Voltage: Fashion Amplified at First Ave
Friday, April 16, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
First Avenue Mainroom • 8:00pm • 21+ • $25.00 adv | $30.00 door
More info at first-avenue.com
Added to calendar on Feb 25
Blue Sky Blackout
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 28, 2010 • First Mainroom show • Seventh show on MN Live's calendar since July 11, 2009
Red Pens
From Minneapolis
First show since since April 3, 2010 • First Mainroom show since January 15, 2010 • 39th show on MN Live's calendar since June 16, 2008
From last.fm:
Seeing the Minneapolis duo, Red Pens, is like witnessing a demonstration, a demonstration in raw sonic bliss. Howard Hamilton III is a string-bending master who knows how to make feedback work to his advantage. His confident vocal stylings, coupled with drummer Laura Bennett's all or nothing kit pounding, are about as uniquely refreshing as it gets these days. The stage is littered with junk shop amps and guitars Hamilton seems to almost get tangled up in while he and Bennett exchange doses... Read more about Red Pens on Last.fm.
Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 28, 2010 • First Mainroom show since February 26, 2010 • 14th show on MN Live's calendar since August 13, 2008
From last.fm:
Caroline Smith is a singer-songwriter from Minneapolis, Minnesota who started recording and performing at age 15, opening for B.B. King. Her unique voice and stripped-down acoustic styling are often accompanied by The Good Night Sleeps: Arlen Peiffer and Jesse Schuster. Caroline's musical influences include Ben Gibbard, Feist, Patti Smith, The Velvet Underground, Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, and Dr. Dre. Read more about Caroline Smith And The Good Night Sleeps on Last.fm.
Mayda
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since March 25, 2010 • First Mainroom show since June 5, 2009 • 29th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since August 17, 2006
Ruby Isle
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since February 26, 2010 • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since March 12, 2007
From last.fm:
Long before becoming rock and dance icons, Mark Mallman and Dan Geller met each other in a high school sex education class in the small town of Waukesha, WI. Geller was a “skater” and Mallman was a “smoker”. The two began swapping mix tapes in the high school parking lot. Graduation came, (with honors for Dan, and just barely for Mallman) and the two parted ways, Mallman to Minneapolis, and Geller to Athens, GA. After finishing art school, MARK MALLMAN quickly developed a successful career as a solo artist, touring the US and Europe. Read more on Last.fm