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The big gigs: Glen Hansard, O.M.D.

March 15, 2018 at 8:21PM
Glen Hansard plays the Palace Theatre on Saturday.
Glen Hansard (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

O.M.D.

Even more so than fellow John Hughes movie soundtrack stars the Psychedelic Furs, the British duo more formally known as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark has gotten past being strictly a nostalgia act for Gen-Xers who first made out to "If You Leave." Reunited for a decade now after almost two decades apart, Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys even made it to the top 10 albums chart in the U.K. with their latest LP, "The Punishment of Luxury," full of the classic synth-pop sound that fits in right alongside Future Islands and LCD Soundsystem today. (8 p.m. Sun., First Avenue, 701 1st Av. N., Mpls., $30, eTix.com.)

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

Glen Hansard

Can't think of a better choice for St. Patrick's Day. The Irish bard is an enrapturing performer, a loquacious storyteller and a mesmerizing singer who gets lost in his songs in a Van Morrison kind of way. Best known for the movie and musical "Once," the 47-year-old Oscar winner is promoting his brand-new album, "Between Two Shores," which will rock you with his Irish soul. He has a way with sad songs, including the intense "Movin' On" and the deeply felt "Your Heart's Not in It." Hansard's concert repertoire will likely include material from his previous groups, the Swell Season and the Frames. (8 p.m. Sat., Palace Theatre, St. Paul, $40-$45, etix.com)

JON BREAM

O.M.D., the British duo more formally known as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, plays First Avenue on Sunday.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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