The Civil Wars at Cause
Sunday, August 29, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Cause Spirits & Soundbar • 9:30pm • 21+ • $7
Added to calendar on Jul 1
The Civil Wars
From Nashville, United States
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
The Civil Wars are an American musical duo composed of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White. After releasing a live-performance album and a four-song EP, their full-length album Barton Hollow was released in 2011. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Folk Album in 2012. Williams and White met in 2008, during a song-writing session or "writing camp" at a music studio in Nashville, Tennessee. According to Williams, the idea for the band's name came as she "was driving around town looking at all the Civil War monuments. Read more about The Civil Wars on Last.fm.
Madi Diaz
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since June 9, 2010 • First Cause show
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.
The Parlour Suite
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since August 27, 2010 • First Cause show • 27th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since October 5, 2007
From last.fm:
The Parlour Suite is a Minneapolis folk rock duo in the vein of The Mamas and the Papas, who they list as one of their major influences. They have a self released album called "Rainmaker" which includes the catchy sweet sounds of "Navy Queen". Minnepaolis's Metro Mag had this to say about the band, "The voices of husband-and-wife team Joel (guitar) and Inga (piano) Roberts and their close friend Leah Nelson (tambourine) melt together like butter as they harmonize, and whether it’s Joel’s tuneful hangdog rasp or Inga’s Dolly Parton-inspired cowgirl holler leading the way... Read more about The Parlour Suite on Last.fm.