WITH SPECIAL GUEST, KISS THE TIGER*

$12 ADVANCE / $15 DAY OF SHOW

9PM DOORS / 10PM SHOWTIME

21+

*AT ARTISTS’ REQUEST, PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED AT THE DOOR.

Fronted and founded by fight director, songwriter, and guitarist Annie Enneking, Annie and the Bang Bang is a Minneapolis rock band. All multi-disciplined artists, they genre hop from dreamy folkpop to grunge-meets-late-sixties-rock to swampy psychedelic blues, crafting musical gems that value energy, animal intelligence, poetry and mischief. Annie believes songwriting is an act of spiritual archeology and so sifts through words to find bones of song, telling stories about being a person in a world full of complicated people. She relies on the artistry, thick invention, and dig-right-down-into-it-ness of the Bang Bangs: the stacked chording and “just what the song wants” guitar of John Riedlinger, the lead-with-the-heart bass monster that is Kari Tweiten, and the heavy adventure and sharp-corner-turning drums of Mike Kittel. Andrea Swenson says "Front woman Annie Enneking leads the group with an honest voice dedicated to telling the stories of underdogs and unsung heroes." And Cyn Collins says “The band performs vibrant real rock – some songs shambolic and raucous, others psychedelic tinged, with mesmerizingly hypnotic vibes."

Annie and the Bang Bang celebrate the release of their brand new album, WALKIE TALKIE, a kaleidoscopic distillate of daredevilry, broken connections, and the redemption that rock music delivers. Much of the energy on the album comes from a mid-pandemic longing for connection and a serious itch to create. The band will, as ever, dig down deep to bring up big joy. They are psyched to be joined by Kiss the Tiger, who will open the festivities:

“Kiss the Tiger opened the show with more kick than my first vodka mixer of the night, sounding huge on the venue’s sound system.” — THE CURRENT, ADRIAN WILLIAMS