TICKET ON-SALES

--Thursday, Nov 8, 2012—

10:00 AM

*Disney On Ice- 100 Years Of Magic- Xcel Energy Ctr/ Dec 6-9/ $18-69/ AA

*Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival- Lowertown St Paul/ Jan 26, 2013/ $35/ 21+

--Friday, Nov 9, 2012—

10:00 AM

*Alexander O’Neil Christmas Show- Dakota/ Dec 22,23/ $32-36/ AA

*NYE w/ Davina & The Vagabonds ( 2 Shows)- Dakota/ Dec 31/ $70/ AA

*Doc Severinson- Dakota/ April 15,16, 2013/ $40-60/ AA

*Cherish The Ladies- Dakota/ Mar 14, 2013/ $45/ AA

*Enslaved- Mill City Nights/ Feb 4, 2013/ $15-17/ 18+

*Monty Python’s Spamalot- Orpheum/ Mar 15-16, 2013/ $34+/ AA

*Rock of Ages- Orpheum/ May 17-19, 2013/ $34+/ AA

11:00 AM

*Dan and Matt Wilson- Pantages/ Feb 1, 2013/ $38/ AA

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12:00 NOON

*Ice Music- The Cedar/ Feb 25, 2013/ $20-25/ AA

*Joan Soriano- The Cedar/ April 22, 2013/ $20/ AA

*Umphrey’s McGee- First Ave/ Feb 7, 2013/ $27.50-30/ 18+

*Coheed & Cambria- First Ave/ Feb 10, 2013/ $30/ 18+

*Churchill- 7^th St Entry/ Dec 2/ $10/ 18+

!!UPCOMING SHOWS ON SALE NOW!!

*Old Crow Medicine Show- Mill City Nights/ Nov 16/ $34.50-38/ 18+

*Kinetix & Juno What?- Cabooze/ Nov 16/ $12-14/ 18+

*C. J. Chenier- Dakota/ Nov 16-17/ $12-14/ AA

*Aimee Mann w/ Ted Leo- First Ave/ Nov 17/ $25/ 18+

*John Gorka- The Cedar/ Nov 17/ $22-25/ AA

*The Whigs- Triple Rock/ Nov 17/ $15/ 18+

*Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza- Orpheum/ Nov 17/ $43.50-58.50/ AA

*Lindsey Buckingham- Dakota/ Nov 20/ $80-125/ AA

*Ike Reilly- First Ave/ Nov 21/ $15/ 18+

*Rocket Club- Mill City Nights/ Nov 21/ $15/ 18+

*Davina & The Vagabonds- Dakota/ Nov 22/ $15, No Adv. Sale/ AA

*The Pines- Varsity/ Nov 23/ $15-16/ 18+

*Big Gigantic- Cabooze/ Nov 23/ $20-25/ 18+

*Low- The Cedar/ Nov 23/ $18-20/ AA

*Aaron Lewis (Staind)- Mill City Nights/ Nov 24/ $29.50-32/ 18+

*Meshell Ndegeocello: Tribue To Nina Simone- Dakota/ Nov 25/ $40/ AA

*Rachael Yamagata- Varsity/ Nov 26/ $16-18/ 18+

*Chris Isaak- State/ Nov 27/ $48.50-58.50/ AA

*Cold Specks- The Cedar/ Nov 28/ $10-12/ AA

*J. D. McPherson- First Ave/ Nov 29/ $15/ 18+

*Irma Thomas- Dakota/ Nov 29/ $40-60/ AA

*Six Mile Grove- Aster Cafe/ Nov 30/ $10/ AA

*The Tragically Hip- Mill City Nights/ Nov 30/ $30-33/ 18+

LIVE SHOWS

--Thursday, Nov 8, 2012

Eilen Jewell [Excellent Rockin’ Roots & Americana from Boston!]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $15/ AA

--I saw her tear the roof of the 331 in Nordeast last spring. I just hope the Dakota is the right venue considering it has no dance floor. She has her own wonderful mix of folk-rock, country and blues.

Said The Whale [2011 Juno Award for “New Group of the Year”!]

400 Bar/ 8:30/ $8/ 21+

--This Vancouver Indie Rock N’ Pop band has three Canadian Top 30 Hits and the preeminent music magazine, Rockstar Weekly, named them a “Top 12 RockStar to Watch in 2012”.

Bellwether Reunion Show! [Great Local Americana w/ Some Twang!]

Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave S. Mpls/ 10:00/ $7/ 21+

--The main creative forces behind on of the best local bands of the early 2000’s, Eric Luoma and Jimmy Peterson dusted of some their wonderful Americana and alt-country songs for their first show in years a couple of weeks ago at The Turf. With pedal steel player extraordinaire Joe Savage adding just the right amount of twang, they had so much fun they’ve booked this second show! Courtney Yasmineh opens.

Xavier Rudd [Beautiful, Haunting, Inventive Folk-Rock One-Man-Band]

First Ave/ 8:00/ $22.50-25/ 18+-

--In his home country of Australia, Rudd’s last four albums have made it to #6 or higher with his most recent, Spirit Bird, debuting at #2! Though he is a festival and jam-band fan favorite, his music should absolutely appeal to a much wider audience of folk, blues and even pop music fans.

The Big Bang: Reunion Show [Top-Shelf Blues, Jonny Lang’s 1^st Band]

Famous Dave’s/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA

K’naan [Multiple Juno Award-winning Singer/Rapper/Poet]

Varsity/ 8:00/ $22-25/ 18+

--This Somalia-born, Toronto-based musician is a talented writer, pianist and guitarist who mixes World music rhythms and the Somalian sounds of his youth with a Bob Marley-type consciousness, American hip-hop and protest poetry to fuse a sound that even impressed executives at Coca-Cola enough that they used his single, “Wavin’ Flag”, as their promotional anthem for the 2010 Soccer World Cup!

Secondhand Ska Kings [Local Reggae]

The Nether Bar/ 9:00/ $6/ 18+

Almost Elvis; A Leading National Elvis Tribute Artist w/ Full Band

Parkway Theater, S. Mpls/ 7:00/ $15/ AA

--Brit Anthony Shore is a full-time Elvis Tribute Artist who has won contests and performed thousands of shows worldwide. For this show he’ll be backed by a live band made up of top local musicians!

American Scarecrows [Good Indie Rock N’ Folk w/ bits of bluegrass]  

Harriet Brewing Tap Room, S Mpls/ 8:30/ FREE/ 21+

“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, Nov 9, 2012—

Pert Near Sandstone [Roots and Bluegrass]

First Ave/ 9:00/ $16-18/ 18+

--These locals have built a large national following and become favorites at some major festivals.   

Freedy Johnston w/ Alison Scott and Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets

Dakota/ 8:00/ $15/ AA

--What a great triple-bill!  These musicians have been touring with each other for close to a year, playing together and backing each other. Over the whole night you’ll get the power-pop of Johnston and his big hit “Bad Reputation”, Scott’s soulful piano rock and Bowe’s Grammy Award-winning Roots N’ Blues!

Dana Gould [Big-Time Comedian and Actor, Saturday Also]

Acme Comedy Club/ 8:00 & 10:30/ $18, $33 w/ dinner/ 18+

Ralphie May [Postponed till March 30, 2013, All Tix Honored]

Burnsville Performing Arts Center/ 7:30/ $32.50-42.50/ AA

Vicky Emerson [Folk N’ Pop Singer/Songwriter, Call Ahead!!]

318 Cafe, Excelsior/ 8:00/ $10/ AA

--This is the beautifully-voiced Emerson’s first local show since moving back home after five years living in NYC and San Francisco.

Actual Wolf  [60’s Tinged Rock & Folk]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+

--Saturday, Nov 10, 2012--

Zac Brown Band  [Sold Out !!]

Target Center/ 8:00/ $59.50-67.50/ AA

The Gourds and James McMurtry [Tremendous Texas Double-Bill]

The Cedar/ 8:00/ $20/ AA

--Gritty singer/songwriter McMurtry will play first and Austin’s alt-country greats, The Gourds, will rock the joint to finish off the night.

Robbie Fulks w/ Romantica [Great Americana/Alt-Country Pairing!]

Triple Rock Social Club/ 9:30/ $10/ 18+

Grouplove [Hot Young Danceable Indie Rock N’ Pop Band!]

First Ave/ 7:00/ $20/ AA

--In the past year, Grouplove’s very catchy single “Tongue Tied” hit #1 on the Billboard Alternative Chart and they have appeared on Conan, Late Night and Jimmy Kimmel!

Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers [Excellent Alt-Rock with bits of Folk & Country!]

Fine Line/ 8:00/ $20/ 18+

--Their 2007 album “Glassjaw Boxer” made several critics’ Top Ten Lists for the year and 2009’s “The Bear” was voted a Top Ten for the Year by No Depression and JamBase. Their incessant touring for the troops got them voted 2009 Entertainers of The Year by Armed Forces Entertainment! They are going on hiatus at the end of this year so this may be your last chance to catch them for a while.

Anat Cohen Quartet [Brilliant, World-Renowned Jazz Clarinet!]

Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $25/ 18+

Savoy Brown [Legendary British Blues Band for Four Decades]

Famous Dave’s, Uptown/ 9:00/ $10/ AA

David Sedaris [Bestselling Author & Humorist]

State/ 8:00/ $35.50-45.50/ AA

--A master of satire, Sedaris is wonderful observer of cultural euphemisms and commentator on political correctness.

Minnesota RollerGirls [Good Fun for Whole Family]

Roy Wilkins/ Doors 6:30, 7:30/ $13-18/ AA

--The girls are back with their raucous brand of fun that tonight includes Grover from Sesame Street before the matches, live halftime rock music, face-painting for the kids and the always popular “black-eye booth”! Four teams from the MNRG League will be going at it.

Lynhurst [Good local Power Pop]

Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $6/ AA

Matt Ray & Those Damn Horses [Rootsy Folk & Americana]

Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+

Alicia Wiley [Singer/Songwriter/Pianist]

Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:30/ FREE/ 18+

--Sunday, Nov 11, 2012—

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band [Sunday Sold Out! Tix Available for Monday!]

Xcel Energy Center/ 7:30/ $70-100, Floor is GA/ AA

Mary Black [One of Ireland’s Greatest Singers Ever!!]

Fitzgerald/ 7:30/ $37.50-40.50/ AA

--Equally adept at traditional Irish songs and contemporary Celtic folk, Black has seven platinum albums over her thirty year career and her voice is considered so pure that “What Hi-Fi?” magazine has used it as a listening benchmark when comparing the sound quality of different high fidelity systems!

David Broza [Israeli Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist, Superstar in Europe!]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $40/ AA

--A virtuoso as both a singer and guitarist, he writes and sings in English, Spanish, and Hebrew and the haunting, compelling nature of his music has drawn comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. His guitar-playing led one critic to dub him the “Stevie Ray Vaughan of folk-rock”! Highly Recommended!

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, Nov 12, 2012—

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band [Night Two, Tix Still Available!]

Xcel Energy Center/ 7:30/ $70-100, Floor is GA/ AA

Bettye LaVette [Sensational, Soulful Jazz N’ Pop Singer!! Tuesday Also]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $45/ AA

--Please do yourself a huge favor and look at the “Life and Career” section of her listing at Wikipedia and you’ll be stunned at all this incredible soul singer has done in her 50 year career and then I believe you’ll have no choice but want to see one of these two shows!

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, Nov 13, 2012—

The Magnetic Fields [Eclectic Indie Synth-Pop]

First Ave/ 8:00/ $30/ 18+            

Paul Thorn Band [Fine Rootsy, Bluesy Southern Rock]

Bunkers/ 8:00/ $20-22/ 21+        

--A riveting live performer whose last two albums of original songs cracked the Billboard Top 100 and who also has great taste in covers when playing with his very tight touring band. Definitely for fans of John Hiatt, John Prine, The Band etc.

The Be Good Tanyas w/ Phil Cook [Fun Indie Folk]

The Cedar/ 7:30/ $20-25/ AA

--The Tanyas are a wonderful all-gal folk, country and bluegrass trio from Vancouver. Opener Cook is a talented banjo and piano player, singer and a co-founder of beloved North Carolina psych-folk band, Megafaun. 

Menahan Street Band [Phenomenal Horn-Driven Instrumental Brooklyn Funk & Soul!]

7^th St Entry/ 10:00/ $15/ 18+      

--This is a Brooklyn, NY supergroup consisting of members of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Antibalas and the Budos Band. The Entry will be rockin’!!

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, Nov 14, 2012—

Cities 97 Sampler Volume 24 Release Party w/ Tristan Prettyman, Phillip Phillips and Erin McCarley

First Ave/ 6:00/ Must Be A Cities 97 Contest Winner/ 18+

--There are several chances to win each day by listening to Cities97 and friending us on Facebook!

Sonny Landreth [Louisiana Slide-Guitar Virtuoso] w/ Charlie Parr

The Cedar/ 7:30/ $28-30/ AA

 --Landreth really must be seen live to grasp his true greatness and understand why Eric Clapton called him “probably the most underestimated musicians on the planet”! You may have seen him as the lead guitarist for John Hiatt when he tours with his three-piece backing band The Goners. The Cedar is the perfect venue to catch this artist who truly has a guitar-playing style like no other.

Collie Buddz [Reggae/Dancehall]

7^th St Entry/ 9:00/ $20-25/ 18+

--Born in New Orleans, raised in Bermuda, CB’s big hit “Come Around” has garnered him fans all over the Caribbean and North America.

Caravan of Thieves  [Swingin’ Gypsy/Hot Club Jazz!]

Dakota/ 7:00/ $20/ AA

--This four-person group of phenomenal musicians (two guitars, violin, upright bass) plays gypsy-jazz, folk and jump-blues originals and very cool covers by the likes of The Talking Heads and Queen. Wear comfortable shoes as they are big on audience participation!

Crankshaft & The Geargrinders [Cool Alt-Blues!]

Famous Dave’s, Uptown/ 6:30-10:30/ FREE/ AA

--One of our best and most interesting alt-blues acts!

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.

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 15, 2012—

Citizen Cope [Great Mix of Blues, Soul, Folk & Rock!!] w/ Charlie Mars

Mill City Nights/ 8:30/ $35-40/ 18+

--I’ll leave this one to Rolling Stone magazine; “Cope melds hip-hop with soul, folk, and blues and feels the combination deeply…Cope’s uncommon chords and harmonies combine delicate dissonance with unexpected flashes of beauty”. His songs have been covered by many top artists including Santana and Sheryl Crow and he is a favorite guitarist of Eric Clapton! Also, you should definitely arrive on time for opener Mars, a talented indie-folk singer/songwriter/guitarist from Mississippi!

Amanda Shires [Wonderful Americana/Alt-Country Singer/Violinist!!]—The Real-Phonic Radio Hour One Year Anniversary, also w/ The Cactus Blossoms, Molly Maher and Erik Koskinen

James J. Hill Library, St Paul/ 8:00/ $20, $10 w/ Non-Perishable Food Item/ AA

--Born in true Texas music hotbed Lubbock, TX, and now based in Nashville, Shires is an in-demand session player and songwriter who has recorded and performed with Justin Townes Earle, Todd Snider, DeVotchka and Jason Isbell but is on her own albums where her talents relly shine through. From WSJ Review; “Her strong palpitating voice has drawn comparisons to Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris but her work is less ethereal, more soulful and darker. There’s some Tom Waits and George Jones in there, too.” These Real-Phonic series shows have been gems over the past year! The venue is very cool and with good sound. Top local musicians are drawn to the shows and end up sitting in all kinds of interesting combinations. And it’s a true all-ages warm friendly atmosphere. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

The Monkees

State/ 7:30/ $59-79/ AA

--With the sad passing of Davy Jones this past year, the other three original members, Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork are left to carry the musical banner for these 60’s pop icons.

Joe Pug [Fine Folk, Rock & Country Singer/Songwriter from Chicago]

Triple Rock Social Club/ 9:00/ $12/ 18+

--A favorite of Steve Earle, Josh Ritter, and M. Ward.  

Chris Wilson & Planet Earth [Cool Folk-Rock Duo w/ Guitar and Saxophone], Phil Solem [The Rembrandts], Pony Up [All Gal Indie Pop from Montreal]

400 Bar/ 8:00/ $6/ 21+

Crankshaft & The Geargrinders [Cool Alt-Blues!]

Hell’s Kitchen/ 6:00 Happy Hour/ FREE/ AA

--One of our best and most interesting alt-blues acts!

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!