Weekend Checklist: Jimmy Eat World, Arctic Monkeys, Memory Lanes Block Party, Soundset

By Youa Vang Fri., May 27 2011 at 7:00 AM

Categories: Weekend Checklist

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An extra day to the weekend? We'll take it!

Friday 5/27/2011

Little Man (CD release) with Red Pens, Rockford Mules
Turf Club
Orbital Amusement.
21+, $8, 9 pm

Jimmy Eat World
First Ave
"The Middle" always takes me back to my 22-year-old self.
AA, $25, 6 pm

A. Wolf & Her Claws with Alicia Wiley, Littlefoot
Hell's Kitchen
Aby Wolf shows her talent and her claws.
21+, $5, 10 pm

The Sunny Era with Painted Saints, Andy Elwell
331 Club
Three-piece ensemble featuring world music.
21+, Free, 10 pm

Saturday 5/28/2011

Jelly Project (CD release) with West of Aldine, Empty Set
O'Gara's Garage
A little more ugly and a little more dirty.
21+, $6, 9 pm

Last Triumph presents St. Paul Slim (CD release) with Illuminous 3, Crunchy Kids, Botzy, DJ Snuggles
Fineline Music Cafe
Don't kill 'em with kindness, kill 'em with rhymeness.
18+, $5 adv, $8 doors, 8 pm

Memory Lanes Block Party
Memory Lanes
Runs 5/28-5/31
Click here for more information and set times.
AA, Free, 3 pm

Journey's Backyard BBQ Tour featuring music by Plain White T's, Hyland, My Lady Four, & more
Maplewood Mall
In between performances, there will be live skateboarding motocross & BMX demos.
AA, Free, 12:00 pm

Arctic Monkeys with Vaccines
First Ave.
Monkeys and vaccine.
18+, $25, 6 pm

Sunday 5/29/2011

Soundset 2011 featuring Atmosphere, Big Boi, De La Soul, Brother Ali, Doomtree, and more
Canterbury Park
Right in our own backyard...Twin Cities, don't miss this!
AA - $38 GA, 18+ $90 VIP, 11 am

Official Soundset After Party with Brother Ali, Mike Relm, and more
First Ave.
The party doesn't stop in Shakopee.
18+, $10 adv, $15 doors, 10 pm

Jackson Browne
State Theater
In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up one-o-one.
6+, $50-$101, 7 pm

Hookers $ Blow
Mayslacks
Hookers and blow are always best saved for a Sunday.
21+, $7, 9:30 pm

Monday 5/30/2011

The Growlers, The Enigmatics, Nice Purse
7th Street Entry
Powerpop.
18+, $8 adv, $10 doors, 8 pm

3rd Annual Veteran's Aid Concert featuring Matthew Griswold, Sasha Mercedes, & more
Fineline Music Cafe
Free Admission for anyone with a Dept Of Veterans Affairs ID card, Dept Of Defense ID card current or retired, or any proof of service.
18+, $10, 5:30 pm

Amy & Adams
Nicollet Island
Husband and wife folk duo.
AA, Free, 7 pm

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