Harper Blynn at Entry
Thursday, June 14, 2012 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
7th Street Entry • 8:00pm • 18+ • $8 adv | $10 door
More info at first-avenue.com
Added to calendar on May 7
Harper Blynn
From New York, New York
First Twin Cities show since since April 17, 2011 • First headlining show since August 13, 2010 • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since August 13, 2010
From last.fm:
"If pop hooks were Monopoly money, this foursome would be buying hotels on Park Place by now." -Time Out New York Harper Blynn is classic pop reimagined. The band's instantly hummable music is remarkable not only for its breadth but also its intimacy, ranging from four-on-the-floor dance stompers to near-whispered pleas for understanding. In 2009, the Brooklyn quartet caught the ear of journeyman producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, The Strokes), who signed on to produce their debut full-length, Loneliest Generation. Read more about Harper Blynn on Last.fm.
Madi Diaz
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since May 29, 2012 • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since June 9, 2010
From last.fm:
With a staggering voice and a gift for poignant melodies and innovative arrangements, Madi Diaz is folding her roots, pop and indie influences into her own paper airplane. Diaz was raised and home-schooled in Pennsylvania's rural Lancaster county, the daughter of a musician (her father Eric Svalgard plays keyboards in the noted Frank Zappa cover band Project/Object) and a schoolteacher, Nancy Diaz. Read more about Madi Diaz on Last.fm.
Added to bill on May 30
Luke Redfield
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 9, 2012 • First Entry show since March 18, 2011 • First show supporting a touring headliner since July 22, 2011 • 26th show on MN Live's calendar since January 18, 2007
From last.fm:
Equal parts folk philosopher, mountain mystic and romantic poet, vagabond songwriter Luke Redfield leads a life straight out of a Jack London or Mark Twain novel. Whether he's busking his way through Europe, getting down to his last dollar on the San Francisco Bay or summering in rural Alaska, where he lived in a 7'x7' shack with no running water, Redfield not only sings his songs—he lives them. In early 2010, Redfield released his studio debut Read more on Last.fm
Added to bill on May 23