Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Lonely H Tonight at Lee’s Liquor Lounge!

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TONIGHT ONLY! Washington state’s The Lonely H will be gracing the fair city of Minneapolis with their mighty classic rock chops at Lee’s Liquor Lounge. The band is touring in support of their 3rd full-length album, titled, “Concrete Class”.

The new album features everything you would expect to hear from a band that lists The Eagles, Rod Stewart, The Doobie Brothers, and The Allman Brothers as musical influences. That is, get ready for some rocking rhythm guitar smothered in powerful vocals with a little horn sprinkled on top for good measure. Want to give it a taste, check out
Diggin’ A Hole.

The Lonely H take the stage at 9:30 and are followed by the best band in Minneapolis, A Night In the Box, at 10:30.

I will be there. You should be there, too.

Decemberists Live at “Rock the Garden” – June 20, 2009

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I want to start out by saying that The Decemberists’ music has never touched me the way it has so many of their fans. That said, I believe they are pushing the boundaries of art-rock with some degree of brilliance. Their most recent release, “Hazards of Love”, is a testament to their desire to craft the perfect rock opera – and it largely succeeds in doing so.

BUT, this article is not about their music. It is about their live show on Saturday in Minneapolis. I attended the band’s sold-out performance at the Walker Arts Center’s “Rock the Garden”, and I’ll be damned if The Decemberists didn’t put on the best live show I have EVER seen! Seriously.

This band put on a show worthy of a Broadway residency.  Lights, costumes, acting, music – it was all there, perfectly choreographed and beautifully executed.  During the finale, I even got goosebumps!

It was the type of show that can turn a guy onto listening to a band’s music (“Hazards of Love” is spinning in my iTunes as I write this).