The Fine Line Music Café crushes it, American Revival style
American Revival, Riverwood Dub, The Premiums/ The Fine Line Music Café/ 11-27-11
The Premiums funk out at the Fine Line
By Claude Culotta
American Revival greeted us on the street by the joyous blast of Rock before we even hit the door. When I approached the lady to give her my ID I could hear that the happy noise was tinged with nostalgia. When I finally reached the bar the fullness of precision became very clear.
The first one you notice is Thomas Pendarvis, the front man, and he’s got a crazy manic look in his eyes not quite befitting the sweet twang in his voice. I couldn’t quite hear his lyrics, but the gist was pretty much traveling, being from Arkansas, and failed relationships. Lyrically dynamic, vocally acrobatic. Jared Wagner is the hairy beast on lead guitar, although he calls himself the Accompaniment Player. His playing is melodic, subtle and focused. Leif Petersen is the bass player who isn’t afraid to go there with his classic metal wide leg stance, but he is a surprisingly flexible player. Jeremy Krueth, eats, lives and breathes drums and he’s got Krash Custom Drums from North East to prove it, if the exceptionally precise yet satisfyingly aggressive drumming doesn’t do it for you.
They ended the set on a pretty sweet two step that blurred into a crazy pop punk implosion. I was deeply impressed by American Revival. They have this very epic almost metal sound with this incredible alt country twang over it. As performers they are articulate and passionate. As musicians they are crisp and punchy. They’re clean and tight and brought the girls out. It might be interesting to see a little more grit and grime on ‘em.
Mark Mallman – Baby Takes It Slow/ 7th Street Entry/ 10-14-11
We have more from our 10-14-11 live show at the 7th Street Entry. Mark Mallman performing “Baby Takes it Slow.”
InfeStation is produced by Aephy.org and Jeremy Kleider and cannot be reproduced or used without written permission from Aephy.org. InfeStation documents the diverse live music scene that infests our beloved Twin Cities in all its nooks and crannies. If you’d like to see your live performance recorded and produced in InfeStation email Jeremy Kleider at j.kleider@aephy.org.
Wilco is coming to town and we have tickets to give away.
Wilco performing in support of Sky Blue Sky at Festival Internacional de Benicàssim on July 20, 2007
Wilco is coming to Minneapolis to perform at the State Theater in just over a week, on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of December, 2011. We have tickets to give away for their first performance on Tuesday, December 6. Stay tuned for updates on how to win 2 tickets to see them!
The Big Strong Men – We’ve Taken Control/ 7th Street Entry/ 10-14-11
Welcome to Aephy.org! We are dedicated to continuing the exposure of the great arts and literature scene that exists here in the Twin Cities. This is our first post and our solemn introduction into the world, and we’re proud to do it with our good friends and fantastic musicians, The Big Strong Men. They played at the 7th Street Entry back in October with Red Daughters and Mark Mallman. This is their pop-electro-dance-rock song, “We’ve Taken Control.” We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. We will have more videos of the night posted soon, including live performances by Red Daughters and Mark Mallman. Video by Jeremy Kleider and Gus Ganley.
InfeStation is produced by Aephy.org and Jeremy Kleider and cannot be reproduced or used without written permission from Aephy.org. InfeStation documents the diverse live music scene that infests our beloved Twin Cities in all its nooks and crannies. If you’d like to see your live performance recorded and produced in InfeStation email Jeremy Kleider at j.kleider@aephy.org.
