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Tour Dates
11/21/15 Chicago, IL - The Hideout - early
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St. Louis based Bottle Rockets took over The Turf Club, in St Paul, on Wednesday night with their iconic alt-country/ rock music and a whole lot of energy.
Bottle Rockets are considered to be one of the leaders of the Alt-Country/ Roots Rock revival that took place in the 1990's. They came out with their first release, Bottle Rockets, in 1992 and haven't stopped since. They have released 12 albums (including one live recording), and were featured in the PBS documentary The Mississippi River Of Song: The Grassroots of American Music.
Their latest album South Broadway Athletic Club was released in October of this year on Bloodshot Records. They focused on this album at the show. After playing a couple songs from previous recordings, the band played South Broadway Athletic Club from start to finish. By the time they played the eleventh and final track off the album, the crowd was warmed up as Bottle Rockets played some of their old favorites.
Each song played was about everyday life. It was about the mundane but, because of the pure talent on the stage, it was enjoyable and kept you interested. It was also very upbeat, although some would consider the music to be country, it seemed to have a lot more southern rock influence than most country music out there.
The crowd was an older crowd and much calmer than what I'm used to but they were all very respectful of the musicians on the stage. Even when opener Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers were on stage, everyone in the crowd had their eyes on the musicians and their hands on their beers.
Opener Molly Maher is a bit of a staple in the Twin Cities music scene. Her voice and music has so much soul in it that it's a bit much to take it all in your first time seeing her. She has shared the stage with legends such as Los Lobos and Lucinda Williams so seeing her in such a small venue as The Turf Club was a bit of a treat.
Molly Maher's latest release, Merry Come Up, was released in 2011 and produced, recorded and mixed by Eric Koskinen (who was also originally listed to open, but did not play) at Realphonic.
Bottle Rockets are considered to be one of the leaders of the Alt-Country/ Roots Rock revival that took place in the 1990's. They came out with their first release, Bottle Rockets, in 1992 and haven't stopped since. They have released 12 albums (including one live recording), and were featured in the PBS documentary The Mississippi River Of Song: The Grassroots of American Music.
Their latest album South Broadway Athletic Club was released in October of this year on Bloodshot Records. They focused on this album at the show. After playing a couple songs from previous recordings, the band played South Broadway Athletic Club from start to finish. By the time they played the eleventh and final track off the album, the crowd was warmed up as Bottle Rockets played some of their old favorites.
Each song played was about everyday life. It was about the mundane but, because of the pure talent on the stage, it was enjoyable and kept you interested. It was also very upbeat, although some would consider the music to be country, it seemed to have a lot more southern rock influence than most country music out there.
The crowd was an older crowd and much calmer than what I'm used to but they were all very respectful of the musicians on the stage. Even when opener Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers were on stage, everyone in the crowd had their eyes on the musicians and their hands on their beers.
Opener Molly Maher is a bit of a staple in the Twin Cities music scene. Her voice and music has so much soul in it that it's a bit much to take it all in your first time seeing her. She has shared the stage with legends such as Los Lobos and Lucinda Williams so seeing her in such a small venue as The Turf Club was a bit of a treat.
Molly Maher's latest release, Merry Come Up, was released in 2011 and produced, recorded and mixed by Eric Koskinen (who was also originally listed to open, but did not play) at Realphonic.
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Bottle Rockets at Turf Club, St Paul (19 November 2015) |
