Saint Motel and Empires at Entry

From Los Angeles, California

First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar

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From last.fm:

"Saint Motel makes chic and sprightly music with hints of ironic malevolence. On “Voyeur,” the group’s first full-length release, the guitars clang briskly while the vocals ascend from high tenor to outright falsetto. Sometimes, a sample, shout or horn-section riff will enter to bounce an already airborne song even higher. The band members have a strong sense of style: The way singer-guitarist A/J Jackson and his cohorts inject Caribbean lilts, stomping beats and lounge-jazz licks into giddy power-pop suggests that they’ve carefully studied the Undertones’ brilliant 1981 album... Read more about Saint Motel on Last.fm.

From Chicago, Illinois

First Twin Cities show since since September 29, 2011 • 14th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since April 6, 2007

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From last.fm:

There is more than one artist with this name: (arranged by playcount) 1) Empires recently finished recording their second full length album, GARAGE HYMNS. The band’s self-produced debut album, Howl, garnered a massive amount of attention when they released it on their website back in 2008, and now, with GARAGE HYMNS, Empires feels that they have found the sound they’ve been searching for all along. www.weareempires.com. Band members include: Tom Conrad (rhythm guitar); Max Steger (lead guitar); Sean Van Vleet (vocals/piano). Read more about Empires on Last.fm.

From Minneapolis

First show since since February 11, 2012 • First Entry show • First show supporting a touring headliner since November 6, 2011 • 18th show on MN Live's calendar since September 17, 2010

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Added to bill on Jan 26

From Minneapolis

First show on MN Live's calendar

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Added to bill on Jan 26