Blitzen Trapper at Turf Club

From Portland, Oregon

First Twin Cities show since since September 26, 2007 • First headlining show since July 29, 2007 • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since July 29, 2007

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From last.fm:

Blitzen Trapper is an experimental rock/folk sextet which formed in Portland, Oregon, United States in 2000. The band consists of Eric Earley (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Erik Menteer (guitar, keyboards), Marty Marquis (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Michael Van Pelt (bass), Drew Laughery (keyboards) and Brian Koch (drums, vocals). In various combinations and guises, the group had already played a long time together before the "crystalization event" in July 2000 on the slopes of the famous volcano Mt. Read more about Blitzen Trapper on Last.fm.

From Lexington, Kentucky

First Twin Cities show since since March 31, 2008 • First Turf Club show • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since July 27, 2006

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These United States is a musical group from Washington DC and Lexington, KY, founded in 2006. It's made up of songwriter and bandleader Jesse Elliott, pedal steel and electric guitarist J. Tom Hnatow, drummer and vocalist Robby Cosenza, guitarist and keyboardist Justin Craig, and bassist and vocalist Colin Kellogg. The band released two albums in 2008, one in 2009, and one in 2010, all via Colorado-based record label United Interests. Read more about These United States on Last.fm.

From Portland, Oregon

First Twin Cities show since since September 26, 2007 • First Turf Club show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 13, 2007

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From last.fm:

After fronting several rock bands in his native Idaho, singer/songwriter Justin Ringle moved to Portland, OR in 2004 and began focusing on acoustic music, playing open mics regularly under the moniker Horse Feathers. In 2005, multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick heard a couple of Justin's demos and offered to help flesh them out. In February 2006 the duo went into Skyler Norwood's Miracle Lake studios and recorded their debut album, Words Are Dead, which was released that September on Portland label, Lucky Madison. Read more about Horse Feathers on Last.fm.