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Flashback: Langhorne Slim / The Builders & the Butchers at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (25 May 2008)

Tour Dates 05/26/08 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI 05/27/08 Mad Planet Milwaukee, WI 05/28/08 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL 05/29/08 The Hideout Chicago, IL 05/30/08 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA 05/31/08 Music Hall Brooklyn, NY 06/01/08 Soundfix Records Brooklyn, NY 06/04/08 WXPN’s "World Cafe" Radio 06/04/08 NPR’s World Cafe David Dye 06/05/08 WTMD Summer Concert, MD 06/06/08 World Cafe Live Philly, PA 06/07/08 TT The Bears Cambridge, MA 06/17/08 Le Divian Orange Montreal, PQ 06/18/08 Horseshoe Toronto, ON 06/19/08 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH 06/20/08 Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac, MI 06/21/08 Ruby Tuesday Columbus, OH 06/22/08 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO 06/24/08 Aquarium Fargo, ND 06/26/08 Sled Island Calgary, AB 07/03/08 High Sierra Day 1 Quincy, CA 07/04/08 High Sierra Day 2 Quincy, CA 08/01/08 Pickathon Happy Valley, OR 08/02/08 Pickathon Happy Valley, OR 09/19/08 Bristol Rhythm Bristol, TN 09/20/08 Bristol Reunion Bristol, TN Read More Langhorne Slim I went to see Langhorne Slim at Minneapolis' 400 Bar. Langhorne Slim is just the stagename for Sean Scolnick, who probably got his nickname from growing up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. …

I went to see Langhorne Slim at Minneapolis' 400 Bar on May 25, 2008. Langhorne Slim is just the stagename for Sean Scolnick, who probably got his nickname from growing up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He is currently based out of northern California.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting, they felt like bayou boogie with pure Americana roots music. He's joined on stage by the War Eagles (upright bassist Paul Defiglia and drummer Malachi DeLorenzo), and this is just one of the stop in their long Summer tour to promote his self-titled release, Langhorne Slim (released April 29^th).

Apparently, appearing on numerous music magazines and regular appearances on NPR have really helped turnout of his show. He seems to have a very dedicated bunch of college-type fans, who can sing to all his song (and they loudly demonstrated this too).

I only know one of his song, "Rebel Side Of Heaven", which was well-received live. This song is currently on heavy rotation on various radio station, including KCRW.

Opening up for Langhorne was, local one-man-band Will Tolle. His set included the Bob Marley cover, "Redemption Song", and original songs like "I Don't Want a Girl From Edina". He certain have his local fans and friends, and I felt they had mostly left (but replaced by an even bigger audience) before The Builders & the Butchers came on stage.

The Builders & the Butchers

I like this band from Portland, Oregon. The audiences really dug them too, who participated in several of their songs. I ended up buying one of their $5 tambourine, which I thought was really cool.

As it turns out, talking to Ray who designed the artwork for the tambourines - these are really hot items for them (and with each stop on their tour, they are running very low on them). The artworks were done using stencils and spray paint, and on my particular design, leaves were used to create those patterns.

Langhorne Slim, currently on tour with The Builders & the Butchers, so try and catch them if they're coming through your town.

Langhorne Slim at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (25 May 2008)

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The Builders and The Butchers at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (04/04/11)

Tour Dates 04/11/11 New York - Mercury Lounge * 04/12/11 Washington, DC - Red Palace* 04/13/11 Phila, PA - Milkboy* 04/14/11 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506* 04/15/11 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn* 04/16/11 Nashville, TN - Basement* 04/18/11 Austin, TX - Emo’s* 04/19/11 Dallas, TX - Doublewide* 04/20/11 Wichita, KS - Fisch Haus* 04/21/11 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway* 04/22/11 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon* 04/23/11 Denver, CO - High Dive* 04/24/11 SLC, UT - Urban Lounge* 04/26/11 San Diego, CA - Casbah* 04/27/11 Los Angeles, CA - Satellite* 04/28/11 Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp* 04/29/11 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door* 04/30/11 Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place* 05/01/11 SF, CA - Bottom of the Hill* 06/08/11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir 06/09/11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir 06/10/11 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern * with Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets Read More The Builders and The Butchers The Builders and The Butchers are a folky band from Portland, Oregon. They are on tour to promote...

I wasn't really supposed to be at The Builders and The Butchers show at the 400 Bar, in Minneapolis the night of April 4^th, but I was there anyway. Thanks to Lara.

I missed most of Damion Suomi & the Minor Prophets' set, catching only the last two songs. They sounded grateful on stage, and their music sounds like dixie swamp music. They seem to have a good time.

The Builders and The Butchers played for an hour and a half and most of their music requires hand-clapping and foot-stomping. If you've never seen the band live, you're in for a treat, they are much better in person than anything recorded in a studio. Since I wasn't technically working this show, I didn't really take any notes. I just remember the last few songs, "I Broke the Vein" and "Lullaby" were really good.

Friends of the band, and previous touring bands, such as Peter from Peter Wolf Crier, were in attendance that night. The show ended prior to midnight and singer Ryan Sollee suggested we stay for an after party.

Most of us already knew that Bright Eyes was showing up for the after party. Sure enough, a bunch of fans from his show at First Avenue crashed the 400 Bar to see singer Conor Oberst (he played to a sold-out show that night). It wasn't such a secret, the 400 Bar got incredibly full in a matter of minutes.

Then, without warning, The Builders and The Butchers came back on stage to play another six-song short set. This time, with a new audience (who had no idea who the band on stage were), the band played even louder, livelier and more charged.

After the band left the stage, I did see Oberst and his band came in to the backstage. Oberst took the DJ-area, in his hat and glowstick on his ear. He didn't look tired at all, and had a little issue with fading in and out songs... but then again, you don't expect a pro DJ on board. I didn't go up to say hi or anything, I honestly didn't know what I was expecting that night. But it was fun, I'm glad I spent about six hours that day going to various shows.

THE BUILDERS AND THE BUTCHERS

PS, I picked up their new album, Dead Reckoning on vinyl, which is regrettable. The last six LPs that I bought at various shows all came with either a digital download or a CD of the album, so I was expecting more, or less, the same thing. Come on, it's 2011. I don't have a functioning record player, I listen to music on an iPod, I'm not buying the album twice! So, yeah, I'll avoid buying records from this label in the future.

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The Builders and The Butchers

Just a quickie to get spread the word, but I got a message from Lara that mister Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, is to appear at his after party at the 400 Bar (he is playing First Avenue tonight). Fans/stalkers of Bright Eyes who want to meet him at an intimate setting should attend. I'm told that he'll be DJing as well.

Since I will be in the general area to see another band (The Luyas at the Cedar), I will just swing by to see what's up.

Tickets are a bargain at $10 (day of show) for Builders & Butchers/Damion Suomi & the Minor Prophets vs $30 for Bright Eyes show.

The Builders and The Butchers are a folky band from Portland, Oregon. They are on tour to promote their latest album, Dead Reckoning, out on Badman Recording Co. Be on the lookout for the Limited Edition Silver Colored Vinyl (only 100 copies were produced)!

Check out what Jared wrote last year: "Alexander and Harvey [from Builders & Butchers] agreed that Minneapolis was one of their favorite places to play on the road because of the friendly people and shared passion for music."

Full tour listing:

04/04/11 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar* 04/05/11 Chicago, IL - Schubas* 04/06/11 Madison, WI - The Frequency* 04/07/11 Columbus, OH - The Summit* 04/08/11 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox* 04/09/11 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Rest* 04/11/11 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge * 04/12/11 Washington D.C., DC - Red Palace* 04/13/11 Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy* 04/14/11 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506* 04/15/11 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn* 04/16/11 Nashville, TN - The Basement* 04/18/11 Austin, TX - Emo’s* 04/19/11 Dallas, TX - Doublewide* 04/20/11 Wichita, KS - Fisch Haus*		04/21/11 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway* 04/22/11 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon* 04/23/11 Denver, CO - High Dive* 04/24/11 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge* 04/26/11 San Diego, CA - Casbah* 04/27/11 Los Angeles, CA - Satellite* 04/28/11 Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp* 04/29/11 Visalia, CA - Cellar Door* 04/30/11 Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place* 05/01/11 San Fransisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill* 06/08/11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir 06/09/11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir 06/10/11 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern * with Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets

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Rx Bandits at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (04/06/10)

RX Bandits - My Lonesome Only Friend RX Bandits Tour Dates 04/14/10 Boardwalk* Orangevale, CA 04/15/10 Slim’s* San Francisco, CA 04/17/10 Coachella Indio, CA 04/23/10 Glass House Pomona, CA 04/25/10 Downtown Brewing SLObispo, CA 05/24/10 Oxford Academy 2^ Oxford 05/25/10 Fleece & Firkin^ Bristol 05/26/10 Joiners^ Southampton, South 05/28/10 Academy 3^ Manchester 05/29/10 Slam Dunk Festival Hatfield 05/30/10 Slam Dunk Festival Leeds 05/31/10 Academy 3^ Birmingham 06/01/10 King Tut’s^ Glasgow, Scotland 06/02/10 The Underworld^ London 06/03/10 Nouveau Casino^ Paris 06/05/10 Moby Dick^ Madrid, Madrid 06/06/10 La De Apolo^ Barcelona 06/08/10 Sabotage Bar^ Vicenza 06/09/10 Flex^ Vienna 06/10/10 59 To 1^ Munich 06/11/10 Magnet^ Berlin 06/12/10 Underground^ Cologne 06/14/10 Grüner Jäger^ Hamburg 06/15/10 Melkweg^ Amsterdam * w/ The Builders and The Butchers and Zechs Marquise ^ w/ Moneen Discography [1997] Those Damn Bandits [1999] Halfway Between Here and There [2001] Progress [2003] The Resignation [2006] ...And the Battle Begun [2009] Mandala Read More Rx Bandits http://weheartmus... Rx Bandits is basically a prog-rock and "metamorphic rock" band from Southern, California. Origin...

I was curious as to why the show began so early (5 PM), but it made more sense when I learned that it was an 18+ concert.   Arriving at the Triple Rock about twenty minutes before the scheduled opening, I had time to stop in both sides (sectioned off for 21+ and 18+) of the club before the music started.  Upon waiting for the show to begin, I had the pleasure of sitting next to a couple guys from The Builders and the Butchers- Alexander Ellis (bass guitar, vocals, percussion), and Harvey Tumbleson (mandolin, banjo, guitar, vocals, percussion). I had a chance to talk with them and get a feel for how the tour had been treating them. The members of the three bands seem to get along very well and help each other out beyond the limits of musical support.  Recently the "builders" vehicle was in a wreck and the kind folks of the RX Bandits helped with transportation of the equipment and band members until the situation was remedied.  After a couple of Surly Coffee Benders with the "Builders" and a quick tour of the RX Bandit's bus it was time to go see Zechs Marquise for the opening act. 

A little late due to some trouble for their kick drum Zechs Marquise wasted no time getting the room filled with chest thumping bass and percussion.  The brothers (Marcel and Marfred) interacted very well with the crowd and each other during the show. Taking the time to pump up the crowd and fill up the dance space seemed to have a positive effect in exciting the scattered attendance.  Appropriately described on their MySpace page as a Rock/Progressive/Psychedelic band, ZM delivers a high energy vibe to the music world through their own unique progressive trippy instrumental style.  This band consists of the two brothers and some childhood friends (Matthew Wilkson, Marcos Smith) and their close chemistry is well complimented with their onstage presence. Zechs Marquise is a fresh, tightly knit band that released their first album only a couple of years ago I look forward to seeing them progress and come out with a strong following after their North American tour.  

The second band to the stage were Alaska natives The Builders and the Butchers.  Referring to Portland as "home" the Builders credit the city with their introduction to "American Roots Music". This Folksy style band that has a pair of drummers (Ray Rude/Brandon Hafe) pounding out the percussion and getting the crowd moving.  Their unique sound is made up of a fine blend of acoustic bass guitar, dual percussion, keyboard, and a medley of guitar, mandolin and banjo.  The performance was moving and began filling the Triple rock with high energy and a happy crowd. At times the vocals were a bit hard to make out, but the music and over all sound of the band was exciting and vibrant.  A stellar performance and I look forward to seeing this band again.  Alexander and Harvey agreed that Minneapolis was one of their favorite places to play on the road because of the friendly people and shared passion for music. Minnesota will be glad to welcome back the great sound and people of the Builders and the Butchers.

 

RX Bandits at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (04/06/10)

To give you a feel of the final performing band of the night, picture a slightly mellowed ska vibe mixed with a funky reggae twist.  Lead singer/guitarist Matt Embree delivered a well executed vocal performance complimented by the likes of multi-talented Steve Choi (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals).  Matt decided to give himself a hair cut on stage a few songs into the set and that was just the beginning of the unforeseen events soon to unravel.  The RX Bandits had a special unexpected guest which I have dubbed "bob the drummer" appear on the set.  About 3/4 into the 5th song most of the band members stepped offstage, the security guard left is post, and "Bob" jumped at the chance to make his debut. He walked up on stage and proceeded to hit the drums until politely asked to leave by a few of the remaining band members that were still performing.   Handled with class and topped off with a joke they finished the song and Bob returned to where he belonged, THE AUDIENCE.  Soon enough we returned to the music we all came to hear and enjoy. In the final few songs of the set a few of members faded out and Matt sat at the drums and played a three way percussion jam with RX drummer Christopher Tsagakis and Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez of Zechs Marquise.  This was a high energy and get you out of your seat type of band that had the full attention and participation of the crowd. Most of the participation was welcomed, "BOB" was not on that list, but personally I enjoyed the humor and was overly impressed with the class and prestige in handling the disruption.

The club ended up filling in pretty tight and all the on-seers seemed to be very pleased with the overall quality of music and flow of all three performances.  If you get a chance to see these three bands on their tour don't pass it up.

 04/12/2010 21:35:00 ♥ jared () ♥ rxbandits/myspace ♥ zechsmarquise ♥ thebuildersandthebutchers 

Langhorne Slim at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (05/25/08)

Langhorne Slim - Rebel Side Of Heaven Langhorne Slim     Langhorne Slim ♥ photo by Vu Tour Dates 05/26/08 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI 05/27/08 Mad Planet Milwaukee, WI 05/28/08 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL 05/29/08 The Hideout Chicago, IL 05/30/08 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA 05/31/08 Music Hall Brooklyn, NY 06/01/08 Soundfix Records Brooklyn, NY 06/04/08 WXPN’s "World Cafe" Radio 06/04/08 NPR’s World Cafe David Dye 06/05/08 WTMD Summer Concert, MD 06/06/08 World Cafe Live Philly, PA 06/07/08 TT The Bears Cambridge, MA 06/17/08 Le Divian Orange Montreal, PQ 06/18/08 Horseshoe Toronto, ON 06/19/08 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH 06/20/08 Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac, MI 06/21/08 Ruby Tuesday Columbus, OH 06/22/08 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO 06/24/08 Aquarium Fargo, ND 06/26/08 Sled Island  Calgary, AB 07/03/08 High Sierra  Day 1 Quincy, CA 07/04/08 High Sierra Day 2 Quincy, CA 08/01/08 Pickathon Happy Valley, OR 08/02/08 Pickathon  Happy Valley, OR 09/19/08 Bristol Rhythm  Bristol, TN 09/20/08 Bristol Reunion Bristol, TN

I went to see Langhorne Slim at Minneapolis' 400 Bar. Langhorne Slim is just the stagename for Sean Scolnick, who probably got his nickname from growing up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He is currently based out of northern California.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting, they felt like bayou boogie with pure Americana roots music. He's joined on stage by the War Eagles (upright bassist Paul Defiglia and drummer Malachi DeLorenzo), and this is just one of the stop in their long Summer tour to promote his self-titled release, Langhorne Slim (released April 29^th).

Apparently, appearing on numerous music magazines and regular appearances on NPR have really helped turnout of his show. He seems to have a very dedicated bunch of college-type fans, who can sing to all his song (and they loudly demonstrated this too).

I only know one of his song, "Rebel Side Of Heaven", which was well-received live. This song is currently on heavy rotation on various radio station, including KCRW.

Opening up for Langhorne was, local one-man-band Will Tolle. His set included the Bob Marley cover, "Redemption Song", and original songs like "I Don't Want a Girl From Edina". He certain have his local fans and friends, and I felt they had mostly left (but replaced by an even bigger audience) before The Builders & the Butchers came on stage.

The Builders & the Butchers Tambourine ♥ artwork by Ray

I like this band from Portland, Oregon. The audiences really dug them too, who participated in several of their songs. I ended up buying one of their $5 tambourine, which I thought was really cool.

As it turns out, talking to Ray who designed the artwork for the tambourines - these are really hot items for them (and with each stop on their tour, they are running very low on them). The artworks were done using stencils and spray paint, and on my particular design, leaves were used to create those patterns.

Langhorne Slim, currently on tour with The Builders & the Butchers, so try and catch them if they're coming through your town.

Links: www.langhorneslim.com myspace.com/langhorneslim myspace.com/thebuildersandthebutchers