The Rural Alberta Advantage at First Ave
Friday, March 25, 2011 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
First Avenue Mainroom • 8:00pm • 18+ • $12 adv | $14 door
More info at first-avenue.com
Added to calendar on Dec 13
The Rural Alberta Advantage
From Toronto, Canada
First Twin Cities show since since January 15, 2010 • First Mainroom show • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 22, 2009
From last.fm:
Toronto-based trio The Rural Alberta Advantage (Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole, and Paul Banwatt) play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta. They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil boom’s charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the city’s slow growth and the country’s wild rose, but mostly the songs just try to embrace the advantage of growing up in Alberta. The Rural Alberta Advantage on Last.fm.
James Vincent McMorrow
From Dublin, Ireland
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
A songwriter from Dublin, Ireland, McMorrow’s vocal talent and songwriting has resulted in invites from some of the worlds’ most influential artists to play alongside them including the legendary Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Bon Iver, Mark Ronson, and Iron & Wine. Citing Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, Joan Baez, Neil Young, Band of Horses, The National and Sufjan Stevens among his influences, he is noted for his rich falsetto voice. Read more about James Vincent McMorrow on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 26
In Tall Buildings
From Chicago, Illinois
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
"In Tall Buildings is the title of this record, the name of the band, and the title of a John Hartford song. This "band" is really Erik Hall and his songs. Erik is a natural multi-instrumentalist, equally at home playing electric guitar and percussion in NOMO, fuzzed-out bass in His Name Is Alive, or Motown-inspired drums in Saturday Looks Good To Me. But here we find him, for the first time, in his own element, alone in his home studio, layering track upon track of vocal harmonies, guitars, pianos, and heavy rhythms, to create his solo debut as a veritable one man band. Read more about In Tall Buildings on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 27