I never got around to plugging Eleganza!'s terrific new album, Water Valley High, or their album release show. So let me make up for that by giving a special mention here to the fact that that they'll be playing the Stones' Exile on Main Street in its entirety on Thursday. Yes, they will be getting their "Rocks Off" as they "Rip This Joint" (the Turf Club) and make you "Shake Your Hips" until you're "Happy." (If you don't realize why that sentence is so hilarious, it's because those quoted titles are all Rolling Stones songs from the Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street.)
Tuesday, May 10
Pom Pom Club with Chloe Lilac @ Amsterdam
International Reggae Allstars @ Bunkers
Stronger than Pride: The Passionate Songs of Sade Feat. Cate Fierro @ Dakota
St. Dominic’s Trio @ Driftwood
Earthgang @ Fillmore
Iration with Tropidelic and Kash'd Out @ First Avenue
Helado Negro with Slauson Malone 1 @ Fine Line
Southside Aces @ Icehouse
Fake Fruit with Butter Boys and Lifestyle Shakes @ 7th St Entry
May Conspiracy Series featuring Ben Cook-Feltz, Leslie Rich and the Rocket Soul Choir @ 331 Club
Tai Verdes @ Varsity Theater
Trevor McSpadden & Mary Cutrufello @ White Squirrel
Uncle Jesse’s Comb (Tuesday Residency) @ White Squirrel
Wednesday, May 11
Subtle Transients @ Amsterdam
MN Songwriter Showcase @ Aster Cafe
Dylan Salfer @ Bunkers
Sci-Fi and Fantasy ft. John Williams and Hans Zimmer @ Granada
Red Eye Ruby (Residency) @ Mortimers
Kalan.FrFr with Seddy Hendrinx, Kendy X and D3szn @ 7th St Entry
KFAI House Party Presents Zack Lozier 3 @ 331 Club
Dan Israel with special guest Mike Goldberg @ 331 Club
Strand of Oaks with Pat Finnerty @ Turf Club
mewithoutYou @ Varsity Theater
Nights with Tim @ White Squirrel
Thursday, May 12
Birdhole, Loser Magnet, Ghost Kitchen @ Amsterdam
Jay Bee & the Routine @ Bunkers
South of the Border with Cafe Accordion Orchestra @ Crooners
Jana Nyberg 5 @ Crooners
Brian McKnight 4 @ Dakota
Lolo’s Ghost, Rob the Carpenter @ Driftwood
Larry Wish, Boobless, Mr. Zipp @ Eagles 34
Cut Copy with Suzanne Kraft @ First Avenue
TPT Presents: Art is…Bizarre! @ Hook and Ladder
Sleeping Jesus + Brunette @ Icehouse
Lazy Scorsese, CNSP, Suzie @ Mortimers
Stick Figure with the Elovaters @ Palace Theatre
The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs @ Palmer’s
Slow Crush with SOM and PRGRPHS @ 7th St Entry
Minneapolis Songwriter Rounds: Scott Tyler, Nate Hanson, Ruth, Mallory Graham @ 331 Club
Eleganza! On Main Street @ Turf Club
Eli Gardiner with Ted Hajnasiewicz @ White Squirrel
Friday, May 13
Destroyer and Rosali @ Amsterdam
The Rough & Tumble + Taylor James Donskey @ Aster Cafe
Stevie Wonder Birthday Tribute @ Bunkers
Suicide Silence, Carnifex, Lorna Shore @ Cabooze
Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs - The Music of Carole King and James Taylor @ Crooners
Jennifer Grimm Sings Judy Garland @ Crooners
Brian McKnight 4 @ Dakota
Meat Raffle Tonight, Loon Lagoon @ Driftwood
Loser Magnet, Rat Castle Jazz Ensemble, and QB Club @ Eagles 34
Nightwish @ Fillmore
Amyl and The Sniffers with Upchuck and C.O.F.F.I.N @ Fine Line
HONNE with BEKA @ First Avenue
High 48s & Brotherhood of Birds @ Granada
Caleb Hawley + the VIolet Nines @ Icehouse
Downlink, Dieselboy, Craze @ The Loft
Tropical Depression, A Tribute To Alan Jackson @ Mortimers
Actual Wolf @ Palmer’s
DJ Nanobyte Presents Byte Nyte @ Palmer’s
Juliana Barwick with Malibu @ Parkway
Night Lovell with Shakewell @ 7th St Entry
Valors, Kill Palace, In Lieu @ 331 Club
Bloodline @ The Treasury
Value Select with Jazz Emu @ Turf Club
Space-Time Mpls Presents: UMM HELLO?! (A Jersey Shore Party) @ Uptown VFW
Turnstile @ Varsity Theater
Pelicant with Lumpy and War Cake @ White Squirrel
Saturday, May 14
Kids Ski Free, Kate Malaphany, Marmalade, Prize Horse @ Amsterdam
Liam Gerard @ Aster Cafe
Stevie Wonder Birthday Tribute @ Bunkers
Jens Lenkman @ Cedar Cultural Center
Pat Frederick and Low Company @ Crooners
Gypsy @ Crooners
Lori Dokken Presents Women on the Moon @ Crooners
Emmaline @ Dakota
Snotty Rottens, Fab Hackmasters, The Reckoning Crew @ Driftwood
JXDN @ Fillmore
Nilüfer Yanya with Tasha and Ada Lea @ Fine Line
The Cactus Blossoms with Lilly Hiatt @ First Avenue
Cole Allan @ The Garage
GRRRL SCOUT @ Hook and Ladder
The Dollys @ Icehouse
Bossa Nova Trio @ Icehouse
Uncle T’s Family Reunion @ Icehouse
Aux5 X Chime @ The Loft
No Cap @ The Lyric
Nato Coles Meaning of Life Birthday Bonanza @ Mortimers
The Brass Messengers, Colonel Mustards Brass Band, Chris Maddock @ Palmer’s
Last Chance for Love @ Palmer’s
Sondre Lerche @ Parkway
Natalie Fideler (Album Release) with Zaq Baker and GOWNS @ 7th St Entry
Johnny Sincerely’s Traveling Blues Orchestra, Red Eye Ruby @ 331 Club
Voltage Controller Vol. 5: Ryann Daisy Swimmer, Mountain Singers @ 331 Club
Sir Chloe with Moon Kissed @ Turf Club
Hipshaker MPLS @ Uptown VFW
Wave Cage with Bird Room @ White Squirrel
Sunday, May 15
The Chats with Mean Jeans, Thick @ Amsterdam
Swing Brunch with Patty and the Buttons @ Aster Cafe
Lori Dokken Presents Women on the Moon @ Crooners
Lucia Newell @ Crooners
Bread Alone - The Music and Memories of the Band Bread @ Crooners
Sophia Shorai @ Dakota
Super Duty, Shotgun Ragtime @ Driftwood
Ricky Montgomery with Lyn Lapid @ Fine Line
The Hermits @ The Garage
Mother Banjo Duo @ Icehouse
Loser Magnet, Honey Dick, Big Salt, M.A.Y., Warcake @ Mortimers
Cornbread Harris: Church of Cornbread @ Palmer’s
West Bank Social Club: Lenz and Frenz and the Root River Jam Band @ Palmer’s
Shawn Colvin @ Parkway
Corey Medina & Brothers with Courtney Yasmineh and Laura Hugo @ 7th St Entry
Butter Boys (May Residency) with Birdhole & Leslie @ Mortimers
American Primitive Guitar Series with PaUl Barlamenr @ 331 Club
Hatchie with Caroline Loveglow @ Turf Club
The Regrettes @ Varsity Theater
Heatwave & Landman with Nate Case @ White Squirrel
Monday, May 16
Tokyo Airport @ Amsterdam
Dr. Mambo’s Combo @ Bunkers
Waipuna @ Dakota
S. Carey with Courtney Hartman @ Fine Line
Dijon @ First Avenue
LA Buckner’s Jazz Mondays @ Icehouse
AutoTune Karaoke @ Mortimers
Paul Jacobs with TABAH @ 7th St Entry
The Roe Family Singers @ 331 Club
Matt Arthur Contraption @ 331 Club
Rat Bath @ The Treasury
Slayyyter with LoveLeo @ Turf Club
Sciurus Sequencia: Monday Night Jazz and Improvised Music Series @ White Squirrel
