Concert Announcements - April 19, 2013

Local thrashers Overstrike play Station 4 in St. Paul on Thursday, April 25 with Solar Slaughter, Raptor Claw, and Plagued Insanity.

Minneapolis thrash band Climactic is having a CD release show for their Zerobudget Records debut album on Sunday, April 28 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis with support from Vessels For Our Ghost (farewell show), We Are Legion, I Am Vengeance, and Earthrise.

Prior to their show at the Girls Got Rhythm Festival on May 10 (below), influential punk band The Avengers will appear at Extreme Noise Records in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 9 for an evening of “record signing, Q & A, music”.

Legendary punk band The Avengers and former singer of The Runaways, Cherie Currie, will headline the Girls Got Rhythm Festival on May 10 and 11 for rare live performances at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall in St. Paul. The Avengers headline Friday, May 10 with Ana Lucia, Gateway District, and Total Trash. Cherie Currie tops the bill Saturday, May 11 alongside Sugar Stems, The ViGNETTES, Marilu And The Machetes, and Is/Is.

The Limp Bizkit show on Tuesday, May 14 at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis is now SOLD OUT.

Kilmore (DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus) will be doing a DJ show at Studio B of the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday, May 17 with support from local phenomenon DJ Abilities.

The Your Demise, Rotting Out, and Expire show on Wednesday, June 5 at First Avenue in Minneapolis has been CANCELED. Your Demise issued a press released announcing cancelation of the North American tour due to circumstances surrounding their planned break up in March 2014.

Minneapolis-based metalcore/thrash band Reaping Asmodeia plays an EP release show at Station 4 in St. Paul on Friday, June 9 with support from Our Judgment, Get The Gun, I Am Vengeance, and Daytripper.

Local industrial metal band Screaming Mechanical Brain plays the What’s Up Lounge in Mankato on Saturday, June 8 with Revilwen, Dead Horse Trauma, and Beautiful Corpse.

Minneapolis-based Cold Colours will play Station 4 in St. Paul on Saturday, June 15 to celebrate the release of their new, self-titled album on Sleaszy Rider Records. Support will comes from Chicago’s Avernus, Minneapolis’s Plague Of Stars (featuring powerhouse vocalist Melissa Ferlaak from Visions Of Atlantis, Echoterra, and Aesma Daeva), and Drona.

Polkadot Cadaver (ex-Dog Fashion Disco) plays Station 4 in St. Paul on Thursday, June 27 with support from One-Eyed Doll, Exotic Animal Petting Zoo, and Nuisance.

As announced here Wednesday, high-flying rap rock band Hollywood Undead plays the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 2 with support from Pop Evil, 3 Pill Morning, and All Hail The Yeti.

Hard rock band Trapt returns to the area for a show at the Hi 5 Bar in Burnsville on Friday, July 12 as previously reported here Wednesday.

Costumed metal band Green Jellÿ returns to the area for a show at the What’s Up Lounge in Mankato on Thursday, July 18.

3 PILL MORNING Announces Tour with HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and POP EVIL, Includes Minneapolis July 2

Minneapolis hard rock band 3 Pill Morning will support high-flying rap rockers Hollywood Undead with Pop Evil and All Hail The Yeti starting in late June and lasting through the entire month of July. This comes on the heels of a six-week tour for 3 Pill Morning as direct support for Trapt that starts April 22. The tour with Hollywood Undead includes a stop at the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 2. Here is the complete list of current 3 Pill Morning tour dates as they continue to promote Black Tie Love Affair:

April 18 – Clarksville, TN, The Warehouse, w/Framing Hanley

April 19 – Birmingham, AL, Iron Horse, w/Framing Hanley

April 20 – Sandy Springs, GA, North River Tavern

With Trapt:

April 22 – Baton Rouge, LA, Varsity Theatre

April 23 – Shreveport, LA, The Riverside Warehouse

April 24 – Birmingham, AL, Iron Horse

April 26 – Jacksonville, NC, Hooligans

April 27 – Columbus, GA, Chaos

April 29 – Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall

April 30 – New York, NY, Gramercy Theatre

May 2 – Lancaster, PA, Chameleon Club

May 3 – Battle Creek, MI, Planet Rock

May 9 – Minot, ND, The Original Bar, no Trapt

May 10 – Mandan, ND, O.N.E. (formerly Mysteria Theater) (no Trapt)

May 18 – Waterloo, IA, Spicoli’s

May 20 – Des Moines, IA, Wooly’s

May 21 – St. Louis, MO, The Firebird

May 22 – Lawrence, KS, Granada Theater

May 24 – Cheyenne, WY, Atlas Theatre

May 25 – Denver, CO, The Summit Music Hall

May 27 – Grand Junction, CO, Mesa Theatre

May 30 – Modesto, CA, Fat Cat Music House

May 31 – Reno, NV, Knitting Factory

June 1 – Las Vegas, NV, Vinyl@Hard Rock

June 14 – Madison, WI, The Terrace@UW-Madison (no Trapt)

With Hollywood Undead, Pop Evil, and All Hail The Yeti:

June 26 – Seattle, WA, Showbox at the Market (no Pop Evil)

June 27 – Missoula, MT, Wilma Theatre

June 29 – Rock Island, IL, RIBCO, Rock The District, w/Theory Of A Deadman, 3 Years Hollow, Candlelight Red

July 1 – Aberdeen, SD, Dakota Events Center

July 2 – Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre

July 3 – Chicago, IL, House Of Blues

July 7  - Indianapolis, IN, Egyptian Room

July 12 – Wallingford, CT, The Dome at Oakdale Theatre

July 13 – Boston, MA, House Of Blues

July 14 – Huntington, NY, The Paramount

July 15 – New York, NY, Irving Plaza

July 17 – Philadelphia, PA, The Theatre Of Living Arts

July 18 – Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore

July 22 – New Orleans, LA, House Of Blues

July 23 – Houston, TX, House Of Blues

July 24 – Dallas, TX, House Of Blues

July 26 – Denver, CO, The Fillmore

July 27 – Salt Lake City, UT, In The Venue

July 28 – Las Vegas, NV, House Of Blues

July 30 – San Diego, CA, House Of Blues

July 31 – West Hollywood, CA, House Of Blues

Concert Announcements - July 14, 2012

This past Thursday night’s Hoobastank show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis was cancelled. According to the Varsity Theater website, refunds will be given at the point of purchase. No reason was given for the cancellation.

Twin Cities band Throw The Fight has been confirmed as support for Steel Panther at their sold old show on Friday, July 27 at The Brick in Minneapolis.

The SoundTown festival scheduled to take place Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin has been cancelled. A post yesterday on the event’s website reads, “unfortunately the ticket threshold was not met and promoters had to make a difficult decision to cancel the event.” Refunds are being issued automatically. There really weren’t any bands of interest to metal fans except perhaps Jane’s Addiction and Weezer, but nevertheless it’s unfortunate to see a big event go under. The bottom line is that there has been such a massive proliferation of all-day and multi-day festivals in the area and greater Minnesota, and there was no way that all of them could be supported.

Former Hollywood Undead singer Deuce will appear at Station 4 in St. Paul on Thursday, August 9 for an all ages show. Tickets are on sale now.

Kansas City death metal band Ares Kingdom has been added as the headliner to the first night of the 2012 NYDM Annual show on Friday, August 10 at Station 4 in St. Paul. Chicago’s crazy death crew Macabre headlines the second night on Saturday, August 11.

Slipknot’s performance at Knotfest on Saturday, August 18 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin will be broadcast live over the internet at Event View Live. Register now for $14.95 and you will gain access to “Slipknot Saturdays, The Road To Knotfest”, a weekly broadcast of exclusive interviews and live performance clips from their current U.S. tour. The price rises to $19.95 on August 12. Of course why livestream the show when you can witness it live along with all of the other great bands? The great feature is that purchasers can view all postings for up to 30 days after Knotfest.

Canadian melodic death metal band Unleash The Archers make their way to Minnesota for the first time on Wednesday, August 22 at Station 4 in St. Paul. Support will come from local power metal kings Dawn Of Valor and Eternalize, the new female-fronted band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (Pyramaze, Echoterra, Avian) making their debut non-acoustic performance.

Jonah Weingarten performing with Echoterra in 2010.

Listen to "What I Want" from the upcoming Eternalize debut album.

Pop-punk rockers There For Tomorrow perform an early, all ages show on Monday, September 24 at Station 4 in St. Paul with support from Deaf Havana, Set It Off, Divided By Friday, and This Is Breathing.

Rock band Local H performs Wednesday, October 3 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. This is an 18+ show, and tickets are on sale now.

Former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt plays the Turf Club in St. Paul as Mike Watt + The Missingmen with Japanese instrumental band LITE on Sunday, October 7. This is a 21+ show, and tickets are on sale now.

Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson are teaming up for a double-headliner tour with support from J Devil that hits the Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato on Tuesday, October 9. Ticket information is not available at this time.

Greece’s epic black metal band Septicflesh last played in town in July 2012 as support to Children Of Bodom, and now they return to headline Station 4 in St. Paul on Friday, October 19 with special guests Krisiun (Brazil), Melechesh (Netherlands by way of Isreal), Ex Deo (Canada), featuring Kataklysm singer Maurizio Iacono, and Inquisition.

Reformed alternative heavy rock band The Afghan Whigs will be playing the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Sunday, October 28. This is an 18+ show, and tickets are on sale now. I saw The Afghan Whigs in 1992 or 1993 at The Yacht Club in Iowa City in support of their Congregation album, and they put on a great show.

It’s a thrash fest on Monday, November 12 when Skeletonwitch, Havok, and Mutilation Rites invade the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. This is an 18+ show, and tickets go on sale tomorrow, Saturday, July 14.

Death metal legends Deicide will storm Station 4 in St. Paul on Wednesday, November 14 with support from We Are Legion, Tennessee Murder Club, and Burning Bethlehem.