Nite Crawl

October Nite Crawl

The ballots are in as of Sept. 28^th for the chance to open for Motley Crue, a Guitar Center sponsored event. Who is it going to be? For more info and results, go to makerockhistory.com . . . Ryan O’Neal & son Redmond arrested for methamphetamine in the household, holy snorting! . . . Mike “Tiny” Rogers takes over booking duties at Famous Dave’s, Congrats Bubbles! . . . Prince ranks 16^th for most successful artist in Billboard’s current recap of the first 50 years of its Hop 100 Pop Singles Chart!  Beatles rank #1, did you have any doubts? . . . Britney is back, she kicked butt at the MTV Video Music Awards! . . . Trocaderos presents Eddie Money Sat. Oct. 4^th . . . thee Alanis Morissette @ the Orpheum Theatre Oct. 4^th . . . a new Bob Dylan three-disc set surfaces Oct. 7^th . . . out of retirement, TINA TURNER Oct. 9^th @ Target Center - www.tinaturnerlive.com . . . Rascal Flatts & my friend, Taylor Swift @ Xcel Energy Center Fri. Oct. 10^th . . . The MN Wild regular season home opener on the 11^th, Go Wild! . . . TESLA back by popular demand @ Myth Oct. 12^th, last show sold out! . . . Taj Mahal 40^th Anniversary Tour @ Fitzgerald Theater, Oct. 12^th . . . the Lions come to town Oct. 12^th, Go Vikes! . . . Neil Young Oct. 14^th @ the Xcel Energy Center . . . Jackson Browne Oct. 16^th @ the Orpheum, with nothing but Twin Cities finest “Brown Eyed Girls” in the crowd! . . . ZZ Top & Blackberry Smoke Oct. 17^th @ the Orpheum Theatre . . . Martina McBride, Oct. 18^th @ Treasure Island . . . So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2008 @ Xcel Oct. 19^th . . . Joan Osborne @ Varsity Theater Oct. 20^th –great venue . . . the New Kids on the Block @ Xcel Oct. 21^st, yawn . . . Yael Naim @ the Cedar on Wed. the 22^nd, I love her, she is hippie cool! Doors 7pm/show 7:30pm, 18+, $20 tix . . . Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons w/ “Jersey Boys” coming to the Orpheum Theatre in Mpls. Oct. 23^rd . . . the “odd couple,” Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson @ Target Center Oct. 24^th . . . Famed Allman Bros guitarist, Dickey Betts & Great Southern @ Medina Ent. Ctr. Oct. 25^th . . . Living legend, Coal Miner’s daughter, Loretta Lynn @ Mystic Lake Casino Sat. Oct. 25^th . . . get high with Cheech and Chong lighting it up @ the Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 25^th . . . Red & White Minnesota Present Helloween Bash 2008 Oct. 25^th @ Whiskey Jct., w/Fright Night 5 Costume Contest w/$500 in cash & prizes, music by Knight Crawler w/special guest appearance by ME! NO SHIT! Doors 8pm, music @ 9pm . . . CELINE DION Taking Chances World Tour 2008 @ Target Center Oct. 30^th . . . GWAR & Kingdom of Sorrow, Nov. 1^st @ 1^st Ave . . . Bob Dylan performs @ the Northrop on Election Day Nov. 4^th, first show in the TC since Oct. of ’06 . . . WICKED The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz, Nov 5-Dec 7 @ the Orpheum theatre presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust . . . Rick Springfield @ Grand Casino, Mille Lacs, MN Nov. 7-8 . . . Revenge vs. the Pack Nov. 9^th @ the Dome! . . . Coldplay @ XCEL Nov. 14^th . . . Brooks & Dunn @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino Nov. 22^nd – www.ticasino.com . . . Hall of Famers, AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour rocks the X on Nov. 23^rd . . . Leo Kottke Nov. 29^th @ the State Theatre . . . Viking John Randle to be inducted into the “Ring of Honor” @ Sunday night game vs. them Bears Nov. 30^th – FYI, Forbes Magazine ranked Vikes last in franchise value at 839M. Dallas led the pack at 1.612 Billion & GB was 16^th . . . Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the Musical @ the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Dec 2-Jan 3, 651 224-4222, www.ordway.org . . . The Brian Setzer Orchestra (new local resident) Dec. 7^th, and Morris Day Dec. 20^th @ Treasure Island . . . Grease is the Word! the #`1 Musical of the Year! @ Orpheum Theatre Dec 30-Jan. 4 . . . First NYE announcement, Creedence Clearwater Revisited @ Treasure Island!