It’s the First (But Not the Last) Complete Concert Calendar of August: Aug. 2-8
Pretty much all the live music within earshot this week.
It’s the Butcher!
Is your gig or venue missing from the list? It's (probably) not because I hate you! I've either foolishly overlooked it or can't find info online. Hit me up at keith@racketmn.com and we'll get you slotted in here in the future.
Tuesday, August 2
Reggae for St. Jude Children’s Hospital @ Bryant Square Park
International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers
Eivør with Emily Jane White @ Cedar Cultural Center
Southside Aces: Louis Armstrong Birthday Bash @ Dakota
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
Wavves with Boyo and Smut @ Fine Line
Death Valley Girls with Holy Wave & Black Widows @ Mortimer’s
MacPhail Summer Sing Choir Concert @ Music in the Parks
Yellow Ostrich with bathtub cig and DAMIEN @ 7th St Entry
Fleet Foxes with Uwade @ Surly Brewing Festival Field
Workers Playtime, John Kurtis Dehn @ 331 Club
Red Hot Django Peppers @ Water Works
Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel
Nate and Hannah (Tuesday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, August 3
Hannah von der Hoff (August Residency) with Cassandra Cole @ Aster Cafe
Sawyer Fredericks with Jennifer Knapp @ Cedar Cultural Center
Trailer Trash, Doug Collins and the Receptionists @ Driftwood
dREW/Garbage Man, Tang and the Tabs, Alleged Blues Band, Submarine Secrets @ Mortimer’s
Palmer’s Songwriting Showcase @ Palmer’s
KFAI House Party Presents Don Scott & Rosanne Licciardi @ 331 Club
Florist with Marc Merza and Kate Malanaphy @ Turf Club
Tony Cuchetti Band @ White Squirrel
Thursday, August 4
Ross Fellrath and the Driftless Boys, Megan and Shane, and Samantha Grimes and the 53’s @ Amsterdam
Sophie Javna + Ted Greenbaum @ Aster Cafe
Percolators Band @ Bryant Square Park
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers
Emily Haavik & the 35’s @ The Commons
Mick Sterling Presents EltonSongs with Strings @ Crooners
Danger Pins, Craig Paquette @ Driftwood
Madison Cunningham with Bendigo Fletcher @ Fine Line
Du Nord Southside Social @ Hook and Ladder
Katia Cardenas @ KJ’s Hideaway
Ameet @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s
Meltt, Total Gaze @ 7th St Entry
Penn Ave with Asparagus, The Hermits, and Full Catholic @ The Treasury
St. Paul Songwriting Rounds @ White Squirrel
Friday, August 5
Coheed and Cambria, Alkaline Trio, Mothica @ Armory
Billy Johnson + Angie Raei @ Aster Cafe
Anderson East with Aaron Raitiere @ Canterbury Park
Aida Shahghasemi with the OK Factor @ Cedar Cultural Center
Summer Lovin’ with Dane Stauffer @ Crooners
The Pearl Brothers, Untied Shoes, Email @ Driftwood
Joyce Manor with Citizen, Prince Daddy & the Hyena and PHONY @ First Avenue
Gary Clark Jr. @ Hilde Performance Center
The Hub Bike Co-Op 20th Anniversary Party @ Hook and Ladder
One Less Guest, Beneath Green, New Salty Dog @ Icehouse
Ted Hajnasiewicz & HebbaJebba with Tori Evans @ KJ’s Hideaway
EVV, DJ Shannon Blowtorch @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
The Pan-Handlers Steel Drum Band @ Minnehaha Park
Linus, The Right Here, Night Jobs and Dingus @ Palmer’s
Elle PF with Alien Book Club and Aesha Minor @ 7th St Entry
Benny the Butcher & Juelz Santana @ Skyway Theatre
William “Billy” Strings @ Surly Brewing Festival Field
TK & The Holy Know-Nothings @ Turf Club
Blue Worm Records 25th Anniversary Show @ Uptown VFW
Birdhole with Airship Caravan & Timisarocker @ White Squirrel
Saturday, August 6
Larry McDonough Quartet @ Aster Cafe
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas with Brass Messengers @ Cedar Cultural Center
Davina and the Vagabonds @ Dakota
Saint Suburbia, the Local Hermits @ Driftwood
Anthrax and Black Label Society @ The Fillmore
Sleigh Bells with N3PTUNE and Moodie Black @ Fine Line
Gary Clark Jr. @ Hilde Performance Center
Built to Last Festival @ Hook and Ladder
Kubla Khan + Andy Ulseth @ Icehouse
Good Time Gals @ KJ’s Hideaway
Jacob Dodd Quartet with Cody Steinman Trio @ KJ’s Hideaway
Michael Monroe @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
The Von Tramps’ Ska Prom @ Palmer’s
Hold Your Lady Tight Dance Party @ Palmer’s
IAN SWEET with Bnny @ 7th St Entry
Adventure Club @ Skyway Theatre
Denim Matriarch, shrimp olympics @ 331 Club
Polyrhythmic Arts Positive Psych Songwriting Contest! @ The Treasury
Smells Like Nirvana with Dead Original @ Turf Club
NightChurch: Anniversary Blowout @ Uptown VFW
Oaks (Tape Release) with Scrunchies and Loud Sun @ White Squirrel
Sunday, August 7
Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Super Duty, Shotgun Ragtime @ Driftwood
Sunday Country Dance @ Eagles 34
Hoodie Allen with Belaganas @ Fine Line
Natania & Ticket to Brasil @ Granada
The Hooten Hallers @ Hook and Ladder
Colores: A Service Industry Dance Night @ Icehouse
Dr. Jay’s Cabaret presents: The Diva Show! @ KJ’s Hideaway
Ecuador Manta @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Tacklebox with Dusty Forever, Gut Czech @ Mortimer’s
Cornbread Harris: Church of Cornbread @ Palmer’s
Michael Gay’s Old Country Buffet @ Palmer’s
Church of the Cosmic Skull with Lord Buffalo @ Turf Club
Bodeans with Chris Trapper @ Utepils Brewing
Kinder Dosage with Haas Vitta (Album Release) & MoonStoneWillow @ White Squirrel
OneRepublic @ Xcel Energy Center
Monday, Aug. 8
Jennifer Grimm and Joe Cruz @ Dakota
MUNA with Jensen McRae @ First Avenue
Nelson Devereux’s Zones Residency @ Icehouse
Mother Banjo @ Lake Harriet Bandshell
Meat Raffle @ Nicollet Island Park
The Dead South with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and Tejon Street Corner Thieves @ Palace Theatre
The Roe Family Singers @ 331 Club
Matt Arthur Contraption @ 331 Club
Sciurus Sequencia: Monday Night Jazz and Improvised Music Series @ White Squirrel
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