into the studio and created their aptly titled new CD, “Across The Imaginary Divide” which was released rave reviews such as the New York Times which called it “disarmingly fresh”! This will be a night of virtuoso musicianship that will appeal to pretty anyone who loves great music!
Root City Band [Soulful Pop & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock, every Wed!]
Gluek’s/ 10:00/ $5/ 21+
--One of the most fun dance floor-filled weekly shows in the Twin Cities for the last decade is back for the month of September. Talented lead singer, writer, and guitarist Alex Rossi has had other projects taking him around the country and over the ocean but he and the gang’s infectious, swinging blues-rock should be in fine form.
Nick (now on The Voice) and The Feelin at The Happy Gnome [every Wednesday]
The Happy Gnome upstairs, St Paul/ 8:00/ Free/ 21+
--Good piano-led rock, pop and soul music for free and just $4 for all MN craft beer pours. Nick made past Round 1 on The Voice!!
Molly Maher & Erik Koskinen [Roots & Americana every Wednesday]
Aster Café at Riverplace/ 9:00/ $4/ 21+
--The best night of local roots and Americana music in the Twin Cities each week. Superb musicianship.
--Thursday, Oct 18, 2012—
Old 97’s w/ Rhett Miller Opening Solo Set [True Alt-Country Pioneers]
First Ave/ 7:00/ $22/ 18+
--Whether you call it country-rock, roots, or alt-country, Old 97’s were right there at the beginning of the genre in the mid 90’s along with Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, and Whiskeytown! Their greatness truly coalesced on 2001’s Satellie Rides with such great songs as “Designs On You”, “Rollerskate Skinny” and “King Of All The World”. They have released several fine albums since and leader Rhett Miller has as well as a solo artist.
Bernie Larsen- The Real Phonic Radio Hour w/ Molly Maher and Erik Koskinen [Highly Recommended Roots & Reggae!!]
James J. Hill Library, St Pau/ 8:00/ $20/ AA
--First of all, this venue is an incredibly cool place to see a show. The large 150 ft long Reference Room is four stories tall and is lined with books that do a wonderful job of warming the sound. Larsen is a talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who is highly sought after to record and tour with such greats as Melissa Etheridge, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams. Beyond his further work as an L.A. producer and film music composer, his most personal project is his reggae band, Cry On Cue, which has toured with Jimmy Cliff and The Wailers! These Real-Phonic Radio Hour shows draw a who’s who of top local musicians and you end up with many interesting combos of players throughout the evening.
Dinosaur Jr. [Loud Guitar-Driven Alt-Rock]
Cabooze/ 8:30/ $25/ 18+
--Along with The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr. helped create the alt-rock genre in the 80’s with its loud fuzzy, distorted guitars and lots of feedback. The original lineup reformed in 2005 so you can expect songs from throughout their career including off their brand new, critically acclaimed album, “I Bet on Sky”.
Regina Spektor [Indie Piano Folk N’ Pop]
State/ 7:30/ $38.50-48.50/ AA
--Russian-born and classically trained on piano, this NYC resident is often associated with the “anti-folk” movement that has sprung up out of Greenwich Village over the last decade. Though not sure what that term means, I just like her mix of jazz, blues, folk and indie pop! This show should appeal to fans of piano pop, Fiona Apple and Sara Bareilles.
Atlantis Quartet; Minnesota Zoo’s New “Live On Stage” Acoustic Series
MN Zoo’s Target Learning Ctr/ Enter at 6:00 for Exhibits, 7:30 show/ $25 / 18+
--You’ll get a lot of bang for your $25. Doors open at 6:00 and you can stroll the Tropics Trail, check out the Tropical Reef exhibit and there is beer, wine, and light fare available for purchase. The show, in the new intimate Target Learning Center theater, begins with a 15 minute on-stage version of the Zoo’s famous Bird Encounter show and then, after all that, you still have a full show by one our best local jazz bands, The Atlantis Quartet.
Ruth Moody [Folk, Member of The Wailin’ Jenny’s]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $18-20/ AA
--Born in Australia, raised in Canada and owner of a wonderful soprano voice, Moody is also a talented multi-instrumentalist and winner of several Juno Awards as a member of the internationally acclaimed folk-rock trio The Wailin’ Jenny’s, a Cedar favorite. Her more ethereal solo debut, The Garden, was also nominated for a Juno this year. You can expect solo songs and a few Jennys’ favorites.
David Nail [Country Singer/Songwriter with 2011 #1 Hit “Let It Rain”]
Mill City Nights/ 9:00/ $20/ 18+
--Nail is a talented singer/writer/guitarist who has steadily honed his craft over the past decade and four albums and had his first # 1 song in 2011 to go along with two previous Top 20 hits and a 2011 Grammy nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance on the song “Turning Home”.
“2 Sugars, Room for Cream” [Fringe Festival Comedy Hit, thru Nov 11]
New Century Theatre/ Various Times, Wed or Thur thru Sunday/ $25 / AA
--This show sold out every performance at the 2009 Fringe Festival! It is smartly written and performed by Shanan Custer, a favorite Brave New Workshop veteran, and Carolyn Pool, an Ivey Award-winning actress. It is a series of humorous, sometimes serious, vignettes of everyday life.
TopBrewer.org Home Brew Competition & Tasting w/ Live Music
Edina Grill/ 6-10:00/ $15/ 21+
--This competition over the next three Thursdays pits 24 of Minnesota’s best brewers, with a combined 300 years experience, in a head-to-head battle to get their recipe done in a full production-level run at Lucid Brewery. Local guitarist and singer George Scott McKelvy performs. For more info on the last two stops you can head to TopBrewer.org.
The Butanes [Vintage Soul and R&B, Every Thursday]
Shaw’s, NE Mpls/ 8:30/ FREE/ 21+
--Great 60’s and 70’s soul music with some tasty blues and rock covers mixed in. Highly Danceable!
