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Valet are a great Twin Cities band. Their latest record, Life on the Installment Plan was one of my favorite local albums last year. Splendid has a pretty good review and you can check out some of the songs here.

Sat, Apr 16 Suburban World Theater Minneapolis, MN (Uptown) Minneapolis / St. Paul International Film Festival Closing Party w/ Kopacz
Sat, Apr 30 Varsity Theater Minneapolis MN (Dinkytown) w/ The James Apollo Quartet & Tin-Horns
Sat, May 21 Spot Art Gallery Art-o-Whirl opening night party w/ Ten Ton Bridge & Big Rhombus

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5-11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
5-12 - Boston, MA - TT the Bears #
5-13 - Montreal, PQ - Cabaret Theater #
5-14 - Montreal, PQ - Cabaret Theater #
5-15 - Toronto, ONT - Lee’s Palace #
5-16 - London, ONT - Call the Office #
5-17 - Columbus, OH - Little Brothers #
5-18 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick #
5-19 - Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub #
5-20 - Milwaukee, WI - Onopa Brewing Company #
5-21 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry #
5-23 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
5-24 - Vancouver, BC - Richards On Richards *
5-25 - Portland, OR - Berbatis *
5-26 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s *
5-27 - Santa Ana, CA - Koo’s *
5-28 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory Hollywood *
5-29 - San Diego, CA - Casbah *
5-30 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad *
5-31 - Denver, CO - Larimer Loounge *
6-1 - Denton, TX - Haileys
6-2 - Austin, TX - Parish
6-3 - Houston, TX - Proletariat
6-4 - Miami, FL - PopScene

# with Les Georges Leningrad & Hawnay Troof
* with The Gossip & Hawnay Troof

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08/20/2005
Minnesota Zoo
Apple Valley, MN
Ike Reilly w/ Olympic Hopefuls
7:00 PM

Ike is also playing the Varsity Theater on May 1st with the Hang Ups.

More Olympic Hopefuls dates:

Thu, Apr 14 The What’s Up Mankato, MN w/ Jupiter In January
Sat, Apr 30 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
Thu, May 12 The What’s Up TBA Mankato, MN
Fri, May 13 The Fine Line Minneapolis, MN w/ Leroy Smokes
Sat, May 14 Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN
Wed, May 25 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN Rock For Pussy (w / The Soviettes, Mike Gunther and his Restless Souls, Ouija Radio, The Deaths, The TV Sound, Melodious Owl)
Sat, Jul 02 Taste of Minnesota Harriet Island St. Paul, MN
Fri, Jul 15 Greenman Festival Duluth, MN
Sat, Jul 16 Ramsey County Fair Maplewood, MN
Sat, Aug 27 Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN
Sun, Aug 28 Minnesota State Fair St. Paul, MN

More Music In The Zoo Series Concerts:

Sat 06/18/05 Martin Sexton
Sun 06/19/05 The Mammals
Sat 06/25/05 Loudon Wainwright III
Fri 07/01/05 Hall and Oates
Sat 07/16/05 Buddy Guy
Sat 07/23/05 Dave Koz & Friends feat. Jeffrey Osborne, Marc Antoine, & Praful
Sat 07/30/05 Todd Snider / Willy Porter
Thu 08/18/05 Susan Tedeschi
Fri 08/19/05 Kasey Chambers

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The Ponys are set to release their 2nd album Celebration Castle’, produced by Steve Albini later this spring

from theponys.com:

WED 3/30 MILWAUKEE, WI Onopa Brewery
THU 3/31 CHICAGO, IL Metro w/Bloc Party
FRI 4/1 DETROIT, MI Magic Stick w/Bloc Party
SAT 4/2 TORONTO, ON Lee’s Palace w/Bloc Party
SUN 4/3 MONTREAL, QC La Tulipe w/Bloc Party
MON 4/4 NORTHAMPTON, MA Iron Horse w/ French Toast
TUE 4/5 BOSTON, MA Paradise w/Bloc Party
WED 4/6 PHILADELPHIA Starlight Ballroom w/Bloc Party
THU 4/7 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom w/Bloc Party
FRI 4/8 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom w/Bloc Party
SAT 4/9 WASHINGTON, DC Black Cat w/Bloc Party
SUN 4/10 NEW YORK, NY Mercury Lounge w/ Turing Machine
and Shop Fronts

FRI 4/29 CHICAGO, IL Double Door (PONYS RECORD RELEASE SHOW!) w/ Subsonics and Plastic Crimewave Sound…Tickets on sale now!!!

Just Announced: West Coast!
TUE 5/3 COLUMBIA, MO Mojo’s
WED 5/4 NORMAN, OK Opolis
THU 5/5 FT. WORTH, TX Wreck Room
FRI 5/6 AUSTIN, TX Emos
SAT 5/7 EL PASO, TX The T Lounge
SUN 5/8 SCOTTSDALE, AZ
TUE 5/10 LOS ANGELES, CA Echo w/ Nathaniel Mayer *
WED 5/11 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Café Du Nord w/ Nathaniel Mayer *
THU 5/12 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Bottom of the Hill w/ Gris Gris *
FRI 5/13 PORTLAND, OR Berbatis w/ Gris Gris *
SAT 5/14 SEATTLE, WA Neumo’s w/ Gris Gris *
MON 5/16 SLC, UT Kilby Court Gallery w/ Gris Gris *
TUE 5/17 DENVER, CO Bender’s w/ Gris Gris *
WED 5/18 LAWRENCE, KS Replay Lounge w/ Gris Gris *
THU 5/19 ST LOUIS, MO Hi Ponte w/ Gris Gris *

* = shows w/ Plastic Crimewave Sound

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Martin is one of the best solo singers/performers around imo. I’ve seen him around a dozen times in the last 6 years and never once came away dissapointed:

03/29/05 Grand Rapids, MI Calvin College
03/30/05 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
03/31/05 Lexington, KY The Dame
04/01/05 Bloomington, IN Bluebird
04/02/05 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
04/14/05 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
04/15/05 Norfolk, VA NorVa Theatre
04/16/05 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
04/17/05 Charleston, WV “Mountain Stage”
04/19/05 Charlotte, NC Amos’s Southend
04/20/05 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
04/21/05 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
04/22/05 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre
04/23/05 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
04/25/05 Houston, TX TBA
04/26/05 Austin, TX Stubbs
04/27/05 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
04/28/05 Little Rock, AR Juanita’s
04/29/05 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
04/30/05 Nashville, TN Exit Inn
05/28/05 Amagansett, NY Stephen Talkhouse
05/29/05 Amagansett, NY Stephen Talkhouse
06/17/05 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Festival
06/18/05 Apple Valley, MN Zoo Ampitheatre
06/19/05 Bayfield, WI Big Top Chautauqua

Source: morecowbell.net

Dredg
Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN
Fri, May 6, 2005 06:30 PM

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May 14th
Rilo Kiley
First Avenue
$13 adv / $15 dr / All Ages
Tickets on sale April 2nd

May 23rd
Headphones (Pedro the Lion side project)
Crystal Skulls
7th Street Entry
$10 adv/$10 dr / 21+

June 10th
The Blood Brothers
Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower
Big Business
$10 adv / $12 dr / All Ages

June 17th
Violent Femmes
First Avenue
$15 adv/$17 dr/ 21+
Tickets on sale April 2nd

Source: morecowbell.net

Madeleine Peyroux
Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Tue, Jun 7, 2005 07:30 PM
$29.50 / on-sale Fri, 04/08/05 10:00 AM

Source: morecowbell.net

Another show i will miss while in Europe

Friday, June 10
Halloween, Alaska
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
All Ages

Source: morecowbell.net

Pretty sure this will be part of their Spring Fest, so outdoors and during the day. Maybe they will play a show at the 7th Street Entry that night or something?

Sat, Apr 30 - St Paul, MN @ Macalester College

It also appears as they are the first confirmed act for the Pitchfork curated Intonation Festival in Chicago and will be playing the 2nd day of the Festival

the rest of their upcoming tour dates courtesy of Absolutely Kosher:

* Fri, Apr 8 - Athens, GA – @ Caledonia Lounge w/ Western Keys
* Sat, Apr 9 - Tallahassee, FL - @ Club Downunder
* Sat, May 21 - Allston, MA @Great Scott
* Sat, May 28 - Scarsdale, NY @ Scarsdale Teen Center
* Sun, July 17 - Chicago, IL @ Pulaski Park (Intonation Festival)