Concert Announcements - June 20, 2014

A benefit show for Metal Witch, Maiden Mpls, and Eternal Voyager guitarist Mickster (Mick Dougherty) has been arranged for Saturday, June 28 at Pov’s 65 in Spring Lake Park. Following removal of a kidney after a renal cancer diagnosis in April, Mickster needs help with large medical bills. Visit the YouCaring fundraising site established for Mickster to make a donation towards the $100,000 goal. The benefit show has a $10 donation, and bands playing include Hollowstone, Jokers N Thieves, Maiden Mpls, Electric Eye, Cold Colours, and The Goodbars. There will also be a silent auction, games for kids, and door prizes earlier in the afternoon.

Twin Cities progressive metalcore masters After The Burial have announced a one-off headlining show sandwiched between some dates supporting Killswitch Engage on Thursday, July 31 at the Cabooze in Minneapolis. This is an all ages show, and tickets go on sale through Ticketfly today, Friday, June 20 at 10:00 am. Get your tickets now before this sells out!

The Cult is back in town on Tuesday, August 5 with a show in Minneapolis at Mill City Nights. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 20 at 10:00 am through AXS.

A ton of local metal bands are playing at Sword Metal Fest III on Saturday, August 9 in Otsego, Minnesota. There will be two stages of music that starts at noon, and will include Malice (MN), Crusader, Dawn Of Valor, Thorhammer, 4without, Overstrike, Unity, I Am Vengeance, 32headshots, Hailfire, Outlaw Saint, Frozen By Fire, Helmonds, Ithomiid, Eternal Voyager, and A Sound Theory.

Straight Line Stitch will play the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on Monday, August 18 with special guests Ded Volt, Cage 9, and Dead Horse Trauma. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 20. Visit the Fine Line site for ticket information.

On Thursday, August 21, San Diego’s The Dread Crew of Oddwood return to The Nether Bar in Minneapolis with The Langers Ball. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 20 at 10:00 am through AXS.

(hed)p.e. performing back in 2000.

Dope and (Hed)p.e. team up together for a show on Wednesday, September 3 in Spring Lake Park at Pov’s 65 with local support from Gabriel And The Apocalypse and Echo Effect.

Witch Mountain performing October 19, 2012 at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

Nik Turner’s Hawkwind return to the Turf Club In St. Paul on Sunday, September 21 with Witch Mountain and Hedersleben. Tickets go on sale today, Friday, June 20 at 12:00 noon through etix.

If, like me, you missed surf-punk band Agent Orange last month at the VFW Hall in Minneapolis, they return to town on Thursday, October 2 with Piñata Protest for a show at the 7th Street Entry.

Black Veil Brides and special guest to be announced will play Myth in St. Paul on Friday, October 24. Tickets are on sale now through AXS.

Concert Announcements - November 2012

November is another huge month for great metal shows. Here's the recent additions, and don't forget about the other concerts already listed on the calendar for the month.

Metalcore band Do As The Romans Do make the trip from St. Cloud to headline Station 4 in St. Paul on Saturday, November 3 with Vessels For Our Ghost, Daytripper, Hold The Throne, and Sick Of Talking About It.

Former Queensrÿche vocalist Geoff Tate plays Mill City Nights in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 4.

Get ready for a brutal night of death metal with Municipal Waste, the legendary Napalm Death, gore merchants Exhumed, Diagoro, and Mördwolf on Sunday, November 4 at Station 4 in St. Paul.

Straight from Texas, stoner-doom band The Sword plays First Avenue in Minneapolis with Gypsyhawk and Eagle Claw. The Sword has come far since they played the 7th Street Entry a few years ago.

Returning to the area on Wednesday, November 7 at Station 4 in St. Paul is Straight Line Stitch with support from Defiler and Dead By Wednesday for an all ages show.

Station 4 in St. Paul has a night of all ages local metal on Thursday, November 8 with Burn Fetish, Whistle Kid, Splimit, and Maniacal.

Day one of the two-day Fall in Metal Festival in St. Paul at Station 4 on Friday, November 9 brings together Venus On Fire, Fifth Hour, and Mad Future.

Day two of the Fall in Metal Festival on Saturday, November 10 at Station 4 in St. Paul features underground metal legends Aska alongside a strong local billing of Dawn Of Valor, Mousai, Hollowstone, Minos, and Noble Beast.

Also on Saturday, November 10, death metal band Attila storms The Garage in Burnsville for an early all ages show with Make Me Famous, Issues, Ice Nine Kills, Adestria, and We Are The Blog!

The Pierce The Veil show on Saturday, November 10 at The Cabooze in Minneapolis is now sold out. Also performing will be Sleeping With Sirens, Tonight Alive, and Hands Like Houses.

Punk-pop band Unwritten Law plays St. Paul at Station 4 on Sunday, November 11 with Versus The World.

Rockers Hinder play an acoustic show at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on Sunday, November 11.

Monday, November 12 has the legendary death metal band Six Feet Under at Station 4 in St. Paul with Cattle Decapitation, Wretched, Agitate, and Ghost Hook.

Costumed rockers Green Jellÿ (formerly Green Jellö) of “Three Little Pigs” video fame bring their show to Station 4 in St. Paul on Tuesday, November 13 with Jamie Cooper’s Band From Hell.

RNDM, featuring Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, embark on their first tour this November, which brings them to First Avenue in Minneapolis on Thursday, November 15. No support bands have been announced at this time.

Chicago’s experimental black metal outfit Nachtmystium invade St. Paul at Station 4 on Friday, November 16 with Jarboe, Weapon, Atrum Inritus, and Conniption.

Also on Friday, November 16, P.O.D. and Nonpoint play First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Local heroes Throw The Fight headline Station 4 in St. Paul on Wednesday, November 21 with support from Emergent, Vaudeville, and Aeous.

Local shock-rock troupe Apocalypse Theatre brings their Revolution Circus show to Station 4 in St. Paul on Thursday, November 22. Also appearing will be Mercury Mad.

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis brings his solo show back to town on Saturday, November 24 to Mill City Nights in Minneapolis.

That same night, Saturday, November 24, Saliva will be appearing at Pov’s 65 (Povlitzki’s) in Spring Lake Park.

Atlanta metalcore band Woe, Is Me headlines a bill with Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, Our Last Night, Secrets, Capture The Crown, and The Seeking on Tuesday, November 27 at Station 4 in St. Paul.

In Concert This Week - July 5, 2012

It should be a crazy night of hardcore tonight, Thursday, July 5 at The Beat Coffeehouse in Minneapolis as they host metalcore band Lionheart with support from straightedge band Thick As Blood (Rise Records) and Bullet Tooth Records recording artist Dead Icons.

If a short drive doesn’t bother you, head on up to Bubba’s in Sauk Rapids tomorrow, Friday, July 6 to catch more metalcore from Straight Line Stitch with local openers Thira and Throw The Fight.

Saturday, July 7 has one big national band in town and a slew of cool local shows. The Brick in Minneapolis has long-running rock/reggae/rap band 311 taking their stage on Saturday. St. Paul-based technical hardcore kings The Crinn play the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis with Morality Crisis, A Boy And His Dog, and Nerves. Station 4 in St. Paul also has a local bill with Day ø, Trip The Grid, Riffica, and Surelock. Lastly, if you remember local pop-punk pioneers The Magnolias, then you’ll want to get down to the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis to catch them with The Rhinestone Diplomats and Bullet Proof Hearts.

The long-running punk showcase that is the Warped Tour arrives at Canterbury Park in Shakopee on Sunday, July 8. Have fun outside all day in the blistering heat on a dusty field! Seriously, the list of bands playing is too long and it hurts my head just to see it.

Local industrial band As|Of performs Monday, July 9 at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis with Camden and Temple.

On Tuesday, July 10, local Tooth & Nail recording artist Write This Down will showcase their new material at Station 4 in St. Paul with Red Moring Voyage, Harp & Lyre, Awaken, Imagine The Silence, and Sick Of Talking About It on the bill.

That is what’s going on this week, and look for all of the latest concert announcements tomorrow.

36 CRAZYFISTS Cancels Tour, Mounds View Date

Blabbermouth has reported this morning that Alaska's 36 Crazyfists has canceled the remaining dates on their North American headlining tour. This includes their show scheduled for Sunday, October 17 at Robert's in Mounds View, Minnesota with Straight Line Stitch, Taking Dawn, and Warvolution. As the band explains on their Twitter feed, financial losses incurred by the repeated breakdown of their van are the reason for the tour cancellation. This does affect other tours that the band has currently scheduled, or their October 30 date in Anchorage, Alaska. There's been no word yet if Straight Line Stitch and Taking Dawn will continue with the rest of the tour. The canceled dates are:

October 6 - Charleston, SC, The Oasis

October 7 - Fayetteville, NC, Rock Shop

October 8 - Springfield, VA, Jaxx

October 9 - Vineland, NJ, Hangar 84

October 10 - Philadelphia, PA, Polaris

October 12 - Providence, RI, Club Hell

October 13 - Pittsburgh, PA, Altar Bar

October 14 - Flint, MI, Machine Shop

October 15 - Crest Hill, IL, Bada Brew

October 16 - Waterloo, IA, Spicoli's Grill

October 17 - Mounds View, MN, Robert's

October 18 - Des Moines, IA, The House Of Bricks

October 19 - East St. Louis, IL, Pop's

October 21 - Omaha, NE, Sokol Underground

October 22 - Denver, CO, Marquis Theater

October 23 - Colorado Springs, CO, Black Sheep

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