April 2007 Nite Crawl

Nite Crawl

April Nite Crawl

By Roger Anderson

TWINS opener Monday April 2^nd, Go Twins! . . . The Whiskey Jct. alive and well on the West Bank is back w/ new owner and band schedule . . . Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, Under the Skin Tour, April 7^th @ Pantages Theatre . . . KDWB 2^nd Chance Prom features surprise guest, FireHouse at Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Red Wing, MN, April 7^th! . . . “1964” at Orchestra Hall, April 7^th - order your tickets today @ www.minnesotaorchestra.org or phone 612.371.5656 . . . Wally Joseph of Skywynd kicks off a solo unplugged series at the Bird in Maplewood every Thursday starting the 11^th of April . . . Mystic Lake Casino presents Lee Ann Womack April 12^th & Bill Cosby April 22^nd, shows – 4pm & 7pm . . . John Legend at the Orpheum, April 12^th . . . Hotel California, a Tribute to the Eagles, with special guest, Transit Authority at the Medina Ballroom, Fri. April 13^th! Note – TA re-booked at Epcot / Disney in Orlando in late summer! . . . Fri. April 13^th, Way Cool Jr. – Stephen Pearcy, original singer of Ratt, at Dibbo’s in Hudson, WI. – tix $10 adv., $12 door. This is your last chance to see Stephen for a cheaper ticket before he reunites w/all original members of Ratt for a summer big ticket tour w/Poison. Expect Ratt classics, “Round and Round” as well as “Lay it Down.” Stephen rocks! . . . Flyleaf (www.flyleafmusic.com) w/special guests Skillet, Fair to Midland and Dropping Daylight at Trocaderos, Fri. April 20^th, doors 5pm, 5:30pm show, all ages! . . . Scarlet Haze back by popular demand at Bunkers in Mpls. on the 20^th . . . Happy Birthday Jamie Lindquist, “2006 Agent of the Year” at ARM, Celebrate his Birthday Bash at the Rock in Maplewood, April 20^th. Everyone get out your paddles; let’s have an ole fashion B-day spanking, yeah! . . . The true “Monsters of Rock” feat. Dokken & and the all original Great White with Jack Russell, Mark Kendall, etc. w/ special guests Aultimate Ozzy and Pyroglyph @ Myth, Fri. April 20^th . . . Janis Joplin’s original band, “Big Brother and the Holding Company @ Renegades, Sat. April 21^st. With all the Janis hoopla lately around town, this should be Woodstock revisited with a shot of Southern Comfort and a full house – get there early, plus plenty of Janis wannabees around for celebration and maybe some surprise guests. This will be as close as you will be to buying a Mercedes Benz, but my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends, So Lord want you buy me a Mercedes Benz! . . . Collin Raye at Treasure Island Resort & Casino, April 21^st, showtimes: 7pm & 9:30pm . . . ROD STEWART @ Xcel Energy Center on the 25^th of April . . . TOTO (local former Toto celeb – Fergie to make a guest appearance) at Trocaderos in Mpls., May 5^th . . . Oscar-winning sensation of the hit movie, “Dreamgirls”/ former Idol contestant, Jennifer Hudson at the Mpls. Convention Center Pacer’s 25^th Annual Benefit, Sat. May 5th . . . Norah Jones and the Handsome Band, Sun. May 6^th @ the Orpheum, tix. $45.50-$56.50 . . . Heaven and Hell stars Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, Tommy Iommi and my friend Vinny Appice on their first tour together in 15 yrs. Opening will be Megadeth and Machine Head @ Target Center, May 6^th . . . Elvis Costello and the Imposters, May 8^th @ Myth, “The Best of Elvis Costello, The First 10 Years” available at Borders. Order tickets online at hob.com/visasignature . . . Billy Joel, May 9 @ Xcel Energy Center . . . Cruzan Rum presents Kenny Chesney’s Flip Flop Summer Tour 2007 w/ very special guests, Sugarland & Pat Green – Sun. May 13^th @ Xcel Energy Center . . . I highly recommend The New Cars feat. Todd Rundgren, May 14^th @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, also Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo on the 22^nd of May –www.mysticlake.com . . . The Killers at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, May 15^th . . . Fall Out Boy w/ special guests, +44, The Academy Is, Paul Wall, Cobra Starship, Wed. May 16^th @ Target Center, 7:30 show . . . From across the pond – Keane w/ special guest Rocco Deluca and The Burden @ Myth, May 16^th . . . Hank Williams Jr. & Lynyrd Skynyrd at Target Center, May 19^th . . . Kick off the summer with platinum blonde bombshell, Gwen Stefani at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on June 5^th . . . THE FRAY, JUNE 11^th at Target Center, tix only $18.75-$33.75, what a deal! . . . Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, June 30^th @ Xcel Energy Center . . . Alison Krauss and Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas @ Northrop Auditorium, July 12, 8pm show . . . Early Taste of MN band announcements features Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Crow, Scarlet Haze, Corey Stevens plus Mr. Bad to the Bone himself, George Thorogood! Stay tuned for more announcements . . . Toby Keith, Sawyer Brown, the Wreckers, John Anderson, Heartland, Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson and Keith Urban booked for this summer’s 25^th Annual We Fest in Detroit Lakes, August 2-4, www.wefest.com . . . Lollapalooza – 130 bands at Chicago’s Grant Park, Aug. 3-5 . . . Iggy and the Stooges, Derek Trucks Band, Gov’t Mule, and Little Feat booked @ the 5^th Annual 10,000 Lakes Festival, July 18-21, also in Detroit Lakes . . . “Hang ‘em High” with renown keyboardist, Booker T & the MG’s at the Dakota, Aug. 8-9 . . . Brad Paisley, Thurs. Aug. 23^rd w/ special guests Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift kicks off the Minnesota State Fair . . . Weird Al Yankovic, Mon. Aug. 27^th – this year’s Fair dates are Aug. 23^rd thru Sept. 3^rd. Hail to Corndogs!