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.

TRAPT Extends U.S. Tour, Includes Stop in Burnsville July 12

Hard rock band Trapt has added another leg of U.S. tour dates to promote their fifth major label album, Reborn. Their next leg of touring, with support from Minneapolis’s own 3 Pill Morning starts April 22 in Baton Rouge and wraps up June 1 in Las Vegas. The newly added dates start June 8 in Lansing, Michigan and reach into September with some festival dates. No support acts have been announced at this time, and the tour includes a show at Hi 5 in Burnsville on Friday, July 12.

Watch the latest Trapt video "Love Hate Relationship".

June 8 – Lansing, MI, The Loft

June 9 – South Bend, IN, St. Joseph County 4H Fairgrounds, WAOR Rock Fest, w/Theory Of A Deadman, Red, Otherwise, Candlelight Red

June 11 – Columbus, OH, The Basement

June 13 – Hampton, NH, Wally’s Pub

June 14 – Providence, RI, The Ruins at The Colosseum

June 15 – Connellsville, PA, Ice Mine, Dysfunction Fest, w/Circle7, One Pretty Minute, Beyond Daylight, The R4 Project, Chain The Scylla, Forever I Remain, Motives

June 18 – Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of Living Arts

June 19 – Asbury Park, NJ, Stone Pony

June 20 – Dewey Beach, DE, Bottle & Cork

July 2 – Greenville, SC, Handlebar

July 3 – Charlotte, NC, Amos’s

July 5 – Knoxville, TN, Club NV

July 6 – Louisville, KY, Phoenix Hill Tavern

July 10 – Marshalltown, IA, Impala Ballroom

July 12 – Burnsville, MN, Hi 5

July 13 – Prairie Du Chien, WI, Rock On The River, w/Buckcherry, Bret Michaels, Sick Puppies, Drowning Pool

July 27 – Clarkston, WA, Rock On The River

August 3 – Salt Lake City, UT, In The Venue

August 17 – Glen Flora, WI, Northwoods Rock Rally

September 1 – Montpelier, IN, Montpelier Jamboree

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 23, 2012

There’s been little in the way of new shows announced, so this update will be brief.

Hard rock band Trapt will play Station 4 in St. Paul on Sunday, August 12 for a 16+ show.

Monday, August 13 sees the return of local black metal band Teratism with a show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

The reunited Broken Hope (with new vocalist Damian Leski) lands in St. Paul at Station 4 on Tuesday, September 18 with Decrepit Birth, Jungle Rot, and Encrust. Although this is smack-dab in the middle of a tour with Obituary headlining, Obituary will not be appearing at this show. There’s been no word on why this is, but hopefully all bands will be able to play longer sets.

Further details are now available for the My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult on Thursday, October 11. Support acts will be Canad’s Left Spine Down (with Front Line Assembly keyboardist Jeremy Inkel) and locals Screaming Mechanical Brain. This is an 18+ show, at tickets are on sale now for $20 in advance or at the door.

Locals Blue Felix, Nuisance, and Severah team up for a show on Saturday, October 27 at G.B. Leighton’s Pickle Park in Fridley.