Mike Watt & the Missingmen at Entry
Friday, May 15, 2009 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
7th Street Entry • 8:00pm • 18+ • $10 adv | $12 door
More info at first-avenue.com
Added to calendar on Mar 21
Mike Watt & the Missingmen
From San Pedro, California
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
Grant Hart
From St Paul
First show since since April 9, 2009 • 10th show on MN Live's calendar since September 2, 2005
From last.fm:
Grant Hart is best known as the drummer (and singer and songwriter) in Hüsker Dü. Following the band's breakup, Hart released a solo album, Intolerance, on which he played most of the instruments himself. In the mid-90s, he formed the band Nova Mob, which released two albums before disbanding. Hart subsequently returned to his solo career. Much has been made of the volatile relationship Hart had with Husker Du guitarist Bob Mould and the band's acrimonious break-up with fans of the band spliting into two camps and searching for cutting remarks on the solo albums of both men. Read more about Grant Hart on Last.fm.
Leisure Birds
From Minneapolis
First show since since May 1, 2009 • First Entry show since February 6, 2009 • First show supporting a touring headliner since March 13, 2009 • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since November 21, 2008
From last.fm:
Crawling out from the primordial muck of rhythm and reverb, Leisure Birds concoct a hallucinatory brew of squealing keyboards, thumping floor-toms, stabbing guitars, chant-like vocals and sinuous basslines. Hailing from Minneapolis, Leisure Birds sound like a lost artifact of the first psychedelic era; the British Invasion meeting swamp boogie along the muddy banks of the Mississippi. Born out of the demise of two of Minneapolis' cherished rock institutions — syncopated whiskey-throat... Read more about Leisure Birds on Last.fm.