NEW MEDICINE Lands Opening Slot on 2014 Uproar Festival Tour, Completes New Record

The Uproar Festival Tour has announced the lineup and most of the dates for the 2014 version of this year's outing, and Minneapolis’s rising rock band New Medicine has scored a spot on the bill for the last five dates from September 11–21 (listed below, the complete itinerary can be viewed here). Other bands on the bill include Godsmack, Seether, Skillet, Buckcherry, Pop Evil, Escape The Fate, Redlight King, These Raven Skies, Tattered, and Sons Of Revelry. New Medicine will also participate in the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California on September 14.

Watch New Medicine perform a new song called "Desire Into Gold" on April 30, 2014 at Capone's in Johnson City, Tennessee.

In other band news, New Medicine posted to their Facebook page on June 12 that their new album for Imagen Records is complete:

“Just handed in the master recordings of our new record to our label!!! The record is officially DONE.”

September 11 – Post Falls, ID, Greyhound Park

September 12 – Seattle, WA, White River Amphitheatre

September 17 – TBA

September 18 – TBA

September 21 – TBA

Tonight - SEETHER and BLACK STONE CHERRY in St. Paul, CAPITALIST CASUALTIES in Minneapolis

If you're looking to get out tonight, it's not too late to catch one of a couple shows happening tonight. If modern radio rock is your thing, Seether and Black Stone Cherry are playing together at Myth in St. Paul. This is an all ages show that starts at 7:00 pm, and tickets are $20 at the door.

Black Stone Cherry performing in St. Paul in 2010.

Extreme metal fans would be wise to head over the VFW Post 246 in Minneapolis (2916 Lyndale) where powerviolence/hardcore pioneers Capitalist Casualties will take over. Joining them as support are Agitate, Despise, and F**king. This is also an all ages show that starts are 7:00 pm, and tickets are only $7 at the door.

Tonight - GODSMACK in St. Paul, GREEN JELLY in Mankato, First Day of Rockfest and Moonjam Jam

Today kicks off an early start to a big concert weekend! First, Godsmack has scheduled a headlining show between some festival dates tonight at Myth in St. Paul with support from Saint Caine. Tickets are still available for $42 at the door - doors are at 6:30 and it's an all ages show.

Comic metal band Green Jellÿ tonight makes the first of two area appearances at the What's Up Lounge in Mankato. This is a 21+ show that starts around 10:00, and it's $10 at the door.

Obey the Cowgod!! Green Jellÿ performing January 31, 2000 in San Diego.

The annual four-day Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin starts at 3:30 today with a lineup of Three Days Grace, Seether, Halestorm, All That Remains, and Aranda. Tickets and camping passes are still available at the gate, with prices varying according to the number of days and type of ticket.

Further North in Walker, Minnesota, the Moondance Jam main stage starts today at 3:00 with Mötley Crüe, Cheap Trick, Buckcherry, Shooting Star, and the mighty Cain. As with Rock Fest, all tickets and camping passes are available at the gate.

In Concert This Week - October 12, 2012

The (unintended) time away flies quick, and I’ve gradually been bringing the concert calendar (right) fully up to date. After previewing all of the shows coming up this week, I’ll highlight other new concerts in three separate posts for the remainder of October, November, and December and beyond. There’s a ton of great bands coming to the area so brace yourself. As usual, I’ve got a backlog of album reviews, concert reviews, pictures, audio downloads, and fun tales that I’ll get posted as time allows. Your patience and continued support is appreciated!

Built-for-radio hard rock band Three Days Grace plays a sold out show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis tonight, Friday, October 12.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 13 thrash gods Exodus play the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis with local support from Impaler, Black Rainbow, and Mördwolf. The bad news is that this is part of the annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Go visit their website for full details, but purchase of a wristband ($23 advance/$40 day of) does not guarantee admission to the venue. This venue is too small for Exodus for this type of event, so if you really must endure an annoying zombie crowd you better get to the Triple Rock early when doors open at 5. You decide whether it’s worth the hassle.

Twin Cities metalcore giants After The Burial bring the heat to Station 4 in St. Paul for an all ages show this Sunday, October 14 with The Contortionist, Reflections, I Am Vengeance, and CounterMeasure.

Hard rock favorites Seether bring along Sick Puppies, Kyng, and Eye Empire for a show on Tuesday, October 16 at Mill City Nights.

Expect the unexpected when Iwrestledabearonce, Oceano, Vanna, Within The Ruins, The Plot In You, Surrounded By Monsters, and The Disaster Radiu invade Station 4 in St. Paul on Wednesday, October 17.

Rap-metal survivors (hed)pe return to town on Thursday, October 18 at Station 4 in St. Paul with Sore and Dopesic for an all ages show.

Across town at The Cabooze in Minneapolis on Thursday, October 18 alternative-punk godfathers Dinosaur Jr. play with support from Shearwater.

Look for a slew of new concert information coming soon in three more posts.

Concert Announcements - June 14, 2012

Industrial rock powerhouse The Dreaming returns to Station 4 in St. Paul on Monday, July 23 for 16+ show. Support will come from Whither The Tide and two bands to be announced. The Dreaming was last here in December and you can ready my review of their latest album, Puppet, here.


Local industrial upstarts As|Of play the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on Wednesday, July 25 with Christopher J. Wray, Phenetik, and KPT. Best of all, this show is free!


Rising stars Halestorm play The Cabooze in Minneapolis with support from New Medicine on Friday, July 27. No further information is available at this time.


Rock outfit Our Lady Peace hits the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Tuesday, August 7. Tickets for this 18+ show go on sale this Friday, June 15 at 12:00 noon.


This is the best concert announcement I've heard in a long time—doom guitar master Wino (St. Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, others) will flatten the Turf Club in St. Paul on Thursday, August 16 with support from Conny Ochs.


Stone Temple Pilots have plotted a tour that brings them to Myth in St. Paul on Friday, September 7. This is an all ages show, and tickets go on sale this Saturday, June 16 at 10:00 am.


Long-running industrial troupe My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult return to town with a gig at Station 4 in St. Paul on Thursday, October 11. No further information is available at this time.


Hard rockers Seether arrive at The Brick in Minneapolis on Tuesday, October 16 with support from Sick Puppies, Kyng, and Eye Empire. This is an 18+ show, and tickets go on sale this Friday, June 15 at 10:00 am.


Hardcore/punk/pop godfathers Dinosaur Jr. will bring a room full of smiles to The Cabooze in Minneapolis on Thursday, October 18. Tickets for this 18+ show go on sale Friday, June 22 at 12:00 noon.