Ben Weaver at Turf Club
Thursday, September 7, 2006 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Turf Club • 9:00pm • 21+ • $4
Added to calendar on May 26
Ben Weaver
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since July 28, 2006 • First headlining show
From last.fm:
“I only have one rule when it comes to songwriting. That is: whenever I have an idea I stop whatever I am doing and I write it down.” So goes the life of Ben Weaver. And though the Eugene, Oregon-born songwriter spends more time in his basement getting those ideas down than is likely proper or healthy, it’s hard to argue with the results – evocative, hushed songs populated by birds, phone booths, lovers, empty parking lots, friends, shoppers in the checkout line, and plastic bags stuck in trees. Read more about Ben Weaver on Last.fm.
Peter Bruntnel
Only Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
Jeff Mitchell
From Milwaukee, Wisconsin
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Tenderly apocalyptic music from the Midwest. Jeff Mitchell's songs are flashes of memory, emotion, and dry humor. His raw approach to fingerstyle guitar swerves from pedestrian to mind-melting without warning. His live shows have earned him a reputation for emotional intensity, lyrics that silence a room, and genre-bending roots-rock that can bring the house down. Jeff claims influences that range from country-blues greats Elizabeth Cotten and Mississippi John Hurt to experimentalists like Ween and Mr. Read more on Last.fm
Peter Bruntnell
From Exeter, United Kingdom
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
Peter Bruntnell (born 26 January 1962 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a British singer–songwriter. His musical style is sometimes referred to as Americana, although it has also been described as country rock and alternative country. Bruntnell's family is originally from Wales; his family moved to New Zealand when his father was sent to work at the British High Commission in Wellington for four years. The family returned to the UK when Bruntnell was one year old and settled in Kingston upon Thames. Later, Bruntnell also lived in Vancouver, Canada for a time. Read more about Peter Bruntnell on Last.fm.