Leisure Birds at Turf Club
Friday, February 4, 2011 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Turf Club • 9:00pm • 21+ • $6
Added to calendar on Nov 18
Leisure Birds
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 17, 2011 • First Turf Club show since November 11, 2010 • First headlining show since November 6, 2010 • First Turf Club headlining show since October 16, 2010 • 28th show on MN Live's calendar since November 21, 2008
From last.fm:
Crawling out from the primordial muck of rhythm and reverb, Leisure Birds concoct a hallucinatory brew of squealing keyboards, thumping floor-toms, stabbing guitars, chant-like vocals and sinuous basslines. Hailing from Minneapolis, Leisure Birds sound like a lost artifact of the first psychedelic era; the British Invasion meeting swamp boogie along the muddy banks of the Mississippi. Born out of the demise of two of Minneapolis' cherished rock institutions — syncopated whiskey-throat... Read more about Leisure Birds on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 25
Is/is
From United States
First Twin Cities show since since December 11, 2010 • First Turf Club show since December 8, 2009 • 18th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since August 11, 2009
From last.fm:
"If the new Is/Is record "III" sounds somewhat familiar to you when you hear it for the first time this week, it may be because many of the tunes have already been made widely available for early listening. We have been enjoying “Hate Smile,” “Lie Awake,” and “Bomb Me” for much of this spring already. III’s release is still a welcome development though, since not only does it offer an additional grip of tunes, it also coheres them into a singular format – which for me anyway is always the preferred method of listening. Read more about Is/Is on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 7
Food Pyramid
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 15, 2011 • First Turf Club show since November 20, 2010 • 10th show on MN Live's calendar since July 17, 2010
From last.fm:
Food Pyramid is: C. Hontona, C. Farstak, M. Weather & Guests. The band uses sound to activate space & work out the infinite modes of rhythm in the cosmic dance of universal creation, preservation, and dissolution. Food Pyramid on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 7
Tender Meat
From Minneapolis
First show since since December 15, 2010 • First Turf Club show since July 3, 2010 • 24th show on MN Live's calendar since September 7, 2007
From last.fm:
sounds like some kind of crazy circus drone they're pretty cool. Tender Meat on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 26
Rank Strangers
From Minneapolis
First show since since December 8, 2010 • First Turf Club show since September 3, 2010 • 36th show on MN Live's calendar since April 22, 2005
From last.fm:
band members: # Templeton Parcely - violin # Chris Darrow - vocals, mandolin, Dobro, Hawaiian guitar # Cindy Edwards - vocals # John Selk - bass # Robb Strandlund - vocals, guitar guests: # Pope Firman - bass # Max Buda - harmonica late 1970s band featuring members of the american Kaleidoscope. There is another Rank Strangers that is recording and performing these days, featuring Mike Wisti, from the Twin Cities. Their latest album is "I Only Fear That We Are Modern". Read more about Rank Strangers on Last.fm.
Added to bill on Jan 7