Vermont’s King Tuff is hitting Saint Paul’s Turf Club Tuesday, and I might have missed this show were it not for a recommendation from an old friend, topping this edition of MN Weekly Roundup.
King Tuff hits that psych-folk blend that I love — and little did I know that he leads the stoner rock band Witch and has collaborated with Ty Segall.
But we have options every night this week around the state, including a pair of shows I highly recommend in Duluth — LazyLightning420 tonight at Bent Paddle and Saltydog and Lanue at Sacred Heart Friday.
But don’t sleep on the residencies we have including Only Every Monday, L.A.’s Monday Nights, Teague Alexy, International Reggae All Stars, the Old Town Tuesday Night Jam, TWINE, the Cherry Pit Jam, WE Collective, Jaybee and The Routine, Shotgun Ragtime Band and last but not least Dr. Mambo’s Combo.
I’ll also mention Northeast Minneapolis’ Art-A-Whirl this coming weekend, with official and related music such as Jon Sullivan Band and Buffalo Galaxy, among many others.
Also included this week are Caution, Defend Our Friends, an “Ice Out” protest LP release concert including Teague Alexy and others at Turf Club, Sam Prekop and John McEntire, EFMI, Bakkwooddrift, NUR-D, Room3, Demitrious Rallis and Brian “Snowman” Powers, Chase and Ovation, Gramma’s Boyfriend, Papa Mbye, Kiss the Tiger and KG4.
Lovers of funky jazz improv need to get to Icehouse for L.A.’s Monday Nights, the new weekly residency. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Monday, May 11
I plan on getting back this week to L.A. Buckner’s new high-powered jazz residency at Icehouse: L.A.’s Monday Nights.
The debut of this new residency blew me away about a month ago. There were a number of combinations of players and several jams that, along with the vibe set by excellent sound and lightning and a hungry crowd, made me, someone initially drawn to improvisational music by jazz, quite happy and impressed.
Geoffrey Fischbein’s Only Every Monday holds its 756th edition on The Cabooze patio, with Izzy Cruz kicking things off at 6 p.m., followed at 7 p.m. by Jon Miller of TWINE and Feed the Dog and his former Ginstrings bandmate Gavin Haskin at 8 p.m. Fischbein has the last set at 9 p.m.
Up in Duluth, LazyLightning420, the Grateful Dead duo of mandolinist Erik Berry of Trampled by Turtles and Marc Gartman, play a free show at Bent Paddle at 6 p.m.
And Teague Alexy plays Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake every Monday from 6 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12
King Tuff’s 21-plus show at Turf Club starts at 8 p.m. Caution, which formed on the East Coast and opens, morphed from elements of shoegaze, post punk, indie pop, and even country.
The Intertnational Reggae All Stars kick off at Bunkers in North Loop at 9:30 p.m.
Graydon Peterson’s Old Town Tuesday Night Jam is an open, jazz-forward jam at Whitey’s Old Town Saloon in Northeast Minneapolis. It starts at around 10 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13
North Loop’s Berlin hosts another jazz-forward open jam called the Cherry Pit Jam, which kicks off at 10:15 p.m. There’s no cover.
TWINE, which will be soon releasing its first studio album, has been riding high at Bunkers, where it’s held its weekly residency for going on a year and a half now.
TWINE celebrated the birthdays of Jon Miller and Brian “Snowman” Powers at Bunkers last Wednesday. PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Thursday, May 14
The Turf Club is hosting Defend Our Friends, a protest concert celebrating the release of an Ice Out LP featuring Teague Alexy, Molly Brandt, Sophie Hiroko, Ross Thorn and others. All of the proceeds go to Immigrant Law Center, with the doors at 7 and show at 7:30 p.m.
Sam Prekop and John McEntire, known for their work with The Sea and Cake, incorporate electronic music into jazz and rock. They play Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis for a 7:30 p.m., all ages show.
Will Effertz’ WE Collective continues at Gluek’s downtown starting at 9:30 p.m. There’s no cover.
Jaybee and The Routine plays at Bunkers every Thursday starting at 9:30 p.m.
Duluth’s Saltydog is coming home to Duluth hot after playing without bassist Calvin Lund last weekend in Winona and Madison, Wis. On Saturday at High Noon Saloon, Nicholas “The Feelin” David played keys with them at Jam for Jamboree, a benefit for Jamaica. The band shifted instruments, including Jacob Mahon on bass and Gavin St. Clair on guitar (and keys). PHOTO BY JAVIER SERNA/@jaminthestream
Friday, May 15
Saltydog, which did not have a Homegrown show, is playing Sacred Heart Music Center Friday, with Lanue opening at 7 p.m.
LazyLightning420 will be playing across the border at the Cedar Lounge, in Superior, Wis. from 8 to 10:30 p.m.
My Art-A-Whirl picks are EFMI at Sociable Cider Werks from 6 to 6:40 p.m.; Bakkwooddrift at Indeed Brewing at 6 p.m.; NUR-D at Edison High School at 6 p.m.; Room3 at Indeed Brewing at 8 p.m.; and Demitrious Rallis and Brian “Snowman” Powers at Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room at 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Chase & Ovation returns to Bunkers at 9:30 p.m.
My Art-A-Whirl picks are Gramma’s Boyfriend at Indeed Brewing at 7:30 p.m.; Papa Mbye at Indeed Brewing at 8:45 p.m.; Kiss the Tiger at Sociable Cider Works at 9 p.m. and Jon Sullivan Band at Shaw’s Bar at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 17
My Art-A-Whirl picks are KG4 at Indeed Brewing at 2 p.m.; and Buffalo Galaxy at Indeed Brewing at 4 p.m.
Shotgun Ragtime Band plays their residency at the Driftwood Char Bar in South Minneapolis, with Jim Hinkley opening things up at as Phine & Friends at 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Mambo’s Combo continues their long-standing beloved residency at Bunkers at 9:30 p.m.
For more info on any of these shows and more, head to my Minnesota Music Calendar, which is updated weekly.