The Pines with Ben Weaver
By popular request, a return visit by The Pines, whose most recent album Tremolo was debuted at The Cedar in a sparkling show on Oct 23. The album went on to make several end of year best album lists, including City Pages'. "There's a good reason that we chose to feature folk duo the Pines on the cover of this year's music wrap-up, and it's not because they make mighty fine photo subjects—it's because their latest effort, Tremolo, is one of the most delicately arranged and timeless local albums to be released this year. Though David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey trade off singing melodies, it's Ramsey's voice in particular that lives up to Tremolo's title, words wavering on his breath as he sings haunting songs about loneliness, wanderlust, and falling in and out of time with reality. The spirit of the blues is alive and well in the souls of these young Red House songwriters, and though they don't seem to fit into any of the sub-scenes their music would suggest—the West Bank folkies, the hip young old-timey revivalists, the bleeding-heart acoustic guitar-strumming crooners—their accomplished sound commands the respect of all of the above, and more." (Andrea Swensson, David Hansen, City Pages)
Opening tonight will be deft and poetic weaver of words, Bloodshot recording artist Ben Weaver.
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets (Homestead Pickin' Parlor, Irish on Grand, Depth of Field, and Electric Fetus) and Ticketweb.
Made up of Iowa natives David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey, indie-roots duo The Pines actually began their musical partnership in Arizona, where they both lived in a Mexican barrio and first began playing together. Committing to a musical career, they...
"Weaver remains a riveting lyricist and A-level student of the Tom Waits School of Gutter Bum Poetry." —Twin Cities Metromix
The Ax and the Oak is Weaver's 6th album at the ripe old age of 29; it is by far his most adventurous to date. Weaver explains, "The...
