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Making Music: David King (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween Alaska)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:40 +0000

The Whole Music Club presents:Making Music: Dave King (Happy Apple, The Bad Plus)

Walker Art Center, McGuire Theater

Mar 11: Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

Free For All Ages

Info:

Drummer extraordinaire Dave King (The Bad Plus,Happy Apple) returns to Making Music to preview his weekend of shows at the Walker Art Center, King for Two Days. Our conversation will focus on his newest collaboration projects, Golden Valley Is Now, and The Dave King Trucking Company, which will premiere as part of the weekend’s music extravaganza March 12 & 13. Special live guest cameos expected…

Co-presented with the Walker Art Center.

Transportation Information: Bus Route 6 runs every 30 minutes between the U of M East Bank Campus and Walker Art Center. Trip takes 30 minutes.

Website:

http://www.coffman.umn.edu/whole/themes/makingmusic.php

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The Modern Guitar Festival 2009 @ The Cedar

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:44:54 +0000

Modern Guitarist: A musician who abides by a genre-less and boundary-less agenda. A free-willed improviser who listens well but isn’t afraid to act or instigate new ideas. A musician void of competition. A musician open to communal collaboration. A modern guitarist is an explorer of electronic technology past and present. A modern guitarist is a student of global melodies and rhythms. (Mike Michel aka Bill Mike: Curator of The Modern Guitar Festival)

Huddled within the Cedar will be some of Minnesota’s finest guitarists, creating their unearthly sounds and memorable melody from six little strings. Featured in the lobby of The Cedar will be some of Minnesota’s finest independent music manufactures as well! This will be a diverse all ages concert. Thanks for supporting Minnesota music.

Featured Performers….
Mike Michel aka Bill Mike (Bill Mike Band, Unknown Prophets)
Jeremey Ylvisaker (Andrew Bird, Alpha Consumer)
Park Evans (Enormous Quartet, These Modern Socks)
Chris Cunningham (Mississippi Peace)
Jake Hanson (Halloween Alaska, Mpls Dub Ensemble)
Terry Eason (Terry Eason Trio)
Luke Polipnick (Volcano Insurance)
Blair Krivanek (Nachito Herrera, The Steele Family)

Featured Minnesota Music Manufacturers…
Todd Lunnoberg Guitars
Derrick Guitars
Heavy Electronics Guitar Pedals
Gooby Amplification

Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.
$10 advance, $12 day of show

What's Going On This Weekend?

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:45:14 +0000

Friday
7:00 PM	A Tribute To The Replacements: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Let It Be w/ LOOKBOOK with BRUTAL BECOMINGS, GOSPEL GOSSIP, JEREMY MESSERSMITH, MARTIN DEVANEY & MORE @ FIRST AVENUE
7:30 PM	Halloween, Alaska and Haley Bonar with Hildur Victoria @ The Cedar
9:00 PM	Baroness, Earthless, US Christmas @ Triple Rock
9:00 PM	The Pines, Ben Weaver and Erik Koskinen @ Turf Club
9:30 PM	Milo Fine with Paul Metzger and Davu Seru @ Rogue Buddha
9:30 PM	Magic Castles, First Communion Afterparty, Great Society Mind Destroyers and Dante & the Lobster @ The Hexagon
10:00 PM	Minneapolis Dub Ensemble @ Memory Lanes
10:00 PM	Patty & the Buttons @ Club Jager
Saturday
6:00 PM	THE CRANBERRIES @ FIRST AVE
7:30 PM	Haley Bonar and Halloween, Alaska with Alpha Consumer @ The Cedar
8:00 PM	Leo Kottke’s annual Thanksgiving show @ State Theatre
8:00 PM	Spider John Koerner @ Palmer’s
9:00 PM	Body Omara @ Cafe Maude
9:30 PM	Gospel Gossip / Red Pens @ Sauce
9:30 PM	tender meat, skoal kodiak, seawhores, paul metzger, wes statler @ turf club
10:00 PM	Military Special, Eye of the Great Protector, Bouncer Fighter and Sharp Teeth @ 501
Sunday, November 29, 2009
3:00 PM	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes @ Electric Fetus
9:00 PM	Cadillac vs. Cornbread @ Palmer’s Bar
9:30 PM	Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes @ Varsity (SOLD OUT)
10:00 PM	King Khan & BBQ Show

Dave King w/ Adam Linz & Scott Fultz return to the Clown Lounge

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:20:01 +0000

Tonight @ Turf Club’s Jazz Implosion

Trio music featuring Dave King on skins, Adam Linz on the tub, and Scott Fultz on the cane. We’ll be playing some of the old FKG book, minus the G. Also some music by Kenny Loggins, Pat Benatar, and Tears For Fears. Please come out and celebrate these fine composers with us.

21+ $5 10:30PM

Dave King of course of The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween Alaska, etc..

MP3′s from Indie Muse & Come Pick Me Up..

The Bad Plus – “Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and Bears…”

The Bad Plus – “1972 Bronze Medalist”

The Bad Plus – “Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana Cover)”

Halloween, Alaska – Hot Pink

Halloween, Alaska – The Hollywood Sign