March 2006
By Roger Anderson
Neil Young Heart of Gold, A Jonathan Demme Picture in theaters now! . . . Check out an every Thursday rotation for The New Primitives at the Cabooze in Minneapolis . . . Roadtrip: Gretchen Wilson and Van Zant March 1st at the Midwest Wireless Center in Mankato . . . “We Built This City on Rock ‘n Roll” – Jefferson (Airplane) Family Galactic Reunion, Jefferson Starship at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Friday, March 3rd . . . “Can’t You See,” The Marshall Tucker Band with Aryastone at Medina Entertainment Center March 4th, doors 7pm, showtime 8:30pm . . . Want a little culture in your life? Hamlet by William Shakespeare at the Guthrie Theater starting March 4 . . . The Cult at First Ave. March 15th - rockin! . . . Happy St. Patrick’s Day with the original voice of Riverdance, Katie McMahon in a 8pm show Friday, March 17th at the Pantages Theatre . . . Happy Freaking St. Pat’s Day at Dummy’s in Forest Lake, MN on the 17th with the World’s Best Ozzy Osbourne Tribute show with Aultimate Ozzy, SHARON!! . . . Donald Fagen (Steelye Dan) live at the State Theatre on the 19th of March on his 1st solo tour . . . Sevendust at Myth in Maplewood, March 22nd . . . On return after touring with Rob Thomas, California heartthrob, Anna Nalick, “Breathe,”at Fine Line March 22nd . . . Cheap Trick aka the Dream Police at the Myth in Maplewood, Friday, March 24th – see cover story . . . Chris Brookins Presents LA Guns in a California bad-boy Star Central performance in Columbia Heights, Saturday March 25th . . . Queen with Paul Rodgers of Bad Co. fronting March 26th at Xcel Energy Center . . . Sheryl Crow (www.sherylcrow.com) with her band on the Wildflower Tour with special guest Jack Ingram March 28th at the Orpheum Theatre, VIP package proceeds will benefit unicef, a Jam Production, www.jamusa.com, also she still is single boys . . . Tommy f*cking Lee at the Myth in Maplewood Wednesday, March 28th, and if that’s too hard to handle girls, don’t come! . . . Friday, March 31st - Jesse Lang and Scarlet Haze in a Double-Diva-Dibbo’s rock show in Hudson, WI . . . No April Fools, KORN & Mudvayne together at Target Center April 1st, all ages, doors 6:30, 7pm show . . .Road Trip: April 4th Twins season opener vs. the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto. Brad Radke will open the home opener vs. the Oakland Athletics on the 11th GO TWINkies! . . . Ray Davies (formerly of the Kinks) with Band “All Day and All of the Night”, April 4th at First Avenue, check out new release, “Other People’s Lives” . . . UB40 Live In Concert at Myth in Maplewood on April 6th, Rob Zombie at Myth on April 14th . . . If u r “Born to Be Wild,” check out John Kay & Steppenwolf with Crow feat. Dave Wagner at Medina Entertainment Center, Medina, MN on Friday, April 7th, for more info call 763 478-6661 . . . Etta James, April 11th at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium . . . Train In Concert April 12th at the State Theatre, www.trainline.com . . . KID ROCK live at the Xcel Energy Center Thursday, April 13th, need I say more . . . The Honda Civic Tour w/The Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls and Flipsyde on May 7 at Excel Energy Center! . . . Delirium A Cirque Du Soleil Live Music Event at Xcel Energy Center, May 15-16 . . . In Clubville, musical chairs with new owners at the Main Event in Fridley and watch for the Throwbacks (formely Majors) opening in Woodbury . . . Just announced, Dummyfest, June 16-18, Forest Lake, MN, Thank God for summers! See you next month……