Langhorne Slim at Varsity
Monday, July 26, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Varsity Theater • 8:00pm • 18+ • $10 adv | $12 door
Added to calendar on May 18
Langhorne Slim
From Brooklyn, New York
First Twin Cities show since since October 25, 2009 • First Varsity show • Sixth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 15, 2005
From last.fm:
Langhorne Slim is an American singer-songwriter, (born Sean Scolnick on August 20, 1980 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania). He released his first album, entitled Slim Pickens, in 1999. His band (the War Eagles) consists of Jeff Ratner on up-right bass, Malachi DeLorenzo on drums and David Moore on keyboard and banjo. In August 2006, Langhorne Slim signed to V2 Records, who folded on the deal. He then signed to Kemado Records. In 2009 he released, Be Set Free, which includes guest vocals from Erika Wennerstrom of the Heartless Bastards. Read more about Langhorne Slim on Last.fm.
Ha Ha Tonka
From Springfield, Missouri
First Twin Cities show since since May 12, 2010 • First Varsity show since November 10, 2007 • Eighth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since November 10, 2007
From last.fm:
With a "Bible in one hand, broken bottle in the other" (Spin June '09) Ha Ha Tonka return with their sophomore effort on Bloodshot Records, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South. The album takes listeners on a complex tour of the South—through lynchings and mob violence, sacrifice and reconciliation. It’s dense subject matter for any artist, but delivered beautifully on this record by these native sons of the Ozarks from Springfield, Missouri. Read more about Ha Ha Tonka on Last.fm.
Young Man
From Chicago, Illinois
First Twin Cities show since since July 2, 2010 • First Varsity show
From last.fm:
Young Man is Colin Caulfield from Chicago. Regarding his music, "It’s enough to make you stop and say, “What is that?” It being the gorgeous melodies and lean, spellbound guitar lines of Colin Caulfield, an English/French lit major who’s about to change what it means to be a shape-shifting singer-songwriter in the YouTube age. Just ask Bradford Cox. He knows. Why, just a year ago, the Deerhunter frontman stumbled upon Caulfield’s organ-grinding rendition of “Rainwater Cassette Exchange” and said it’s “fantastically superior to the original. Read more about Young Man on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jun 26