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Music: Rocktober roundup

For whatever reason, October is one of the most intense months on the concert calendar. Here's the rundown on some of the biggest rock shows.

By Chris Riemenschneider

August 17, 2012 at 9:04PM

Weezer (Margaret Andrews/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

October 3rd: Weezer at Xcel Energy Center
October 4th: Ray LaMontagne at the State Theatre
Liz Phair at First Avenue

October 7th: Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceships at the Turf Club
Black Kids at 7th Street Entry
October 8th: The Silver Jews at the Triple Rock
October 9th: Quietdrive at First Avenue
October 10th: The Magnetic Fields at the State Theatre
October 11th: Nick Lowe at the Dakota Jazz Club
Tegan and Sara at the State Theatre
Fleet Foxes at Cedar Cultural Center

October 12th: Stereolab at First Avenue
October 13th: Broken Social Scene at First Avenue
Ben Kweller at the Varsity Theater
October 14th: Deerhoof at First Avenue
David Byrne at the State Theatre
October 15th: Alejandro Escovedo at the Fine Line
Digable Planets at First Avenue
October 16th: Rufus Wainwright at the State Theatre
Against Me! at First Avenue
October 17th: Murs at First Avenue

October 19th: k.d. lang at the O'Shaughnessy
October 20th: TV on the Radio at First Avenue
October 21st: TV on the Radio at First Avenue
New Kids on the Block at Xcel Energy Center
Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional at Target Center
October 22nd: Matthew Sweet at First Avenue
The Little Ones at 7th Street Entry
October 23rd: The Legendary Pink Dots at the Varsity Theater
Lucinda Williams at First Avenue
October 24th: Henry Rollins at the Pantages Theatre
October 25th: Of Montreal at First Avenue

October 26th: Electric Six at First Avenue
October 27th: Method Man & Redman at First Avenue
October 29th: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band at First Avenue
October 30th: Nikka Costa at the Varsity Theater
October 31st: The Academy Is at the Cabooze

The Black Kids (Margaret Andrews/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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