A recap of Art-A-Whirl 2009 featuring photos and commentary on Gay Witch Abortion, Daughters of the Sun, Private Dancer, Jeremy Messersmith and more!
Dinkytowner to close, Mallman to release a new album, Stone Arch details, Art-a-Whirl & next week's best new releases.

Regrettably Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles had to cancel their performance @ this event. Lucy & Her Lapels will still be playing the Aaron & The Sea (CD Release Show) that same night as scheduled.. Sat May 16 ART-A-WHIRL 2009!!! Outdoors Noon to 10pm, Indoors from 10pm til 2am featuring: Outdoors Skoal Kodiak - 9pm [...]
Jeremy Messersmith and KaiserCartel came together for an evening of folk-pop nourishment last Saturday night at the Cedar Culture Center, which was hosted by The Current and CultureBully.com.KaiserCartel, a longtime GFP favorite, took the stage alongside their drum-puppetcat Daniel asked the eerily quiet audience, "Can you guys keep it down?" which emitted chuckles throughout the crowd and set
Photo coverage of Jeremy Messersmith and KaiserCartel at the Cedar Cultural Center (05/09/2009).
Some songs get you every time.
Intimate video footage of Jeremy Messersmith, Big Cats! & Guante performing and promoting their recent events on Minneapolis' West bank.
Performance and interview video footage of Jeremy Messersmith, Big Cats! & Guante.
Performance and interview video footage of Jeremy Messersmith, Big Cats! & Guante.
I included a track from Jeremy Messersmith's album The Silver City on our Sing The States post for Virginia , but I've been enjoying the record so much I need to give it its own post altogether. It's a loose concept album inspired by the real Silver City of Minneapolis, where Messersmith calls home. He explores the city through the stories of those who travel to and from it each day, making their daily commutes seem a little more mystical in his re-telling. While it's not a strict concept album, the [...]
Sonic Youth and Yeah Yeah Yeahs to play First Ave., Music in the Zoo announced & next week's best new releases.
In anticipation for Messesmith's upcoming show with KaiserCartel, "Miracles" has been included as one of six tracks in a free sampler.
Download a free six-song mix from Messersmith and KaiserCartel.
This year Sue McLean seems to have booked a little bit of everything: 06/12/2009 - The Derek Trucks Band / Ruthie Foster - 06/13/2009 - PJ Harvey & John Parish - 06/16/2009 - Tower of Power / Stephanie Divine - 06/26/2009 - Los Lonely Boys - 06/27/2009 - The Avett Brothers / Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers - 06/28/2009 - BoDeans / Rocket Club - 06/30/2009 - Femi Kuti / King Sunny Adé - 07/02/2009 - Soul Asylum / Slim Dunlap - 07/03/2009 - Toots and the Maytals - [...]
On today's show, Mischke played a selection of songs about local streets.
Culture Bully presents Jeremy Messersmith and KaiserCartel at the Cedar Cultural Center (05/09/2009).
I love Virginia. As a kid living near D.C. I had an inexplicable affinity for the state - so much so that for my whole second-grade year after we moved to California, I told people I'd lived in Virginia, not Maryland. For some reason that I can't remember, my little 8-year-old brain thought it was cooler to be from Virginia, even though half the kids I knew probably didn't know where that was anyway. Years later, after high school, I spent about a year living in the western part of Virginia - in Lexington, Roanoke and Vinton. And [...]
Despite a flurry of April Fool's gags, Mischke still had time for some local music today.