Concert Announcements - July 27, 2012

The Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis just announced a local show with Emergent, Vaudeville, Thira, Whither The Tide, and R.A.G.E. on Friday, August 10.

Hard rock band Saving Abel plays an 18+ show at Station 4 in St. Paul on Friday, August 17. Advance tickets are only $5.

Yesterday it was announced that the Dethklok, Lamb Of God, and Gojira tour was cancelled due to Lamb Of God’s singer Randy Blythe ongoing legal trouble in the Czech Republic, where he continues to be held in jail. All three bands were scheduled to be a part of Knotfest with Slipknot on Saturday, August 18 in Somerset, Wisconsin, and I’ve removed them from the calendar listing. Hopefully replacement bands for Knotfest will be announced.

On Sunday, August 19, Texas Hippie Coalition will play at The Cabooze in Minneapolis.

Blue Felix plays a free show at Neisen’s in Savage on Thursday, August 23.

The Turf Club in St. Paul has instrumental warriors Zebulon Pike along with Jel, Pizza Boys, and Good Morning Gentlemen on Friday, September 14. This show will also feature a drum-off with Dave King, JT Bates, Martin Dosh, and Tim Glenn.

As if having Wino playing on Thursday, August 16 at the Turf Club in St. Paul wasn’t awesome enough – now godly doom metal pioneers Saint Vitus will play at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis with Weedeater on Monday, October 1.

GWAR returns to First Avenue on Sunday, November 18 with Devildriver, Cancer Bats, and Legacy Of Disorder. This is an all ages show, and tickets go on sale today, Friday, July 27 at 12:00 noon.

Lastly, rock legends The Who will be performing Quadrophenia (and more) in its entirety at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, November 27. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 am today, Friday, July 27.

GWAR Guitarist Dead Following Minneapolis Concert

I've sure everyone's already heard about this since it's now even being reported by the AP - Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot was found dead on the band's tour bus Thursday morning as they were about to cross the border into Canada. The story was first reported at MetalSucks, who received an exclusive message from the band about this shocking news. My thoughts and prayers go out to Cory's family and friends. No details about the cause of his death have been released.


Cory's last show with Gwar took place here in Minneapolis on Wednesday, November 2 at First Avenue. City Pages has posted some great pictures from this show, so go check them out. The band was en route to Edmonton, a grueling 1,200 mile, 20+ hour drive from Minneapolis, so presumably they were about to enter Canada from North Dakota when their fallen bandmate's body was discovered.


It's been probably 12-13 years since I last saw Gwar, having seen them twice in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as their short-lived side project X-Cops. They're always fun and entertaining to see, and it's remarkable that they can still draw 1,000 fans to a show as they did Wednesday night at First Avenue.

GWAR Extends Tour, Minneapolis Date Added

Costumed shock-rockers Gwar have extended their current "Bloody Pit Of Horror" North American tour through early December to include the western half of the continent. The tour kicked off in Baltimore on Saturday, October 2 with The Casualties, Infernaeon, and Mobile Deathcamp as support bands. Minneapolis will host the final date of the tour on Monday, December 6 at The Cabooze. Here's the complete list of expanded dates:

October 4 - Indianapolis, IN, The Vogue

October 5 - Knoxville, TN, Valarium

October 7 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Revolution

October 8 - Ybor City, FL, The Ritz

October 9 - Orlando, FL, Firestone Live

October 10 - Atlanta, GA, The Masquerade

October 11 - Charlotte, NC, Amos' Southend

October 12 - Cincinnati, OH, Bogart's

October 13 - Cleveland, OH, House Of Blues

October 14 - Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory

October 15 - Clifton Park, NY, Northern Lights

October 16 - Worcester, MA, The Palladium

October 17 - Montreal, QC, Theatre Telus

October 19 - Moncton, NB, Club Oxygen

October 20 - Halifax, NS, The New Palace

October 22 - Quebec City, QC, Theatre Imperial

October 23 - Toronto, ON, Opera House

October 24 - Rochester, NY, Water Street Music Hall

October 26 - Chicago, IL, House Of Blues

October 27 - Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall

October 28 - Sauget, IL, Pop's

October 29 - Grand Rapids, MI, The Intersection

October 30 - Detroit, MI, Harpo's

October 31 - Milwaukee, WI, The Rave

November 2 - Dallas, TX, House Of Blues

November 3 - Little Rock, AR, The Village

November 4 - New Orleans, LA, House Of Blues

November 5 - Houston, TX, House Of Blues

November 6 - Austin, TX, Waterloo Park, Fun Fun Fun Fest

November 8 - Lawrence, KS, Granada Theater

November 9 - Tulsa, OK, Cain's Ballroom

November 10 - Lincoln, NE, Bourbon Theatre

November 11 - Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre

November 12 - Albuquerque, NM, Sunshine Theatre

November 13 - Tucson, AZ, Rialto Theatre

November 14 - Tempe, AZ, Marquee Theatre

November 15 - San Diego, CA, House Of Blues

November 16 - Hollywood, CA, House Of Blues

November 17 - Ventura, CA, Ventura Theatre

November 18 - Chico, CA, Senator Theatre

November 19 - Reno, NV, Knitting Factory

November 20 - Bend, OR, Midtown Music Hall

November 21 - San Francisco, CA, Regency Ballroom

November 22 - Pomona, CA, The Glasshouse

November 24 - Magna, UT, The Great Salt Air

November 26 - Portland, OR, Roseland Theatre

November 27 - Spokane, WA, Knitting Factory

November 28 - Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDO

November 29 - Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom

December 1 - Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Events Centre

December 2 - Calgary, AB, MacEwan Hall Ballroom

December 3 - Regina, SK, Riddell Centre

December 4 - Winnipeg, MB, Garrick Centre

December 6 - Minneapolis, MN, The Cabooze

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Job For A Cowboy Cancels Minneapolis Date

Metal Blade recording artist Job For A Cowboy announced via their Myspace page today that they have dropped off the remaining dates of their tour supporting Gwar with The Red Chord due to a family emergency. Job For A Cowboy will therefore not be appearing with Gwar at First Avenue on Monday, October 12. The band initially cancelled shows from October 2–5 last week before deciding to officially leave the tour today.