Rock the Garden 2011 at Rock the Garden
Saturday, June 18, 2011 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Rock the Garden • 3:00pm • 18+ • $40
Added to calendar on Jun 16
My Morning Jacket
From United States
First Twin Cities show since since October 2, 2008 • First Rock the Garden show
From last.fm:
My Morning Jacket is a rock band which formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The band consists of Jim James (vocals, guitar), Carl Broemel (guitar), "Two Tone" Tommy Blankenship (bass), Bo Koster (keyboards) and Patrick Hallahan (drums). The band is best known for their reverb-soaked sound and their enthusiastic live shows. My Morning Jacket is signed with ATO Records. The band's style is a blend of alternative, alt country, folk rock and psychedelic rock. Read more about My Morning Jacket on Last.fm.
Neko Case
From Seattle, Washington
First Twin Cities show since since April 26, 2009 • First Rock the Garden show • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 7, 2005
From last.fm:
Neko Case (born September 8, 1970, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. Case moved around often as a child, spending the largest part of her youth in Tacoma, Washington. She left her parents at age 15 and three years later she started playing drums for several bands around the Northwest's punk rock scene. In 1994, she moved to Vancouver, BC to enter art school, and simultaneously joined the punk group Maow, who released a record on the Mint label. Read more about Neko Case on Last.fm.
Booker T. Jones
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since April 2, 2010 • First Rock the Garden show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 22, 2007
From last.fm:
Booker T. Jones (born November 12, 1944) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known for fronting the band, Booker T. and the MGs. Born in South Memphis, Tennessee, Jones was a child prodigy, playing the oboe, saxophone, trombone, and piano at school and serving as organist at his church. He attended Booker T. Washington High School, the alma mater of Rufus Thomas and shared the hallowed halls with future stars like Isaac Hayes's writing partner David Porter; saxophonist Andrew Love of The Memphis Horns; soul singer/songwriter William Bell and Earth... Read more about Booker T. Jones on Last.fm.
Tapes 'N Tapes
From Minneapolis
First show since since February 25, 2011 • First Rock the Garden show • 17th show on MN Live's calendar since June 21, 2004
From last.fm:
Tapes ‘n Tapes is an indie rock band which formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States in 2003. The band consists of Josh Grier (vocals, guitar), Matt Kretzmann (keyboards, horns), Erik Appelwick (bass, vocals) and Jeremy Hanson (drums). The band has released three albums, "The Loon" (2005), "Walk It Off" (2008) and "Outside" (2011). Formed in the winter of 2003 at Carleton College, Tapes 'n Tapes gained popularity after a series of write-ups on music blogs, first on EAR FARM then on sites such as Music For Robots and Gorilla vs. Read more about Tapes 'n Tapes on Last.fm.