Amazing Minneapolis Shows Coming Up This Week!!!!!

Sunday March 14th THE 88 @ The 400 Bar
The 88 will be at the 400 bar this Sunday March 14th and Ray Davies may show up to perform!!! I'd Be There if I were you!
The band the 88 are currently opening for Ray Davies all across the states in big time theater venues.


Monday March. 15th The Clientele w/ Field Music @ Cedar Cultural Center
Alasdair MacLean voice and guitar skills are ridiculous and violin player Mel Draisey is drop dead gorgeous!


Thursday March 18th The Big Pink w/ A Place To Bury Strangers @ First Ave Just watch this video!!

The Big Pink in Minneapolis 11/25/09 from Brody McCoy on Vimeo.

Vampire Weekend is on the 22nd and The Temper Trap w/ The Kissaway Trail is on the 23rd!

Have fun with all the great shows Minneapolis!!! I'll be RVing it down to Austin for SXSW with potential stops in Memphis, Nashville, Kansas City, Dallas??

I'll see everybody at Vampire Weekend or The Temper Trap when I get back!

Cheers -Brody

The Big Pink Live up to the Hype @ Entry 11/25/09

Move over Gallagher brothers theirs a new band in town called The Big Pink. Yea they've made it big like most American bands do with a big single, but let me tell you these guys are the real deal. The song Dominos has been played to do death, but lets all be honest it's still a great tune. With Oasis comparisons already these guys definitely bring more of an electronic edge.



With a Joe Strummer type look from "the Clash", lead singer Robbie Furze clearly looks like a rocker. The 4 piece hit the stage all wearing black except the female drummer. Flashing lights put everyone in that psychedelic dream world for the opening tracks. Right away my fingers were crossed that the vocals would stand out. As soon as Robbie took the mic, everything was golden. Like always at the 7th St. Entry the sound is always big and your literally on stage with the band which makes every performance seem on top of the world.

The Big Pink in Minneapolis 11/25/09 from Brody McCoy on Vimeo

The Big Pink only played a 10 song set but the songs were stretched out with brilliant instrumentals. The only down side to their set was a Beyonce cover and no encore, which is acceptable if you just have one album. Not to mention the album is only 11 tracks. Dominos was the last track and was probably the best song live. Crystal Antlers drummer helped out on tambourine as I'm sure you've seen in the video. The party kept on going over at Transmission (Clubhouse Jager), where The Big Pink did a guest DJ set from 1-2. Good times.



Let's hope the band comes back in the spring and headlines the mainroom. This band certainly doesn't need any help building buzz and gaining a fan base from the likes of Depeche Mode, Glasvegas, White Lies, and Klaxons. They're already that big if not bigger than their rivals.

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Crystal Antlers and local band CLAPS opened the show with solid sets.


For More photos check out My Flickr Page

My buddy Brandon also has a review over at FastMoneyMusic. 

The Big Pink on Jools Holland + Entry show this Wed.!

The Big Pink w/ Crystal Antlers and Claps
Wed. Nov. 25th
7th Street Entry (First Ave.)
Completely SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 18+

Two new bands to check out : The XX and The Big Pink / Both Coming to Minneapolis!

Wed. Nov. 25th
The Big Pink w/ Crystal Antlers
@ 7th St. Entry(First Ave.)
$12 / 8pm doors / 18+



The XX are a London quartet, featuring the dual lead vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim (who also play lead guitar and bass guitar respectively), Baria Qureshi (keyboards and guitar) and Jamie Smith (beats, MPC sampler).

Monday Nov. 30th
Friendly Fires w/ The XX
@ Triple Rock Social Club
$12 / 8pm Doors / 18+