Doors open: 9:00 PM
Days until show: 2
Ages: 18 & Over
Advanced Ticket Prices*: $15.00
Day of Show*: $18.00

If you are a fan of EDM, then your weekend starts on Thursday night.  Thanks to the folks at SIM Shows, you have back-to-back nights of great music right here in Minneapolis.


22-year old wunderkid, Henry Steinway aka RL Grime, has made one of the most unique impacts on the EDM scene over the last 2 years.  Since the release of his debut EP "Grapes" back in 2012, Grime's genre-blending style has made fans of EDM lovers and non-believers alike.  With some of the most recognizable remixes of the last year, he has proven that his style is universally dig-able.  He, along with LUNICE and BRANCHEZ are set to take over Mill City Nights this coming Thursday night...

Until a couple of weeks ago, I was unfamiliar with Agnes Obel.  She is a singer songwriter from Denmark that will be playing the Dakota Jazz Club on Thursday night.  Her debut album "Philharmonics", dropped back in 2011 and garnered her five awards at that year's Danish Music Awards: Best Album Of The Year, Best Pop Release Of The Year, Best Debut Artist Of The Year, Best Female Artist Of The Year and Best Songwriter Of The Year.
Now just a few years later, Agnes has released a second record "Aventine".  Originally released last year, a new 2-disc re-release just hit and is loaded with before unreleased versions of songs as well as some magical instrumental pieces.

I had the opportunity to do a brief telephone interview with Ms. Obel this morning.  She is spending a couple days at home in Berlin, as she prepares for the upcoming US tour.

MNU:  Agnes, we appreciate you taking the time to chat with us.  Can you tell me a little about what you are up to at the moment?

AO:  I only have a couple of days between the end of my European tour, before I head off to the US.  Just trying to get some things done while I'm here.

MNU: You will be playing at a great venue here in Minneapolis, the Dakota Jazz Club.  Have you ever been to Minnesota before? Have you heard anything about the music scene here?

AO:  I do know that Prince was from there.  I actually had a full size cut out of him in my bedroom when I was younger. (She laughs)  I don't know much other than that though. I've never actually been there.

MNU:  I know you grew up in a very musical home.  What was the first instrument you picked up?

AO:  Definitely the piano.  There is an old family story where my great-grandmother supported her entire family by playing piano.  A bank had collapsed and my family lost everything.  I think my mom wanted to see me carry on the family tradition.

MNU:  We are just barely a year past the initial release of "Aventine".  What inspired the re-release?

AO:  There were many reasons, actually.  I had a number of instrumental pieces, reworks of a couple songs and we felt we needed to get it out there.  We had plenty of material to make it a 2-disc release and we are all very proud of the outcome.


Tickets are still available for Thursday night's show.  Get them HERE.

Coming up this Saturday Night is the 10,000 Sounds Music Festival in the heart of downtown Minneapolis.  The second iteration of the annual festival featuring Poliça, Sylvan Esso, Allan Kingdom, Carroll, Frankie Teardrop, Tree Blood and hosted by Barb Abney of the Current!

The single stage event welcomes several genres of music, local food options from both restaurants and food trucks (the O'Cheese truck will be there, one of our favorites), as well as beverages of all kinds.  Running from 4:00 to 10:00, you'll have plenty of other entertainment options available once the festival ends, being just one block south of the Orpheum Theater.


Buy Tickets until noon on Saturday for $25, or at the door for $30

Don't want to pay for tickets?  Enter to win a pair over on our Facebook Page.

Here is a pretty cool video of here hosting a "Live Fan Hangout" where she is chatting about her tour and whatnot...

G-Eazy announces concert to be held at Sigma Chi Fraternity on the University of Minnesota campus for Derby Days on Saturday, October 12.  Proceeds to benefit the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.  Purchase your tickets here.

Prof promised a new track on his Facebook page and here it is. To hold us over for the next three days, Prof drops his new Willie Wonka produced track "Zoo". Check the new track below.

After hitting the St. Paddy's Day festivities in St. Paul for a bit, just to soak in all the drunken Irish we needed, our crew ventured across town to one of the best White Iron Band shows we've seen in quite a while.  On any other Saturday night, Famous Dave's is packed to the gills when WIB is on stage.  This time around however, the crowd seems to have been distracted by all the green beer and cabbage fare available all over town.  A welcomed surprise, if you ask me.

St. Paddy's Day was actually on Sunday, not that it prevented Minneapolis and St. Paul from partying from Friday to Monday, but Saturday was officially Saint Urho's Day.  Yeah, I had never heard of it either, but it sounded like a good enough reason to join the party...  White Iron Band front man Matt Pudus and others mentioned it on a number of occasions.

The evening kicked off with sets from both Absolute Gruv featuring Mark Andrew and Pistol Whippin Party Penguins.  Matt "Dubs" Wacatne wrapped up his set with PWPP and then sat in with his former band mates White Iron Band on the bass.

WIB dusted off a few of their old fan favorites to entertain the crowd that had converged on the stage.  Eddie Juntunen got to showcase his skills on the keys absolutely killing "Sesame Street Blues".

Friends and family from all over come home for Thanksgiving.  You get to see people you haven't seen in years (sometimes that's just the way you like it).  The night before thanksgiving is notoriously a busy night at the local pub. Every bar in town is crammed to the gills and you just don't know what to do.  For the last (I'm not sure how many) years, our crew has been at the same party, DRINKSGIVING!
Famous Dave's in Calhoun Square Uptown plays host to a party unlike anything you will find at your neighborhood drinking hole.  From 8pm 'til 2am, you get great music and the drinks are flowing.  The opening bands change from year to year, but one thing remains constant, White Iron Band closes out the show and they enjoy this show as much as anyone.  If you are unfamiliar with WIB, they are a uniquely Minnesota version of hillbilly rock.  In their own words they are a "high-energy renegade American roots band specializing in foot-stomping, forget-what-troubles-ya music"  Minnesota Pride radiates from the stage and a version of Rock with a Country twist gets even the most stoic Scandinavians on their feet.  You can't help but love these guys.  



Each year the crowd at Drinksgiving is a little different and a little bigger.  The place was absolutely packed this year with not a seat in the house from about 9:30 on.  Making your way to the bar could be a bit of a challenge, but Bud and PBR tall boys could be obtained from a number of locations for quick refills.  

So, if you have to entertain family next year (and maybe looking for a place a little too loud for hours of converstion) look no further.  It will be the best $8 you spend all year.

With one of the better line-ups to come to the BBP in a few years, we were quite excited to make our way over to Minneapolis and the grounds of the Basilica.  With Train, The Head and The Heart and Cake all playing Friday night only Mother Nature could put a damper on the festivities.  The skies opened up with about 30 minutes to go in the Train set, sending people running for their cars in a torrential downpour.




As one of the better Basilica Block Parties in recent memory, I was impressed.  From the way it was organized to the local food and beverages available.  Barrio had their truck there dishing out super yummy tacos and guacamole, just wish I could have gotten one of their famous tequilas to wash it down...