The Twin Cities music scene has a rich history of great music that is created in our own backyard. But if all we listen to is each other, the scene would become stale. The advantage to having an already great music scene is that many indie bands make Minneapolis/St Paul a stop on their national tours. They either have friends here or hope to make new friends.
This Tuesday at Lee's Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis, the Twin Cities will be graced by a few out of town bands who will bring some of their own original ideas to new audiences.
The Bay Area's Tornado Rider is no stranger to the Twin Cities. They played here this past summer at the 7th Street Entry. Tornado Rider had invented their own genre, "sneth metal." Lead vocalist Rushad Eggleson also plays a distorted, marshall stacked amplified cello. Don't expect stuffy orchestral concertos, however. Eggleson's musical talents from his studies at Berklee College of Music are apparent in his style and skill with the cello. Eggleson manipulates the instrument to bring out its wildest nature while parading it across the stage, offstage, and sometimes even out to the sidewalk.
Of the Entry show, bassist Graham Perry says their shows are "thirty percent rehearsed. I've never seen Rushad do a show like this."
Tornado Rider has a new album called Jark Matter, which may be purchased at their website or at the show on Tuesday.
Also on the bill, Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children MacNuggits, a duo who has also made San Franciso's Bay Area a home. Their website says that they formed in 1995 in, what else, a fast food parking lot. Their lyrics have been known to range from humorous, to offensive, to weird, but many times are sad and uncomfortable truths, such as in the song "Don't Be a Jerk at Work."
"Don't be a jerk at work, No one likes it here to begin with."
Joining the bill is punk meets Springsteen with Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band, a local band by way of Milwaukee and Brooklyn. Coles is best known for his Americana style punk music that seems to be popular in the Twin Cities music scene.
Opening the night is the 2011 City Pages' Best Band Name winner: Ogre Smash Death Boom. This energetic sounding local band certainly emits a sci fi monster theme with song titles like "Explode! Arise! Die Young!" and "Gone But Not Dead."
This show begins at 9:30 pm at Lee's Liquor Lounge, 101 Glenwood Ave, Minneapolis, $6, Tuesday, October 4.
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