The Walkmen at Cabooze
Friday, October 15, 2010 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Cabooze on the West Bank • 8:00pm • 21+ • $21
Added to calendar on Oct 15
The Walkmen
From New York, New York
First Twin Cities show since since July 2, 2010 • First Cabooze show • First headlining show since October 13, 2008 • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since September 13, 2008
From last.fm:
The Walkmen are an American indie rock band, with members based in New York City and Philadelphia. The band formed in 2000 with three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater—Paul Maroon (guitar, piano), Walter Martin (organ/bass), and Matt Barrick (drums)—and two from The Recoys, Peter Bauer (bass/organ) and Hamilton Leithauser (vocals, guitar). All but Bauer attended St. Albans in Washington, D.C. They prefer the sound of vintage musical instruments, particularly the upright piano, and have often recorded at Marcata Recording... Read more about The Walkmen on Last.fm.
Japandroids
First Twin Cities show since since April 10, 2010 • First Cabooze show • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since May 13, 2009
From last.fm:
Japandroids is a Canadian rock duo from Vancouver, British Columbia formed in 2006. The group consists of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals). After self-releasing 2007's All Lies and 2008's Lullaby Death Jams EPs to little attention, the band was effectively broken up by the end of 2008. In January 2009, Japandroids signed to Unfamiliar Records for the release of their debut LP Post-Nothing, deciding to continue on temporarily. The album quickly and unexpectedly rose to wide critical acclaim after its April release. Read more about Japandroids on Last.fm.
Miniature Tigers
From Los Angeles, California
First Twin Cities show since since August 6, 2010 • First Cabooze show • Sixth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since January 29, 2009
From last.fm:
Miniature Tigers are an indie rock band which formed in Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 2006. The band originally consisted of Charlie Brand (vocals, guitar), Algernon Quashie (guitar, keyboards), Alex Gerber (bass, vocals) and Rick Schaier (drums). The band is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Brandon Lee has taken over for Alex. Miniature Tigers' sound was forged in the bedroom of frontman Charlie Brand, only to quickly outgrow the space Read more on Last.fm