Rogue Wave and Midlake at First Ave

From California

First Twin Cities show since since April 15, 2010 • First Mainroom show • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since March 3, 2006

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From last.fm:

Rogue Wave is an alternative rock band from Oakland, California, formed in 2002. They are headed by Zach Schwartz (aka Zach Rogue), who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their first album was Out of the Shadow which was written, recorded and produced entirely by Zach Rogue (except the drums) - released privately in 2003 and finally re-released in 2004 on Subpop. In the autumn of 2004 they went on a national tour of the US, which lasted two years. They have been compared in the music press to The Shins. Read more about Rogue Wave on Last.fm.

From Denton, Texas

First Twin Cities show since since May 25, 2010 • First Mainroom show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since February 15, 2007

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Midlake is an American rock band from Denton, Texas, that formed in 1999. The band first gained popularity in Europe. Midlake began in 1999 by a group of jazz students at the University of North Texas. The original lineup consisted of Tim Smith (vocals, guitars, keyboards), McKenzie Smith (drums), Paul Alexander (bass), Eric Nichelson (guitar), and Evan Jacobs (keyboards). Their initial work (under the working name The Cornbread All-Stars) consisted of funk/jazz explorations heavily influenced by Herbie Hancock. Read more about Midlake on Last.fm.

From Minneapolis

First show since since May 21, 2010 • First Mainroom show since March 6, 2010 • First show supporting a touring headliner since November 24, 2009 • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since November 24, 2009

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From last.fm:

It is not so much a sound as a spirit. You don't need to name it to know it or to trust it. From Minneapolis, MN Peter Wolf Crier's second album Garden of Arms is a document that paints a vivid portrait of all the pain and beauty of growth. Written with the at-home repose demanded by performing a hundred shows in six months, these eleven tracks were nurtured from their hushed origins with a new-found footing of confid...ence and experimentation. Read more about Peter Wolf Crier on Last.fm.

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