Concert Announcements - June 27, 2014

The returning A Taste of Minnesota festival has been moved to the Carver County Fairgrounds in Waconia due to Harriet island in St. Paul being completely flooded from recent heavy rains in the metro area. Waconia is located about 30 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Bands of interest this year are Soul Asylum on Thursday, July 3, and Halestorm, Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer, Gypsy, and Crow on Saturday, July 5.

San Francisco doom band Castle will play Memory Lanes in Minneapolis on Monday, July 7.

Rock band Fuel has added a stop at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth to their tour itinerary with support from Royal Bliss on Wednesday, July 9. Tickets are on sale now through Twin Ports Nightlife.

Death/metalcore bands Suffokate, Abiotic, Aegaeon, and As They Sleep play The Garage in Burnsville on Thursday, July 10. Additional local support will come from Reaping Asmodeia, Roads Of Glass, So Long Orion, Death Punch, Axiom, and Bring Out Your Dead. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketfly.

A cool mix of local and Midwest metal bands are lined for Bummerfest at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul on Friday, July 18. Topping the bill is Ambassador Gun, and House Of Atreus, Cold Colours, Noble Beast, Nuklear Frost, Vukari, Seidr, Krawg, and Ire Wolves are also slated to play. Tickets are available now through Ticketfly.

Punk legends Black Flag return the area on Sunday, July 20 at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul with support from Greg Ginn & The Royal We and Cinema Cinema. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketfly. A review of Black Flag's June 15 show in Minneapolis will be posted soon!

Buckcherry has added a date in Rochester at the Wicked Moose on Tuesday, August 12 with support from Pop Evil. Tickets are on sale now through Tempo Tickets.

Minneapolis hard rock band Throw The Fight are calling it quits, and have announced their final show will be Saturday, August 23 at the Fine Line in Minneapolis. The band’s farewell announcement, posted on their Facebook page, reads in part, “After 11 years of being a band, we have decided to move in another direction and focus on different areas of our lives (family, other careers, etc.). We can look back on our years as Throw The Fight knowing that we have accomplished everything we set out to do and had a hell of a good time doing it!” Opening the show will be Emergent, Fifth Hour, and The Missing Letters. Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 28; see the Fine Line event page for up to date ticket information.

Long-running UK punk band Buzzcocks come to Minneapolis on Thursday, September 11 for a show at the Varsity Theater. No support band has been announced yet, and tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am through Ticketfly.

SUFFOKATE and ABIOTIC Team Up for July U.S. Tour, Play Burnsville July 10

Death/metalcore bands Suffokate and Abiotic will tear across the western U.S. during July with Aegaeon and As They Sleep in tow. The routing includes a stop at The Garage in Burnsville on Thursday, July 10, with Reaping Asmodeia, Roads Of Glass, So Long Orion, Death Punch, Axiom, and Bring Out Your Dead also on the bill. Tickets for the Burnsville show are on sale now through Ticketfly. Here’s the full list of tour dates:

July 3 – Houston, TX, Walters

July 4 – San Antonio, TX, The White Rabbit

July 5 – Austin, TX, Dirty Dog Bar

July 6 – Dallas, TX, Tomcats West

July 7 – Tulsa, OK, Vanguard

July 8 – Chicago, IL, Bada Brew

July 9 – Milwaukee, WI, The Metal Grill

July 10 – Burnsville, MN, The Garage

July 11 – Iowa City, IA, Gabe’s

July 12 – Denver, CO, The Rock House

July 13 – Colorado Springs, CO, Sunshine Studios Live

July 14 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Loading Dock

July 15 – Boise, ID, The Shredder

July 16 – Seattle, WA, El Corazon

July 17 – Richland, WA, Ray’s Golden Lion

July 18 – Salem, OR, The Nest

July 19 – Santa Rosa, CA, Live Musician’s Co-op

July 20 – San Jose, CA, San Jose Rock Shop

July 21 – Riverside, CA, Clash City Studios

July 22 – Las Vegas, NV, Nevada Sports Centre

July 23 – West Hollywood, CA, The Whisky

July 24 – Anaheim, CA, Mirror Image Studios

July 25 – Mesa, AZ, Club Red

Tonight - DANZIG in St. Paul, WRETCHED in Minneapolis, WINTERSUN in Eau Claire

A lot of recent travel has prevented me from posting, but tonight is a big night of metal if you're looking to get out. First, barring any last-minute fiascoes like the aborted show at Cabooze in Minneapolis a couple years ago, Danzig performs tonight at Myth in St. Paul with support from Scar The Martyr (featuring Joey Jordison of Slipknot), Huntress, local hardcore band In Defence. This is part of Danzig's 25th Anniversary Tour and will feature a special Misfits set with guitarist Doyle. It's an all ages show that starts at 6:30, and tickets are $25 at the door.

In Minneapolis, tonight you can catch death metal band Wretched with Abiotic, Allegaeon, Rivers Of Nihil, and Solar Slaughter at Studio B in the Skyway Theater. This is an 18+ show with doors early at 5:00 and tickets $10 at the door.

Lastly, if you're in the east metro area or western Wisconsin, it's not far to Eau Claire to see Finland's Wintersun as they embark on their first North American headlining tour at The Oxford Theater. There's strong support from Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arsis, and Starkill, making this well worth the drive. It's an all ages show that starts at 7:00, and tickets are $20 at the door.

WRETCHED To Tour U.S. In August, Play Minneapolis August 17

Technical deathcore band Wretched will hit the road across the U.S. in August with Abiotic, Allegaeon, and Rivers Of Nihil, bringing them to Minneapolis on Saturday, August 17 for a show at Studio B at the Skyway Theatre. Local support at the Minneapolis show will come from The Astraea Complex and Solar Slaughter.

August 2 – Winston-Salem, NC, Ziggy’s

August 3 – Newark, DE, Mojo Main

August 4 – Jeannette, PA, Gators

August 6 – Trenton, NJ, The Backstage at Championships

August 7 – Hartford, CT, Webster Hall

August 8 – Rochester, NY, Montage Music Hall

August 9 – Buffalo, NY, Waiting Room

August 10 – Cleveland, OH, Peabody’s

August 11 – Westland, MI, The Token Lounge

August 13 – Joliet, IL, Mojoe’s

August 14 – Portage, IN, Camelot Hall

August 16 – Peoria, IL, The Brass Rail

August 17 – Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre Studio B, w/The Astraea Complex, Solar Slaughter

August 20 – Oklahoma City, OK, The Chameleon Room

August 21 – Houston, TX, Scout Bar

August 22 – San Antonio, TX, White Rabbit

August 23 – Austin, TX, Dirty Dog Bar

August 24 – Fort Worth, TX, Tomcats West

August 25 – Little Rock, AR, Downtown Music Hall

August 26 – Nashville, TN, Exit/In

August 27 – Louisville, KY, Diamond Pub and Billiards

August 28 – Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade

August 29 – Destin, FL, Club LA

August 30 – Jacksonville, FL, Jack Rabbits

August 31 – Lake Worth, FL, The Speakeasy