Tricky at First Ave

From London, United Kingdom

First Twin Cities show since since June 18, 2013 • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since March 14, 2009

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From last.fm:

Adrian Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known as Tricky, is a rapper and musician from Knowle West, Bristol, England who is important in the trip-hop scene (despite loathing the tag) and remains influential on the british scene more generally. He is noted for an asthmatic whispering lyrical style that is half-rapped, half-sung. As a producer and a musician he is known for having an aversion to perfection preferring to build up a dark, rich and layered sound. Culturally, Tricky bridges white and black Britain particularly in his fusion of rock and hip-hop, high art and pop culture. Read more about Tricky on Last.fm.

From Winnipeg, Canada

First Twin Cities show since since June 18, 2013 • Fifth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since May 14, 2012

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From last.fm:

Royal Canoe is a group of musicians on a mission to construct ambitious, inventive music. The songs are thick with catchiness, rich in rhythm and are consistently pushing against the boundaries of pop music. They spend almost every day in a shit-hole rehearsal space writing hooks, singing through effects pedals, scrawling lyrics on scraps of paper, and constructing heavy beats in odd time signatures. They create samples by running conventional sounds through unconventional pieces of gear, drumming on bathtubs and garbage cans, listening to Big Boi and manipulating bits of old records. Read more about Royal Canoe on Last.fm.

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