Young Buffalo and Blessed Feathers at Entry

From Oxford, Mississippi

First Twin Cities show since since September 30, 2012 • First headlining show

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From last.fm:

In wilder times, man hunted for survival or to prove his worthiness to pass along his DNA. This modern life requires no such effort. But the compulsive nature of man leads us to search none-the-less, scouring the city for the best taco or the perfect lamp. Obsession is a modern man’s hunger, and no variation of man knows this deep-pitted yearning more than the music fanatic. We track our prey on the interwebz and through the record stores, flipping through racks of records and reading tomes of reviews with a junkie-like fever, searching for the next morsel to sate our urges. Read more about Young Buffalo on Last.fm.

From West Bend, Wisconsin

First Twin Cities show since since December 22, 2012 • First Entry show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since September 17, 2011

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From last.fm:

Blessed Feathers is the result of restless songwriting by a couple of folks who write and sing songs in the kettled forests of southeast Wisconsin. Together they furiously bang away at their small army of guitars, banjos, accordions, and whatever else they can get their hands on. Come see us in person. Shake our hands. We’d like that. Puddlegum (Bloomington, IN): "They’ll blow you away with the depths of their musings, then surprise you with tripped out vintage news reporter recordings, or a short speech advocating the need to end wars. Read more about Blessed Feathers on Last.fm.

From Brooklyn, New York

First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar

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From last.fm:

Borrowing from the wispy sounds of vintage Sarah Records and Flying Nun artists, Brooklyn, New York’s Ex Cops is the project of Brian Harding (ex-Hymns) and and Amalie Bruun (ex-Minks). Formed in 2011 the duo self-released a short-run, homespun CD-EP of hazy, lo-fi recordings featuring Harding’s opaque bedroom-pop songwriting juxtaposed with the duo’s sun-kissed harmonies. Their John Siket-produced (Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth) debut, True Hallucinations, due out January 22 via Other Music Recording Co. Read more about Ex Cops on Last.fm.

Added to bill on Jan 21