Louis XIV Playing in March

Still on tour supporting Hot Hot Heat and The Editors, Louis XIV will be extending their stay on the road and stopping back in Minneapolis in March. Their new album, Slick Dogs and Ponies was released this week. I think that the Varsity Theater is a perfect place for a band this size to play and the setting seems to fit them well. No opening act has been announced yet.

As I was walking out the door at the Fine Line Music Cafe I was handed a flier for the upcoming show - a good marketing scheme on part of the band, just as Tom Petty will be doing with his summer tour. All Target Center tickets for Tom Petty's Highway Companion tour go on sale the day after his Super Bowl performance. Both tactics are a good idea, especially since Louis XIV put on a good show and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are sure to do the same on Sunday!




No date has been scheduled for Varsity Theater tickets to go on sale for the Louis XIV show, but I will let you know when they do!

Louis XIV with special guest TBA, Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Doors at 7pm, Show time at 8 pm, 18+

See you there!

Vast with White Light Riot

Jon Crosby brings his current Vast ensemble to the Varsity Theater February 8th. With a variety of musicians filling out his band over the years, Jon Crosby is the only frontman and constant member.

Vast is not a new band to touring, having been around since the late 90's. When I was reading the article on Wikipedia about them I read comparisons to Nine Inch Nails, which makes sense not only because of their industrial sound and one man operation.

Tickets for this Varsity Theater show are sure to sell out fast due to the opening local buzz band, White Light Riot. White Light Riot Varsity Theater Tickets went fast last time they were in town, which was only a month ago. Now touring nationally and their releases featured on iTunes, they are sure to bring a good crowd to the Vast show at the Varsity Theater.



Vast with White Light Riot
Friday, February 8th at the Varsity Theater
Doors at 8, show time at 9 pm - 18+

Bell X1 at the Varsity Theater

Varsity Theater Tickets are now on sale for the Irish band, Bell X1. They are touring in support of their album Flock, which will be released February 19th on Yep Roc Records, the same label that is home to Marah! The same album released in Ireland months ago went platinum 4 times over.

It's been rumored that Bell X1 is the hottest band and live act out of Ireland at the moment (2nd to only U2 of course). They're tour to North America has been highly anticipated and with their multi million selling success, they are sure to make a splash over seas.




Bell X1 - February 19th, 2008 @ The Varsity Theater
Doors at 7pm. Show time is at 8 pm!

Matt Costa at the Varsity

Musician turned skateboarder turned musician again Matt Costa will be at the Varsity Theater on February 18th. Matt Costa tickets should be a hot ticket, seeing as he is
Always the guitar player, Matt Costa was originally a musician by trade. In his late teens he put down the guitar and picked up a skateboard. Skateboarding wasn't a little hobby on the side, Costa almost went pro, but then shattered his leg in a boarding accident. During his 18 month recovery time was when he picked up his guitar again and began writing and recording songs.

Matt Costa just released a new album on the 22nd of January and is touring extensively in support of the new album.



Matt Costa at the Varsity Theater, Monday, February 18th, 2008. Doors open at 7 pm, showtime is at 8 pm.
Delta Spirit opens.

Marah is Falling Apart! Tickets Can Be Refunded Though!

After waiting 4 years to see Marah (I'm finally old enough to go to the 400 Bar!) I am left disappointed once again because the concert has been canceled. I even had my tickets and everything ... and 400 Bar tickets are always so cheap, too. So you really get a bargain when you want to see a great band!
Marah was supposed to play at the 400 Bar on the 26th of this month (it was even a Saturday night) but the entire concert (and tour) was canceled due to the band not being able to 'get along.' Lets look on the bright side, at least they are not broken up yet! Dave Bielko left a long blog entry on the band's Myspace Blog explaining some of the situation. Basically, they're just not getting along. I would rather have them take the time off than break up all together!

It's still so disappointing! After seeing their performance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien a couple weeks ago it really just made me want to see them more.
If you haven't seen it, you must!



Tickets will be refunded and all that jazz via your method of payment!

In the Neighborhood @ the Loring Pasta Bar

I was walking through Dinkeytown the other day to go out for breakfast at the Dinkeytowner, and I decided to stop in the Loring Pasta Bar to get my Cobra Starship ticket. Little did I know of all the great offers the Loring Pasta Bar has! You get 10% off your entire tab if you have a student ID, and if you show your ticket from the Varsity Theater on the day of the show you will also get a percentage off on your order as well!

The sad thing is though is that Cobra Starship tickets sold out :(
It's weird, I haven't seen Varsity Theater tickets sell out like this since Black Rebel Motorcycle Club played there a couple years ago!

Also, the Loring Pasta Bar has the coolest bathrooms in the city. The interior designer of the Loring Pasta bar definitely has to design my house!



The Loring Pasta Bar
327 14th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

MTV Posterboys Cobra Starship @ the Varsity Theater

Some of MTV's familiar faces will be at the Varsity Theater this month.
Cobra Starship, the band you may recognize from all those catchy, short MTV ads - the ones that play between the show and the actual advertisements. It seems that was has started as a side project for frontman Gabe Saporta is now a little bit more than that.
Of course the Varsity is one of my favorite places to see the show, but I wonder why they chose a venue so small when they could have easily played at the Myth Nightclub or First Avenue and had no problem selling tickets? In the past Cobra Starship has toured with Quietdrive, so I am thinking that they may have put the birdie in their ear as to how awesome the Varsity is to play at.



Cobra Starship @ the Varsity Theater - January 31st, 2008 - All Ages Show
Doors at 5 pm, show time is 5:30
Metro Station * We The Kings * The Cab open the show!