Tonight - NINE INCHES NAILS in St. Paul, EARTHEN GRAVE, THE VIBRATORS in Minneapolis

The big concert in town tonight is the opening show of Nine Inch Nails' tour to promote their new album Hesitation Marks with special guest Explosions In The Sky at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. It starts at 8:00, and tickets are still available for $35.50–99.50.

Over in Minneapolis you can catch Chicago doom/thrash band Earthen Grave, which features former Trouble and Novembers Doom bassist Ron Holzner, at Club Underground. Also appearing on the bill is Indianapolis' Devil To Pay and two great local openers: Witchden and Cold Colours. This is a 21+ show that only $5 at the door, and it starts at 8:00.

Watch Earthen Grave perform "Beneath A Shovel Load" live in 2013.

If classic 70s punk is your thing, you'll want to be at Cause Spirits & Soundbar in Minneapolis tonight for English punk band The Vibrators with Ripsnorter, L'Assassins, Virgin Whore, and Rebel City Rollers. This is a 21+ that starts at 9:00, and it's $10 at the door.

Watch live footage of The Vibrators playing "Troops Of Tomorrow" in Dallas in 2012.

NINE INCH NAILS Kicks Off Tension 2013 Tour in St. Paul September 28

Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails has announced a full, two month-long North American tour dubbed "Tension 2013" to coincide with the release of their album Hesitation Marks which will be released on September 3. The tour begins here in St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center on Saturday, September 28, and support will come from Explosions In The Sky. Tickets for the St. Paul date go on sale this Friday, June 14 at 10:00 through Ticketmaster. There will be a presale starting at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 13 - look for the presale code here later this week! Listed below is the complete itinerary for the North American tour.

You can stream the first single from Hesitation Marks, "Came Back Haunted", using the Soundcloud widget.

September 28 - St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
September 30 - Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
October 3 - Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
October 4 - Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
October 5 - Cleveland, OH, Wolstein Center
October 7 - Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 8 - Pittsburgh, PA, Petersen Events Center
October 11 - Boston, MA, TD Garden
October 14 - New York, NY, Barclays Center
October 15 - Newark, NJ, Prudential Center
October 18 - Washington, DC, Verizon Center
October 19 - University Park, PA, Bryce Jordan Center
October 21 - Raleigh, NC, PNC Arena
October 22 - Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
October 24 - Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
October 26 - Asheville NC, Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
October 30 - Sunrise, FL, BB&T Center
October 31 - Orlando, FL, Amway Center
November 5 - San Antonio, TX, AT&T Center
November 8 - Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
November 9 - Phoenix, AZ, US Airways Center
November 11 - El Paso, TX, UTEP Don Haskins Center
November 13 - Broomfield, CO, 1st Bank Center
November 15 - Las Vegas, NV, The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel/Casino
November 16 - Las Vegas, NV, The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel/Casino
November 18 - Portland, OR, Rose Garden Arena
November 19 - Spokane, WA, Spokane Arena
November 21 - Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
November 22 - Seattle, WA, Key Arena at Seattle Center
November 24 - Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
November 25 - Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome