SPRING 2008 TWIN CITIES CONCERT LISTINGS

March 19

STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, John Vanderslice
First Avenue, 8:00, $15, 18+

You’re obviously attending, so why bother to convince you. The man was in Pavement, for God’s sake!

March 21

BRITISH SEA POWER, Colourmusic, One for the Team
Triple Rock, 9:00, $10/12, 21+

March 22

THE EFFIGIES, Methadones, Architects
Triple Rock, 10:00, $6/8, 21+

It’s not unusual for a great reunited punk band to drop by the Triple Rock, and now these mainstays of the 80s Chicago scene (contemporaries of Naked Raygun) are doing the same.

X
Cabooze, 8:00, $20/22, 21+

X and the Effigies in one night? Wow. Here’s an even more legendary band, one of the best rock bands on the planet in the early 80s, who have continued to release challenging music in the years since (not to mention John Doe’s minor film career).

RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR, iamtheslowdancingumbrella, His Mischief
Turf Club, 9:00, 21+

A side project only in name, as Alan Sparhawk, also of the great Duluth band Low, gives it his all every time out. He's also creepily handsome.

March 24

BLACK MOUNTAIN, Birds of Avalon, Nordic Nomadic
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $10, 21+

March 25

BOREDOMS, Human Bell
First Avenue, 8:00, $12/15, 18+

Japan’s supreme noisemakers: they’ll give you either a sublime sense of euphoria or a headache. If the latter, then you’re just not tuned in to their always evolving brand of psychedelic sonic collage.

BEACH HOUSE, Papercuts, Now Now Every Children
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $8/10, 21+

March 27

BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW, Grey Skies, Mux Mool
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $10/12, 21+

March 29

LE LOUP, The Ruby Suns
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $8, 21+

March 31

KAKI KING
First Avenue, 8:00, $15, 18+

April 1

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, Danava, Born Ruffians, Cadence Weapon
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $10, 21+

April 3

NADA SURF, What Made Milwaukee Famous
First Avenue, 8:00, $15, 18+

VAMPIRE WEEKEND, Yacht
Triple Rock, 9:00, $12, 18+

April 6

WHY?, Heiruspecs, Gospel Gossip
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $8/10, 18+

April 7

EELS
Pantages Theatre, 8:00, $20.50-26.50, AA

April 9

BLITZEN TRAPPER, Fleet Foxes, Themes
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $8, 21+

April 10

AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB
Turf Club, 8:00, $10, 21+

Mark Eitzel’s appropriately named band have been channeling and hybridizing American music forms since the mid-80s, and they’re still feeling the love from their 2004 reunion.

NEW MODEL ARMY, Sirens of Titan, The Danger Board
Triple Rock, 9:00, $10/12, 21+

England’s punk rock juggernaut already had a political streak when they emerged in the early 80s, and they haven’t tempered their fervor in the decades since. Prepare for ferocity.

THE BLACK KEYS, Jay Reatard
First Avenue, 8:00, $18/20, 18+

April 11

TAPES 'N TAPES
First Avenue, 6:00, $12/14, 18+

April 12

CARIBOU, Fuck Buttons
Triple Rock, 10:00, $12/15, 21+

ELF POWER
400 Bar, 8:00, $10, 18+

April 12

DESTROYER, Colossal Yes
400 Bar, 9:30, $12/15, 18+

He may seem uncommitted to being part of the band when he's in concert with the New Pornographers, but we're guessing that Dan Bejar stays on stage for the entire show when he's touring with Destroyer, the primary vehicle for his weirdo/mystic/guru songs. That's reason enough to attend.

KIMYA DAWSON, Angelo Spencer, L'Orchidee D'Hawai
Cedar Cultural Center, 7:30, $12/14, AA

April 18

HOT CHIP, Free Blood
First Avenue, 8:00, $15/17, 18+

April 20

THE GOURDS, Shinyribs
7th Street Entry, 9:00, $12/14, 21+

April 30

ELBOW
Fine Line, 8:00, $16.50/18.50, 18+

May 6

CUT COPY, Black Kids, Mobius Band
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $15, 21+

May 7

THE SWELL SEASON performing songs from the motion picture "ONCE" with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Orpheum Theatre, 8:00, $32.50-40, AA

May 13

CLINIC, Shearwater
7th Street Entry, 8:00, $15, 21+