- Tonight, we're checking out some of the newest pop and rock acts here in the Twin Cities.

Join me for an incredible night of live music here at the historic Palace Theatre in downtown St. Paul.

Let's go.

(upbeat rock music) (lively music) The Palace Theatre first opened its doors in 1916, and it's been a stage to everything from vaudeville, big bands, and the silver screen.

After sitting dormant for 30 years, the Palace reopened in 2017 after a renovation, and kind of captures what I love about St. Paul, these beautiful old buildings that have found new life.

Even looking around, you can see where the original structure used to be, the bricks, the paint, and I'm so excited to be here for a night of live music.

(lively music) (crowd cheering) Taking to this historic stage is the Minneapolis pop group Yam Haus, known for their dance floor ready music, and kicking things off tonight is DNM, an experimental indie pop group made up of musicians who've been mainstays on the Twin Cities scene for years, and now they're together.

Their single, "Falling Out", is both mellow and upbeat, and I'll confess that I totally jammed out to it today while getting ready for tonight.

Please welcome to the stage, DNM.

(melodic rock music) ♪ I hit the smoke, got the drink in my cup ♪ ♪ No, I'm not useful, I'm useless as ♪ ♪ I might be buggin and I'm sure you can tell ♪ ♪ You should come over, I'll promise you I'll ♪ ♪ Today, I'm not shiny, so don't press your luck ♪ ♪ I'm faded and jaded and useless and aimless ♪ ♪ But I'll bring the bottle, you'll drink all the gin ♪ ♪ Hope you believe that I'm better ♪ ♪ Don't apologize ♪ ♪ It's in your eyes ♪ ♪ You look down at me ♪ ♪ I'm going to sleep ♪ ♪ I said it once ♪ ♪ It's over and done ♪ ♪ I'm in your head ♪ ♪ Just go to bed ♪ ♪ Most of the time, I be running back ♪ ♪ Brushing the wind, I can dream instead ♪ ♪ Running and jumping 'til we get high ♪ ♪ Getting the words that I say all of the time ♪ ♪ Pushing the battle closer for some love ♪ ♪ Getting used to giving up ♪ ♪ Stay no longer, I can't keep you around ♪ ♪ I'm done with you now ♪ ♪ Don't apologize ♪ ♪ It's in your eyes ♪ ♪ You look down at me, I'm going ♪ - [Natalia] How did y'all get your start as a band?

- Well, we started off as friends, not even on some music stuff.

We all knew each other in the scene.

DeCarlo, I had met back in probably 2018.

Nate, probably around the same time, a little bit later, but just through hearing about each other's music, but it really just started off with just being friends.

- You know, I'm a music educator.

We talk a lot about, you know, the music we're doing and the people and the stories behind it, and I think an important thing to note is Black musicians and their contributions have been at the heart of popular music in America forever.

You know, talk to me about the importance of representation in Black indie bands.

- There's a lot of Black people in indie music, but I guess people never really think about how Black people created most genres, including indie music, I guess, when you think about, like, traditional African guitar playing, translating over to a lot of kinda modern indie pop stylings.

So, like, Vampire Weekend and stuff like that.

A pretty direct lineage between, like, Black American music, and I think what we make, all I really do is make Black American music, so.

- I started off as a guitarist mainly.

So, growing up, I listened to a lot of, like, metal music and punk music, and, you know, pop punk, that sort of thing.

It was usually a predominantly white-dominated I guess music genre, you could say, but it's funny, yeah.

Kind of like what DeCarlo was saying, whenever you could see different people of color in the genres, at least for me, I always usually paid special attention to them, because it was like seeing representation, you know, actually in action within music, and, you know, that can be kind of hard to find sometimes.

So I just think it's really important, especially with what we're doing.

You know, at the end of the day, we're just friends playing music, but, you know, who knows who else it could inspire?

- I tell my kids, "If you can see it, you can be it."

- Exactly.

- Right, but you gotta see it.

- Exactly.

- You gotta see it first.

(audience applauding) (melodic rock music) ♪ I don't know ♪ ♪ Don't know how I survived off the red wine ♪ ♪ Grew up thinking an orange was a clementine ♪ ♪ Running around with my eyes blind ♪ ♪ Look hard enough, it's treasure you'll find ♪ ♪ I'm falling out ♪ ♪ Cut me off, say yes to all your lines ♪ ♪ I'm falling out ♪ ♪ One day, you'll come see me deep in the pines ♪ ♪ I'm falling out, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Say goodbye, welcome to the wildlife ♪ ♪ I'm falling out ♪ ♪ Say hello to the ones that helped you survive ♪ ♪ Your diamonds, they all scuffed ♪ ♪ When you come, you like it rough ♪ ♪ Throwing bows, you know I'm tough ♪ ♪ Oh, way, ah, way, ah, way, ah ♪ ♪ I don't know, I've got a problem ♪ (audience cheering) - You guys have such a wide experience in the Minnesota music scene.

What's something cool about, like, Minnesota music that we wouldn't know or that you love, or like a secret thing that you want more people to know about?

- There's not a lot of industry here.

Like, there's not a lot of music industry here, record labels, management companies, stuff like that.

- Tell me more about that.

- And because of that, the music can kind of take on really, really, really original, like, particular sounds, you know, because it's not really shaped by any taste-makers in any way.

Like, people just kind of make what they feel like making and see the vision through to the end, and this is what we end up with, you know?

And so a lot of times, like, music from here just sounds mad particular, and I really appreciate that.

- There's a lot of, it's, I don't wanna say insular, but I think that people really- - It's intimate.

- Yes, it's intimate, and I think people really have the space to sound like themselves and to really flesh out the stuff that they wanna do, and I have personally found that collaborating in the cities is like super, super, super easy.

You know, you just get in a room with people, and then start hanging out, and usually cool stuff winds up being the result.

- Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration.

Because, like, even tonight, you'll see it.

Not only do all four of us have our own bands and own separate kind of music histories, but even with Yam Haus, like, I was in the music video with Yam Haus.

That was my first introduction with them, and then he's playing trumpet with them tonight.

- Oh, are you really?

Oh, cool!

- So, like, even tonight, you're gonna see it on full display.

Like, everyone's really open to working with each other, and everyone is bringing their own stories and their own flavor.

It's like one big smoothie.

You know what I'm saying?

Like, name your smoothie.

You can go and find it here in Minneapolis.

Jamba Juice!

- Okay, but if you had to identify and describe your smoothie sound, how would you describe your music?

- Chocolate berry punch.

- Wow.

- Okay, now more.

- The chocolate, I mean, come on, there's some hot chocolate right here.

The berry, berries are just very sweet.

- So your music is sweet?

- Yeah, inside and out.

No, we're sweet.

We're sweet.

- Okay, and the punch?

- And then the punch, oh, "Falling Out," like, we're gonna be running across that stage.

We're gonna be jumping.

- Oh, it's like a little bit indie, a little bit like punk rock at times.

It's got some R&B stuff that Nate likes to incorporate, and, like, I feel like all of us just like, it's not like a conscious thing, like, what genre we're trying to do song by song.

So it's like very effortless, and the smoothie is like whatever it needs to be in that moment.

(lively rock music) ♪ Turn it on, then press fast forward ♪ ♪ Grab my belt off the shelf before I yawn ♪ ♪ Set it off with a cough, fill the bong ♪ ♪ Come along, come along, come along ♪ ♪ My belly full from the quangs that we bought ♪ ♪ Sat for awhile, yeah, waiting on a call ♪ ♪ Pick it up, take it out, hit the bong ♪ ♪ Come along, come ♪ ♪ Safety net, safety net ♪ ♪ Cradle me in subtleties ♪ ♪ Safety net, take a guess ♪ ♪ Where have I got to be ♪ ♪ I never wanted you to wait up ♪ ♪ I never thought this was a lay up ♪ ♪ I never wanted you to wait up ♪ ♪ I never thought this was a lay up ♪ ♪ Take you home, we've been up for so long ♪ ♪ You fell in love with the words in my song ♪ ♪ Grab your waist, yeah, you got me turned on ♪ ♪ Put down your phone, I'm your favorite tone ♪ ♪ And you're moving to another ZIP code ♪ ♪ Leaving behind all the niggas and snow ♪ ♪ Bite my lip, yeah, you won't let go ♪ ♪ Hit my line, yeah, even though ♪ ♪ Safety net, safety net ♪ ♪ Cradle me in subtleties ♪ ♪ Safety net, take a guess ♪ ♪ Where have I got to be ♪ ♪ I never wanted you to wait up ♪ ♪ I never thought this was a lay up ♪ ♪ I never wanted you to wait up ♪ ♪ I never thought this was a lay up ♪ ♪ You're coming ♪ ♪ My way, my way ♪ ♪ Hate to miss you, hate to kiss you ♪ ♪ Hate, I missed the chance to settle some issues ♪ ♪ I come off cold as ice ♪ ♪ Left remorse to the sky ♪ ♪ Satellite, satellite ♪ ♪ You could be my satellite ♪ ♪ Safety net, safety net ♪ ♪ Let's go, cradle me in subtleties ♪ ♪ Safety net, take a guess ♪ ♪ Where have I got to be ♪ ♪ I never wanted you to wait up ♪ ♪ I never thought this was a lay up ♪ ♪ I never wanted you to wait up ♪ ♪ I never thought this was a lay up ♪ - St. Paul, how we doing?

We are DNM!

D-N-M!

Woo!

(audience cheering) - As a high school teacher, one of the things I really love is when students walk into my room and they're excited about something that they've come up with together.

They're like, oh, this harmony or this song, and I just love seeing their enthusiasm.

These four guys started out like that in high school.

They dreamed of filling stadiums, and now they've sold out First Ave.

They've toured with Adam Lambert, toured with Kacey Musgraves, toured with AWOLNATION, and now they're here at the Palace Theatre, ready to make music.

Please welcome to the stage, Yam Haus!

(funky pop music) ♪ Everyone knows that they know when they know they know ♪ ♪ Digital emotion gives me vertigo ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping ♪ ♪ That maybe a song comes around in the crowded mob ♪ ♪ Even all the haters wanna sing along ♪ ♪ Let's open the motion ♪ ♪ You just wanna get down ♪ ♪ But something's sticking around ♪ ♪ Inconvenient vibe, wow ♪ ♪ The truth hurts if you notice ♪ ♪ But you won't, your head's in the dirt, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Everyone knows that they know when they know they know ♪ ♪ Digital emotion gives me vertigo ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping ♪ ♪ That maybe a song comes around in the crowded mob ♪ ♪ Even all the haters wanna sing along ♪ ♪ Let's open the motion ♪ ♪ Driving with the top down ♪ ♪ But something stinks in this town ♪ ♪ You blame the ones you kicked out ♪ ♪ But you're the one that's smoking ♪ ♪ You're stuck with your head in the clouds, yeah ♪ ♪ Everyone knows that they know when they know they know ♪ ♪ Digital emotion gives me vertigo ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping ♪ ♪ That maybe a song comes around in the crowded mob ♪ ♪ Even all the haters wanna sing along ♪ ♪ Let's open the motion, yeah ♪ ♪ Everyone knows that they know when they know they know ♪ ♪ Everyone knows ♪ ♪ Digital emotion gives me vertigo, hey ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping ♪ ♪ Let's open the motion, yeah ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping ♪ ♪ Let's open the motion ♪ - Make some noise!

(crowd cheering) (funky pop music) ♪ Everyone knows that they know when they know they know ♪ ♪ Digital emotion gives me vertigo ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping, yeah ♪ ♪ That maybe a song comes around in the crowded mob ♪ ♪ Even all the haters wanna sing along ♪ ♪ It's hopeless, but I'm hoping ♪ ♪ Let's open ♪ (dramatic rock music) (audience cheers) (lively pop-rock music) - Everybody, put your hands up!

♪ Give me the keys to your beautiful car ♪ ♪ I don't hear what you say 'cause I know what you are ♪ ♪ And I can't really tell if you're looking at me ♪ ♪ But if it's easy to come then it's easy to leave ♪ ♪ I'm gone ♪ ♪ I'm gone ♪ ♪ I wanna reject all my calls ♪ ♪ Sometimes the greatest thing to do ♪ ♪ is to do nothing at all ♪ ♪ And I've been running on a tight rope covered in flames ♪ ♪ I need someone to come and resuscitate my brain ♪ ♪ Watch my head 'cause I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And it don't matter the day and it don't matter the year ♪ ♪ So won't you give me the time ♪ ♪ I'll make it all disappear ♪ ♪ And we could crash and burn but I can guarantee ♪ ♪ You got whatever I want, I got whatever you need ♪ ♪ We're gone, say bye-bye ♪ ♪ One, two, three ♪ ♪ I wanna reject all my calls ♪ ♪ Sometimes the greatest thing to do ♪ ♪ is to do nothing at all ♪ ♪ And I've been running on a tight rope covered in flames ♪ ♪ I need someone to come and resuscitate my brain ♪ ♪ Watch my head 'cause I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ - I wanna hear you sing!

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ Don't think about it now, you're taking too long ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ Don't think about it now, you're taking too long ♪ ♪ Put the key in your car, let me see who you are ♪ ♪ I wanna know, wanna know all the places you could go ♪ ♪ I wanna reject all my calls ♪ ♪ Sometimes the greatest thing to do ♪ ♪ is to do nothing at all ♪ ♪ And I've been running on a tight rope covered in flames ♪ ♪ I need someone to come and resuscitate my brain ♪ ♪ Watch my head 'cause I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall ♪ ♪ I've been running it into a wall, like this ♪ (exciting pop music) (somber pop music) ♪ Novo, Novocaine, Novo, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Oh, even the sunlight's feeling cold, and I know ♪ ♪ I'm numb like Novocaine, Novocaine ♪ ♪ Oh, with every breath, I see my words ♪ ♪ They're like smoke ♪ ♪ I'm numb like Novocaine, Novocaine ♪ ♪ When you come through ♪ ♪ I feel your warmth ♪ ♪ When you come through, oh ♪ ♪ It's what you do ♪ ♪ I can feel your warmth ♪ ♪ When you come through, sing it ♪ ♪ Oh, I don't want your love until it's gone ♪ ♪ Until it's gone ♪ ♪ Don't want your love ♪ ♪ I don't want your love until it's gone ♪ ♪ Until it's gone ♪ ♪ Don't want your love, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, building it up until it falls, 'cause I know ♪ ♪ I'm numb like Novocaine, Novocaine ♪ ♪ Oh, doing the right thing feels so wrong, and I know ♪ ♪ I'm numb like Novocaine, Novocaine, yeah ♪ ♪ When you come through ♪ ♪ I can feel your warmth ♪ ♪ When you come through, oh ♪ ♪ It's what you do ♪ ♪ I feel your warmth ♪ ♪ When you come through, oh ♪ ♪ I don't want your love until it's gone ♪ ♪ Until it's gone ♪ ♪ Don't want your love ♪ ♪ I don't want your love until it's gone ♪ ♪ Until it's gone ♪ ♪ And I don't want your love until it's gone ♪ ♪ Until it's gone ♪ ♪ Don't want your love ♪ ♪ I don't want your love until it's gone ♪ ♪ Until it's gone ♪ ♪ Don't want your love ♪ ♪ Numb like Novocaine, numb like Novocaine, yeah ♪ ♪ I'm numb like Novocaine, ♪ ♪ never want it 'til it's gone, no ♪ ♪ Numb like Novocaine, numb like Novocaine ♪ ♪ I'm numb like Novocaine ♪ ♪ and I never want it 'til it's gone ♪ ♪ Numb ♪ (somber pop music) (audience cheering) - Well, it's nice to meet you guys, and, seriously, it sounds awesome, just like sitting there, watching the sound check.

So I have a question about your name.

There's a really beautiful story behind "Yam", part of the Yam Haus.

Can you tell me more?

- Beautiful is a strong word, I'll say that off the top, but we all lived in a house together, and a lot of dishes around, a lot of, you know, when you're a roommate, yeah, it wasn't all beautiful, but we were four dudes living together and doing life together, and roommates, and we had this "you are me" phrase, as a sort of beckoning call, part joke, part real, and Yam Haus was a name that was suggested to us because we were already calling our house the Yam Haus.

- Oh.

- And so we were like, it's the name we hate least.

"You are me" is what Yam stands for, which means treat people the way you wanna be treated.

In roommate terms, that means pick up your dishes, and then in life terms, it means, you know, be kind to people the way you would hope for them to be kind to you, and so that's our message, I guess.

Sometimes, it's kind of cheesy feeling, but it's genuine.

I think it's important to be a kind person.

- I really love your music, and I feel like the lyrics, you have the stuff that's really upbeat, makes you wanna move, but some of it is really, really personal.

You know, how does that translate into your music and especially your lyrics?

- The first album that we put out came from a deeply personal place for me, and to be honest, it's terrifying.

It's really hard to be vulnerable like that, I guess, and then also try to make a living off of your music, which is like, the nature of music and music business is kind of this never-ending wrestling match, and it can be really exhausting, but what's nice is, because there's four of us, we kind of can lean on each other when the business side or the over-vulnerable side starts to feel scary or challenging.

And, like, starting the band off, it was from a very personal place for me, and these guys surrounded me, and moving forward, like, we just all wanna try to be vulnerable with the music we end up putting out, which comes from the four of us in various ways.

(audience cheering) (gentle rock music) This song is called "Adriana."

♪ I haven't seen your face in a minute ♪ ♪ You never come around, just admit it ♪ ♪ How could you not see we're divided ♪ ♪ And the different spaces between us ♪ ♪ Were getting much too wide ♪ ♪ Ooh, Adriana, I think it's time ♪ ♪ Tell me everything that's on your mind ♪ ♪ Ooh, Adriana, stay for a while ♪ ♪ Tell me everything that's on your mind ♪ ♪ If you never see it, you won't believe it ♪ ♪ So you pick another fight, what's the difference ♪ ♪ We're all right until we notice ♪ ♪ That all those beautiful faces will make us run and hide ♪ ♪ Ooh, Adriana, I think it's time ♪ ♪ I think it's time ♪ ♪ Tell me everything that's on your mind ♪ ♪ Ooh, Adriana, stay for a while ♪ ♪ Stay for a while ♪ ♪ Tell me everything that's on your mind, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ I thought I saw your face in the distance ♪ ♪ Is it the real thing or just an image ♪ ♪ And is it love if you never show it ♪ ♪ I'll show it, I pulled back all my defenses ♪ ♪ It's always you I'll find ♪ ♪ Ooh, Adriana, I think it's time ♪ ♪ I think it's time ♪ ♪ So tell me everything that's on your mind ♪ ♪ Ooh, Adriana, stay for a while ♪ ♪ Stay for a while ♪ ♪ Tell me everything that's on your mind ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, ooh, oh ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah, ooh, yeah ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ (audience cheering) (lively music) ♪ Seeing double ♪ ♪ Tell the whole squad, out the back door ♪ ♪ Man, I think it's time to huddle, yeah ♪ ♪ We're in trouble ♪ ♪ Wrote a pop song, tried to pop off ♪ ♪ But I think we popped a bubble ♪ ♪ And we run around, but now I know we're tired ♪ ♪ Of the nonsense ♪ ♪ All the things we can't control ♪ ♪ Really, really messes with a healthy mindset ♪ ♪ Are we there yet ♪ ♪ Or is this just how it goes ♪ ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said you never, never will change ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ No, I don't ♪ ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said it always goes the same way ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ No, I don't, no, I don't ♪ ♪ Triple coverage ♪ ♪ Had it mapped out, but you spaced out ♪ ♪ Man, you didn't see it coming ♪ ♪ Yeah, so hold my luggage ♪ ♪ I'm about to fly up, holding my cup ♪ ♪ Looking down and seeing nothing ♪ ♪ And we run around, but now I know we're tired ♪ ♪ Of the nonsense ♪ ♪ All the things we can't control ♪ ♪ Really, really messes with a healthy mindset ♪ ♪ Are we there yet ♪ ♪ Or is this just how it goes ♪ ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said you never, never will change ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ No, I don't ♪ ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said it always goes the same way ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ No, I don't, no, I don't ♪ ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said you never, never will change ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ No, I don't ♪ ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said it always goes the same way ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ No, I don't, no, I don't, no, no, no ♪ (lively music) ♪ So you wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said you never, never will change ♪ ♪ But I don't believe you ♪ ♪ You wanna play the pop game ♪ ♪ Said it always goes the same way ♪ ♪ But I don't, I don't, I don't, yeah, yeah ♪ (lively music) ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do, do, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah ♪ (audience cheering) (exciting pop music) ♪ Everybody's looking outside ♪ ♪ 'Cause they need something new ♪ ♪ Do you feel it in me, I can feel it in you ♪ ♪ We get down to the rhythm of a Saturday night ♪ ♪ But we don't know what to do ♪ ♪ Everybody's looking outside ♪ ♪ With nothing to prove, we got nothing to hide ♪ ♪ We got nothing to lose ♪ ♪ You get all that you wanted in the blink of an eye ♪ ♪ But there's always something missing ♪ ♪ So you run to the flicker of the neon signs, yeah ♪ ♪ The streets paint a picture of the chaos in your mind ♪ ♪ An electric rollercoaster ride ♪ - Sing it!

♪ In the big city, there's a million lights ♪ ♪ Everyone's looking for the thrill tonight ♪ ♪ Wanna feel something different ♪ ♪ Feel something different, all right ♪ ♪ In the big city, there's a million lights ♪ ♪ Everyone's looking for the thrill tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna feel something different ♪ ♪ Feel something different, all right ♪ - [Lars] I wanna hear you scream!

(audience cheering) (exciting pop music) ♪ See, everybody's looking outside ♪ ♪ 'Cause they're trying to choose ♪ ♪ It's the weight of the world ♪ ♪ or the weight of their blues ♪ ♪ You get one little chance to make it better tonight ♪ ♪ But you don't know what to do ♪ ♪ Everybody's looking outside ♪ ♪ Stay on the move, it'll eat you alive ♪ ♪ While you're paying your dues ♪ ♪ You get one conversation that'll open your eyes ♪ ♪ You can hear it if you listen ♪ ♪ But you run to the flicker of the neon signs, yeah ♪ ♪ The streets paint a picture of the chaos in your mind ♪ ♪ An electric rollercoaster ride, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ In the big city, there's a million lights ♪ ♪ Everyone's looking for the thrill tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna feel something different ♪ ♪ Feel something different, all right ♪ ♪ In the big city, there's a million lights ♪ ♪ Everyone's looking for the thrill tonight ♪ ♪ I wanna feel something different ♪ ♪ Feel something different, all right ♪ (exciting pop music) - This is me, at the show!

Yes!

St. Paul, I said... ♪ Do you feel it ♪ ♪ In the big city, there's a million lights ♪ ♪ Everyone's looking for the thrill tonight ♪ ♪ Can you feel it ♪ ♪ In the big city, there's a million lights ♪ ♪ Going through your body now, do you feel it ♪ ♪ Feel it, feel it, it, it ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Everybody's looking for the thrill ♪ ♪ You find within a moment ♪ ♪ Touch it, grab it, feel it, own it ♪ ♪ It's gone before you ♪ ♪ I said everybody's looking for the thrill ♪ ♪ You find within a moment ♪ ♪ Touch it, just feel it, hey ♪ ♪ Because it's gone before you know it ♪ ♪ Watch out, everybody ♪ ♪ It's gone before you know it ♪ ♪ Hey, it's gone before you know it ♪ (melodic outro music) (audience cheering) - [Natalia] You guys met in high school.

- [Lars] Correct.

- Where'd you go to high school?

- Hudson, Wisconsin.

- Tell me about the band dynamics, because you started in high school, and now you're here at the Palace.

- Yup, it started, I would say Seth and I were playing cafeterias and in his parents' basement and my parents' basement.

We had a band called Among Elephants, because my mom had- - The what elephants?

- Among Elephants.

- Among, okay, got it.

- Like amongst or among.

Yeah, yeah, and, yeah, we abandoned that band name.

My mom makes these concrete sculptures out of elephant ear plants, so we'd be downstairs and she'd have a bunch around us, and it was like among elephants.

Anyways, and then Zach was older than me, and we played hockey together, and only knew each other in this very masculine jock space, and then we bonded over our love of music later on, and called him up to see if he wanted to be a part of a band, and then we met Jake in college here in Minneapolis, and he was the one that made us the most polished, we are a real band, because he studied music in school.

Really good at the drums.

Really good at the technical side, and yeah.

Yeah, and he loves words of affirmation, and I'm trying to get better at that too, by the way.

- Aw.

- That's his love language, yep.

- Nice.

- He's the sole words of affirmation love language member of Yam Haus, and so I'm embarrassed to say, I didn't think I would be, but I'm a gifts guy.

- Oh, I am too.

- It's devastating, 'cause I always thought that was bad, but I'm like, wait, no, gifts are beautiful.

So, anyways, I'm a gift guy, and then my other one would be acts of service.

- I think I'm acts of service.

- I think I'm words of affirmation.

- Are you?

- I think.

What are they again?

What are the options?

- Oh, no wonder.

- So, words of affirmation.

- Touch.

- Nope.

- Gifts.

- Nope.

- Quality time?

- Nope.

- Yeah, I think it is words of affirmation, yeah.

- Wow, okay.

- I'm like, yeah, and then... - [Natalia] Aw, nice, nice.

- What'd you say yours was?

- Words of affirmation.

- Okay, yeah, yeah, mine's words of affirmation as well.

Yeah, honestly, you need to learn that.

We needed to learn that when we were that close on tour.

I mean, every single day for three months.

I mean, we're working together.

We're sleeping in one hotel room.

We're in the van for hours on end, and it's surprising, honestly, that's what I'm most proud of at the end of the tour that we didn't come out hating each other, like, bummed with each other.

- We're stronger.

- Yeah, like, we became better friends and had fun and made memories, which is cool, so.

- I think that translates though.

Like, watching you even just now with this meet and greet or just on social media, it looks like you have such a fun energy, and you guys get along, and you're there to make music and invite people into that community.

- Definitely, and, sometimes, you have to remember to keep that at the center of it, because the business side of it can kind of rob you of the joy, and it is very exhausting to try to make a living playing music or doing something that you love, but, yeah, like Jake said, that's probably what I'm most proud of at this point in our career is that the four of us genuinely still like each other and still have a good time doing it, which is amazing.

(audience cheering) (exciting pop music) ♪ Just a step away from everything she says ♪ ♪ Anything that she could ever want is ♪ ♪ right in front of her ♪ ♪ She could never pay someone else to say ♪ ♪ What she's trying to get ♪ You gotta sing it!

♪ Oh, she's a ♪ ♪ You can see ♪ ♪ She's a dream chaser ♪ You ready?

♪ And she's made up her mind, made up ♪ Everybody jump, let's go!

(exciting pop music) ♪ Just a step away from everything she says ♪ ♪ I'm gonna have to try and catch her now ♪ ♪ before she's gone ♪ ♪ You could never pay someone else to play ♪ ♪ Only she could ever sing her song ♪ Sing it!

♪ She's a stargazer ♪ ♪ You can see that look in her eyes ♪ ♪ Well, she's a dream chaser ♪ ♪ She's made up her mind ♪ ♪ Made up her mind, yeah ♪ ♪ She's a star ♪ ♪ She's a star ♪ - Everybody, break it down!

Put your hands up!

♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da, hey ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba ♪ - Sing it!

♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ I gotta stop and say before she flies away ♪ - This is the best night of my life so far!

Thank you so much!

(audience cheers) ♪ She's gonna get what she wants ♪ ♪ She's gonna get what she wants ♪ Everybody!

♪ So just watch her, just watch her ♪ ♪ She's a stargazer ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ You can see the look in her eyes ♪ ♪ She's a dream chaser ♪ ♪ She's made up her mind, she's made up her mind, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, she's a star ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ She's a star ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ She's a star, she's a star ♪ ♪ She's a star, star, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ She's a star gazer ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, you're so beautiful ♪ ♪ Ba, da, ba, ba, ba, ba, da, da ♪ (audience cheering) (bright pop music) ♪ I'm in love with every moment ♪ ♪ And this is paradise for me ♪ ♪ And do you recognize me floating ♪ ♪ It's like someone turned off the gravity, yeah ♪ ♪ And I'm in love with how you said it ♪ ♪ You don't need no melody ♪ ♪ Because there's so much magic in the meaning ♪ ♪ To be miles deep in the simplicity ♪ ♪ I think I want it ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ I think I'm craving a little simplicity ♪ ♪ I think I want it ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ I think I'm craving a little simplicity, yeah ♪ ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ba, da, da, do, do ♪ ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ooh ♪ - You're beautiful!

♪ And when it's time ♪ Oh, I forgot the lyrics, you guys.

♪ Staring at a screen ♪ ♪ I'm sick of staring at a screen ♪ ♪ 'Cause nothing comes close to comparing ♪ ♪ To all this fresh air moving inside of me ♪ ♪ And it feels like ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah, I think I want it, yeah ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ I think I'm craving a little simplicity ♪ ♪ I think I want it ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ I think I'm craving a little simplicity, yeah ♪ ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ba, da, da, do, do ♪ ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ooh ♪ ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ba, da, da, do, do ♪ ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ooh ♪ ♪ And when this world is finally over ♪ ♪ And all that's left is you and me ♪ ♪ With nothing else I could discover ♪ ♪ Why did it take so long to be clear to me ♪ ♪ I think I want it ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ I think I'm craving a little simplicity ♪ - [Lars] All of you.

♪ I think I want it ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ I think I'm craving a little simplicity ♪ - I love you so much!

(bright pop music) ♪ Ba, da, da, do, do, ba, da, da, do, do ♪ ♪ I wanna hear you, I wanna hear you ♪ ♪ I wanna hear you, hear you say, oh ♪ ♪ Say, oh ♪ ♪ Say, ooh ♪ ♪ Say, ooh ♪ ♪ Say, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Say, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Say, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Say, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Say, ooh ♪ ♪ Say, ooh ♪ ♪ Say, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ - I love you so much!

(peaceful pop music) (audience cheering) (gentle music) ♪ I'd like to think that peace will come ♪ ♪ And darkness will subside ♪ ♪ We'll make it through another year ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light ♪ ♪ Let all the chaos be forgot ♪ ♪ To my loved ones, I'll hold tight ♪ ♪ I hope that generosity ♪ ♪ Is my favorite state of mind ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light, my dear ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light ♪ ♪ Pass me a cup of kindness, yeah ♪ ♪ I'll drink it down tonight ♪ ♪ If looking at another year ♪ ♪ You're filled with dread and fright ♪ ♪ Remember that you're not alone ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light, my dear ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light ♪ ♪ So pass me a cup of kindness, yeah ♪ ♪ I'll drink it down tonight ♪ - Can we turn the lights down, please?

♪ I watch the clock, it ticks away ♪ ♪ To my dreams, it pays no mind ♪ ♪ I mourn the days I let waste away ♪ ♪ It's a gift to be alive ♪ ♪ It's a gift to be alive ♪ ♪ It's a gift to be alive ♪ (uplifting music) Are you with me?

♪ I'm clinging to the light, my dear ♪ ♪ I'm clinging to the light ♪ ♪ So pass me a cup of kindness, yeah ♪ ♪ I'll drink it down tonight ♪ ♪ I'll drink it down tonight ♪ ♪ For auld lang syne, my dear ♪ ♪ For auld lang syne ♪ ♪ For all the days that slip away ♪ ♪ What a gift to be alive ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ What a gift to be alive ♪ (gentle music) - We'll be right back.

(audience cheering) - What's so special about the Twin Cities is, honestly, this is a very supportive live music town, and we can now say that with certified credentials, because we've been to nearly every town across America the last three months, and talked to the venue people there, talked to people from there, and it's not normal for the amount of local bands, local music support that happens here.

Like, I will genuinely say we've been able to rise up here in terms of just genuine people that love music, they love coming out to shows, and I think it's more than almost anywhere else I've been to.

- There's something special too about this town, because they saw us four years ago when we just started as a band playing for like 50 people in small rooms all over the cities.

It's just cool to keep that kind of hometown spirit of, like, these people have been with us from the beginning.

They're supportive, and there's new people that come every time too, but we're just happy to be with our people.

- Yeah, it's always fun.

Even at the meet and greet, people come up and say, oh, I saw you at this show or that show, and it makes me realize, like, in the last four years, we've probably played over a hundred shows in Minneapolis, Twin Cities alone.

- Alone, yeah.

- Wow.

- Like, just different events like birthday parties, prom parties, like any kind of thing you can think of.

- Block parties, yeah.

- And then people, you know, trickle up.

They're like, oh, I saw you at, like, Skoog's Panini down the street.

I'm like, that was in like 2017, you know?

We never played Skoog's Panini, but we've had all these different moments in Minneapolis, Twin Cities, and now it's kind of like, they're all coming together in one place tonight, which is really exciting.

- What are you ending your set with tonight?

- Ooh.

Is that a secret?

Can I not ask that?

- It's public.

- Okay.

Yeah, it actually is public.

Tell them.

- Yeah, it is.

- "Groovin'" will be the last song of the set.

- [Natalia] Okay, tell me why.

- Actually, there's a lot of, within the Yam Haus fandom, we call it the Yam Fam, I don't know.

- Yam Fan, nice.

- There are the purists and the people that know us the most, and they're like, you've ended with "Groovin'" so many times.

Like, don't do it again, and I heard that complaint going into this show, thought about it, we thought about it.

We are trying to make everybody in this room, if it's the first time they're seeing us, we just love "Groovin'" as an ender, because it's such a childlike send-off of just fun and joy, so we're gonna do it tonight.

Someday, we'll switch it up, but we're not there yet.

Yeah, we switched it up on tour.

We didn't do it for the last three months.

That's partly why too, because we haven't done it for three months, so, for us, it feels fresh, but then for people that know us, they're like, you're ending with "Groovin'" again?

but I don't wanna hear it!

Sorry.

Sorry.

(upbeat pop music) Are we gonna go out with a bang?

(audience cheers) I said, are we gonna go out with a bang?

(audience cheers) (upbeat pop music) ♪ This is that feel good song you haven't heard yet ♪ ♪ But you've been needing ever since ♪ ♪ you were in third grade ♪ ♪ Your mama's dancing along 'cause mama knows best ♪ ♪ Just close your eyes, don't look around ♪ ♪ Take a step and start groovin', yeah ♪ ♪ We got one job, keep it moving ♪ ♪ You don't need a reason to be ♪ ♪ Hands up all around ♪ ♪ Tell me what's been getting you down ♪ ♪ It's best time you started ♪ ♪ It's best time you started groovin' ♪ (upbeat pop music) ♪ We gotta bring it back ♪ ♪ So many hours watching Netflix, side chicks ♪ ♪ Staring at your telephone ♪ ♪ Nobody's dancing anymore ♪ ♪ And, no, I don't mean bumping and grinding ♪ ♪ I'm talking groovin', yeah, we got one job ♪ ♪ Keep it moving ♪ ♪ You don't need a reason ♪ ♪ Put your hands up all around ♪ ♪ Tell me what's been getting you down ♪ ♪ It's best time you started ♪ ♪ It's best time you started groovin' ♪ ♪ Don't over-think it, baby ♪ ♪ 'Cause you don't need a reason ♪ ♪ Put your hands up all around ♪ ♪ Tell me what's been getting you down ♪ ♪ It's best time you started ♪ ♪ It's best time you started groovin' ♪ ♪ And don't you forget ♪ - Everybody, like this.

(audience indistinctly singing) Hey!

(audience indistinctly singing) - What's that?

(audience indistinctly singing) ♪ It's yours for the taking ♪ ♪ Say, oh, yeah, you got all my love ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, you got all my love ♪ ♪ You got all my love ♪ ♪ It's yours for the taking ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Say, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Say, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Say, oh, yeah, break it down, everybody ♪ ♪ Say, oh, yeah, you got all my love ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, you got all my love ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, you got all my love ♪ ♪ It's yours for the taking ♪ - What's that?

♪ Oh, yeah, all my love ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, all my love ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, you have all my love ♪ ♪ It's yours for the taking ♪ (exciting pop music) - [Lars] I wanna see you guys jump up!

♪ One, two, everybody, jump ♪ (exciting pop music) ♪ Jump, jump ♪ ♪ Sing, sing ♪ ♪ Start groovin', yeah ♪ ♪ We got one job, keep it, what ♪ ♪ You don't need a, sing ♪ (exciting pop music) ♪ It's best time you started ♪ ♪ It's best time you ♪ (exciting pop music) ♪ Oh, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪ ♪ Ole, ole ♪ ♪ Ole, ole ♪ (exciting pop music) ♪ It's best time you started groovin' ♪ (audience cheering) - [Lars] Thank you guys again.

I love all of you.

We love you too.

We'll see you again.

We'll see you again.

Thank you so much.

Be good to each other.

That's our last song.

We love you so much.

(audience cheering) - [Announcer] Funding for this program is supported in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Jennine and John Speier, and these Stage supporters.

(audience cheering) (gentle musical jingle)