Galactic at First Ave

From New Orleans, Louisiana

First Twin Cities show since since April 5, 2013 • First Mainroom show • Third Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since March 3, 2004

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From last.fm:

It’s shaping up to be a stellar year for celebrated New Orleans outfit Galactic. In 2010 the band released their groundbreaking new album Ya-Ka-May a visionary mix, intertwining New Orleans sounds from jazz to brass band to funk to bounce and far beyond. With this release, the five-man group comprised of drummer Stanton Moore, bassist Robert Mercurio, saxophonist/harmonica player Ben Ellman, keyboardist Richard Vogel, and guitarist Jeff Raines – reaffirms their status as the quintessential modern day New Orleans band and one of the funkiest outfits in the known universe. Read more about Galactic on Last.fm.

From Bridgeport Brooklyn, Louisiana

First Twin Cities show since since October 16, 2012 • First Mainroom show since May 18, 2012 • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since September 24, 2011

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From last.fm:

The Stepkids are three singer/songwriters. “A lot of what excites us about this band is this band itself,” says bassist and keyboardist Dan Edinberg. “It’s not either of us; it’s about creating an entity where the entity itself is what’s important.” As a result, every song on the Stepkids self-titled debut album is written with equal input from each member. “All three of us write and all three of us sing,” says Jeff Gitelman, who resigned from touring as Alicia Keys' guitarist to concentrate full-time on recording the Stepkids self-titled debut album. Read more about The Stepkids on Last.fm.

Added to bill on Oct 24