L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE performed at First Avenue's Best New Bands showcase in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE performed at First Avenue's Best New Bands showcase in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.Darin Kamnetz for MPR

The Gig List for August 16: L.A. Buckner & Big Homie; Chutes; The Fray

Saturday, August 16
12:00 pm

All showtimes listed below are Central Daylight Time (CDT).

  • Frogtown Arts Festival: 1 p.m. at 825 Arts, St. Paul

  • SPI Fest 2025: 1 p.m. at Green Room, Minneapolis

  • Uptown Porchfest: 1 p.m. at Porches and yards across Uptown, Minneapolis

  • Love Songs for Angry Men: 2 p.m. at Brookside Bar & Grill, Marine on St. Croix, Minn.

  • Pet Rock Fest: Benefit for the Animals: 2 p.m. at White Squirrel Bar, St. Paul (FREE)

  • Summer Music Series with Jack Swagger, Allison Dyg, Annabelle Nicholson, and Lilianna Reindal: 2 p.m. at Day Block Brewing, Minneapolis

  • Big Turn Music Fest: 3 p.m. at Bay Point Park, Red Wing, Minn.

  • The Fray with the Strike: 5:30 p.m. at Fillmore, Minneapolis 

  • Noxious’s Final Show: 5:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul, Minn.

  • miniFEST: 5:45 p.m. at Underground Music Cafe, Minneapolis

  • Backyard Blend with Creaked Carter, Allison Dyg, Sylvia Dieken, Pretty Pretty Please: 6 p.m. at The Mess Records, Minneapolis

  • MIRAC Benefit featuring Virginia’s Basement, Avatareden, Weekong Weekend, and Glitterpit: 6 p.m. at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis 

  • {trés}: 6 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis 

  • Hardy with Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Sikarus: 6:30 p.m. at Somerset Amphitheater, Somerset, Wisc.

  • Dave King Trio: 6:30 p.m. at Icehouse, Minneapolis

  • Jane Monheit: 7 p.m. at Dakota, Minneapolis 

  • Steel and Song: A Live CD Recording Event, Featuring Pan-handlers and Dennis Curley: 7 p.m. at The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis

  • WTF Fest! Benefit For Twins Cities Trans Mutual Aid featuring Boobless, Doll Chaser, Spit Takes, Watches, Selfish Teammate, Agora Bomb, and Crypt ID: 7 p.m. at Palmer’s Bar, Minneapolis 

  • We’ve Got You Covered 3: Foothold Twin Cities Benefit: 7 p.m. at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis 

  • The Dylan Salfer Band: 7:30 p.m. at Grand Oak Opry, St. Paul

  • Chutes and Tommy Oeffling with Kate Malanaphy: 8 p.m. at 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis

  • Discotheque: 8 p.m. at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis 

  • L.A. Buckner & Big Homie with Ozone Creations and Bakkwooddrift: 8 p.m. at Fine Line, Minneapolis

  • Magenta Vice / Phlox Carolina / May + The Ladies: 8 p.m. at Zen Arcade, Minneapolis

  • Parkinson’s Foundation Minnesota Fundraiser featuring Flamin’ Ohs with Annie & the Bang Bang: 8 p.m. at Hook and Ladder, Minneapolis 

  • Planer, Sunnbather, Pyrrhic Victories: 8 p.m. at Cloudland Theater, Minneapolis

  • Tommy Goodroad, Harlow, and Thomas Sticha: 8 p.m. at Turf Club, St. Paul

  • Two Rivers: 8 p.m. at 318 Cafe, Excelsior, Minn.

  • {trés}: 6 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis

  • R&B ONLY: 8 p.m. at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis

  • Bill Chadwich and Telae: 8:30 p.m. at Aster Cafe, Minneapolis

  • Hunxho Live: 9 p.m. at The Cabooze, Minneapolis

  • Late Night Lounge: TaliaKnight: 9:45 p.m. at Berlin, Minneapolis (FREE)

  • Rebecca Lake Fritz, ThePullover, emma moy: 10 p.m. at 331 Club, Minneapolis (FREE)

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