Nick Jonas brings new all-Minnesota band here Jan. 21

On the Grammy Awards nominations show Wednesday, Nick Jonas will debut his side project, Nick Jonas and the Administration. Then he'll hit the road next month for 14 theater shows, with a Jan. 21 concert at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. Tickets, priced at $39.50, will go on sale Dec. 11. Jonas, 17, the youngest member of the Jonas Brothers, will release his solo album on Feb. 2. It was recorded in Nashville with Minneapolis-bred producer John Fields, who helmed the last two Jonas Brothers albums. Among the touring members of the Administration are three Twin Cities musicians -- drummer Michael Bland, guitarist Sonny Thompson and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella, former members of Prince's New Power Generation -- as well as Fields on bass. The Administration is expected to play originals, covers and some Jonas Brothers material.

JON BREAM