First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2012 at First Ave
Friday, January 11, 2013 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
First Avenue Mainroom • 7:00pm • 18+ • $7 adv | $7 door
More info at first-avenue.com
Added to calendar on Dec 5
Bomba De Luz
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since December 8, 2012 • First Mainroom show • 13th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since August 1, 2011
From last.fm:
Bomba de Luz is a group of four high school students from St. Paul, MN. They began playing small shows at their high school's small theater. From there on, they have played two festival shows and their name continually grows. Lead by folk rock songwriter, Lydia Hoglund, the trio of jazz musicians including Gavin Taylor-Stark, Jonas Taghavi, and Evan Slack create an atmosphere of jazz-folk. Lydia Hoglund carries with her a husky, heavy voice, far beyond her teenaged years. Read more about Bomba de Luz on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Dec 7
Strange Names
From Minneapolis
First show since since December 2, 2012 • First Mainroom show • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since March 1, 2012
Added to bill on Dec 7
Eleganza!
From Minneapolis
First show since since November 23, 2012 • Sixth show on MN Live's calendar since October 31, 2005
From last.fm:
Eleganza is a music project from Warsaw, Poland, formed in July 2007 by Bartłomiej Przybysz (vocals, programming) and Damian Wychnicki (drums). Some weeks later Adam Maszej (guitars and bass) joined the band. In late October 2007 a Valmegiton single was released. It was a mix of mathcore, instrumental metal with a industrial metal infulences. In January 2008 the band started to work on a first album titled Imagination Burns with self titled 2-parts suite, released only at last. Read more about Eleganza on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Dec 7
Actual Wolf
From Oakland, California
First Twin Cities show since since December 29, 2012 • 27th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since February 18, 2012
Added to bill on Dec 7
John Mark Nelson
From Minneapolis
First show since since December 8, 2012 • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since June 14, 2012
From last.fm:
When John Mark Nelson released his first CD, "Still Here", he was half way through his senior year in high school. "Still Here" was a collection of songs about a sixteen month period of his life. A time in which "everything seemed surreal and hazy". According to John Mark, he "became a very unpleasant person to be around, and yet (he) was the happiest (he) had ever been". It is an album about loss and regretful decisions. Read more about John Mark Nelson on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Dec 7
Wiping Out Thousands
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since November 30, 2012 • First Mainroom show • 16th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since December 30, 2011
From last.fm:
Like a tidal wave consuming a densely-populated island of sentient robots, Wiping out Thousands' brand of electro - equal parts abrasive and gorgeous - reaches out from their home base of Minneapolis to the far corners of the grimy neon futurescape of tomorrow. Wiping out Thousands on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Dec 7
The Chalice
From Minneapolis
First show since since December 31, 2012 • First Mainroom show since December 29, 2012 • 10th show on MN Live's calendar since February 9, 2012
From last.fm:
Forming in July of 2007, The Chalice has as its main goal to bring a new sound and increased energy to the Terre Haute music scene and to quickly spread to surrounding areas. They currently finished recording their first EP entitled "Ghosts Don't Gossip," consisting of 5 songs: 1. "And I Told Them the Story" 2. "Dimes and Diction" 3. "To Pick Our Teeth with California's Bones and Vomit Oceans" 4. "I Am the Boy Scout" 5. "On the Wire" Read more about The Chalice on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Dec 7