--NEW SHOW TICKET ON-SALES--
--FRIDAY, MAR 15, 2013—
10:00 AM
*Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers!!- Target Center/ June 29/ $25-99.50/ AA
**Early Presale Thu 3/14 10AM—10PM Password: FALLING
*OAR w/ Andrew McMahon & Allen Stone- Myth/ June 25/ $40/ AA
**Early Presale Thu 3/14 10AM—10PM Password: sounds
*Paquito D’Rivera and the Assad Brothers- Dakota/ April 14/ $40-45/ AA
*The New Standards- Dakota/ April 26/ $30/ AA
*Lisa Loeb- Dakota/ May 10/ $36/ AA
*Relient K- Mill City Nights/ May 17/ $17-20/ 16+
*Escape The Fate- Mill City Nights/ May 11/ $18-20/ AA
12:00 NOON
*Alabama Shakes- Cabooze Outdoor Plaza/ July 28/ $30-35/ 18+
*Stephen Kellogg- Dakota/ May 30/ $20/ AA
*David Lindley- The Cedar/ May 14/ $20-25/ AA
*Portland Cello Project- The Cedar/ June 29/ $12-15/ AA
*Danny Brown- Triple Rock/ April 26/ $20/ 18+
*Flying Lotus- First Ave/ May 19/ $20/ 18+
--SATURDAY, MAR 16, 2013—
10:00 AM
*The National- Roy Wilkins/ Aug 6/ $35/ AA
**Early Presale Fri 3/15 10AM—10PM Password: ohio
--TOP UPCOMING SHOWS NEXT FOUR WEEKS!!--
*Morrissey- Orpheum/ Mar 22, RESCHEDULED From Jan 25/ $40-75/ AA
*G. Love & Special Sauce- First Ave/ Mar 22/ $25/ 21+
*Rihanna- Xcel Energy Center/ Mar 24/ $39.50-125/ AA
*The Pines- Hopkins Ctr for the Arts/ Mar 26/ $24/ AA
*Nanci Griffith- Dakota/ Mar 26-28/ $50-60/ AA
*Ellis CD Release- The Cedar/ Mar 29/ $15/ AA
*Keri Noble (2 shows)- Dakota/ Mar 30/ $25-30/ AA
*Hayes Carll (Close to Sold Out!)- The Cedar/ Mar 30/ $17/ AA
*Andy Grammer w/ Parachute- Skyway Theatre/ Mar 30/ $20-22/ 18+
*Sum 41- Mill City Nights/ Mar 30/ $22-25/ 16+
*Ralphie May (comedian)- Burnsville PAC/ Mar 30/ $32.50-42.50/ AA
*Andrew McMahon (Sold Out!)- Fine Line/ April 1/ $25/ 18+
*Chick Corea & Bela Fleck- Dakota/ April 1/ $50-100/ AA
*Madeleine Peyroux- Dakota/ April 2,3/ $45-55/ AA
*Flashdance The Musical- Orpheum/ April 2-7/ $34+/ AA
*The Mavericks- Pantages/ April 3/ $42.50-52.50/ AA
*The Joy Formidable- First Ave/ April 3/ $18-20/ 18+
*Sigur Ros- Roy Wilkins/ April 3/ $46-51/ AA
*Matt Costa- Triple Rock/ April 4/ $15/ 18+
*Garbage- Mill City Nights/ April 5/ $42-45/ 18+
*Cold War Kids- First Ave/ April 5/ $20-22/ 18+
*Galactic- Cabooze/ April 5/ $25-27/ 18+
*Jamie Lidell- Fine Line/ April 5/ $15/ 18+
*Toots & The Maytals- Mill City Nights/ April 6/ $26-28/ 18+
*The 4OnTheFloor- First Ave/ April 6/ $12-14/ 18+
*Rocket Club w/ White Iron Band- Medina Ent Ctr/ April 6/ $17-22/ 21+
*Bon Jovi- Xcel Energy Center/ April 7/ $19.50-149.50/ AA
*JJ Grey & Mofro- Varsity/ April 10/ $24-26/ 18+
*Boz Scaggs- State/ April 11/ $53.50-63.50/ AA
--THIS WEEK’S LIVE SHOWS 3/14 Thru 3/21--
--THURSDAY, MAR 14, 2013—
Brit Floyd [True Pink Floyd Arena/Stadium Experience in an Intimate Small Theatre, Full Lights, Laser & Video & Top-Notch Musicians!!]
State Theatre/ 8:00/ $39-49/ AA
Cherish The Ladies [World-Renowned All-Female Irish Music Ensemble!]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $45/ AA
Matt Wilson & John Munson [of Twilight Hours, Trip Shakespeare, Semisonic]
Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $10/ AA
April Verch Band [Award-Winning Canadian Celtic/Americana Fiddler!!]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $18-20/ AA
Bite of Burnsville Tasting Fest feat. GB Leighton [Food, Live & Silent Auction, Raffle Drawings, Music, Full Bar]
Burnsville PAC/ 5:30-10:00/ $40 includes food sampling/ AA
Harriet Brewing Tap Room 1st Anniversary Weekend Celebration!! Feat. The Cactus Blossoms [Old-School Country w/Great Harmonies]
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+
Warehouse Eyes [Dreamy-Pop Duo]
Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+
Kate Lynch [Classic Covers Dressed Down]
Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
Sister’s Easter Catechism [Opening Weekend! Runs Thru Mar 31]
New Century Theater/ Various Times, Wed-Sun/ $26-33/ AA
--Hilariously answers “Sister, will my bunny go to heaven?” and unearths the origins of Easter eggs, baskets, bonnets and, of course, those yummy Easter Peeps!
Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock and R&B!]
Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA
Musical; “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash” [Wed—Sunday, Thru May 26!]
Plymouth Playhouse/ Various Times, Wed-Sun/ $35-38, 17 and under $19/ AA
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, MAR 15, 2013—
Bob Seger & Kid Rock [Close To Sold Out!!]
Xcel Energy Center/ 8:00/ $67-87/ AA
Monty Python’s Spamalot [2005 Tony for “Best Musical”, 2006 Grammy for “Best Musical Show Album”, Sat. also]
Orpheum/ Fri 8:00, Sat 2:00 and 8:00/ $34-94/ AA
Tyrone Wells [Wonderful Soulful Folk-Pop, Hits “More” & “Sink or Swim”!]
Varsity/ 7:00/ $18-30/ AA
Harriet Brewing Tap Room 1st Anniversary Weekend Celebration!! Feat. Jimmi & The Band of Souls [Blues/Roots/R&B] and The Premiums [Reggae]
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 7:00/ FREE/ 21+
DJ Jake Rudh’s Transmission 12th Anniversary Bash [A night of the best 90’s Indie & Alternative]
First Ave/ 9:00/ $6-8/ 18+
Sena Ehrhardt CD Release [Powerhouse Rochester Blues Singer Gone National! “All In” Her 2nd CD on Legendary Blues Label Blind Pig!]
Wilebski’s, St Paul/ Free Buffet 5-7:00, Music 6-10:00/ 21+
Dank [EDM DJ, NYC “Heavy Bass” Sound Pioneer]
The Loft/ 11:00/ $15/ 18+
J.D. Steele’s Motown Soul Revue
Dakota/ 8:00/ $15/ AA
Jon Rodine [Top Local Americana Singer/Songerwriter] w/ Wendy C. Freund [Talented Young Classical Guitarist]
Patrick’s Cabaret/ 8:00/ $10/ AA
“Rock The Cause Presents” Trailer Trash! [Danceable HonkyTonk/$20 Donation Receives 5 Summit Pints!!]
Crooked Pint/ 9:00/ $5/ 21+
Frog Leg [Classic Rock N’ Jam Covers] w/ Grant Brothers Moving Company and Crown Vics
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+
--Frog Leg is for fans of The Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band, Bob Dylan ect.
Dustin Lee [Good Rootsy Singer/Songwriter]
Aster Café/ 9:00/ $7/ AA
Rock N’ Bowl w/ The Serfs, Brad Ingram Band & The Star Chiefs [Local R&R]
Memory Lanes, S Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+
--SATURDAY, MAR 16, 2013—
Django Django [Sold Out!]
First Ave/ 9:00/ $15/ 18+
Kat Edmonson [New Critically Buzzed-About Jazz/Pop Vocalist from Austin, TX]
Dakota/ 8:00/ $20/ AA
Boiled In Lead 30th Anniversary St. Patrick’s Bash [Great Celtic Folk!]
The Cedar/ 8:00/ $12-15/ AA
The Ike Reilly Assassination [The King of Intelligent Bar Room Rock!!]
Turf Club/ 10:00/ $15/ 21+
The Del Moroccos [Killer 8 pc Rockabilly-Surf Band from Chicago w/ 3 Sassy Gals out Front!!] w/ L’Assasssins [Local All-Gal Punky Rock]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 9:00/ $8/ 21+
Lazy Rich [EDM DJ/Producer, Known for his Great Lady Gaga Remixes!]
Rouge at The Lounge/ 11:00/ $10/ 18+
Harriet Brewing Tap Room 1st Anniversary Weekend Celebration!! Feat. Lehto & Wright Trio [Progressive Folk] and The Sweet Colleens [“Fiddle-Infused, Accordion-Fueled Celtic-Cajun Folk”]
Harriet Brewing Tap Room/ 7:00/ FREE/ 21+
Veronica Falls [Hot New Indie Alt-Pop from London!]
7th St Entry/ 9:00/ $10-12/ 18+
John Mulaney [Stand-Up Comedian/SNL Writer, Early Show Sold Out!]
Varsity/ 10:30/ $20/ 18+
White Iron Band [Rockin’ Outlaw Country!!]
Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 9:00/ $8/ AA
Davina & The Vagabonds [Swingin’ Jazz/Boogie Blues!]
Patrick’s Cabaret/ 8:00/ $10/ AA
Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock and R&B!]
Mayslack’s/ 9:00/ $6/ 21+
Hannah Van Der Hoff [LATE 11:30, Sexy, Bluesy Pop/Soul Grooves]
Dakota/ 11:30/ $5/ 21+
Courtney Yasmineh [Sultry, Smart Singer/Performer]
Aster Café/ 9:00/ $8/ AA
Holly Newsom [Solo Rock]
Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:30/ FREE/ 21+
New Event; “Saturday AM Bluegrass Brunch” w/ Live Music [Performer this week; The High 48’s]
Aster Cafe/ 11AM to 1PM/ No Cover, Full Brunch, Reservations Recommended/ AA
--ST. PATRICK’S DAY, SUNDAY, MAR 17, 2013—
St. Patrick’s Bash w/ Dust Rhinos [Winnipeg Celtic Rockers!!] w/ Wild Colonial Boys, Hounds of Finn & Langer’s Ball [3 Top Local Celtic Groups]
Fine Line/ 6:30/ $18-20/ 21+
Ryan Bingham [Excellent Roots/Americana Singer/Rocker!] w/ honeyhoney [Must-see New Folk/Country/Pop Duo!]
First Ave/ 8:00/ $20/ 18+
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul [Awesome Celtic Music Fiddler, Grammy Winner & 9 Time all-Ireland Champion, NY Times: “the Jimi Hendrix of the Violin”!!]
Ordway Theatre, St Paul/ 7:30/ $20-40/ AA
Belfast Cowboys [Van Morrison Tribute] w/ Jailbreak [Thin Lizzy Tribute]
Turf Club/ 7:00/ $10/ 21+
Kottonmouth Kings [Big-Time Punky SoCal Rap-Rock]
Mill City Nights/ 8:00/ $18-20/ 16+
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Sublime Swingin’ Mix Jazz, Country & Folk, Mon. Also]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $35/ AA
Havana Hi-Fi [Salsa!, Special Cuban-Irish Menu]
Aster Cafe/ 8:00/ $10/ AA
New Sound Underground [every Sunday, Top Funk N’ Soul Band!]
Whiskey Junction/ 9:30/ FREE/ 21+
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, MAR 18, 2013—
Keb’ Mo’ [The Best, Most Soulful Acoustic Blues Singer/Storyteller!!]
Guthrie/ 7:30/ $46-48/ AA
Animal Collective [Sold Out!]
First Ave/ 8:00/ $25/ 18+
Ash [Long-time N. Ireland Alt-Rock Faves, Four UK Top 10 Albums inc. 2 #1’s!!]
Varsity/ 8:00/ $15-17/ 18+
Efterklang [Indie Experimental Rockers from Copenhagen]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $15/ AA
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Sublime Swingin’ Mix Jazz, Country & Folk]
Dakota/ 7:00/ $35/ AA
Twin City Hot Club [Swingin’ Gypsy Jazz]
Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA
O/S/O [Jazz Trio]
Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
The Cactus Blossoms [Old-School Country w/Great Harmonies, every Monday]
Turf Club / 7-10:00/ $5/ 21+
--Wonderful old-school country originals with excellent harmonies.
Classic Country w/ Dan Lund & Buffaloaf [every Monday]
Lee’s Liquor Lounge/ 8:00/ FREE/ 21+
--Very well-played classic country music.
--TUESDAY, MAR 19, 2013—
Pink [Close to Sold Out!!]
Xcel Energy Center/ 8:00/ $39.50-99.50/ AA
Great Big Sea [Close to Sold Out!]
Fitzgerald/ 7:30/ $37.50/ AA
BOY [Infectious, Fun Swiss/German Female Pop Duo, Close to Sold Out]
The Cedar/ 8:00/ $15/ AA
Marcus Foster [Talented British Singer/Songwriter/Rocker on first US Full Band Tour!]
Varsity/ 7:00/ $10-12/ 18+
SF Jazz Collective; The Music of Chick Corea [True Jazz Super-Group!!]
Dakota/ 7:00 $45, 9:00 $32/ AA
Chris Cohen [Cool Arty Psych-Rock N’ Pop]
7th St Entry/ 9:00/ $8/ 18+
Crankshaft-solo [Soulful Alt-Blues Guitarist & Singer, New CD “What You Gonna Do?” just made Americana Top 100!!!]
331 Club, NE Mpls/ 9:30/ FREE/ 21+
Danny O’Brien w/ Jeremy Ylvisaker and Jake Hansen [Leaders of Local Bands in a Storyteller Setup]
Aster Cafe/ 9:00/ $5/ AA
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, MAR 20, 2013—
Darwin Jeez [Good Indie Rock N’ Pop from NYC]
7th St Entry/ 9:00/ $10-12/ 18+
Peter Bruntnell CD Release [Excellent British Singer/Songwriter who does Beautiful, Melodic Alt-Country/Americana!!]
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $12-15/ AA
Blackberry Brandy Boys [Big Fun 8 pc Psychedelic Twang!]
Icehouse/ 9:30/ $6/ 21+
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.
Willie Murphy & Friends [Local Blues Legend, every Wed!]
Driftwood Char Bar/ 7:30/ FREE/ 21+
--Murphy was nationally-renowned in the 60’s and 70’s and still plays a mean guitar and most Wednesdays, great local keyboard player and singer Tom Hunter joins in.
--THURSDAY, MAR 21, 2013—
Electric Six [Ultra Fun Boogie-Rock from Detroit] w/ Mark Mallman
First Ave/ 9:00/ $12/ 18+
Frightened Rabbit [Hot Indie Rock N’ Folk from Scotland]
Varsity/ 9:00/ $17-30/ 18+
Lee Brice [Talented Country Star! 2 Top 10 CD’s, 2 #1 Songs and 2010 Country Song of the Year “Love Like Crazy”!]
Mill City Nights/ 8:00/ $26-28/ 18+
The English Beat [British Ska-Pop Legends!]
Triple Rock/ 10:00/ $25/ 18+
Ronnie Baker Brooks [Top Chicago Blues-Soul Guitarist & Singer]
MN Music Café, St Paul/ 8:00/ $10-15/ 21+
Martha Wainwright Trio [Powerful Beautifully Sang Folk-Rock] w/ Chris Koza
The Cedar/ 7:30/ $15-18/ AA
Gospel Gossip Record Release
7th St Entry/ 9:00/ $5-7/ 18+
The Byron Johnson-Blanchard Trio [Jazz]
Red Stag, NE Mpls/ 10:00/ FREE/ 21+
Jon Pemberton [Excellent Jazz Pianist]
Barbette, Uptown/ 10:00/ FREE/ 18+
Sister’s Easter Catechism [Runs Thru Mar 31]
New Century Theater/ Various Times, Wed-Sun/ $26-33/ AA
--Hilariously answers “Sister, will my bunny go to heaven?” and unearths the origins of Easter eggs, baskets, bonnets and, of course, those yummy Easter Peeps!
Alex Rossi & Root City Band [Soulful & Swingin’ Bluesy Rock and R&B!]
Famous Dave’s Uptown/ 8:00/ FREE/ AA
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.
