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Bon Jovi At The Fargodome - But I Won't Be...L.A. Guns At Rascal's Friday
4/17/2008
BON JOVI plays the Fargodome here Saturday night...sorry, any band whose popularity is directly proportional to the tightness of the lead singer's jeans, doesn't get my props - ladies, knock yourselves out...
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"Live in Fargo-Moorhead" for the period of 4/17-4/23
(This is my heads up to the music fans of the region about which bands are playing where - if the city is not listed, assume it's Fargo...
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ROCK / METAL / PUNK:
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L.A. GUNS brings its 20th Anniversary Tour swing to Rascal's in Moorhead tommorrow night with Minneapolis blues/rockers COCAINE - formerly SCRAPPER LAW - also on the bill. COCAINE brings to mind the raunch and roll of BUCKCHERRY - with undercurrents of glam. Local metal band VINDICTUS and acoustic rocker BLIND JOE round out the evening's festivities...
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Regional rockers JOYRIDE dock in tonight through Saturday night at the M&J Brand Saloon in West Fargo...
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JOHNNY HOLM, the energizer bunny of live rock 'n roll across the region and, indeed, the nation for the last 30-plus years, brings his traveling fun show to Pistol Pete's tonight in West Fargo...
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THE GREEN ROOM, SOVEREIGN SECT, JOHNSON FAMILY BAND, NEAL PETERSON AND JUDE'S LAW Saturday night at The Aquarium for 10KLF battle of the bands to earn a slot on the 10,000 Lakes Festival this summer...
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The TEST MONKEYS re-emerge Saturday night at Dempsey's downtown...
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The angst-ridden acoustic rock of PAT LIPSEA will permeate the HoDo Lounge tonight...
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It's a Minneapolis rock invasion this weekend at The Windbreak Saloon with SCARLET HAZE tonight, then CRASH ANTHEM tag-teams with them there tomorrow night, followed by Minneapolis pop/rockers ROOM FOR GRAY Saturday and Sunday nights at The Windbreak...
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The Forum's FARGO STAR finals are in The Vibe Saturday night...
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IDENTITY 5 plays Hooligan's tomorrow night in West Fargo...
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CARMEN THE CACTUS is onstage at Rick's tonight, and is at the Holiday Inn's Spirits Lounge tomorrow and Saturday nights...
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THE FRONT FENDERS are at the Speak Easy in Detroit Lakes tomorrow night...
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Metal band METHUSELAH will melt your face tomorrow and Saturday nights at Rick's...
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Speaking of metal, MASADA plays at its CD-release party tomorrow night at All-Star Bowl in north Moorhead; then, they head out west to play The Cavern in Dickinson Saturday night; when OBSIDIAN, FIGHTING AT A COLLEGE LEVEL, FATAL INTENT, VENUS IN FURS, and MADUSA'S PLAYPEN continue the metal at All-Star Bowl...
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For even more metal, check out LIGEIA, SINCE THE FLOOD, UNHOLY, STRAY FROM THE PATH and THRONE TO THE LION Saturday night at the Red Raven downtown...
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FUSE rocks Sandbar II in Detroit Lakes tomorrow night...
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FALLBACK, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN OVERDRIVE and PAT LIPSEA will rock Saturday night at The Nestor...
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If you require classic rock cover tunes - done well - check out CARBON COPY tomorrow night at the Fargo VFW; FLASHBACK tomorrow and Saturday nights at the VFW Club
in West Fargo or SECOND CHANCE Saturday night at the Fargo Legion...
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WBPN, LIVINGINTENTCITY (reunion gig), SOVEREIGN SECT and ROCKIT SCIENCE Saturday night at The Nestor...
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Rascal's hosts acoustic rocker BLIND JOE and FREE ENERGY Saturday night...
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8TH HOUR is at Big D's Saturday night...
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DRIVIN' RAIN will drive it home Saturday night at Speck's...
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THE NEPTUNE MEN are at the Fargo Elk's Club Saturday night...
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Rockers KILL BAXTER, KILL THE SKY, HOOF & HORN and HEARNOW play Wednesday night at The Aquarium...
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CASSIE MAE is on stage Wednesday night at The Windbreak...
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CHIDIOS and guests are in The Venue, tonight; DK ALLSTARS play the Monkey Bar and 24SEVEN is in The Venue - both Saturday nignt...
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BLUES / JAZZ / FOLK:
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Celebration of Women and Their Music top scholarship winner Hannah Christianson of Moorhead has a Saturday afternoon concert
at Fargo Shanley High School, where she is a senior...
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THE SIMON ROWE TRIO "Night Club after 9" at the HoDo Restaurant downtown tomorrow...
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THE OTHERSIDE BLUES BAND is at Duffy's tomorrow and Saturday nights...
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Moorhead easy-listening acoustic folk rockers THE JPL TUNES CLUB has Americana music for ya Saturday night at The Winery...
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JAZZ PROFUSION with Tom Carvell will entertain in the Prime Steakhouse and Ultra Lounge...
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COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS:
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THE ROOSTERS will be crowing at the Moorhead VFW tomorrow night; then road trip north Saturday night for a gig at The Ralph up in Thief River...
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THE PLOWBOYZ are at Ratzo's Pool Hall tomorrow night in Barnesville...
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THE GREEN ROOM, SOVEREIGN SECT, JOHNSON FAMILY BAND, NEAL PETERSON AND JUDE'S LAW Saturday night at The Aquarium for 10KLF battle of the bands to earn a slot on the 10,000 Lakes Festival this summer...
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AVALANCHE is at Pistol Pete's Saturday night in West Fargo...
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SILVERHANDS is at the Red Raven Sunday night downtown...
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SILVERADO cranks up the country tomorrow and Saturday night at the Red Horse Ranch Arena in Fergus...
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WHISKEY RIVER plays country and classic rock standards at the Red River Singles dance Saturday night at the Sons of Norway...
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HIP-HOP / FUNK / ELECTRONICA / ELECTRONICA / REGGAE:
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DOWN LO will perform at The Aquarium tonight...The St. Paul hip-hop/funk veterans, are on a swing through the Valley to promote the DVD-release
of the "2007 LogJam Festival" culled from last summer's event on Lake Mille Lacs featuring band interviews and pro-shot live clips of a great many of the bands
that played at it - including Down Lo. The swing concludes tomorrow night with a show at the Crosstown Lounge in Grand Forks...
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THE CREST, TRUTH AND ADAPT, ADAPT and ME AND YOU CREW are at The Aquarium's early show Saturday night...
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FUNK YOU is at The Aquarium Tuesday night with hip-hop and funk...
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OVER THE HORIZON...
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MxPx: MSUM 4/29
WILCO: Fargo Civic Center 5/1
AS I LAY DYING: The Venue 5/6
MAC LETHAL: The Aquarium 5/7
THE AQUARIUM'S 1ST ANNUAL PROM NIGHT: 5/11
A. KINDLER, M. MARON & E. MIRMAN: The Aquarium 5/14
THE HIVES: The Venue 5/19
TECH N9NE: The Venue 5/20
MICHALE GRAVES (former MISFITS) The Nestor 5/24
KAYNE WEST: The Fargodome 5/25
BANG CAMARO: The Aquarium 6/3
TRAVIS TRITT: Red River Valley Fair 6/14
HATEBREED/TYPE O NEGATIVE: The Venue 6/17
DAVID ALLAN COE Fargo Theatre 6/20
BLUE OYSTER CULT: Red River Valley Fair 6/21
MARC COHN: Belle Mehus Auditorium, Bismarck 7/19
DARK LOTUS: The Venue 7/19
MARC COHN: Fargo Theatre 7/20
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Let's be careful out there...
Bruce.