INDOOR SHOW

$20 ADVANCE / $25 DAY OF SHOW, 21+

9PM DOORS / 10PM SHOWTIME

Gentleman Speaker:

Playing at the intersection where indie rock meets folk, Built to Spill meets The Avett Brothers. Gentleman Speaker released their first self-titled album in 2018 and has been playing regularly in Minnesota and the surrounding states since, becoming a staple in the Minnesota music scene. Melodic Noise reviewed the first album and had this to say: “I’ve heard many different artists try to balance the line of folk-rock, few can pull it off, but this album nails it with moments of clean, twangy, and distorted guitars perfectly executed. “Self-Titled” by Gentleman Speaker will draw you in with its captivating folk-rock and have you listening intently to its inventive lyrics.”

With the band’s second release, The Well Between Continents (Oct 2021), each of the members contributed creatively to the effort. Frontman Tim Brecht’s writing style has drifted back toward the indie rock side of the spectrum, and with the contributions from other members, Gentleman Speaker has carved themselves out a unique and recognizable style on the indie rock/power pop spectrum, which is distinctly their own, and they have injected new energy into their already magnetic live performances.

Porcupine:

Porcupine was born in 2006 in La Crosse, Wis., where singer/guitarist Casey Virock had previously launched another indie rock trio, Space Bike. Now based in Minneapolis, the band has evolved to full maturity, a potent force propelled by drummer Keith Larson and the most recent addition to the band, guitarist/vocalist Nick Roesler and bassist Chad Haugejorden. In naming the band, Virock saluted one of his favorite bands, Echo and the Bunnymen, and his songcraft and musical sensibilities swirl the Bunnymen and other New Wavers along with 1960s British psychedelica purveyors (especially Syd Barrett) and 1970s classic rockers. The result is muscular and edgy, infused with melodicism and angular guitar work that puts the band in a class with Queens of the Stone Age and Swervedriver.

The band has released two full-length albums (2009’s “The Trouble With You” and 2012’s “The Sensation of Being Somebody”) along with multiple singles and two EPs, the most recent (“Carrier Wave”) recorded with the iconic Steve Albini. Virock’s songs have been heard in television shows including “The Real World,” “Best Ink,” and “The Challenge,” and the band has opened for the Meat Puppets, Mission of Burma, The Flaming Lips and Built to Spill. As absorbing and compelling as Porcupine’s recordings are, they are a must-see live band.

The Bad Man:

Since forming in 2016, The Bad Man has built a reputation as one of Minneapolis’ hardest working bands, steadily performing live with pure energy and relentless adrenaline.

Fronted by singer Peter Memorich—one of the Twins Cities’ “most dynamic and devilish rock ’n’ roll frontmen” (Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune)—The Bad Man is driven by Patrick Davis’ mad-scientist guitar work, the stomp of Warren “The Dog” Peterson’s bass, Ben Hintz’ jumping-jack sax, and Joe Ramm’s rocksteady backbeat.

The Bad Man’s two albums — Aint Clean (2017) and Laughing With Bad Teeth (2018) — stay true to the band’s pub rock roots while reflecting their circus of influences. The music is unabashedly undefined — firmly anchored in a wealth of rock-and-roll sweat, yet delivering a brand new strut that’s uninhibited and addictively electric.

Named a Best New Band of 2017 by First Avenue, and City Pages Picked to Click finalist in 2018, The Bad Man is best known for their unpredictable, loud, and rowdy performances. Throughout their career, they’ve headlined many of the Twin Cities’ premier clubs and festivals as well as shared stages with major acts, including Superchunk, Foster The People, and Soul Asylum.

Bum a ride, see ‘em live. They’re worth the cover charge.