Top Concerts this week in the Twin Cities Aug 17 - Aug 23

I believe that music is better when there is some connection. We have a discord with over 850 people where we talk music and hopefully make connections with each other. We also meet up monthly at a show. This month we decided on two shows that happen to be this week. The first one is at Cloudland on Friday with Bunny Blood, Planer and Wish Wash. I’m really looking forward to this one. Planer is a favorite, Bunny Blood has been buzzing and I’ve been waiting a long time to finally see Wish Wash. The second meetup is at Indeed on Saturday for their Big Show featuring Your Smith and Lupin. It’ll be a big night with great music and an after show comedy performance. Want to join us? Here is the discord link.

Here are the top shows this week in the Twin Cities broken down by genre category.

Pop/Indie Rock

• Monday

  • White Squirrel - Nona, Billy The Shoe, Mahi and The Sitters

• Tuesday

  • Green Room - afters, Doll Chaser, Pity Party

  • White Squirrel Bar - Alex & Toke (Pullstring), Joan Of Profile, Meghan Kreidler

• Wednesday

  • Turf Club - Meltt, Los Eclipses

• Thursday

  • Day Block - Larrikins, Moneybones, Second Hand Dan

  • Fine Line - The Braymores, The Flooks, WILLIS

  • MIA - Mother Soki

  • Turf Club - Raynes, Pretty Pretty Please

• Friday

  • 7th St Entry - anni xo, bathtub cig, Huhroon, lily blue

  • Icehouse - Spaceport, Cha Cha 9

  • Memory Lanes - Bella Larson & The Scene Kids, Kat & The Kodachromes, Sooflay

  • Pilllar Forum - Haikus for Emus, The Zaq Baker Team, True Lust, Two Harbors

• Saturday

  • 318 Cafe - jeremy messersmith

  • Icehouse - BEAR, Steady Range, The Symptones

  • Indeed Brewing - (Big Show) Your Smith, Lupin (crawlspace meetup #2)

  • Kieran’s Irish Pub - Fiona Hayes, Quietchild, Terravision

  • Terminal Bar - Nona, Girdle of Judith, Ditch Pigeon

  • The Birdhaus - Why Cry, Victoria Carpenter, Gill Weather

  • White Squirrel - Grand Lilac, Embahn, Plot

• Sunday

  • 318 Cafe - jeremy messersmith

  • 7th St Entry - Value Select, Deep Fortune

Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B/Soul/Reggae

• Monday

  • Memory Lanes - (Soul on the Lanes) Jada Brown , Solana & The Sunsets, DJ Miguel Vargas

• Tuesday

  • 331 Club - Rada K and the Cicadas, Soul Tribe, Yevrah

  • Target Center - J. Cole

• Wednesday

  • Electric Fetus - XINA

  • Orchestra Hall - PaviElle French

  • Pimento - Just Dream Band, Kennedy Monrow, Jhadiya Steele, KJ Gant, Jamecia Bennett

  • Zhora Darling - J-Mo On The Beat & The J-Lighters, Mike Horvath, D.Santos

• Thursday

  • Amsterdam - Bungalow Collect

  • Skyway Theatre - Studio B - Father Paranoia, 3MP3ROR D4N73, Lil Censei, Haunt, DJ Snaka777

• Friday

  • Acadia - Blvck Madonna, Ken-C, Mankapuh

  • Cabooze - 22S1XPPPIN, King Sandman, Stone Pilla, T-Rell

  • Green Room - Paris Bennett, Essjay The Afrocentricratchet, Maya Marchelle

  • The Cedar Cultural Center - Afro Dead, Demitrious Rallis Band

  • The Urban Light - AK Fields, Carnage the Executioner, DJ Buster Baxter, J Ham, Jami, Kalhoun, Kels The Gawd, Mally, Rozay Bella, RZ Shahid, Sanni B., T-La Shawn

• Saturday

  • Cabooze - Diamond The Body, DJ Fatz, DJ RJ, Polo Scott

  • The Urban Light - (The Arena) DJ Big Reese, Mickey Breeze, Layz T, P. Soul, Quajo

  • Underground Music Venue - BLXCKPUNKS

Americana/Folk/Country/World/Blues

• Monday

  • Underground Music Venue - Lightnin’ Luke, Yes Ma’am, Dirtbike Boyfriend, Tape and Tears, Dumpster Meds, Torso Man, Quiver the Busker

• Tuesday

  • Zhora Darling - Woolly Mack, Anslem, Cohen Bros, Mike Midwestern

• Wednesday

  • Mystic Lake Amphitheater - Willie Nelson, Don Was and the Pan-Detriot Ensemble, Lukas Nelson, Sierra Hull, Stephen Wilson Jr., The Avett Brothers

  • Underground Music Venue - Midso, My Cousin Dallas, Rachel Wyre

• Thursday

  • Dakota - Peter Himmelman

  • Icehouse - Courtyard - Mango Jam

  • Seward Cafe - Dani Rae Clark, Ditchweed, Caitlin Angelica

  • St. Paul Parks - Mears Park - (Lowertown Sounds) The Scarlet Goodbye, High on Stress

  • The Birdhaus - Abigayle Oakley, Remi Goode, Sadie Gustafson-Zook

  • Walker Art Center - (Sound for Silents) Bizhiki

• Friday

  • Amsterdam - Jay Webb, Caitlynne Curtis

• Saturday

  • 7th St Entry - FINICK, Lone Rock Bride, Woodzen

  • Day Block - Fortunate Suns, Lazy River Road

  • Myth Live - El Padrinito Toys, Los Inquietos del Norte, Los Últimos De Topochico, T3r Elemento, Tierra Cali

  • Pantages - Yolanda Del Rio

  • The Cedar Cultural Center - Sicard Hollow, The Johnson Brothers

  • Turf Club - David Huckfelt & The Unarmed Forces, The Nunnery

  • White Squirrel Bar - Francis Emil Johnson, Cody James, The Weeping Covenant

• Sunday

  • Amsterdam - Confucisaurus, Heatbox, TH3

  • Dakota - The Devon Allman Project

  • Hewing Hotel - Leslie Vincent, Sarah Morris

  • Hook and Ladder - (Space Between’s Southside Wellness Expo) Donette Ambrosy, Caballo Cósmico, YFM ‘Your Favorite Music’, Joe Dunn, Brady Perl, Johanna Mathews

  • Parkway Theater - Jason Carter Band

  • Target Field - Tim McGraw, 49 Winchester, Lady A, The Chicks, Timothy Wayne

Rock/Punk/Metal/Noise

• Monday

  • Seward Cafe - borasisi, digital onsite, Evelyn Gray, omg materia girl

  • Zhora Darling - Torrentia, Social Pariah, Sweetland, Divinum Insanus

• Tuesday

  • Amsterdam - Narcotic Wasteland, Visceral Reaction, Visitant

  • Mystic Lake Amphitheater - Five Finger Death Punch, Cody Jinks, Eva Under Fire

  • Pilllar Forum - Chairmen Chair, Kilroy, Ginger Snapz, Hurtquake

• Wednesday

  • Fine Line - Kill Lincoln, JER, Bad Operation, The Best of the Worst

  • Flying V - Wrath Of Sanity, Stepback, E.l.e.g.y.

  • Hook and Ladder - Theater - Dizgo, Hot Like Mars

  • Pilllar Forum - First Out, True Stories, Welt

  • White Squirrel - Lord Jeremy, Enemies, The Limns, Woodzen

• Thursday

  • 7th St Entry - Squeaky Feet, Hunny Bear

  • New World - FallFiftyFeet, fallingwithscissors, Bird Law, andthecanaryfell., Collective Fate

  • Surly Brewing - Girl Tones

  • White Squirrel Bar - Lent, Gills, Boomdagger

  • Zhora Darling - Grave Society, UXIA, Hill of Crosses, Ambivalent Chaos

• Friday

  • 56 Brewing - Doom Scroll, Hans Gruber + The Die Hards, Linus, Lost Island Society, Dead On Board

  • Cloudland - Bunny Blood, Planer, Wish Wash (crawlspace meetup #1)

  • Mystic Lake Amphitheater - Mötley Crüe, Tesla, Extreme

  • Seward Cafe - Ashbringer, babushka, Eudaemon, Semaphore

  • Treasure Island Casino - Cohered and Cambria, From Ashes to New, Shinedown

  • Underground Music Venue - ExactlyNo, Johnnyrook, Short Timer

  • Uptown VFW - Big Fuckin Skull, Die Ghost, Goo Goo Mucks, Sleeper Cell, Virgin Whores

  • Zhora Darling - Silva, Grand Demise of Civilization, Unsouling, Cavernous Maw

• Saturday

  • Bumbling Fools Mead - Ditch Pigeon, Greydeer, Hurtquake, Pencilneck, The Del-Viles, Unattractive Giant Monster, Timisarocker, Black Widows

  • Cloudland - Northern Hammer, The Chair, Whispered The Rabbit

  • Dusty’s Bar - Laura Larson, Mad Mojo Jett, Star Jelly

  • Eagles 34 - Keys to the Astral Gates, Mystic Doors, Gates of Dawn, Mycorrhizae

  • First Avenue - Eagles Of Death Metal, Mountain Head

  • Pilllar Forum - Damager, Good Morning Midnight, Products Band

  • Seward Cafe - Nicotine Addiction, Public Service Announcement, Rat Fight, Atomic Lights

  • Zhora Darling - Shrive, TFBUNDY, Laugh Track, Glurge

• Sunday

  • First Avenue - Peter Hook & The Light, Umphrey’s McGee, DJ Jake Rudh

  • Pilllar Forum - Bare Knuckle Brawl, Ex Cathedra, Frontal Assault, Violence Condoned

  • Seward Cafe - Amphibaphobia, Midwest Mommy, Piss Puddle, Valley Street

  • Silver Plus - Ethan W. Olsen, Ditchweed, Dogpile

Instrumental/Jazz/Ambient

• Instrumental/Jazz/Ambient

  • Monday

    • Dakota - Ben Sidran

  • Tuesday

    • Dakota - Grace Kelly, JangmiArts

    • Indeed Brewing - (Off the Dock) Marvelous, Rawtwhylah, Henry Breen

  • Wednesday

    • Berlin - Miki Yamanaka Trio, Nicole Glover

    • Dakota - Spyro Gyra

    • Eat Street Crossing - Kevin Washington & RA Spirit, SoulFlower, DJ Digie

    • Icehouse - Davu Seru, Kyle Motl, Paul Metzger

    • Jazz Central Studios - Jake Baldwin Quintet

  • Thursday

    • Berlin - Will Schmid Quartet

    • Pilllar Forum - (Looper Showcase) Allison & Jerome, Martin Dosh, John Kerns

  • Friday

    • Berlin - (An Evening of Thelonious Monk) Chris Bates, Chris Thomson, Joey Van Phillips, Kavyesh Kaviraj

    • Terminal Bar - Garrett Jones Electric Quartet, Kata, Thoughtcast

    • Volstead’s - Will Kjeer Trio

  • Saturday

    • Berlin - F.K.G.

    • Volstead’s - Lily Alter

  • Sunday

    • Berlin - Laeton Olaleye Quartet

EDM/Electronic/Dance

• Tuesday

  • Armory - LCD Soundsystem, Victoryland

  • Cabooze - Lenticula, Dutchess, Bern Higher

• Wednesday

  • Nicollet Mall & 9th - Kasbo

  • Terminal Bar - Flange, monostatic, Dan Toomey, Jobot

• Thursday

  • Electro Abi’s - Drum & Bass Takeover

  • Indeed Brewing - (DJs Off the Dock) Buster Baxter & Big Reece

• Friday

  • Bar Harmony - (Club Ctrl) TNA

  • Hook and Ladder - Zen Arcade - (Hipshaker MPLS) DJ Brian Engel

  • New World - Cartridge, Lifefanforever, DJ Donovan, Still Hot Dave In Here, DJ Duhhhhh, Paperclaws, Dobbie

  • Skyway Theatre - The Loft - (360 Set) Dubloadz

  • St. Paul Parks - Hidden Falls Park - Eylxr, Nautical Divine, Mnantee, Wizdumb, Szyra, Mike & Ravy, Asatsun

  • Union Rooftop - Kwon Yeonsu, Lucky the Unfortunate, Kinkytunes

• Saturday

  • Gateway - (H4rdgroove) Omeba, Benny Bloom, Dizzzy, Hatch

  • Green Room - (BAYROOM) K2C, KP, Nitemode, Onderz

  • Mortimers - (Teck 1) Philosx3, Monte Carlo, Fatherdaddy

  • New World - be3e, Glitterdark, Major Sosa, Materia Girl, x1ztyr

  • Skyway Theatre - The Loft - TYNAN, HERSHE

  • Sociable Cider Werks - (House Proud BBQ) Tronskie, Phriz Da Beatz, DJ Jen-E, Bryan Gerrard, Brownie, Sassy G, Monte Hilleman

• Sunday

  • Cabooze - (Communion) Daddy Issues, Jadalereign