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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011, 7pm
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EverGreen Grass Band
"Armed with lightning fast, laser accurate bluegrass instruments, the EverGreen Grass Band takes stage loaded for bear and delivers a show that takes no prisoners. Their expert chops, homespun original tunes and sparkling vocal harmonies conquer the summits of musical elevations that many bands attempt, yet so few achieve. Do not miss this show" - Martha Galep, Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association
evergreengrassband.com myspace.com/evergreengrassband EverGreen Grass Band Facebook Page
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Beacon James
Beacon James is a Chippewa Falls-based 5-piece, dramatic folk/alt-country with three female singers, great vocal harmonies, and with acoustic guitar, bass, keys and drums.
myspace.com/beaconjames
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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 7pm
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No Loving Place (acoustic)
Influenced from the likes of Godflesh, Tool, Deftones, Metallica, and many more, No Loving Place has been creating an unstoppable buzz in the Midwest. NLP performs to sold-out crowds and leaves them wanting more of their powerful, cut-throat, heavy metal sound. Formed in 1999, No Loving Place has performed with several national acts such as Sevendust, American Head Charge, Everlast, 30 Seconds to Mars, Drowning Pool, Adema, and In this Moment.
No Loving Place - Something Behind You
myspace.com/nolovingplace No Loving Place Facebook Page
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Brian Bethke Band
In 2010 Brian self-released his newest creation "The River" digging deeper into his life to tug at the listener's heart strings. The title track of the album was written for his Mother who had terminal breast cancer. This record caught the eye of Promotion Music Records who quickly signed Brian to re-release his original albums and also release a new seven song EP, "The Silence." Even before the release of this EP the song "The Silence" was making waves throughout the internet by winning a songwriting contest for a new movie starring Dwight Yoakam titled, "The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride."
Brian Bethke - Auberdeen
Brian Bethke Website myspace.com/brianbethkemusic
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011, 7pm
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Laarks
Based out of Eau Claire, WI, Laarks is a band that features current and former members of Amateur Love, DeYarmond Edison, Land of Talk, Peter Wolf Crier, The Softrocks, and Sic Transit Gloria. Their debut album, An Exaltation of Laarks, was released on Absolutely Kosher Records on November 3, 2009.
An Exaltation of Laarks listed at No. 18 on Amazon's Outstanding '09 Albums You Might Have Missed list. "These songs have great energy...with a fizz and punch that's clearly their own." - Pitchfork
"From the great state of Wisconsin comes Laarks, a four man pop machine bursting with hooks and harmonies aplenty. Their debut album, An Exaltation of Laarks, mixes energetic indie rock and hyperactive electronics to form a truly kinetic and addictive sound. Just this side of epic, Laarks are both sophisticated and spontaneous, kicking their live shows into high gear like they were simply flipping a switch." Noise Pop
myspace.com/laarks twitter.com/laarks facebook.com/laarks
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Zoo Animal
Zoo Animal's influences include the likes of The Velvet Underground, Yo La Tengo, Talking Heads, Nirvana, Broken Social Scene, The Cranberries, Low, The Kinks, Radiohead, The Beach Boys, The Breeders, and more.
'Zoo Animal,' the Minneapolis buzz band's self-titled second record, reveals itself to uphold such a maxim with a sharp yet subdued sound that is informed by equal measures of classical minimalism and '90s grunge.
This contrast is just one of many as Zoo Animal's stark, articulate pop music vacillates between gentle and aggressive, volatile and peaceful, light and dark. It's graceful, hushed, soul-stirring music, yet it rests atop traditional rock instrumentation †simply guitar, drums, bass †that can turn visceral at the drop of a drumstick. (adapted from RestandNoise.com)
myspace.com/zooanimalsound
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010, 7pm, $10
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S.Carey (of Bon Iver)
"Using only a piano, guitar, and drums, Carey creates a sound that is simultaneously austere and lush, pitting each instrument against the others." - Pitchfork
"This is intimacy on a purely aural level, the ultimate headphones album. The intimacy doesn't come from quietness, but from reactive, well-built and emotive arrangements." - BBC Music
scarey.org myspace.com/scareymusic
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Peter Wolf Crier
"Pisano sings in a rangy falsetto. His songwriting is ragged, understated, and striking above all else. Moen's textural contributions are just as subtle. Though Inter-Be sounds roughly hewn at times, it's an album woven together with great care and a sharp ear for detail" - Pitchfork
"Pisano and Moen present a collection of songs that forcibly combine acoustic intimacy with distortion-addled detachment; it's a paradox of sound that nods to country blues in arrangement, but sidesteps stereotypical sentiments for deeply personal expressions" - Paste Magazine
peterwolfcrier.tumblr.com/ myspace.com/peterwolfcrier
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