The Suffers: Houston’s eight-piece retro-groove band plays stylish, jazzy, slow-swaying R&B and soul tunes with horns and powerhouse singer Kam Franklin, an atypical act for the Entry but a sound that has earned them ample festival gigs this summer. Fans will recognize tunes like the hushed gem “Love in the Winter” and the haunting “Baby Killed Bobby” from live shows, and Kyle’s long-loved version of “Hallelujah” is also finally caught on tape here. Romantica: Stalled by illness in recent years, bleeding-hearted Twin Cities strummer Ben Kyle and his rich and warm Americana band are following up last year’s jubilant comeback album “Shadowlands” with “Outlaws,” a collection of outtakes from the past decade. Bank Stadium, Mpls., Tickets start at $37, ) The “Boys of Fall” and “ Beer in Mexico” hitmaker is bringing a host of friends, including Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and newcomer Brandon Lay. Maybe he’ll preview his new album “Songs for Saints,” due on July 27. A regular at Target Field, the high-energy Chesney has switched from the Twins ballpark to the Vikings’ venue for his latest sun-bathed, beer-soaked bacchanalia. Kenny Chesney: It’s probably not your typical Cinco de Mayo kind of celebration but it’s always a party when country music’s stadium king comes to town. Zoo Animal: Mood-shifting Minnesota indie-rocker Holly Hansen is reuniting with her best-known ZA lineup for a birthday celebration that’s doubling as a release party for rootsy Minneapolis tunesmith Brianna Kocka, whose album was produced by Hansen. Channy Leaneagh of Polica fame, Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures, Mixed Blood Majority, etc., and their all-star crew gathered up their leftovers and sparked up new ones for their moving reunion album, aptly titled “We Were Made to Forgive.” (8 p.m. Roma di Luna: A band that speaks to these disparate times on multiple levels, the folky, familial Minneapolis rock group abruptly ended in 2011 along with its leaders’ marriage, but they left a lot of warm memories behind - and a lot of excellent unreleased songs, too.
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