--NEW SHOW TICKET ON-SALES—
--FRIDAY, JAN 11, 2013—
10:00 AM
*Galactic- Cabooze/ April 5/ $25-27/ 18+
*Nick Offerman (comedian/actor)- Mill City Nights/ Feb 18/ $35/ 18+
*Tremonti- Mill City Nights/ Feb 23/ $20/ 18+
12:00 NOON
*Low & Trampled By Turtles- Fitzgerald/ Mar 23/ $27.50/ AA
*Meklit Hadero- The Cedar/ Feb 5/ $15-18/ AA
*Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal- The Cedar/ Mar 8/ $25-30/ AA
*Hayes Carll- The Cedar/ Mar 30/ $17/ AA
*Techung- The Cedar/ May 10/ $20/ AA
*Fiddle Pal Masters Concert- The Cedar/ June 22/ $12-15/ AA
*Tom Rush- The Cedar/ Aug 8/ $30-40/ AA
*Outasight & The Ready Set- Varsity/ Feb 23/ $15-17/ AA
*David Crowder- Varsity/ Mar 23/ $25, VIP $40/ AA
*Steve Wilson- Fine Line/ May 4/ $22.50/ 18+
*DeVotchKa- First Ave/ Feb 15/ $25/ 18+
*Hoodie Allen- First Ave/ Mar 10/ $21/ AA
*Flyleaf and Drowning Pool- First Ave/ Mar 12/ $20/ AA
*Transmission 12th Anniversary- First Ave/ Mar 15/ $6-8/ 18+
*Major Lazer- First Ave/ Mar 20/ $20-22/ 18+
*Anthrax- First Ave/ April 4/ $29.99/ 18+
*Crystal Castles- First Ave/ May 5/ $25/ 18+
--UPCOMING SHOWS ON SALE NOW!—
*23rd Annual Tribute to Johnny Cash- Cabooze/ Jan 18/ $12-15/ 18+
*Walk The Moon (Sold Out!)- Fine Line/ Jan 18/ $15-17/ 18+
*Pert Near Sandstone- The Cedar/ Jan 18,19/ $15-25/ AA
*Harriet Brewing 2nd Anniv. Bash- El Nuevo Rodeo/ Jan 19/ $14-20/ 21+
*Bellwether- Aster Cafe/ Jan 19/ $10/ AA
*Tribute to Janis Joplin- Cabooze/ Jan 19/ $12/ 18+
*Aaron Neville- Hopkins Ctr for the Arts/ Jan 19/ $46/ AA
*Reel Big Fish- Mill City Nights/ Jan 19/ $20-22/ 16+
*Keane- First Ave/ Jan 21/ $34-36/ 18+
*Jose’ Feliciano- Dakota/ Jan 22/ $35-70/ AA
*fun.- Roy Wilkins/ Jan 23/ $29.50/ AA
*Emeli Sande’- Varsity/ Jan 23/ $20-22/ 18+
*Alison Scott (Farewell Till June Show!)- Dakota/ Jan 24/ $12/ AA
*Railroad Earth- First Ave/ Jan 24/ $20-22/ 18+
*The Mother Banjo Band & Vicky Emerson Double CD Release Bash- Dakota/ Jan 25/ $10/ AA
*Tim Mahoney CD Release w/ GB Leighton- Fine Line/ Jan 25/ $12/ 21+
*Zed’s Dead [EDM]- Mill City Nights/ Jan 25/ $20-30, VIP $55/ 18+
*Morrissey- Orpheum/ Rescheduled Date! Jan 25/ $39.50-75/ AA
*Grace Potter & The Nocturnals- First Ave/ Jan 25(SO), 26(Tix)/ $27.50/ 18+
*Kenny Wayne Shepherd- Medina Ent. Ctr./ Jan 25/ $31-46/ 21+
*Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival- Lowertown, St Paul/ Jan 26/ $35-45/ 21+
*Method Man- Cabooze/ Jan 26/ $22-25/ 18+
*The Darkness- First Ave/ Jan 29/ $30/ 18+
*Lucinda Williams (4 Nights!)- Dakota/ Feb 1,2,4 & 6/ $50-60/ AA
*21st Annual Bob Marley Remembered- Cabooze/ Feb 1,2/ $12-15/ 18+
--THIS WEEK’S LIVE SHOWS 1/10 Thru 1/17—
--THURSDAY, JAN 10, 2013—
Colt Ford [Big-Time Country!]
Cabooze/ 9:00/ $25/ 18+
--A professional golfer in his 20’s and early 30’s, Ford may have come to big-time country music later in life but his fun attitude and unique way of adding some irreverent rapping to his songs has lead his last three albums to reach the Top Ten on Billboard’s Country charts including 2012’s #1, “Declaration Of Independence”!
Caroline Smith & The Goodnight Sleeps [Soulful Indie Folk-Rock]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $12-15/ AA
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [Motown Legends, Night Two]
Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $45-65/ AA
--Rock & Roll Hall of Famers with ten Billboard Top Ten hits including “Dancing In The Streets”, “Heat Wave” and “Nowhere To Run”!
Snowball JamBand Fest at Lutsen Mountain w/ Wookiefoot, Heatbox, Pert Near Sandstone and Useful Jenkins[Through Sunday!]
Lutsen Mountain/ Various Times Thu-Sat/ $Multiple Packages/ 18+
Priscilla Queen of the Desert- Broadway Musical [Thru Sunday!]
Orpheum/ Various Times/ $39+/ AA
--“An international hit with over 500 dazzling 2011 Tony Award-winning costumes, the show features a hit parade of dance-floor favorites including “It’s Raining Men,” “Finally” and “I Will Survive.”
Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida- [Musical, Thru Jan. 27]
Pantages Theatre/ Various Times Wed-Sun/ $24-59/ AA
--Though based on the timeless love story of Verdi’s opera, this is a modern, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical with updated music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice and a band that includes several top local rock musicians!
Andra Suchy [Phenomenal Rock, Pop n’ Country Singer!]
Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
John Devine [Jazz Saxaphone]
Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
Jason Dixon Line [Southern/Jam Rock]
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 8:00/ FREE/ 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!
Frog Leg [Classic Rock N’ Jam Covers, Every Thursday!]
Bunker’s/ 9:30/ $5/ 21+
--For fans of The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band, Bob Dylan ect.
--FRIDAY, JAN 11, 2013—
First Ave’s Best New Bands of 2012!
First Ave/ 8:00/ $7/ 18+
--A great chance to catch some of the best bands in town all in one night!
Kelly Joe Phelps and Peter Mulvey [Top Singer/Songwriters & Guitarists]
The Cedar/ 8:00/ $15/ AA
--Two national acts who excel at Americana, blues & folk and are equally adept as both singers and guitarists. Phelps is a slide-guitar virtuoso and Mulvey’s genius is with lyrics and storytelling.
America w/ Kurt Jorgensen Band
Medina Ent. Ctr./ 8:30/ Only GA Seating Left $33-38/ 21+
--Actually a British band, their top albums and seven Billboard Top Ten singles were produced by legendary Beatles producer George Martin! This will be a night of supremely crafted folk, country and rock music and should include many of their hits such as “Horse With No Name”, “Ventura Highway”, “Muskrat Love”, and “Sister Golden Hair”.
Dwight Yoakam
Treasure Island Casino, Red Wing/ 8:00/ $38-48/ 21+
--Kentucky native Yoakam built his signature cool Bakersfield/HonkyTonk sound not in Nashville but in the clubs of Los Angeles in the early 80’s, rubbing elbows with Los Lobos and the band X! He’s still doing it his way on his critically-acclaimed new album, Pears, though I also still love those initial hits, “HonkyTonk Man”, “Long White Cadillac” and “Streets of Bakersfield”, his ode to his hero, Buck Owens.
Bare Mutants
Turf Club/ 9:30/ $8/ 21+
--Excellent fresh garage-rock with great vocals, fuzzed-up guitar and nods to the more 60’s pop origins of the “garage” sound.
Singer/Songwriter Showcase w/ Mary Cutrufello, Drew Peterson, Brady Perl and Nigel Egg
Patrick’s Cabaret, S Mpls/ 8:00/ $8-10/ AA
Soul Mates 20th Anniversary Bash w/ Special Guests! [Early 6:00-10:00]
Wilebski’s Blues Saloon/ Free Buffet 5-7:00/ 21+
Andra Suchy [Phenomenal Rock, Pop n’ Country Singer!] and Lehto & Wright Trio
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 7:00 & 9:00/ FREE/ 21+
The Dolly’s [Covers of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt etc]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+
Natalie Lovejoy [Soulful, Spirited Singer/Songwriter]
Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $10/ 18+
Fattenin’ Frogs [Cool Rock Band w/ mix of Blues, Folk & Country]
Bayport BBQ/ 8:00/ $5/ AA
Dustin Lee [Late Show, Fine Local Americana Singer/Songwriter]
Dakota/ 11:30/ $5/ AA
--SATURDAY, JAN 12, 2013—
Concentual CD Release Bash [Fine Local Rock N’ Pop]
Fine Line/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+
Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra CD Release [Swingin’ Gypsy Jazz!]
The Cedar/ 8:00/ $15-18/ AA
--“This concert and album will feature a broad range of sounds from cultures connected to the Gypsy lifestyle, from French Manouche to the Bohemian drifter and American cowboy.”
Alt-Blues Music Showcase w/ Kent Burnside and the New Generation, Poverty Hash, Mississippi Hill Stomp and Carnival Blues
Patrick’s Cabaret, S Mpls/ 8:00/ $8/ AA
John Gorka [World-Renowned Folk Artist!]
Village Hall, Marine Oan St Croix/ 7:00/ $20/ AA
Red Bull’s Thre3Style DJ Battle
Cabooze/ 10:00/ Free 21+, $5 18+/ 18+
Motel California w/ Sisters Magnet & The Brothers Steel [70’s Covers]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $7/ 21+
Dan Israel, Nikki & The Ruemates and Dynamite Dirt Boys
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 4:00, 7:00 and 9:00/ FREE/ 21+
Andra Suchy & Spare Change [Phenomenal Rock N’ Country Singer!]
Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $10/ 18+
Soul Tight Committee [Vintage R&B and Soul Covers]
Bunker’s/ 9:30/ $7/ 21+
International Reggae All-Stars
High Five Bar & Grill, Burnsville/ 9:00/ $5/ 21+
Rockabilly Bowl w/ Al Subola & The Bad Companions
Memory Lanes, S Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+
--SUNDAY, JAN 13, 2013—
Duke Otherwise [11:00 AM! Children’s/Family Show]
The Cedar/ 11:00AM/ $10, Kids 2--12 $8, Under 2 Free/ AA
Jon Pemberton [Jazz Trumpet]
Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
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, JAN 14, 2013—
Augustana [Acoustic Tour] w/ Lauren Shera!
Varsity/ 8:00/ $18-20/ 18+
--Great songs translate whether played full-on rockin’ electric or stripped-down to just guitar so I’m excited to hear acoustic versions in an intimate setting of the strong material from Augustana’s four Billboard Indie Chart Top Ten albums. Shera is a wonderful singer and songwriter who’s an accomplished player on both banjo and ukulele
Bilal [New National Neo-Soul Singer]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $30/ AA
Classic Country w/ Dan Lund & Buffaloaf [every Monday]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+
--Very well-played classic country music.
--TUESDAY, JAN 15, 2013—
Blackberry Smoke w/ Drake White
Varsity/ 8:00/ $16-18/ 18+
--BS is a Southern-rockin’ country band from Atlanta that is a favorite touring partner of both the Zac Brown Band and Z.Z. Top whose most recent CD hit the Billboard Country Top Ten. You should definitely arrive in time for up-and-coming Alabama singer/songwriter White!
Latin Jazz All-Stars [True Jazz Supergroup!]
Dakota/ 7:00 and 9:00/ $25-30/ AA
--This group consists of Latin Grammy Award-winning musicians who have recorded and toured with Santana, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner etc!
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, JAN 16, 2013—
Soap’s 2nd Anniversary Bash w/ Useful Jenkins [Top Local Jam-Rock!]
Cabooze/ 9:45/ $2/ 18+
Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders [Excellect Chicago & Alt-Blues!]
Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 6:30/ FREE/ AA
John Devine [Jazz Sxaphone]
Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
Daddy Squeeze [Cool Gypsy Jazz Accordion]
Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
Molly Maher & Erik Koskinen [Great Roots & Americana, every Wed!]
Aster Café at Riverplace/ 9:00/ $4/ 21+
--The best night of local roots and Americana music in the Twin Cities each week featuring superb players!
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.
--THURSDAY, JAN 17, 2013—
The Oddfathers (A Great Fresh Take on Classic Rock!]) w/Kevin Lowe & The Okemah Prophets and Phil Solem (Rembrandts)
Cabooze/ 8:30/ $7/ 21+
--The Oddfathers are a bit of a local supergroup made up of former members of Flipp, The Magnolias and Mars To Mercury. This is three of best local original rock n’ roll bands going!
The Ericksons [Wonderful Americana Band] w/ Jimmy Peterson
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $12-15/ AA
--The Ericksons are fronted by sisters Bethany and Jennifer and their stunning vocal harmonies are as good as it gets!!
Matt Stanton, Andra Suchy & Spare Change and The Federales [Strong Country-Rock Triple-Bill]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+
Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock and R&B!]
Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA
Ezekiel Fricke (The Limns) w/ The Squares
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 9:00/ FREE/ 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!
