Weekly Concert Update - June 2, 2014

Now that the Twin Cities area Concert Calendar (bottom of the page) has been extensively updated, I'll be doing regular, weekly updates on Fridays as I have in the past. Here's all the latest good stuff!

Local punk heroes Dillinger Four have revealed the details on their annual Fourth of July shows at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. The first show on Friday, July 4 will feature support from Masked Intruder, The Brokedowns, Canadian Rifle, Direct Hit!, The Priceduifkes, and Lutheran Heat. The second show on Saturday, July 5 is a heavier bill with Night Birds, Neighborhood Brats, Vulgaari, War/Plague, and Architects Death Spiral. These are usually the only shows Dillinger Four plays all year, and they always sell out in advance. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketfly (July 4, July 5), and both shows are 18+ and are $15 in advance.

Slough Feg, out on the road support their new Metal Blade album Digital Resistance, storms into the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on Friday, July 11 with Bible Of The Devil, United Teachers of Music, and Nightosaur. This 18+ show is only $10 in advance, and tickets are available through Ticketfly.

80s hair metal act Faster Pussycat returns to the area on Friday, August 1 for a show in Fridley at G.B. Leighton’s Pickle Park with support from Metal Witch and Harsh Reality.

Another 80s band returns for a show at G.B. Leighton’s Pickle Park in Fridley when Bulletboys roll into town with Wayward Boyz Klub and The Goodbars.

Japanese metal experimentalists Boris, play with The Atlas Moth, and Subrosa on Tuesday, August 12 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. Tickets for this 18+ are $15 in advance and available now through etix.

Blues-based rock band Black Stone Cherry is back again, this time for a concert in Minneapolis at Mill City Nights with support from Kyng. Get tickets now for only $9.37 through AXS; this is an 18+ show.

Everyone’s favorite alternative funk rock band, Primus, will make an appearance at Myth in St. Paul on Friday, September 12. This is an all ages event; tickets are $42 through AXS.

If you don’t mind a little drive, ZZ Top plays the Grand Casino Hinckley Events & Convention Center on Friday, October 10. No ticket information is currently available other than they go on sale on Sunday, August 10.