Music

Hailing from Amarillo, TX, singer, songwriter and guitarist Joe Ely has been making records since 1972. His rebellious neo-traditional country music crosses multiple genres including heartfelt honky-tonk, Texas country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll. He knows his craft well and is considered one of the most consistently rewarding artists to come out of the Texas scene. Call him what you want – a wandering minstrel, gypsy cowboy, visionary song poet, or houserocker on fire – whatever he is, Ely has achieved cult status and covered a lot of ground in his time.

He’s performed with Bruce Springsteen, The Chieftains, Lyle Lovett, John Mellencamp, Los Lobos and John Hiatt. He even sang on The Clash’s hit Should I Stay or Should I Go.

According to Eric Clapton, Sonny Landreth is ‘probably the most underestimated musician on the planet.’ Sonny Landreth is a guitarist’s guitarist — a wizard of the slide guitar. His music encompasses Mississippi Delta blues, zydeco, and Southern rock. But he also creates sounds that are all his own — sounds he calls the music behind the glass.

A Louisiana native and slide-guitar master, Landreth came to prominence playing in the band of Zydeco king Clifton Chenier. As an in-demand session  and touring player, Landreth has contributed to the work of artists including John Hiatt, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Marshall Crenshaw, Government Mule, Little Feat and Beausoleil, among others.

The City of Tomorrow (CoT) is a chamber ensemble specializing in new and forgotten masterpieces for wind quintet. CoT was awarded the gold medal at the 2011 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. 

Minneapolis is one of the last stops on the ensemble's fall tour of the Midwest, and they're crazy excited to share this music with friends and fans in one of their favorite cities. Please join in!! 

PROGRAM
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): La cheminée du Roi René (1942)
Esa-Pekka Salonen (b.1958): Memoria (2003)
Elliott Carter (b.1908): Woodwind Quintet (1948)
David Lang (b.1957): Breathless (2003)
Luciano Berio (1925-2003): Ricorrenze (1987)
Franco Donatoni (1927-2000): Blow (1989)

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Sea Wolf, touring behind the new album Old World Romance (Dangerbird Records, Sept 11 2012). The songs are stripped back and lean, simply melodic and brightly propulsive. According to founder and leading man, Alex Brown Church, “This record is about a lot of things, but some of it is about coming home after being away and facing the realities of one’s life, and life in general. Things you may have run away from, and things you are ready to embrace. Reconnecting and growing up.”

Northwest folk pop outfit Hey Marseilles opens.

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An experimental spoken word bluegrass band turned epic folk and grasscore band. Instead of having a lead singer, the group uses a nonstop orchestration of somewhat unconventional vocals. Expect a lot of three-part harmony singing, group shouting, really dense rhymes and an almost rap-like phrasing. The group features Greg Liszt (Crooked Still), Sam Grisman (son of David Grisman), Mike Barnett (David Grisman), Dominick Leslie (self proclaimed "child prodigy of the mandolin") and Stash Wyslouch (Eric Robertson and the Boston Boys, Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers).

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Musically, a Correo Aèreo performance is like stepping through a doorway into another time and place... Together, their vocal harmonies are locked in carnal embrace, though it's Abel's plaintive cry, sung with an expression that mixes pleasure and pain, that's positively bewitching. As the couple trade longing glances, their sensual yet buoyant music dances gaily about a gently percussive beat and uplifting melodies. It's hard not to lose yourself completely in the quiet passion of this subtly dramatic music...Correo Aèreo was conjuring up musical spells...(their) magic was too strong for me. I never had a chance. (Austin Chronicle)

Let Abel Rocha and Madeleine Sosin of Correo Aéreo whisk you away as they put their stamp on traditional music of Latin America, drawing especially upon that of Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico, and including some songs sung in the 2500 year old Zapotec Indian language. Read more »

Join in the celebration as singer-songwriter Ben Rosenbush and his chamber folk-rock bandmates The Brighton release their second album A Wild Hunger. Rosenbush explores some challenging themes, including finding a balance between the lure of ambition, the fragility of hope, the omnipresence of change, and appeasing the fangs of fate.

Reflecting the strength and supportive nature of the local songwriting community, the evening will open with sets by Rogue Valley, and prodigiously talented John Mark Nelson, who recently released his second album Waiting & Waiting.

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A supergroup comprised of improvisational guitarist Steve Kimock (Phil Lesh and friends, Zero, Rhythm Devils, Heart of Gold Band), visionary "Wizard of Woo" keyboard player Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic, Talking Heads), percussionist Wally Ingram (Timbuk3, David Lindley, Sheryl Crow, and just about everyone else), and bass player Andy Hess (Gov't Mule, The Black Crowes).

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Ben Kyle, the singer, songwriter and prime driving force behind beloved alt-country band Romantica, steps out with a solo album. He'll be performing tonight with some familiar musicians, but delivering a new slate of songs straight from the heart.

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The first ever Brass Messengers Family Dance Party, aimed at all those people with children who have been saying they'd love to attend a Messengers show, but can't make the late shows. There'll be plenty of space to dance and move in the middle of the room, with limited seats around the sides and rear of the hall.

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