Are You Local? The 2010 SXSW Send-Off at First Ave
Saturday, March 6, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
First Avenue Mainroom • 5:00pm • 18+ • $5.00 adv | $10.00 door
More info at first-avenue.com
Added to calendar on Feb 3
Lookbook
From Minneapolis
First show since since February 27, 2010 • First Mainroom show since January 29, 2010 • 46th show on MN Live's calendar since June 7, 2008
The Pines
From Moonrise, Iowa
First Twin Cities show since since December 19, 2009 • 24th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since December 31, 2006
From last.fm:
Rising out of the prairies of the Midwest, The Pines are one of the most distinct and powerful indie-rock/Americana groups to hit the national scene in years. Emerging from the same Minneapolis music world that spawned such notable acts as The Jayhawks, The Replacements and Bob Dylan, The Pines have gathered a stunning line-up of musical talent, in both their live shows and on record, that has gained them a faithful and growing following. Read more about The Pines on Last.fm.
Peter Wolf Crier
From Minneapolis
First show since since February 26, 2010 • Sixth show on MN Live's calendar since November 24, 2009
From last.fm:
It is not so much a sound as a spirit. You don't need to name it to know it or to trust it. From Minneapolis, MN Peter Wolf Crier's second album Garden of Arms is a document that paints a vivid portrait of all the pain and beauty of growth. Written with the at-home repose demanded by performing a hundred shows in six months, these eleven tracks were nurtured from their hushed origins with a new-found footing of confid...ence and experimentation. Read more about Peter Wolf Crier on Last.fm.
Jeremy Messersmith
From Minneapolis
First show since since February 26, 2010 • 44th show on MN Live's calendar since September 25, 2006
From last.fm:
To call Jeremy Messersmith a musician is half-truth: He’s also a storyteller, who has carefully crafted a trilogy of songs that narrate life. His first full-length release The Alcatraz Kid is a moving collection of acoustic-driven lullabies with titles like “Novocain” and “Beautiful Children” that innocently question the purpose of things to come. The integrity of these delicate songs immediately struck a chord with critics and fans alike, and captured the attention of Semisonic’s Dan Wilson, who offered to produce Messersmith’s follow-up album, The Silver City. Read more about Jeremy Messersmith on Last.fm.
Romantica
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 16, 2010 • First Mainroom show since December 19, 2007 • 51st show on MN Live's calendar since June 14, 2004
From last.fm:
There are at least 3 bands with the name 'Romantica'. 1. ROMANTICA / (ro-mantik-ah) / n. / The fantastic tricks of gypsy men : a band of musicians originating in Minneapolis, in 2002, who are characterized by deeply felt poetic imagery enshrined in effortlessly emotive popular melodies suggestive of folk, country, and pop music histories; in similar traditions with Ryan Adams, Damien Rice and The Wallflowers. Read more about Romantica on Last.fm.
City on the Make
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 22, 2010 • First Mainroom show • 38th show on MN Live's calendar since December 30, 2005
From last.fm:
City on the Make is a band from South Minneapolis, Minnesota comprised of childhood friends Mischa Keegan (guitar, vocals), Mike Massey (vocals), Stephen Rowe (bass, vocals), and Colin Stumbras (drums). Making music together for years, the band City on the Make emerged onto the Minneapolis scene in 2004. Purists may disagree (or give a resounding cheer, depending), but City on the Make is a "blues" band in the truest sense - raw soul channeled through musicians by way of their hands, voices, and messages of a hard-lived working-class world. Read more about City on the Make on Last.fm.