TICKET ON-SALES
--Friday, Oct 26, 2012—
10:00 AM
*Anat Cohen- Dakota/ Nov 10/ $25/ AA
*Dave Holland Quintet- Dakota/ Jan 27,28/ $35-45/ AA
*Judy Collins- Dakota/ Feb 5, 2013/ $55-70/ AA
*Vusi Mahlasela- Dakota/ Feb 11, 2013/ $25/ AA
*Brothers in Bamako- Dakota/ Feb 26, 2013/ $25-35/ AA
*Gojira- Mill City Nights/ Jan 14, 2013/ $18-20/ 16+
*Every Avenue- Mill City Nights/ Dec 5/ $13-15/ 16+
12:00 NOON
*Fun.- Roy Wilkins/ Jan 23, 2013/ $29.50/ AA
**Early On-Sale Thu 10/25 10AM—10PM Password:nights**
*Great Big Sea- Fitzgerald/ Mar 19, 2013/ $40/ AA
*Concrete Blonde- Varsity/ Dec 22/ $29.50-40/ 18+
*Solid Gold- First Ave/ Dec 7/ $14/ 18+
*33rd Annual John Lennon Tribute- First Ave/ Dec 8/ $15/ 18+
*Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Players- The Cedar/ Feb 17, 2013, 11:00 AM Family Show/ $15/ AA
--Saturday, Oct 27, 2012—
12:00 NOON
*Maroon 5 w/ Neon Trees and Owl City- Xcel/ Mar 4/ $29.50-79.50/ AA
*Dark Star Orchestra- First Ave/ Jan 30, 2013/ $25/ 18+AA
!!UPCOMING SHOWS ON SALE NOW!!
*Allen Stone- Fine Line/ Nov 2/ $15.50-17.50/ 18+
*The Wood Brothers- Fine Line/ Nov 3/ $15/ 18+
*Milo Greene- Varsity/ Nov 4/ $13-15/ 18+
*Jeremy Messersmith- MN Zoo Indoor Theatre/ Nov 7/ $25/ 18+
*Bob Dylan w/ Mark Knopfler- Xcel Energy Center/ Nov 7/ $47.50-129.50/ AA
*Ryan Montbleau Band- Dakota/ Nov 7/ $20/ AA
*Eilen Jewell- Dakota/ Nov 8/ $15/ AA
*Bellwether (Reunion show)- Icehouse/ Nov 8/ $7/ 21+
*Freedy Johnston, Alison Scott, & Kevin Bowe- Dakota/ Nov 9/ $15/ AA
*The Gourds and James McMurty- The Cedar/ Nov 10/ $20/ AA
*Bruce Springsteen- Xcel Energy Center/ Nov 12/ $70-100/ AA
*The Magnetic Fields- First Ave/ Nov 13/ $30/ 18+
*Sonny Landreth- The Cedar/ Nov 14/ $/ AA
*Citizen Cope- Mill City Nights/ Nov 15/ $35-40/ 18+
*Aimee Mann w/ Ted Leo- First Ave/ Nov 17/ $25/ 18+
*The Whigs- Triple Rock/ Nov 17/ $15/ 18+
*The Tragically Hip- Mill City Nights/ Nov 30/ $30-33/ 18+
*Lissie & Henry Rollins- Fitzgerald/ Dec 14/ $32-42/ AA
LIVE SHOWS
--Thursday, Oct 25, 2012
Joshua Radin & A Fine Frenzy [Two Cities 97 Favorites]
Mill City Nights/ 8:00/ $26-30/ 18+
--Radin is a true craftsman when it comes to singing and songwriting! His songs have been used in over 75 TV shows and films and his last three albums have gone Top 10 on three different Billboard Charts; Rock, Indie AND Folk! Alt-pop free spirit Alison Sudol, aka A Fine Frenzy, did one of the finest “Oake On The Water” live performances two summers ago and her brand new CD, Pines, released October 9 is wonderful with her shining on both upbeat piano rockers and quieter acoustic guitar tunes!
Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket) and Grant Lee Phillips [Top Singer/Songwriters Playing Together and Storytelling]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $20/ AA
--Both artists are fine singer/songwriters but Grant especially is a great guitarist and also highly proficient on harmonica, mandolin and piano. Glen is working on a new Toad album so we may get to hear some of those songs. They will be playing solo, together and swapping stories!
Uncle Kracker [Rock, Country and a bit of Hip Hop]
Cabooze/ 9:00/ $12-15/ 18+
--I like an artist who evolves throughout his career. Matt Shafer’s, aka Uncle Kracker’s, Kid Rock-produced debut album Double Wide was a huge hit with its’ big single “Follow Me”. He did not stick with the rap-rock formula though. His second CD, No Stranger To Shame, also had a Top 10 hit but it was a cover of the old soul hit “Drift Away” and it set a record for most weeks, 28, at #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart! Flash forward a few more years and he has successfully added country in to his repertoire. Should be a fun show!
Donovan Frankenreiter [Fun Upbeat folk-Rock]
Varsity/ 7:00/ $21-23/ AA
--Jack Johnson and G Love pal Frankenreiter has just released the cleanest, least busy but most upbeat album of his recording career with the apt title, Start Livin’. On several tunes he eschews drums for simple handclaps and his guitar playing really shines along with the vocal harmonies.
Alison Scott w/ Kevin Bowe; 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 boogie-blues and soulful pop-rockers, Alison Scott with Kevin Bowe helping out on guitar.
“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.
Kinda Kinky [Kinks Cover Band]
Icehouse, Mpls/ 10:30/ $5/ 21+
Pleasure Horse w/ Union Suits [Local Rockabilly and Country]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $10/ 21+
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 26, 2012—
P.O.S. [Sold Out!]
First Ave/ 9:00/ $15/ 18+
Wookiefoot CD Release & Halloween Bash [Wildly Fun Rock N’ Jam, Saturday Also]
Cabooze/ 9:00/ $14-18/ 18+
--High-energy jazzy jam-rock party with most people in costumes.
Sea Wolf w/ Hey Marseilles
The Cedar/ 8:00/ $12-15/ AA
--Two of the better indie folk bands on the national scene today with L.A.’s Sea Wolf the more alternative and Seattle’s Hey Marseilles a bit more poppy in a good way
E.L.nO. as ELO and Joey Ryan & The Inks doing Bob Dylan
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $12/ 21+
Trailer Trash [Our Best Local HonkyTonkers]
Crooked Pint Ale House/ 10:00/ $6/ 21+
--Saturday, Oct 27, 2012—
The Wallflowers [Americana Rock w/ a Groove!]
First Ave/ 7:00/ $30/ 18+
--Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers are back as good as ever with their first new album in seven years, the rockin’ “Glad All Over”. You can expect to hear most of it along with their hits “One Headlight” and “6th Avenue Heartache” and some cool covers
The English Beat
Mill City Nights/ 9:00/ $22/ 18+
--They were one of the most important ska revivalist groups in late 1970’s England and quickly rose to the top of the charts with their unique blend of reggae, pop , and punk and their hits “Save It For Later”, “Mirror In The Bathroom”, “I Confess” and a great cover of Smokey Robinson’s “Tears Of A Clown”.
The Malone Brothers & The Butanes Masquerade Ball [Great Swampy New Orleans-flavored Rock N’ Groove!!]
Turtle’s, Shakopee/ 9:00/ $30/ 21+
--Dave Malone was the lead guitarist for The Radiators and brother Tommy was the founder and guitarist for The Subdudes. Expect to hear songs from those two legendary New Orleans bands along with some new originals and tasty covers. Definitely wear your dancing shoes!
Monroe Crossing [Amazing Bluegrass w/ Some Gospel Harmonies]
Hopkins Ctr for Arts/ 7:00 Social Hour w/ Free Appetizers, 8:00 Show/ $24/ AA
--Named in honor of Bill Monroe, “The Father of Bluegrass Music”, MC dazzles audiences nationwide and in Europe with an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrassy gospel,and heartfelt originals. Their airtight harmonies, razor-sharp arrangements and musicianship, and fun and warm on-stage rapport makes them audience favorites worldwide.
Bernie King Band CD Release [Wonderful Swingin’ Americana & Blues!]
Bayport BBQ/ 8:00/ $10 includes CD! Kids Free/ AA
--Please check out online their song “Lights On” off their new CD Drinking With The Lord and I believe you’ll want to check these guys out! They also play for free next Wednesday 10/31 at the 331 Club in NE Mpls.
Dan Israel & The Cultivators, Katy Vernon CD Release, The Mad Ripple
Wild Tymes, St Paul/ 8:00/ FREE/ 18+
--Several of our better rock and folk-rock bands are getting together to provide the best FREE show of the week!
Tinariwen [Cool “Desert Blues” Band from Algeria!]
Dakota/ 7:00 & 9:00/ $35/ AA
--Grammy Award-winning ensemble Tinariwen have been playing their unique brand of “desert blues” for over thirty years and their fiery, griity and hypnotic guitar-driven live performances have attracted many top America musicians who have offered help out on their last couple of albums. The most recent, Tassili, which included Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, members of TV On The Radio and the horn players from The Dirty Dozen Brass Band won the 2012 Grammy for Best World Music Album!
--Sunday, Oct 28, 2012—
Jackson Browne; Solo Acoustic w/ Sara Watkins [Nickel Creek Fiddler]
Sate/ 7:00/ $53.50-63.50/ AA
--Playing piano and guitar, Jackson will be performing songs from throughout his career and I’m betting he comes out during wonderful singer/songwriter Sara Watkins’ opening set as he sang harmonies on a couple of songs on her recently released second solo album, Sun Midnight Sun.
The Malone Brothers [Dave of The Radiators and Tommy of The Subdudes]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $35/ AA
-- Dave Malone was lead guitarist for The Radiators and brother Tommy was the founder and guitarist for The Subdudes. Expect to hear songs from these two legendary New Orleans bands along with some excellent new originals and tasty covers.
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 29, 2012—
Passion Pit [Sold Out, A Few Tix Left for Tomorrow Night!!]
First Ave/ 7:00/ $30/ AA
Morrissey- POSTPONED Due to Mother’s Illness. NEW DATE TBD
Orpheum/ 7:30/ $39.50-75/ AA
--Whether with The Smiths or on his solo material, Morrissey’s music has been described as moody, mopey,and/or melancholy and those weren’t criticisms! Throughout it all though, one of the most memorable and interesting singing voices of the last thirty years cuts through and if you’ve never seen him, I highly recommend you check him out!
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 30, 2012—
Red Hot Chili Peppers [Inducted in to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last spring!!]
Target Center/ 7:30/ $41.50-61.50/ AA
--RHCP are touring in support of their current album, I’m With You, which received a Grammy nomination last spring for “Rock Album of the Year to go along with the seven Grammy’s they have already won.
Cat Power [Highly Recommended Lo-Fi, Indie, Folk and Blues-Rock!]]
Mill City Nights/ 9:00/ $34.50-40/ 18+
--Count Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl as just a couple of her many admirers and collaboraters. This year’s self-produced CD, Sun, opened at #10 on the Billboard chart, her highest charting recording ever! I love her though most as a live performer! She has this idiosyncratic and slinky way of prowling the stage that is all her own.
Passion Pit [Synthy Electro-Pop. Close To Sold Out!!]
First Ave/ 7:00/ $30/ AA
--This summer’s sophomore album, Gossamer, went to #4 on Billboard due to its’ undeniably catchy melodies and that incredible falsetto voice of lead singer Michael Angelakos.
Kaki King [Truly Phenomenal Guitarist on Solo Tour]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $15-18/ AA
--King’s finger-style playing includes fret-tapping and using the guitar body for percussive beats. She counts Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters as one of her biggest fans and played on their 2007 album and on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 2006 list of “The New Guitar Gods”, she was the youngest and sole woman to be included!
Maria Schneider Orchestra [Grammy-Winning Big Band Jazz, Wed. also]
Dakota/ 7:00 & 9:00/ $40-60/ AA
--Winona native and U. of Minnesota graduate Schneider is considered one of the finest jazz composers, arrangers and big-band leaders working today. Her 2004 album, Concert in the Garden, was the first Grammy Award-winning recording ever sold exclusively via the Internet and one of her songs, “Cerulean Skies”, won the 2007 Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
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 31, 2012—
Snow Patrol w/ Noel Gallagher’s (Oasis) High Flying Birds
Roy Wilkins/ 7:30/ $48.75/ AA
--Irish power-pop rockers have been voted Best Irish Band several times, have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and their brand of Brit-pop has led them to the top of the UK charts on more than one occasion. Reports are they are thrilled to be touring with one their musical heroes, Gallagher, the former lead guitarist and principal songwriter for Oasis, who has long been considered one of the spear-heads of the Brit-pop movement. You will be hearing both new material and old favorites.
Father John Misty [aka Josh Tillman, drummer for Fleet Foxes, A Brian Oake Pick! May Sell Out!]
Fine Line/ 8:30/ $15/ 18+
--Tillman had a folk singer/songwriter career going before his drumming talent brought him to the attention of Fleet Foxes. He toured with them for the last four years promoting their first two albums. The stint allowed him the time and means to find his newer, cooler, more experimental folk-rock voice and record and release his strong new record, “Fear Fun”, under his new moniker “Father John Misty”.
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 won his first battle round this past week 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, Nov 1, 2012—
Crystal Castles [Experimental Dreamy Synth-Pop from Toronto]
First Ave/ 8:00/ $32.50/ 18+
--These worldwide festival favorites with wild stage antics have placed their last two albums in the Top 10 on the Billboard Dance Chart and their newest, “Crystal Castles III” will be out in two weeks.
Ben Gibbard [of Death Cab For Cutie]
Women’s Club, Mpls/ 8:00/ $32.50/ AA
--Former Lives, Gibbard’s solo debut album, is more breezy and poppy than his main bands’ output and the lyrical content jumps around interestingly. As he puts it; “These songs span eight years, three relationships, living in two different places and drinking then not drinking.” Though he calls the songs “square pegs that did not fit for Death Cab For Cutie or The Postal Service”, they easily stand up to some of the best of his career.
Graham Colton [Singer/Songwriter w/ 2008 Cities97 Hit “Best Days”!]
400 Bar/ 8:30/ $15/ 21+
--The album that “Best Days” came off of, Here Right Now, went to #4 and led to performances on Letterman, Craig Ferguson and The Today Show. He has continued to record and tour and his songs have been used in many TV shows and films over the last decade. In the last year and a half he as toured with Sheryl Crow and Mat Kearney and this is a rare chance to catch this talented rocker in an intimate club!
A. C. Newman [of The New Pornographers]
Turf Club/ 10:00/ $15/ 21+
--A truly great rock and pop songwriter whose first two bands in the 1990’s, grunge-poppers Superconductor and pop-rockers Zumpano were praised by critics but it was as main songwriter for the Vancouver-based pop supergroup, The New Pornographers, that his greatness was fully realized! Their album, Mass Romantic, was voted the 24th best indie album of all time in a 2007 Blender magazine Reader’s Poll. He is touring in support of his brand new album, Shut Down The Streets.
The Mighty Diamonds [Legendary Jamaican Roots Reggae Group]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $20-25/ AA
--These same three gentlemen have been singing together for four decades and are still going strong. While Bob Marley brought tasty electric guitar to roots reggae, The Mighty Diamonds incorporated the smooth vocal harmonies of the Motown groups they loved such as The Temptations and Four Tops.
Jorma Kaukonen [Founder of The Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna!]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $40/ AA
--“In a career already spanning a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has stood at the forefront of rock n’ roll as a founder and lead guitarist for The Jefferson Airplane and then made his name as one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana with Hot Tuna. He is a leading practitioner and teacher of finger-style guitar playing and in 2003, Rolling Stone had him listed as the 54th greatest rock guitarist of all time and the 16th acoustic guitarist!”
Haley Bonar [Fine Local Singer/Songwriter]
Varsity/ 8:00/ $14-15/ 18+
Bob Wooton w/ Six Mile Grove [Johnny Cash’s Lead Guitarist]
Lyric Arts Main Stage, Anoka/ 7:30/ $20-24/ AA
--Excellent local Americana band SMG plays originals to open and then backs Wooton for a Johnny Cash Greatest Hits set! Wooton’s singing voice sounds eerily close to Cash’s. Also, they perform Friday at The Broadway Theatre in Wabasha and Saturday at The Top Hat Theater in Ulen, MN.
“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!
