Leisure Birds at Turf Club

From Minneapolis

First show since since March 27, 2010 • First headlining show since March 12, 2010 • 16th show on MN Live's calendar since November 21, 2008

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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.

From Chicago, Illinois

First Twin Cities show since since July 26, 2009 • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 20, 2008

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Carving out a space somewhere in the middle of garage-punk snarl, shoegaze haze, and Krautrock grooves, Chicago’s Disappears features Brian Case (also of the Ponys and 90 Day Men), Boas members Graeme Gibson and Jonathan van Herik, and Damon Carruesco. The band started when Case’s other groups were on hiatus and he was recording demos with Gibson; Gibson brought van Herik into the project, and in turn, van Herik brought Carruesco into the fold. Read more about Disappears on Last.fm.

First Twin Cities show since since August 31, 2009 • First Turf Club show

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From Minneapolis

First show since since April 16, 2010 • First Turf Club show since December 19, 2009 • 40th show on MN Live's calendar since June 16, 2008

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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.